Master of Law

Admission Criteria

To qualify for Full Admission, applicants are required to meet the following:

The applicant must have a recognized Bachelor’s degree in Law (or its equivalent) earned in a discipline appropriate for the prospective graduate degree, with a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent, from an accredited institution by the Ministry of Education-Higher Education Affairs in the UAE (or its equivalent).
A degree earned outside of the UAE that is equivalent to the bachelor degree in the program applied for must be approved by the Ministry of Education-Higher Education Affairs before it can be accepted at CUA.
A minimum score of 950 on the English language portion of the EmSAT examination, or its equivalent on other national or internationally-recognized tests that are approved by the CAA, such as TOEFL score of 450 (PBT), 133 (CBT), 45 (IBT), or 4.5 IELTS Academic.

First Category:

A recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent.
Such a student must take a maximum of nine credit hours of courses studied for the graduate program during the period of conditional admission and must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent, in these nine credits of courses studied for the graduate program or be subject to dismissal.

Second Category:

A recognized Bachelor’s degree and a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale or its established equivalent. Such a student must take a maximum of nine graduate-level credit hours as remedial preparation for the graduate program.
These remedial courses are not counted within the credit hours in the Master of Law Program.
The student must achieve a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its established equivalent, in these nine credits of remedial courses in order to progress to the graduate program or be subject to dismissal.

English Proficiency Requirement	Minimum Required Score
Requirement
EmSAT – English	950
TOEFL Paper Based	450
TOEFL (IBT) Internet-Based	51
IELTS Academic	4.5

*One of the Following English Proficiency requirements

*TOEFL-Home Edition and IELTS indicator are not acceptable

When applying for admission to CUA, the applicant must submit the following documents which will become part of the Student File:

Each applicant must complete a CUA application form. This form must be submitted by the deadline dates announced by CUA and must be accompanied by a non-refundable admission fee.
The applicant must certify that all information submitted on the application is complete and accurate at the time of submission and confirm their understanding that misrepresentation of any information or failure to provide necessary documents may result in denial or rejection of their admission to the university.
An official copy of a four-year bachelor degree and transcript (or its equivalent) recognized by the Ministry of Education-Higher Education Affairs in one of the fields offered by CUA properly authenticated in accordance with the regulations and procedures specified by the Ministry of Education in the UAE.
Letter of equivalency from the Ministry of Education in UAE for degrees obtained from other countries must be provided.
Copy of a valid current official passport.
Copy of a valid UAE residence visa.
Copy of a valid Government-issued identity card.
Copy of family book for UAE nationals.
Four recent passport-sized photographs.
Certificate of a Standardized Test of Eligibility in English (EmSAT, or TOEFL, or IELTS) or equivalent as approved by the Ministry of Education-Higher Education Affairs. (Certificates of TOEFL or IELTS are valid for only two years, and EmSAT is valid for 18 months).
A non-refundable Admission fee.

NOTE: All documents presented by the applicant for admission purposes become the property of CUA and will not be returned.