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Academic Regulations

Academic regulations govern the relationship between the university and its students. These regulations reflect the university’s effort to build reliable students who are fully aware of the academic system implemented in their university and responsible for tracing such regulations throughout their study period at MIU.

Students are required to register each semester during the assigned registration period. They select courses in consultation with their academic advisors who approve their academic load before registration.

General Information

A student has to pay his/her tuition fees before the beginning of the semester. Scholarships are valid for the first year only and any later discount will be determined upon the student’s academic performance which is directly reflected on his/her cumulative GPA. Students must check regularly their Student Portal.

Credit Hours

Courses are calculated in credit hours. Each course carries a certain number of credits that are awarded after the successful completion of that course. Credit hours usually equal the number of hours spent in class per week and also reflect the workload or level of difficulty of a course.

Graduation

To graduate, a student must pass all required courses and achieve a minimum of 2.00 in both the cumulative and the major GPAs.

Honors

Students with a cumulative points average of 3.6 or above at graduation are granted a BA/BSc with high honors. Students with a cumulative points average between 3.4 and 3.6 at graduation are granted a BA/BSc with 2nd class honors.

Add/Drop Regulations

  • Each student is granted an e-mail account issued by the university through which most of the transactions between MIU and its students are done. Accordingly, students are required to check it regularly to be updated with the latest news, regulations, and events happening at the university.

  • Schedules are sent to all students twice a semester, first at the beginning of the semester and second after the drop /add period.

  • A student may add/drop a course or two during the first week of classes, depending on the available vacancy in the added course. It is the students’ responsibility to check his/her new schedule after add/drop to make sure that the action is done.

  • A student can drop any course(s) till the 10th week of the semester (the exact date is set in the university calendar).

  • Adding or dropping courses must be signed by the student and approved by his/her academic advisor.

Absence Regulations

  • A student must continue attending in the section he is registered in; if he/she attends in another section, he/she will be considered absent even if the two sections are taught by the same Instructor.

  • Students are obliged to check regularly their Student Portal as the “Not Permitted Students” list will be uploaded on it.

  • A student who does not settle his/her financial obligations will be considered absent till the payment transaction takes place. Absence is counted starting the first day of classes and students with unsettled financial liabilities are not registered on class lists until they settle them.

Exams/Results Regulations

Exams

  • The student is responsible for printing out his/her exam schedule. It is forbidden to take such information via phone.

  • Being absent in the final exam will lead to receiving an “F” grade even if the student scored the highest marks during the semester.

  • The student must be examined with the section he/she is registered in; if he/she attends another section, he/she will be granted an F in his/her final exam.

  • No medical excuses will be accepted unless the student is hospitalized and the university physician is informed on the same day. Yet, such excuses are discussed by both the Students’ Support Committee and the Medical Committee to decide the possibility of accepting or rejecting excuses.

Results

  • The final results are sent to the students’ e-mail (approximately 2 weeks after the last day of final exams).

  • The results of students who have financial liabilities or missing documents (Drafting, Th.Amma, Birth Certificate, etc.) will not be announced, and they will not be allowed to register for the coming semester.

  • Official transcript of academic record is issued, upon request, to either the student or his/her guardian.

Change of Major

A student may change his/her major from one department or one faculty to another after fulfilling the following requirements:

  • Fill in a petition at the (SSO) following the announced dates.
  • The student should meet with his/her academic advisor.
  • The student’s score on the secondary school certificate should not be less than the score required for the new major and he/she must have studied the required subjects for the new major during the secondary stage.
  • Approval of Change of Major also depends on the student’s CUM GPA.
  • Approval is subject to availability of places in the new major.
  • Student’s GPA and academic status may change according to the major s/he transfers to.
  • The student should pass the aptitude exam if requested.


The student must be aware of the transfer regulations of the university and sign all the conditions set by his/her academic advisor.