By the tiswa editorial team, from the official sources listed at the end of this guide. How we write our guides
A first-year student at a Buraydah college has passed 12 hours and wants another major. He asks a classmate what GPA is needed and gets a number. The trouble is that the number applies to students who passed 15 hours or more, and the rule for those with fewer is quite different. The student is an example, but he shows that the first thing to know at Qassim is which group you belong to, and only then read the condition.
What does internal transfer mean at Qassim University?
At Qassim internal transfer covers three things: changing major inside a college, changing major between colleges, and changing campus. The Student Services section of the Deanship of Admission and Registration handles it.2 It is separate from external transfer, where students from other universities apply through the guest portal in their own period. For that comparison see transferring between universities.
How do you apply for internal transfer at Qassim University?
The controls say the student applies from the personal page, then the Requests section, then the request to change major or campus, during the period the academic calendar sets for change requests.1 After you send it, the status shows on the personal page under following requests, or arrives at your official university email. If an error message appears, contact the Deanship of Information Technology to fix your page.
- Open your personal page
Sign in, choose the Requests section and look for the request to change major or change campus.
- Check the period in the academic calendar
A request outside the announced period is not accepted, so confirm it before preparing anything.
- Work out your group by hours
Have you passed 15 hours or more? If so your cumulative GPA is the basis; if not, the equivalent or weighted percentage.
- Read the target major’s condition
Some majors have an entry floor for the ranking, covered next.
- Send the request and follow it
Track it under following requests, and open your university email from time to time.
What is the ranking based on?
Ranking goes by available seats. The basis is your cumulative GPA if you passed 15 hours or more on your academic record. If you passed fewer, or have no cumulative GPA, ranking uses the equivalent percentage for male students or the weighted percentage for female students.1 Requests are handled by the last cumulative GPA before the application period, so the GPA of a semester still in progress does not count if it is not yet posted.
It helps to know where the equivalent percentage comes from: it converts your school-leaving score, aptitude and achievement results into one comparable basis. A student with 12 hours is compared on the same scale as others, not on the GPA of a single semester that says little. To work out your GPA exactly use GPA calculation.
Do some majors set a minimum to enter the ranking?
Yes. The controls we read set the entry floor at 4.00 out of 5 for Sharia and Regulations and 3.75 out of 5 for Islamic Studies, and when ranking uses the equivalent or weighted percentage it must be at least 80 for Sharia and Regulations and 75 for Islamic Studies.1 These are examples from those controls, and the numbers change between semesters, so read the current version on the university’s site.
| Case | What the controls say |
|---|---|
| A full Quran memoriser with mastery | Accepted into Islamic Studies or Qira’at without regard to GPA or percentage |
| Islamic Studies at the college’s branch campuses | Transfer allowed only to the main campus |
| External-scholarship students and Quran memorisers | Apply through a separate link the university sets, not the ordinary request page |
| Passed 15 hours or more | Ranked by cumulative GPA |
| Fewer than 15 hours or no GPA | Ranked by equivalent or weighted percentage |
Is changing campus the same as changing major?
It sits on the same page but it is a different request. Changing campus means staying in the same major while moving between the university’s campuses, such as Buraydah, Unaizah or Ar Rass. Some majors are not offered at every campus and may be suspended for a particular semester; the controls noted that one men’s major was unavailable at the Ar Rass and Unaizah campuses in the semester we read about.1 So ask whether your major runs on the campus you want before you build a decision on it.
If you are thinking of a change because your semester is going badly, first read semester withdrawal and add and drop to see whether a lighter fix will do. To choose a new major knowingly, use how to choose a major.
