Student Guide 2016 - University of Petra

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FOREWORD …………………………………………..……………
MESSAGE FROM THE PRISIDENT …………………………….
MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS ….…..
ABOUT UOP ………………………………………………...………
GENERAL INFORMATION ………………………………………
- History ………………………………………………………………
- Location …………………………………………………………..…
- Philosophy ……………………………………………………..……
- Policy Statements ……………………………………………...……
- Vision, Mission, Goals & Values …………………………...………
- Local Accreditation …………………………………………………
- Quality Assurance ……………………………………..……………
- International Accreditation ………………………….………………
- Global Partnership and Relations ………………...…………………
SOME (UOP) SUCCESS STORIES ………………….……………
STUDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS …………….….………………
- Deanship of Admission and Registration ………...…………………
- Admission Conditions and Required Documents …………..………
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 Bachelor Degree ……………..………………...…………………
 Master Degree …….………………………...……………………
 Non-Degree (Special Study) ………...……...……………………
Attestation of Non-Jordanian Documents ………..…………………
Placement Tests ………..……………………………………………
Fields of Study and Admission Requirements ………...……………
 Bachelor Degree …………..…………………...…………………
 Non-degree Programs …………….………………………………
 Master Degree ………………….………………...………………
Registration ……………….…………………………...……………
 Academic Advising …….…………………………...……………
 Early Registration …………...……………………………………
 Electronic Registration ………………………………...…………
 Registration Procedures for New Students ……….………………
Course of Study ………………………………...…...………………
 Semester System …………………………………………………
 Credit-Hour System ………………………………………………
 Attendance Policy ……………………………...……...…………
 Academic Honesty …………………………….…………………
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 Language of Instruction ………….………………………………
Course Specifications ……………………….………………………
 Course Number …………………………..………………………
 Course Title ………………….………..…………………………
 Course Prerequisite(s) ……………………………………………
 Course Credit Hours ………………...……………………………
 Course Description ………………….……………………………
 Course Outline ……………………………………………………
Training Courses and Field Trips ……...……………………………
Study Plans ………………………………….………………………
Grading System and Academic Standing ……...……………………
Recognition and Honor Lists ……………….………………………
Graduation ………………...……………...…………………………
 Graduation Requirements for a Bachelor Degree …..……………
 Graduation Requirements for a Master Degree ……..……………
 Graduation Procedures ……………………………...……………
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS) …….……………
STUDENT FINANCIAL AFFAIRS ……………….………………
- Undergraduate Studies …………………...…………………………
 Tuition, Fees & Fines ………………...…………..………………
 Scholarships & Financial Assistance …………..…………..……
 Work-Study Program …………………….………………………
 Distinguished Student Award ……….……………………………
- Graduate Studies ……….……………………...……………………
Tuition ………………….…...………………………………………
FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS ……….……
- General Education Program (University Requirements) ………
- Faculty of Arts and Sciences ……...………………………………
 Department of Chemistry :
Bachelor in (Chemistry) …………………………………...…...
 Department of Basic Sciences ………...………...…….………...
 Department of Arabic Language & Literature :
Bachelor in (Arabic Language & Literature) …...……..………...
Master in (Arabic Language and Literature) …….….…...………
 Department of English Language & Literature :
Bachelor in (English Language & Literature) ………....………...
Bachelor in (English Language / Translation) ………....…...…...
Master in (English Language / Translation) ……………..……...
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 Department of Educational Sciences :
Bachelor in (Child Education) .…….....……...………….……...
Bachelor in (Class Teacher) .….……..…………........…...……...
 Department of Modern Languages :
Bachelor in (French and English Language & Literature) ……...
 Language Center …………………………………………..….…..
- Faculty of Architecture and Design ……...…….…...………………
 Department of Architecture :
Bachelor in (Architecture) ………….….…...…………....……...
 Department of Interior Design :
Bachelor in (Interior Design) ………..……...…………..…..…...
 Department of Graphic Design :
Bachelor in (Graphic Design ………..………………..…..……...
- Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences …………......…..
 Department of Business Administration :
Bachelor in (Business Administration) …...…....……………......
Master in (Business Administration) (MBA) ……..…...….…......
 Department of Finance & Banking :
Bachelor in (Finance & Banking) ………………..…..……...…..
 Department of Accounting :
Bachelor in (Accounting) …………..…...………………..……...
 Department of e-Business & Commerce :
Bachelor in (e-Business & Commerce) ........................................
 Department of Management Information Systems :
Bachelor in (Management Information Systems) ….….........…...
 Department of Marketing :
Bachelor in (Marketing) ...………….……..………….......……...
Master in (Marketing) ......………….……..……..…….....……...
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences …..……….……………
 Pharmacy Program:
Bachelor in (Pharmacy) ………………….……...…..…………..
Master in (Pharmaceutical Sciences) ……………..…..…………
 Department of Nutrition :
Bachelor in (Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics) ……..........………..
- Faculty of Information Technology ……………….…….…………..
 Department of Computer Science :
Bachelor in (Computer Science) .……..……….……….………
 Department of Computer Information Systems :
Bachelor in (Computer Information Systems) …..…..…………
 Department of Software Engineering :
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Bachelor in (Software Engineering) …..............................………
 Department of Computer Networks:
Bachelor in (Computer Networks) ………......…………..………
- Faculty of Law ………………………..….……..…………………….
 Law Program :
Bachelor in (Law) ….………….…………………..……….…...
- Faculty of Mass Communication ………....…………………………
 Department of Journalism:
Bachelor in (Journalism and Media) …..………………………...
Master in (Journalism and Media) ……….……..…...…………..
Bachelor in (Journalism) …………………..……..……………...
 Department of Radio and Television:
Bachelor in (Radio and Television) ………....…………………..
NON-ACADEMIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES …....….……
- Deanship of Student Affairs ……………...……….………………
- Student Athletics and Sports Facilities ……...…….………………
- Artistic, Cultural & Social Affairs Services ……....………………
- Career Guidance Office ………………….…………………………
- Scientific Societies & Student Union ………………...……….……
- Health Care and Medical Services …………………………….……
- (Female) Student Housing ………..……………………...…………
- International Student Affairs ………..……………………..………
- Alumni Affairs ………………………………………..……………
- Student Services Department ……………..…………..……………
- Food Services …………..……………………………..……………
- Transportation and Bus Services …………………………..………
- Vehicle Parking Services ……………………………..……………
- Banking Services ……………………………………..……………
- Military Service Office Services ……….…………..………………
- Document Attestation Office Services ………………..……………
- Miscellaneous Student Services ………………….…………………
DEANSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND GRADUATE
STUDIES ………………………………………...…………………
THE (UOP) LIBRARY ……………………..………..……………
UNIVERSITY NON-ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS …..…...…
- Human Resources Department …………………...………...………
- Finance Department …………………………………..……………
- Public Relations Department ………………..……..………………
- Supplies and Procurement Department ……………..………………
- General Services and Maintenance Department …...……….………
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UNIVERSITY CENTERS ………….……………..………………
- Computer and Information and Control Center …..…..……………
- Medical Center …..………..………………………..………………
- Academic Development Center …………………….………………
- Continuing Education and Community Service Center …....………
- Language Center …………….…………………………..…………
- Pharmaceutical Center …………………………………..…………
- E-Learning Center ………...…………………………..……………
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center ………………..…………
- English Language Remedial Center ………...………...……………
- Nutrition Clinic ………………………...………………..…………
UNIVERSITY UNITS …………...……...……………..….………
- Quality Assurance, Planning and Performance Management Unit
- Internal Audit Unit …………………….……………………………
- Public Safety Unit …………………………..………………………
UNIVERSITY OFFICES ……………………..…..…….…………
- Accreditation Office …………………………...……...……………
- Scholarship Office ………………………..………...………………
- External Funding For Research Projects Office ….…………..……
- Engineering Office ………………………..………..………………
- Document Attestation Office …..…………………………..………
- Military Service Office ………………………...…..………………
STUDENTS REGUALTIONS ……………………………………
- Awarding the Bachelor Degree Regulations ……..……………..…
- Awarding the Master Degree Regulations ……..…………..………
- Study During the Summer Regulations ………..……………..……
- Evening Studies Program Regulations …………...…………...……
- President’s and Dean’s Honor Lists Regulations …………..…..…
- Distinguished Student Regulations …………………….……..……
- Student Health Insurance Regulations ………...……………………
- Scientific Societies and the Student General Union Regulations .….
- Student Clubs Regulations ………………………...…………..……
- Study Grants and Work-Study Regulations …………..……………
- Excellence in Arts Grants Regulations …...…………..……………
- Excellence in Sports Grants Regulations ………………..…………
- Graduation Commencement Regulations …………...……..………
- Student Disciplinary Regulations ……………………..……………
- Continued Education and Community Service Student Disciplinary
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- Student Field Trips Regulations ……………………………………
- On-Campus Female Student Housing …………………...…………
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- Emergency Cases and Abnormal Weather Conditions Regulations ..
- Vehicle Entry to, and Traffic Control on Campus Regulations……
- Military Service Postponement Regulations ………...…..…………
- Residence Procedures For Foreign Students Regulations ..……..…
- Students Lockers Rental Regulations …………..…….……………
GENERAL DIRECTIONS ……………..……………..…….……
GATES AND BUILDINGS NUMBERS ………………..…..……
UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC CALENDER (2015/2016) ….......…
CONTACT US ……………………………………………………..
