Scholarships Programs
If your son/daughter is applying for the Faculty that you have graduated from, you will be provided with a discount of 15% till graduation.
Note: This is applicable to all parents from all Egyptian or International Universities and this is valid for all years of study and is not conditional on the student's cumulative grade point average (GPA)..
Official documents required:
Faculties that could benefit from Similar Education Parents Scholarship
(الكليات والتخصصات المماثلة التى تنطبق عليها المنحة)
Dear Parent,
If your faculty is not included in the list but is quite similar to those MSA Awarded Faculties in the Similar Education Parents Scholarship (SEPS),
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Admission Policies
| MSA | October University for Modern Sciences and Arts |
|---|---|
| UoB | University of Bedfordshire |
| UoG | University of Greenwich |
| HR | Human Resourses Department |
| PR | Public Relations Department |
| CPC | Career Placement Centre |
| CH | Credit Hours |
| CPS | Credit Points |
| CS | Computer Science |
| MGT | Management Sciences |
| GP | Grade Point |
| GPA | Grade Point Average |
| CGPA | Cumulative Grade Point Average |
| BSc | Bachelor of Science |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| SU | Student Union |
| BOS | Board of Study |
| ENG90 | The Student achieves more than 40% and less than 55% in MSA English Placement Exam. |
| ENG101 | The student passes MSA English Placement exam (more than 55%). |
MSA University accepts students who have passed Thanaweya Amma Examination or any other equivalent High School Examination (IGCSE, GCSE, American Diploma, German Certificate, IB, or any other Arab Certificates and others). The Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities specifies the subjects required for admission, the minimum percentage for admission and the maximum number of newcomers accepted in each faculty, which varies from one year to the other. These conditions are declared to all applicants during the summer, prior to their admission to the University.
- Fill the application online, print it and submit it to the admission office [Online Application]
- Join the Parents Involvemts Program
- Copy of the student documents is submitted to the admission office.
- The percentage is calculated for applicants by the admission office according to Egyptian Ministry for Higher Education instructions and according to the requirements of each different certificate and faculty.
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For foreign Certificates (other than Egyptian & Arab Thanawya):
- Each student must provide documentation to prove that they have spent at least 12 successive years in education. At least eight subjects are required for admission. Passing grades are determined by the Ministry of Higher Education. - Each new applicant is required to undergo an English Proficiency exam; New MSA English Placement exam. According to the exam result the student must achieve ENG90, except for faculties of Dentistry, pharmacy, Mass communication and Languages achieving ENG101 is a must
- Internal transfer is permitted as long as the student meets all the new faculty's requirements, as decided by the Ministry of Higher Education for each year and if there are vacancies in the sought faculty.
- External transfer students must meet the Ministry's requirements (Original Official transcript and Original official courses content). The respective Faculty Dean/programme leader interviews transferred students; and reviews their transcripts before admitting them to the faculty and notifies the student with the possible equivalent transferable courses. The final transferable courses have to be accepted and approved by the Ministry of Higher Education.
- By the end of the admission period, a comprehensive report of all applicants is prepared. Approved applicants will be required to pay full fees and present all the required original authenticated documents within a specified time interval.
Assessment & Progression
- The minimum grade for passing any module is D in faculties of Management, Computer Science, and Engineering
- The minimum grade for passing any module in faculties of Biotechnology and Pharmacy is C except Computer and English modules where minimum grade for passing is D.
MSA Modules Grading Scheme for faculties of Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Computer Science, Management Sciences, Languages, Arts and Design, and Mass communication.
| Letter Grade | Indicative % mark |
|---|---|
| A | ≥90 |
| A- | ≥ 85 & <90 |
| B+ | ≥ 80 & <85 |
| B | ≥75 & <80 |
| B- | ≥ 70 & <75 |
| C+ | ≥ 65 & <70 |
| C | ≥ 60 & <65 |
| C- | ≥ 56 & <60 |
| D+ | ≥ 53 & <56 |
| D | ≥ 50 & <53 |
| Fail | <50 |
MSA Modules Grading Scheme for faculty of Engineering:
| Letter Grade | Mark |
|---|---|
| A | ≥ 93 |
| A- | ≥ 89 & <93 |
| B+ | ≥ 84 & <89 |
| B | ≥ 80 & <84 |
| B- | ≥ 76 & <80 |
| C+ | ≥ 73 & <76 |
| C | ≥ 70 & <73 |
| C- | ≥ 67 & <70 |
| D+ | ≥ 64 & <67 |
| D | ≥ 60 & <64 |
| (F) Fail | <60 |
MSA Modules Grading Scheme for faculty of Physical Therapy:
| Letter Grade | Indicative % mark |
|---|---|
| A | > 90 |
| A- | ≥ 88 & < 90 |
| B+ | ≥ 85 & < 88 |
| B | ≥ 80 & < 85 |
| B- | ≥ 75 & < 80 |
| C+ | ≥ 70 & < 75 |
| C | ≥ 65 & < 70 |
| C- | ≥ 60 & < 65 |
| (F) Fail | <60 |
MSA Modules Grading Scheme for faculty of Dentistry:
| Letter Grade | Indicative % mark |
|---|---|
| A | > 90 |
| A- | ≥ 85 & < 90 |
| B+ | ≥ 80 & < 85 |
| B | ≥ 75 & < 80 |
| B- | ≥72.5 & < 75 |
| C+ | ≥ 70 & < 72.5 |
| C | ≥ 67.5 & < 70 |
| C- | ≥ 65 & < 67.5 |
| D | ≥ 60 & < 65 |
| (F) Fail | < 60 |
There are five main periods of assessment during the academic year:
- In the middle of the Fall Semester.
