Admissions

• Personal photo and a copy of the civil ID/passport. 
• Complete application form with a non-refundable application fee. 
• High school equivalency and official final high school transcript certified by the Kuwait Ministry of Education. 
• Proof of English proficiency (official TOEFL or IELTS scores). All applicants must meet the English proficiency requirement for admission purposes. 
• Typed personal essay composed by the applicant. 
• Official high school transcripts complete up to the time of application. 
• Official scores from any accelerated programs such as Advanced Placement (AP), A-Level (IGCSE), French Baccalaureate, or International Baccalaureate (IB). 

First-time students are those who have never attended a college or university prior to admittance at AUK. First-time students must meet the high school equivalency requirements and the English proficiency requirements.

All first-time university students seeking admission to AUK must satisfy the following minimum high school GPA requirements. The following table provides a list of common high school systems and the corresponding minimum high school GPA or equivalent requirements for admission to AUK. 

HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM	EQUIVALENCY	MINIMUM REQUIREMENT
Government System (Percentage)	Not Required	60%
Government System (Modular)	Not Required	2.00
American System	Required	2.00
Arabic Private	Required	60% or equivalent 2.00
Bilingual System	Required	2.00
British System	Required	Completion of 6 IGCSE with minimum grading scale of 3 D *
French Baccalaureate or equivalent	Required	Completion of Baccalaureate required with minimum average score of 12 or 60% cumulative average
Indian System	Required	Completion with a minimum cumulative average of 60% or equivalent for either: Higher Secondary School Certificate; or Intermediate Examination Certificate; or “All India Senior School” Certificate
International Baccalaureate	Required	Completion of Baccalaureate with 6 subjects (at least 3 at the higher level) and a minimum score of 24
Iranian System	Required	Completion of degree required with minimum average score of 12 or 60% cumulative average
Pakistani System	Required	Higher Secondary School Certificate (Part II) required with a minimum average of 40 or 2.00 GPA equivalent

* Ministry of Education Arabic and Religious Studies may each substitute for an IGCSE.
High school types not covered above will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and will require at least a passing grade as well as Kuwait Ministry of Education equivalency. Admission to AUK does not guarantee admission to specific programs (refer to program-specific admissions requirements section).

The following degree programs require a high school certificate in the scientific track: 

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science 
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering 
• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering 
• Bachelor of Engineering in Systems Engineering 

NOTE: Students who meet the University admissions requirement, but who are missing one subject to be considered in the “scientific” track may be admitted provisionally to the University. In such cases, the students’ admission remains provisional, pending fulfillment of the following requirements: 
 
The missing subject is to be taken at Kuwait University, as a non-degree student, and passed with a grade of C or above. 
 
The grade will not be calculated in the high school GPA, or in the University GPA. 
 
Students will not be allowed to declare a major under the scientific high school category until the fulfillment of the above requirements. 

Admitted students may defer admission to the American University of Kuwait for up to one academic year. Students who decide to defer admission to a future semester must notify the Office of Admissions in writing of this decision prior to the first day of classes of the admission semester. Deferred students wishing to matriculate within the initial deferral year must notify the Office of Admissions of their intent by providing a deferral letter as well as updated transcripts in accordance with published admission deadlines. Returning students must meet all AUK undergraduate admission requirements for the semester of intended admission.