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Transfers and Credit Equivalencies

Article Forty-Two:

Students will be allowed to transfer from another university when the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • A. The student transfers from a recognised college or university.
  • B. The student has not been expelled from the other institution due to a disciplinary infraction.
  • C. The student shall be subject to the conditions for transfer as stipulated by the Senate.

Article Forty-Three:

The office of admissions and registration shall evaluate the student’s transcript to determine the equivalencies of the courses the student studied in another university based upon the recommendations of the Faculties that offer those subjects. The courses that are accepted as equivalent shall be entered into the student’s transcript and will be counted in calculating his/her CGPA and the number of credit-hours accumulated.

Administrative procedures:

  1. The institution in which the transfer student previously studied must be recognized and approved by the University.
  2. The student’s GPA for the courses he/she wishes to transfer should not be less than 2.0 (C). The college shall advise the University how to convert the grades to match the MEDIU’s system.
  3. The number of credit-hours of the subjects previously studied by the student must be equal to or greater than the number of credit hours for the same subjects offered by MEDIU. At least 80% of the content of the course must match that of MEDIU.
  4. The application for transfer of credits should be accompanied by photocopies of the student’s original transcript along with a detailed description of the courses for which transfer credit is sought.
  5. Determining the equivalency of credit-hours between subjects is done by a designated committee in the office of admissions and registration, which will issue its final decision regarding the equivalencies.
  6. The name of the transferred subject will be credited to the student with the symbol EX affixed to it.

Article Forty-Four:

Transfer of the student’s credits shall take place in accordance with the procedures, rules and the dates announced by the University. However, no more than 50% of the credits required for graduation shall be transferred.

Article Forty-Five:

After securing the approval of the Deans of the two relevant faculties, a student may transfer from one course of study to another.

Administrative procedures:

  1. A student has a right to transfer from one academic program to another if he/she fulfills the conditions for acceptance in the program to which the transfer is desired. The transfer will occur at the beginning of the next semester after the transfer request has been accepted.
  2. The student shall fill out the form designated for inter-program transfer during the time period allotted for that.
  3. The student shall fulfill all conditions stipulated by department in charge of the program to which the transfer is desired.
  4. The courses which the student passed, and which match the requirements of the program to which he/she is transferring, will be accepted as fulfilling its requirements.
  5. The student shall continue studying in his/her current program until the transfer is approved. The transfer will then take place in the next semester.
  6. When transferring from one program to another, the student will take with him/her the subjects already studied which are common to the two programs.

Article Forty-Six:

A student, after securing the approval of the Dean of the faculty, may transfer from one specialisation to another within the same faculty.

Administrative procedures:

  1. The student shall fill out the form designated for transferring from one specialization to another and submit it to the office of admissions and registration.
  2. The transfer of the student will occur in the semester that follows his submission of the transfer request.
  3. When transferring from one specialization to another, the student will take with him/her the subjects already studied which are common to the two specializations.

Article Forty-Seven:

When a student transfers from one specialisation to another, all the courses he/she studied will remain in his/her academic record. That includes the grades, semester GPA, and the CGPA for the entire period of study in the University.

Article Forty-Eight:

The Senate has the following rights: A. The right to alter any of the legal articles of these rules and regulations or add or delete articles. B. The right to make exceptions to any of the legal articles of these rules and regulations.