Applying to Effat
Graduate Catalogue 2023-2024
Effat University admission criteria Applicants who wish to apply for any graduate program at Effat University need to fill the application form provided electronically on the university website for that particular program, and then send the filled application form in addition to the copies of all the required documents either in person or by fax or email to the Office of Graduate Studies.
VISION The Deanship for Admissions and Registration thrives on a student-centered environment thus strives to provide comprehensive and excellent services to students by combining the most advanced technological resources and a team of highly trained and sensitive professionals in a welcoming and supportive environment that values diversity and multiculturalism, mutual respect, outstanding customer service, efficiency and accuracy.
General admission requirements
General admission procedures
• A degree from either a Saudi university or one recognized by the Ministry of Education.
• You must satisfy all application requirements first. You must also submit your undergraduate certificate and transcripts together with identification documents and all other required application materials.
• Recommendation letters.
Admission requirements • Complete the application form (non-refundable application fee of SR1000), VAT excluded; please visit the Online application. • Provide A Copy of National ID for Saudi (Copy of Valid Iqama for Non-Saudi).
MISSION
• Provide a Copy of the Student’s Passport • Provide Original Bachelor Degree Certificate • Provide Original Bachelor Degree Transcript • Provide three recommendation letters
The Deanship of Admission and Registration attracts, admits, retains and graduates exceptional students through offering effective, efficient, fair, transparent and state-of the-art services
• Provide Two recent passport-size photos
• Applicants are granted admission in accordance with their overall evaluation in admission tests and interview, as well as the maximum number permitted for admissions established for the concerned program in that academic year. • The Deanship of Graduate Studies and Research, in coordination with the Deanship for Admissions and Registration, will inform students accordingly by way of an acceptance letter indicating the admission status. The admission status will be one of the following: – Accepted
• Provide a research statement (500-1000 words). • Provide English Standardized Test certificate (TOEFL/IELTS) OR sit for Effat placement test Cambridge Linguaskill, (fee of SR460). To schedule and know more about Effat placement test procedures, please visit Effat University Testing Center. • Complete and notarize the medical examination report and emergency contact information form; please visit Effat University Admissions to download Effat Medical file. • Sit for a personal interview and give a presentation.
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• You will then be requested to sit for the program admission tests and interviews required by the relevant college/department. The Office of Graduate Studies, in coordination with the Deanship for Admissions and Registration, determine the dates and venues of the admissions and placement tests.
– Provisionally accepted – Rejected. • Accepted and provisionally accepted students will receive acceptance letters, while those students unfortunately not successful this time around, will not receive any issued acceptance letter. However, they are entitled to receive a letter specifying the results of their admission tests and interview. • Provisionally accepted students are required to pass the appropriate preparatory program devised to help them qualify for the graduate program they are applying for. • The structure and content of the preparatory programs will vary according to the requirements set by each department for each program.
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