Announcement of change period (Internal-External) for the first semester of the academic year 1436/1437 AH

First: External Change (male / female students):

The Deanship of Admission and Registration of King Khalid University (KKU) is announcing the External Change Period for the first semester of the academic year 1436/1437 AH, which will start - God Willing - through KKU portal, on Monday 11/10/1436 AH, and will end on Wednesday 20/10/1436 AH. Note that: the external change will be electronic and there will be no need of bringing any document or paper to the deanship. As such, the student does not have to come to the deanship. The means of communication with the student is either through the mobile phone or the Deanship website.

Mechanism of External Change:

• The student must apply for the change request on the Deanship website (Academia) through the following link http://registration.kku.edu.sa/kku/init
• Then, the student fills the data entry as required and described in the website.
• The student must upload the required documents in PDF format and then save the request.
• The student must follow-up the request electronically through the Deanship website in order to know if his / her request is approved or not.

The required Documents:

• A certified change form from student's first Admission and Registration Deanship.
• Academic record (original and certified copy).
• A copy of the secondary school certificate.
• A copy of the personal identity or family card for female students only.

General Conditions for External Change :

1. The student must be a Saudi, or from a Saudi Mother, and is registered in Saudi governmental University.
2. The student must finish the preparation year (if there is) and choose a specialization.
3. All the requests will be treated according to the capacity of the specialization or department. The differentiation between students is according to their GPA.
4. The student must finish more than two semesters and less than four semesters in his or her current place.
5. The total commitment to the time and the place of the change period in the University and follow-up the request.
6. The student must pass any test that the college or department requires (if there is)
7. Total commitment to the minimum rate of external change which requires not less than the lowest rate for the Internal Change.
8. The admission will depend on the availability of vacancy in each department.
9. The student who wishes to move to King Khalid University should fulfill the minimum requirement in the schedule below:

N.O. College / Department The Required GPA Out of 5 Out of 4 1 Medical and Health Colleges and Departments 4,25 3,40 2 Engineering and Computer Colleges and Departments 4,00 3,20 3 Other Colleges and Departments (Bachelor Degree) 3,50 2,80 4 Diploma Degree (Community Colleges) 3,00 2.4

Note: If you have any questions, please call the following numbers:

male students / 0172417761 - female students / 0172414795

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Second: Internal Change (male/female students):

The Deanship of Admission and Registration of King Khalid University (KKU) is announcing the Internal Change Period for the first semester of the academic year 1436/1437 AH, which will take place - God Willing - through the KKU portal, on Sunday 01/11/1436 AH, and will last on Wednesday 04/11/1436 AH.

Mechanism of Internal Change:

The student must request for the change by applying through Internal Request service on the Deanship Website during the period mentioned above. The student must follow-up the request through KKU portal.

The change includes the following:

- Changing the type of study, and this includes the following:

Changing from regular to affiliation or vice versa for theoretical specializations (female students). The female student has to request for the change by applying through e-portal. Note that the required GPA to change from affiliate to regular is 3 to 5, and the female student should finish more than two semesters.

- Change of degree; and this includes the following:

• Changing from diploma to BA or vice versa. Changing from diploma to BA requires that male students should finish four semesters and get 4 to 5 GPA in all theoretical specializations.
• On the other hand, changing from BA to diploma, the (male / female) students has to request for the change by applying through the e-portal without any conditions.

- Change of specialization.

Changing of specialization from one BA to another BA specialization or from Diploma to other diploma specialization. All the applications will be treated according to the capacity of the college and students' GPA.

General Conditions for Internal Change :

• Changing is only once between colleges and twice between college's departments.
• All the applications will be treated according to the capacity of the college and students' GPA.
• The student must finish more than two semesters and less than four semesters in his or her current place.
• The total adherence to the time and the place of the change system in the University and follow up the request.
• The student must pass any test that the college or department requires (if there is).
• For internal change from scientific specializations to medical and health colleges, the percentage of admission - God willing - will be as follows:
  1. For the colleges of Medicine, surgery and dentistry, the admission to them will not exceed 10%.
  2. For the college of Pharmacy, the admission will exceed 15%.
  3. For the college of Applied medical sciences, the admission will be 20%.
  4. The admission will depend on the availability of vacancy in each department.

The Deanship of Registration and Admission will announce any updates about External and Internal Change, and wishes success for everyone.

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