Overview
The Comprehensive Exam (known in Jordan as Al-Imtihan Al-Shamil) is part of the route that graduates of intermediate diploma programmes — Jordan's two-year community college qualification — use to move into a bachelor's degree. Admission for both intermediate diploma places and the transfer from diploma into a bachelor's programme is coordinated centrally by the Unified Admission Coordination Unit, which operates under Jordan's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The ministry also runs the wider unified admission system and certificate equivalency services that this pathway sits inside.
Who it applies to
Students who complete an intermediate diploma (a two-year post-secondary qualification awarded by a community college) and want to continue into a bachelor's degree use the diploma-to-bachelor's transfer route on the Unified Admission Coordination Unit's portal, rather than applying to universities directly.
How it fits into admission
The Unified Admission Coordination Unit's diploma portal runs the intermediate diploma admission cycle and separately provides a dedicated section for transferring diploma holders into bachelor's programmes. The unit publishes the general admission policy, the specialisations open at each community college, and the minimum cut-off scores for each cycle on its own site.
Recognition
Diploma places and the transfer to a bachelor's degree are processed through the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research's Unified Admission Coordination Unit, so a diploma and any resulting transfer follow the ministry's national admission framework rather than a private or per-university process.
How to register
Applications for both the intermediate diploma and the transfer to a bachelor's programme are submitted online through the Unified Admission Coordination Unit's diploma portal. Exact deadlines, fees and cut-off scores are published on that portal for each admission cycle and change from year to year, so applicants should check the current cycle's announcements on the portal directly rather than relying on a fixed schedule.
FAQs
Is the Comprehensive Exam the same as the Tawjihi?
No. The Tawjihi is Jordan's general secondary school certificate exam. The Comprehensive Exam route described here concerns graduates who already hold an intermediate diploma and are moving from that diploma into a bachelor's degree.
Who administers this admission route?
The Unified Admission Coordination Unit, which operates under Jordan's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, runs both the intermediate diploma admission cycle and the transfer of diploma holders into bachelor's programmes.
Where do I find the current year's dates and cut-off scores?
The Unified Admission Coordination Unit's diploma portal (admhec.gov.jo) publishes the general admission policy, open specialisations and minimum cut-off scores for the current cycle. These figures are not fixed and should be checked on the portal each year.
Can any intermediate diploma holder transfer to a bachelor's programme?
The diploma portal provides a specific section for transferring diploma holders into bachelor's degrees, but the detailed eligibility rules for a given cycle are set out in the general admission policy published on that portal rather than a single fixed rule.