Examination & Assessment

Grades and Symbols

SUC follows points and symbols system in counting the course grades, semester average and CGPA. Grades are categorized in the following table :

• The total mark for each course is counted out of 4 points.
• The total mark for each course is the sum of the final exam marks, semester exams and any other tasks and duties given to the student during the academic semester. The student is usually informed about it by a course content distributed at beginning of the semester.
• The final exam for each course is held at the end of the semester (according to the official exams schedule) where 50% is awarded to the final exam and another 50% for other different tasks except the courses that their nature requires otherwise.
• Semester work includes two exams and students are informed about before taking them. The first is set before the end of week 5 while the second one is set before the end of week 10. The exam papers are given back to the students.
• 5Semester work may include oral exams, reports and researches with a grade that does not exceed 20% of the final total.
• The minimum passing mark is 50% - that is (D).
• The minimum passing mark in English (a college requirement) is 50% and it is recorded in the student’s grades transcript and counted in the GPA.
• “Pass” or “Fail” is awarded for all Foundation Program Courses. The passing mark for all courses is 50%.
• The GPA is the average of all courses that student achieves during study.
• A student may restudy any course to increase his / her GPA. In this case, the course with the higher grade is counted and both of them are recorded in the student’s grades transcript.
• The student is advised to repeat a course, if his / her grade is less than C.

Note: GPA Calculation

• Minimum CGPA requirement to graduate is 2.0.
• The semester average is calculated through multiplying course value by its credit hours and dividing the result by the total registered credit hours.
• The CGPA is calculated through multiplying each semester average by the credit hours of the entire academic semesters and dividing the result by the credit hours total.
• The semester average and the CGPA are counted according to the nearest two decimals.
• The semester average is calculated at the end of each semester while the CGPA is calculated for the entire academic semesters as in table (2) below :

Graduation Requirements

A student shall be granted a degree in diploma or bachelor under the following conditions:

• If completed the courses of the foundation program successfully.
• If completed 60 credit hours in diploma and 120 credit hours in administration and information technology bachelor and 152 credit hours in one of the engineering majors bachelors.
• If the CGPA is 2.0 or more.
• If approved by the College Academic Board.

Student Academic Probation Rules & Regulations

Probation I 

A student will be on probation, if his / her GPA is under (2.00) at the end of any academic semester except for the first semester admitted in for major and the summer semester. The student will be notified about his / her status by a first warning letter.

Probation II

A student will be notified about his / her status by a second warning letter if he / she could not raise their GPA to 2.0 or above in two consecutive semesters.

Probation III

A student will be notified about his / her status by a third and final warning letter if he / she could not raise their GPA to 2.00 and above after being probed for two consecutive semesters.

Dismissal from the Specialization

Any student who fails to raise his / her GPA within the specified period, the student may apply for another major in the college (if available). In this case, the student’s courses are counted according to his/her new study plan provided that his/her CGPA is not below (2.00) after equalization.

Dismissal from the College

1. Any student whose CGPA is below 1.00 in any academic semester except for the first semester admitted in for a major and the summer semester.
2. Exempted from dismissal on the following cases:
• Any student completed 90 credit hours in bachelor or 45 credit hours in diploma. 
• Any student who has scored (2.5) as his/her semester average in the next semester after he/she has received a final warning letter. In this case, the student will be given an additional semester as a last chance to raise his/her GPA to 2.00 or above. 
3. Admission and Registration Department is responsible for issuing warning letters to the respective students and notifying the official authorities about them.
4. The study load of a probation student is defined as follows:
• If a student’s CGPA is above (1.5) and under (2.0), he / she may register maximum 12 credit hours in an academic semester.
• If a student’s CGPA is greater than or equal to (1.00) and under (1.5), he / she may register maximum 9 credit hours in an academic semester.
5. A prohibited student may not register through e-registration (online). A prohibited student may register through the Admission and Registration Department after consulting the academic advisor.
6. These rules are implemented since the beginning of the academic year 2015 / 2016, which cancelled any previous rules in this regard.

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GPA & Academic Load of Students (Not on Probation)

A student is not on probation if his/her GPA is greater or equal to 2.0, and he shall be permitted to register maximum 18 credit hours per academic semester. In some cases the student shall be permitted to register 21 credit hour per academic semester upon the approval of the college Dean.

Placement Test

SUC holds placement tests in the foundation program for all admitted students in English, Mathematics and Computer Science. Passing grades and the students’ distribution into groups to their levels are as stated below:

English Placement Test

The college holds a placement test in English to determine the level of the new admitted students. The English placement exam consists of two parts: Computer-based and Paper-based. The computer based test checks the students’ reading, listening, basic grammar and vocabulary skills. Students who score more than 50% in computer based test, may take the paper based “Writing” test on the same day. If a student scores less than 50% then he / she will be placed in English Preparation Course 1.

If the student scores more than or equal to 50% then he / she will be waived from English Preparation Course 1 and shall be eligible to take “Speaking” test. If the student scores less than 50% in the speaking test will be placed in English Preparation Course 2. If the student scores more than or equal to 50% in the speaking test he / she will be waived from all Foundation English requirements and placed at academic level. The means the passing grade for the English placement exam is 50% or above for each components: computer-based, paper-based writing and speaking tests.

If any student has IELTS 5.0 or above or its equivalent or passed all English placement test components conducted by the college, he / she will be waived from English course at general foundation program.

Mathematics Placement Test

SUC holds a placement test in Math to determine the level of the new admitted students. If a student passes the Math Placement test with score between 50% and 79% he / she will be waived from the Basic Math course. If he / she scores 80% or above in the Math Placement will be waived from all foundation Math requirements (Basic Math and Pure / Applied Math).

Computer Skills Placement Test

SUC holds a placement test in computing skills to determine the level of the new admitted students. If a student passed the Computer Skills Placement Test with score between 50% and 79% he / she will be waived from Computer Skills 1. If he / she scores above 80% in the Computer Skills Placement Test will be waived from all foundation Computing Skills requirements (Computing skills 1 & 2).

If the student holds a certificate in IC3 (in English Language) or ICDL or Cambridge Diploma will be waived from all foundation computing skills requirements.