All applicants must start by filling an Online Admission Application as per the deadlines specified in the University's published Academic Calendar. Along with the application all required documents as well as the admission application fees need to be forwarded to the Office of Admission and Registration. Registration fees may also be issued online via the use of credit cards. Applications for which registration fees is not issued will not be processed.

Although we strongly recommend applicants to apply online in order to expedite the admission process; other alternatives are made available for those who may not feel comfortable with filling online applications. The form maybe downloaded from the University website, filled and returned to the Admission and Registration Office along with the registration fee and all required documents at:

Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University
Admission and Registration Office
P.O.Box 71400 Dubai, UAE.

Applicants may also visit the University Offices in Dubai to collect, fill and return their applications.

Upon submission of the application, applications are reviewed by the University Admission Committee. The committee in certain cases may request the applicant for an interview. Many applicants tend to worry about the prospect of interview, but in fact there is no reason to be apprehensive; interviews are conducted to primarily determine applicants' readiness to online learning and to the program to ensure that a successful learning experience takes place.

After the evaluation by an Admission Committee takes place; the decision is made on whether the applicant is accepted or rejected and applicants are accordingly informed in writing. Applicants need to confirm their registration in writing through email the Office of Admission and Registration at: registration@hbmeu.ae within 7 days of receiving their acceptance. Accepted applicants are then registered within the University system and are assigned an ID number and an e-advisor.

Once accepted, all undergraduate applicants are required to sit for a Math Placement Test. Once results of the test are released learners need to contact their e-advisors for course selection and enrollment.

Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University admits applicants to its various programs with equal opportunities irrespective of their national origin, color, gender, disabilities or religion; provided that they satisfy the University's minimum admission requirements.

Admission requirements in the Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University are published through appropriate means and vary from one program to another and conform to the admission standards of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR).

The University admits to its undergraduate programs the following categories of applicants:

Holders of High School Certificate

A holder of UAE secondary school certificate or its equivalent as provided by the Ministry of Education and Youth with a minimum overall average of 70% from either Arts or Science section will be eligible for admission to the undergraduate programs.

Holders of a Technical High School Certificate

Applicants who have obtained a technical high school certificate may seek admission to the University if they satisfy one of the following conditions:

* Industrial Secondary certificate holders obtained a minimum of 75%.

* Business Secondary certificate holders obtained a minimum of 75%.

Applicants should be aware that TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for only two years.

* If the applicant average in secondary school certificate ranges between 60 - 69.9%.

* If the applicant average in technical school ranges between 70 -74.99%.

Such applicants are admitted exceptionally and are not allowed to enroll for more than 12 credit hours during the first two semesters following their admission. To remove the conditional status a learner must maintain a minimum of “C” AGPA by the end of the second consecutive semester. Those who fail to maintain this level of academic standards are dismissed from the program at the end of the second semester.

All conditionally admitted learners must undergo an interview by the admission committee. The committee shall consider the applications for conditional admission on merit basis. The criteria for scrutinizing the applications shall include the following:

* Applicant’s high school performance. (40%)

* Applicant’s Proficiency in English. (20%)

* Applicant's Work Experience and unique skills. (25%)

* Suitability of the applicant to the program of study. (15%)

The number of learners admitted conditionally in any undergraduate program shall not exceed 10% of total number of learners admitted to that specific program in a particular semester.

All learners admitted on conditional grounds must sign an undertaking stating that they are aware of their conditional admission and engage full responsibility for regularizing their admission.

Submission of Required Documents

In order to be admitted to an undergraduate program the following documents must be submitted to the office of Admission and Registration as per the deadlines mentioned in the Academic Calendar:

1. A completely filled Admission Application
2. Secondary School Certificate: An official secondary school certificate certified by appropriate authorities.
3. University Official Transcripts: This requirement applies only to transferring applicants who want to apply for transfer of previously earned credits. Please refer to the University policies on transfer of previously earned credits.
4. TOEFL or IELTS score
5. Photographs: Four recent passport size photographs, with applicant’s name written on the back of each one.
6. Photocopy of Birth Certificate.
7. Photocopy of the applicant’s passport.
8. A100DHS non-refundable application fee.

All applications for admission to undergraduate programs are evaluated and approved by an Admission Committee on a case-bycase basis. The Committee employs the following criteria in the evaluation process:

• Applicant’s high school performance.
• Personal interview with an Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University admission advisor.
• Applicant’s proficiency in English.
• Applicant's previous work experience (when applicable)

During their course of study at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University learners may wish to withdraw completely from the University for one reason or another. Requests for withdrawal from the University must be made by filling the “Withdrawal Form” available from the Admission and Registration Office. Learners must obtain all signatures as indicated on the form and return the completed form to the Admission and Registration Office.

No academic credit will be granted for courses taken during the semester in which the learner has withdrawn from the University. The grades “W” or “WF” are placed on the learner’s transcript for those courses according to the period in which the official request for withdrawal was made.

A learner who withdraws from the University and wishes later to re-join, must apply as a new learner and satisfy all admission requirements prevailing at the time of the re-admission.

Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University may consider transferring credits for a learner earned at other recognized universities, or institutions to its undergraduate programs only if the learner meet the admissions criteria and requirements of the program to which he/she wishes to transfer to and only if the content and outcomes of the course(s) to be transferred is equivalent to at least 70% or more of the contents and outcomes of the course(s) taught at the Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University.

Transfer of credits can be allowed only if the learner demonstrates fulfillment of the following requirements:

* The completion of at least one semester in a recognized university with an academic standing (AGPA) not less than 2.00 out of a 4.00 point scale or “C” in letters grade.

* The grades or averages that a learner had received in the accepted courses for transfer shall not be counted while calculating the GPA or AGPA in the Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University.

* The maximum credit hours that may be accepted for transfer from a recognized University/ university and within the framework of the study plans at Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University shall not exceed 50% for undergraduate programs.

* The course which is to be transferred must have been taken within the past five years. However, for some courses such as those related to information technology or computer sciences may be transferred only if taken within the past 3-years time frame.

* The learner must meet the English language proficiency requirement.

* A “T” grade, which stands for "Transfer" will be recorded on the learner’s transcript for all courses that were accepted for transfer. Such grades are not calculated in the learner’s GPA and AGPA.

* Learners who are not in a good standing are permitted to transfer only to a program in a field different from the one from which the learner is transferring

* The credited are not granted twice for substantially the same course taken at two different institutions.

To apply for transfer of credits, a learner must fill the “Request for Transfer of Credit” Form available at the Admission and Registration Office at the time of admission and return it to the same office along with copies of all official transcripts, course descriptions, and syllabi for the course(s) s/he wants to transfer.

The Equivalency Committee of the University shall evaluate the request and inform the learner with the outcomes in writing within 15 days from the date of submitting the completed request for transfer of credits.

A transferred learner from another recognized university or educational institutions will be treated like a new learner in terms of suspension, warning, academic standing, and other regulations.

Learners admitted to the University must enroll in the courses of their respective programs at the beginning of the semester to which they have been admitted. Newly admitted learners may postpone their admission for a maximum of two semesters upon presenting a valid reason that prevented them from enrolling into the same semester of admission. Applications for postponing admission must occur no later than the second week from the start of the semester. If a learner fails to register after two semesters, his/ her admission is considered cancelled.