Scholarship
Requirements for Private Students in the USA Please choose
your topic from the following listing, or you can go back to the Rules
and Regulations main page. Per Ministerial decree #178/87 and #48/89,
private students may apply for Kuwait government scholarship in majors designated
by the Ministry of Higher Education provided they meet the requirements listed
below: | Private
Scholarship Students | |
| Pre-requisites
for Scholarship | |  | - Must have Kuwaiti
citizenship.
- Graduate of Kuwait high school or equivalent.
- Student
must not be an employee of the Kuwaiti Government.
- May not
hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Enrolled full time
in a program and university approved by the Ministry/Cultural Division.
- Pursuing
a major that is on the Ministry's scholarship list, or a major that has been canceled
for less than two years.
- Interruption of studies prior to
application for scholarship must not exceed one academic year.
- Study
or degree plan must be submitted for entire period of study. The courses completed
must reflect the courses outlined in the study plan and must include courses required
for the freshman year (1st year) for the scholarship major as prescribed by the
university.
- Students are not allowed to change their majors.
- Private
students who are awarded MOHE scholarship are not eligible for scholarship extensions.
- Inclusion
in the scholarship plan will take place in the months of September and January,
depending on the availability for seats with priority given to students with the
highest scores.
- Students must meet the following requirements:
- Must
obtain the required English Proficiency score of:
- International
TOEFL of 500 (173 computer based test) or English 101 and English
102 (English 102 must be earned at a 4-year institution approved by the Cultural
Division)
- Completion of 30 semester or 45 quarter units in
major or related areas as outlined in the study plan. All credits must be earned
at an approved U.S. school with a 2.5 or higher (4-point scale) cumulative GPA;
2.0 GPA and full-time (12 credits) in most recent term of study.
- One-half
of these credits (15 semester/22 quarter units) must earned at the university
approved for the student's major; the remaining credits may be earned at a two
year college approved by the Ministry/Cultural Division.
- The
credits completed must be in the major field of study being pursued.
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| Checklist
of Documents Required | | | Students
must submit the following required documents to be considered for scholarship:- Kuwait
high school transcript. Foreign high school transcript must be approved by the
Ministry of Education, Department of Equivalency and Examination.
- Official
transcripts from all universities and/or colleges attended must be mailed directly
from the institution to the Cultural Division.
- Letter from
the approved 4-year program indicating acceptance, term of enrollment and major
field of study.
- Official transcripts from all schools attended.
- Official
transfer evaluation of credits earned at other schools, if applicable.
- Study
Plan.
- Official TOEFL score report.
- Proof
of initial enrollment in the U.S. (copy of first I-20 or letter from first school
attended indicating first term of enrollment.)
- Copy of first
4 pages of the passport and I-94 form.
- Four (4) passport
size photographs.
- Completion of the scholarship request form.
- Students
not under supervision of the Cultural Division must provide:
-
Name of Guardian.
- Kuwait Address and Telephone Number.
- Kuwait
Nationality Certificate.
Upon receipt of all the
above documents, the scholarship request will be reviewed by the Academic Committee
of the Cultural Division and forwarded to the Ministry for final consideration
for scholarship. |
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| Majors
Designated for Scholarship | | |
|
Academic Year 2006/2007 | Academic Year 2005/2006 | Academic
Year 2004/2005 | |
| Accounting | Accounting | Accounting | |
| Architectural Engineering | Architectural Engineering | Architectural Engineering | |
| Architecture | Architecture | Architecture | |
| Bioinformatics | Audio/Music Engineering / Recording | Audio/Music Engineering/Recording | |
| Civil Engineering | Arts | Arts | |
| Civil Engineering / Transportation & Highway Engineering | Civil Engineering | Civil Engineering | |
| Civil Engineering / Transportation
&Highway Engineering | Civil Engineering /Transportation &Highway Engineering | |
| Computer Engineering | |
| Dentistry | Computer Engineering | Computer Engineering | |
| Electrical Engineering | Dentistry | Dentistry | |
| Environmental Science | Electrical Engineering | Dietetics/Nutrition | |
| Health Information Administration/ | Environmental Science | Electrical Engineering | |
Management | Geographic Information Systems | Environmental Science | |
| Horticulture | Horticulture | Interior Design | |
| Management Information | Interior Design | Management Information Systems | |
| Systems | Management Information Systems | Mass Communications | |
| Mass Communications | Mass Communications | Mechanical Engineering | |
| Mechanical Engineering | Occupational Therapy | Radiological Technology | |
| Meteorology | Radiological Technology | Speech Language Pathology | |
| Nuclear Medicine Technology | Speech Language Pathology/ | Communication Disorders | |
| Radiological Technology | Communication Disorders | Substance Abuse/Drug/Alcohol Counseling | |
| Speech Language Pathology/ | TESOL | | |
Communication Disorders | | TESOL | |
| Telecommunications Technology | | Toxicology/Environmental | |
| TESOL | | Toxicology | |
| Veterinary Medicine | | | |
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D. Pre-requisite Coursework
According to Major As
indicated (Section A, item no. 4 above) students must
complete a total of 30 semester/45 quarter credits. These credits must include specific courses
depending on the major being pursued as follows:
| Accounting |
|
| The
courses listed below must be completed at a university accredited by the AACSB
(see approved list) |
|
- Business Math (within the Business Curriculum)
|
3 |
| |
3 |
| |
3 |
- Managerial Accounting or other required
basic accounting course within the Business curriculum
|
3 |
- Computer course (within the Business curriculum)
| 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Advertising |
|
| English
I & II |
6 |
| Intro
to Mass Communication/Journalism |
3 |
| Economics
(Macro or Micro) |
3 |
| American
History I or II |
3 |
| American
Government |
3 |
| Intro
to Advertising (or basic Ad course) | 3 |
| Total | 21 |
| Architecture |
|
| Calculus
I or a
required Math Course |
4 |
| Physics
I & Physics II*(if required) |
8 |
| Choose one of the following: |
|
| History
of Architecture |
3 |
| Architectural
Drawing/Drafting | 2-4 |
| Total | 14-16 |
| *Or
other subject in major |
|
| Bioinformatics |
|
| *
Biology |
6-8 |
| *
Chemistry |
3 |
| Calculus
I |
3 |
| Computer
Science OR Introduction to Bioinformatics | 3 |
| Total | 15-17 |
| *
with lab if required |
|
| |
|
|
Cell/Molecular
Biology |
| Courses
to be completed at the university level: |
| *
Biology I & II or higher |
6-8 |
| *
Chemistry I & II |
6-8 |
| Math
I | 3 |
| Total | 15-19 |
| *
with lab if required |
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| Cinema/Film/Video (Scholarship is open beginning
Fall 2004 |
|
1)
Completion of pre-requisites and admission to Film major. 2)
Coursework must include the following courses completed at a university approved
for Cinema/Film/Video. |
|
English 102 |
3 |
| Intro
to Film and Film Theory |
3 |
| History
of Film |
3 |
| Any
other required Film/Cinema/Video course | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| |
|
| Dentistry |
|
| A.
