College of Engineering

Student Admission

In general, students applying to the college of Engineering are centrally admitted by the deanship of admission and registration to the preparatory year. The university council decides the number of admitted students for each upcoming year according to the recommendation of the faculties' councils.

 The admission procedures are regulated by the deanship of admission and registration described at the following URL.

  • Admission takes place at the beginning of the semester during the academic year.

1. General Requirements

An applicant for admission to the University of Bisha should satisfy the following conditions:

 

  • He/She should have earned the secondary school certificate, or its equivalent from inside or outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The certificate should not have been earlier than five years, and the university council has the right to waive this condition if convinced reasons are available.
  • He/She should not be dismissed academically or disciplinary from University of Bisha or from any other university.
  • He/She should have a record of good conduct.
  • He/She should successfully pass any test or interview required by the university council.
  • He/She should be physically fit and healthy.
  • He/She should satisfy any other conditions the university may deem necessary at the time of application.
  • For non-Saudi students, he/she must submit a copy of a valid residence record in addition to having a high school diploma or its equivalent certified by Saudi Ministry of Education.

 

2. Special Requirements

  • In addition to the general requirements, there are special requirements for the College of Engineering, student should have a high school certificate, or its equivalent, and majored in natural or technological sciences (scientific track). Moreover, students are required to take an entrance exam, which consists of an Aptitude test and a Subject test administered by the National Center for Assessment.
  • The aptitude test determines the general capabilities of students in mathematics and linguistics.
  • The subject test is used to evaluate a student's knowledge and ability in English and Sciences, i.e., mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.
  • The University assigns specific weights to the three components, i.e., 40% to the High School grade, 30% to the Aptitude test and 30% to the Subject test scores. Admission to the College of Engineering is based on a student's total score. Only students with a min 80% GPA are accepted.  Students are ranked and selected according to their composite average.
  • The number of students who can be accepted into the College of Engineering is determined yearly by the University Council taking into consideration the college capacity. Deanship of Admission and Registration sends to the College of Engineering a list of accepted students.
  • The accepted students must submit the required documents to the University within a specified period via the following website:
  • A student who has graduated from a high school system outside KSA must have completed twelve years of combined primary and secondary school studies at a recognized school. He/She is also required to provide an equivalency certificate from the Ministry of Education, Saudi Arabia. In addition, he/she is required to take the Aptitude and Subject tests.
  • Students accepted in the College of Engineering study general courses during the first academic year (Preparatory Year (PY)). The PY program has included three tracks that are health, humanities, and scientific tracks. The scientific track prepares students for admission to college of engineering, college of computing… etc.
    • Placement to different programs a​fter completion of PY program is based on the following criteria:
    • Student CGPA.
    • The capacity of each program.
    • Submission of application, i.e., the student must apply electronically and select the desired program(s) within the allowed period of application.
      Then, a number of students who are accepted in the program study general, basic science, and engineering courses during the first academic year (two levels). Then, the students study more specific subject courses in the program​. Generally, the student must complete 243 credits to get the bachelor's degree.