Residency Requirement

Transfer of credits towards equivalent courses at 300-400 Levels within student major is limited in accordance with the Residence Requirements rule at AUC.

      To obtain a bachelor’s degree a student must take at least 45 credit hours of courses in residence at the American University in Cairo. At least 30 of the 45 hours must be in courses at the 300 and 400 levels; with a stipulation that no more than 15 transfer 
credits in 300-400 level courses will satisfy concentration requirement of any program.  The maximum credit to be considered for each program is as follows:
     

1. A maximum of 15 transfer credit hours in the 300-400 level courses in programs offered by the School of Business, Economics, and Communication.

2. A maximum of 15 transfer credit hours in the 300-400 level courses in programs offered by the School of Sciences and Engineering.

3. A maximum of 12 transfer credit hours in the 300-400 level courses in programs offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

AUC students who join a year abroad exchange program administered by the

university are exempted from the residence requirement part of maximum transfer  
credits in 300-400 level courses towards concentration requirements.