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Applicants who do not meet direct Admissions requirements can join UPP at Alfaisal University. This program will enable you to improve English language proficiency and academic skills. Those who successfully finish UPP will join Alfaisal University. To get accepted in UPP, you must meet the following criteria:
Applicants who do not meet direct Admissions requirements can join UPP at Alfaisal University. This program will enable you to improve English language proficiency and academic skills. Those who successfully finish UPP will join Alfaisal University. To get accepted in UPP, you must meet the following criteria:
Entry Requirements for University Preparatory Program (UPP):
Applicants who do not meet direct Admissions requirements can join UPP at Alfaisal University. This program will enable you to improve English language proficiency and academic skills. Those who successfully finish UPP will join Alfaisal University. To get accepted in UPP, you must meet the following criteria:
Applicants who do not meet direct Admissions requirements can join UPP at Alfaisal University. This program will enable you to improve English language proficiency and academic skills. Those who successfully finish UPP will join Alfaisal University. To get accepted in UPP, you must meet the following criteria:
Note: If the applicant has taken the Qudurat & Tahsili, he/she can apply with them. Please review the Saudi Curriculum Criteria to see if you’re applicable.
Direct Admissions Criteria for Other International Curriculums
Students from other international systems curriculum can take any of the above listed system entrance exams and submit documents that prove that they finished their high schools (12 years of study) in their home countries and have their high school documents’ evaluation completed in the Saudi Ministry of Education. Students will be evaluated based on their high school performance and interviews by perspective colleges. Students must also meet any of the English requirements as specified above.
University Preparatory Program (UPP) Exit Criteria
Students applying to Alfaisal
A UPP student must fulfill the following requirement (according to the chosen college) in order to be eligible for Admissions to Alfaisal.
| Requirement Type | Description |
English Level |
Students must score TOEFL ITP 500+ (or TOEFL iBT = 60+, IELTS = 6.0+) |
Required Grades |
No course grade of "F" |
Cumulative GPA |
Students must pass all the required courses with a Cumulative GPA 3.2/4.0 |
Required English |
Complete English Level 4 |
Required Science Courses |
Finish Chemistry 2 & Human Structure & Function 2 and Introduction to Biochemistry with minimum grade of B |
Required Algebra Courses |
Finish Algebra 2 with a minimum grade of C |
Interview |
Interview (selective) |
Completion |
Finish successfully the UPP within one Academic Year (Fall and Spring only) |
| Requirement Type | Description |
English Level |
Students must score TOEFL ITP 500+ (or TOEFL iBT = 60+, IELTS = 6.0+) |
Required Grades |
No course grade of "F" |
Cumulative GPA |
Students must pass all the required courses with a Cumulative GPA 2.5/4.0 |
Required English |
Complete English Level 4 |
Required Science Courses |
Chemistry 2 and Physics with a minimum grade of C |
Required Mathematics Course |
Finish Pre-Calculus 2 with a minimum grade of C |
Completion |
Finish the UPP-CoSGS pathway program within 1 academic year. |
| Requirement Type | Description |
English Level |
Students must score TOEFL ITP 500+ (or TOEFL iBT = 60+, IELTS = 6.0+) |
Required Grades |
No course grade of "F" |
Cumulative GPA |
Students must pass all the required courses with a Cumulative GPA 2.5/4.0 |
Required English |
Complete English Level 4 |
Required Science Courses |
Finish Chemistry 2, Pre-Calculus 2, & Physics 2 Introduction to Engineering Innovation with minimum grade of C |
Completion |
Finish the UPP-CoE pathway program within 1 academic year |
| Requirement Type | Description |
English Level |
Students must score TOEFL ITP 500+ (or TOEFL iBT = 60+, IELTS = 6.0+) |
Required Grades |
No course grade of "F" |
Cumulative GPA |
Students must pass all the required courses with a Cumulative GPA 2.5/4.0 |
Required English |
Complete English Level 4 |
Required Business |
Finish Introduction to Business with a minimum grade of C |
Required Algebra |
Finish Algebra 1 & 2 with a minimum grade of C |
Completion |
Finish the UPP-CoB pathway program within 1 academic year |
| Requirement Type | Description |
English Level |
Students must score TOEFL ITP 500+ (or TOEFL iBT = 60+, IELTS = 6.0+) |
Required Grades |
No course grade of "F" |
Cumulative GPA |
Students must pass all the required courses with a Cumulative GPA 2.5/4.0 |
Required English |
Complete English Level 4 |
Required Science Courses |
Finish Chemistry 2 & Human Structure & Function 2 Principles of Biochemistry with minimum grade of C+ |
Interview |
Interview (selective) |
Completion |
Finish successfully the UPP within one Academic Year (Fall and Spring only) |
| Requirement Type | Description |
English Level |
Students must score TOEFL ITP 500+ (or TOEFL iBT = 60+, IELTS = 6.0+) |
Required Grades |
No course grade of "F" |
Cumulative GPA |
Students must pass all the required courses with a Cumulative GPA 2.5/4.0 |
Required English |
Complete English Level 4 |
Required Course |
Pass Law and Society-I and Law and Society-II with a minimum grade of C |
Completion |
Finish the UPP-CoL pathway program within 1 academic year |