ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS APPLICATION PROCESS
FIRST PERIOD
TARGET STUDENTS:
Graduates of government schools from within the Kingdom of Bahrain for Bahrainis and non-Bahrainis.
- Log in to Bahrain.bh
- Search for “University of Bahrain Services”.
- Select “e-Admission Service”, enter the personal number, the expiry date of the ID and the block number. Note: The address (block number must be correct) and the identity card must be valid.
- Please attach a colored photograph.
- Please add your contact numbers and email.
- Please add the academic programs you wish to enroll in at the University (12 choices or according to the choices available based on the secondary school track), priority in admission will be competitive according to the student’s competitive rate “which is the sum of: 70% of the secondary school GPA + 15% of the general aptitude test result + 15% of the personal interviews result” and according to the available seats offered by colleges and academic departments. Also, choices can be changed.
Students shall be notified of the date of the general aptitude test and the personal interview conducted by the University through the website (SIS), and that is by entering the website at the time announced by the University through its official social media and the University website, by entering (username = university ID number, password = personal number), after that the dates will appear, and if the student does not take the general aptitude test and does not attend the personal interview, his application will be canceled, and he will implicitly confirm that he has no desire to join the University.
Dear Student,,,
To view the admission result of the University of Bahrain, kindly follow the following steps:
- Go to the University’s website sis.uob.edu.bh, then click on UOB Admission Requests, and choose (Admission Post Service).
- Enter the university number in the username field and the personal ID number in the password field.
- Accepted students
- The steps to confirm acceptance will appear to you as follows:
- First Step: View the student’s pledge, verify the student’s personal number and name, enter the University’s rules and regulations link for studying, if you are a student with a disability, please specify the type of disability or choose “other” for the rest of the students.
- Second Step: Identify the parents, or one of them, whether they are university or non-university students, with an indication of the highest academic degree they have obtained.
- Third Step: View the acceptance letter and the program you have been admitted to, the study duration of the introductory program, and some important instructions.
- Fourth Step: View the tuition fee payment instructions.
- Fifth Step: Pay the tuition fees. The University confirms that the application for admission shall be considered canceled if the student does not confirm his acceptance on the specified date.
- Important note for scholarship students: You can print the acceptance letter through the website and deliver it to the entity providing the scholarship.
- Students who were not accepted: A message will show stating that the University apologizes for not accepting your application currently, and if you still want to join by taking any vacancies that may be available after the admission process, please press (YES) during the acceptance period, or press (NO) if you no longer wish to join the University.
- Students who were not accepted: A message will show stating that the you are not allowed to join the University of Bahrain according to the rules and regulations of the University.
Major Selection Change: It is possible to submit a request to change selections after completing the admission confirmation process on the date specified for this by the Deanship of Admission and Registration through (SIS), and the possibility of meeting requests will be considered according to the University’s regulations and vacancies available in academic programs. Those admitted to the Associate Diploma programs at the College of Applied Education are not entitled to request a change of selections.
For students accepted by the College of Applied Education
Students admitted into the programs of the College of Applied Education may transfer if the following conditions are met:
- Passing the first semester of the Associate Diploma Program with a GPA of no less than 3.0 out of 4.00 provided that 12 credit hours must be passed.
- Passing two semesters with a GPA of no less than 2.5 out of 4.00 provided that 24 credit hours must be passed.
- Successfully pass the Associate Diploma Program with a GPA of no less than 2.33 out of 4.00.
During the application period: it is possible to change the choices for the programs that have been selected, as follows:
- Via the Information and e-Government Authority website (bahrain.bh) for public school students.
- Via the student service website (uob.edu.bh) for students of private schools or schools from outside the Kingdom of Bahrain. Also, the aforementioned applicants can upload documents or edit data after completing the application process during the application period. .
- After the announcement of results: it is possible to change the choices after the admission confirmation process on the date determined by the Deanship of Admission and Registration through (SIS), and the possibility of responding to the requests will be considered according to the University’s guidelines and regulations and the available seats in the academic programs. Note that scholarship students and students accepted into the Associate Diploma Program at the College of Applied Education are not entitled to request choices change.
- Students are only accepted once in the first semester of each academic year.
