In general, students applying to the College of Computer and Information Sciences are centrally admitted by the Deanship of Admission and Registration to the Engineering/Science branch of the Preparatory Year (PY). Students are required to take a Subject Achievement Test (score is calculated as a composite score of a test administered in five subjects: (Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English). The minimum requirements for admission to the preparatory year are based on the following criteria:

• The total number of accepted students should not exceed the number specified by the university council
• Students are ranked and selected according to their composite average of the following:
  • 30% of General Aptitude Test
  • 30% of Secondary School GPA
  • 40% of Subject Achievement Test

After completing the PY, students are accepted to the college and distributed to the various departments according to three criteria: their preference, GPA from the PY, and the capacity of each department. The requirement for the admission of students to the College of Computer and Information Sciences is based on a composite average not less than 70% which is calculated as follows:

• 25% of General Aptitude Test
• 25% of Subject Achievement Test
• 25% of PY GPA
• 25% of Math Courses in PY  (Math 140 and Math 150) 

For further information, please visit:

Undergraduate

Deanship of Admissions and Registration

Graduate

Deanship of Graduate Studies