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INTAKE (MBA)

Skyline University College is committed to provide quality higher education to students in the United Arab Emirates . It encourages aspirants coming from various backgrounds, irrespective of age, color, gender, religion, race, national origin and disabilities, to apply, thus creating a co-educational multicultural academic community, making the College a dynamic place of learning.

Skyline University College follows a non-discriminatory policy to admit all such students that have completed the General Secondary School Certificate of UAE or its equivalent, subject to availability of seats. The Committee of the Heads of Department approves the proposed plan of seats at the beginning of each academic year.

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MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS (MBA)
a. Minimum Qualification requirement
  •  A Bachelor’s degree in Business discipline from an accredited institution in the UAE or its equivalent
  • A Bachelor’s degree in any other discipline will be accepted but the applicant is required to undergo a Pre- MBA program to fulfill the requirement of business foundation courses incase the student has not taken any of these stipulated courses.

b. English Proficiency Requirement:

A TOEFL score of 550 on the Paper-Based, 213 on the Computer Based, or 79 on the Internet-Based test, or the equivalent score on another standardized test approved by the Ministry of Higher Education Scientific Research (MOHESR), such as IELTS score of 6.0, is required for admission to the Master’s program with the following exceptions:

  • A native speaker of English who has completed his/ her undergraduate education in an English medium institution in a country where English is the Official language.
  • A student admitted to and Graduated from an English medium institution who can provide evidence of acquiring a minimum TOEFL score of 500 on the Paper Based test, or its equivalent on another standardized test approved by the MOHESR, upon admission to his/her undergraduate program.

c. GPA Requirement

A cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0 (on a 4.0 point scale or its established equivalent) in the applicant’s Baccalaureate degree program is required for admission to Graduate Programs.

Probationary admittance may be granted to:

  • A student with a CGPA of 2.5 or higher and a TOEFL score of 530 on the Paper-Based test, 197 on the Computer Based, or 71 on the Internet-Based test (or its equivalent using a standardized test approved by MOHESR) may be admitted to the Master’s program subject to the following:
  • The student takes a maximum of six (6) credit hours in the first semester during which s/he takes intensive English.

S/he must achieve an average score of 3.0 (on a 4.0 point scale or its established equivalent) in the credit courses taken.

  • The student achieves a TOEFL score of 550 or its equivalent by the end of the semester.
  • If either provision is not met, the student must be dismissed.
  • A student with a CGPA between 2.5 and 2.99 and a TOEFL score of 550 (or its equivalent using a standardized test approved by MOHESR) can take a maximum of 9 credit hours in the first semester. S/he must achieve a semester average score of 3 (on a 4.0 point scale or its established equivalent) in the credit courses taken to continue the program. If not, the student must be dismissed.
Mature Entry Admission

 A student who does not meet the required GPA of 3.0 (out of 4.0 scale) in the Undergraduate degree program and has at least 5 years of relevant documented work experience after having obtained the Baccalaureate degree provided s/he meets the English proficiency requirement of TOEFL score of 550 or its equivalent can get the mature entry admission. The number of students admitted under the category of Mature Entry Admission must not exceed 10% of the total number of students admitted to a Master’s program provided MOHE approval is granted.
TRANSFER OF CREDITS (MBA)

A maximum of 12 credit hours can be accepted as transfer into the MBA program of Skyline University College provided these credit hours are adequate to meet the requirements for Transfer of credits (TOC) procedures. All the courses in the curriculum are protected except the following courses that can be replaced by accepting TOC from any accredited Graduate level program:

CODE COURSES
CIS601 Information Systems for Business Decisions
ACC601 Managerial Accounting
ECO601 Managerial Economics
MGM601 Human Resource Management
MKT601 Marketing Management
Procedure for finalizing institutions for the purpose of transfer of credits
A. Qualification:

Skyline University College will accept transfer of credits only from the Institutions that fall under any one of the following categories:
Accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education, UAE, or otherwise authorized by the Ministry.

1. Accredited by the Central or Regional accreditation bodies in the United States of America.
2. Accredited by the University College Grants Commission of India.
3. Accredited by the University College Grants Commission of Pakistan.
4. Approved by the Quality Assurance Agency in Education, U.K.
5. Accredited/recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education for all other countries from where the student is seeking transfer.

B. Procedure:
The following procedure will be followed for finalizing the institution for the purpose of including it in the list for accepting transfers.

I Through students

1. If a student approaches Skyline University College for this purpose, the relevant documents will be taken.
2. Verification of the University College / College’s status will be done as per ’A’.
3. Verification of the veracity of the documents will be done.
4. The Institution will be added to the list.

II. Through University College’s efforts

1. From the list of Institutions qualified as per ‘A’, at least 10 Institutions per year will be selected.
2. The Head - Academics will correspond with these selected Institutions and finalize the courses, which can be transferred from their Institution to Skyline and vice versa.
3. A formal agreement will be signed between Skyline and those Institutions.
4. The name of such Institutions will be added to the list.

For admission with transfer of credits:

1. Courses completed at any graduate level from accredited institutions in the UAE or any other part of the world provided the student residentially studied the course. 2. At least 75% of the contents of the course completed should match with the syllabus of Skyline graduate course.
3. The no. of credit hours earned should be equivalent to the no. of hours required in our program.
4. The level of the course taken at other institutions should be parallel to the course intended for transfer.
5. The transferable courses should have a B grade or above.
6. Transfers are accepted only for the general core courses covered in first semester of the program.
7. TOC will be awarded for maximum 12 credits.
8. There will be protected courses and capstone course whereby TOC cannot be awarded.
9. Overall CGPA should be 3.0 - 4.0 only.
10. They must pass the English proficiency requirement of the University College.
11. If any student is admitted under provisional status, no TOC can be awarded towards the courses that are in offer in the first semester of the undergraduate study although, they have similar courses being taken in any other institutions.
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