6-Year Honor Program |
|
|
Admission to the Professional ProgramCompletion
of 30 semester credits or45
quarter credits in the program |
| B.
7/8-Year Dental Program |
|
|
(Pre-dentistry followed
by admission to Dental School) |
| …completion
of Pre-dentistry program with average at least 2.5…admission into Dental School |
|
|
| Dietetics |
|
|
A. Completion of a prescribed pre-dietetics
program with average of 2.5…admission into a professional dietetics program |
|
OR |
|
B. Admission to Dietetics/Nutrition
program (no prescribed pre-dietetics) |
|
Chemistry (101 & 102)
|
6 |
|
(or the 2 basic chemistry
courses required) |
|
|
Biology with lab |
4 |
|
Intro to Dietetics/Nutrition |
3 |
|
Required Math course |
3 |
| Intro
to Psychology | 3 |
| Total | 19 |
| | |
| Engineering |
|
| Calculus
I & II |
8 |
| Chemistry
I (with lab) |
4 |
| Physics
I & II | 8 |
| Total | 20 |
| Environmental
Geology/Geosciences |
| General
Biology(or equivalent required
Biology course) |
3 |
| Intro
to Earth Science(or
equivalent 1st year required Geology course e.g. Physical Geology with
Lab/Historical with Lab) |
3-4 |
| General
Chemistry |
3-4 |
| Choose
one of the following: |
|
| Analytical
Geometry and Calculus |
|
| Differential
Equations and Integral Calculus |
|
| Equivalent
required Mathematics Course |
|
| General
Physics | 3 |
| Total | 12-14 |
|
Environmental
Science |
| Chemistry
I |
3 |
| Chemistry
II |
3 |
| General
Biology I with lab |
4 |
| Intro
course to Environmental Science |
3 |
| Math
or Statistics | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Genetics |
|
|
Courses to be completed
at the university level: |
| *Biology
I & II or higher |
6-8 |
| *Chemistry
I & II |
6-8 |
| Math
I | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| *with
lab if required |
|
|
Health Information
Administration/ Management |
| *
Biology |
6-8 |
| Chemistry |
3 |
| Math
|
3 |
| Computer
or Introduction to HIM | 3 |
| Total |
15-17 |
| *
with lab if required |
|
| Horticulture |
|
|
* Biology |
6-8 |
Chemistry |
3 |
| Math
|
3 |
| Introduction
to Horticulture | 3 |
| Total |
15-17 |
| *
with lab if required |
|
| Journalism |
|
| English
I & II |
6 |
| Introduction
to Mass Media |
3 |
| News
Writing and/or Reporting |
3 |
| Choose any three of the following: |
|
| Editing
and Make-up |
3 |
| Feature
Writing |
3 |
| Economics
(Macro or Micro) |
3 |
| American
History I or II |
3 |
| American
Government |
3 |
| Science
course with Lab | 4 |
| Total | 21-22 |
|
Interior Design |
|
Completion of all pre-requisite
courses and admission into the Professional Interior Design program with the following
courses completed: |
| |
|
| Design
I |
3 |
| Design
II |
3 |
| Drawing Course |
3 |
| Introduction
to Interior Design |
3 |
| History
of Design or Equivalent |
3 |
| Total | 15 |
|
Management Information Systems (MIS) |
|
The following courses
must be completed at that university level: |
|
Math I (Calculus for Business) |
3 |
| Statistics |
3 |
| Computer
Science/MIS course |
3 |
| Chose
one of the following: |
|
| Accounting |
3 |
| Business
Law I |
3 |
| Finance
I | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
| Nuclear
Medicine Technology |
|
- Admission to the Program
- Courses to be completed at university level:
|
|
Math (100 level and above) |
3 |
| Chemistry
I & II |
6 |
| Physics |
3 |
| Biology | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Occupational
Therapy |
| …completion of prescribed
pre-occupational therapy program with average of 2.5…admission into the professional
program |
|
|
|
Oceanography/Marine
Science |
| Principles of Biology |
3-4 |
|
General Chemistry |
3 |
|
Geology |
3 |
|
Calculus I |
3 |
|
General Oceanography |
3 |
| General Physics I |
3-4 |
| Total |
18-20 |
|
Radio/TV
or Broadcasting |
| English
I & II |
6 |
| Introduction
to Mass Media |
3 |
| Economics
(Macro or Micro) |
3 |
| American
History I or II | |
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