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Visiting student: A student who studies some courses at another
university, or in a branch of the university to which they belong,
without being transferred.

The grade: A percentage, or alphabetical letter, assigned indicating
the final score received in a course.

Incomplete grade: A temporary grade assigned to each course in
which a student cannot complete its requirements in due time. This is
indicated in the academic transcript by the letter grade (IC).

In-progress grade: A temporary grade assigned to each course which
requires more than one semester to complete. This is indicated in the
academic transcript by the letter grade (IP).

Semester GPA: The total quality points a student has earned, divided
by the total credit hours assigned for all courses taken in a given
semester or level or an academic year. The quality points are calculated
by multiplying the credit hour of each course by the weight given to
each grade in each course.

Cumulative GPA: The total quality points a student has earned in all
courses taken since enrolling at the University, divided by the total
number of credit hours assigned for these courses.

Graduation ranking: The assessment of a student’s academic
achievement during their study at the University.

Course load: The total number of credit hours a student can register
in each semester, or academic level or full academic year, and in
accordance with the University Council decisions.

The Rule of Implementation for Article 1

Terms and definitions related to Prince Sultan University are attached
in Appendix No. (2).

Prince Sultan University Rules of Implementation
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