Study system


The study System:
The duration of study in the program is five academic years (five levels over ten semesters) according to the credit hour system and one year of advanced training (excellence) in the workplace (5+1). In addition to 100 hours of actual field training in private, government, and hospital pharmacies, it takes place during the summer vacations of the study years after the end of the third level and before starting the internship year. Each academic level (year) is divided into two semesters (fall and spring) and the duration of each semester is fifteen weeks. Some courses may be offered in a summer semester lasting six to eight weeks of intensive study. The credit hour is a unit of academic measurement and is equivalent to a weekly theoretical hour of study or a practical lesson of no less than two hours per week, taught over the course of one semester.

Initial field training and advanced field training (internship year):
A- First field training:
The student must complete a first field training period with a total of 100 actual training hours in private, government, and hospital pharmacies approved by the College Council, under the supervision of a faculty member. The training takes place during the summer vacations of the study years after the end of the third level and before starting the internship year.

B- Advanced field training (internship year):
- The student must complete the internship year (an academic year, meaning 9 months) after completing the academic years with training in human and veterinary pharmaceutical companies and factories - companies and factories: medical supplies and devices, cosmetics, nutritional supplements, herbs, medicinal plants, disinfectants and pesticides - distribution companies and drug stores - Local and international pharmaceutical control and follow-up centers and bodies (MOH-CAPA-NODCAR-…;WHO,FDA,EMA..etc) Pharmaceutical and medical research, bioavailability and clinical studies (CROs) - Media and pharmaceutical marketing...etc., in addition To private and government hospitals and pharmacies. Those who wish to specialize in the academic field (teaching and research) can spend a training period in colleges of pharmacy or research centers. The training program must include one clinical training course.

Evaluation system:
The final grade for the course consists of the sum of grades for semester, practical, written, and oral work as shown in the study plan tables. The minimum pass in any course is 60% of the total grades of this course, and in any course it is not possible unless the student obtains a pass of 30% of the final written exam grade. The percentage of final grades and grades will be as shown in the following table:

Percentage

Number of points

Symbol

Evaluation

95 or higher

4

A+

Excellent

90-95

3.85

A

85-90

3.7

A-

 82.8 - 85

3.3

B+

very good

 82.8 - 77.5 

3

B

75 - 77.5

2.7

B-

72.5 - 75

2.3

C+

good

67.5 - 72.5

2

C

65 - 67.5

1.7

C-

62.5 - 65

1.3

D+

Acceptable

60 - 62.5

1

D

and below 60

0.00

F

Failed

Withdrawn

-

W

Withdrawn

Incomplete

-

I*

Incomplete

Absent

-

Abs E**

Absent

I:* The student receives this code if the attendance percentage is satisfactory and he is unable to take the final written and oral exam (if any) for one or more courses in the same semester for compelling reasons accepted by the College Council. He must take the final written and oral exam (if any) only with... Maintaining the grade, on the first date the exam is held for this course, provided that this is not repeated more than twice for the same course, and on the third time the student is considered to have failed.

E Abs:** The student gets this code if he is unable to take the final written and oral exam (if any) on the date mentioned in the previous paragraph (I) because the compelling reason has not disappeared. The student must register for this course when it is offered again and study it in full. While maintaining appreciation.

There are other evaluation codes that do not correspond to points - used in some graduation requirements - which are:
S: satisfactory level
U: Unsatisfactory level
T: Grades obtained by a student transferred from another college of pharmacy

Failing in courses:
- In the event that the student is absent without an excuse accepted by the College Council from taking the final written exam.
- If the student obtains less than 30% of the final written exam grade.
- Failure to achieve at least 60% of the total course grades.
- If a student fails any compulsory course in any semester, he must study the same course and take the exam in it when it is offered again. However, if he fails an elective course, he can repeat his study or study another alternative elective course to complete the graduation requirements, after the approval of the academic advisor and the approval of the College Council. 

Academic failure:
A student is considered academically struggling if he obtains a semester average (GPA) of less than “1.” A student who obtains a semester average (GPA) of less than “1” for six consecutive semesters or ten non-continuous semesters will be dismissed from the college after presentation and approval by the College Council. Summer semesters, if any, will not be taken into consideration. 12 The struggling student is allowed to retake the courses he passed with a grade of D in order to improve the cumulative average and the higher grade the student obtains is counted.

Dropping out of school:
A student is considered to have dropped out of school if he does not register for a semester or withdraw from the semester, whether with or without an excuse. A student may interrupt two consecutive semesters or a maximum of three non-consecutive semesters, provided that he obtains the approval of the College Council. In the event that he interrupts for a longer period than that without an excuse, it is accepted by the College Council, approved by the University Council, and the provisions contained in the executive regulations of the Universities Organization Law are applied to him.