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The IUMN Bachelor's Program is a four-year degree program designed to help students acquire all essential Islamic knowledge and equip them to pursue careers in academia or practice.
Goals of the program
  1. Equip students with all essential aspects of Islamic knowledge.
  2. Arm students with tools and methods of practicing Islamic knowledge in their day-to-day lives.
  3. Train students to effectively help the Muslim community with questions and issues that require serious answers and solutions compliant with fundamentals of Islam.
  4. Train students on using strictly-authentic sources of knowledge.
Specializations / Majors
  1. Islamic Law and Fundamentals of Islam
  2. Qur'an and Qur'anic Recitations
  3. Islamic Education and Arabic Language
Admission Criteria
IUMN accepts enthusiastic students from all ethnic backgrounds, genders, ages, and walks of life. Below is the admission criteria:
  1. A minimum of High School Dipoma*, a GED, or equivalent.
  2. One recommendation letter from teachers, mosque, or Islamic Institution.
  3. A non-refundable fee of $25.00 USD.
  4. Applicants under 18 years of age require guardians' approval.
Please note the following:
  • Applicants must have a High School Diploma or equivalent in order to be accepted to receive credits towards a degree. High School seniors will be able to enroll provided that their diploma will be submitted within one year.
  • Applicants with no High School Diploma will be allowed to take courses but will not receive credit for them.
Degree Requirements
In order for the student to complete the program, a total of 123 credit hours must be accumulated, distributed as following:
  1. 60 - 72 credit hours of core courses
  2. 45 credits in the specialization area (major). Follow the links below for the list of courses of each specialization/major.
  3. 6-18 credits of elective courses
Program Policies
  1. General Policies
    • Courses failed by the student will not count in GPA of the student; such courses will be designated with the letter 'R' in the student's transcript.
    • Punctuality is essential for any student admitted to a program based on direct teaching. A student is not allowed to be inexcusably absent from classes for more than 15% of required hours for each course or will be considered to have dropped the course. A student may be allowed absence-with-excuse for up to 25% of required hours for each course, based on the approval of the department teaching the course.
  2. Grading Policy
    • IUMN follows a dual grading system- Alphabetical and Percentage. This means that a student will receive two evaluations in his record, reflecting the same grade: A letter from A-F and a percentage from 60%-100%.
    • A (90% - 100%)
    • B (80% - 89%)
    • C (70% - 79%)
    • D (60% - 69%)
    • F (below 60%)
  3. Policies of dropping and/or adding courses
    • Students are allowed to add and/or drop courses during the initial designated period of registration at the beginning of each semester. Student's transcript will not show dropped courses.
    • A student is allowed to withdraw from a course only during the first eight weeks after the designated registration period of winter or fall semesters and two weeks after the designated registration period of summer semester.
  4. Policies of credit transfer
    • A student may transfer credits either from IUMN or only from accredited university or institution.
    • A student transferring to the IUMN Bachelor's program will have to meet admission conditions applicable at the time of transfer.
    • IUMN will not accept transferring students fired from other universities.
    • IUMN reserves the right to decide about the number of credits a student can transfer.
    • Transferred students can be admitted only at the beginning of a semester.
  5. Policies of changing major, or specialization
    • The new department - to which the student transfers - may accept transferring all the credit hours accumulated by the student from other majors as long as such credit hours conform with the coursework requirements of the new major. The transferred credit hours shall count in the student's GPA.
    • A student may change departments or specialization areas only once.
More Questions?
If you still have any questions about our Bachelor's program, or to request an application package, please do not hesitate to call IUMN via phone at: +1 (612) 788-1682, or via email at: BachelorsProgram@iumn.net
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