BRIDGING
PROGRAMME RULES AND REGULATIONS
1.0 Identification
1.1. These
rules shall be known as Bridging Programme Rules and Regulations. This shall be
read together with Student Academic Performance Evaluation Rules (SAPER),
Schedule I (Administrative Order on the Conduct of Examination) and Schedule II
(Standing Order against Cheating in Examination).
1.2.
A bridging student shall considered as a
Pre-Sessional student if has level of English is four (4) or below. This
student shall be subjected to the Pre-Sessional academic policy.
1.3. A bridging student who was placed in level five (5) or above in
the English Placement Test or its equivalent shall be subjected to the Bridging
academic policy.
2.0 Application
These rules and regulations shall
apply to all bridging students.
3.0 Date of Implementation
These rules and regulations shall
come into upon approval of the University Senate.
4.0 Definition
4.1 Bridging
Programme refers to a programme conducted by
the
University for students with certificates that are not
equivalent
to ‘A’ level but higher than O Level.
5.0 Certificates for Bridging Programme
5.1 Qualified students with certificates from
the following countries will be required to follow the bridging programme.
Table 1 :
|
NO.
|
COUNTRY
|
SCHOOLING YEARS
|
QUALIFICATIONS/NAME OF HSC
|
1.
|
Afghanistan
|
12 Years
|
Baccalauria/Baccalaureate
Cert
|
2.
|
Albania
|
12 Years
|
Certificate of Maturity/ Sec Sch
Leaving Cert
|
3.
|
Algeria
|
12 Years
|
Baccalaureat de l’Enseignement Secondaire
|
4.
|
Argentina
|
12 Years
|
Titulo de Bachillerato
|
5.
|
Armenia
|
12 Years
|
Certificate of Completed Secondary
Education (Mijnakarg Yndhanur Krtoutian Attestat)
|
6.
|
Bahrain
|
12 Years
|
Secondary Sch Leaving
Cert/Tawjahiya
|
7.
|
Bangladesh
|
12 Years
|
-Higher Secondary School Cert
(HSC)/ Intermediate Cert
-Alim from Bangladesh Madrasah
Education Board
|
8.
|
Belarus
|
12 Years
|
Certificate of General Secondary
Education
|
9.
|
Botswana
|
12 Years
|
Cambridge Overseas Sch Cert
|
10.
|
Bulgaria
|
12 Years
|
Sec Sch Leaving Qualifications
(Diploma of Completed Secondary Education/Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie)
|
11.
|
Cambodia
|
12 Years
|
The Diploma of Upper Secondary
Education/ Baccalaureat
|
12.
|
China
|
12 Years
|
Senior High Sch Diploma/ Chinese
Uni Entrance Exams
|
13.
|
D R Congo, the
|
12 Years
|
Diplome d’Etat d’Etudes
Secondaires du Cycle Long
|
14.
|
Egypt
|
12 Years
|
General Secondary School
Certificate
|
15.
|
El Salvador
|
12 Years
|
Bachiller/Bachillerato (academic)
|
16.
|
Eritrea
|
11 Years
|
Eritrean Sch Education Certificate
Examination (ESECE)
|
17.
|
Ethiopia
|
12 Years
|
Ethiopian Sch Leaving Cert
Examination (ESLCE)
|
18.
|
Gambia, the
|
12 Years
|
Sen Sec Sch Leaving Cert from WAEC
|
19.
|
Ghana
|
12 Years
|
Sen Sec Sch Cert Examination
(SSSCE)
|
20.
|
Haiti
|
12 Years
|
Baccalaureat II
|
21.
|
Indonesia
|
12 Years
|
STTB SMA
|
22.
|
Iraq
|
12 Years
|
Certificate of Preparatory
Education/Six Form Baccalaureat
|
23.
|
Japan
|
12 Years
|
Unified First Stage Exam.
|
24.
|
Jordan
|
12 Years
|
Cert of General Sec Education
|
25.
|
Kenya
|
12 Years
|
Kenya Cert of Sec Education
|
26.
|
Kuwait
|
12 Years
|
Shahadat-al-thanawia-al-a’ama
(General Sec Sch Cert)
|
27.
|
Lebanon
|
12 Years
|
Baccalaureat General
|
28.
|
Lesotho
|
12 Years
|
Cambridge Overseas Sch Cert
|
29.
|
Liberia
|
12 Years
|
Senior High Sch Cert
|
30.
|
Libya
|
12 Years
|
Sec Education Cert
|
31.
|
Lithuania
|
12 Years
|
Sec Sch Maturity Cert/
Brandos Atestatas (Cert of Maturity) (from a Gymnasium or Sec Sch)
|
32.
|
Malawi
|
12 Years
|
Malawi Sch Cert of Education
(MSCE)
|
33.
|
Mali
|
12 Years
|
Baccalaureat
|
34.
|
Mauritania
|
12 Years
|
Diplome de Bachelier de
l’Enseignement du Second Degre (Baccalaureat)
|
35.
|
Morocco
|
12 Years
|
Diplome du Baccalaureat
|
36.
|
Mozambique
|
12 Years
|
Certificado
de Habilitacoes Literarias (Sec Sch Leaving Cert)
|
37.
|
Namibia
|
12 Years
|
HIGCSE (Higher Intern. Gen. Cert
of Sec Educ)
|
38.
|
Nepal
|
12 Years
|
Higher Secondary School
Certificate
|
39.
|
Nigeria
|
12 Years
|
-West African Examination Council
(WAEC)
|
40.
|
Oman
|
12 Years
|
General Sec School Leaving
Certificate
|
41.
|
Pakistan
|
12 Years
|
Higher Secondary School
Certificate
|
42.
