Visiting Student

The definition of a visitor student is one who has studied like courses at the University to which he/she belongs, or in another branch of the University to which he/she belongs without transfer, and the courses which he/she studied are equal in accordance with the following controls:

For a King Faisal University student who wishes to be a visitor student at another university:

That the student should have an academic record of at least two semesters at the College which he/she joined before his/her request of study as a student visitor at another University.
Prior approval must be obtained from the College of the student to allow him/her to study as a student visitor. When determining courses that will be studied, the College has the right to determine the specific cumulative rate equal to the course being applied for. The student is sent to study in the other university with an official letter from the Deanship of Admission and Registration of KFU.
Grades of the courses that have been studied as a visitor student are not included within the cumulative average of the student.
Study should be at an accredited college or university.
The course that the student is studying outside the University should be at least equivalent in terms of words required for assessment and not less in credit hours than one of the courses contained in the graduation requirements.
Subject to paragraph (d) of the item on transfer from outside the University, the maximum sum of credit hours that can be calculated from outside the University is 20 per cent of the total units to graduate from King Faisal University.
The student must provide the Deanship of Admission and Registration with his/her results obtained within two weeks of the start of the study in the first semester following the period of his/her visit, and if the results are not provided, he/she is considered cut off from those semesters (except for summer sessions).