Frequently Asked Questions

For all London South Bank University degree programmes studied at the Applied Science University, The student will gain dual awards from London South Bank University & Applied Science University

Yes. All London South Bank University degrees studied at the Applied Science University are recognized in the UK. Furthermore, all degrees completed at the Applied Science University are recognised by the Higher Education Council of Bahrain and students who complete their studies will be eligible to have their degrees attested when they graduate. For specific national recognition, please check with your national higher education authorities.

Please see the Fees page of this website for details of current fees, click here.

Yes. The Applied Science University recognizes academic excellence and provides scholarships for high academic achievement. Please see the Scholarships page of this website for details on current scholarships, click here.

You can either apply online by clicking here.or visit our campus to fill out the application form.

Yes. The Applied Science University will be accepting applications before the commencement of the required admission semester as per the declared academic calendar

Yes. If you are currently studying at another university or if you have completed courses at a recognized university, you may apply to transfer to a programme at the Applied Science University, and apply for exemption from courses you have already completed.

ASU offers programes that are delivered in Arabic and Programes delivered in English as well as programed that are hosted from London South Bank University which are delivered in English

As an international student, you are required to apply for a Bahraini Student Visa. Information about student visas can be found on the Bahrain government’s immigration website. For more information, click here. The Applied Science University will provide guidance and assistance to all international students who wish to apply. It is important to note that the processing time can take up to two months or longer, depending on the nationality of the applicant. Therefore, you should begin the process of obtaining a visa at the earliest.

There is a wide range accommodation options suited to students and student life within a relatively short commute to the campus. The University will provide support to all international students in finding suitable accommodation.

Bahrain is very safe to live. The crime rate is extremely low and violent crime is rare.

Yes. The university welcomes all international students to Bahrain with a ‘meet and greet’ service at the airport. Once all formalities have been completed at the airport, the meet and greet team will provide transportation to your accommodation.

The Applied Science University has a vibrant social scene and a healthy work/social life balance is promoted through various clubs and the Student Council. Significant events such as International Day, World Health Day, National Day and so on draw huge participation from across the University and the wider society.   The University also has a very strong sporting ethos and its football, basketball and volleyball teams (both male and female) lead the rankings of inter-university sporting championships. In fact, participation in sports activities is a major cultural pastime in Bahrain and apart from the sports mentioned above, there are numerous facilities across Bahrain to participate in activities such as running, tennis, cricket, swimming, diving, sailing, kite-surfing and horse-riding.   Bahrain also has a rich history and is home to many museums, forts, historical sites and the traditional Souq in the heart of Manama. These are easily accessible and are open throughout the year. For motor sport enthusiasts, there is the Bahrain International Circuit, which host various motor-sport events throughout the year including the Bahrain Gulf Air Grand Prix. For those who enjoy shopping, or a stroll through a shopping mall on a hot afternoon, Bahrain has many ultra-modern shopping malls, which offer international retail brands, restaurants, supermarkets and other services.

As with all cities throughout the world, the cost of living is dependent upon personal choice and lifestyle. As a guide, we provide some information about Accommodation, Food and Entertainment.   Accommodation The University assists all international students with finding suitable accommodation. In general, rental costs range from around BD 200-300 for shared accommodation up to BD 700 for an individual fully furnished (inclusive of utility bills) 2–3 bedroom apartment.   Food Bahrain offers many dining opportunities including inexpensive local fast food outlets, international fast food restaurants, international coffee chains and high-end restaurants. In general, BD 7-8 should be enough to provide three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) if eaten outside. Food items can be purchased from hyper-markets which are located in the lager shopping malls, or from smaller supermarkets and convenience stores located in all neighbourhoods.     Entertainment Many museums, forts, and historical sites in Bahrain are free to enter. Various cultural events also take place throughout the year any many of these are also free to attend. For entertainment activities such as watching a movie, a cinema ticket costs about BD 3.500 at Seef mall or Bahrain City Centre Mall.

