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10.4 Guidelines for Transfer of Credit Hours –Graduate Programs (MBA and LLM)

1. An admitted transfer student can request the transfer of courses from non-completed undergraduate or graduate programs into UD.
2. The request for credits transfer must cover courses of similar study levels (i.e. undergraduate (UG) to undergraduate, and graduate to graduate).
3. Transferred courses must also be equivalent in contents to UD courses. This needs a match of at least 80% to UD course contents as reflected in the course syllabi.
4. General education courses may be transferred as part of the Humanities and Social Science or Natural and Applied Science requirements, even when such courses are not offered at UD. The transfer is subject to other transfer conditions stated in this policy.
5. The student should have received a minimum grade of “C” or 70% score in UG courses and 80% or “B” in graduate courses.
6. Courses for previous UD students who have been accepted for re-admission after a period of interruption of less than 5 years for undergraduate students or less than 3 years for graduate students, will be considered if previously taken at UD and if they align with the current curriculum. Courses taken outside UD must have a minimum grade of “C” or 70% for undergraduate and “B” or 80% for graduate programs to be considered.
7. If the period of interruption for UD students was longer than 5 years, general UG courses that were taken at UD will be considered. Other non-general courses may be considered if they align with the current curriculum, subject to a challenge exam29 where the student must score at least 65%. If the score is achieved, the courses will be counted with their original grades, otherwise the student must repeat the courses. Graduate courses are not eligible for consideration if they were taken more than 3 years.
8. Courses for non-UD students who have been admitted after a period of study interruption, may be considered if the interruption period was less than 5 years for undergraduate or 3 years for graduate students. Courses taken outside UD must have a minimum grade of "C” or 70% for undergraduate and "B” or 80% for graduate courses.
9. If the period of interruption for non-UD students was more than 5 years for undergraduate or 3 years for graduate students, general UG courses will be considered if their grade was at least “C” or 70%. Other non-general courses may be considered if they align with the current UD curriculum, subject to a challenge exam where the student must score at least 65%. If the score is achieved, the courses will be considered as “Transfer; TC”, otherwise the student must repeat the courses. Graduate courses are not eligible for consideration if they were taken more than 3 years.
10. The maximum number of credit hours a student may transfer must not exceed 50% of the total hours required for graduation in an undergraduate and 25% for graduate programs.
11. Transfer courses must be approved by the Dean based on the recommendations of the Program Director of the respective College.
12. The transfer student will be informed in writing by the Admissions Dept. of the courses eligible for transfer and/or the number of challenge exams, within 2 weeks from submitting the complete documentation, including a recent official transcript and course syllabi for nonUD courses that he/she seeks to transfer for credit.
13. Transfer courses that meet the pre-requisite courses, are entered into the student’s transcript and academic plan with a “Transfer Credits; TC” grade (except for returning UD students; See point 7 above). Transferred courses carry no grade points, and are therefore, not included in computing the student’s CGPA.
14. No credits will be granted twice for similar courses taken at different universities.
15. Transfer courses must be settled during the student’s admission stage. However, a student may appeal to transfer additional courses during the first semester/term of studies. Requests shall not be entertained beyond this period.
16. Any exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Provost based on the recommendations of the Dean of the respective College.
17. To calculate the maximum remaining duration of study, one semester will be counted for every transferred 15 credit hours. For graduate programs, 6 and 9 CH shall be equivalent to one term in the MBA and LLM programs, respectively. (See policies EP 3.1 & EP 3.2 for the maximum allowable duration of study).