- The applicant’s admission to the University is valid only for the semester in which he was accepted, and he is not entitled to postpone the admission or to not attend the University.
- Admission results shall be announced on the University’s website.
- The application of admission shall be canceled if the student does not confirm his admission on the specified date.
- Scholarship students can print the acceptance letter through the website and submit it to the entity providing the scholarship.
TARGET STUDENTS:
- Graduates of private schools from within the Kingdom of Bahrain for Bahrainis and non-Bahrainis.
- Secondary school graduates from public or private schools for the past year only (the academic year 2020-2021).
- Secondary school graduates from outside the Kingdom of Bahrain for Bahrainis and Gulf nationals only
- Graduates of Nasser Vocational Training Center.
- Click on the “UOB Admission Requests” link, then select Undergraduate Applications.
- View the instructions and conditions, and to proceed with the application procedure, please click on the (Accept) button.
- Enter the student’s personal number.
- Enter the student’s main data: (name, address, place of birth, religion, gender, nationality, the country from which the student graduated, the name of the school from inside and outside of Bahrain, choose the study type “public or private secondary”, secondary school track, secondary school GPA, phone number, e-mail).
- Enter the choices, which will appear according to the secondary school track and the programs allowed to apply to only.
- Upload the required files, which are:
- Graduation certificate and transcript from a secondary school or its equivalent.
- Private school students: A statement, graduation certificate, and transcript issued by the Ministry of Education must be attached when submitting the application, along with a statement and graduation certificate and transcript of grades from the school. Also, documents can be uploaded and data can be edited after the completion of the application process during the application period.
- Secondary school graduates from outside the Kingdom of Bahrain for Bahrainis and Gulf nationals: please obtain the graduation certificate accreditation from the Ministry of Education.
- A copy of a valid passport (and for non-Bahraini students residing in Bahrain, please attach a copy of a valid residence permit).
- A valid ID card.
- A colored photograph.
- Please add the academic programs you wish to enroll in at the University (12 choices or according to the choices available based on the secondary school track), priority in admission will be competitive according to the student’s competitive rate “which is the sum of: 70% of the secondary school GPA + 15% of the general aptitude test result + 15% of the personal interviews result” and according to the available seats offered by colleges and academic departments.
- Please click on the (Verification Code) button, and accordingly a message will be sent to the email you included in the application. Please enter the code into the designated field. Confirm the application by pressing the (Save) button.
- Pay the fees (non-refundable 10 dinars).
- After completing the payment process, the student will receive the University ID number in the receipt (kindly retain the number). It is possible to edit the data, information and choices, and upload the documents after saving the application up until a date that will be announced in the application period.
- Notice:
- You can add or modify the submitted documents or modify the wishes before issuing the acceptance by entering the link UOB Admission Requests and then choose the following:
- Updating the uploaded files, during the period you are permitted to do so and when the operation mode is (Opened).
- Updating the application data and desires, during the period you are allowed to do so and when the status of the operation is (Opened).
Students shall be notified of the date of the general aptitude test and the personal interview conducted by the University through the website (SIS), and that is by entering the website at the time announced by the University through its official social media and the University website, by entering (username = university ID number, password = personal number), after that the dates will appear, and if the student does not take the general aptitude test and does not attend the personal interview, his application will be canceled, and he will implicitly confirm that he has no desire to join the University.
Admission results will be announced through an admission letter that will be sent via e-mail.
- Accepted students
- First Step: View the student’s pledge, verify the student’s personal number and name, access the university’s rules and regulations link. If you are a student with a disability, please specify the type of disability or choose “other” for the rest of the students.
- Second Step: View the acceptance letter and the program you have been admitted to, view the study duration of the introductory program, and view some important instructions.
- Third Step: View tuition fee payment instructions.
- Students with Scholarships
They can print the acceptance letter through the website and submit it to the entity providing the scholarship.
- Students who were not accepted
- After entering the University’s website, a message will show stating that according to the University’s rules and regulations, you are not allowed to enroll in the University of Bahrain.
During the application period: it is possible to change the choices for the programs that have been selected, as follows:
- Via the Information and e-Government Authority website (bahrain.bh) for public school students.
