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Q 1: When does admission start? Is there any admission between the two semesters?َ
Applications and registration of personal data on the admission e-portal starts at the end of the academic year according to the timetable that will be announced on the university website. There is no admission between the two semesters.
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Q 2: Who gets admission priority? Do the fresh graduates of the secondary school have priority?
Priority for the available places depends on the weighted ratio of the applicant. The duration since getting the high school degree should not exceed five years and it should not exceed two years for the medical stream.
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Q 3: What is the validity time for the general aptitude test and the summative assessment?
The validity time for the general aptitude test (GAT) and the summative assessment is five years from the date of taking the test.
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Q 4: What majors are available for admission to the university?
You can view the available majors and download the admissions guide on the Deanship of Admission and Registration page on the university website.
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Q 5: What major is required to join the preparatory year (medical stream – scientific stream – administrative stream)?
Secondary education (physical sciences, scientific department, secondary education with scientific courses)
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Q 6: What major is required to join the theoretical departments and the English Department?
Secondary education (Shari`ah sciences, administrative sciences, courses system - administrative sciences, physical sciences, courses system, physical sciences, literary department, scientific department, the Scientific Institute, commercial secondary education, memorization of the Holy Qur'an, Dar Al-Hadith, Al-Haram Institute).
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Q 7: What major is required to join the English Department?
Secondary education (Shari`ah sciences, administrative sciences, courses system - administrative sciences, physical sciences, courses system, physical sciences, literary department, scientific department, the Scientific Institute, commercial secondary education, memorization of the Holy Qur'an, Dar Al-Hadith, Al-Haram Institute).
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Q 8: Can non-Saudi students of Saudi mothers be admitted to the university?
Non-Saudi students of Saudi mothers are treated as Saudi students.
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Q 9: Are there any internal scholarships for non-Saudi students who have a regular residence permit?
There are internal scholarships for non-Saudi students who have a regular residence permit. The following steps should be followed: personal data should be registered, and an application should be submitted through the unified admissions portal. Priority is given according to the weighted ratio. The names are then sent to the Ministry of Education. Names of admitted students will be published on the Deanship of Admission and Registration website to complete the admission procedures.
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Q 10: If I was not admitted to any of the departments that stipulate an interview, will I be granted admission to the second choice?
If a student is denied admission to a certain specialization after attending the interview, he will be granted admission according to the priority.
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Q 11: If I withdraw my file from the university, can I apply again to the university?
Withdrawing the file during admission period (one month) and before approving the classroom schedule is regarded as withdrawal from admission. As a result, you will have the right to submit to the University, when it is announced that admission is open, as a new student according to the admission requirements stated at the time. Withdrawing your file one month after being admitted to the university, it will be regarded as a complete withdrawal from the university. You do not have the right to apply to the university again except after the passage of four semesters from withdrawal date. Students of the Preparatory Year, Evening Preparatory Year, affiliation, and diploma who withdrew completely from the university have the right to apply again through the e-portal (access registration).
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Q 12: Will the certificate and the identity photocopies be sent via email or submitted on the website?
Keep your secondary certificate as you will not need to send or submit to the university at all. Required documents that should be uploaded to the website are the identity card, the certificate, and student's photo. They should be scanned and uploaded to your page.
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Q 13: Will the certificate and the identity photocopies be sent via email or submitted on the website?
You should open a file from the admission portal at the university website as a new user. You should fill in the required data. Then, you have to download the admission guide from the Deanship of Admission and Registration site and abide by the deadlines for each stage. Applications are electronic and you do not have to visit the university.
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Q 14: The size of my certificate in PDF form exceeds 200 kilobytes. Will there be any problem during registration?
You should use the scanner only to get clear documents. You can save your files in PDF or JPG form. The size of each file should not exceed 200 kilobytes. Avoid photocopying your documents by using your cell.
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Q 15: I study in my university in the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques program for internal scholarships and I would like to transfer to Umm Al-Qura University.
Internal scholarship students cannot transfer to Umm Al-Qura University.
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Q 16: What are the requirements for external transfer to Umm Al Qura University?
The transfer of students from another university to the UQU in Makkah or any of its branches (Jamoum, Al-Leith, Adham, Al-Qunfudhah) is made according to the following requirements: 1- The student must be a Saudi national or have a Saudi mother. 2- The student must be registered in an accredited college or university. 3. The student must complete at least one semester at their original university. 4. The student must not complete more than six semesters at their original university, so they can study a minimum of 60% of their course at the UQU. 5- The student must not have been dismissed from their original university for disciplinary reasons. 6- The student’s measured rate must be equivalent to or greater than the rate of the lowest student admitted in the same major.