Materials required in the undergraduate admissions application:

• Official AUM application
• Personal statement
• Secondary school transcript
• Minimum of grades 10 and 11
• Documents should be in English
• Official transcript and diploma must be presented before course commences
• Teacher or counsellor recommendation letter
• ACT* or SAT* results (for students from the United States of American)
• Proof of English Proficiency (for students who did not graduate from a secondary school using English as a medium of instruction). Acceptable proof of English proficiency includes:
• IELTS
• TOEFL
• ACT* or SAT* English/reading score results
• Other forms can be decided on a case-by-case situation

Undergraduate Admission Requirements:

• 12 years of schooling expected
• Secondary school completion, which can include:
• High School Program
• 80% or above for grades 10 and 11 in a US system or the equivalent standards in other countries
• IB Certificate
• GCSE/IGCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education/International GCSE)
• Five subject exams with grades of D or above on each
• A/S or A Levels with a minimum of D

For Maltese secondary (sixth form) schooling:

Matriculation certificate

5 or above in English and Mathematics

A/S or A Levels: three subject exams with a minimum of D

Other school leaving certificate may be considered:

• Can include IB, AP, or EB
• Proof of English Proficiency (for students who did not graduate from a secondary school using English as a medium of instruction). Acceptable proof of English proficiency includes:
• IELTS minimum of 6.0
• TOEFL
• 550 minimums for paper based
• 79 minimum iBT
• 213 minimum cBT
• ACT or SAT English score results
• ACT reading 18 or above and 20 or above in English
• SAT reading and writing score of 550 or above
• IGCSE English as a second language
• Grade C or above
• Other forms can be decided on a case-by-case situation

 Admissions decisions are based equally on the above requirements as follows:

• 25% on the student high school averages in grades 10 and 11
• 25% on the English proficiency test and/or on the SAT or ACT
• 25% A consideration of personal qualities and academic motivation, as determined in the completed application and personal statement
• 25% recommendations from teachers and school counsellor
• Work Experience: It is possible that in a particular case a student who does not meet the required minimum grades may be admitted if he or she has significant related experience in a particular field of at least 2 years.

Additional requirements: Please note that the admissions requirements for specific degree programs may be higher than the general requirements indicated here. For example, degree programs in Engineering require:

• IELTS score of 6.5
• For Engineering Students from the British System:
• A level A2 mathematics
• BBB at A Level
• GSCE: Science C.
• At least one other Science/Technology subject (or equivalent qualification) from the following:  Electronics, Materials Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, IT, Further Mathematics, Mechanics, Dynamics or General Engineering.
• Minimum grades at GCSE and AS level are set at C
• Other suitable skills or experience gained in a relevant industry may be considered.
• I strongly recommend that the minimum grades at GCSE and AS level are set at C.
• *The ACT and SAT can be done several times and the highest scores from each section will be used.

Conditional admission is offered for applicants who meet all requirements except English proficiency. Conditional admits must enrol as full-time students in the AUM English for Academic Purposes program. The minimum English Proficiency scores for conditional admits is 4.5 IELTS for undergraduates (or equivalent) or 5.5 IELTS for graduate students (or equivalent).