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FOREWORD
University of Petra (UOP) is experiencing remarkable levels of growth, development and
accomplishments, brought about by the sharp vision of its founders and the integrated
efforts of its leadership and staff.
The University’s efforts and commitment to play a transformative role in the lives of its
students by adapting its delivering to the education of the whole person and to market place
is paying off handsomely.
Among some of the particularly noteworthy recent accomplishments are the following two
examples.
Upon meeting the stringent standards of the Jordanian Higher Education Accreditation
Commission (HEAC), (UOP) has (in August 2015) been awarded the prestigious
Commission’s “Quality Assurance” Certificate, being the first, and so far, the only
institution in Jordan to receive such a certificate. Moreover, (UOP) was recently ranked
first among private, and fourth among all, Jordanian universities by the (Q.S) : The British
Internationational Accreditation entity.
As part of its culture of self-improvement, and drive for internationalization, (UOP)
adopted the policy of availing its publications in English. The Undergraduate and the
Graduate Academic Bulletins and Catalogs and its Legislations have already been
published in English. This – English version of the Student Guide – is a step in this
direction.
Even though most of the information presented in this Guide is available on University
Website, students are urged to refer to this one comprehensive handbook for easy access.
This Guide contains all information that is needed by (UOP) students-current, prospective
or alumni-, their parents and/or their sponsors. It contains academic, financial and nonacademic information needed to be known by the interested reader. All student-related
University regulations are also presented.
This Guide represents another milestone reached by (UOP) in its march to achieve its vision
to become the “University of Choice”, in Jordan and the region, for learners and scholars.
Dr. Faris Badawi
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you at the University of Petra. Since the first day of
its establishment, the University's mission has been to provide its students with good
education and knowledge, to broaden their experience so as to realize their full capacity
and promise, to nurture an environment that promotes scientific research and scholarly
work, and to provide opportunity for leadership and innovation that bring along
responsibility to preserve our national and Arab - Islamic values and ideals.
The University of Petra seeks to establish a prestigious position for itself both at the
national and regional levels. It focuses, in moving forward, on the present and the future in
order to benefit from scientific and technological ideas. Petra education is intended to help
students develop their characters and commitment to learning in a university environment
that provides opportunities for academic, spiritual, cultural, and professional development.
Universities across boundaries have been a source of enlightment to members of their
communities; pioneering channels of change, and paths of progress and development. They
have always provided platforms for intellectual freedom. The University of Petra is
dedicated to preserving the very task of respect for human endeavor and the wisdom of the
ages.
To be successful in the 21st century, UOP graduates need to be highly qualified, and
steeped in scientific and technological knowledge. The University therefore gives priority
to the establishment of dynamic specializations that contribute to students' professional
development and that prepare them for competing in labor markets.
The University of Petra strives to promote in students innovation, independent thinking,
the ability to generate new knowledge, discovery, and creativity.
UOP stresses the importance of collaboration with counterpart universities so that faculty
members may enhance research and teaching programs.
The University of Petra believes that language and thought are so intertwined that it is
impossible to understand one without the other. UOP therefore gives prominence to
language development, good command of the native language, and to fluency. In addition,
it promotes learning of foreign languages and cultures.
As I think about your future careers in a world that is changing rapidly, I feel confident
that you will possess, as young men and women, the capacity to learn new things.
I hope that you will keep the virtues of character and the good qualities that the University
of Petra has endeavoured to instill in you; wishing you all the best.
With My Best Regards,
Dr. Marwan El-Muwalla
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Over the years of its relatively young age, University of Petra (UOP) has witnessed a
success after another, surpassing many of its much older counterparts. Its wise and
ambitious leadership only believes in achievement and excellence so that it becomes a
pioneering incubator for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship and the first choice for those
seeking learning, knowledge and distinction.
Since its establishment, UOP’s mission has been-and still is – to work towards creating an
academic, cultural and social environment that develops quality learning, creativity,
innovation, and research opportunities, and which build up the competencies of UOP
members, provide active community service, and prepare its students to be capable of
creative and critical thinking as well as lifelong learning to actively compete in the
marketplace and workforces.
The University has also been keen to avail a healthy, safe and violence-free academic
environment that respects diversity, plurality and the opinion of others, a sequence of
which, UOP became model to be followed by others and, a place of attraction to students
seeking learning, knowledge and excellence and who are preferred for employment in the
work market.
The University has accomplished these achievements only because of clear vision and
sound planning of its leadership, who considers the progress of its students and their
personality build-up as its main concern and function.
Based on the above, the Deanship of Student Affairs has set the vision to be the incubator
of innovation and excellence for you, by sponsoring your talents in order to possess a
mentally, physically, psychologically and socially balanced personality. For this purpose,
the Deanship has availed a dedicated team and a purpose-built building to develop your
artistic and cultural talents. Furthermore, the Deanship is exerting every effort to sponsor
sports talents by encouraging qualified students to participate in collective and individual
sports activities, organizing varsities, forming teams for the different types of sports,
securing the necessary arenas and courts, and awarding “excellence in sports” grants.
As part of its mission to prepare its students to progress in their market careers, the
University through the Deanship, is offering training programs and workshops supervised
by the Career Guidance Office, King Abdullah (II) Fund, Injaz and many other similar
organizations, for the purpose of equipping its students with the skills needed in leadership,
innovative thinking, initiating small businesses, communication and teamwork. In addition,
the Deanship helps its students in securing employment opportunities through the Career
Day, which the University organizes every year.
The above is only a part of what UOP furnishes and it aspires for more. The University is
attracting the best qualified academic and non-academic staff, who all faithfully and
collectively operate to help realizing your mission in excellence and success. So, utilize all
facilities and resources and make out of your stay at UOP a real chance to learn and to
upgrade your capabilities and skills to contribute positively to your community.
Dr. Ghazi Abu-Zaytoon
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ABOUT UOP
The University of Petra (UOP) is a private university that was established in 1991. UOP is
registered at the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MoHE) and
accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) in Jordan. The
University is also a member of the Association of Arab Universities.
UOP is located in the western part of the Jordanian capital, Amman. It is one of the most
welcoming universities in Jordan. It is a home to seven faculties in a compact and friendly
campus, where students really enjoy the opportunity to achieve their goals while
developing a desire for lifelong learning. At UOP, we are committed to opening up quality
education to students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences.
The challenges we face in this century are enormous. We live in a global village and are
immediately affected by the surroundings in all lifestyles. The overlap of common interests
among countries dictates a fresh intellectual approach in dealing with each other. Some of
these approaches are dialogue and respect of differences with others, enhancement of
intellectual pluralism and maximizing common interests and respect for the ethnic and
religious differences with others. We live in a mosaic cultural heritage, which we should
understand, respect and live with.
UOP has developed an excellent national and international reputation. Since 2006 we have
been considering what the University should be like in the future to strengthen and foster
this reputation. As a result, many exciting changes are now in progress. In particular, we
are building on our strengths, developing new professionally relevant areas, investing in
staff and facilities and reorganizing ourselves to ensure that we maintain our traditional
focus on academic excellence. We have recently achieved a new milestone in obtaining the
Quality Assurance Certificate from the Jordanian Higher Education Commission (HEAC).
This certificate has been awarded for the first time, and UOP is the first academic institution
in Jordan to receive it.
Over recent years, the University's research programs have flourished across a range of
areas, backed up by alliances with other major research institutions. The University’s
international involvement covers an extensive range of exchange programs and
international agreements.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
HISTORY
It was (1991), when a two-fold pioneering idea envisioned by a group of dreamers came
to reality. The idea was to establish a university in Jordan that is pioneering in two ways.
Firstly, the university is not governmental, but rather is privately-owned. This was new to
Jordan and to the rest of the Arab World. Secondly, the university is not co-educational,
but is open only to female students. Consequently, the University was established that
year, and was named “Jordan University For Women” (JUW).
The number of students enrolled in the University that year was (265) women, registering
in (16) majors at the undergraduate level, in (5) Faculties. The number of faculty members
was (43). In June (1994), the number of Bachelor Degrees awarded to the first graduating
class was (164).
Now (2015/2016), more than (7300) men and women, of more than (30) different
nationalities, are enrolled in the University, majoring in (26) specializations at the
undergraduate level, and in (6) programs at the graduate level, in (7) Faculties, with (300)
full-time and about (50) part-time faculty members. By the end of August 2015, the total
number of Degrees awarded by the University totaled (14,922).
Moreover, preparations are underway to open three new specializations: Mathematics,
Animation and Media and Civil Engineering.
As a consequence of these enlargements, the University has gone through several
important developments in its academic, administrative and student facilities.
The history of the University has marked two milestones.
In (1998), and in recognition of the need to disseminate knowledge over the two genders,
the Board of Trustees of the University took the decision of admitting male students in
addition to females. The University became a co-educational institution then, and was
renamed “University of Petra” , carrying the name and the logo of one of the most ancient
cities and wonders of the world: Petra.
