FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)/ Graduate Program

1. How many credit hours should be studied and covered based on the studying plan?

Article (3) of the instructions for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University recommended a minimum of (33) credit hours:

a. Non-thesis track (Comprehensive):

1. Passing (24) credit hours of the obligatory courses stipulated in the plan, provided that the course of scientific research methods in the specialization is among them.

2. Passing (9) credit hours in an elective course.

3. Passing the comprehensive exam after completing the obligatory and pre-requisite courses.

4. Pass the English language level test under the decisions of the Higher Education Council.

b. Thesis track:

1. Successfully pass (15-18) credit hours of the obligatory courses stipulated in the study plan, provided that the course of scientific research methods in the specialization is among them.

2. Passing (6-9) six credit hours from the list of elective courses stipulated in the study plan.

3. Preparing a university thesis, including an addition to science and knowledge, and succeeding in its defense , for which (9) nine credit hours are allocated.

4. Pass the English language level test following the decisions of the Higher Education Council.

2. What is the maximum time allowed for the student to get the degree?

Article (6) of the instructions for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University stipulated that:

The upper limit for obtaining the master's degree is (6) semesters with consideration of Article (5). The period of postponement and excused withdrawal shall not exceed (2) semesters. This period is not credited from the maximum duration allowed for obtaining the degree. The suspension period shall be credited from the upper limit for obtaining the degree, provided that it does not exceed two semesters.

One semester is deducted from the upper limit of the study period for obtaining the degree for every (9) nine credit hours that have been credited.

3. What is the period required to complete the pre-requisite courses?

Article (5) of the instructions for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University stipulated that the student must successfully finish studying the pre-requisite courses no later than the end of the first academic year to join the program, and he/she is not entitled to register after the end of the academic year unless he completes these pre-requisite courses.

4. What are the maximum, and the minimum loads the student can have each semester?

Article (7) for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University stipulated that:

a. The minimum academic load in one semester is (3) three credit hours, and the maximum is (12) credit hours, including thesis hours, unless he/she has completed the study of the courses specified in the program plan.

b. The upper limit of the academic load in the summer semester is (6) credit hours, and it may be raised to (9) credit hours if the study load includes pre-requisite courses, the English language qualifying program, or thesis hours.

5. How many semesters can a student postpone?

According to Article (6): The upper limit for obtaining the master's degree is (6) semesters with consideration of Article (5). The period of postponement and excused withdrawal shall not exceed (2) semesters. This period is not credited from the maximum duration allowed for obtaining the degree. The suspension period shall be credited from the upper limit for obtaining the degree, provided that it does not exceed two semesters. One semester is deducted from the upper limit of the study period for obtaining the degree for every (9) nine credit hours that have been credited.

6. How can a student withdraw from the university?

Article (34) of the instructions for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University stipulated that the Dean may approve the final withdrawal of the student from the program in which he/she was accepted, provided that the final withdrawal request is submitted before the date of the final exams.

7. When will the student be deprived form the final exams?

According to Article (32), the student is deprived of undergoing the final exams if:

a. If the student's absence (which is unexcused by the faculty dean) exceeds (12.5%) of the total number of accredited hours for any course, the student is deprived of undergoing the final exam. He/she is given a (50%) in that course and shall restudy that course if it is an obligatory one. In all cases, the result of failing is included when calculating the student's semester average and GPA, for warning and dismissal reasons.

b. If the student's absence (which is excused by the faculty dean) exceeds (25%) of the total number of accredited hours for one course or more, the student is considered a withdrawer from the course(s).

8. When is the student considered withdrawing from the course?

a. The student is allowed to withdraw from one course or more within a maximum period of (14) weeks since the beginning of the semester and (8) weeks since the beginning of the long summer semester, and (6) weeks from the short summer semester. The note (withdrawer) is recorded on the student's academic record. Withdrawal in this case is done electronically by the student without referring to the course instructor or the Head of the Department, provided that his or her academic load does not exceed (3) accredited hours.

b. The student whose absence (which is excused by the dean of the faculty) exceeds (25%) of the total number of accredited hours for semester courses is considered a withdrawer from that semester. This period is not considered within the upper limit of the duration of obtaining the degree nor from the upper limit of the postponement duration, which is one time only.

9. Can a student transfer from a program to another in the university or from another university? How?

a. The student may transfer from one program to another in the university if there is a vacant seat for him/her

b. The student may transfer from one program to another similar program in another university, provided that he/she meets the admission conditions in the program he/she wishes to transfer to and that there is a vacant seat for him/her, and on the condition that his/her GPA is not less than (very good) points or equivalent.

c. When a student transited or transferred, the courses that could be credited for him/her are:

1. The courses he chooses from the pre-studied courses and are included in his cumulative average if it is a transfer.

2. The courses he chooses from the pre-studied courses and are not included in his cumulative average if it is a transfer.