- Via the student service website (uob.edu.bh) for students at private schools or schools from outside the Kingdom of Bahrain. Also, the aforementioned applicants can upload documents or edit data after completing the application process during the application period.
After the announcement of results: it is possible to change the choices after the admission confirmation process on the date determined by the Deanship of Admission and Registration through (SIS), and the possibility of responding to the requests will be considered according to the University’s guidelines and regulations and the available seats in the academic programs. Note that scholarship students and students accepted into the Associate Diploma Program at the College of Applied Education are not entitled to request choices change.
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- Important Notes
- Students are only accepted once in the first semester of each academic year.
- The applicant’s admission to the University is valid only for the semester in which he was accepted, and he is not entitled to postpone the admission or to not attend the University.
- Admission results shall be announced on the University’s website.
- The application for admission shall be canceled if the student does not confirm his admission on the specified date.
- Scholarship students can print the acceptance letter through the website and submit it to the entity providing the scholarship.
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- Students are only accepted once in the first semester of each academic year.
- The applicant’s admission to the University is valid only for the semester in which he was accepted, and he is not entitled to postpone the admission or to not attend the University.
- Admission results shall be announced on the University’s website.
- The application for admission shall be canceled if the student does not confirm his admission on the specified date.
- Scholarship students can print the acceptance letter through the website and submit it to the entity providing the scholarship.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS APPLICATION PROCESS
SECOND PERIOD
TARGET STUDENTS:
- Old high school graduates from inside and outside the Kingdom of Bahrain.
- Students who have previously joined the University of Bahrain and are currently on the following academic statuses:
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- Old high school graduates.
- Students who have withdrawn permanently from studying at the University or other universities.
- Students who are graduates of Associate Diploma and Bachelor’s programs from the University or another university.
- Students who are dismissed academically – not disciplinary – provided that the application is for other academic programs.
- Choose the link (UOB Admission Requests).
- Choose Apply for Admission of Undergraduate Programs -Evening Program.
- Name, address, place of birth, religion, gender, nationality, country of graduation, name of school inside and outside Bahrain.
- Choose the type of study “public or private secondary school learning”, the high school tracks, high school GPA, phone number, email address.
- The graduation certificate and the transcript of high school or its equivalent.
- Private schools’ students: attach certificate issued by the Ministry of Education at the time of application along with an affidavit and graduation certificate and the transcript issued by the school. They could also upload the documents or edit the data after the completion of the application process during the admission period.
- Bahraini students and high school graduates from outside Bahrain: graduation certificate equivalency is required from the Ministry of Education.
- Non-Bahraini students: attach affidavit, graduation certificate along with the transcript and any proof of accreditation of qualifications from outside Bahrain.
- Transcript of the student from the University (if available)
- Copy of a valid passport (and for non-Bahraini students residing in Bahrain, please attach a copy of a valid residence permit).
- A valid identification card.
- Colored photographic photo.
- A message will be sent to the email inserted in the application.
- Insert the code in the designated field.
- Click on (Save) button to approve the application
In the event of any inquiry or problem, please contact the Student Service Center by phone, WhatsApp or the smart chat system service on number 16633366 or via e-mail: studentcc@uob.edu.bh
You can add or modify the submitted documents or modify the desires before issuing the acceptance by entering the link UOB Admission Requests and then choose the following:
- Updating the uploaded files, during the period you are permitted to do so and when the operation mode is (Opened).
- Updating the application data and desires, during the period you are allowed to do so and when the status of the operation is (Opened).

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS APPLICATION PROCESS
- Choose to UOB Admission Request for postgraduate programs
- Enter the required personal information
- Choose and select the program you wish to apply for (higher diploma – master’s – PhD)
- Choose and select the student’s pre-qualification (Bachelor – Master’s)
- Enter personal contact information (e-mail – mobile number – address)
- Choose an English language certificate (TOEFL or IELTS) and enter the result, or choose the English language exam at a fee of 50 Bahraini dinars, then press +
- Click on Submit
Note: You can add or modify the uploaded documents by accessing the UOB Admission Requests link and then choosing to modify the files of postgraduate students during the period you are allowed to do so and when the status of the operation is (Opened).
- Graduation certificate of the pre-qualification, provided that it is from a recognized university, with its equivalency attested and approved by the competent authorities.