The second milestone marking the history of the University took place in (2005), when the
graduate program was introduced. It started with two programs offering Master Degrees
in English Language/ Translation and in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The number of graduate
programs in (2015/2016) has grown to six, granting Master Degrees in : Arabic Language
and Literature, Journalism and Media, Business Administration and Marketing, in addition
to the above two.
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University of Petra has had sixpresidents :
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Dr. Amin Mahmoud
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Dr. Mahmoud Al-Samra
Dr. Ahmad Salim
Dr. Nizar El-Rayyis (Acting)
Dr. Adnan Badran
Dr. Marwan El-Muwalla
: September 1991- January 1993 and
July 2003 – July 2005.
: January 1993 – June 2003.
: September 2005 – August 2006.
: September 2006 – June 2007.
: July 2007 – August 2014 .
: September 2014 .
LOCATION
University of Petra is located in the western part of Amman, Jordan, a crossroad of the
Middle East.
The campus, though compact, is beautiful, with all facilities within walking distance. The
green-field squares contribute to a general feeling of peace and calm. It houses several
buildings including academic and administrative , theatres, library, computer center, sports
halls, a dormitory for women, clinic and a parking complex.
Amman is a cosmopolitan friendly and peaceful city which combines ancient and modern
beautiful systems of housing. It is home for several archaeological sites like Al-Kala’a.
Transportation in it is facilitated by public bus and taxi service. Its population is a mixture
of people from different origins and religions. It is distinguished by its medical services
and centers. Tourism, especially religious, medical and educational is prevailing. Amman
is home for many local, national and international, political, cultural and educational
organizations. It hosts a remarkable number of national and international conferences every
year. Amman enjoys a moderate climate. Some winters are cold and snowy.
Jordan is a country that is located in the heart of the Middle East. That is why it has had
and still has a very rich heritage of Greek, Roman, Nabataeans, Crusaders, Ottomans,
Christian and Islamic origins. In Jordan, there is an enormous number of important
historical sites, some of which are :Jerash, Ma’adaba, Bethany Beyond the Jordan (where
John the Baptist baptized Jesus), the Dead Sea, the castles in Ajlun and Kerak, the graves
of some important Islamic leaders and KahfAhl-Alkahf (cave of the cavemen).
PHILOSOPHY
University of Petra is an independent private co-educational institution of higher education,
committed to providing the youth of Jordan and the region quality education, that will
enable them to comprehend and face the enormous challenges, dynamism and complexities
of the contemporary era, through fresh intellectual approaches, such as : dialogue, respect
of differences, including ethnic and religious, with others and enhancement of intellectual
pluralism. The University strives to instill in its students to always remain lifelong learners
and to become leaders of change in Jordan and the Arab World.
To this end, UOP has designed its undergraduate programs of study in a way that combines
liberal art studies with professional breadth of knowledge in the fields of
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specializations. More than (20%) of each undergraduate program requirements are
General Education courses, covering : humanities, social sciences, basic sciences and
computing. The University adopts the semester system, by which the academic year
consists of two 16- week regular semesters and an 8- week summer session. It also adopts
the credit-hour system. Attendance of all lectures, laboratory sessions, ….is required by
all students. All of these combined make education atUOPan “American-Style
Education”. The language of instruction in all scientific majors is English, while it is
bilingual (Arabic/ English) in the rest, except for some special majors.
In addition to its role as a teaching institution, the University also fosters scientific
research to share in the advancement of knowledge in the local society and in the whole
world. The University spends every effort to realize this : supporting its faculty and
students, adopting a scholarship program to top international universities, conducting
several alliances and exchange programs with major scientific research institutions and
universities and providing excellent facilities and learning and research resources.
Because one of the ultimate goals of the University is to serve its society, UOP provides
several programs of assistance to its local community. There are many scientific, teaching
and training centers in the university which serve this purpose.
POLICY STATEMENTS
As UOP is part of the Jordanian society, it is expected from all members of its communitystudents, faculty, staff and administration to adhere to the laws of the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan and to respect the ethical and cultural traditions acceptable as norms by the
Jordanian society.
Also, as an institution of higher education in Jordan, UOP abides by the rules and
regulations effected by the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research andby the JordanianHigher Education Accreditation Commission.
The University ensures fair and full implementation of Human Rights principles, among
which is that each person has the right to equal treatment with respect to services and
facilities, without discrimination because of race, origin, color, religion, citizenship and
gender. Discrimination is incompatible with the standards of professional ethics and with
behavior appropriate to an institution of higher education.
The University believes in, and encourages freedomof thought and self expression for
each of its constituents, as long as these do not hinder those of the other members of its
community. Well and true representation of each category of its members by democratic
proceduresis fully implemented.
Honesty- academic or otherwise- is the main code of conduct expected from each member
of the university community. Breaches of this code are intolerable and those charged with
such breaches are subject to investigation and , if no necessary, to disciplinary action.
Grievances and appeals procedures in this regard are provided fairly and equitably by the
University.
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Finally, some departments and instructors have also developed more specific policies and
regulations designed to maintain scholarly integrity. Students are expected to adhere to
them fully.
VISION, MISSION, GOALS AND VALUES
The above Philosophy and Policy Statements are summarized in the Vision and Mission,
Goals and Valuesstatements depicted here below.
VISION:
The University of Petra aspires to be the "University of Choice", in Jordan and the region,
for learners and scholars.
PURPOSE:
To play a significant role in the progress of our nation through creating and disseminating
knowledge & technology and preparing graduates who can contribute positively towards
their communities.
MISSION:
To work towards creating an academic, cultural and social environment that develops
quality learning, creativity, innovation, and research opportunities, and which build up the
competencies of UOP members, provide active community service, and prepare its students
to be capable of creative and critical thinking as well as lifelong learning to actively
compete in the marketplace and workforces.
GOALS:
Governance:
To maintain a responsible, accountable and caring leadership & governance that is
strategically oriented to lead the university towards fulfilling its vision and mission, as well
as optimizing the usage of its resources, and sustain its existence.
Academic Environment &Resources:
To establish a vibrant scientific environment by providing adequate resources and
infrastructure for teaching, learning, and the creation & dissemination of knowledge and
technology.
Cultural Environment:
To promote intellectual work, creative thinking, freedom of speech, and community
dialogue in order to establish a rich cultural environment that positively contributes to the
well-being of the society at large.
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Social Environment:
To build a happy and caring society within the university, with a joyful atmosphere and
pleasant working conditions, where university staff can enjoy performing their best and
contributing positively towards their full potential.
Quality Education:
To provide and promote quality education with suitable variety of well-reviewed programs
to turn out graduates of outstanding academic caliber who are capable of pursuing lifelong
learning, and who can successfully progress into further education and market careers.
Build-up Competence:
To create opportunities, programs, and incentives that allow university staff and students
to improve their skills, expertise, proficiency, and promotion prospects.
Research &Outreach:
To avail funds and resources, bridge with the outside world and encourage innovation and
novelty so as to create opportunities for scientific research, novel discoveries, technology
transfer, and active participation in conferences and conventions.
Community Service:
To support various scholar and non-scholar initiatives directed at assessing and enriching
the socioeconomic aspects of the local community.
VALUES:
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To pursue learning for the sake of knowledge.
To provide equal opportunities for learning and excelling.
To learn how to learn.
To motivate members for lifelong learning.
To respect diversity, plurality & the opinions of others.
To encourage teamwork and collaboration.
To treasure creativity and achievements.
To advocate for intellectual freedom.
To commit to social justice and social responsibility.
To be dedicated to leadership development and accountability.
LOCAL ACCREDITATION
University of Petra is licensed by the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research as an institution of higher education, permitted to grant degrees at the
undergraduate and graduate levels.
The University as a whole is accredited by the JordanianHigher Education
Accreditation Commission,i.e it is granted what is called Institutional General
Accreditation. This means that the University, as whole, is complying with the rules,
procedures, specifications and standards set by the Commission, regarding faculty,
students, facilities, learning resources and operations.
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All programs at UOP are individually accredited by the Commission, i.e each program is
granted what is called Individual Program Accreditation. This means that each program
is complying with the standards and specifications stipulated by the Commission, regarding
study plans, program capacity, educational resources, such as: books, periodicals,
laboratories, equipments and other educational facilities.
Degrees offered by UOP are also recognized by the Ministryof Higher Education and
Scientific Researchin Jordan and around the world.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Within the framework of its concern to move forward in implementing quality standards
of higher education, University of Petra, in coordination with local and international
professional institutions, continued its endeavors to establish a concrete Quality Assurance
foundation, based on its strategic five- year plans, which were stemmed from the
University’s vision.
The University has taken positive steps towards quality assurance and national and
international accreditation.
Al-Hussein Fund for Excellence (HFE): UOPhad started its path towards quality
assurance since 2006. It started with few experiences in subject review programs conducted
by Al-Hussein Fund for Excellence (HFE). During that time, the University carried out
its Strategic Planning for Quality Assurance (SPQA) which was also run by HFE as its first
attempt to create a Quality Assurance system at the institutional level. The program
conceived an appropriate strategic direction and a strategic plan for the University.
ISO 9001 :2008: The University further expanded its steps in the Quality Assurance path
by setting up a quality management system for the administration side, which was
eventually certified to ISO 9001 :2008 standards in 2011.
