All applicants who have never attended a university or who have not earned at least 24 credit hours at a university and who are applying to Qatar University as either Foundation Program or Undergraduate applicants are classified as First Year applicants and are required to submit the following:
- Complete Online Admissions Application with an e-payment of QR 200 (non-refundable)
- Students have to upload passport size photograph and Photocopy of the applicant's valid Qatar ID card (Non-Qatari applicants must also upload a copy of their passport) through the online admission application by the admission deadline.
- High school transcript:
- For students from Qatari Government and independent schools graduated starting from 2016 onwards, they do not have to submit their high school transcript; QU will receive their results from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
- Students from Private and International high schools, also students from Qatari Government and independent schools graduated in 2015 and earlier, have to submit original, final, official, and certified high school transcript along with copies to check if it matches the original documents, and attend in person to Qatar University before the deadline by the following timing and locations:
- Male: Student Affairs Building (I11) - First Floor, hall number C204, from Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 12 pm.
- Female: Student Affairs Building (I11) - First Floor, hall number C250, from Sunday to Thursday, 9 am to 12 pm.
- Applicants with a Qatari parent must upload a copy of their parent’s Qatar ID card and a copy of their Birth certificate. Non-Qatari female students married to Qatari Nationals must also upload a copy of the marriage contract and a copy of the ID card of the husband. (An electronic link will be sent to applicants with Qatari parents and to those married to Qatari nationals for uploading the required documents)
- For Qatari male students who have achieved a percentage less than 75%, it is mandatory to upload a certificate proving completion of national service or a letter of exemption from national service. (A link will be sent to applicants to upload the required documents)
Note: The document verifying completion of national service or the letter of exemption from national service is mandatory for Qatari male students with a percentage less than 75%. Applications will not be considered if these required documents are not submitted, and admission to Qatar University will be denied.
- Students have to submit Health Certificate issued inside Qatar (with a validity period that must not exceed six months from the date of examination)
- Students who have undergone a medical examination in any of the health centers operated by the Primary Health Care Corporation or the Medical Commission are not required to submit their medical examination results. QU will receive these results from the Ministry of Public Health directly.
- Students who have undergone a medical examination in any private health care center located in Qatar, kindly contact Admission Section.
- For International students please refer to International Students Website.
- Official test score reports for applicants to Colleges that require Foundation Program ( if available) to be submitted to the Qatar University Testing Center in order to be exempted from the Foundation Program.
- An international student who is planning to join Qatar University and apply for a bachelor degree must follow the following steps:
- Send the original high school transcript and other requested documents to Qatar University during the application period for international students to the following address:
Admission Department
Qatar University
P.O. Box 2713
Doha, Qatar
- If the international student (excluding GCC citizens) is applying to study at his/her own expense, he/she must apply online for a student visa under Qatar University sponsorship and upload the required documents during the same admission timeline for international students.
- If the international student is planning to study at Qatar University only when he/she obtains a scholarship provided by Qatar University, he/she does not need to fill out and complete the visa application; the Scholarships and International Admissions Section will take the necessary procedures to issue a student visa for international students who receive a scholarship from QU.
Note: The admission application from an international student will not be considered if he/she does not submit the original high school transcript and visa application OR scholarship application.