- Academic record (transcript) of the bachelor’s degree (and the master’s degree for applicants to PhD programs).
- A valid passport.
- A valid smart or ID card.
- A certificate proving that the applicant has obtained the required score in the English language test (TOEFL or IELTS) for the academic level (in the event that an exemption from entering the English language test is desired).
- Two recommendations from the applicant’s academic professors.
- One recent colored photograph.
- The application fee of 10 BD in addition to the fee of 50 BD for the English language exam, non-refundable.
- For Kuwaiti students, you must provide – in addition to the aforementioned documents – a letter of no-objection from the cultural attaché at the embassy of the student’s country in the Kingdom of Bahrain).
A date will be set for an interview.
Admission results will be announced by sending an acceptance letter via e-mail.
Pay the acceptance fee to confirm your admission to the postgraduate program.
After the completion of the online application process, the applicant must bring the originals of all the above-mentioned documents when referring to the Admissions and Alumni Affairs Department for equivalency on a date to be determined later.
You can view the previous qualifications for the specialization you wish to apply for. Click here.

TRANSFER FROM OTHER UNIVERSITIES TO UOB (EXTERNAL TRANSFER)
Admission conditions:
A student may transfer from other universities to the University of Bahrain if the following conditions are met:
- The other university must be recognized by the concerned authorities in the Kingdom.
- To submit a newly approved academic record to the Deanship of Admission and Registration, with the required documents, including a certificate of good conduct and behavior from the university from which he is transferring from, and a recommendation from two of his professors at that university.
- The secondary school certificate must be qualified for admission to the program the student wishes to transfer to.
- His/her studies must be regular at the university he/she is transferring from (total system).
- The student must have successfully passed (30) credit hours or its equivalent at the university from which he/she is transferred, and his/her cumulative average should not be less than (2.33) out of (4.0) (C+ or its equivalent in other academic evaluation systems).
- The relevant academic department council must approve the transfer request, after reviewing his/her academic record, the scientific content of each course he passed, and specifying the courses that he/she is exempted from studying.
- The student must not have been disciplinary dismissed from any university. And if the transfer is to be made to any of the first period programs, it is required in addition to that, that the student has not been suspended from one of the academic programs at any university.
- When submitting the transfer request, he/she should not have dropped out from the university from which he/she was transferred for more than (16) weeks. This condition is not required for transfer applicants to second period programs.
- The student must take a minimum of 50% of the hours required for graduation at the university.
Required documents:
- Transcript from the university from which the student is transferred.
- A copy of the high school transcript or its equivalent, along with a graduation certificate, certified and approved by the competent authorities.
- The content of the courses to be equivalent at the University of Bahrain, certified and approved by the university from which the student is transferred.
- The student shall submit two academic recommendations from previous professors.
- The student shall succeed in the tests conducted by the academic department (if any).
- Good conduct and behavior certificate from the university from which the student is transferred.
- Colored photograph.
- A copy of a valid passport or proof of renewal in case of expiry. For non-Bahraini students residing in Bahrain, please attach a copy of a valid residence permit or proof of the renewal procedure.
- A valid ID card or proof of renewal in case of expiry.
- An application fee of BD 10 .
- A medical fitness examination certificate from one of the accredited centers or hospitals in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
VISITING STUDENTS
UOB welcomes all visiting students from other universities to study if the following conditions are met:
- The student shall be a regular student (total system) in a university recognized by the concerned authorities in the Kingdom.
- To submit an application with an approved candidacy by the competent authority at his/her university to study specific courses in one semester, along with an attested copy of his/her academic record, a copy of his/her passport, and his/her university card.
- The student’s registration in this capacity is not accepted, unless he/she has a vacant seat in the course to be studied after completing the registration, deletion and addition processes for university students.
- Foreign student – wishing to study as a visiting student – shall conform to obtaining a visa for entering the Kingdom of Bahrain and residing in it from the competent authorities. In case the student was not able to get a visa, his/her application will be considered invalid with no responsibility whatsoever to be upon the University.
- The student shall, at the time of registration, adhere to the payment of the tuition fees and any other fees.
- Acceptance of the student in this capacity does not consider a transfer to the University.