Jordanian Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC): In parallel, the
University decided to participate in Higher Education Accreditation Commission
(HEAC) scheme for Institutional Quality Assurance Certification. This project covers
the following criteria:
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Vision, Mission, Objectives, and Planning.
Educational Programs and their Effectiveness.
Students and Student Support Services.
Faculty Members.
Scholarships, Research, & Creativity.
Library and Information Resources.
Governance and Administration.
Financial Resources.
Physical Resources.
Institutional Integrity.
Community Engagement.
Quality Assurance Management.
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The University is proud for being the first- and so far – the only Jordanian – state or private
– university to be awarded the (HEAC) Quality Assurance Certificate in August 2015.
INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION
Building on its reputation as a university of choice for women’s education in Jordan, and
later for men’s and women’s education, and to enhance its sustainability at even greater
levels of excellence, the University launched the process for international accreditation.
Quacquarelle Symonds(QS) : University of Petra has applied to Quacquarelle Symonds
(QS): British international classification accreditation entity. Areas covered by (QS)are :
1) Teaching.
2) Employability.
3) Research.
4) Internationalization
5) Facilities.
6) Online/ Distance
7) Accreditation
8) Culture
9) Innovation
10) Engagement
11) Access
Again, the University is proud for being ranked No. (1) among private Jordanian
universities, No. (4) among all Jordanian universities and No. (44) among all Arab
universities in this international classification in June 2015.
New England Associationof Schools and Colleges (NEASC): Moreover, preparations
are underway to get accreditation from the Commission on Institutions of Higher
Education of the New England Associationof Schools and Colleges (NEASC) in the
USA. Initial contacts with the commission have already been established. UOP has already
started conducting the Eligibility Process required by the commission. The standards of
this commission are :
Standard 1:
Standard 2:
Standard 3:
Standard 4:
Standard 5:
Standard 6:
Standard 7:
Standard 8:
Standard 9:
Standard 10:
Standard 11:
Mission and Purposes
Planning and Evaluation
Organization and Governance
The Academic Program
Faculty
Students
Library and Other Information Resources
Physical and Technological Resources
Financial Resources
Public Disclosure
Integrity
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Individual Program International Accreditation: Finally, as UOP ambitions in the
direction of excellence are unlimited, it also exerts its efforts to head towards international
ranking and accreditation for its individual programs. Each Faculty should obtain an
international accreditation for at least one program, by the end of the 5-year (20142018) strategic plan. The Faculty of Information Technology has already applied for
accreditation by American Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) in two
programs: Computer Science and Computer Information Systems. Other faculties are in
the process of applying for accreditation of some of their programs by internationally
recognized accreditation entities in their specializations.
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS AND RELATIONS
Internationalization is an important goal for the development of the University. UOP
always tends to increase the interaction between its faculty and students and their
counterparts in some local and international institutions. Agreements with local
organizations and emprises are also reached.
 Academic and Scientific Agreements :
Academic and scientific agreements between UOP and international institutions so far total
(25) , and those with regional institutions (10). These are in the form of academic
cooperation and exchange with institutions in the USA (9), UK (2), Canada (1), Germany
(1), Poland (2), the Netherland (1), Turkey (4), Malaysia (4) and Kazakhistan(1), and with
Palestine (1), Syria (3), Egypt (3), Sudan (2) and Jordan (1). Agreements with local
organizations, centers and ministries, which UOP offers its services to their constituents or
vice versa are so far (22). The list includes : AMIDEAST, Microsoft, Jubilee School, Arab
Thought Forum, Arab Foundation for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Health, Divan
Student Travel, Amman Stock Exchange, King Hussein Cancer Center, Engineers
Association, Bar Association, … .
 Membership
To enhance its cooperation and interaction with local and regional counterpart institutions
of higher education, UOP subscribes to and a member of the following unions and leagues:
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Arab Universities Union.
International Union of Universities.
Union of Islamic World Universities.
Islamic Universities League.
Private Education Institutions League.
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SOME (UOP) SUCCESS STORIES
Academic Year 2015/2016
The team of (UOP) IT students participating in the world-wide Microsoft competition
“Imagine Cup” was ranked No. (1) among all participating Jordanian Universities, and
shall represent Jordan in the regional competition among Arab countries (22 states)
which shall take place in Egypt. The world-wide final competition for the “Imagine
Cup 2016” shall be held at Seattle, U. S. A.
The "Petra Challengers" team from the University of Petra won the 3rd place in the
Intel Challenege Me Awards Ceremony "An Internet of Things IoTCompetetion" for
the MENA Region which was held for the first time in the region in Beirut on the
11/11/2015.
The Petra Challengers team which consisted of IT students Tamara Jbouri,
GhayathAriqsousi, and SanadBurjawi entered the competition with their invention of a
device for Neck treatment based on the concept of "Internet of Things" employing the
Intel Galileo Board. This device works in three stages: Heat and Vibration Stage,
Stretching Exercises Stage, and finally the Cervical Traction Stage. This device can
be configured and monitored by the treating physician over the internet without the
need to be present with the patient.
The University of Petra has achieved a new milestone in obtaining the Quality
Assurance Certificate from the Higher Education Accreditation Commission in
Jordan. The university is now regarded as the first institution in Jordan that received
the Certificate.
The Expert Committee who visited the university and examined all the indicators and
evidence on the extent to the university’s quality standards, has shown a very high
level of compliance with certified quality standards which confirmed the extent of the
progress made by the University in various fields, including quality.
This certificate reflects the Higher Education Quality Standards in Jordan, which are
in line with international standards whether they are related to the inputs or outputs of
the learning process. It included the twelve standards of which the most important
were the academic programs offered by the University, the available student services,
the social service, the institutional integrity and the scientific research and innovation.
The importance of this Certificate stems from being one of the crucial evidence in
providing the University of Petra with high quality learning environment based on the
latest teaching methods. With outstanding qualifications, it supplies the local and
regional society with distinguished graduates.
This step comes from a series of strategic objectives by which the university is
seeking to achieve. This include obtaining international accreditations for all programs
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and specializations, which will enhance its position on the local and regional level as a
leading educational research institution.
The University was ranked No. (5) among all Jordanian Universities in the “Web
ometrics” : the ranking web of universities.
For the third time, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq
placed (UOP) as the No. (1) private Jordanian University that Iraqi Governmentsponsored students may study in.
(UOP) was ranked No. (1) among all Jordanian private universities, No. (4) among all
Jordanian universities and No. (44) among all Arb universities by the international
(QS) classification in June 2015 .
The Faculty of Pharmacy at (UOP) won the the first place in the “Scientific Research
Competition” for the Master students.
(UOP) students: Khalid Ali and Yazid Abu-Gharbieh from the Faculty of Architecture
and Design won the first place in the “Distinction in Architectural Design”
competition among Arab universities.
Dr. Rimawi from the Faculty of Architecture and Design won the “Culture Resource
Project Creative in Cinema” award in the Arab world.
For the second time, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq
placed (UOP) as the No. (1) private Jordanian University that Iraqi Governmentsponsored students may study in.
The Faculty of Architecture and Design at (UOP) won the “Architecture Competition”
in the “Jury Tour Day 2014” among the Jordanian Universities.
Students of the Faculty of Information Technology won the first place among
Jordanian universities in the “Second Jordanian Students Forum” organized by
Princess Sumiah University. The wining project is titled “Medical Application for
Detecting Corneal Ulcers.”
Faculty if Information Technology students won the first place among Jordanian
universities in the “Imagine Cup” competition organized by Microsoft Jordan. The
wining project is titled “Mission Impossible”.
The University won the first place in the international conference: “Empowerment of
Women Socially and Economically : Projects for Progress.”
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(UOP) students participating in the “Proficiency Exam-General Level” were honored
by Prof. Adnan Badran for their outstanding performance in the exam among
Jordanian universities.
(UOP) won the award and the shield of “Violent-Free University” during the Third
National Conference” “Violence in Jordanian Universities: Causes and Solutions”.
Faculty of Information Technology students won the first place among (17) Arab
universities in the “ITSAF 2013” over (49) projects submitted during the ”IT-DREPS
2013” conference.
The “Fat Fighters” and the Team Balcony” teams from the Faculty of Information
Technology won the first plane in the “Imagine Cup” competition organized by
Microsoft.
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq placed (UOP) as the
No. (1) private Jordanian university that Iraqi Government- sponsored students may
study in.
The Center of Innovation and Technology at the Faculty of Information Technology
won the second place in the “Universities Championship in Robotics”, which was
organized by the University of Jordan, IEE and KADB Center. The number of
competing teams was (65) from (13) countries.
Prof. NagiMualla won the “European and Mediterranean Intellectuals Network”
distinction award for his research article titled: “Assessing Measuring Sales Culture
within Commercial Banks in Jordan.” This article was ranked No. (2) among the best
three articles in (EMERALD).
For the first time, the student: A. Masoud from the Faculty of Information Technology
was selected a “Google Ambassador”.
The student Y. Abu-sherikh won the golden medal in the Yusho King Fu
championship held in Iran.
For the second in a row, the Faculty of Administrative and Financial Affairs won the
first place among Jordanian Universities in the “Best Website Among Faculties of
Administration & Business” competition, and the second place among Arab
Universities.
