Admission of Transfer Students

Transfer Policy for Non-UST Students Seeking Enrollment in the UST School of Computational Sciences and Artificial Intelligence (CSAI):

Undergraduates who are applying for admission to UST and have completed courses at a nationally or internationally accredited college or university other than UST may request an evaluation for the transfer of credit hours. External non-UST courses may be considered for transfer credit if all criteria for assessment are met. Transferred courses can be used to satisfy UST university requirements, CSAI school requirements, and program requirements (major and concentration requirements). The external courses must first be officially accepted into the university through the Registrar's Office. After the external courses have been approved and deemed transferable by the Registrar's Office, the programs determine if each of the approved transferable courses can be used to satisfy a university/school/program requirement based on a comparison between the complete non-UST course syllabus to be transferred and the UST course syllabus. In all cases, a maximum of 33 credit hours of the approved transferable courses may be accepted for transfer.

  • All requests for transfer credit and official transcripts should be submitted no later than six weeks before the start of the semester to be enrolled.
  • To be considered a transfer student, an applicant must be in good academic standing at the previously enrolled institution. The applicant must have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (cGPA) of at least 3.00 or a minimum accumulative general grade of Very Good to be considered for application.
  • The certificate for secondary school completion will be considered a main factor in the admission process and the applicant must meet the minimum high school requirement announced at the time the applicant has completed secondary school.
  • The student should pass the interview.
  • The external courses to be transferred have been completed at a nationally accredited institution in Egypt or at an officially recognized institution in a foreign country (recognized by SCU or ABET accredited).
  • The external courses to be transferred are substantially similar to CSAI courses and no more than five years have passed since the courses were completed.
  • The final grade for each potential transfer course should not be less than a 'B' grade or ”Very Good” as assigned by the institution from which the student is being transferred.
  • Partial course transfer is not accepted; only full transfer satisfying the criteria set in this section is allowed.
  • The university or college offering the courses allows these courses to be used for credit towards its own undergraduate degree.
  • For work done elsewhere, no more than 33 semester credit hours may be counted toward a bachelor's degree at CSAI.
  • Transcripts from the nationally or internationally accredited institution must be sent directly to CSAI. CSAI cannot accept transcripts directly from the student. The transcript should clearly indicate all of the following information for each course:

a. Course code or number

b. Course title and description

c. Final grade earned

d. Course credits earned

e. Course Syllabus

  • After the Program Director's evaluation, a credit transfer committee within the program should be formed to evaluate the transferable courses. Recommendations of the committee are to be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs.
  • A university committee chaired by the Dean of Academic Affairs makes the final decision regarding the recommended transfer credits.

 

 

Transfer Policy for Non-UST Students Seeking Enrollment in UST Science & Engineering Programs:

  • To be considered as a transfer student, an applicant must be in a good academic standing at the previously enrolled institution. The applicant must have a minimum GPA 3.00 or an accumulative general grade Very Good to be considered for application.
  • The certificate for secondary school completion will be considered as the main factor in the admission's process and the applicant must meet the minimum high school requirement for the application.
  • The student should pass UST admission exam, English exam and the interview.
  • The coursework is completed at a nationally accredited institution in Egypt or at an officially recognized institution in a foreign country (recognized by SCU or ABET accredited for Engineering Majors/ accredited international institutes for Science Majors).
  • The coursework is substantially similar to UST courses and no more than five years should pass upon the course delivery.
  • The final grade posted for each potential transfer course is a 'B' grade (or better).
  • A partial transfer isn’t accepted, the coursework does not duplicate, overlap, or regress previous work.
  • The university or college offering the courses allows these courses to be used for credit towards its own undergraduate degree.
  • For work done elsewhere, No more than 28 hours of semester credit for science programs and 36 hours of semester credit for engineering programs may be counted toward a bachelor's degree at UST.
  • Transcripts from nationally or internationally accredited institution must be sent directly to UST. UST cannot accept transcripts directly from the student. The transcript should clearly indicate all of the following information for each course:

 

After the program director evaluation, a credit transfer committee within the program should be held to evaluate the transferred course. Recommendations of the committee to be reported to the dean of academic affairs.

  • A university committee chaired by the dean of academic affairs should finally approve the recommended transferred courses.

Note

  • The certificate for secondary school completion will be considered as a main factor in the admission process.

 

For Any Inquiry,

 

  • Please send an email to admission@zewailcity.edu.eg
  • Or visit the Office of Admission and Registration in Zewail City of Science and Technology, Dr. Ahmed Zewail Road, October Gardens, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt. One Stop shop - ground floor, Room No: G004 in any day from 10 AM to 2 PM except Friday, Saturday and the official vacations.