Entry Requirement for Bachelor’s in Islamic Studies

The requirement for graduation with a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Studies from the Jumeira University is the completion of 133 credit hours taking into account three types of requirements including

The program courses are shown in the tables below. The study plan also includes the course code, course name, credit hours, and any previous requirements.

University requirements – core courses (18 credit hour)

University Requirements – Elective courses (6 credit hours)

College Requirements – Elective courses (9 credit hours)

Specialization Requirements – Compulsory Requirements (65 credit hours)

Specialization Requirements – Elective Requirements (9 credit hours)

Indicative plan

First year  – first semester

First year – second semester

Second year – first semester

Second year – second semester

Third year – first semester

Third year – second semester

Fourth year – first semester

Fourth year – second semester

Summer Season

Study Plan

*Bachelors degree training will be conducted during the summer.

Freshman Admission Criteria

General Requirements: 

• High school graduation certificate earned within the past three years.
• A minimum of 70% on the 12th grade in the UAE secondary school certificate (General and Advance Track) or its equivalent (for international students).
• Mature students with a High school graduation certificate of more than three years, must provide evidence of continuous studies or an employment letter.
• Male UAE nationals must meet the requirements of the national service before admissions.

English Proficiency:

University English Language Admission Entry Score:

• TOEFL: 450 or,
• IELTS: 4.5 or,
• EmSAT: 950 or,
• Any equivalent (using standardized nationally or internationally recognized tests approved by the MOE)

Arabic Proficiency:

• EmSAT: 1000

The University provides a conditional offer for students that did not meet one of the following requirements:

1. Language competency score of their program.

2. Employment or working experience or evidence of continuous education for mature students that have high school diplomas more than 3 years old.

3. Missing authenticated documents at the time of admission.

Conditional admissions apply to the following students:

A) Freshman Student with University Gateway English Language Condition

This condition is only provided for students enrolled in a Program at JU for which the Instructional Language is Arabic and at the time of admissions the students did not meet the required English language gateway score of 4.5 in the IELTS or it is equivalence.

These students will be given a conditional admission and must fulfill the following requirements in the first academic year:

• Fulfill the same requirements as freshmen students  stated except meeting the language proficiency.
• Enroll in English foundation Level: English for Academic Studies (EAS011) in the first semester.
• Obtain 4.5 in the IELTS in the first semester.

B) Freshman Student with Program Gateway English Language Condition

This condition is only provided for students enrolled in a Program at JU for which the Instructional Language is English and at the time of admissions, the students did not meet the English language gateway score of their program.

These students will be given a conditional admission and must fulfill the following requirements:

• Fulfill the same requirements as freshmen students stated except meeting the language proficiency.
• Enroll in English Language Tutoring Sessions ELT 001 or ELT 002 in their first or second semester.

C) Freshman Student with Conditional Letter from Ministry of Education

This condition is applicable to high graduates who have obtained a conditional letter from Ministry of Education.

These students are provided with a conditional offer and must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete a Foundation Math course in their first semester.
• Obtain a score of 500 in EmSAT math or 450 in SAT Math in the first semester for all programs except business where they must score 600 in EmSAT or 550 in SAT Math for University admissions.
• Fulfill the same requirements as freshmen students stated at the end of the semester.

These students are provided with a conditional offer and must meet the following requirements:

• Successfully complete a Foundation Math course in their first semester.
• Obtain a score of 600 in EmSAT math or 500 in SAT Math in the first academic year.
• Fulfill the same requirements as freshmen students stated at the end of the academic year.

D) Freshman Student with Arabic Language Condition

This condition is applicable to students enrolled in a JU Program and at the time of admissions the student did not meet the Arabic Language admissions requirement of their program.

These students are provided with a conditional offer and must meet the following requirements:

• Fulfill the same requirements as freshmen students stated except meeting the language proficiency.
• For native Arabic Speakers: Obtain required EmSAT score in the Arabic Language as stated in freshmen students requirements by the end of the first academic year.
• For Non-Native Arabic speakers: Obtain EmSAT score of 600 in the Arabic Language by the end of the first academic year or successfully complete a non-credit Arabic Basic Language Course in the first academic year.

