Service Directory

Academic Programs Transfer Request

This service is provided to students who wish to transfer between the academic programs within the university (that is, to transfer from one program to another within the college or from one college to another).

Service Conditions

Conditions for Transferring between Undergraduate Programs

The student shall submit an application to the Deanship, including all the required data supported by the required documents, and shall pay the transfer fee, if any.
The program to be transferred to has vacant seats.
The student shall pass the interview requested by the department of the program to be transferred to, if applicable.
The transfer shall be within the maximum number of students determined by the academic department depending on its capacity. If the number of applicants exceeds this limit, the preference shall be first according to the GPA and then the credit hours passed.
The student has not previously transferred from one academic program to another twice, including transferring to and from the College of Applied Studies program. The student shall neither be allowed to return to his first major transferred from, nor to return from a diploma program after transferring to it to a bachelor’s program or vice versa.
The student has not been dismissed from the University.
The student has passed (3) courses or (9) credit hours as a minimum, and has not exceeded (66) hours as a maximum.
The student’s secondary school certificate qualifies him for admission to the academic program he desires to transfer to.

Conditions for Transferring from the College of Applied Studies to Undergraduate Programs

The program to be transferred to has vacant seats.
The student shall not be allowed to return to the Associate Diploma Program after transferring from it to the bachelor’s degree.
The student may not transfer during the entire period of study at the University more than twice.
The equivalency of the courses the student has previously studied shall be considered in accordance with the regulations of the College to be transferred to.
(C) Passing the Associate Diploma Program with a GPA of no less than (2.33) out of (4.00).
(B) Passing two semesters with a GPA of no less than (2.5), and (24) credit hours.
(A) Passing the first semester of the Associate Diploma Program with a GPA of no less than (3.0), and passing (12) credit hours.
At the end of the semester in which the transfer application was submitted, the applicant must meet one of the following conditions:
The student shall pass the interview requested by the department of the program to be transferred to, if applicable.
The student’s secondary school certificate qualifies him for admission to the academic program he desires to transfer to.

Required Attachments

For in-person applications, the student’s university identity card for applications through SIS, no documents are required

Note:

For applications through SIS, no documents are required

Legal Regulations

Article (34) of the system of study and examinations at the University of Bahrain No. (34-2022)

Fees

10 BD : Application fees from one college to another

Note

There is no application fee for transferring from one program to another within the college

Process Time

1 Working Day

Service Provider

University of Bahrain

Service Processes

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Log in the student information system website (sis.uob.edu.bh) using the student’s university number the password.
Click on (Menu), choose (My Requests), then choose (Transfer), and after that choose the appropriate transfer type from the options below
Specify the college to be transferred to.
Specify the major to be transferred to.
State the reason for the transfer.
Click on (Save) to save the application in case of transfer within the College, and click on (Pay To Add Request) to pay the fees and save the application in case of transfer from one College to another or from Diploma to BSC.

Options:

College to College Transfer (application fee BD 10)
Internal Transfer
Transfer from Associate Diploma programs at the College of Applied Studies to BSC (Diploma / To BSC Transfer) (application fee BD 10) for registered students fulfilling the requirement of passing the first or second semester.

Note:

Students transferring from Associate Diploma programs at the College of Applied Studies to a bachelor’s degree, who fulfill the first and second conditions only, can specify more than one option (maximum 10 options) according to vacancies and available seats.

Students graduating from the College of Applied Studies diploma who fulfill the transfer condition (2.33 to 4.00)

Choose the (UOB Admission Requests) link.
Then choose (Apply for Undergraduate Programs - College of Applied Studies Graduates).
Please review and approve the instructions to complete the application.
Insert the required personal data.
Choose and specify the program to be applied for; the available programs will appear according to transfer vacancies that are compatible with the secondary school track from which the student graduated.
Insert the contact details (e-mail - mobile phone - address).
Please click on the (Verification Code). An email will be sent to the email address included in the application. Please insert the code in the designated field.
Click on (Submit).
Pay the fees 10 BD, non-refundable
In case you have any inquiries or face any problems, please contact the Student Service Center by phone, WhatsApp Chat, or Smart Chat (Chatbot) on 16633366 or e-mail studentcc@uob.edu.bh.