Transforming Your Dreams into Reality 

Enrolling in KUMSA is the first step in making your dreams of a better future come true and we will be there at every step because your success means our success.  The faculty and staff at KUMSA are dedicated to providing a high quality education for as many qualified students as possible.  Thus, we have developed a streamlined and easy admissions process while also providing opportunities for students to prepare for the rigors of a leading college education.  

Admissions Process

Students interested in enrolling in KUMSA must fulfill the following requirements:

1. Submit a completed application for admission.
2. Submit attestation of high school graduation or its equivalent.
3. Participate in an entrance exam and English language evaluation.
4. For those who do not pass the English language requirement, we offer 6 months and 1 year diploma programs that will help you prepare for the coursework that will be mainly in the English language.

You can download the application by clicking here.  Print and complete the application and bring it to our registration office along with all the necessary paperwork.

 

Grading Policy

Bachelor Degrees:  Our bachelor degrees are four- year (8 semester) programs.  Each course during the semester is 15 weeks long with the 16th week reserved for final exams.  Course grading will be based on course assignments (10%), monthly exams (10%), attendance (5%), midterm exams (50%) and final exams (50%).

Associate Degrees:  Our associate degrees are two-year (4 semester) programs.  Each course during the semester is 15 weeks long with the 16th week reserved for final exams.  Course grading will be based on course assignments (10%), monthly exams (10%), attendance (5%), midterm exams (50%) and final exams (50%).

Diploma Certificates: Our diploma certificates vary from four months to one year (2 semesters) depending on the program.  Most of the courses follow the semester schedule.  Grading policy is also similar to the degree programs.  

Our grading system is based on a letter grade and equivalent number system to calculate the grade point average (GPA):

  

A   = 4.0   (Excellent)    

A-  = 3.7

B+ = 3.3

B   = 3.0   (Good)

B-  = 2.7

C+ = 2.3

C   = 2.0  (Average)

C- =  1.7

D  =  1.0  (Poor)

F   =  0.0  (Fail)

 

Academic Calendar 2008-2009

We have initiated a new Academic Calendar for next year.  Each semester will consist of 15 weeks with an extra week dedicated to final examinations.  Students will have more options to take additional courses or repeat a course they had to miss.  Students will also have the option to take a leave of absence for up to three semesters with the permission of the university. 

 

	Fall Semester- 2008	Winter Semester - 2009	Summer Semester - 2009
Entrance Exam for BBA program	July 25	Nov 21	March 13
Results for Entrance Exam Posted	Aug 10	Dec 12	April 17
Open Registration	Aug 10 - Aug 22	Dec 12 - 26	April 17 -  24
Instruction Begins	Aug 23	Dec 27	April 25
Last Day to Enroll for Semester	Aug 28	Jan 1	April 30
Last day to drop out of class without impact on transcript	Sept 19	Jan 23	May 22
Midterm Examination	Oct 10 - 16	Feb 14 - 19	June 6-11
Final Examination	Dec 5 - 11	April 11-16	Aug 8-13
Semester Ends	Dec 12	April 17	Aug 14
Semester Grades Available	Dec 19	April 24	Aug 21
Holidays – No Classes
Eid ul Fitr	Sept 30
Eid ul Adha	Dec 8
Ashura		Jan 9
Now Roz			March 20

 

 

Tuition, Fees and Scholarships 

The  table summarizes our monthly tuition and fee schedule for each program and the estimated total cost.  We have made every effort to keep our tuition as low as possible as we know it is difficult for many families to afford it.  While we know many of our students need financial assistance, we can only offer a scholarship to our top three students of each program.  We offer 20% reduced tuition to our first position students, 15% for our second position students and 10% for our third position students.  We also offer a 10% reduced rate to our female students as we want to attract talented women to the fields of management and technology.  Students with disabilities also receive a 10% discount.  We will be seeking out additional scholarship funds to help even more students in the future.

 

 

 The tuition can be paid monthly or in advance.  Four year full advance payment will receive a 15% discount. A one year full-advance payment will receive an additional 10% discount.  Late fees will be assessed if not paid after the second week of the month.  Students may risk being dropped from the program if tuition fees are not paid for two consecutive months.