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Dr. Maher El-Manasrah invented a new cement material with high quality performace.
The National Documentation Commission awarded him the “Scientist” title and the
“Innovation”shield.
(UOP) was selected from among (30) international universities to participate in the
international conference “Rio + 20” about substainable development, held in Rio De
Janiro, Brasil.
The students: A. Bassam and M. Mohammad won the third place in “Microsoft
Creativity Cup, 2012” for their project: TAGTECH.
(UOP) won the first place among Jordanian private universities and the fourth place
among all Jordanian universities in the “Webometrics” classification.
The research article by Dr. K. Hiyasat from the Faculty of Administrative and
Financial Sciences presented in the “International Conference on Islamic Marketing”
was selected among the best six articles among (130) articles.
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Student Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the student to acquaint
himself (herself) with, and adhere to the policies,
procedures and regulations of the University,
which are either included in this Guide,
University Catalogs, or are at UOP website.
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STUDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
All academic matters at UOP are managed, supervised and monitored by the Deanship of
Admission and Registration.
DEANSHIP OF ADMISSION AND REGISTRATION
OVERVIEW
This Deanship plays a central role in the academic process. It is the supreme brain for
organizing the student academic affairs. It is the entity at the University through which
students register. It provides them with admission bases and registration instructions. It is
also the first gate into the university and the last through which students exit along with the
degrees they have earned. It consists the following departments:
Admission Department: Its duties and responsibilities are:
1.
Receiving new students and registering them for various degrees (Bachelor and
Master).
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Answering inquiries by the phone, fax, or email.
3.
Checking the files of applicants in accordance with the requirements of admission.
4.
Checking the files of applicants in accordance with the requirements of admission and
registration and storing the data in the computer.
5.
Furnishing the colleges with the averages of new students.
6.
Following up the academic progress of the student including postponement,
discontinuing, withdrawing, major changing…etc. and comparing this with the
maximum capacity for admission of new students.
7.
Following up links with other universities and university service offices and providing
the Financial Office with the names of students and their status.
8.
Preparing schedules for new students.
9.
Following up and comparing the maximum capacity for admission and allocations to
determine the actual number of students to be admitted, and preparing daily figures
for this.
Registration Department: Its duties and responsibilities are:
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Organizing and executing registration in accordance with the courses offered,
withdrawals and new additions.
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Preparing study schedules and final examination timetables and allocation of lecture
halls.
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Receiving final examination results, checking them and recording them manually and
mechanically.
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Announcing final examination results and calculating term and overall averages
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Following up and applying study plans for the various specializations offered.
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Preparing lists of the names of outstanding students and graduating students at the end
of each term.
Preparing lists of students expected to graduate and graduating at the end of each term.
Records Department: Its duties and responsibilities are:
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Checking student’s documents, tracing and following up missing documents.
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Following up and safe keeping of all the documents including schedules, mark sheets,
students correspondence, certificates…etc. These are properly kept in special files.
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Supervising the registration electronic site, updating it, and checking and ensuring the
data validity.
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Receiving mark sheets from registration office and safe keeping them after the period
of modifying, and completing and recording them.
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Following up and applying the regulations concerning awarding the Bachelor Degree.
VISION:
Quality and excellence in the provision of best admission and registration services for
students that are in accordance with the most modern methods and technical systems.
MISSION:
Organizing and updating student admission and registration procedures, and investing
Deanship’s capabilities in the provision of services thereof.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Transferring all Deanship activities onto the World Wide Web; Academic Counselling.
2. Enhancing students’ access of the Web for registration purposes and for viewing their
academic records.
3. Enhancing the use of the Internet by departments, faculties, and staff for purposes of
viewing students’ academic records, enactment of academic counselling, and use of
other available services.
4. Continuous updating of registered students’ numbers in accordance with admission
capacity per department.
5. Raising students’ awareness regarding University’s rules and regulations regarding
classes and examinations.
6. Documentation and updating of students’ academic transcripts.
7. Improving the workflow via feedback from students and Faculties, and completing the
job with high quality markers.
8. Overcoming any hurdles that students may encounter in their classes, to the extent of
the Deanship’s responsibilities and specialization thereof.
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ADMISSION CONDITIONS AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
 BACHELOR DEGREE
1. Bachelor’s Degree Admission Conditions:
a. New Students with High School General Certificate or Equivalent:
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3.
Obtaining Jordanian High School General Certificate or Equivalent.
Passing the technical abilities’ test for students planning on studying in
Faculty of Architecture & Design.
Non-Jordanian students with an average lower by 10 marks, of that required
for general admissions, may be admitted provided they do not exceed 15% of
a program’s capacity.
b. Students with a Community College Diploma:
1. Students (from within Jordan) who hold a Community College Diploma with an
average not less than (68%) and who wish to bridge their studies may be
admitted into the University. This excludes Pharmacy and Architecture
programs whose average for admission must not be less than (70%), whereby
only 55 credit hours are equalized.
2. Students (from outside Jordan) who hold a Community College Diploma and
wishing to bridge their studies may be admitted into the University provided
they present an official letter from the certificate Country’s Ministry of Higher
Education, or from the students’ Country Embassy in Jordan, stating that the
said diploma qualifies its holder to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in their country.
Alternatively, students may obtain a diploma equivalency from the Ministry
of Higher Education in Jordan, whereby only 55 credit hours will be equalized
and the average required for Pharmacy and Architecture is 70%, and 68% for
the other programs.
c. Students Transferring from Other Universities.
Students are allowed to transfer from another university to the University of Petra
provided there are vacancies, and according to the following conditions:
1. That students fulfill the requirements of admission to the University of Petra.
2. That students are transferring from a university or college recognized by the
Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education.
The Dean of Admission& Registration shall refer the subjects’ equivalency forms
from outside UOP to the concerned Dean of Faculty, and take the following into
consideration:
1. No more than 50% of a major’s credit hours within the study plan shall be
transferred.
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2. No courses that were studied more than: 7 years for science majors and 15 years
3.
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6.
for humanities majors - prior to date of application for admission, shall be
transferred.
One academic semester of the maximum residency requirement for graduation
shall be deducted per every (15) credit hours.
For students transferring from universities outside Jordan, no subject below a
mark of 60% – regardless of its nature – shall be transferred.
For students transferring from universities within Jordan, no major subjects
below a mark of 60% shall be transferred.
These transferred courses shall receive a (T) mark and will not count in the
cumulative average.
2. Documents Required for Bachelor Program:
a. Students Holding High School General Certificate:
1. Marks’ transcript of Jordanian High School Certificate or its equivalent, duly
certified (Arabic & English).
2. Equivalency of High School Certificate for foreign certificates, or for Arab
certificates that require equivalency from the Ministry of Education.
3. Photocopy of official ID (Civil ID for Jordanians and Passport for non-Jordanians).
4. Personal photos (3)
5. Non-Jordanian students must request their respective country embassies in Jordan to
present the University with an official letter of non-objection to study at UOP, as is
required of some nationalities.
b. Students Holding a Community Diploma College
1. All documents required of High School General Certificate holders.
2. Comprehensive Exam’s copy, duly certified from the Jordanian Ministry of Higher
Education & Scientific Research.
3. Marks’ transcript, duly certified from the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education &
Scientific Research.
4. If the diploma is issued by an educational institute outside Jordan, the University must
be presented with an official letter from that country’s ministry of higher education
or from that country’s embassy in Jordan stating that the said diploma grants its
holder access to further university level education in that country. Students of
Jordanian citizenship are exempted from this and must equalize their diplomas from
the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education.
c. Students Transferring From Other Universities:
1. All documents required of High School General Certificate holders.
2. Marks’ transcript from the university of origin, certified by the Ministry of Higher
Education & Scientific Research in Jordan.
3. A letter of good conduct from the university of origin for students transferring from
Jordanian Universities.
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4. A letter of non-expulsion from the program of study for students transferring from
private universities in Jordan.
 MASTER DEGREE
1.
Master Degree Admission Conditions:
a)
b)
That students’ average in first degree is no less than Good or equivalent.
That students have obtained certificate of English examination, within
required average, as per the following table:
English Language Examination Marks Required for MA Programs
National
Exam Mark
IBT
ILTES
English Lang. / Transl.
75
79
6
Arabic Lang. & Lit.
50
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3.5
Journalism & Media
50
32
3.5
Pharmaceutical Sciences
75
61
5
Business Administration
65
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3.5
Marketing
50
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3.5
Major
c) Students with a ‘Satisfactory’ average are admitted according to the following
conditions:
1. Sitting for (3) MA subjects, (9) credits in total, specified by the department,
and passing each subject with an average no less than 70% and a
cumulative average of no less than 75%.
2. That the percentage of these students is no more than 20% of the total seats
allocated for each program.
2. Documents Required for Master’s Program:
a) Duly certified high school or equivalent marks’ transcript.
b) BA certified degree and marks’ transcript, both of which are certified by the
Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research in Jordan.
c) Equivalency of first university degree from the Ministry of Higher Education &
Scientific Research in Jordan (for graduates whose universities’ degrees require
equalization).
d) Certificate of English Language Examination.
e) Letter of Recognition of the University of Petra from non-Jordanian students’
embassies.
