Visiting Student Study allows students to complete selected courses at another Saudi public university while remaining enrolled at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University. This option is available for students whose temporary circumstances require relocation to another region or for other approved reasons.

Application Requirements

  1. The student must be a Saudi national or have a Saudi mother.
  2. The student must not:
  • Be under academic warning.
  • Have a terminated enrollment status.
  1. The application must be submitted within the period specified in the University Academic Calendar.
  2. The student must obtain prior approval from the Deanship of Admission and Registration at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University.
  3. The host university must be a Saudi public university.
  4. The student must comply with the deadlines specified in the academic calendar of the host university.

Course Selection Regulations

  1. Courses must be selected from the student's current or next academic level, in accordance with the approved study plan.
  2. The selected courses must meet the following requirements:
  • Equivalent credit hours.
  • Course content matching of at least 75%.
  1. The maximum number of credit hours that may be transferred from another university is 25% of the total credit hours required for graduation (equivalent to two semesters).
  2. Semesters spent studying as a visiting student are included in the student's standard completion period.

 

Grades

  1. Grades earned for courses completed as a visiting student are not included in the student's cumulative GPA and are recorded as follows:
  • Pass (NP): Recorded when the student earns C+ or higher. The course is counted as a pass without a grade value.
  • Fail (NF): Recorded when the student earns a grade from 60 to less than 75. The course is counted as a fail without a grade value.
  • Fail (F): Recorded when the student earns a grade below 60. The student becomes ineligible for honors.

Application Procedures

Student Procedures

Students wishing to study as visiting students at another university must complete the following procedures:

  1. Consult their academic advisor to select appropriate courses in accordance with the approved regulations.
  2. Contact the university where they intend to study as visiting students and obtain stamped copies of the course descriptions for the selected courses.
  3. Confirm with the relevant college at the host university that the selected courses are offered during the intended semester.
  4. Complete the Visiting Student Study Request Form for PNU Students, available on the Deanship of Admission and Registration website under the Forms section.
  5. Submit the request to the College Course Equivalency Coordinator, along with a copy of the student ID card and the latest academic transcript.

 

College Course Equivalency Coordinator Procedures

  1. Complete the course equivalency process in accordance with the procedures applied to students transferring from other universities.
  2. Complete all required information in the request form.
  3. Contact the student after completing the form and provide her with a copy of the completed and stamped form.
  4. Submit the completed request form through the official email of the Deanship of Admission and Registration within the deadlines specified in the University Academic Calendar.

 

 

Deanship of Admission and Registration Procedures

  1. Issue an official letter authorizing the student to study at the host university.
  2. Update the student's academic status in the academic system to “Visiting Student."
  3. Upon completion of examinations, the student must submit an official stamped academic transcript from the host university to the Deanship of Admission and Registration at PNU before the end of the first week of the semester following the visiting study period.
  4. The Visiting Student Officer at the Deanship records the courses completed during the visiting study period based on the submitted results and applies the University's course equivalency regulations for courses completed outside PNU.
  5. The monthly stipend, if applicable, will be disbursed after the student submits her results to the Deanship of Admission and Registration.

 

Notes

  1. If the student is unable to continue her visiting study for any reason, she must submit a withdrawal request (if eligible) to the Deanship of Admission and Registration at PNU.
  2. The student must notify the host university and complete the required clearance procedures in accordance with its regulations.
  3. Results from the visiting study period will not be approved, and courses completed as a visiting student will not be considered for equivalency unless prior approval has been obtained from the Deanship of Admission and Registration at PNU.
  4. If the student fails to submit her results to the Deanship of Admission and Registration by the end of the first week of the semester following the visiting study period (excluding summer semesters), she will be considered to have discontinued enrollment for that semester, and her enrollment will be terminated.

Contact

Email: dar-examination@pnu.edu.sa
Phone: 0118243480, 0118243477

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