department of applied sciences higher college of technology

Student Handbook New Prog. Dept. of App Sciences
Table of Contents
1.1 MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF DEPARTMENT .................................................................................2
1. 2 VISION .....................................................................................................................................2
1.3 MISSION ...................................................................................................................................2
2. Infrastructure and Organisation ...................................................................................................3
2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE...................................................................................................3
2.2 INFRA-STRUCTURE OF THE DEPARTMENT ...................................................................................3
2.3 STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT ......................................................................................................4
2.4 BULLETIN BOARDS .....................................................................................................................8
2.5 CLINIC.......................................................................................................................................8
3. Counselling Resources ................................................................................................................8
3.1 ACADEMIC ADVISORS ................................................................................................................8
4. Academic information ..................................................................................................................9
4.1. SPECIALIZATIONS OFFERED .......................................................................................................9
4.2 COURSE PROFILE ..................................................................................................................... 10
4.3 COURSES REGISTRATION.......................................................................................................... 10
4.5 ENGLISH LANGUAGE CERTIFICATION ...................................................................................... 12
4.6 PASSING GRADES .................................................................................................................... 13
4.7 CALCULATION OF GPA AND CGPA ............................................................................................ 13
4.8 COURSE REPETITION................................................................................................................ 14
4.9 ACADEMIC PROBATION ........................................................................................................... 15
4.10 MIXING ................................................................................................................................. 16
5. Academic policies ...................................................................................................................... 16
5.1. HOURS OF STUDY ................................................................................................................... 16
5.2 EXAMINATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 17
5.3 POSTPONEMENT OF STUDIES ................................................................................................... 18
5.4 WITHDRAWAL ......................................................................................................................... 18
5.5. DISMISSAL.............................................................................................................................. 18
5.6. OJT ........................................................................................................................................ 18
6. Regulations and Standards of Conduct..................................................................................... 19
6.1 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY .......................................................................................................... 19
6.2 DRESS CODE............................................................................................................................ 20
6.3. SAFETY................................................................................................................................... 20
6.4 STUDENT OFFENCES ................................................................................................................ 21
6.5 SICK LEAVE .............................................................................................................................. 21
7. Miscellaneous information ......................................................................................................... 22
7.1 ONLINE COURSE MATERIAL...................................................................................................... 22
7.2 SCIENCE CLUB ......................................................................................................................... 22
7.3 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES................................................................................................ 23
8.0 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ................................................................................. 28
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