Guide to changing majors
During his studies, a student can change his major to another major in the same university if he meets the following conditions and is approved by the university.
1- The continuation of the applicant's studies in the previous field is unimpeded in terms of educational regulations
2- Have the conditions for studying in the new field in accordance with the conditions set in the educational program of the relevant field.
3- He has completed at least one academic semester and at most one third of the total units of the course.
4- The university has the capacity to accept the requested field.
5- The student does not have any financial or moral problems while studying in his previous field at the university.
6- A student can change his major only once during his studies.
7- The applicant for a change of major must submit his application along with the necessary documents to the international university/campus education at least 8 weeks before the start of the academic semester.
8- In case of approval of the request to change the field, the student is obliged to register in the new field and select the unit in the first academic semester after the approval, and after registering in the new field, he is not allowed to return to the previous field.
Note: The student is subject to the educational regulations of the previous field before enrolling in the new field.
How does the scholarship change after changing the field?
If you are scholarship 1 or 2:
The first method is to change the scholarship type to scholarship 3 (paying one-third of the tuition fee) and your years will start from 1.
The second method is maintaining the previous scholarship up to the allowed years (bachelor and doctorate 8 semesters and master's 4 semesters). After completing the allowed years of the previous scholarship, the rest of the years are calculated as tuition fees.
Example: If you are a bachelor's or doctorate student, have completed three semesters, and intend to change majors in the fourth semester:
The first method: you study 5 semesters for free and the following three semesters by paying full tuition.
The second method: you start studying for 8 semesters from the beginning with the 3rd scholarship.
If you are scholarship 3:
You continue your studies in the new field with the 3rd scholarship.
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