Important University Policies on Admission

MSc Program Admission Requirements

The following are the minimum basic requirements for potential candidates to be considered for MSc Programs in the Department of Civil Engineering:

1. Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering from a recognized institution with very good overall grade (GPA of 3.75/5 or 75% of marks or its equivalent). Official transcripts and degree certificates are required for the final admission.
2. Completion of English proficiency; TOEFL with a minimum score of 53 (Internet Base Test) or IELTS minimum score of 5.5. The score must be sent directly to the Deanship of Graduate Studies (KSU code for TOEFL is 7498 and for IELTS code is 147080).
3. Two recommendation letters from the faculty who taught the applicant at the university level courses.

General Explanations about Admission Process

The University Council determines the annual number of students that will be admitted into graduate programs. Departments and colleges councils and recommended by will propose the number of students and the Graduate Studies Deanship Council will approv it. Admission into graduate programs requires the following:

1. Applicant should be a Saudi citizen or, if non-Saudi, have an official grant for graduate studies.
2. Applicant should be a university degree holder from a Saudi or an accredited university.
3. Applicant should be of good behavior, fair reputation and medically fit.
4. Applicant should submit two letters of recommendations from professors who taught him.
5. Applicant, if employed, should provide an employer’s consent for studying. In cases that require it, consent submission can wait till registration period.
6. Applicant for a doctorate program should enroll as a full-time student.

Each university council can stipulate any additional conditions it deems necessary. Admission requirement for a master program is a minimum grade average of “Very Good” in the bachelor degree. However, the Graduate Studies Deanship Council can admit a student with a “high good” average, provided that student has scored a minimum of “Very Good” in specialization courses in the bachelor degree. The Graduate Studies Deanship Council can stipulate, on the recommendation of Departments Councils and support of Colleges Councils, any additional conditions it deems necessary for admission.

A student may be admitted into a master program in a field different from his specialization. Such admission requires the recommendation of both Department and College Councils and the approval of the Graduate Studies Deanship Council. The Deanship of Graduate Studies admits students into graduate programs and registers them in coordination with the Deanship of Admission and Registration. Admission procedures are as follows:

1. Applicants should apply and submit full documents to the Deanship of Graduate Studies the first semester of the academic year preceding the one they would wish to enroll in.
2. The Deanship of Graduate Studies forwards documents to the respective departments.
3. Department Councils recommend students for admission, and documents of applicants are returned to the Deanship of Graduate Studies in two weeks from the date of recommendation.
4. The Graduate Studies Deanship Council issues decisions of students’ admission.
5. The Deanship of Graduate Studies forwards all documents to the Deanship of Admission and Registration (keeping copies in the meanwhile) and provides respective departments with lists of admitted students at least two weeks before the registration period.