Admissions Criteria​

Apply to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Faculty of Arts and Sciences​ will follow a two-stage admissions process 

Stage​ One

1. Candidates will be invited to apply online.

2. Candidates who are writing their Higher Secondary Certificate examinations in the summer of the application year (2026) will be able to apply provisionally.

3. Candidates are required to submit their Secondary and Higher Secondary School marksheets, depending on their high school completion status.
   

4. In lieu of the Accuplacer Test, the University will accept the SAT-I.
   A score of at least 600 each in the Math and the Evidence-Based Reading sections is required.
   

5. All eligible applicants will write the Accuplacer Test: English as a Second Language (ESL) and the Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics test resources are available here:
   https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/accuplacer/pdf/accuplacer-esl-tests-sample-questions.pdf 
   https://accuplacer.collegeboard.org/accuplacer/pdf/next-generation-sample-questions-quantitative-reasoning.pdf 

5. The Admissions Test for candidates applying to the Bachelor of Studies at the FAS will be administered at centres identified by the University in the application form. 

Stage Two

1. AKU Test will be a key determining factor in shortlisting candidates for Stage Two evaluation.​

2. In addition to attending two independent interviews, shortlisted candidates will be requested to submit their official transcripts from each college or university previously attended, with a notarized English translation of documents, if the documents are in a language other than English.
   

Academic Eligibility

Candidates following any system of education may apply to the programmes offered by the FAS, if they meet any of the eligibility requirements. 

There are no specific subject requirements. 

Candidates applying provisionally must submit transcripts to meet the minimum requirements of eligibility by the deadline to confirm admissions. 

For specific eligibility and admissions queries, email fas.query@aku.edu

For more information about admissions including eligibility criteria, visit

https://www.aku.edu/admissions/Documents/admission-information-fas-bs.pdf