Department of Business Administration

Complete the online admission application form accurately and thoroughly. Submit the following documents:

1. Copy of Civil ID. If the Civil ID is expired, provide a letter of interest from the Public Authority for Civil Information.
2. Copy of High School Certificate
3. Copy of Birth Certificate
4. Copy of Passport
5. A non-refundable application & admission test fees of 30 KWD
6. Any other reports requested by the administration / admissions committee.
7. Signature and approval (electronically or in paper) on the acknowledgment of commitment to the terms and conditions of application and enrollment in the Middle East American College.

• Complete the ACM Skill Assessment Tests in English and Mathematics.

• The Admission Committee reviews each application, including test scores and High School GPA, to make an admission decision.

• High School GPA/percentage of (1.50) / 50% or above for Science or Art Section.
• All credentials must be certified by the Kuwait Ministry of Education.
• High school certificates must be issued within the last 3 years.
• The average percentage may be recalculated for certain certifications.
• ACM’s English Language Skill Assessment Test score (For all Programs):
  
  

  • Minimum score required: 110 points.

  • Applicants scoring 90 points or above can retake the test once. The higher score will be considered.

  • f the English Language Skill Assessment Test is not passed, applicants can reapply during subsequent admission periods when announced, provided the student’s admission has not been rejected for other reasons under ACM Admission Policy.

• ACM’s Math Skill Assessment Test score (For all Programs):

  • Minimum score required: 40%.

  • Applicants scoring 20% and above can retake the test once. The higher score will be considered

  • If the Math Skill Assessment Test is not passed, applicants can reapply during subsequent admission periods when announced, provided the student’s admission has not been rejected for other reasons under ACM Admission Policy.

• Accounting
• Financial Services
• Human Resources Management
• Marketing

Direct Entry acceptance and registration requires for the student to pass both Math and English placement tests as mentioned hereunder, otherwise, acceptance will be conditional, and the student will be registered in the preparatory program:

Obtaining one of the following Scores:

• Score (180) or above in the ACM English Language Skill Assessment Test
  
• Score 60 points or above in the International TOEFL – iBT
  
• Score 6 points or above in the Academic IELTS.

Students that pass the Math test with 40 % as a minimum, and did not achieve any of the minimum scores in the English language tests needed for direct entry.

In order to get enrolled to Diploma in Business Administration programs:

• The student should pass the English Preparatory Program (EPP) – non-credit courses with a minimum score of 70 %.
• Not register in any other course at ACM before passing the EPP.
• In case of failure, each level can be repeated only once. Failure in the second attempt will result in dismissal from the College.

• The deadline for submitting official International TOEFL or official Academic IELTS scores for new students is the last day of the add/drop period of the registered semester. This allows the student to be exempt from the English Preparatory Program (EPP).
• After the add/drop period, students must attend and successfully pass the first level of the English Preparatory Program (EPP) for their TOEFL/IELTS scores to be accepted, which will exempt them from Level 2 of the EPP. No test results will be accepted during or after the semester in the case of failure.
• Students in the first level of the English Preparatory Program must complete the semester if they have not submitted the required TOEFL/IELTS scores before the end of the add/drop period in the same semester.
• Students in Level 2 of the EPP may submit their official TOEFL/IELTS scores at any time to be exempt from continuing to Level 2, regardless of whether they passed Level 2 or not. They will then be enrolled in the diploma program at the beginning of the following semester.
• If the semester for Level 1 EPP students is frozen, they have the right to submit their TOEFL/IELTS scores before the last day of the add/drop week of the following semester