How is the credit transfer process done and who is responsible for it?

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.