General Admission Test (Gat) [ Test Général d'Admission - Version Française]

Eligible undergraduate candidates will be invited to take a General Admission Test. A placement test in Arabic, French and English writing will also be administered where applicable.

Apart from writing, the test is in a multiple-choice format where the candidate has to choose the best answer among five options provided. The test is administered in French with selected sections also available in Arabic. The General Admission Test measures a variety of skills acquired by candidates along their schooling. The test components are not necessarily linked to any specific field of study that candidates may have taken previously. It is composed of five multiple-choice sections and a writing section:

1) General knowledge;

2) Sentence completion;

3) Numerical skills;

4) Spatial skills;

5) Critical reading;

6) Writing section.

Graduate level candidates do not take the GAT

Gat Sample

SAT

The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States.

To be exempted from taking Al Akhawayn General Admission Test : GAT, an SAT score of 1500 points minimum is required for English native speakers (Minimum of 500 in mathematics) and a minimum score of 1340 for non native speakers of English (Minimum of 500 in mathematics ). 

Candidates with a required SAT score will be invited to take an admission interview where applicable.

SAT holders applying for scholarship, should have a score of 1700 points minimum with at least 500 in mathematics). Candidates applying for a scholarship and have less than 1700 points in SAT should take the General Admission Test, GAT.

To send your SAT score from College Board to Al Akhawayn University use the following code: 6595.

Interview

Selected candidates may be invited for an interview with the Admissions Committee. The Committee includes academic officers and faculty members. The interview focuses on inter-personal skills, motivation, fluency of expression and general potential. The interview may take place primarily in Arabic, French or English, as preferred by the applicant.

English Language Requirements

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

Undergraduate applicants are required to provide a TOEFL score of 530 (iBT: 71) in addition to a minimum score of 4.5 (iBT: 19) in English Writing in order to be admitted to the regular programs, or a TOEFL score of 420 (iBT: 36) to be admitted to the AUI Language Center.

Graduate applicants are required to provide a TOEFL score of 550 (iBT: 79) with a score of 5.0 (iBT 20) in English Writing in order to be admitted to the regular programs, or a TOEFL score of 450 (iBT: 45) to be admitted to the Al Akhawayn University Language Center.

Applicants to the Masters of  School of Humanities and Social Sciences with a score between 500 and 547 (iBT: 61 and 77) may enroll in the Al Akhawayn University Language Center.

International TOEFL

To learn more about the International TOEFL and register for a test, you can access the TOEFL website at: www.toefl.org. Applicants who intend to take the International TOEFL should make arrangements ahead of time and take into account AUI application deadlines. International TOEFL score reports should typically be received at the Office of Admissions before June 30th for the Fall semester and November 30th for the Spring semester. International TOEFL score reports usually take four to five weeks to arrive. TOEFL results must be sent directly from the testing agency to the University. (The Al Akhawayn TOEFL institutional code number: 0125).

Al Akhawayn Institutional TOEFL

Applicants who are unable to take the International TOEFL should make arrangements to take the Al Akhawayn Institutional TOEFL., Al Akhawayn University administers an institutional TOEFL prior to the beginning of the Fall and/or the Spring semesters. The TOEFL is administered only to students who have applied for admission to Al Akhawayn University. These scores are valid only for admission to Al Akhawayn University. They may not be valid for other purposes. In case of multiple valid TOEFL scores, the office of Admissions will consider the highest score.

IELTS: International English Language Testing System

Al Akhawayn University accepts a valid IELTS as an international English Language Testing System. It can replace the TOEFL to measure candidates’ proficiency of English language.