Allocation Mechanisms for the First Semester of the Academic Year

Foundation Year for Health Colleges

1. Programs Offered After the Foundation Year

B.     Placement Regulations

1. Students must complete all Foundation Year courses within two academic years from the date of university enrollment, including semesters of withdrawal.
2. Students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 4.00 to be placed in the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry, and at least 3.00 for placement in the other health colleges.
3. Seats must be available in the health college programs for placement.
4. Eligible students will be placed during the summer semester of the 1447 AH academic year and the first semester of the 1448 AH academic year, based on the placement indicators determined at the end of the second semester of the 1447 AH academic year.

C.     Selection Criteria

All students eligible for program placement are automatically and competitively evaluated based on the program's approved capacity and the following criteria:

1. Preference order.
2. Foundation Year cumulative GPA, excluding the following courses: ENG 131, ENG 132, and required and elective university requirements.
3. Foundation Year cumulative GPA, in the event of a tie in the cumulative GPA referred to in Item 2.
4. The admission composite score for health colleges for the 1447 AH academic year, calculated as follows: 30% high school GPA + 30% aptitude test score + 40% achievement test score, in the event of a tie in the Foundation Year cumulative GPA referred to in Item 3.
5. The number of seats is determined according to the capacity of each program.

D.    Transfer to General Track Colleges

Foundation Year students in health colleges will be transferred to general track colleges in the following cases:

1. Failure to complete all Foundation Year courses within two academic years from the date of university enrollment, including semesters of withdrawal.
2. A cumulative GPA below 3.00.
3. Failure to meet any specific placement requirements, if applicable.
4. No available seats in the health colleges.

Important Notes

• Courses completed outside the approved Foundation Year study plan for health colleges are not included in the Foundation Year GPA used for specialization placement in health college programs.
• If an eligible student does not submit her preferences through the Academic System, she will be placed based on the available seats.

College of Engineering

A.     Programs Offered After the Foundation Year in the College of Engineering

1. Electrical Engineering (Communications Engineering)
2. Electrical Engineering (Electronics Engineering)
3. Electrical Engineering (Renewable Energy Engineering)
4. Industrial and Systems Engineering
5. Biomedical Engineering
6. Aerospace Engineering
7. Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering

B.      Placement Regulations

1. Students must complete all Foundation Year courses within two academic years, including semesters of withdrawal.
2. Students must have a Foundation Year cumulative GPA of at least 3.00.
3. Eligible students will be placed during the summer semester of the 1447 AH academic year and the first semester of the 1448 AH academic year, based on the placement indicators determined at the end of the second semester of the 1447 AH academic year.

C.     Selection Criteria

All students eligible for program placement are automatically and competitively evaluated based on the program's approved capacity and the following criteria:

1. Preference order.
2. Course points average for the following courses: MATH 101, PHYS 102, CAL 110, PHYS 103, MATH 103, and CHEM 103.
3. Foundation Year cumulative GPA, in the event of a tie in the scientific course points average referred to in Item 2.
4. The admission composite score for the 1447 AH academic year, calculated as follows: 30% high school GPA + 30% aptitude test score + 40% achievement test score, in the event of a tie in the Foundation Year cumulative GPA referred to in Item 3.
5. The number of seats is determined according to the capacity of each program.

D.     Transfer to Another College

Foundation Year students in the College of Engineering will be transferred to other colleges based on the announced transfer requirements in the following cases:

1. Failure to complete all Foundation Year courses within two academic years, including semesters of withdrawal.
2. A cumulative GPA below 3.00.
   

Important Notes

• Courses completed outside the approved Foundation Year study plan for the College of Engineering are not included in the Foundation Year GPA used for program placement.
• If an eligible student does not submit her preferences through the Academic System, she will be placed based on the available seats.

Program Placement for Geography Students in the College of Arts

Programs offered in the Department of Geography

• Environmental Geography
• Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing

Placement Regulations

• Students must complete at least 28 credit hours of program courses, comprising the following courses: GEOG 101, GEOG 141, GEOG 231, GEOG 232, GEOG 242, GEOG 251, GEOG 252, GEOG 202, GEOG 203, GEOG 212, GEOG 213, GEOG 233, GEOG 239, GEOG 333, and GEOG 303.
• Eligible students will be placed during the summer semester of the 1447 AH academic year and the first semester of the 1448 AH academic year, based on the placement indicators determined at the end of the second semester of the 1447 AH academic year.

D) Selection Criteria

All students eligible for program placement are automatically and competitively evaluated based on the program's approved capacity and the following criteria:

1. Preference order.
2. Cumulative GPA.
3. The admission composite score for the 1446 AH academic year, calculated as follows: 50% high school GPA + 25% aptitude test score + 25% achievement test score, in the event of a tie in the cumulative GPA referred to in Item 2.
4. The number of seats is determined according to the capacity of each program.

Important Notes

• Courses completed outside the approved General Track study plan in the Department of Geography are not included in the cumulative GPA used for program placement.
• If an eligible student does not submit her preferences through the Academic System, she will be placed based on the available seats.

Program Placement for Visual Arts Students in the College of Design and Arts

A) Programs offered at the End of the Visual Arts General Track

1. Printmaking
2. Sculpture
3. Painting

B) Placement Regulations

1. Students must complete all courses in the Visual Arts General Track.
2. Eligible students will be placed during the summer semester of the 1447 AH academic year and the first semester of the 1448 AH academic year, based on the placement indicators determined at the end of the second semester of the 1447 AH academic year.

C) Selection Criteria

All students eligible for program placement are automatically and competitively evaluated based on the program's approved capacity and the following criteria:

1. Preference order.
2. Cumulative GPA.
3. The admission composite score for the 1447 AH academic year, calculated as follows: 50% high school GPA + 25% aptitude test score + 25% achievement test score, in the event of a tie in the cumulative GPA referred to in Item 2.
4. The number of seats is determined according to the capacity of each program.

Important Notes

• Courses completed outside the approved Visual Arts General Track study plan are not included in the GPA used for program placement.
• If an eligible student does not submit her preferences through the Academic System, she will be placed based on the available seats.