Saudi Arabia and Manchester Met

Entry requirements if you have studied in Saudi Arabia

Foundation Year

Tawjihiyah/General Certificate of Secondary Education (12 years duration); Technical College Certificate (2 years full-time); Diploma of the Higher Institute for Financial and Commercial Studies;

American High School Diploma (12 years of schooling) 

Undergraduate Courses

Year One entry:

Tawjihiyah plus Foundation Year; Higher Technical Institute Diploma; Jnr Health College Diploma; Associate Degree; Undergraduate Diploma. Students who have completed first year at a leading Saudi university may be considered. 

Undergraduate advanced entry and top-up degrees

Level 5 entry: Tawjihiyah plus 2 year diploma from Colleges of Technology and Higher Technical Institutes; Associate Degree OR Tawjihiyah plus Undergraduate; Diploma/Technical College Certificate. 

Postgraduate Courses

Good Bachelor's Degree (4 years duration) from a recognised Saudi University; Good 3 year Bachelor's Degree awarded by military institutions; Postgraduate Diploma with required grades or a Master's Degree with required grade.

English Language Requirements

Undergraduate courses

For Undergraduate courses, we usually ask for IELTS 6.0 (No less than 5.5 in any section) or equivalent.

Postgraduate courses

For Postgraduate courses, we usually ask for IELTS 6.5 (No less than 5.5 in any section) or equivalent.

See the full list of English qualifications we accept

For information relating to qualifications please contact us. Entry requirements may vary from programme to programme and on a case by case basis.

If you have a UK qualification

If you have studied UK qualifications such as A Levels, you can calculate your UCAS Tariff points then check the individual course descriptions to see if you meet requirements. You can also find the minimum IB scores required by checking these descriptions.

I have an additional qualification

For information relating to additional qualifications please contact us. Please note that these entry requirements are intended as guidance only and we do not guarantee entry to holders of the above qualifications. Minimum grade requirements may apply and entry requirements may vary from programme to programme and on a case by case basis.

Manchester Met’s international education advisers in Saudi Arabia