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Admission Requirements |
Admission to undergraduate degree programs requires a High School Diploma or an equivalent
and a proof of fluent English language at freshman's level.
Adults who attended general education up to grade 10 or above, but could not graduate for a reason
or another, may attend AUSTC’s ability to benefit exam (HSEE) to graduate with a high school diploma
and qualify for admission to undergraduate degree programs.
Previous attendance to post secondary education at recognized educational programs or training may
be accepted for credit transfer of up to 88 semester units. An enrolled student must take a minimum
of 32 semester units at AUSTC to qualify for graduation.
Admission to Master's degree programs requires a Bachelor's degree at the same or a related field
of specialty with a GPA not less than 3 of 4 from a recognized American or overseas post secondary
facility.
Previous attendance of post graduate education or training may be accepted for credit transfer up
to 8 semester units. An enrolled student must take a minimum of 32 semester units at AUSTC to qualify
for graduation with a master's degree.
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NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY |
Consistent with federal laws, state laws and University's policies, The American University
for Science and Technology restates its commitment to the concepts of affirmative action and
equal opportunity.
Neither employment, study, institutional services, programs, nor activities
should be hindered by such prohibited bias factors as race, color, religion, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability.
Prohibited bias factors will not be permitted to have an adverse influence upon decisions
regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors,
or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.
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ACCEPTANCE |
All applicants are required to send evidence of prior education and/or training.
Upon receipt of supporting documents, admissions' officers in coordination with the
related faculty staff perform credentialing analysis and evaluation for eligibility
and possible credit transfer.
Successful candidates receive an acceptance letter along with a study plan and an
enrollment agreement within three business days from date of supporting documents receipt.
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PERSONALIZED STUDY-PLAN |
AUSTC develops a Personalized Study Plan for each applicant based on major,
minor field of study and the transferred credit from previously attended study or training.
If applicant has a specific interest in a subject that is not listed in his/her suggested study
plan, it is possible to coordinate with admissions regarding the required change after specification
of selected subject code(s) from
Degree Programs listing and the code of replaced subject.
An updated study plan shall be sent back to student after approval and subject replacement process.
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Online and Distance Access |
AUSTC faculties are working together to establish
an Online Access to sophisticated, rich and
huge sources of academic materials in most areas of knowledge.
Online Courseware Provided through MIT: Students may have an access to a wide
range of subjects' lectures as text or presentations in addition
to full life recorded subject video/audio lectures.
Congress Online Open Library: Provides an access to Congress library online open books service that gives
a valuable resource of knowledge in almost all areas of study.
Internet Public Library: Very good source for students and researchers. users may browse
unlimited knowledge resources classified to fields of specialty.
National Academies Press: Official source for academic knowledge
including an access to textbooks with options to read full presentation
of the book absolutely free of charge, purchase a hard copy if you
want to, or to buy and download a PDF file of the textbook in full.
National Academies: Main website is also made accessible because of its nature
as an official source of knowledge on the national academies of
Science, Engineering and Medicine as well as the National Research Council.
Faculties, Researchers and Students found this website the most
important and valuable.
This method is provided as a supporting academic material to be utilized
along with the provided textbooks and educational materials.
What our students need is useful information specially tailored to build
upon the educational base that has been firmly established by formal
classroom education and life learning experiences.
When it comes to work projects and dissertations, we expect our students
to accomplish these substantive tasks with the customer or employer in
mind while maintaining the academic requirements to assure applicability
and correctness.
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TOEFL TEST |
TOEFL test is required for all international applicants of native languages other than English.
Graduates of International Schools and Post Secondary Institutions where English is
the principle language of instruction are exempted.
To set for Exam:
- Submit an online application to join AUSTC
- Visit www.ets.org/toefl for details, services and registration
- Locate your nearest testing center
- Register for exam
- Request your results to be sent to AUSTC ( TOEFL Code 7370 )
- Your scores shall be directly reported to us.
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CREDIT TRANSFER |
Appropriate credit earned from other recognized institutions is accepted
in transfer based on evaluation of submitted documents. A minimum of 32 semester units
must be taken at AUSTC.
Bachelor's degree students may transfer up to 88 semester units from
other facilities, while master's degree student may transfer up 8
semester units. Credit transfer fee is $5.00 per semester unit.
If you have taken college courses, completed a degree program or attended technical training
compared to postsecondary practice, you may qualify for credit transfer.