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Definitions

         Article 1

         Academic Year:       two regular semesters and a summer session, if any.

                              a period of no less than fifteen (15) weeks of instruction, not including
         Academic Semester:
                              the registration and final examination periods.
                              a period not exceeding eight (8) weeks of instruction, not including the
                              registration  and  final  examination  periods.  The  weekly  duration  of
         Summer Session:
                              each  course  in  a  summer  session  is  twice  its  duration  during  the
                              regular academic semester.
                              indicates  the  level  of  study.  The  levels  required  for  graduation  are
         Academic Level:      eight  (8)  or  more,  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  of  each
                              approved degree program.
                              a  subject  of  study  within  a  certain  academic  level  of  the  approved
                              degree plan in each major. Each course has a number, code, title, and
                              detailed description of its contents to distinguish it from other courses.
         Course:
                              A portfolio on each course is kept in its corresponding department for
                              follow-up,  evaluation,  and  updates.  Some  courses  may  have
                              prerequisite or co requisite requirement(s).
                              each  of  the weekly lectures,  with  a  duration  not  less  than  fifty (50)
         Credit Hour:         minutes  or  a  laboratory  session  or  field  study  of  not  less  than  100
                              minutes’ duration.

                              a  notification  given  to  a  student  with  a  cumulative  GPA  below  the
         Academic Probation:   minimum acceptable limit as explained in these regulations.

                              the  score  which  reflects  the  student’s  standing  during  a  semester
         Class Work Score:    according  to  his/her  performance  in  examinations,  research,  and
                              other activities related to a particular course.
                              an  examination  in  course materials,  given  once  at  the end  of  every
         Final Examination:   semester.

         Final Examination    the  score  attained  by  a  student  in  the  final  examination  for  each
         Score:               course.

                              the total sum of the class work score plus the final examination score
         Final Score:
                              for each course out of a total grade of 100.
                              a  percentage,  or  alphabetical  letter,  assigned  indicating  the  final
         Course Grade:        grade received in a course.





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