Umm Al-Qura University

Umm Al-Qura University

Frequently Asked Questions about the Academic Affairs Department


  • When will the academic actions take place?
    Re-enrollment (for the dropped out, dismissed, or totally withdrawing students): In the first week of the semester. Apology: From the second week until the twelfth week. Postponement: Until the end of the first week of the semester. Automatic transfer: From the seventh week to the eighth week of the semester. Changing the type of study (from affiliation to regular attending): Until the end of the first week of the semester.
  • What is the difference between postponement and apology?
    Postponement: 1- It is not calculated as part of the regular period of study. 2- The allowance is deferred for the student who postpones his study. 3- Students can postpone for two successive semesters or three separate semesters. 4- Postponement for two successive years is not allowed in the full academic year system. 5- The students are entitled to obtain an honors degree when they graduate. Apology: 1- It is calculated as part of the regular period of study. 2- Only two-month allowance can be disbursed to the students. 3- The students can excuse themselves for not attending three successive semesters. 4- The students cannot excuse themselves for not attending two successive years. 5- The students who excuse themselves are not entitled to obtain an honors degree when they graduate.
  • Does apology or postponement affect the student’s GPA if it has not taken place during the semester?
    Postponement or apology does not affect the GPA.
  • What are the conditions for transfer from one department to another?
    The students can transfer once only.
  • What are the conditions for transfer from one department to another?
    Students should have spent at least one semester at their college, excluding the semesters in which the students have postponed or have excused themselves from their study. Students should submit a request to change their major automatically during the regular period, according to the UQU calendar. - The student’s remaining regular period of study should be sufficient to fulfil the graduation prerequisites. - Students who have dropped out, withdrawn, or have been dismissed during this semester are not entitled to transfer from one major to another. - Students are not entitled to transfer from one major to another unless they have passed more than half the number of hours of the study plan.
  • What are the conditions for approving transfer at the department?
    Some colleges, such as the College of Medicine and the College of Education, require that the students should fulfill the balanced percentage condition and receive the GPA required by the college. This matter also depends on the availability of places.
  • Is the dropped-out or withdrawing student entitled to re-enroll after the passage of four semesters?
    The student is not entitled to re-enroll after the passage of four semesters from the date of dropping out or withdrawal.
  • When are the students entitled to delete from their academic record the courses of the previous department from which they transferred?
    Students are entitled to request to delete the courses of the previous study plan after the department approves the transfer process or before the receipt of the document. However, the student’s transfer is a prerequisite.
  • How is the GPA calculated?
    The semester GPA is the result of the division of the total marks which the student got over the total number of units for all the courses which the student studied at any semester. The marks are calculated by multiplying the unit by the grade weight which the student got for each course.
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