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f) Copy of official ID (civil ID for Jordanians, passport for non-Jordanians).
g) Personal Photographs (3).
 NON-DEGREE (SPECIAL STUDY) :
A student wishing to enroll in a (or more) course(s) at UOP may be admitted to this
special study status under some specific conditions set by the faculty or the department
offering the course(s). Under this category of admission lies some groups of students
such as exchange students, international students wishing to learn the language, culture
and history of the region or to enhance their knowledge in other matters.
ATTESTATION OF NON-JORDANIAN DOCUMENTS
A. Attestation from Country of Origin (Certificates from out of Jordan):
1. Attestation of high school certificate or equivalent from the Ministry of Education.
2. Attestation of diploma, university degree, and marks’ transcript from the Ministry
of Higher Education.
3. Attestation of certificates from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (certificate country).
4. Attestation of certificates from the Jordanian Embassy (in certificate country).
B.
Attestation within Jordan:
1. Attestation of certificates (from outside Jordan) from Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
2.Attestation of high school certificate or equivalent from Jordan’s Ministry of
Education.
3. Attestation of diploma, university degree, and marks’ transcript from Jordan’s
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
PLACEMENT TESTS
Upon joining the university, all undergraduate students shall sit for three placement tests in
the following fields in order to measure their basic skills in that field:
 The Arabic Language Placement Test.
 The English Language Placement Test.
 Computer Skills placement Test.
Arabic Language Placement Test:
 Upon joining the University, all undergraduate students should sit for the Arabic
language placement test on dates determined by the University to measure their basic
skills.
 If students do not pass the Arabic language placement test, or do not sit for it during
their first academic year, they shall have to study regularly, for a period of one semester,
a remedial subject for improving their language skills. The number of this subject is
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(9401099) and is of (3) credit hours that do not form part of either their cumulative
average or the hours required for their graduation. They shall then sit for a test in this
subject and upon passing it, they will qualify to register in Arabic Language (1).
English Language Placement Test:
 Upon joining the university, all undergraduatestudents must sit for the English language
placement test on dates determined by the University to measure their basic skills.
 If students do not pass the English language placement test, or do not sit for it during
a remedial subject for improving their language skills. The number of this subject is
(9402099) and is of (3) credit hours that do not form part of either their cumulative
average or the hours required for their graduation. They shall sit for a test in this subject
and upon passing it, they will qualify to register in English Language (1).
 Students who have passed the TOEFL (or any test of the same level) are exempted from
sitting for the English language placement test if they achieve any of the following
marks:
Paper - Based
Computer - Based
Internet - Based
IELTS
500
173
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Computer Skills Placement Test:
 Upon joining the University, all undergraduatestudents should sit for the Computer
Skills placement test on dates determined by the University to measure their basic
skills.
 If students do not pass the Computer Skills placement test, or do not sit for it during
a remedial subject for improving their IT skills. The number of this subject is (9601099)
and is of (3) credit hours that do not form part of either their cumulative average or the
hours required for their graduation. They shall sit for a test in this subject and upon
passing it, they will qualify to register in “Computer Skills” subject within their study
plans.
 Students with an ICDL or equivalent are exempted from sitting for the Computer Skills
placement test.
 Students are deemed to have “failed” in any of the above mentioned placement tests if
they are absent from the test. If absent and with an excuse deemed acceptable, they must
apply to the Dean of that faculty, within a maximum of one week after date of exam, to
decide on the possibility of retaking the test. The Dean of the concerned faculty shall
inform the Dean of Admissions and Registration of his decision in writing.
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FIELDS OF STUDY AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
At UOP, there are so far (7)Faculties granting (26) Bachelor Degrees (and (6) Master
Degrees).
 BACHELOR DEGREE
In the following table, a summary containing number of hours required and minimum
admission requirements for the degree is given.
Bachelor Degree
Faculty
Arts & Sciences
Architecture &
Design
Administrative &
Financial Sciences
Pharmacy &
Medical Sciences
Information
Technology
Law
Mass
Communication
Degree Title
No. of
Credit
Hours
High School
Average
Required
135
60%
Scientific & Literary
135
60%
135
60%
135
135
60%
60%
135
60%
132
165
143
137
132
132
132
60%
80%
60%
60%
60%
60%
60%
Scientific
Scientific
132
60%
132
60%
132
165
60%
80%
Scientific
136
75%
Scientific
133
60%
Scientific
132
60%
Scientific
135
60%
Scientific
132
60%
Scientific
141
135
135
135
70%
60%
60%
60%
Arabic Language &
Literature
English Language &
Literature
English Language /
Translation
Child Education
Classroom Teacher
French and English
Language & Literature
Chemistry
Architecture
Interior Design
Graphic Design
Finance & Banking
Accounting
E-Business &
Commerce
Management
Information Systems
Marketing
Pharmacy
Clinical Nutrition &
Dietetics
Computer Science
Computer Information
Systems
Software Engineering
Networks and
Information Security
Law
Journalism & Media
Journalism
Radio & Television
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Secondary School
Stream
Forthcoming Fields of Study
In addition to the above fields of study, preparations are under way to open a new faculty:
Faculty of Engineering with a specialization in Civil Engineering. Two more
specialization in Animation and Multimedia and in Mathematics shall be offered in
2016/2017.
 NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
The following four units offer courses that support the degree – programs above, but do
not lead to a degree.
General Education (University Requirements) Unit : This unit is responsible for all
General Education (University Requirements) courses, which so far total 21 (63 credit
hours). Four of these (12 credit hours) are compulsory, and five (15 credit hours) are to be
chosen from three groups: Humanities, Social and Economic Sciences and Science,
Agriculture and Health.
Evening Studies Program: The main goal of this program is to give those who cannot join
the morning programs a chance to finish their studies, by registering in the evening courses
offered by some departments.
Department of Basic Sciences: This department is the home of basic sciences at UOP. It
is now responsible for Mathematics and Physics courses required by the majors: Pharmacy,
Nutrition, Architecture, Chemistry and all majors in the Faculty of Information
Technology.This department exerts every effort to prepare students for their
specializations, by providing them with an up-to-date, stimulating and essential
background in mathematical and physical sciences needed in these specializations.
The Language Center: The importance of learning foreign languages in a world that is
characterized by international and intercultural relations was the rationale behind the
establishment of the Language Center at UOP. The philosophy of the Center rests on the
premise that academic excellence and mastering foreign languages enable students to
compete in today's globalized world. To achieve this goal, the Center provides its students
with quality teaching in a number of foreign languages whose countries have economic,
political and cultural ties with Jordan. So far, these languages are: English, French, Spanish,
Italian, German, Turkish, Hebrew, Persian, Chinese, Korean and Russian. Courses in these
languages are currently all beginner level courses and prepare students for the more
advanced ones that are to be offered in the near future.
To meet growing interest in studying Arabic in the US, Europe and the Far East, the Center
also offers an Arabic Language Program (Arabic for Speakers of other Languages –
ASOL). The program caters for a diverse body of students either from UOP or from
institutions in a non-native Arabic speaking country.
In addition to intensive language courses, the program offers courses that expand the
student’s understanding of Arabic culture (history, politics, literature and media).
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 MASTER DEGREE
Master Degree
Faculty
Arts & Sciences
Mass
Communication
Degree Title
Arabic Language &
Literature
English Language/
Translation
Journalism & Media
Administrative &
Financial Sciences
(MBA)
Marketing
Pharmacy &
Medical Sciences
No. of Credit
Hours
Bachelor
Minimum
Average
33
Good
33
Good
33
Good
33
Good
33
Good
33
Good
REGISTRATION
The registration process involves the selection of courses and making the schedule of
classes for each semester, during a specified period of time assigned by the Deanship of
Admissions and Registration. Final adjustments to the schedule could be made by the
student during the Drop-and-Add period. All decisions involving the registration process
are the responsibility of the student. That is why a student is strongly encouraged to consult
his/ her academic advisor for these matters.
Academic Advising: Each student at UOP is assigned an academic advisor, who is a
faculty member in the department in which the student is enrolled. The advisor will assist
and guide the student during university studies in selection of courses, monitoring his/ her
progress and ensuring the implementation by the student of the university rules.
Early Registration: In its efforts to ease the registration process for its old students, the
University sets periods in the Academic Calendar for early registration. These periods
usually start at around the middle of a regular semester. Students are encouraged to register
early. When doing so, the student enjoys the priority of registering in the courses and
sections he/ she wishes.
Electronic Registration: Gone are the days when students have to stand in lines for very
long time to submit their schedules and register. University of Petra has facilitated the
registration process electronically i.e. on-line registration. This process allows students to
utilize this service without going directly to their academic advisors, but depending on their
study plans. Naturally, the on-line registration service does not override the role of the
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academic advisor. For students who are not able (or do not want) to use on-line registration
service, the Deanship of Admission and Registration has provided special facilities for
academic advisors to be available to them during the registration and drop-and-add periods.
Registration Procedures for New Students:
1. Students are to fill out admission applications at the Deanship of Admission and
Registration and choose the major they wish to study in accordance with the available
seats. The applications and accompanying admission documents must then be handed
to the admissions employee at the Deanship.
