5.6 . Transfer of Courses & Equivalence

The equivalence of courses from outside the university shall be according to the following:

• Conditionally less than three years have passed since they studied the equivalent courses

• The study should be at a recognized college or university.

• The course that the student studied outside the university should be in the same language as the program and matching in its scientific content

• It is permissible to equate more than one course together with one course in the program to fulfil the condition of the number of units or contents.

• The percentage of units (i.e., credits) shall not exceed 30% of the units (credits) of the program transferred to.

• The courses that are equivalent shall not be calculated in the cumulative average

• The equivalence of courses is based on the recommendation of the department council to which a course belongs and with the approval of the college council

• The grade of the equivalent course shall not be less than very good or its equivalent.

The equivalence of courses from inside the university shall be according to the following:

• Conditionally less than three years have passed since a student studied the equivalent courses

• The courses that have been equivalent shall be calculated in the cumulative average

• The equivalence of courses is based on the recommendation of the department council to which the course belongs and with the approval of the college council.

• The grade of the equivalent course shall not be less than very good or its equivalent.

• The courses should be matching in their scientific content.