ALPA College Launches New Student Information System

January 11, 2026

ALPA College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has reached another important milestone in its growth as an academic institution. Alongside new courses and diploma programs, the college has now begun building its own Student Information System, or SIS, to give students direct and organized access to their academic records.

This new SIS began with students who entered in the Spring 2025 term. When these students log in, they can see a clear record of their courses, grades, grade point average, and academic standing. Over time the system will be expanded to include earlier groups of students as well as all new students who join ALPA in the future.

The goal is simple but powerful. Instead of scattered spreadsheets and manual tracking, ALPA is moving toward a professional standard where every course has a code, every class carries a clearly defined number of credits, and every student can see exactly where they stand on the path toward a diploma.

One of the most important features of the SIS is its flexibility in recognizing the journeys of Afghan students. Many of our learners have studied in different universities inside Afghanistan or abroad, before and after the change in power. Others have completed several certificate courses with ALPA during the past years. The new system allows ALPA to review those earlier courses, evaluate their content, and record them as transfer credits when they meet our academic standards.

This means that a student who studied constitutional law at a public university in Kabul, or human rights at another institution, can ask for those classes to be recognized. The same is true for ALPA certificate courses in subjects such as law, political science, English, or research methods. Once evaluated, these classes can count toward the completion of the ALPA diploma instead of being lost or forgotten.

Through the SIS, students can also download their own unofficial transcript at any time. This transcript lists course codes, titles, credits, grades, and grade point average in one clean document. Students can use it for scholarship applications, internship opportunities, or as supporting evidence when they apply to other universities. For many Afghan learners who have faced disruption and displacement, having a reliable academic record that they can access themselves is not a small achievement.

Behind this system is a larger effort to standardize education at ALPA College. Courses are being codified, syllabi are aligned with clear learning outcomes, and credit values are assigned according to consistent rules rather than ad hoc decisions. This helps students plan their study more strategically. They can see which courses are required for the diploma, which count as electives, and how many credits they still need in order to finish.

In a context where many Afghan students have lost formal access to state universities, the creation of a functioning student information system might appear technical, but it carries deep meaning. It signals that ALPA College is not simply offering scattered online classes. It is building an organized academic home where learning is recorded, recognized, and carried forward.

As the SIS grows to include past and future students, it will become a living map of the ALPA community. Every grade and every credit will tell a small part of a larger story: the story of students who refused to let their education end, and of a college that is slowly but steadily building the standards and structures that serious higher education requires.