For admittance in the faculty of dentistry the student should fulfil the following requirements:

High school diploma or equivalent certificates dating no more than two years and obtained from academic institutes within the kingdom of Saudi Arabia or abroad that are recognized by the Saudi Ministry of Education (MoE). Only applicants who have graduated within the past two years are accepted in to the predoctoral program at KAUFD.

Letter of good conduct and behavior from their most recent academic institute.

Successfully pass a written entrance exam and interview (re-sit to this exam are not allowed), excluded from this exam are any students who did not attend on time for the nomination of the College.

Applicants who are employed in either governmental or special sectors must present letters of approval from their respective employing body.

Applicants must be medically fit for the program.

Any additional conditions specified and declared by the university council must be fulfilled by the applicant.

Applicants who are admitted at KAU must complete the “Scientific Track”’ Preparatory/Foundation year, with a minimum grade of 4.5 GPA. Students must obtain at least a B+ score in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology as a start, then the weighted percentage is calculated.

Applicant transferring from another university and applying directly to the Dental Surgery Program at KAUFD and are required to show evidence of completion of pre-requisite course requirements (see table below).

Table: Pre-requisite course requirements for admission into KAUFD

Course Title		Credit Hours
Foundation Year Program “Scientific Track”	English Language I	3
	Computer	3
	Physics	3
	Mathematics	3
	Communication Skills	3
	Statistics	3
	Biology	3
	Chemistry	3
	English Language II	3

1. The student must have studied in college at a university recognized and approved by the Saudi MOHE.
2. Must not have been dismissed/discharged from the original university for disciplinary reasons.
3. Must have a GPA of no less than (3).
4. Must not have any penalties on his/her academic record from the original university.
5. Must not have completed 50% or more of Graduation requirements in original program.
6. Certified transcript from the transferred university are required as evidence of completion of pre-requisite courses.
7. The transfer will be accepted for second year or third year only

King Abdulaziz University gives students the opportunities to transfer between colleges schools based on the criteria of college the student will transfer to after passing two academic semesters in the original college, based on the following conditions:

First: The conditions for transfer between colleges (general).

1. GPA not less than 3 out 5.
2. Transfer between colleges is only allowed for one time.
3. Transfer should meet all the criteria set by the college he/she will transfer to.
4. Did not study more than half time of the graduation requirements.
5. Does not have any penalties on his/her academic record.

Second: The special conditions of the transfer of scientific faculties of the College of Engineering.

1. GPA not less than 3 out 5.
2. Transfer between schools is only allowed for one time.
3. Transfer should meet all the criteria set by the school he/she will transfer to.
4. Did not study more than half time of Graduation requirements.
5. Does not have any penalties on his/her academic record.

Third: Criteria for transfer between health Science College (Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Pharmacy).

Students can be admitted to any health science college.

Fourth: The special conditions to transfer to the College Applied Science.

1. The student can transfer to any health science school.
2. Transfer between schools is allowed once only.
3. Transfer should meet all the criteria set by the school he/she will transfer to.
4. Did not complete more than 50% of Graduation requirements in original program.
5. Does not have any penalties on his/her academic record.
6. Student must have a GPA of no less than (3).

Kinetics of Transfer

Applying for colleges enrolment is done through the electronic services system On-Demand University Service (ODUS) and only at the pre-specified times. In addition, all application must submit a hardcopy of the application and related documents. If student fails to apply via the ODUS system and hand in the material on the pre-specified time, the student will not be accepted.

Upon successfully submitting the application on ODUS each applicant receives an electronic message of confirmation and all future correspondence is performed in that manner until the applicant is accepted into the foundation year upon which KAU students are assigned their official KAU emails as well as the KAU username and password allowing them to access all required information through ODUS and relevant student’s sites.