Entry to Amity University Dubai’s Executive Master of Business Administration Degree is selective and competitive and is granted to applicants who have significant and substantive professional experience for at least 2 years. In this line, applicants who have executive positions will be given priority in admission. Regular admission is granted to applicants with:

• Recognized Bachelor’s degree earned in a discipline appropriate for the EMBA program.
• Minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.
• Degree must be from a university recognized by the MoHESR in the UAE.

English Language Proficiency

Applicants must meet one of the following minimum scores on an approved English proficiency test:

English Language Exemption

Students who have completed undergraduate education in an English-medium institution can be exempted from the English language requirement subject to satisfactory evidence being vetted by Admissions.

Conditional Admission Based on English Proficiency

• Students granted conditional admissions must achieve an EmSAT score of 1400 (or equivalent) by the end of their first semester of study.
• May take a maximum of six credit hours in the first semester (excluding intensive English courses).
• Must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Conditionally admitted applicants not fulfilling the English proficiency requirement by the end of their first semester of study are considered under probation and are given one extra semester to achieve the required score. 

Conditional Admission Based on Academic CGPA

• Conditional admissions can be granted to applicants with a recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum CGPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent
  
  • May take a maximum of nine credit hours of regular courses during the period of conditional admission.
  • Must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or be subject to academic probation.

• Conditional acceptance can also be granted to applicants with a recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum CGPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent
  
  • Must take a maximum of nine graduate-level credit hours as remedial preparation.
  • These courses are not for credit within the EMBA degree program.
  • Must achieve a CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to academic probation.

Remedial / Bridging Courses

Currently, the remedial/bridging courses are set as follows:

• ACCT 501 (3 CR) – Survey of Accounting and Finance
• QMET 502 (3 CR) – Survey of Statistics for Decision Making
• ISYS 503 (3 CR) – Spreadsheets and Databases

Applicants Without Business Background

Applicants with an undergraduate degree that is not in business, economics, or an allied subject, can be granted conditional admission to the EMBA program subject to:

• Registering nine graduate-level credit hours as as preparation for the graduate program.
• Successfully achieving a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in these courses, or its established equivalent in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to academic probation.

Course Exemptions

An applicant with a science or engineering degree or with a degree that has information systems and/or statistics courses may be exempted from QMET 502 and/or ISYS 503, if:

• They provide appropriate evidence.
• Their official undergraduate transcripts should show these courses with a minimum achieved score of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its equivalent.

Bridging courses must be completed during the first year of enrollment in the EMBA program.

With the exception of conditional acceptances that were granted to applicants with a recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum CGPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent, admitted students who are registered for bridging courses, at the discretion of the Dean of the Business School, may be allowed to register for credit-bearing regular EMBA courses.

Additional Qualifications and Considerations

• Holders of graduate-level professional qualifications, Postgraduate Diplomas, or Master’s Degrees in other disciplines may also be admitted and are encouraged to apply.
• GMAT or GRE scores (received within the past 3 years) are not required but can strengthen the application.
• Applicants should successfully pass an interview with an ad-hoc Committee from the Business School.