2. The head of admissions department shall then verify all documents and that they have
been duly certified.(MA students’ applications shall be presented to the Graduate
Studies’ Committee in the concerned Faculty so that students may be chosen
competitively and according to the available seats.)
3. Students are admitted and given university numbers.
4. Students are given (4) admission notices:
- For Finance Department (for paying of dues).
- For UOP Health Clinic (for registering and receiving health services).
- For the Library (for using its services).
- For the Computer Center (for receiving student IT password)
5. Students are handed the Student Guide that contains regulations & instructions.
6. Students then pay their dues at the Finance Department.
7. Students obtain their registration forms from the Deanship of Admission and
Registration or from the Faculty they were admitted in. They then refer to the (Academic
Advisor, Head of Department, Dean) to choose the classes they wish to register. They
then go to the Deanship to fix their class schedules electronically and receive a copy
thereof that includes titles and numbers of registered courses, as well as numbers of
halls and timings.
8. Students then receive their ID cards from the Deanship (valid for one semester at a
time).
9. Students then reserve their seats for the placement tests (Arabic, English, IT) via UOP’s
website or through an employee at the Deanship, and sit for the tests as allocated. If
students do not sit for the placement tests during their first year of admission, they are
given a Fail mark and must register for three remedial subjects.
10. Non-Jordanian students must report to the Deanship of Student Affairs to complete their
residency procedures and to receive a “Proof of Student” document issued by the
Deanship of Admission and Registration, as well as a copy of their passports.
COURSE OF STUDY
Semester System: University of Petra adopts the semester system, in which the academic
year consists of two regular semesters, the duration of each is (16) weeks, and a voluntary
8-week, summer session.
Credit-Hour System: Requirements for each degree awarded by UOP are based on the
credit-hour system. In this system, a weekly 50-minute lecture during a regular semester
is assigned one credit hour. The total number of credit hours required for each degree is
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specified in each study plan for that degree. This total comes from the total number of credit
hours carried by all courses in each plan. The details about course credit hours are given in
the course specifications below.
Attendance Policy : In accordance with its philosophy, the university grants credits
counted for graduation based on regular attendance, and not by correspondence or other
similar arrangements. A student is required to attend all classes, lab. sessions and seminars
registered by him/her. Polices regarding absence from classes can be found in the
“Undergraduate Academic Regulations”.
Academic Honesty: Academic dishonesty is an unacceptable mode of conduct, and will
not be tolerated in any form at UOP. All persons involved in academic dishonesty and
plagiarism in any form will be disciplined in accordance with university rules and
regulations.
Language of Instruction: The language of instruction in all UOP scientific specializations
is English, while it is bilingual (Arabic / English) in the rest. Other language(s) may be
used in some courses whenever there is a need to. The university is planning to convert to
English in all specializations.
COURSE SPECIFICATIONS
Course Number: Each course at UOP is assigned a number which consists of either (6)
or (7) digits, the interpretation of which is stated in the following tables:
General Education (University Requirements) Courses:
9
X
0
0
1
University
Faculty
-
-
Level
X
Field of
Knowledge
X
Serial
No.
All Other Courses:
X
Faculty
X
X
Department/ Major
X
Level
X
Field of Knowledge
X
Level
Course Title: Each course carries a title that reflects the basic nature of the contents of the
course.
Course Prerequisite(s): Some courses have a (or more than one) prerequisite, which have
to be satisfied before a student registers for any of them.
Course Credit Hours: Each course at UOP carries a weight of a total number of credit
hours, which is usually 3 credit hours (unless otherwise specified). This comes after the
course number and is divided into (3) numbers placed in parenthesis as follows:
Numbers between Parenthesis Following Course Title (From Left to Right)
e.g. (3:3-0):
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 The first number indicates the number of the course credit hours applied toward
graduation.
 The second number indicates the number of 50-minute lectures (or equivalent)
given each week during a regular semester.
 The third number indicates the portion of the course credit hours designated for
laboratory activities.
Course Description: A description that briefly states the contents of the course is aligned
with each course at UOP.
Course Outline: At the beginning of the semester, each student is provided by the
instructor with a course outline for the course he/she is registered in.
The course outline contains the following information:
 Course Number, Title, and No. of credit hours and Prerequisite.
 Instructor’s Name, Office No., Phone, e-mail and Office Hours.
 Course Description.
 Course Objectives.
 Course Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO’s) and their alignment with the program
ILO’s.
 A detailed Syllabus containing the time converge of the topics to be taught/ studied.
 Assessment Methods (exams, reports, etc …).
 Learning Resources, such as Textbook…
 Course Policies.
TRAINING COURSES AND FIELD TRIPS
In order to connect students (especially graduates) with the real-business world, UOP lays
special emphasis to achieve this. Almost all undergraduate majors require a (or more than)
one training course to be successfully completed. This course is often taken in the summer.
Field trips which enhance the learning process in some courses are always encouraged and
are provided with all facilities needed to be accomplished. In addition, a graduation project
is required by most of the Departments.
STUDY PLANS
The study planand degree requirements for each degree are constructed and proposed
by the concerned department, recommended by the University Curriculum Committee and
approved by the Council of Deans.
The study plan for each major consists of:
 Detailed Requirements Sheet: This sheet contains a list of all required and elective
courses to be successfully completed to earn the degree. In general, these requirements
are :
- General Education (University) Requirements.
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



- Faculty Requirements.
- Department compulsory Requirements.
- Department Elective Requirements.
- Department Supportive Requirements.
- Electives Requirements.
Summary of Requirements Sheet.
Suggested Study Plan over the years of study.
List of Courses offered by the Department.
Description of Courses offered by the Department.
GRADING SYSTEM AND ACADEMIC STANDING
University of Petra adopts the letter grade-quality point system. Course grades are
recorded in letters, each letter is assigned a number of quality points. In addition, some
other letters do not correspond to any quality point, but they describe the status of a student
in a course.
At the end of each semester, the Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) for that
semester, and the Cumulative Grade Point Average(CGPA) up to that semester are
calculated. The Academic Standing of a student is determined by the (CGPA). The
detailed grading system for undergraduate studies can be found in the “Undergraduate
Academic Regulations” section.
RECOGNITION AND HONOR LISTS
To encourage its undergraduate students to excel in their studies, UOP honors those who
attain or retain academic excellence standing in one or more of the following recognitions:
 Granting them Academic Excellence Scholarship, by waiving tuition (see Tuition,
Fees … section).
 Placing them on the University Honor List, if the student attains a (CGPA) of (3.89)
or above in a regular semester.
 Placing them on the Faculty Honor List, if the student attains a (CGPA) of (3.67) or
more.
 Granting graduating students whose (CGPA) is highest among other fellow graduates
in their respective majors a recognition gift at each graduation ceremony.
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GRADUATION
 Graduation Requirements For the Bachelor Degree:
The Bachelor Degree shall be awarded upon fulfillment of the following requirements:
1. Passing all courses set by the Department in the study plan.
2. Attaining a minimum (CGPA) of (2.00).
3. Fulfilling the duration of study requirement as stated in the “Awarding the Bachelor
Degree Regulations”.
4. Fulfillment of the duration of study and the number of credit hours requirements for
transfer students as stated in the “Undergraduate Academic Regulations”.
5. Being registered as a full time attendance student for the last two semesters of study
including the graduation semester.
 Graduation Requirements For the Master Degree:
The Master Degree shall be awarded upon fulfillment of the following requirements:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Passing all courses as set by the Department in the study plan.
Attaining minimum (CGPA) of (2.00).
Passing the thesis examination (for the Thesis Track option).
Passing the comprehensive examination (for the Comprehensive Examination option).
Fulfillment of the duration of study as stated in the “Awarding the Master Degree
Regulations”.
 Graduation Procedures:
The Bachelor and the Master Degrees shall be conferred to students who have successfully
fulfilled the graduation requirements at the end of the academic semester. Diplomas are
handed to graduating students during the Commencement Exercises, which the University
organizes at the end of each semester.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
1. What is the academic calendar ?
It is a yearly calendar (time table) in which all dates and periods of University academic
activities are stipulated, such as beginning and end of the academic year and each
semester, add-drop periods and examinations periods. It usually covers the two regular
semesters (the first and the second) and the summer session.
2. What is the student University Identification Number (ID) ?
Each registered University student is assigned a number that consists of 9 digits, which
have the following interpretations :
X
X
X
Year of Admittance
X
X
X
Semester
X
X
X
Serial Number
Example: The ID Number (201210278) indicates that the student has been admitted
in the academic (2012/ 2013), in the first semester with the serial number (0278).
3. What is the credit hour ?
It is the hour applied towards graduation. It is equivalent to a 50-minute lecture or 2-3
lab. hours that a student must attend for a course in a regular semester.
4. What is the study plan ?
It is a list of all required and elective courses that a student should successfully
complete to deserve a specified degree. For a Bachelor degree, the study plan usually
consists of University, Faculty Department and elective requirements. For a Master
degree, it consists of Department compulsory and elective requirements.
5. What are the placement exams ?
All newly admitted undergraduate students have to sit for three placement exams in
:Arabic Language, English Language and Computer Skills in order to determine
their proficiency in these subjects. They shall be exempted from taking remedial
courses in these subjects if they pass the exams. Should they fail any of these exams,
they have to register for a remedial course in the subject. The remedial course is not
credited towards graduation. The student is advised to sit for these exams in the first
year of study.
