DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Admission

Admission to the Graduate program at the Chemical Engineering Department is available to highly qualified UAE Nationals and non-Nationals. Employees of ADNOC and its group companies will receive preference for admission.

Application Procedures

Students interested in pursuing graduate studies will apply to the Petroleum Institute.
Application materials are posted on the Petroleum Institute website, and students can apply online.

Admissions Criteria

The following general criteria apply to all applicants:

1. A minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 point scale or its established equivalent) from a reputable B.Sc. Program; applicants must submit a certified academic transcript from their baccalaureate granting institution.
   
   
2. A recently certified TOEFL score of 550 or higher on Paper-Based, 213 on the Computer-Based, or 79 on the Internet-Based test, or an IELTS score of 6.0 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 graduated from an English medium institution who can provide evidence of acquiring a minimum TOEFL score of 500 on Paper-Based test, or its equivalent IELTS or Computer-Based TOEFL scores, upon admission to his/her undergraduate program.

Probationary or Provisional Admission

Strong applicants not meeting the minimum requirements may be admitted by a program on a provisional basis; applicants with significant relevant industrial experience will be given special consideration for admission.

Chemical Engineering Department will examine the applicant's academic background in order to assess the student's needs in terms of deficiency courses which normally will need to be fulfilled before starting the graduate program. 

Admission for students from other technical disciplines or who have non-technical undergraduate degrees will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students taking deficiency courses will have provisional status, and will be required to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater. 

Credit for academic work at other accredited academic institutions will also be considered; in general, academic credit for work experience will not be granted. A maximum of six (6) credit hours can be transferred to the PI to satisfy post-graduate degree requirements.