- At the end of the Fall Semester.
- In the middle of the Spring Semester.
- At the end of the Spring Semester.
- At the end of the Summer Semester (Optional).
2.1 The Structure of the Assessment Boards:
2.2 Academic Load:
The academic load is the number of registered credits per student each semester.
The corresponding Grade Point (GP) for each letter grade for faculties of Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Computer Science, Management Sciences, Languages, Arts and Design, and Mass communication
| Letter Grade | GPA |
|---|---|
| A | 4 |
| A- | 3.67 |
| B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3 |
| B- | 2.67 |
| C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2 |
| C- | 1.67 |
| D+ | 1.33 |
| D | 1 |
| Fail | 0 |
The corresponding Grade Point (GP) for each letter grade for faculty of Engineering:
| Letter Grade | GPA |
|---|---|
| A | 4 |
| A- | 3.67 |
| B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3 |
| B- | 2.67 |
| C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2 |
| C- | 1.67 |
| D+ | 1.33 |
| D | 1 |
| Fail | 0 |
The corresponding Grade Point (GP) for each letter grade for faculty of Physical Therapy:
| Letter Grade | GPA |
|---|---|
| A | 4.00 |
| A- | 3.67 |
| B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3 |
| B- | 2.67 |
| C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2 |
| C- | 1.67 |
| Fail | 0 |
The corresponding Grade Point (GP) for each letter grade for faculty of Dentistry:
| Letter Grade | GPA |
|---|---|
| A | 4.00 |
| A- | 3.7 |
| B+ | 3.4 |
| B | 3 |
| B- | 2.9 |
| C+ | 2.7 |
| C | 2.5 |
| C- | 2.3 |
| D | 2 |
| Fail | 0.00 |
3.1 Grade Point Average:
Credits acquired by the student are based on the credits of the passed modules from the academic load registered. Repeated modules will be counted once toward the calculation of accumulated credit hours. The best achieved GP will be used for calculating the cumulative GPA. The cumulative GPA calculation starts from the first semester for each student and is updated each semester till his/her graduation. The semester GPA of the student is the weighted average of the grade points acquired in the modules passed in that specific semester. It is calculated as follows:
Semester GPA =
Sum of the product of the number of credit hours of each Module in the current semester load X the corresponding GP.
= Σ (Number of credit hours of each module in the current semester load X corresponding GP).
The number of credits used to calculate the Cumulative GPA is the number of credits registered by the student up to this date.
Cumulative GPA =
Sum of the product of the number of credit hours of each Module registered up to this date X the corresponding GP.
= Σ (Number of credit hours of each Module registered up to this date X corresponding GP).
Total Credits registered up to this date
National Grading for All Faculties except Faculty of Dentistry:
| National Grading Classes | MSA CGPA |
|---|---|
| Excellent | ≥ 3.67 & ≤ 4 |
| Very Good | ≥ 3 & < 3.67 |
| Good | ≥ 2.33 & < 3 |
| Satisfactory | ≥ 2 & < 2.33 |
National Grading for Faculty of Dentistry:
| National Grading Classes | MSA CGPA |
|---|---|
| Excellent | ≥ 3.7 & ≤ 4 |
| Very Good | ≥ 3 & < 3.7 |
| Good | ≥ 2.3 & < 3 |
| Satisfactory | ≥ 2 & < 2.3 |
UoG Grading for faculties of Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Computer Sciences, and Management
| Grade Letters | UK CGPA | UoG Classes |
|---|---|---|
| A, A- | ≥ 3.67 & ≤ 4 | 1st Class Honor |
| B, B+ | ≥ 3 & < 3.67 | Upper Second Class Honor (2:1) |
| B- , C+ | ≥ 2.33 & < 3 | Lower Second Class Honor (2:2) |
| C | ≥ 2 & < 2.33 | 3rd Class Honor |
Progression is determined by the number of credit hours completed by students as specified by each faculty.
4.1 Graduation:
Students shall automatically receive the award of the university and be qualified upon completion of the required number of credits with a CGPA equivalent to (2) or above at the end of the semester.
4.2 Failing a Module:
Students must meet the deadline for submission of all coursework in accordance with the requirements of the university. A student is deemed to have failed in the following cases:
- (F1): Applies to students who fail to attend at least 75% of all lectures and tutorials.
- (F2): Applies to students who fail to attend the final exam.
- (F3): Applies to students who fail to achieve the approved minimum percentage in the exam paper. 25% for the faculties of (CS, MGT, MCOM, LANG, ARTS), while 30% for the faculties of (ENG, PHARMA, DENT, PT, BIO).
