Undergraduate Admissions

Undergraduate Admissions

Jeddah International College offers a range of academic programs approved

by the Ministry of Education, and admission to them is carried out according to the specified regulations

ADMISSION PROCEDURES
  1. Complete the online application on the college website.
  2. Pay a non-refundable application fee of SR 1200 at the Accounting Department.
  3. Submit the required documents to the Admission and Registration Department.
  4. Sit for the English placement test.
  5. Sit for the Math placement test (for the majors of Industrial Engineering, Information Technology and Computer Science).
  6. Receive the admission results.
  7. Receive the user name and password for the portal and the college email.
  8. Visit the academic advisor to select the courses.
  9. Pay the tuition fees and register the courses through the portal.
  10. Start attending the classes.
  11. Attend the orientation program.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
  1. The student must have obtained at least 65% in the high school certificate or its equivalent (for the majors of Business and Design), and 70% in the high school certificate (science track) or its equivalent (for the majors of Engineering, Information Technology, and Computer Science).
  2. The Certificate Equivalency Letter from the Ministry of Education must be provided in case the student obtained a high school certificate from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  3. The student must not be registered in another university or college.
  4. The student must pass the English placement test and any other tests determined by the college as one of the admission requirements.
  5. The student must be medically fit according to a medical report submitted by a recognised hospital.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

Students who graduated from international schools, as well as students who obtained a score of 35 on the TOEFL test or a score of 5 on the ILETS test, are exempted from taking the English language placement test.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
  1. The original high school certificate or its equivalent
  2. Two recent personal photos (4×6 size)
  3. A valid national ID card for Saudis, or a valid Iqama for non-Saudis, for validation
RE-ADMISSION
  • The student must apply for readmission after four semesters past the deactivation semester without referring to the previous academic record.
  • The student must meet all the admission requirements announced at the requested semester, and the College Council has the right to make an exception.
  • Students who have received a disciplinary dismissal do not have the right to apply for readmission.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
  • The student must have studied at a college or university recognised by the Ministry of Education.
  • The student must not have been dismissed from the previous college or university for disciplinary reasons.
  • The cumulative grade point average should not be less than 2.00 out of 5.00.
  • The courses in which the student obtained a grade equivalent to 70% or above will be equalised to the equivalent courses offered at Jeddah International Private College.

Scholarships and Discounts *

Siblings discount
The college grants male and female students a sibling discount for non-beneficiaries of a scholarship or other discounts, as follows:
  • The main brother or sister not included in the “sibling” discount (can benefit from other scholarships/discounts).
  • The first brother/sister receives 5% (for non-beneficiaries of other scholarships/discounts).
  • The second brother/sister receives 10% (for non-beneficiaries of scholarships/discounts).
Awarding Outstanding High School Graduates
Awarding scholarships/discounts to “outstanding” high school graduates with a score above 85% who are not recipients of any other scholarship or discounts for a period of one semester, and with the approval of the senior management
  • A high school GPA of 100%: The scholarship/discount percentage is 50% for (4) scholarships annually
  • A high school GPA between 98% and 99.99%: The scholarship/discount percentage is 25% for (4) scholarships annually
  • A high school GPA between 95% and 97.99%: The scholarship/discount percentage is 15%
  • A high school GPA between 90% and 94.99%: The scholarship/discount is10%
  • A high school GPA between 85% and 89.99%: The scholarship/discount is 5%
Awarding "Academic Excellence" for regular students in the college who excel academically
Granting “Academic Excellence” for outstanding students in the college’s bachelor’s programs (starting from the first semester of 2023-2024), provided that the discount is for one semester, as follows:
  • Semester GPA from7 to 4.79:Scholarship/discount rate 15%
  • Semester GPA from 8 to 4.89:Scholarship/discount rate 20%
  • Semester GPA Higher than 4.9: Scholarship/discount rate 25%
* Terms and conditions apply

At Jeddah International College (JIC), we offer you an array of undergraduate and graduate programs to choose from. Our dedicated faculty and staff provide encouragement guidance to enable you to make the right choices.