President of Umm Al-Qura University Dr. Bakri bin M'atooq bin Bakri Assas said the students to be accepted for the academic year 1439/1440 H in the Graduate Studies for the Higher Diploma, MSc and PhD Programs are amounted to 1500 male and female students in 13 colleges and various specialties including; sharia, Arabic language, engineering, administrative and theoretical sciences. 

This came during his inspection visit to the Deanship of Graduate Studies in the university campus at Abdyia, accompanied by UQU Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research Dr. Thamir bin Hamdan Al-Harbi, Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Saeed bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Harthi and the Supervisor General of the General Department for Facilities and Services Eng. Musa bin Mohamed Al-Khateeb.  

For his part, Dean of Graduate Studies Dr. Saeed bin Abdul-Rahman Al-Harthi said the number of male and female students who submitted their applications via unified admission portal of the graduate studies for the academic year 1439/1440 H amounted to more than 9 thousand applicants including 239 students from the teaching assistants and lecturers of the Saudi universities, explaining that work is underway to complete their admission procedures in accordance with the admission timetable designed for the applicants from the Saudi universities.   

He reviewed the phases of admission timetable  for graduate students including; verifying documents of male and female applicants by the departments and nominating them for written exams, whereas names of the candidates to sit the written exam will be announced on Monday  Jumada Al-Awal 5, 1439 H. After that, written exams will start in the period from Jumada Al-Awal 11 to 19, 1439 H to be followed by the oral exams in the period from Jumada Al-Thani 2 to 6, 1439 H. He stressed that oral exams will only be allowed for those who passed the written exams and met all special and general requirements of admission  previously announced in the university portal.

He went on to add names of the candidates for final admission will be announced on Jumada Al-Thani 17, 1439 H. After that documents will be received for verification by the Deanship of Graduate Studies in the period from  Jumada Al-Thani 18 until Rajab 15, 1439 H.  He added eligibility of candidates for the postgraduate programs will be measured electronically depending on the higher marks  and the available seats.

Concluding his speech, he lauded follow up of UQU President Dr. Bakri Assas and his direct supervision of the Graduate Studies works, praising also follow up of the UQU Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research Dr. Thamir bin Hamdan Al-Harbi