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Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS)

College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

بكالوريوس الطب و الجراحة

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose
Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution
AlMaarefa University
Faculty / school
College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University
Campus
Riyadh
Country
Saudi Arabia
Entry route
School-leaver / direct entry Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration
6 years of study + 1-year internship (222 credit hours) Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
Intake
Not verified
Graduation requirements
Not verified

  1. Pre-medical phase · 1 year (2 semesters)

    Pre-medical year

    Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

  2. Basic sciences phase · 2.5 years (5 semesters)

    Integrated body-system modules with clinical relevance

    Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

  3. Clinical phase · 2.5 years (5 semesters)

    Clinical courses in medicine and surgery

    Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

  4. Internship year · 12 months

    Clinical internship in college-approved hospitals before graduation

    Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.
Teaching language not verified. An English-language website does not establish English teaching.

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

  • Required prior qualification · RequiredNatural-sciences secondary school certificate (12 levels) or equivalentSource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
  • Grade requirements · Required · Other categorySaudi curriculum: high-school GPA 90%, GAT 70%, SAAT 70% minimum for Medicine and SurgerySource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
  • Interview · Not verifiedMust pass any test or personal interview set by the University CouncilSource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
  • Health / immunisation requirement · RequiredMedical fitness by the university's approved examinationSource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

  • GAT (Qudurat) — Required (Other category) · minimum 70%Saudi curriculum applicantsSource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
  • SAAT (Tahsili) — Required (Other category) · minimum 70%Saudi curriculum applicantsSource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
  • TOEFL iBT / STEP / IELTS / Oxford — Required · minimum TOEFL iBT 40, STEP 62, IELTS 3.5, Oxford 40Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: International admissions not verified

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.
Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.
CategoryAmountBasisYear / stage
Annual tuition (46,000 SAR per semester)SAR 92,000per academic year2026-2027Source: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
  • Admission fee, one time — SAR 3,000 basis not stated · MandatoryRefunds: Non-refundableSource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026
  • Per credit hour in the summer semester — SAR 2,550 per creditSource: um.edu.sa · verified October 14, 2026

Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

Clinical-training arrangements not verified.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

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Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.
  1. https://www.um.edu.sa/college-of-medicine/%d8%a8%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%88%d8%b3-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a8-%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ac%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%a9/ · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
  2. https://www.um.edu.sa/home/%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%88%d9%84-%d9%88-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b3%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%84/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b1%d8%b3%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a9/ · Official admissions page · verified October 14, 2026

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