STUDY SYSTEM

Article 5

• Undergraduate study follows the academic level system.
• Undergraduate study comprises a minimum of eight levels.
• The duration of an academic level is one semester.
• Students are promoted successively from one academic level to another, in accordance with the promotion rules.

The Rules of Implementation for Article 5

• The student is responsible for understanding and following academic rules and regulations including graduation requirements. Guidance and assistance from academic advisors does not relieve the student of this responsibility. Therefore, every student should be thoroughly familiar with all academic regulations pertaining to the granting of academic degrees. He/She regularly should familiarize him/herself with new academic regulations; in this regard he/she may consult the department chairman or the academic advisor regarding these regulations.
• The financial rules and regulations stated in Appendix D must be followed.
• The University assigns an academic advisor to each student for assistance in matters that relate to academic progress, such as:
  1. Selecting the academic major that best suits the student’s preferences and capabilities.
  2. Understanding and interpreting the academic regulations.
  3. Informing the student of the sequence of the required and elective courses and suggesting suitable elective courses.
  4. Following up on the academic progress of the student.
  5. Assisting in early registration and the various stages of registration.
  6. Assisting in course substitution, if and when necessary.

The academic advisor is chosen from the faculty members of the department or the college. The academic advisor for the PYP students is the director of the PYP or someone appointed by him/her or acting on his/her behalf.

Registration Procedures:

Dropping a Course

• The course load must not be less than the minimum required for registration. (See the rules of implementation under Article 8.)
• If the course to be dropped is a co requisite, the student either must drop both co requisite courses or complete both courses concurrently.

Adding a Course

• The course load must not exceed the maximum allowed for registration. (See the rules of implementation under Article 8.)
• A student may add a course as long as it does not directly conflict with a course or examination in his/her schedule.
• It is possible to register in one of the available sections of the requested course.

• He/She may choose a section that will not create a time conflict with his/her current schedule.
• He/She must complete the change section process through the Online Electronic Registration system.
• Change of sections must be completed only during the period determined by the Admission and Registration Deanship.

To audit a course the student must take the following into consideration:

1. A student is allowed to audit a course only in his/her last semester before graduation.
2. A student may not audit a course required for graduation.
3. The audit status of a course may not be converted to a credit.
4. A transfer credit is not granted for an audited course in any subsequent semester(s).
5. The deadline for receiving applications to change course status to audit status by the Admission and Registration Deanship is the same as the deadline for dropping course(s) with grade of “W”, as indicated in the academic calendar.

1. His/Her cumulative GPA is less than 2.00 but more than 1.00 out of 4.00.
2. His/Her semester GPA is less than 2.00 out of 4.00

• He/She was on an academic warning or probation in a semester and achieved a semester GPA less than 1.50 (out of 4.00) in the following semester.
• He/She receives three consecutive academic warnings. The Rector of the University is entitled, at his discretion and on the basis of the College Council recommendations, to grant the student the opportunity to continue his/her studies.

A suspended student may appeal for re-enrollment within a period not less than one month from the beginning of the subsequent semester following his/her suspension. The Admission and Academic Standing Committee, in coordination with the student’s department, will consider the possibility of granting enrollment after the suspension period. The suspension period is not included in the period required for completion of the program degree.

• have completed more than 90 credit hours in the degree program in which he/she is registered. The cooperative program must be completed before the end of his/her last semester at the University.
• have completed all the courses required by the department.
• have earned a major GPA of 2.00 or above.
• have not been suspended from the University.

The student should be in continuous contact with his/her academic advisor with regard to his/her cooperative program.

• have completed more than 70 credit hours in his/her degree program.
• have not been suspended from the University.

• He/She must complete all the required courses and earn the required cumulative GPA for each degree.
• The total credit hours completed for the two degrees should exceed the number of credit hours for the degree with the higher credit hour requirement by at least 28 hours.
• If both majors have cooperative programs, the student may enroll in only one of them, as long as he/she compensates for the other by taking the courses specified by the two College Councils, according to the degree plans of the two academic degrees.
• If both majors have summer training programs, the student may enroll in only one of them, upon the recommendation of the two concerned College Councils.

If a student wishes to earn another degree after graduation (having earned an academic degree from the University), he/she may apply to the Admission and Academic Standing Committee.

Declaring a Minor – Students in the College of Business Administration can declare a “minor” in addition to their “major” field of study, with the following conditions:

• Student’s CGPA must be 2.50 (out of 4.00) or higher.
• The student should have successfully completed at least 60 credit hours from the academic study plan of his major.
• The student can join only one minor (it must be different from his major).
• The student must complete at least 15 credit hours (extra to the 135 credit hours of his major). These courses are as follows:

• In addition to the two above pre-specified mandatory courses in every minor, the student in the particular minor must study three additional courses in the major to satisfy the requirements of the minor which are 15 credit hours. The student who declares a minor in Marketing, is not allowed to study MKT 350 nor MKT 470.
• The student must earn a “C” grade or higher in FIN 301 in order to be eligible to join the Finance minor, a “C” grade or higher in ACC 101 in order to be eligible to join the Accounting minor, and a “C” grade or higher in MKT 301 in order to be eligible to join the Marketing minor.
• All pre-requisites must be satisfied before registering in any of the above-listed courses.
• In case the student failed any elective course in the minor program, the student can repeat that course or take an approved alternative course in the minor according to the above conditions.
• All “minor” requirements must be completed before or in conjunction with the “major” requirements. Student who finishes all “major” requirements, are not allowed to declare a “minor”.
• Students who declare a “minor” are not required to take another co-op program (the “major” co-op program is sufficient).
• Both the “minor” and the “major” appear on the student’s transcript and graduation certificate.