Bahrain has a public bus service that connects various parts of the island. However, the best option for getting around is by taxi. Taxis can be hailed on the streets or taken from taxi ranks at shopping malls, major hotels, or from the airport.   The most popular metered taxi companies are:   Speedy Motors Bahrain Limo  Arabian Taxi   Of course, you can also download the Uber or Careem Apps to book a taxi.

The University is housed in a new purpose-built campus covering an area of 24,000 sq. meters. The campus consists of three main building including the main Academic Building with six floors and a ground floor featuring the front yard and entrance hall, the Admissions and Registration Directorate, cafes, lounges and a high-tech library. The other buildings include the Administrative Building and the Technology Centre. The academic building is also home to design studios, lecture halls, computer labs, language and specialized laboratories, as well as a state-of-the-art lecture theatre/auditorium with 320 seats. The university has several sports facilities including tennis, handball, volleyball, basketball and badminton courts. An indoor games area is also available with pool tables, billiards tables, foosball tables, and electronic games consoles. In addition to cafes, there is a large cafeteria, which serves a range of meals from the morning until early evening. The University also has a health center staffed by a full-time nurse.

Yes, as part of your first year of study you will complete two semester-long English courses designed to improve your academic English skills. The University also has a dedicated English Language Support Unit to assist all students in developing their English language skills.

  Required documents for Bachelor programmes:

1. Original Certificate & Transcript of secondary school.
2. Equivalency of non – Bahraini general secondary school certificate or private school’s certificate.
3. A copy of valid Personal ID.
4. A copy of valid passport.
5. Personal Photos (required 3).

Required documents for Master programmes:

1. Original Certificate & Transcript of secondary school.
2. Equivalency of non – Bahraini general secondary school certificate or private school’s certificate.
3. Endorsed Original Bachelor Degree’s certificate & transcripts.
4. A copy of valid Personal ID.
5. A copy of valid passport.
6. Personal Photos (required 3).
7. Two recommendation letters, preferred one from a faculty staff member from the University where the applicant has graduated.
8. Experience letter (experience of not less than one year) in a relevant professional field, except those obtaining a rate not less than (Very Good) or equivalent.

Required documents from transferred students: In addition to the above mentioned required documents, applicants transferring from other higher educational institutions are requested to provide the followings:

• Endorsed Original Transcript.
• Endorsed Original withdrawal certificate.
• Approved Courses’ description.

 

The application form can be found online on the ASU website: Click here

The last day for admission for any given semester is provided in the academic calendar. These calendars can be obtained from the registration department or from the university’s website: Academic Calendar

The first day for admission for any given semester is provided in the academic calendar for the pervious semester. These calendars can be obtained from the registration department or from the university’s website.

ASU accepts all ages as long as the student who is applying has fulfill all the requirements and provides all the documents needed.

Yes. You can apply to any programme at ASU.

Applications who meet the admissions requirements will be notified of their admission by the admission and registration directorate within a week from the date they submit their application.

Once a student gets accepted, he/she should take the English placement test, and wait for the registration period for registering his/her courses. The new admitted students are not allowed to use the online Student Information System (SIS) for registering their courses at the admission semester. The registration process will be done by cooperation between their academic advisors and the Admissions and Registration Directorate.

An applicant should provide an original document of their high school certificate. In the case of the student is transferred from another university, he/she should provide original certificate and a letter of withdrawal from his/her previous university.

The username be the Student’s ID number and the password will be provided by the directorate of admission and registration.

The admission dates for the Fall, Spring and summer semesters are provided in the academic calendar: Click here 

The English Language Placement Test is conducted during the first week of the semester the student got admitted in.

No, you don’t have to take the placement test.

The Oxford Placement Test is driven by a smart test engine. When a student answers a question, the test adapts to their answer. If the student answers a question correctly, they get a more challenging question; if they answer a question incorrectly, they get a slightly easier question. This means that the test responds to each individual student’s ability, tailoring the questions so that the level of challenge is just right. Because there is a large bank of questions to choose from, each student receives a unique testing experience which is fast, accurate and reliable.

