Jazan University admission requirements, majors

What are the key facts about Jazan University?

The key facts about Jazan University in one table, from the Ministry of Education list¹ and the university's official pages²; each one is detailed in the sections below.

What colleges and majors does Jazan University offer?

Jazan University spreads 43 bachelor's programmes over 12 colleges². The largest is the College of Nursing and Health Sciences with 10, and the smallest is the College of Pharmacy with 1.

32 of these majors have a full tiswa guide on the courses and the job market, linked in the last column. The names are copied as Jazan University writes them on its own page².

What are the admission requirements at Jazan University?

Jazan University is a public university with 43 bachelor programmes across its main colleges and the university colleges in Farasan, Al-Darb and Al-Dair, from medicine and engineering to business, Sharia and law. You apply through Qabool, and the minimum is a weighted score of 70 for a bachelor. Here are the majors by college, the admission rules as the admission guide writes them, the scores needed and the special admission routes.

Jazan University publishes the following admission rules², which we carry over as the official page states them:

• You apply only through the national unified admission platform (Qabool).
• Admission is for Saudi nationals, children of a Saudi mother, and a non-Saudi mother of Saudi children.
• You need a secondary certificate or its equivalent; a certificate from outside the Kingdom needs an equivalency from the Ministry of Education committee.
• You sit the National Center for Assessment tests, valid for no more than five years.
• For the health track and health majors, your secondary certificate must be no more than three years old and you must be no older than 30.
• A student dismissed from Jazan or any other university for academic or disciplinary reasons is not accepted.
• You cannot be enrolled in another degree here or elsewhere, or already be a university graduate.
• If you withdrew or dropped out, two academic years or more must pass before you apply again.
• Some majors require a test or a personal interview, and medical fitness.
• Applicants who meet every condition are ranked by their secondary grade, the national tests and the criteria of the university council; you are responsible for the accuracy of your data.
• Theoretical majors use a weighted score of 50% secondary grade and 50% Qudrat; health and science majors use a qualifying score of 30% secondary grade, 30% Qudrat and 40% Tahsili.
• The minimum to apply is a weighted score of 70 for a bachelor and 65 for a diploma, except majors with their own conditions.

What do you study in each Jazan University programme?

From each programme page on the Jazan University site we carried over the description, the length, the way it is taught and the careers the university lists:

Medicine and Surgery: You do not apply straight to medicine at Jazan University but to the health colleges track in Jazan. After passing the track, your result qualifies you for one of the colleges of medicine, pharmacy, nursing and health sciences, or dentistry. The track takes natural-sciences, general, health and life, and computer science and engineering secondary graduates, with Qudrat and Tahsili.²

Careers the university lists: Hospitals, Pharmacies, Medical laboratories.

Mechanical Engineering: The engineering majors start with the general engineering track in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, then split into mechanical, industrial, electrical, architectural, chemical and civil engineering.²

Careers the university lists: Manufacturing and energy, Contracting, Engineering consultancies.

What score does each Jazan University college need?

The admission guide sets a minimum for each track: 80 for the health track and the health majors in the university colleges, 75 for the computing majors in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, 78 for the College of Business and 70 for the College of Sharia and Law, for male and female students.²

Does Jazan University have special admission routes?

Yes, five routes: sports talent with an approved achievement file, an interview and a medical check; winners of international science awards, in the track of their award; recent graduates on social security, placed in the nearest major within one point and a seat share of no more than 5%; families of martyrs and those treated alike; and students with disabilities registered with special education.²

Where are the university colleges and what do they teach?

The university colleges in Farasan, Al-Darb and Al-Dair offer bachelor degrees in English and nursing in those governorates, so you can study close to home instead of moving to Jazan.²

Which diplomas does Jazan University offer?

The Applied College in Jazan and its branches in Samtah and Al-Aridah offer diplomas such as cybersecurity, multimedia and web technology, risk management and insurance, interior design, culinary arts and human resources. The College of Industrial Applications in Baish offers chemical engineering technology, mechanical maintenance engineering technology and electrical power engineering technology. The diploma minimum is 65.²

If you are aiming for a health major, mind the three-years-after-secondary and age-30 conditions, and prepare for Tahsili since it carries 40% of your score. If you live in Farasan, Al-Darb or Al-Dair, the university college there may save you the move.

Where else can you study the Jazan University majors?

If Jazan University does not admit you, the same majors appear at other universities on our list:

• Medicine: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IAU (Dammam), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), REU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Dentistry: IAU (Dammam), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), REU (Riyadh), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah) and UQU (Makkah)
• Pharmacy: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), IAU (Dammam), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), REU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Nursing: AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IAU (Dammam), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), REU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Physical therapy: Jouf University (Sakaka), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Public health: University of Bisha (Bisha), IAU (Dammam), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Radiology: UJ (Jeddah), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif) and UOH (Hail)
• Medical laboratory sciences: University of Bisha (Bisha), Jouf University (Sakaka), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Respiratory therapy: AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), KSU (Riyadh), PNU (Riyadh), Taibah University (Madinah) and UQU (Makkah)
• Clinical nutrition: University of Bisha (Bisha), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KSU (Riyadh), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Emergency medical services: AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), KSU (Riyadh) and UQU (Makkah)
• Mechanical engineering: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Industrial engineering: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), KAU (Jeddah), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), PNU (Riyadh), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• Electrical engineering: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah) and UQU (Makkah)
• Architecture: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IAU (Dammam), IMSIU (Riyadh), KAU (Jeddah), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), QU (Buraidah), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UOH (Hail), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• Chemical engineering: IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin) and UOH (Hail)
• Civil engineering: University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah) and UQU (Makkah)
• Computer science: AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), AOU (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah) and UQU (Makkah)
• Information technology: AOU (Riyadh), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), KAU (Jeddah), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk) and Taif University (Taif)
• Mathematics: University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Data science: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Taibah University (Madinah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Chemistry: University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KAUST (Thuwal), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Physics: University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Business administration: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IAU (Dammam), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• Marketing: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AOU (Riyadh), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• Finance: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• Accounting: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), AOU (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Sulaiman Alrajhi University (Al-Bukayriyah), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UPM (Madinah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• Information systems: AlMaarefa University (Riyadh), AOU (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KFUPM (Dhahran), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• Tourism and hospitality: University of Bisha (Bisha), UJ (Jeddah), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), PNU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), Taibah University (Madinah), UBT (Jeddah), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Sharia: University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)
• Law: Alfaisal University (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), Dar Al-Hekma University (Jeddah), Islamic University of Madinah (Madinah), UJ (Jeddah), Jouf University (Sakaka), KAU (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PMU (Khobar), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), SEU (Riyadh), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UBT (Jeddah), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), Mustaqbal University (Buraidah), UQU (Makkah) and Al Yamamah University (Riyadh)
• English language: AOU (Riyadh), University of Bisha (Bisha), IMSIU (Riyadh), UJ (Jeddah), KFU (Al-Ahsa), KKU (Abha), KSU (Riyadh), Majmaah University (Majmaah), Najran University (Najran), PNU (Riyadh), QU (Buraidah), Shaqra University (Shaqra), UT (Tabuk), Taibah University (Madinah), Taif University (Taif), UHB (Hafar Al-Batin), UOH (Hail) and UQU (Makkah)

Where does the Jazan University information on this page come from?

Every figure and name on this page was copied by hand from official pages. These are the sources we used,:

• jazanu.edu.sa

Before you apply, read the unified admission guide and the university transfer guide.