Transfer to USA & Canada

Many ACD students transfer to four-year degree granting institutions to obtain their degree, which makes the transfer process crucial to their academic career. These specialized requirements must be completed at a four year university that offers a degree in that particular field. The transfer process works in the following way:

Credits earned at one institution are transferred and accepted as credits towards the degree at another institution. Colleges and universities in the United States will generally accept credits from other institutions if the student has earned a "C" grade or higher in the subject and the institution to which a student transfers has equivalent coursework. It should be noted, however, that transferring from one institution to another is a complicated process, since each institution has different requirements for its degree that graduating students must meet. In general the specialized requirements for a degree program should be completed at the university from which the student intends to graduate.

Students enrolled at the College receive its official transcript that lists the subjects, grades, and credits of all work undertaken in any and every semester. Students normally receive credits for the subjects taken at the College from almost any university that accepts transfer students and that is willing to accept the applicant. Since most universities do accept transfer students, students at the College have a vast choice of universities from which to choose. It should be remembered, however, that applicants must demonstrate superior academic ability to be accepted at many universities and that the transfer process is always subject to the restrictions noted above.

It should be emphasized that the College does not necessarily recommend specific institutions for its transferring students. The provided list indicates the range and the quality of the institutions available. The choosing of a university is a highly personal matter and much of the decision depends upon the aim, objectives and abilities of the individual applicant. Moreover, many of the well known universities, often major research institutions, are not necessarily the best choices for international students looking for excellence in teaching or a personalized environment. The choice of a university depends upon the needs of the student and the requirements of the university.

Students wishing to apply to degree-granting institutions outside the UAE must meet the respective entry requirements. The College provides guidance and direction for all transferring students and helps them with the paperwork involved. Students are advised to seek the advice of the College counsellors when making their decision as to where to transfer. Such concerns as cost, entry requirements, degree available and international student facilities at U.S. universities are specialized areas of knowledge that are best obtained from the College.

Over the years, students from the College have transferred to an impressive list of U.S. and Canadian universities, among them are some of the most distinguished in North America. A representative, but not exhaustive list, includes:

1	University of Texas at Arlington	29	The University of Kansas, Lawrence
2	Northern Michigan University, Marquette	30	New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark
3	Mississippi State University	31	De Paul University, USA
4	Purdue University, West Lafayette	32	University of Missouri, Columbia
5	Indiana University at Bloomington	33	Baylor University
6	University of Kentucky, Lexington	34	Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
7	West Virginia University	35	University of North Texas
8	Florida State University, Tallahassee	36	Suffolk University
9	University of South Florida, Tampa	37	South East Missouri State University
10	Florida Atlantic University	38	University of Nebraska at Lincoln
11	San Francisco State University	39	Louisiana Tech University
12	Texas A&M University, College Station	40	University of Oregon, Eugene
13	Virginia Polytech Institute & State University	41	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
14	James Madison University, Virginia	42	Iowa State University, Ames
15	Ohio State University, Columbus	43	Bentley College, Waltham
16	SUNY Buffalo	44	University of Alabama at Birmingham
17	Georgia Technology	45	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
18	University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma	46	Eastern Connecticut State University
19	Arkansas State University	47	University of Georgia, Athens
20	Northern Illinois University, DeKalb	48	Babson College, Babson Park
21	Suny Plattsburgh, Newyork	49	Southern New Hampshire University
22	University of Oklahoma	50	York University, Canada
23	University of Toledo, USA	51	Concordia University, Canada
24	University of Houston, Houston	52	McGill Univeristy, Canada
25	Boston University	53	Guelph University, Canada
26	California State University, Northridge	54	University of New Brunswick, Canada
27	University of Toronto	55	Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
28	University of The Fraser Valley, Canada	56	Michigan State University

The above is an illustrative list only. Please check with your Counselor if the university of your choice does not appear above.

Transfer to UK, Australia, New Zealand & India

British universities differ greatly from those in Canada and United States as do those of Australia, New Zealand and India which are modelled to some extent on the British pattern. From the point of view of transferring, the crucial point to remember is that these universities offer a degree after three years of specialization following admission with the requisite "A" levels as an entry qualification. For students coming from the American system, this means they can transfer to these institutions only after their first or second year of college; transfer will be difficult at any other time.

British, Australian and New Zealand universities will view the US freshman year as the equivalent of "A" level - their basic requirement for admission. Thus, since specialization begins early in the course of study, they will accept only those subjects completed in the second year of the U.S. system as equivalent to the first year of a normal three-year honours degree program. In short, if you transfer to a British university after one year at ACD, you will enter the first year of a three year program. If you complete two years at ACD, you will enter a British university as a second year student with two more specialized years to complete before you are eligible to graduate. Credit by credit or module by module will not be evaluated towards the degree; only blocks of work done on a yearly basis with good examination results will be acceptable for transfer in the degree curriculum.
The above stipulation should not cause the student at ACD any problem. It simply means you must plan your transfer only at the end of your freshman or sophomore year.

The College has agreements with a growing number of universities modelled on the British system in UK, Australia, New Zealand and India that will welcome your applications for transfer. See the Transfer Counselling office for an updated list. Many of these agreements specify the number of credits that can be transferred as well as any conditions which may apply.

A. Illustrative list of British Universities

- Middlesex University.
- The British American College, London.
- Regents College.
- The University of Greenwich.
- Richmond University.
- Griffith College, Dublin.
- University of Westminste

B. Illustrative list of Australian Universities

- University of New Castle.
- Deakin University.
- Melbourne Institute of Technology.
- Edith Cowan University.
- University of Canberra.