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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
To receive bachelor degrees, students must satisfy the requirements related to credits,
grade point average, program of study, experiential/community link, and other courses
within the maximum period that is specified in the PSU Undergraduate Rules and
Regulations. The requirements are as follow:
▪ Pass the Preparatory Year program
▪ Complete the credits required by the respective major
▪ Earn an overall cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 (out of 4.0)
▪ Earn a program grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 (out of 4.0)
▪ Satisfy PSU university requirements
▪ Satisfy CBA college requirements
▪ Satisfy Program requirements
▪ Satisfy Experiential Learning /Community Link requirements (e.g., Co-Op,
internship, senior project, etc.)

STRUCTURE OF UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
The structure of undergraduate academic programs consists of the following elements:

▪ University Requirements: set of core academic subjects that all PSU students
in a college must take.
▪ College Requirements: set of courses designed to meet the specific needs
of individual colleges.
▪ Program Requirements: set of courses designed to meet the specific needs
of individual degree programs.
▪ Major or Field of Specialization Requirements: set of core subjects that
constitute the main areas of knowledge in a particular field of specialization of
each academic degree.
▪ Electives: a discrete number of courses allotted in each academic degree that
can expand the students' knowledge in their fields of specialization or to
broaden the range of their intellectual pursuits.
▪ Experiential Learning or Community Link: set of programs or activities targeted
to enrich the students' knowledge through practical experience, observations of
real work behaviors, and hands-on application of knowledge gained from
classroom lectures and discussions to actual situations such as solving real
organization problems and concerns.
▪ Language of Instruction: except for those subjects that are devoted to the study
of the Arabic Language and Islamic Studies, the medium of instruction at PSU is
English.