3. Courses which the student has studied in another university could be credited for him/her, provided that:

a. These courses are equivalent, in terms of level and content, to a course or more in the study plan accredited.

b. The minimum average allowed for the student in these courses is (very good/ B) or equivalent, provided that not more than seven years have passed since the student studied these courses. Unless he has studied the courses at Al al-Bayt University, the courses he passed may be credited.

4. The Council approves the accreditation of courses based on the recommendation of the department and faculty committees.

‌10. How many credit hours will be equalized if the student had studied previously at the same university or another university?

• What is the minimum requirement for success in the program and the pre-requisite and obligatory courses?

According to Article (24) for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University, the minimum passing grade for the course is (70%), and the minimum grade is (50%).

The minimum cumulative GPA for a master's student in a master's program is (75%).

11. Can a student register for the courses without coming to the admission and the registration department?

Yes, the student can register through the student portal after obtaining a username and password.

12. Can a student apply for admission from outside Jordan?

Yes

13. How can a student apply while being abroad?

Through the university website: https://web2.aabu.edu.jo/OnlineApplication/login.jsp

14. Can a non- Jordanian student apply to one of the graduate programs?

Yes

15. Can the student study an alternative course? How?

a. According to Article (4) the student may(with the approval of the Council and upon the recommendation of the department and college councils), study a master's-level course at the university not from his study plan but related to the subject of his specialization or for graduation in that semester (3) credit hours for the student accepted into the master's program.

b. Upon the recommendation of the department and college or institute committee and a decision of the council, the student can study an elective course from the plan as an alternative to an obligatory course that is not offered, provided that the student will have nothing left but to study this course.

16. When is the student considered suspended?

According to Article (38) :

a. The student is considered suspended in the following cases:-

1. If he/she did not register.

2. If the student's registration is cancelled because he/she did not pay the tuition and the fees.

b. The graduate council and the deans' council have the right to consider the student deferring the semester if the excuse is accepted in the allowed period that does not exceed two semesters.

c. If the student's discontinuity exceeds two consecutive semesters, he is considered suspended from the program.

Article (39) of the Instructions for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University stipulates that:

a. If the academic semester ends, and the student has neither registered nor postponed that semester, his/her registration in the university is deemed cancelled, unless he/she submits a compulsive excuse accepted by the related party, following the following:

1. Dean: If he provides an excuse within two weeks of the start of the study.

2. College Council: If the excuse is presented within more than two weeks from the start of the study, but it does not exceed the end of the study.

3. Deans' Council: If the excuse is submitted after the end of the semester.

17. What is the period required for assigning the committee and the date of the thesis defence?

Under Article (6) the period between ratifying the proposal and setting the defence date should not exceed four months.

18. When is a student considered dismissed from the program?

Under Article (41), The student is considered dismissed from the master's program in the following cases:

a. If his/her GPA does not reach the minimum GPA allowed at the end of the two semesters following the semester in which he/she got a warning.

b. If the student fails twice in the comprehensive exam.

c. . If he fails to discuss the thesis, considering what is stated in Article (54) item (d).

d. If the student does not meet the graduation requirements within the higher limit for the period allowed.

e. If the proposal is not submitted as stated in Article (43) of these instructions.

f. If there are three failure cases in the student's record, except for English language levels.

g. If he misses the comprehensive exam or the defense twice.

h. If the master's student does not discuss his thesis before the end of the two semesters following the warning addressed to him under clause (b) of Article (40).

19. When is a student given an academic warning?

Article (40) for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University stipulates the case for giving a warning:

a. If his/her GPA in the courses he/she studied till the end of any semester does not reach the minimum GPA allowed at the end of that semester.

b. If the faculty council considers –based on the supervisor's report and the department and faculty committee's recommendations- that the student has not put the needed effort into the thesis.

20. How can a student transfer from the non-thesis track to the thesis track?

Article (20) specifies that:

A. The student may transfer from the thesis to the non-thesis track.

B. The student may transfer from the non-thesis to the thesis track within the same program if there is a vacant seat for him, he/she has completed (15) accredited hours from the study plan, his/her GPA is (80%) as a minimum.

C. When transferring from one track to another in the same program, all the courses the student studied from the accredited study plan are credited for him/her, and his/her grades in these courses are counted in his/her GPA.

21. How can a student transfer from the thesis track to the non-thesis track?

Article (20) specifies that:

A. The student may transfer from the thesis to the non-thesis track.

22. When can a student appoint a supervisor?

Article (43) of the instructions for granting a master's degree at Al al-Bayt University specifies:

The student may submit the thesis proposal to the head of the department after he/she has successfully finished at least (15) credit hours of the courses of his/her study plan, provided that he/she finishes the pre-requisite courses, and that the student is not academic probation and has fulfilled the English language requirement.

23. When can a student apply for the comprehensive exam?

After finishing the obligatory and pre-requisite courses.

24. What topics are covered in the comprehensive exam?

The areas covered by the comprehensive exam range from 3-5 areas and are determined by the department.