|
Palestine
|
12 Years
|
General Secondary Certificate
|
43.
|
Papua New Guinea
|
12 Years
|
Higher Sch Cert-Grade 12 only. If
grade 10, must study for a foundation year.
|
44.
|
Qatar
|
12 Years
|
General Secondary Certificate
|
45.
|
Saudi Arabia
|
12 Years
|
General Secondary Certificate
|
46.
|
Solomon Islands, the
|
12 Years
|
Pacific Senior Sec Cert
|
47.
|
Somalia
|
12 Years
|
Secondary Sch Leaving Cert
|
48.
|
Sudan
|
11 Years
|
Sudan Sch Cert (formerly called
the Sec Sch Cert or Higher Sec Sch Cert)
|
49.
|
Syria
|
12 Years
|
-Gen Sec Cert (Shahada
al-Thanawiyya al-cAmma/ baccalaureat)
-Religious Sec Cert (al-shahada al-Thanawiyya
al-cThanawiyya al sharciyya)
|
50.
|
Taiwan
|
12 Years
|
Senior High Sch Leaving Cert
|
51.
|
Thailand
|
12 Years
|
Maw 6
|
52.
|
Turkey
|
12 Years
|
Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High
Sch Diploma)
|
53.
|
Ukraine
|
12 Years
|
Ateastat pro Povnu Zagal’nu
Sersdniu Osvitu (Cert of complete general Secondary education)
|
54.
|
United Arab Emirates, the
|
12 Years
|
General Secondary School
Certificate/ Tawjihiyya
|
55.
|
Vietnam
|
12 Years
|
Sec Sch Graduation
|
56.
|
West Bank and Gaza, the
|
12 Years
|
Tawjihi (General Sec Educ Cert)
|
57.
|
Yemen
|
12 Years
|
Al Thanawiya (general Sec Educ
cert)
|
58.
|
Zambia
|
12 Years
|
Zambia Sch Cert
|
6.0 Language Proficiency Test Requirements
6.1 All Direct Intake students are to be given
language proficiency tests in English and Arabic
6.2
English Proficiency Test (EPT)”refers to the test
administered by the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic
Development (CELPAD) of the university to determine the English proficiency of
a student.
6.3
“Arabic Placement Test (APT)” refers to the test
administered by the Centre for Languages and Pre-University Academic
Development (CELPAD) of the university to determine the Arabic proficiency of a
student.
7.0 Short semester for Bridging Programme
7.1 Students who receive financial assistance
from the university are required to register in the short semester.
7.2
Students who receive financial
assistance from the university must apply for leave of absence from CELPAD if
they opt not to register in the short semester.
8.0 Change of Kulliyyah Intended Programme
8.1 Students
who meet the minimum requirements of the intended programme are allowed to
apply for:
8.1.1
Change of offer :
i. Before enrollment OR
ii. Within a week after
enrollment
8.1.2
Change of Bridging Programme (after
first sem/ block 2[medical and dental student]).
8.2
Students who do not meet the minimum
entry requirement of the intended bridging programme may apply for change of
programme after completing one semester of bridging courses provided they
fulfill the CGPA requirement of the kulliyyah concerned and upon completing
level 4 of the English courses (Refer to Table 2).
Table 1: Minimum CGPA for
Change of Programme
NO
|
CURRENT KULL
|
KULLIYYAH APPLIED FOR
|
|||||||||||
LLB
|
ENM
|
ICT*
|
IRKHS
|
ENGIN*
|
KOS*
|
AED*
|
MEDIC*
|
PHARM*
|
AHS
|
DENT
|
NUR
|
||
1.
|
AIKOL
|
-
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
Not
Allowed
|
Not Allowed
|
Not
Allowed
|
Not
Allowed
|
3.0
|
2.
|
ENM
|
3.0
|
-
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
3.0
|
||||
3.
|
ICT
|
3.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
||||
4.
|
IRKHS
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
3.0
|
-
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
3.0
|
||||
5.
|
ENGIN
|
3.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
-
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
||||
6.
|
SCIENCE
|
3.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
-
|
2.5
|
3.5
|
2.5
|
|||
7.
|
AED
|
3.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
Not Allowed
|
2.5
|
|||
8.
|
MEDIC
|
-
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|
9.
|
PHARM
|
3.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
-
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
|
10.
|
NURS
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
|
11.
|
DENTISTRY
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
2.5
|
|
12.
|
AHS
|
3.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
-
|
2.5
|
2.0
|
|
8.3 Applicants who fulfill the stipulated
conditions will be placed on the provisional status in which they are required
to do both the intended courses and the courses of the current programme.
8.4 In the event that the students take the
bridging courses of the intended programme and then achieve the required CGPA,
they are exempted from completing their current/original programme.
8.5 Only students who fulfilled the minimum CGPA
requirement for enrollment into the respective kulliyyah will be accepted into
the new programme (Refer to Table 3).
8.6 The minimum CGPA requirement is calculated
based on their performance in English proficiency courses and the bridging
courses of the intended programme.
8.7 Students
are allowed a change of programme once.
8.8 Membership
of Change of Programme Committee
Chairman: Dean ANR
Members: Deputy Dean
Academic Affairs (current & intended programmes)
9.0 Qualifying Test (QT)
9.1 Upon completing Level 4 of English
proficiency course, students may attempt the QT for each course under the
intended bridging programme except Graphic Communication and Introduction to Built
Environment.
9.2
Students shall be exempted from the
corresponding bridging courses if they achieve a grade point that is not lower
than the entry requirements of the respective kulliyyah (Refer table 3).
9.3
There will be one QT in a semester.
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