- (Exemption): Applies to students who fail to attend the midterm exam, but will be allowed to complete the module and will lose all the marks of the midterm exams. Unless, those who present extenuating circumstances that are accepted by the university president and which will warrant the midterm grades to be added to the grades of the final exams.
4.3 Incomplete:
If a student fails to attend the final exam due to any emergency or extenuating circumstances, and the University President approves the non attendance, then an incomplete grade will be granted. Mid-term grade as well as course grades will be transferred to students with grade (I). Subsequently, the student will be allowed to sit for the final exam of this module at the next opportunity.
4.4 Progression and Repeat Policy:
Students may not repeat any course they have passed unless it is a requirement of an accreditation board or is crucial to the student's academic progression. Students who fail to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2 will be put under probation and will be allowed to repeat Modules with a grade of D+, D and F. The grade used in the final GPA is the final grade achieved by the student.
Cultural Department
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The Cultural Department is mainly and basically concerned with developing the students’ abilities as it digs for talents and hobbies of students regardless of their majors. It’s a way to create a fully rounded personality, with a positive attitude to their society, family and themselves. Hobbies satisfy the needs of the soul, thus students will have a bright side to look forward to achieve through culture. Visiting places or recreational centers, historic sites with ancient monuments all that add to our dear students to be well cultured and know their country very well as to be good ambassadors who will proudly represent their country.
Rules and Regulations
Services
1.Support Service:
One of the main goals of MSA University is to provide a unique, friendly and enjoyable atmosphere for the student body.Staff members and students interact constantly as members of one large family. This is helped by the wide student to teacher ratio which allows students to enjoy a personal relationship with teachers if required. Support and guidance are provided to students mainly by the Faculty Registrar and Students Affairs Department. These services include:
In addition to all that, MSA runs through each faculty many workshops, training sessions, exhibitions for students to show case their efforts and innovations all year round. MSA also hosts international expertise plus Egyptian Universities’ professors to assess and deliver lectures or present their judgments on graduation projects.
2.Student Service:
The bi–annual Employment and Internship Fair is considered a sheer important service for our students which is also run by students assisted by the “Human Resources Department”, efficiently as it invites a lot of renowned National and International Firms and companies which are seeking the cutting edge, bi-lingual, agile and digital experts graduates to recruit or at least to intern. Another useful service offered to our students is the Training Center, which is a” Career Gates Center” that qualifies graduates or students to real life expectancy, for a reasonable charge, by offering the most demanding majors and diplomas that would be an active tool towards fast and rapid employment, as these diplomas are acknowledged by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce besides MSA Career Gates Certificate. (Dokki Center). Here comes the best service of all which is the “Students Exchange Programme” which helps students to be exposed to foreign culture, rich environment of knowledge, labs, and libraries in addition to the new experience of new culture and background that makes them accept the others, be understanding, a giving personality that runs to help whoever is seeking assistance in his just cause.
Student Union Bylaw
About October University for Modern Sciences & Arts (MSA University)
MSA University provides its students with the first British education in Egypt and the Middle East, which helps them gain creative skills and the ability to learn for life. We believe that our students graduate with many necessary and sophisticated writing, analytical and communicative skills, which is why MSA graduates succeed not only in their first job but throughout their entire careers.
MSA emphasizes three vital attributes to help develop the student's mindset about gaining competitive capabilities. The rapid development of digital media and tools has led to an increase in the complexities of today's business environment.
At MSA University, you will learn how to benefit from the three advantages, which are the speed of response, adaptation, and harmonization; to give the educational path a competitive advantage in the digital age which is embraced by faculty members and all administrative staff at MSA University. We hope you find the opportunity to study at MSA University exciting as we find it, feel free to explore this website, www.msa.edu.eg, to know more about us.
The English language is the medium of instruction at MSA.
MSA encourages students to improve their skills and build on their unique areas of strength.
We look forward to being among the top 500 universities in the world To lead the way in education, scientific research and community service.
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA University) is a leading Egyptian educational institution in higher education in cooperation with British Universities, MSA introduces well-developed academic programs using the latest technology and the most efficient staff.
It goes with the local and international quality standards; which allows its graduates to compete in the job market locally and globally. MSA is also focused on scientific research.
We are student-centred:
- ِAccountability
- Credibility
- Institutional Loyalty
- Inclusiveness
- Entrepreneurial Spirit
- Commitment to Quality
Dr. Nawal's Welcome Note
Congratulations on a path well-chosen. You have already set the highest of goals and are getting ready for a life of achievements. May all your tomorrows be filled with the brightest blessings. You are now undertaking your molding years and will use the knowledge and experience you gain to further your careers, prove yourselves and effectively lead the professional lives you have always aspired to. You have the opportunity to transform your lives, therefore you just need to reach out and grasp it to realize your potential.
Since you will all be receiving a British degree alongside your Egyptian one, you have obviously taken a quantum leap and will have an edge over your counterparts. Your success makes MSA's worldwide recognition a reality. I wholeheartedly look forward to witness your success.
All the best, my dear students. MSA University is proud of you!
Professor/Dr. Nawal El Degwi.
Head of Board of Trustees.