Matthew Beck
Gr. 10-12 COUNSELOR, CHAIR mbeck@asdubai.org
Amanda Harvey Gr. 10-12 COUNSELOR aharvey@asdubai.org
Rosanna Herrera Gr. 9 COUNSELOR rherrera@asdubai.org
Sean Menton
Gr. 10-12 COUNSELOR smenton@asdubai.org
Erin Tewsley Gr. 10-12 COUNSELOR etewsley@asdubai.org
Amy Thompson Gr. 10-12 COUNSELOR athompson@asdubai.org
Dr. Stephen Druggan
SUPERINTENDENT
Kristine Stamp-Jerabek
HS PRINCIPAL
Kent Mailen
Emily Theriault
The American School of Dubai’s mission is to challenge and inspire each student to achieve their dreams and to become a passionate learner prepared to adapt and contribute in a rapidly changing world.
Curriculum & Grading Overview
ASD is a US
ASD offers semester and year long courses.
A final grade will appear on transcripts upon course completion.
ASD offers a rigorous selection of courses including Advanced Placement courses.
ASD does not rank.
ASD does not have a community service requirement.
A minimum of 25 credits are required for graduation.
Unique Programs
Each of the following programs are application based:
AP CAPSTONE DIPLOMA
Students choose from 27 Advanced Placement courses including Capstone, a culminating two-year credential program in which students complete in depth research on world phenomena.
GLOBAL ONLINE ACADEMY
ASD partners with Global Online Academy (GOA) to provide students with rigorous authentic distance learning opportunities. This learning opportunity challenges students to develop core competencies and global citizenship skills.
SELF-DIRECTED PROJECT
Students choose an area of study that fits within local and global context and connect it to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This student-driven course supports the development and growth of the ASD student profile attributes.
INTERNSHIP
An inquiry-based pedagogical approach that provides opportunities for students to coconstruct their learning. They participate in rich experiences in a community outside school, reflect on those experiences to derive meaning, and apply their learning to influence their decisions and actions in various aspects of their lives.
*Student’s application lists are well researched and considered
Matriculation 2022-2024
*indicates Class of 2024
UNITED STATES
American University*(3)
Amherst College*(1)
Arizona State University*(1)
Babson College*(3)
Barnard College*(1)
Baylor University*(1)
Bentley University*(3)
Berklee College of Music*(1)
Boston College*(5)
Boston University*(3)
Brigham Young University*(1)
Brown University*(2)
Carnegie Melon University*(1)
Champman University
Claremont McKenna College
College of William & Mary
Columbia University*(2)
Cornell University
DePaul University
Duke University*(2)
Edgewood College
Emory University*(1)
Fashion Institute of Technology*(1)
Florida Institute of Technology*(1)
Fordham University*(1)
George Mason University
George Washington University*(10)
Georgetown University*(4)
Goergia Institute of Technology*(1)
Grinell College*(1)
Howard University
Indiana University Bloomington
Ithaca College
James Madison University
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola Marymount University*(2)
Loyola University Chicago*(1)
Messiah University
Michigan State University
New York University*(3)
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University*(11)
Northwestern University*(2)
Pepperdine University
Princeton University
Purdue University*(5)
Rice University*(1)
Santa Clara University
Savannah College of Art and Design*(1)
Schreiner University
Scripps College*(1)
Seminole State College of Florida*(1)
Springfield College*(1)
St. John’s University
Stanford University*(2)
Suffolk University*(1)
SUNY at Albany
Syracuse University*(1)
Technical College of the Rockies*(1)
The New School*(1)
Tufts University
Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis*(1)
University of California, Los Angeles*(1)
University of California, San Diego*(3)
University of California, Santa Barbara*(1)
University of Chicago*(2)
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Connecticut*(1)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign*(1)
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts, Amherst*(1)
University of Massachusetts, Boston*(1)
University of Miami*(1)
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Navarra*(1)
University of North Carolina Wilmington*(1)
University of Notre Dame
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rhode Island
Diplomas
• All AP courses are weighted 0.25
Diplomas
• ASD does not set a minimum AP requirement for graduation Students enrolled in an AP course are required to sit for the AP
*Data reflects SAT test activity for Class of 2024
Due to the limited availability of ACT test centers in the UAE, we have insufficient data to report.
University of Rochester
University of Southern California*(5)
University of Tampa*(1)
University of Texas at Austin*(1)
University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at San Antonio
University of Virginia*(1)
University of Washington
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wellesley College
CANADA
Concordia University*(4)
McGill University*(6)
McMaster University*(1)
Queen’s University*(1)
University of Alberta*(1)
University of British Columbia*(2)
University of Calgary
University of Toronto*(8)
University of Waterloo*(1)
Western University*(2)
York University
EUROPE & UNITED KINGDOM
American University of Rome, IT
IULM University, IT
Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, CH
Franklin University, CH
Geneva Business School*(1)
IE University, ES*(3)
Universidad Europa de Madrid, ES*(1)
University of Navarra, ES*(1)
Erasmus University Rotterdam, NL*(1)
University College Roosevelt, NL
University of Amsterdam, NL
University of Groningen NL*(1)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, NL
City University of London, UK
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
King’s College London, UK*(9)
Leeds Beckett University, UK
Oxford Brookes University, UK
Queen Mary University of London, UK
Regent’s University London, UK
Royal Holloway, University of London, UK*(1)
University of Edinburgh, UK*(1)
University of Glasgow, UK
University of Manchester, UK
University of Nottingham, UK
University of Reading, UK
University of St Andrews, UK*(2)
University of Strathclyde
University of Surrey, UK
University of the Arts London, UK*(3) University of Warwick, UK
UAE AND MIDDLE EAST
American University of Sharjah University of Birmingham Dubai Weill Cornell Medical College Qatar*(1)
OTHER
Seoul National University, South Korea