The questions in the test are benchmarked against the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels by a team of international ELT and CEFR experts. After this, the questions are pretested by thousands of real students at the appropriate level of English. The data from pretesting is then processed by the Oxford validation department. On the basis of this information, all questions go through further checks and improvements to ensure that they are valid and reliable measures of linguistic competence.

Admitted students are requested to take a placement test to determine their English language level

In some programmes,the admitted students are from nonscientific secondary  school majors should pass remedial course

If a student encounters any error with the Online Student information system (SIS) he/she should contact the Admissions and Registration Directorate.

The registration period for each semester is mentioned in the academic calendar. Academic Calendar

A student can get an official transcript from the Admissions and Registration Directorate.

Yes, ASU provides evening classes in some specialization.

To register for courses the student has to login to the Online Student Information System (SIS) (link:http://sis.asu.edu.bh/pls/asu/f?p=121:LOGIN)and use his/her username and password.

The final results will be announced for students after many steps of approval starting at the departments and ended at the Admissions and Registration Directorate.

The examination period for each semester is mentioned in the academic calendar. Academic Calendar

The student is permitted to drop any course within eight weeks from the beginning of either the first and second semester, and within four weeks from the beginning of the summer semester, provided that the student has not exceeded the percentage of the permitted number of unexcused absences. The dropped course in this case would be included in the student’s academic transcript with a note of (withdrawn-W) and such a course is not included in the total credit hours he/she studied in terms of pass, fail or graduation requirement.

Midterm timings will be announced in the academic calendar.Academic Calendar

All students who are expected to graduate at the end of a semester must fill out a graduation form at their department, a semester before the graduating semester, so as to leave enough time for screening their record and to avoid any unexpected mistake, via the collaboration of the Admissions and Registration Directorate.

The minimum number of the credit hours a registered student may enroll in is 3 credit hours per summer semester, and the maximum is 9 credit hours. A student is allowed to register 12 credit hours only if he/she expected to be graduated in summer semester.

A student is allowed to register extra hours at a rate that doesn’t exceed 21 credit hours provided that the following 2 conditions are met:

• The accumulative average of the student is not less than 84%.
• That the graduation of the student depends upon the registration of 21 credit hours.

In his/her graduation semester, a student is allowed to register any number of credit hours without taking into account the maximum academic load, but considering the provisions above.

Each summer semester has different timing. The beginning and ending of each summer semester is provided in the academic calendar.Academic Calendar

The student has the right to retake any course he/she fails in; where the retake is compulsory if the course was a compulsory one. However, if the course the student failed in was elective, the student has the right to take another course instead according to his/her study plan and depending on the availability.

The student should follow the advisory plan according to his/her specialization.

The graduation certificates are awarded upon the completion of its requirements at the end of each semester.

Yes, through the career Development and Alumni Affairs office. This office can be contacted by the following email: alumni@asu.edu.bh

The study plan of a student will be attached to him from the day of admission till the graduation.

Yes, a student can take ENG101 along with other courses according to their advisory plan besides these courses should not have ENG101 as prerequisite.

The minimum load of a regular student is 12 credit hours. The maximum is 19 credit hours.

The student should come to the Admissions and Registration Directorate by himself.

Any information regarding the courses offered in ASU can be found on the university’s website, university catalogues and student’s handbook.

ASU provides several timings for most courses to be chosen from, however, a student can arrange with his/her work as which timing will be more suitable for him/her to be excused for classes.

Yes, through Online Student information system (SIS) https://sis.asu.edu.bh

Yes. Because the attendance for each credit hour will be twice than that in the first and second semester.

The duration of an academic semester is not less than fourteen (14) weeks including the examinations, and the summer semester consists of seven (7) weeks including the examinations.

ASU lecturers are from several nationalities including Bahrainis, Arabic nationalities, Indians, British, Canadian, etc.

To find where a lecture is located the student has to login to the Online Student information system https://sis.asu.edu.bh and check the “Registration” section. The classroom of each course is mentioned in the student schedule.

