Transfer Regulations
Students may seek transfer to the College of Engineering from different colleges within Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, as well as from other recognized universities as per the following regulations:
a) Change of department within the college of engineering at Al Imam University
i. Must complete first level courses under any department of the College of Engineering.
ii. Must be approved by the academic department which the student wish to enroll.
b) Transfer from the other colleges of Al Imam University
i. Must meet all the requirements for admission to the College of Engineering.
ii. Transfer must be from Colleges of Science, Medicine or Computer Science.
iii. Must have a grade point average/cumulative average of at least 3.75 out of 5 and a minimum of B grade in all science courses.
iv. Must complete at least 75% of the required coursework (approximately 102 credit hours) in the College of Engineering.
Transfer of credit hours with a minimum of C grade and above will be credited as long as the course contents are similar and the coursework completion limit mentioned above in (iv) is not exceeded.
c) Transfer from engineering colleges of other universities
i. Must meet all the requirements for admission to the College of Engineering which is described in the previous section.
ii. Must have a minimum grade point average/cumulative average of 3.75 out of 5, or 2.75 out of 4 and a minimum of B grade in all science courses
iii. Must not have been expelled for disciplinary/academic reasons from the University from which transfer is sought.
iv. Must complete at least 60% of the required coursework (approximately 81 credit hours) in the College of Engineering.
v. Transferred credit hours will be credited if the courses completed outside are considered equivalent (similar in course content) to those offered by the College of Engineering at Al Imam University. Transferred credit hours will not be counted in the calculation of cumulative grade point average but will be listed in the student transcript record.
Further details of admission procedures and requirements can be obtained from the office of the Dean of Registration or using the following link.
https://units.imamu.edu.sa/deanships/admission/Pages/default.aspx