Umm Al-Qura University

Umm Al-Qura University

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)


  • When is a 'Denial' course grade recorded for the student?
    A denial to study is issued to students whose absence exceeds 30% of the total lectures for the entire semester.
  • Are the equivalency courses calculated in the GPA?
    All courses to which internal equivalence is made will be calculated in the GPA.
  • How is the GPA calculated?
    A- Calculating the points of each course: points of each course * the course credit hours. B- Calculating the Semester Rating: the total of the semester course points ÷ the total of the credit hours of the semester courses. C- Calculating the Cumulative Rating: the total of all the course points ÷ the total of the course credit hours.
  • 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 - Students who have dropped out, withdrawn, or have been dismissed during this semester are not entitled to transfer from one major to another.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.
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