Program Overview

Program Overview

The university program is designed to provide a unified learning experience for students. Instructors follow a unified syllabus and major assessment schedule for each course. Students enrolled in different sections of the same course use the same textbooks, have the same syllabus, and take the same unified exams.

Assessment and Progression

• The minimum passing grade for any English language course is C for all pathways.
• Any student earning a C- or below in an English language course must repeat the course.
  • Under certain circumstances, a student may advance to the subsequent level based on the recommendation of the English department chair.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

• To successfully exit the program and enter Alfaisal University, students must score a minimum TOEFL ITP of 500+ (TOEFL iBT = 60+ or IELTS = 6.0+) for the following pathways: business, engineering, and science.
• Upon successful completion of PENG08, and to successfully exit the program and enter Alfaisal University, students must score a minimum TOEFL ITP of 500+ (TOEFL iBT = 60+ or IELTS = 6.0+) for the following pathways: medicine and pharmacy.
• Otherwise, to successfully exit the program and enter Alfaisal University, students must score a minimum TOEFL ITP 550+ (TOEFL iBT = 79+ or IELTS = 6.5+).

Program Rules and Regulations

• UPP students are not allowed to take any college-level courses.
• All students who are repeating the UPP must repeat all the courses with no exception, including the ones that they passed.
  • For repeated passed courses, the UPP administration and SA will consider the highest grade.