E) Freshman Student with High School Diploma more than 3 years old

This condition is applicable to students who have high school diploma more than 3 years old and do not have evidence of continuous studies or an employment letter.

These students are provided with a conditional offer and must meet the following requirements:

• Fulfill the same requirements as freshmen students stated except having a High school graduation certificate earned within the past three years & no evidence of continuous studies or employment letter.
• Enroll in JU mature students mentoring course.

F) Freshman Student with Missing documents

This condition is applicable to students who have successfully completed all admissions requirements but have missing authenticated documents.​

These students are provided with a conditional offer and must meet the following requirements:

• Fulfill the same requirements as freshmen students.
• Submit missing authenticated documents within the first one semester to the Registrar’s Office otherwise their admission will be revoked.

English Proficiency

• TOEFL: 450 or
• IELTS: 4.5 or
• EmSAT: 950 or
• any equivalent (using standardised nationally or internationally recognized tests approved by the MOE)

Arabic Proficiency:

• EmSAT: 1000

This admission mode is applicable only to students with secondary school more than 3 years and not more than 10 years. 

• Students with employment experience must submit an updated resume and experience certificates.
• Students with no employment experience must complete SAT I with a minimum score of 360 in mathematics
• SAT I certificate must be valid for at least 6 months from the application date; or
• Applicants must pass the Jumeira University Math Placement Exam
• Passing the Jumeira University admission interview
• Male UAE nationals must meet the requirements of the national service before admissions

Secondary education:

• UAE General or Advanced secondary school certificate or equivalent
• A minimum of 70% on the 12th grade in the UAE secondary school certificate (General and Advance Track) or its equivalent (for international students). Except in the Business program where a minimum score of 75% is required in the general track.
• Passing the Jumeira University English Language Placement Test
• Enrolling in the Jumeira University Language for Academic Studies programs
• Non-Native Arabic speakers must be the Jumeira University Arabic Language Placement Test

English proficiency for programs taught in English:

• TOEFL: 450 or,
• IELTS: 4.5 or,
• EmSAT: 950 or,
• any equivalent (using standardized nationally or internationally recognized tests approved by the MOE)

Arabic proficiency:

• EmSAT: 1000 for programs taught in Arabic and 600 for programs taught in English

Transfer students

• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.0
• Colleges of origin must be licensed and recognized by the UAE Ministry of Education in UAE.

Credits are transferred on the following basis:

• Courses at the college of origin are instructed in 15+ weeks semester
• Instruction at the college of origin required the attendance of classes(face–to–face teaching)
• Quarter credits are transferred at 2/3 credit value of semester credits
• Fractional credits are dropped.
• Only courses graded C or higher will be transferred
• Courses transferred at the same academic level

• Passing the admission interview
• Non-Native Arabic speakers must be the Jumeira University Arabic Language Placement Test
• Transcripts of origin college will be evaluated only after the transfer student has applied for admission at Jumeira University
• Male UAE nationals must meet the requirements of the national service before admissions

English proficiency:

• TOEFL: 450 or,
• IELTS: 4.5 or,
• EmSAT: 950 or,
• any equivalent (using standardized nationally or internationally recognized tests approved by the MOE)

Arabic Proficiency:

• EmSAT: 1000

Visiting students

• Enrollment at Jumeira University for one semester or one summer course
• Obtaining written permission from home university to be enrolled at Jumeira University, including the courses to be registered
• Submitting written acknowledgment that Jumeira University cannot guarantee the transferability of courses it provides
• Course registration to be approved by department chairs at home university
• Meeting the academic and course prerequisites at Jumeira University
• Non-Native Arabic speakers must be the Jumeira University Arabic Language Placement Test
• Male UAE nationals must meet the requirements of the national service before admissions

English proficiency

• TOEFL: 450 or,
• IELTS: 4.5 or,
• EmSAT: 950 or,
• any equivalent (using standardized nationally or internationally recognized tests approved by the MOE)

Arabic Proficiency:

• EmSAT: 1000