Qatar University (QU) has extended deadline for graduate students’ admission until April 10. 
The announcement will provide students with an opportunity to enrol in one of the 34 graduate programmes offered by the university.
“All graduate applicants to QU are required to apply to their intended programme of study using the QU online admission application,” QU Admissions Department director Nouf al-Kuwari said.
PhD degree applicants must hold a master’s degree or higher with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. 
“All PhD programmes offered in English require standardised test scores, eg GRE, GMAT. Applicants who have completed a professional master with a GPA of 3.0 or higher must satisfy additional college/programme specific admission requirements.”
For Master’s degree applicants, al-Kuwari noted it is mandatory to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.8. Students must satisfy additional college/programme specific admission requirements.
“Professional Master’s degree and PharmD degree applicants are required to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher received with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. Students must register for a minimum of two regular courses in the field of study in the first semester. They must attain a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the first semester. If a student fails to attain 3.0 or higher in the first semester, he/she will automatically be dismissed from the programme. Students must satisfy additional college/program specific admission requirements.
“Diploma degree applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.”
Al-Kuwari added that applicants who have earned a bachelor’s or graduate degree from an accredited institution of higher education or recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education of the applicant’s home country and that of the State of Qatar are eligible for admission to a graduate degree programme at QU. 
More information on QU graduate programmes and the admission requirements, online application and tuition fees could be had from: http://www.qu.edu.qa/students/admission/graduate
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