Academic Load / Duration of Study
Duration of Study (Minimum and Maximum)
1 - The minimum period a student spends at the College to obtain a bachelor's degree in Sharia, or in Sharia and Law, is seven regular semesters, interspersed with summer semesters.
2 - The minimum period a student transferred to the College from another university spends to obtain a bachelor's degree at the College is four regular semesters.
3 - The maximum period a student may spend at the College to obtain a bachelor's degree is fifteen regular semesters.
4 - For a student transferred to the College from another university, the period equivalent to the semesters credited to them upon registration is deducted from the prescribed maximum period.
5 - Registration suspension is not counted in this period.
6 - In the Department of Islamic Sharia, every (17) credit hours are counted as one semester, the average of which is calculated. In the Department of Law (Sharia and Law programme), every (18) credit hours are counted as one full semester.
4 - The period equivalent to the semesters credited to a student transferred to the College from another university is deducted from the prescribed maximum period upon registration.
Academic Load per Semester (Minimum and Maximum)
1 - The minimum academic load (the credit hours a student studies in one semester) is (14) credit hours, and the maximum academic load is (20) credit hours. The maximum may be exceeded in the following cases:
If the student achieves a semester or cumulative average of no less than (3.5) points, i.e. (85%) or above.
If doing so will lead to the student's graduation.
If doing so will lead to the student's graduation in the following semester, and the courses the student must complete and register for in the relevant semester are not normally offered in the following semester.
2 - The minimum academic load may be less than (14) credit hours in foundation programmes and remedial programmes, or in the bachelor's programme where the credit hours remaining for graduation are fewer than (14) credit hours.
3 - Where the public interest requires, by decision of the College Council after consulting the academic advisor and within circumstances dictated by the student's academic status, the academic load in a semester may be reduced to (10) credit hours. In certain cases, such as academic warnings, the student is required to limit their credit hours in the semester to this level without increase.