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enrollment in two graduate programs simultaneously, provided that
both programs are either from the same level or from a previous level,
subject to the following guidelines:
1. The student must obtain separate admission for each program.
2. The total number of credit hours taken per semester should not
exceed 12 credit hours when a student is enrolled in two graduate
programs simultaneously.
3. The student will receive two graduation certificates, but a single
academic transcript.

Article 19
It is permissible to equate courses that a student has previously
completed at a university or educational institution, either inside or
outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, provided that the institution
is licensed by the competent authority in the country of study. This
is done based on the Department Council’s recommendation and
the College Council’s approval. The courses that have been equated
shall be recorded in the student’s academic transcript. The University
Council determines the regulations governing this process, including
the possibility of calculating the equated courses towards the student’s
GPA in their academic transcript.

The Rule of Implementation for Article 19
It is permissible to equate courses that the student has previously
completed at a university or educational institution, either within the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or from outside the Kingdom, according to
the following regulations:
1. The content of the required course must align with at least 80% of
the description of the course approved in the program curriculum,
taking into consideration the teaching method.
2. The course credit hours must match or exceed those in the
program curriculum.
3. The student must have received at least a grade of «very good» in
the course to be equated.
4. The student must have completed the course within the last four
years, as a maximum.
30 Organizational Bylaws of Graduate Studies
in Saudi Universities And The Rules of
Implementation at Prince Sultan University