Acronym

Definition

F

Fail

CR

Credit

NC

No Credit

NF

No grade-Fail

W

Withdraw

SGPA

Semester Grade Point Average

CGPA

cumulative Grade Point Average

TC

Transfer Credit

P

Pass

IP

In Progress

DN

Denial

AU

Audit

IC

Incomplete

The duration of teaching according to the academic calendar consists of two regular semesters (Fall and Spring) and a supplementary summer semester.

A 16-week teaching period, except for the 8-week summer semester.

A comprehensive description of the study program including the Mission of specialization, objectives and the set of courses that must be studied with the description of obtaining a university degree.

The unit of measuring educational CREDIT, usually based on the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term. 

It is (50 minutes) for one theoretical lecture per week or two (or more) practical hours per week or equivalent spent in a laboratory, training or workshop during the regular semester or two hours devoted to a theoretical lecture per week over Eight weeks in the summer semester.

prerequisite is a specific course or subject that you must complete before you can take another course at the next grade level.

points are numerical grades that determine the results obtained by a student in the courses he/ she studied, and through these points the cumulative Average of the student is calculated.

Courses comprising 10% of the total credit hours in the Study plan, 50% obligatory, 50% elective chosen by the students in consultation with the program advisor.

Courses constitute 30% of the total credit hours in the Study plan, 60% are obligatory, and 40% are elective chosen by the students in consultation with the program advisor.

Courses comprising 60% of the total credit hours in the study plan, 67% obligatory, and 33% elective by the student in consultation with the program advisor.

Your study load is determined by the amount of credit hours you are studying.

It is (12-18) credit points (eight courses) spread over Fall and Spring Semesters and (3-9) during Summer semester.

The process between the student and an academic advisor of exploring the value of a general education, reviewing the services and policies of the institution, discussing educational and career plans, and making appropriate course selections. Goals.

An academic advisor is a type of counselor who works with students usually at the college level. They are the ones responsible for helping students choose a major and a minor and ensuring that they meet all the requirements to graduate with a major in that field.

The course consists of a number of credit hours per week during the semester. It is given a name and a number in the study plan for the purpose of definition and classification, and is associated with other courses in an integrated lesson plan. There are obligatory courses in which the student must register, and elective courses chosen by the student based on the opinion of the academic supervisor, in accordance with his / her study plan.

SGPA stands for Semester Grade Point Average. The performance of a student in particular semester is given by SGPASGPA can be calculated by the sum of total grade point divided by credit of total subject.

CGPA is the calculation of the cumulative grade point average value obtained by the students in all the subjects. The Grade Points obtained in all the subjects arecalculated along with the total number of credit hours you have attempted.

The procedure of granting credit to a student for educational experiences or courses undertaken at another institution.

Although your grades from transfer courses are used in making admissions decisions, they are not calculated into your GPA as transfer courses.

Your transfer courses will appear on your official academic history transcript, but the grades you received in the classes will not count toward any GPA or class ranking.

Auditing a course allows a a student to take a class without the benefit of a grade or credit for a course. An undergraduate student who audits a course does so for the purposes of self-enrichment and academic exploration.

  • Audit Students are not allowed to take exams.
  • Audit students are allowed to be admitted if there are vacancies and after the registration for regular students is completed.

An academic record is a formal transcript of your academic history at the University. You’ll get a free academic record when you graduate, in digital format. Your record includes all unit attempts and your grade for each unit