It depends on the courses a student has taken in his/her previous university. In the event of transfer from a Higher Education Institution to Applied Science University, the number of credit hours transferred should not exceed 66% (1/3rd) of the Bachelor degree requirements, where the minimum study duration for a transferred student is two academic semesters and minimum of (30) credit hours. Courses with a grade less than “C” are not transferred.

Courses that can be transferred are those that match ASU courses in content and number of credits with grade C or above.

Courses are transferred for students transferring from other universities and institutions that are accredited by the Ministry of Education in Bahrain. The procedure is highlighted below:

• 1. The student provides the Admissions Department with the official withdrawal letter from the previous University along with an officially certified transcript which includes the grades and the course description for the course to be transferred.
• 2. The Admissions Department will ensure that the University or Institution the student is transferring from is accredited by the Ministry of Education in Bahrain, and the general rules and conditions apply to the transferred credits.
• 3. A letter will be sent by the Admissions Department to the respective College to make a transfer application. An outgoing number is registered to the letter to follow up later; a copy of the transcript from the previous institution is also attached with the letter along with the course description.
• 4. Once the transferred papers are returned, it is delivered to the Admissions Department in the Directorate of Admissions and Registration to make the appropriate arrangements which include:

• a. Checking the student’s information which are name, student number and major.
• b. Checking the previous institution’s name.
• c. Checking the credit hours for the courses before and after the transfer.
• d. Checking the grade for the courses to make sure that it is not below (C), (70%) or (Good) or equivalent.
• e. Checking the name and the code for the subjects before and after the transfer and it must match the transcript from the previous institution with the course name and the course codes of the subjects in ASU.

Required documents from transferred students :   In addition to the above mentioned required documents, applicants transferring from other higher educational institutions are requested to provide the following :

• Endorsed Original Transcript
• Endorsed Original withdrawal certificate
• Approved Courses description

If a student has an exam during his/her working hours, he/she should take an official letter from the Admissions and Registration Directorate that shows the timings of the exam and submit it to his/her workplace.

The excused students list is usually published a week after the end of the examination period.

9 Am – 9 PM during week days.

All registered students must regularly attend all lectures and actively participate in all classroom discussions. Furthermore, the course instructor keeps a record of the students’ absence and attendance in the Students Information System.

• The student is not permitted to miss more than 25% of the course hours.
• The course instructor submits the names of those students whose absenteeism exceeded15% of the total hours of the course; to the Head of the Department in order to take the necessary action in this respect.
• If a student misses more than 25% of the total course hours without presenting asatisfactory or compelling excuse approved by the Dean, he/she will not be allowed to sit for the final exam, and will be given the minimum grade of (WF: 35%). The course must be retaken by the student if it is compulsory. In all cases, the grade will be included in the calculation of the student’s accumulative and semester average while giving a warning or dismissal from the semester.
• The Head of Department submits to both the Dean of the respective College and the Director of Admissions and Registration, the names of those students who are prohibited from taking the final examinations due to their absenteeism, in order for them to assign those students the minimum grade for that course.

The teaching language for the offered programmes is as follows: College of Administrative Sciences

• Bachelor in Accounting (Arabic)
• Bachelor in Business Administration (Arabic)
• Bachelor in Accounting and Finance (English)
• Bachelor in Management Information Systems (English)
• Bachelor in Political Science (Arabic)
• Master in Accounting and Finance (Arabic)
• Master in Human Resource Management (Arabic)

College of Law

• Bachelor in Law (Arabic)

College of Arts & Sciences

• Bachelor in Computer Science (English)
• Bachelor in Graphic Design (Arabic)
• Bachelor in Interior Design (Arabic)

The study duration to obtain the Bachelor’s Degree in any programme with a regular load is four academic years. However, the student is not allowed to obtain the Bachelor’s Degree in less than three academic years in all programmes. The maximum duration to obtain the Bachelor’s Degree should not exceed eight academic years in all programmes.

It is defined as the weekly theoretical study hour or equivalent hours of practical study during a whole semester.

