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        Student Classification                       •   Second Year/Sophomores   36 - 72  credit hours       •   Third Year/Juniors         69 -107  credit hours  •   Second Year/Sophomores     30 - 59   credit hours
                                                     •   Third Year/Juniors         73 -111 credit hours      •   Final Year/Seniors         108+ credit hours  •   Third Year/Juniors          60 - 89   credit hours
        Students are classified in terms of their progression
        towards their Bachelor Degree according to the number of   •   Final Year/Seniors        112+ credit hours  B.Sc. in Software Engineering          •   Final Year/Seniors          90+  credit hours
        credit hours passed:                                                                                                                               All transfer students will be classified on the same basis
                                                     B.Sc. in Computer Engineering                            •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 32 credit hours
        College of Arts (CAS)                                                                                                                              according to the number of credit hours they have earned.
                                                     •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 31 credit hours     •   Second Year/Sophomores    33 - 66 credit hours
        •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 29  credit hours  •   Second Year/Sophomores   32 - 65  credit hours  •   Third Year/Juniors         67 - 104 credit hours  Credit Hours
        •   Second Year/Sophomores  30 - 59  credit hours
                                                     •   Third Year/Juniors         66 -103 credit hours      •   Final Year/Seniors        105+  credit hours  Courses are calculated in credit hours. Each course carries
        •   Third Year/Juniors        60 - 89 credit hours  •   Final Year/Seniors        104+ credit hours                                                a certain number of credit hours that are awarded after the
        •   Final Year/Seniors        90+ credit hours                                                        College of Health Sciences (CoHS)            successful completion of that course.
                                                     B.Sc. in Cybersecurity Engineering
        College of Business (COB)                                                                             B.Sc. in Public Health                       Students admitted to a Bachelors Degree must complete
                                                     •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 34  credit hours                                                  the required number of credit hours of courses taught
        •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 30 credit hours  •   Second Year/Sophomores   35 - 66  credit hours  •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 31  credit hours  according to a program approved by the College Council.
        •   Second Year/Sophomores  31 - 60 credit hours  •   Third Year/Juniors        67 - 102 credit hours  •   Second Year/Sophomores    32 - 62   credit hours  Students must  successfully pass  any remedial or other
        •   Third Year/Juniors        61 - 90 credit hours  •   Final Year/Seniors        105+ credit hours   •   Third Year/Juniors         63 - 93 credit hours  courses during the first academic year. These pre-degree
                                                                                                                                                           courses, including the ELI Levels, are not counted towards
        •   Final Year/Seniors        91+ credit hours  B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering                       •   Final Year/Seniors         94+  credit hours  the GPA, although they appear on student’s transcripts.
        College of Engineering (COE)                 •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 31 credit hours      B.Sc. in Environmental Health and Safety     One semester credit hour of lecture/tutorial is defined
        B of Architecture                            •   Second Year/Sophomores   32 - 65 credit hours        •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 31 credit hours  as  70  minutes  per  week  for  13  weeks.  One  credit  hour
                                                                                                                                                           of laboratory is defined as 140 minutes per week for
        •   First Year          00 - 34  credit hours  •   Third Year/Juniors        66 -104 credit hours     •   Second Year/Sophomores    32 - 65 credit hours  13 weeks. Customarily, weekly quizzes and mid-term
        •   Second Year         35 - 69  credit hours                                                         •   Third Year/Juniors         66 - 98 credit hours  examinations are included in the 13 week semester, with
                                                                                                                                                                                             th
                                                     •   Final Year/Seniors       105+ credit hours                                                        final examinations occurring in a special 14  week set
        •   Third  Year         70 - 102 credit hours                                                         •   Final Year/Seniors         99+  credit hours  aside just for these exams.
        •   Fourth Year                     103 -132 credit hours  B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering                                                         Some courses may be offered in a time-shortened period,
        •   Fifth Year                        133+ credit hours  •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 35  credit hours  B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences - Laboratory Medicine   often called a term, such as a summer term or Winter term,
        B.Sc. in Aviation                            •   Second Year/Sophomores   36 - 70  credit hours       •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 32  credit hours  which nonetheless offers class contact time and out-of-
                                                                                                                                                           class assignments equivalent to a semester course.
        •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 34  credit hours  •   Third Year/Juniors        69 -104  credit hours  •   Second Year/Sophomores    33 - 71   credit hours
        •   Second Year/Sophomores   35 - 67  credit hours  •   Final Year/Seniors        105+ credit hours   •   Third Year/Juniors         72 - 110 credit hours  Student Record Confidentiality
        •   Third Year/Juniors        68 - 98  credit hours  B.Sc. in Information Technology                  •   Final Year/Seniors         111+  credit hours
        •   Final Year/Seniors        99+ credit hours                                                                                                     The Student record is defined as any paper-base or online
                                                                                                                                                           documentation that contains information  directly related
                                                     •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 30  credit hours     B.Sc. in Molecular and Medical Genetics
        B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering                                                                       •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 32  credit hours  to the student, such as academic evaluations, transcripts,
                                                     •   Second Year/Sophomores   31 - 60 credit hours                                                     test scores and other academic records, counseling and
        •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 35 credit hours                                                                                                advising records, disciplinary records, and financial aid
                                                     •   Third Year/Juniors        61 - 93 credit hours       •   Second Year/Sophomores    33 - 68   credit hours  records. Academic and non-academic student information
        •   Second Year/Sophomores   36 - 69 credit hours                                                                                                  is confidential and is protected against release to anyone
                                                     •   Final Year/Seniors        96+ credit hours           •   Third Year/Juniors         69 - 100 credit hours
        •   Third Year/Juniors         70 -104 credit hours                                                                                                except the student, the guardian, the sponsor and/or
                                                     B.Sc. in Interior Design                                 •   Final Year/Seniors        101+ credit hours  otherwise specified by the Student Release of Information
        •   Final Year/Seniors         105+ credit hours                                                                                                   Form.
                                                     •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 34  credit hours     B.Sc. in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
        B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering
                                                     •   Second Year/Sophomores   35 - 69   credit hours      •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 32  credit hours  Student Assessment and Late
        •   First Year/Freshmen        00 - 33  credit hours  •   Third Year/Juniors        70 -102  credit hours  •   Second Year/Sophomores    33 - 66   credit hours
        •   Second Year/Sophomores   34 - 68  credit hours                                                                                                 Coursework Guidelines
        •   Third Year/Juniors        69 - 106 credit hours  •   Final Year/Seniors        103+ credit hours  •   Third Year/Juniors         67 - 100 credit hours  ADU  believes  that  quality  assessment  should  both
        •   Final Year/Seniors       107+ credit hours  B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering                       •   Final Year/Seniors         101+  credit hours  document  student  success  (assessment  of learning)  and
        B.Sc. in Civil Engineering                   •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 34  credit hours    College of Law (COL)                         help students improve and learn better through provision
                                                                                                                                                           of timely feedback on their performance (assessment for
        •   First Year/Freshmen         00 - 35 credit hours  •   Second Year/Sophomores    35 - 68  credit hours  •   First Year/Freshmen           00 - 29   credit hours  learning) and how to improve it. Moreover, faculty should
                                                                                                                                                           develop assessment methods and tasks that serve both

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