Transfer Admissions
Transfer Admissions
RIT Dubai welcomes transfer students from universities accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education. If you are currently studying at an institution accredited by the MOE and wish to transfer to RIT Dubai, please submit your application, and we will guide you through the transfer process.
Academic departments will award credit for coursework from a regionally accredited university if it is applicable to your intended program. Students seeking to transfer credits must upload their current bachelor's or master's transcript and the relevant course syllabus when applying. Dismissed students are not eligible to transfer credits and must reapply as freshmen, subject to the admissions committee's approval.
Graduate Requirements
Only 2 Graduate courses can be transferred into RIT Dubai.
Credits can only be transferred for courses relevant to the degree that provide equivalent learning outcomes and in which the student earned a grade B (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better (overall CGPA must be 3.0 or above).
TOEFL/IELTS/EMSAT requirements must have been met.
Undergraduate Requirement
You must have completed 12 years of schooling and meet the freshman admission requirement.
You should have a GPA of not less than 2.0, otherwise, a certificate of understanding is required between RIT Dubai and your transferring institution, and other restrictions may apply.
Your courses should be C or above to be considered for transfer evaluation.
Your English test must be valid at the time of transfer.
How to Apply
We encourage students to apply early to be considered for admission and get guaranteed a seat in the program. We understand you would like to transfer your credits to RIT Dubai. This process may take some time, so please send the documents listed below at least two weeks before the semester starts. This will ensure we can guarantee your admission and review your transcript to determine how many credits can be transferred.
To apply for admission, submit the following to RIT Dubai:
- University transcript (a copy can be submitted for now, but please note that we will need your official sealed transcript for the credits attempted for final assessment. Please note that we cannot confirm that all credits will be transferred as we will need to first review your transcript and then determine which subjects we will transfer.
- Official Course Description including all courses completed with description for review.
- English language exams (TOEFL IBT 79 Score, TOEFL Paper Based 550, EMSAT English 1550 or IELTS 6.5). If you do not meet these requirements, RIT Dubai won’t be able to accept you as transfer student.
- Application Essay: The personal essay is one of the most important parts of this application. Your essay will show us how you think and how you write and it will help our admission committee get to know you better as a person and as a student. Please write an essay (500 words) in English on only one of the topics listed below.
- Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
- Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
- A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the university community.