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Entry Requirements

HCT Admission Requirements And Eligibility Criteria

Admission and placements in all HCT credential programs are subject to the following criteria:.

General Admission Requirements

Emirati & “National Mother” applicants who meet the following requirements are eligible to apply for admissions to the Higher Colleges of Technology, according to its established Admissions Policy and Regulations for the relevant programs:

  • They have passed the Government General School Certificate (GSC), or its equivalent, with a minimum average score of 60%.
  • They have completed the EmSAT-English, or equivalent.

Applied Bachelor

Direct Admissions

  • Elite or equivalent: 60%
  • Advanced or equivalent : 70%
  • General or equivalent: 80%
  • Applied or equivalent: 80%
  • English Proficiency : EmSAT-English 1100 or equivalent.

Vocational Diploma

Direct Admissions

  • Advanced or equivalent: 60%
  • General or equivalent: 70%
  • Applied or equivalent: 70%
  • English Proficiency: EmSAT-English 900 or equivalent.

In accordance with the following mechanisms and criteria:

Admission Criteria for Applied Bachelor Programs ( Direct Entry)

Program

Elite

or equivalent

Advanced

or Equivalent

General

or equivalent

Applied

or equivalent
All Programs
(All Bachelor Programs)
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 800 *
  • EmSAT – Physics: 700*
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 800 *
  • EmSAT – Physics: 700*
  • HS AV: 85%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 800 *
  • EmSAT – Physics: 700*
  • HS AV: 85%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 800 *
  • EmSAT – Physics: 700*
Advanced Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Technology
  • Direct Admissions
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Conditional Admissions
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 900 – 1075
  • Direct Admissions
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Conditional Admissions
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 900 – 1075
  • Direct Admissions
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Conditional Admissions
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 900 – 1075
  • Direct Admissions
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Conditional Admissions
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 900 – 1075
All Health Science programs
(except Pharmacy)
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Interview and Fitness test for EMS
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Interview and Fitness test for EMS
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Interview and Fitness test for EMS
 Not Applicable
Pharmacy program
(Not offered for new intake in Fall 2024)
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 800*
  • EmSAT score of 800 in two of the three science subjects (Chemistry, Biology or Physics)*
  • HS AV: 85%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 800*
  • EmSAT score of 800 in two of the three science subjects (Chemistry, Biology or Physics)*
 Not Applicable Not Applicable
Education
(All Bachelor Programs)
  • HS AV: 75%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Pass Interview
  • HS AV: 75%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Pass Interview
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • Pass Interview
 Not Applicable
Computer Information Science Programs
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 700 *
  • EmSAT score of 700 in one of the three science subjects (Chemistry, Biology or Physics)*.
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 700 *
  • EmSAT score of 700 in one of the three science subjects (Chemistry, Biology or Physics)*.
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 700 *
  • EmSAT score of 700 in one of the three science subjects (Chemistry, Biology or Physics)*.
 Not Applicable
Accounting
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
Business Analytics
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
Finance
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • EmSAT – Math: 600 *
All other Business Programs
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
Applied Media
  • HS AV: 60%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • HS AV: 70%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
  • HS AV: 80%
  • EmSAT – English: 1100
 Not Applicable

Conditional Admission

In certain cases, HCT may extend conditional offers of admission to applicants who don’t meet any of the aforementioned criteria

Vocational Diploma

Conditional Admission

  • Elite or equivalent: 60%
  • Advanced or equivalent: 60%
  • General or equivalent: 70%
  • Applied or equivalent: 70%
  • English Proficiency: EmSAT-English 700-875 or equivalent.

Specific Admissions Requirements Alternatives

EmSAT Test

Alternatives
600-800 points
  • High School Subject score or equivalent: 75%
1100 points
  • Academic IELTS: 5.0 Points
  • TOEFL: IBT 61
  • TOEFL: CPT 173
700-800 points
  • High school diploma or equivalent: 80% for advanced track graduates or equivalent, 85% for general track graduates or equivalent.
  • SAT- Reasoning test: 555 points.
  • IGCSE AS, AL, O Level, subject tests: Grade C or equivalent.
  • International Baccalaureate: 4 points.
  • AP- Math test: 3 points.
  • ACT test: 20 points.
  • High school diploma or its equivalent in either Statistics or Algebra: 90% for the General Track.
600 points
  • High school diploma or equivalent: 75% for advanced track graduates or equivalent, 80% for general track graduates or equivalent.
  • SAT- Reasoning test: 485 points.
  • IGCSE AS, AL, O Level subject tests: Grade C or equivalent.
  • Mathematics in the International Baccalaureate: 3 points.
  • AP- Math test: 3 points.
  • ACT test: 20 points.
  • High school diploma or its equivalent in either Statistics or Algebra: 85% for the General Track.
600-750 points
  • High school diploma or equivalent: 80% for advanced track graduates or equivalent, 85% for general track graduates or equivalent. (If the subject is not studied in high school, the student’s grade from the eleventh grade can be used).
  • IGCSE AS, AL, O Level subject tests: Grade C or equivalent
  • International Baccalaureate: 4 points
  • AP- Physics test: 3 points
600-700 points
  • High school diploma or equivalent: 80% for advanced track graduates or equivalent, 85% for general track graduates or equivalent. (If the subject is not studied in high school, the student’s grade from the eleventh grade can be used).
  • IGCSE AS and AL subject tests: Grade C or equivalent
  • Ordinary level test in the International Baccalaureate: 4 points
  • AP subject test: 3 points
600- 700 points
  • High school diploma or equivalent: 80% for advanced track graduates or equivalent, 85% for general track graduates or equivalent. (If the subject is not studied in high school, the student’s grade from the eleventh grade can be used).
  • IGCSE AS and AL subject tests: Grade C or equivalent
  • Ordinary level test in the International Baccalaureate: 4 points
  • AP subject test: 3 points
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