Visiting student study :

First: A student enrolled in another university who wishes to study at King Abdulaziz University as a visiting student for one semester

Graduate students enrolled in other universities (inside or outside the Kingdom) may register at King Abdulaziz University as visiting students for one or more semesters, according to the following procedure:

• The student’s home university must send an official request to King Abdulaziz University through the relevant authority (i.e., Deanship of Graduate Studies or Deanship of Admission and Registration).

• The home university must specify the courses the student wishes to study at King Abdulaziz University, with consideration of the following:

  • Courses must be identified using King Abdulaziz University course codes and study plans.

  • The total number of credit hours studied at King Abdulaziz University must not exceed 30% of the total program credit hours at the student’s home university.

  • The selected courses must be available at King Abdulaziz University in the specified semester.

  • The student’s home university must be officially recognized.

Once the academic department and college at King Abdulaziz University approve the visit request, the following steps will be taken:

• The student will be registered at King Abdulaziz University with a temporary university ID number for the semester.

• At the end of the semester, an official transcript of the student's results will be sent by King Abdulaziz University to the home university.

• The student will not be considered a transferred student to King Abdulaziz University.

• The application must be submitted at least one month before the start of the semester.

Second: A student enrolled at King Abdulaziz University who wishes to study at another university as a visiting student

• The student selects the other university and provides justifications for studying specific courses there.

• The student must submit course descriptions from the other university.

• The relevant academic department at King Abdulaziz University determines the equivalent courses to be studied at the host university.

• The college sends the request to the Deanship of Graduate Studies.

• The Deanship of Graduate Studies then communicates with the concerned deanship at the host university to request the student’s enrollment.

After the student completes the courses and submits an official transcript, the courses will be recorded in the student’s academic record as Pass/Fail (NP/NF).

• Courses taken at another university will not be included in the student’s cumulative GPA at King Abdulaziz University.

• The application must be submitted at least one month before the beginning of the semester.