Application Procedures

Applicants should apply according to the previous checklist and make sure that completed applications are submitted.  Although incomplete applications may be accepted, such applications will not be reviewed until they become complete.   Applicants wishing to apply for financial assistance or scholarships should submit the Application for Scholarships and Financial Aid at the same time as the Admission Application.  Decision letters for both applications are distributed to applicants by the Office of the Registrar at the same time.

Equal Opportunity:  Any person may apply to study at AUA.  AUA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, age, medical condition (e.g. cancer), ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or military service status.

AUA schedules numerous Application Help Days throughout the fall and winter months to help applicants understand the application process and help them complete the forms.  Both the Admission Application and Financial Aid Application are discussed in detail and individual assistance is provided to anyone needing help.

Applicants will gain a better understanding of the application process by attending one or more Application Help Days.  The schedule of Help Days is below:

Application Help Day schedule

iBT Test Dates

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GMAT Test Dates ***

PROCESS AFTER ADMISSION

For those of you who are admitted to your program of choice at AUA, there are additional steps that you must complete before classes begin, depending on your admission status.
If you are ADMITTED with no conditions, you must complete the following steps:

1. File your “Intent to Enroll” and pay the 25,000 AMD deposit by the published deadline which will be in your letter of acceptance. This deposit will be subtracted from your tuition for your first Quarter.
2. You must register and enroll in the required Academic Writing Course and pay the 30,000 AMD course fee by the published date.  This course is held from the middle of August through the middle of September and is required of all admitted students regardless of admission status, TOEFL score, or citizenship.  Make sure and put this course on your calendar and do not schedule your holidays during this time.  The Academic Writing Course is offered at different times and days during this period, so you can continue to work during the course.
3. During the Academic Writing Course there will be New Student Orientation sessions on AUA policies and the resources available in the AUA Libraries which all new students must attend.
4. Register for the Fall Quarter 2012 at the dates and times published by the Office of the Registrar.

If you receive CONDITIONAL ADMISSION, you must complete the following steps:

1. File your “Intent to Enroll” and pay the 25,000 AMD deposit by the published deadline which will be in your letter of acceptance. This deposit will be subtracted from your tuition for your first Quarter.
2. You must register and enroll in the required Academic Writing Course and pay the 30,000 AMD course fee by the published date.  This course is held from the middle of August through the middle of September and is required of all admitted students regardless of admission status, TOEFL score, or citizenship.  Make sure and put this course on your calendar and do not schedule your holidays during this time.  The Academic Writing Course is offered at different times and days during this period, so you can continue to work during the course.
3. During the Academic Writing Course there will be New Student Orientation sessions on AUA policies and the resources available in the AUA Libraries which all new students must attend.
4. Register and make payment arrangements for the Fall Quarter 2012 at the dates and times published by the Office of the Registrar.

If you receive CONDITIONAL ADMISSION with an ENHANCEMENT ENGLISH PROGRAM (EEP) REQUIREMENT, you must complete the following steps:

1. File your “Intent to Enroll” and pay the 25,000 AMD deposit by the published deadline which will be in your letter of acceptance. This deposit will be subtracted from your fall total tuition.
2. You must register and enroll in the required Enhancement English Program course and pay the 80,000 AMD by the published date.  This course is designed to help ensure that you succeed in your studies during your first quarter when you are on probation.  The course is offered from August through September before your degree program courses begin. 
3. You must register and enroll in the required “Academic Writing Course” and pay the 30,000 AMD course fee by the published date.  This course is held from the middle of August through the middle of September and is required of all admitted students regardless of admission status, TOEFL score, or citizenship.  Make sure and put this course on your calendar and do not schedule your holidays during this time.  The Academic Writing Course is offered at different times and days during this period, so you can continue to work during the course.
4. During the Academic Writing Course there will be New Student Orientation sessions on AUA policies and the resources available in the AUA Libraries which all new students must attend.
5. Register and make payment arrangements for the Fall Quarter 2012 at the dates and times published by the Office of the Registrar.

If you receive a letter stating you are waitlisted:

If you receive a letter stating that you are waitlisted, it means that for the moment the program is full and cannot admit more students.  If, before classes begin, room for additional students becomes available, you may be contacted and offered admission to the program.  If you are not contacted by the day classes begin, then you have not been admitted.  You are encouraged to consider the Graduate Certificate courses offered by some AUA programs or to consider reapplying for the next round of admission.