There are three Academic semester in applied science university which are the First, Second and summer semesters. The duration of an Academic semester (First & Second) is not less than fourteen (14) weeks including the examinations, and the summer semester consists of seven (7) weeks including the examinations. The University retains the right to make any changes in the mechanisms of the study duration due to compelling matters or the public interest or whenever seen appropriate by the University Board as long as it does not interfere with the rules and regulations issued by the HEC.

Grade Classification is as follows: Grades Assessment Code in English 90 – 100 % Excellent A 80 – 89 % Very Good B 70 – 79 % Good C 60 – 69 % Satisfactory D 50 – 59 % Poor E Below 50 % Fail F

The Accumulative Averages are classified as follows: Grades Assessment 92 – 100% Excellent with Honor List 84 – less than 92% Excellent 76 – less than 84% Very Good 68 – less than 76% Good 60 – less than 68% Satisfactory

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All university related announcements can easily be received on your mobile phone.

The maximum date to pick up a student ID is 2 weeks after the beginning of the semester. It may also be picked up during Orientation Week.

First of all the student should fill out a form in Admissions and Registration Directorate and pay the fees to the finance department. Then, the student will receive his/her new ID card.

To change the picture on the Student ID card, the student should fill out a form and attach the new picture to the form. He/she should hand it to the Admissions and Registration Directorate and pay the fees required to the finance department (5BD).

For a student to replace his/her lost ID he/she has to fill the required form in the Admissions and Registration Directorate and pay 5 BD in the financial department.

Yes, the student guide is distributed among all registered students.

Yes.

Yes, periodical meetings are arranged between the student council, administrative staff and the academic staff.

The student must pay all tuition fees and any required deposit at the time of registration in any semester. Further, the registration of the student will not be finalized till the payment of all the fees and deposit is complete. Beside, ASU offer the students to pay their course fees through 3 installments accordingly.

The amount will be stated based on registered courses each semester.

A student can access the library by following these steps:

1. Go to the library portal at asu.edu.bh
2. Enter their username and password which will be given upon request from the library.
3. Once a student is logged in, he/she can choose the resource they are interested in.

The databases used in the library are:

1. GALE: is the premier resource for peer-reviewed, full-text journals and reference sources,perfect for research libraries graduate. It allows you to translate the article to 11 languages, download article in PDF, HTML or plain text format, listen to articles or save them in MP3 formats.
2. Emerald: is a long established publisher with over 200 titles in the fields of business,management, finance, accounting, marketing, human resource, information science and engineering.
3. ebrary: is an online digital library of full texts of over 700,000 scholarly e-books thatcontains a suite of reference tools and a rich collection that includes books, journals, magazines, maps, and other publications which users can browse, view, search, copy, and print documents from their computers. Ebrary’s aggregated collections cover academic disciplines including business and economics, computers, technology and engineering, humanities, life and physical science, and social and behavioral sciences.
4. ARADO Portal: The Arab database of administration information (Ibdaa) Arabic leadingproject aims to adjust, publish and make available the Arab intellectual production in the field of management, initiated by the organization in 2000 to become the first Arab model to collect electronic resources serves institutions and individuals who specialize in the Arab world.

If a student lost his/her password or facing any issues with logging, they can:

1. Notify the library staff and they will help.
2. Call the library staff +97317728777, Ext-222.

The library is open every day in the week and the official working hours from Saturday to Thursday are from 08:00 until 8:00 pm. While on Friday, the opening times are from 14:00 pm until 8:00 pm.

Yes, the Library is available for all ASU Students.

Dear student, your ASU e-mail ID is: YourID@student.asu.edu.bh Step 1: Go To https://www.asu.edu.bh Step 2: Click on MyASU at Student Portal Step 3: find out Webmail logo (looks like), Click to Login. It opens new a page for you. Step 4: Put your e-mail ID: YourID@student.asu.edu.bh Example: 201100114400@student.asu.edu.bh Password: (You can get your Password from Your College) Click on Sign In System asks you to change password Hint: The password should be at least eight characters long. To make it stronger, use at least one upper and one lower case letter, a number and a symbol like @! * # $. Once Login Successfully system ask you Language & Time zone. (This is only for First time) You Done. Just click on Outlook located on Right top corner & Enjoy Services.

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