Preparatory
Year Program
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Introduction |
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PSU
established the Preparatory Year Program (PYP) as part of its college degree
curriculum.
The majority of the newly admitted students join the PYP, which aims to prepare
students for their undergraduate study.
Students may be exempted from part or the entire program according to the
implementation rules of the promotion exam. It incorporates an
orientation program that includes meetings with Dean, Vice-Dean of PSU-CW,
department Chairpersons, and faculty and staff members, through which students
are familiarized with the: |
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requirements within each department and the career opportunities related
to different fields of study,
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rules and regulations of registration, attendance, and other issues
related to the students’ academic life. |
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available learning resources. |
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extracurricular activities. |
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offered services. |
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campus facilities. |
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Objectives of the Preparatory Year Program |
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§PYP
aims to achieve the following objectives in particular: |
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Improving students’ English language proficiency |
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Furnishing students with computer application skills and making personal
computers available to every student in computer labs. These
applications include: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations,
data base management, and graphics |
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Exposing students to, and acquainting them with, the various
academic opportunities available at the University and the
future careers that these opportunities may lead to |
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Shaping students’ study habits through emphasizing discipline,
organization, time management, as well as other useful studying
habits and skills that will facilitate their academic success; |
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Enhancing students’ physical fitness and stamina through various
athletic activities
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Familiarizing students with the offered majors and the requirements of
undergraduate study. |
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duration of the PYP is one academic year, divided into two
semesters, as well as a summer session, if necessary. The PYP
represents the first and second academic levels of all the
undergraduate programs. The
English program is the major component of the PYP courses. In
addition to the 20 hours of English per week, students take 4
hours of mathematics—or 4 hours of communication skills or law
terminology—3 hours of computer skills, and 2 hours of health
and physical education, in order to cope with the English-medium
studies at university level. The following courses are
offered each semester: |
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PYP STRUCTURE |
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First Semester |
Second Semester |
Programs |
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Course |
Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Contact Hours |
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Course Title |
Credit Hour |
Contact Hours |
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Eng 001 |
Prep. English I |
8 |
20 |
Eng 002 |
Prep. English II |
8 |
20 |
All Programs |
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CMP 001 |
Prep. Computer I |
1 |
3 |
CMP 002 |
Prep. Computer II |
1 |
3 |
All Programs |
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HPE 001 |
Prep. health & Physical Education I |
1 |
2 |
HPE 002 |
Prep. health & Physical Education II |
1 |
2 |
All Programs |
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Math 001 |
Prep.
Mathematics I |
4 |
4 |
Math001 |
Prep. Mathematics II |
4 |
4 |
All Programs Except Eng & Law |
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ENG 011 |
Prep. Communication Skills I |
4 |
4 |
ENG 012 |
Prep. Communication Skills II |
4 |
4 |
Eng Dept. Only |
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LAW 001 |
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4 |
4 |
LAW 002 |
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4 |
4 |
Law Dept Only |
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Total |
14 |
29 |
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14 |
29 |
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Liberal Arts graduates wishing to join Interior Design
Engineering Department must be study
two extra pre
requisite courses which are : Math 0001 and PHY 001 |
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The
grades earned by the student in the PYP are recorded in his/her academic
transcript, along with the semester and cumulative GPA. These grades are not
taken into account when calculating the cumulative GPA for the undergraduate
program. The student’s academic standing in the first semester of the university
level remains as it was in the last semester of the PYP.
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student may be exempt from the PYP if he/she achieves excellent
grades in English, mathematics, and computer science in the
promotion examination, and if he/she has excellent grades in his/her
submitted credentials, according to the rules pertaining to
promotion examinations stated in the
“By-Laws of Undergraduate Study and Examinations.”
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If a student passes the promotion exam in English, mathematics, or computer
science, in accordance with the rules pertaining to promotion examinations
stated in the “By-Laws of Undergraduate Study and Examinations,”
he/she will be partially exempt from the PYP, but will be required to fulfill
any remaining PYP requirements during the same year.
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Final
evaluation of the PYP students |
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Students’ performance is evaluated at the end of the PYP to determine if they
have fulfilled all its requirements. The general grade of all the courses taken
in that year, and the results of the comprehensive exams organized by the
University at the end of the PYP, will be taken into consideration when
evaluating the student’s performance. The levels of evaluation in the PYP are
classified as follows:
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A. Fully Passing the PYP
Any student is eligible to register for the third academic level after having
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successfully completes all the courses offered in the PYP, with the grades
required in items (b) and (c), below
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earns a C grade or better in the first and second level English courses
of the PYP
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earns a C grade or better in the first or second level mathematics course
of the PYP.
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The
promotion of a student to the first university academic level, after
completion of all preparatory year requirements, takes place at the
beginning of the semester immediately after he/she has completed these
requirements. The student may select any of the majors offered by the
university, provided he/she satisfies the required criteria for that
major. |
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B. Partially Passing the
PYP
If a preparatory year student passes only the requirements of either the English
or mathematics courses, he/she will be eligible to study some of the third-level
courses, provided he/she fulfills the remaining PYP requirements during a single
semester; otherwise he/she will be obliged to dedicate his/her time exclusively
to the PYP coursework only. |
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A student will be dismissed from the PYP
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The student receives a DN twice consecutively in the same course, regardless of
his/her academic standing in other courses;
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He/she fails any of the PYP courses three times*
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He/she fails to complete all the PYP courses within the maximum period of four
academic semesters.
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Grades required
to complete the PYP courses |
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ENG 001/002 — C grade and above
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MATH 001/002 — C/D (or D/C) grade and above
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All
other 001/002 courses — D/D grade and above
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