Admission and Graduation Requirements

ADMISSION and GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

 

Applicants who wish to apply for any graduate program at King Khalid University need to fill the application form provided electronically on the university website for that particular program and then send the filled application form in addition to the copies of all the required documents either in person or by fax or email to the Deanship of Graduate Studies. 

Applicants should provide clear contacts information to the Deanship of Graduate Studies so that they can communicate with the student to finalize the admission and registration procedures.

 

General Admission Requirements

  1. The applicant must have a university degree from a Saudi university or from a recognized university (Must be recognized by MOHE).
  2. Must have a record of good behavior and be medically fit.
  3. Recommendation letters should be submitted from two of the applicant former professors .

To be admitted to any graduate studies program, the following general steps are followed

  1. Applicants must satisfy all application requirements first. The applicant must submit undergraduate certificate, transcripts together with identification documents and all other required application materials.
  2. They are then requested to sit for the admission tests and interviews required by the college/department to be entitled for admission to the program. Graduate Studies in coordination with the Deanship of Student Affairs /Office of Registration and the Testing Center determine the dates and venues of the admissions and placement tests.
  3.  The Testing Center is responsible for sending the official scores of all applicants to the of Graduate Studies and the Office of Admissions and Registrations to determine the admission status of the applicants. Applicants are granted admission in accordance with their overall evaluation in admission tests and interview as well as the maximum number permitted for admissions established for the concerned program in the concerned academic year.
  4. Following the completion of the admissions tests and interviews, the Council of Graduate Studies evaluates the applicants and selects those who satisfy the admission requirements.
  5. The Deanship of Graduate Studies in coordination with the Deanship of Admissions and Registration inform the students accordingly by way of an acceptance letter indicating the admission status of the student. Students status will be one of the following;
  6. Accepted.
  7. Provisionally accepted.
  8. Rejected

 

Accepted students and provisionally accepted students receive acceptance letters while rejected students are not issued any letters of acceptance. However, they are entitled to receive a letter specifying the results of their admission tests and interview.

 

Provisionally accepted students are required to pass the appropriate preparatory program devised for them to help them qualify for the graduate program they are applying for after acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills needed to undertake the concerned program. The structure and the content of preparatory programs will vary according to the requirements set by each department for each program.

 

 

General Documents Needed for Registration

After the fulfillment of all admission conditions, the candidate can apply to Graduate Studies within the identified admission period which will be proclaimed according to the fixed schedule and every candidate should bring their following documents to be finally registered:

  1. An authorized copy of graduation documents.
  2. An authorized copy of degrees record (transcripts).
  3. Two academic recommendations from the candidates previous instructors.
  4. A copy of the identity card/Passport.
  5. Four passport size photos (4 x 3)
  6. Good testimonial certifying honest conduct
  7. Complete Application Form, in Arabic and English.
  8. fulfill the required level in TOEFL exam (or in an equivalent exam acceptable to Effat University)
  9. Non Saudis applicants must ensure that all papers and documents (except passport and application form) should be authorized by Saudi officials or by the Saudi embassy in the candidate’s country of residence.

 

GENERAL PROCEDURES and CRITERIA QUESTIONS

Please email all questions or comments to Dr. Ismail Al Refaai (Director of the Language Research Center) at ikalrefaai@kku.edu.sa. Alternatively you can reach  Dr. Ismail Al Refaai by phone at 017-241-7609 or visit in person to his office A/3/033.

Graduation Requirements

1) Student graduates after successfully completing all graduation requirements according to the degree plan, provided that his cumulative GPA is not less than pass.
2) If the student has passed the required courses but his cumulative GPA is low, the College Council, on the basis of the recommendations of the council of the department concerned, is entitled to specify the appropriate courses that the student must complete in order to improve his GPA.