• BSc minimum entry: Overall average of 80% or above is allowed;
  • Technical degree minimum entry: Overall average of 70% or above is allowed;

Admission is based on the competitive performance of applicants judged by their overall score based on the table below:

  • 20 points for high school GPA.
  • 20 points for math grades.
  • 20 points for physics grades.
  • 20 points for the personal interview.
  • 10 points for a personal introductory video.
  • 10 points for admission tests.
  • 10 bonus points for extracurricular activities and additional certificates in conjunction with the personal interview, provided that they are uploaded onto the document attachments when submitting the application.

Tawjihi (and other numeric based certificates)

Degree Major Math (%) Physics (%) Tawjihi AVG (%) Notes
BSc Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering 80 80 80 All three conditions must be met
Technical Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering 70 70 70 All three conditions must be met
Technician Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering 60 60 70 All three conditions must be met
  • Tawjihi streams (Certificate year 2026): Engineering stream / Merged stream (Engineering + Technology & informatics stream - with the condition that mathematics (scientific) and physics are taken at the 12th grade level);
  • Tawjihi streams (Certificate year 2025 and before): Scientific / Scientific (Medical) / Scientific (Engineering) / Industrial (university track with the two additional subjects);
  • Physics and Maths school subjects appearing on the transcript;
  • No individual school subject score is below 50%;

IGCSE

Degree Major Math Physics Tawjihi AVG (%) Notes
BSc Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering B B 80 All three conditions must be met.
Technical Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering C C 70 All three conditions must be met.
Technician Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering D D 70 All three conditions must be met.
  • Tawjihi equivalency for scientific stream;
  • Full A-level maths (A2-Level);
  • Full A-level physics (A2-Level);

IB (International Baccalaureate)

Degree Major Math Physics Tawjihi AVG (%) Notes
BSc Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering 5 5 80 All three conditions must be met.
Technical Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering 4 4 70 All three conditions must be met.
Technician Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering 3 3 70 All three conditions must be met.
  • Tawjihi equivalency for scientific stream;
  • Maths at the higher level (HL);
  • Physics at the higher level (HL);

American High School Certificates and Diplomas (SAT II, AP, ACT)

Degree Major Math Physics Tawjihi AVG (%) Notes
BSc Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering ACT min (28) / AP min (5) / SAT II min (630) ACT min (28) / AP min (5) / SAT II min (630) 80 All three conditions must be met
Technical Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering ACT min (24) / AP min (4) / SAT II min (540) ACT min (24) / AP min (4) / SAT II min (540) 70 All three conditions must be met
Technician Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering ACT min (21) / AP min (3) / SAT II min (450) ACT min (21) / AP min (3) / SAT II min (450) 70 All three conditions must be met
  • Tawjihi equivalency for scientific stream;
  • ACT, SAT II or AP maths;
  • Only Math II will count for ACT;
  • Only AP Calculus will count for AP;
  • ACT, SAT II or AP physics;
  • No other forms of American certificates are accepted;
  • AP's are encouraged but not mandatory;

BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council)

Degree Major Math Physics Tawjihi AVG (%) Notes
BSc Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering Distinction Distinction 80 All three conditions must be met.
Maths and physics courses will differ according to specification.
BSc degree is available for Academic BTEC certificates
Technical Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering Merit Merit 70 All three conditions must be met.
Maths and physics courses will differ according to specification.
Technical degree is available for Academic BTEC certificates
Technician Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering Pass Pass 70 All three conditions must be met.
Maths and physics courses will differ according to specification.
Technician degree is available for Academic BTEC certificates
  • Tawjihi equivalency for scientific stream;
  • Level 3 qualification in engineering.
  • Applicants who have a BTEC level 3 in engineering can only apply to majors in the School of Engineering Technology;
  • Physics subject: Mechanical principles, Electrical and Electronic Principles;
  • Mathematics subject: Calculus to solve engineering problems, Further Engineering Mathematics;

Other Qualifications

School Qualification Admission Policy
Bridging from an associate college degree (BSc only) BSc minimum entry: Comprehensive examination score of at least 80%;
Studied a corresponding major at the associate college degree;
All other international school qualifications Tawjihi equivalency for scientific stream;
Maths and physics appearing on the final year transcript;

For applicants who do not fulfill the criteria for their degrees, certain tolerances can be applied where they can apply for the nearest degree they are eligible for:

Jordanian certificates and other numeric based certificates

  • The sum of differences between the maths and physics school subjects is not larger than 10 points given that the total grade points is from 200;

IGCSE

  • Missing only one grade point in either maths or physics (C) for BSc;
  • Missing only one grade point in either maths or physics (D) for Technical;

IB

  • Missing only one grade point in either maths or physics (4) for BSc;
  • Missing only one grade point in either maths and physics (3) for Technical;

American High School Diploma

  • Missing only two grade points in either maths or physics (minimum of 26) for ACT for BSc;
  • Missing only two grade points in either maths or physics (minimum of 22) for ACT for technical;
  • Missing only one grade point in either maths or physics (4) for AP for BSc degree;
  • Missing only one grade point in either maths or physics (3) for AP for technical degree;

BTEC

  • Missing only one grade point in either maths or physics (Merit) for BSc;
  • Missing only one grade point in either maths or physics (Pass) for technical;
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