Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh has introduced a new admissions track designed to support academically outstanding students and streamline their progression into competitive degree programs.
The initiative applies to students enrolled in foundation-year programs, allowing them to automatically advance into selected majors if they maintain a cumulative GPA of 4.5 out of 5 or higher. This pathway removes the need for students to compete through the regular allocation process, provided they meet the required academic standard.
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The track also includes eligibility criteria for high school graduates, requiring applicants to have achieved a minimum score of 95 percent and to have graduated within the past year.
The program covers a wide range of disciplines, including healthcare fields such as medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, physical therapy, and diagnostic and therapeutic sciences, as well as engineering specializations like aerospace, biomedical, robotics, renewable energy, and mechatronics engineering.
According to the university, the initiative is part of a broader effort to attract high-potential students, promote academic excellence, and align educational outcomes with the evolving needs of the labor market in Saudi Arabia.
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