Umm Al-Qura University

Umm Al-Qura University

Department of Results and Equivalence


  • 1- How is the GPA calculated?
    Counting the points of every course: points of the course = quality points of the course * number of its units. B- Counting the semester average: semester average = total points of semester course ÷ total units of semester courses. C- Counting the grade point average: grade point average = total points of all courses ÷ total units of all courses.
  • 2- When may an amendment request be submitted?
    The Deanship of Admission and Registration shall provide an amendment form for the modification of a student's grades after all the required data has been completed through electronic archiving by the department offering the course.
  • 3- How can the grade be given?
    The grade (absent) is given to the student who attended the whole semester and did not attend the final exam only.
  • 4- What are the procedures of amending the grade?
    The student should present an acceptable excuse in which he points out the causes of his absence from the final exam to the department head. Documents confirming the authenticity of these causes should be submitted. If the application is accepted, an amendment form should be filled in and sent officially to the Deanship of Admission and Registration within one semester as a maximum.
  • 5- What does the grade IC mean?
    Grade (IC) means incomplete. This grade is usually given for research courses as (graduation project- summer training).
  • 6- How can grade ‘IC’ be amended?
    Grade (IC), which means incomplete, can be amended through filling the related form by the course teacher. Then, it has to be approved by the head of the department and the Dean of the College. Afterwards, it should be sent to the Deanship of Admission and Registration before the end of the semester that follows the one in which the student got the grade (IC).
  • 7- What are the rules of issuing a denial to study?
    A denial to study is issued to students whose absence exceeds 30% of the total lectures for the entire semester.
  • 8- What does the grade (S) mean?
    Grade (S) means that the course teacher did not register the outcome in the e-service at the defined time.
  • 9- What does the grade (IP) mean?
    Grade (IP) means in progress. It is given by the course teacher to be completed in the next semester. It is given to annual courses as courses of the medical colleges
  • 10- What does a student internal equivalency mean?
    If a student transfers, changes his major, or amends his course plan, an equivalence of the general courses is made automatically and then the major subjects are equated with the approval of the department offering the course.
  • 11- Are the equivalency courses calculated in the GPA?
    All courses to which internal equivalence is made will be calculated in the GPA.
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