1. Kazakh-American University (KAU) carries out preparation of bachelors on the following specialties.
050202-International relations
050207-Translational proficiency
050301-Jurisprudence
050504- Journalism
050506-Economy
050508-Accounting and auditing
050509-Financing
050704 –Computer engineering and software
050719-Radio engineering, electronic and telecommunications
050902-Tourism
2. Admission to university is carried out by the means of state budget financing, accommodated of the state order on personnel training (state educational grants) also payment of training at the expense of citizen’s own funds and resources.
3. Admission to the university is carried out by the applications of the citizen competitive basis in accordance with the certificate scores, given out on the results of unite national tests (UNT) or complex testing conducted according to the technology, worked put by National center of state standards of education and testing of Minister of Education and Science of Republic of Kazakhstan. Students pass special and creative exams for those specializations which demand special or creative preparation.
Unit national testing is conducted for school- leavers of secondary education every year.
4. Complex testing is conducted for prior school- leavers, students of initial and secondary education, school- leavers of secondary school, training on the line of international exchange of pupils abroad without taking part in UNT, school – leavers from schools which train in Uzbek, Uigur, Tadjik languages without taking part in UNT, school –leavers of musical schools, participants of international Olympiad on school subjects of current year, and foreign citizens, graduated educational institution abroad.
5.Admission to the university of the citizen who graduated from secondary professional, high basic education on the allied specialty by brief curriculum on paid basis realized by Admission Board of university after passing the entrance exams in the form of interview. Indicated category of citizens entering to the specialty 050504, pass two creative exams (except those graduates with allied specialties).
6. Documents in foreign languages must have notoriety affirmation.
7. Documents obtained by the abroad organizations must be nostrificated in established order.
8. Applications to the creative exams take place from 20 June till 1 July. Quantity of exams is 2.
Creative exams are conducted from 2 to 7 of July. By entering to creative specialty admission of enrollment is accomplished in the location of University. Maximum quantity of scores along one creative exam is 25. Entrants, who have taken less than 10 scores along creative exam or who haven’t been at exam, to creative exam for entering they don’t admit to present specialty. Retake of creative exam isn’t permitted. Examination work and examination paper of entrants, who have already taken documents, it won’t be given to university entrants and it is liable to destruction.
9. For participation in complex testing the citizen submits to the admission board of university the application on the form of the established sample, the certificate or the diploma about the graduation of an initial professional or technical professional educational institution (original), the document confirming the right of priority, the receipt on payment for carrying out of testing, a copy of the receipt on payment of the registration payment, two photos in the size 3x4 (acting on a specialty 050504–3 photos), and also a copy of the document with a photo, certifying the person.
10. Application deadline is from 20th of June till 9th of July. The complex test is held from 17th till 23d of July.
11. Applicants who come to complex testing must show his identify card (passport) and permission to the examination.
12. UNT and Complex testing is held according to the wish of the applicant in Kazakh or Russian in volume of academic program of secondary education:
- for specialties 050504- History of Kazakhstan, Kazakh/ Russian;
- for specialties 050506, 050508, 050509, 050902 — History of Kazakhstan, Kazakh/ Russian, Math, Geography;
- for specialty 050301 – History of Kazakhstan, Kazakh/Russian Math, World history;
- for specialties 050202, 050207 – History of Kazakhstan, Kazakh/Russian Math, Foreign language;
- for specialty 050606 – History of Kazakhstan, Kazakh/Russian Math, Chemistry;
- for specialties 050704, 050719 –History of Kazakhstan Kazakh/Russian, Math, Physics.
13. The whole number of tasks in each subject is 25. Right answer of each task is evaluated as one score.
14. 2 astronomic hours 30 min are given to complex testing. Retake is not allowed
15. Codes of right answers are given after finishing the scanning of answer papers, which is held after testing.
16. Processing of the results of complex testing is held in the higher school where complex testing has been held.
17. The results of complex testing for receiving certificate are existed by state commission on the day of its passing.
18. According to the results of complex testing for every participant is written out certificate of established sample which is given by state commission within 3 days after testing.
19. Citizen who doesn’t agree with the results of testing has the right to the appeal.
Application for appeal is handed in the Selection Board, confirmed by the chairman of state commission, till 13 0’clock the next day after the announcement of the result of testing and is considered by selection board within day.
For taking part in competition it is necessary to take less than 50 scores, including not less than 7 scores along the profile subjects (not less than 10 scores along each creative exam) but along other subjects – not less than 3 scores
20. Enrollment in number of students is carried out by Admission board of university from August 10 till August 25.
In Admission Board of university citizens to the application for admission apply the document on the secondary education. Initial professional, technical professional or high basic original, 6 photos 3*4, a copy of the receipt on payment of a registration payment, medical information, form 086-y, state certificate.
21. For paid education graduating students of organization of general secondary education are entered the current year, who have passed UNT and participants of complex test, who have taken the result from test less than 50 scores from the following subjects: Kazakh, Russian, History of Kazakhstan, Mathematics and choosing subject, including less than 7 scores along profile subject (less than 10 scores along each creative exam), but along other subject – less than 3 scores.
Enrollment is provided separately along specialties and language departments.
Enrollment to specialties for whom established creative exams are conducted with scores along these exams.
22. For entrants having high scores in certificates on results of UNT or complex testing, and also for entrants from needy families competition on educational grants " Scholarships” is carried out in university.
The owners of grant having results of the first examinational term marks only excellent, will continue training under grant according to regulations about the order of award of the special grant of academy ‘Scholarship’, otherwise trainees pay for training in full from the first term of the first course.
Tel.: 226–80–00; 226–81–22; 226–81–21
Responsible secretary of Admission
Toksulu Bitembayeva
29, Toraigirov St.,
050043, Almaty
Republic of Kazakhstan
Tel.: +7 (727) 226–80–00,
Fax: +7 (727) 226–77–99
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