Page 7 - Rules of Implementation of the Undergraduate Study and Examinations By- Law

of its units constitutes the graduation requirements that the student
must pass successfully to obtain the academic degree in the specified
specialization.

Course: A subject included in the approved degree plan for each
program. Each course is identified by a number, code, title, and detailed
description of its contents. A portfolio on each course is maintained
in its respective department for follow-up, evaluation, and updates.
Some courses permissible to be taught independently or to have
prerequisite or co-requisite requirement(s).

Credit hour: The weekly theoretical lecture (or clinical or tutorial
lecture) of at least fifty (50) minutes, or the practical lesson of at least
one hundred (100) minutes, or the field lesson specified in the study
plan.

Teaching methods: Different instructional methods, including face-to-
face learning, blended learning, distance learning, self-paced learning,
and other forms of teaching.

Academic upgrade program (bridging): A program designed to
prepare students who have diploma to achieve a bachelor’s degree.

Classwork score: The grade which reflects the student’s performance
during a level or a semester or an academic year (if any) and this
includes examinations, research, and other leaning activities related
to a particular course.

Final examination: An examination in course materials, given once at
the end of every semester, academic level, or full academic year.

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

Final score: The total sum of the class work score plus the final
examination score for each course out of a total grade of 100.

Academic transcript: A detailed record that includes all the courses
the student has studied and the grades that have been obtained,
including the two GPAs: (semester and cumulative).

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