Transfer students

Overview

Changing universities without overlooking your existing credits

If you have already completed courses in Tunisia or abroad, APBS can assess how they fit the programme you wish to join. Transfer entry depends on the individual academic review and final approval; completing a year elsewhere does not automatically establish entry into the next year at APBS.

What should you prepare?

Your academic transcripts, including course names, grades and completed study periods.
Course descriptions or syllabuses, with credits or contact hours where available.
Your current qualification, institution and the APBS programme you want to enter.

These items help the Registrar assess content and workload equivalence. Admissions will confirm the official documents needed for your file.

What should you confirm before deciding?

Request the written transfer decision, the recognised courses, the remaining modules and any conditions to complete. Then confirm your entry level, expected study plan and fees for the remaining requirements. Ask the Registrar to confirm current transfer tuition in writing for your intake.

Request a transfer assessment or review how to apply. For an in-person discussion, contact APBS in advance at 90 Avenue Mohamed V, Tunis.

How APBS assesses course equivalence

APBS accepts course transfers provided a minimum passing grade was obtained and
pending final approval of the Scientific Council. Course equivalency is based on the
course design and content as well as the credit-hour workload equivalency.

The following guidelines are used to assess the transfer:

APBS transfers only courses that are part of its curricula. The transfer also depends also on the student program choice.
If course equivalency is granted, transferred courses will be recorded in the student transcripts with their APBS course-coding equivalent.
The new course grade will be computed based on the APBS grading system.
Transfer credits/courses will have an additional code on the APBS academic record (CRT), and will be used in the calculation of a student’s cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and in the annual average (GPA).
Tuition fees will apply to transfer students in proportion to the course credit balance in each semester following these rules:
Undergraduate courses: 83.400dt per credit
Graduate courses: 100dt per credit

Courses must have been taken within the past 5 years to be eligible for transfer credit.
Performance designations other than letters, percentage grades, or numeric grades are not acceptable for transfer credit, eg. pass/fail courses.
When course descriptions are not available, the student will be granted conditional admission with a conditional credit transfer. Final admission with approved courses will be given pending a passing grade in placement tests for each transferred course.
It is the full responsibility of the student to complete the required forms and attach the appropriate documents.
Students granted transfer credits will have to fulfill all APBS graduation conditions.
Recommendations are made by the Registrar to the Dean and final approval is given by the Scientific Council.
In case of dispute, the executive committee will make the final decision.