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Program Description 

The Academic Acceleration Program at Northern Borders University is concerned with accelerating the educational paths of university students by passing the Preparatory Year Program, the General Preparation Year for Health Colleges, and studying the first year directly at the college in which the student is accepted, after meeting the conditions and criteria for passing the program approved by the University.  

Target Audience 

Outstanding high school graduates, or its equivalent. 

Academic Acceleration Program Courses

  • Mathematics 
  • Chemistry 
  • Physics 
  • Biology 
  • IT 

Eligibility Criteria for the Academic Acceleration Program 

  • The applicant must be accepted to the University of the Northern Borders 
  • The applicant must have a scientific weighted percentage of at least 85%.  

Conditions for passing the preparatory year and the year of general preparation for the health and empowerment track at the selected college 

The applicant must meet the English language requirement in the approved English language tests as shown in the following table: 

 

Program Courses:
 
CollegesIELTSSTEPTOEFL IBTTOEFL PBT
Health Track58361500
The rest of the university's faculties4.57553475

Passing the academic acceleration tests of scientific achievement organized by the Education and Training Evaluation Commission represented by the National Center for Measurement as follows:  

  • Faculties of the Health Track: (Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, and Computer)
  • Faculties of Engineering: (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Computer) 
  • Faculties of Computers and Information Technology: (Mathematics, Computer, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology) 
  • The rest of the university's faculties: (Mathematics and Computer) 

If the student passes the academic acceleration program, the student must commit to studying the remaining courses according to the plan of the preparatory year program and the general preparation program for health colleges, in the college accepted within the study plan. 

General Guidelines:

1. In case the student passes the Academic Acceleration Program:  

Acceleration Program courses that have passed achievement tests and are not included in the student's cumulative GPA are equivalent.  

A student in the first year of the college can be admitted to it.  

2. A student who has passed one or more of the exams of the courses of the Academic Acceleration Program is entitled to pass these courses and they are not included in the student's cumulative average. 

No.Health Track Colleges

File

1Mathematics
2Chemistry 
3Physics
4Computer Science 
5Biology 

 

 

No.Remaining Colleges File 
1Mathematics
2Chemistry
3Physics
4Computer Science

Program Exams based on the College :

CollegeAcademic Acceleration Program Tests
Health Track Colleges Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, IT
College of Engineering Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, IT
College of Computers and Information Technology Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, IT
The rest of the university's faculties Mathematics، IT

 

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