Study System


The academic system followed is the credit-hour system, in which the academic year is divided into two main semesters, the first fall semester and the second spring semester, each of 15 weeks, in addition to an optional third summer semester of eight weeks (providing that the weekly academic hours allocated to the courses taught are doubled, in this semester), this is except for the exam period.

The language of study in the program:

Study in the program in English

Credit hours and contact hours:

A credit hour is an academic unit of measurement to determine the course weight among other courses, and is equivalent to one 50-minute lecture per week, 100-minute exercise class per week, or 150-minute lab or workshop per week for 15 weeks. In general, the number of credit hours for a course reflects the expected outcome of the course, as well as the time required to study the course and the nature of this study, while contact hours are the normal time passed in a lecture, lab, or semester

Study plan of the program

The study plan of the program is divided as follows:

 

Compulsory university requirements

The number of 4 credit hours, 
which all university students must study, 
Regardless of the college or major.
Optional University Requirements
8 credit hours chosen from a carefully prepared list and  other courses  may be added to it, 
or included courses may be deleted, 
by a decision of the University Council.
Compulsory program requirements
148 credit hours.
Optional Program Requirements
12 credit hours.
Total credit hours
162 credit hours.