Transfer from Other Institutions

Students are accepted for a transfer to the Polytechnic based on their fulfilment of the requirements and their submission of the required documents.

Entry requirements for transferring students:

• The concerned authorities must recognize the other universities/institutes in the Kingdom.
• The student must have not been dismissed/suspended at that university/institute.
• The student must have successfully passed 150 credit hours (10 courses from the Academic Programme) or its equivalent at the university/institute from which they are transferred.
• The cumulative average should not be less than C+ or its equivalent in other academic evaluation systems.
•  The relevant academic school must approve the transfer request and the courses they were exempted from studying.
• When submitting the transfer request, the student should not have dropped out from the university/institute s/he was transferred from for more than (16) weeks.
• The student must take a minimum of 50% of the hours required for graduation at the polytechnic.

Bahrain Polytechnic offers the possibility to apply for a transfer from an accredited university/higher educational institution to the Polytechnic.

Students must submit the following required documents to the Student Information Centre in Building 8, during the announced period:

• Transcript up to date from the university/institute from which the student is transferred.
• Stamped course descriptions from the transferred university/institute.
• Two academic recommendations from two instructors at that university/institute.

Offers are published on the Bahrain Polytechnic website during the announced period. An email will also be sent to all applicants with the decision. Successful applicants should accept/confirm their offer by completing the confirmation processes.

The application fee is 20 Bahraini Dinars (non-refundable & non-transferable) payment is made via the website. The confirmation fee is BHD 120 (non-refundable & non-transferable).