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6. How to make the class schedule ?
Students may make their class schedules either :
1. Via electronic registration service on the University website, upon entering the ID.
Number and the password. Newly admitted students shall be provided with
passwords by the Computer Center. Old students shall be provided with passords
by e-mail, or
2. Via the academic advisor, upon recording the courses on the class schedule form
and submitting it to the Deanship of Admission and Registration.
7. What is a prerequisite for a course ?
It is a course (or courses) that a student must pass before being able to register for that
course. (e.g. Arabic Language (1) is a prerequisite for Arabic Language (2)).
8. What is the maximum (and the minimum) academic load ?
A) For Undergraduate Students :
1. The maximum academic load to be carried by a student in a regular semester
is (18) credit hours, and is (9) credit hours in the summer session. This
maximum could be increased to (21) credit hours upon approval of the Dean
of the Faculty concerned on condition that the student has attained a cumulative
(GPA) not less than (3.00) after his/her last semester.
2. The maximum academic load for a student expected to graduate in a semester,
is (21) credit hours that semester, and is (12) credit hours in the summer
session.
3. The maximum load could be increased for a student expected to graduate in a
semester to (24) credit hours in that semester and to (15) credit hours in the
summer session, upon a recommendation from the Dean of the Faculty
concerned and a decision of the Council.
4. The minimum academic load for a student in a regular semester is (12) credit
hours. This minimum could be decreased in justified cases approved by the
Dean of the Faculty concerned, and in that case the Dean of Admission and
Registration is to be notified in writing.
5. The minimum academic load per semester mentioned in item (D) above does
not apply for a student expected to graduate in that semester.
B) For Graduate Students :
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1.
2.
The maximum number of hours a student is allowed to register for in a
regular semester is (12) credit hours, and the minimum is (6) credit hours,
which may be decreased upon the approval of the Department Committee.
The academic year consists of two regular semesters, the duration of each
is at least (16) weeks. A summer semester, the duration of which is at least
(8) weeks, may be permitted during which a student may register a
maximum of (6) credit hours.
9. What is the academic attendance (absence) policy ?
A. Students are required to attend all lectures and discussion and practical
sessions as specified for each course in the study plan.
B. A student is not permitted to absent him/herself more than (15%) of the
hours required for the course.
C. The instructor of the course issues a warning to students whose absence is
repeated without acceptable excuses and is close to (15%). This warning
is prepared on a special form for this purpose and is posted on the
advertisement board in the Faculty.
D. If the absence of a student exceeds (15%) of the total hours required for
a course without a medical or a compelling excuse acceptable to the Dean
of Faculty concerned, s/he shall be precluded from taking the final
examination of the course, shall be given (FA) (Fail by Absence) grade in
this course and s/he has to study it again. The (FA) grade shall enter in the
calculation of his/ her semester (GPA) (SGPA) and in his/ her cumulative
(CGPA) probation and dismissal purposes. For graduate courses a © grade
is allocated for that course.
E. If the absence of a student exceeds (15%) of the total hours required for
a course due to a medical or a compelling excuse acceptable to the Dean
of the Faculty concerned, s/he shall be considered “Withdrawn” from that
course, the policies of withdrawal shall be applied, the decision of the
Dean shall be reported to the Dean of Admission and Registration and a
“W” status for that course is recorded in the student’s transcript. Students
representing the Kingdom or the University in official activities are
exempted from this, and the allowable absence should not exceed (20%).
10. What is the policy on missing a final examination ?
Any student, who absents him(her)self from a final exam, shall submit a
petition to take a make-up exam to the Dean of the Faculty offering the course
within three days after the date of the final exam. If the Dean approves the
petition and decides to consider the status as “Incomplete”(I), s/he then
informs the instructor who gives the student a make-up exam within the
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specified period for it. If the Dean does not approve the petition, a (zero) grade
is allocated for this final exam, and all grades obtained by the student prior to
the final exam are recorded. In all cases, the decision is to be reported in writing
to the Dean of Admission and Registration to be kept in the student record.
11. What is the University grading system ?
 Undergraduate Studies :
1. The undergraduate courses’ grades are classified and designated by
letters and by the corresponding number of points :
Letter
Grade Points/ One Credit Hour
A
A-
0044
70.3
B+
7077
B
7044
B-
2.67
C+
3077
C
3044
C-
70.3
D+
7077
D
7044
D-
4067 Fail
F
4044 Fail
FA
4044Fail (by Absence)
P
-
NP
-
(The minimum passing grade in a course is “D”)
The academic standings of students are classified according to the following distribution
of their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA):
Cumulative (GPA)
3.89 – 4.00
3.67 – 3.88
3.00 – 3.66
2.33 – 2.99
2.00 – 2.32
Less than 2.00
Academic Standing
Excellent with Distinction
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Weak
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2. The (CGPA) is computed by multiplying the grade points of the letter grade
obtained for each course in the study plan by the number of credit hours
allocated for that
course, and then dividing the sum of the resulting products by the total number
of credit hours of all passed and failed courses taken by the student.
3. The (CGPA) is rounded to the nearest two decimals
4. The (CGPA) is the average of all passed and failed courses in the study plan
of a student, up to the date of computing it. In case a student has in some
courses an “Incomplete” “I” notation, the (CGPA) shall be retroactively
recomputed after removing such notation.
 Graduate Studies :
1. Graduate courses’ grades are designated by letters and the corresponding
number of grade points as follows :
Letter
A
B+
B
C+
C
Grade Points/ One Credit
Hour
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
2. The academic standing of a student is determined by the corresponding
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as follows:
CGPA
3.70 – 4.00
3.33 – 3.69
3.00 – 3.32
Academic Standing
Excellent
Very Good
Good
12. How to be placed on University and Faculty honor lists ?
A. The name of an undergraduate student shall be placed on the “University Honor
List” in any semester (excluding summer) if his/her semester (GPA) (SGPA) is
(3.89) or higher in that semester and this placement shall be cited in the student’s
record, on condition that his/her academic load is not less than (15) credit hours,
and s/he has not received a disciplinary punishment action in that semester. Credit
hours of courses designated by (Pass/Fail) notions shall not count in the student’s
load for this purpose.
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B. The name of an undergraduate student shall be placed on the “Faculty Honor List”
in any semester (excluding summer) if his/ her semester (GPA) (SGPA) is (3.67)
or higher in that semester and this placement shall be cited in the student’s record,
on condition that his/ her academic load is not less than (15) credit hours and s/he
has not received a disciplinary punishment action in that semester. Credit hours
of courses designated by (Pass/Fail) notions shall not count in the student’s load
for this purpose.
13. When is a student placed on probation ?
A. Undergraduate Studies :
A student is placed on academic probation whenever his/her (CGPA) falls below
(2.00).
B. Graduate Studies :
A student is placed on academic probation in the following cases :
1. If s/he fails in one (or a maximum of two) courses in a single semester.
2. If his/her (CGPA) falls below (3.00) in any semester.
14. Can a student postpone studies?
A. Undergraduate Studies :
1.
If a student wishes to postpone his/her study for a semester, s/he has to submit
a postponement application provided by the Deanship of Admission and
Registration before the end of the add-and – drop period of that semester. The
Dean of the Faculty concerned makes concerned makes the final decision and
notifies the Dean of Admission and Registration. A “postponed” notification
shall appear in the student’s academic record.
2.
A student may to postpone his/ her studies for a continuous or an interrupted
period not exceeding four semesters. The Faculty Council may approve this
postponement for a further period, but not exceeding six semesters in total.
3.
A new or a transfer student is not permitted to postpone his/her studies unless
s/he has studied one complete semester after enrollment in the University.
B.
Graduate Studies :
1.
A student is permitted to postpone his/her study on condition that s/he has spent
at least one semester in the Program s/he is enrolled in. Postponement of study
should not be for more than two consecutive or non-consecutive semesters.
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2.
The postponement application form issued by the Deanship of Scientific
Research and Graduate Studies shall be submitted before the beginning of sty,
for approval by the Dean. Postponed period is not counted in the maximum
duration requirement for graduation or in removal from probation list.
15. Can a student study at another university ?
An undergraduate student at the University may, after submitting an acceptable excuse
to the Dean of Faculty concerned, study not more than (36) credit hours in another
recognized university. These hours (except the specialization hours with grade less
than ((60%) or (2.00) points) are then transferred to him/her, provided that:
1. The student has completed not less than (36) credit hour at the University and his/
her (CGPA) is not less than (2.5).
2. His/ her study at the other university in which s/he plans to study is by full
attendance.
3. The student has to obtain approval of the Department Council on the courses to be
studied.
4. The total number of credit hours of courses studied outside and of credit hours
transferred to the student before should not exceed (50%) of credit hours required
by the student’s major.
16. Where to exploit hobbies ?
Students can exploit their hobbies, such as: Chess, football, basketball, singing,
dancing playing or University coral, through the activities organized by the Deanship
of Student Affairs.
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STUDENT FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
A. UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
Tuition, Fees and Fines
Tuition, fees and fines charges, as stated below, are applicable as of the academic year
2015/2016. Of course, they may be altered by the Board of Trustees as the need calls for it.
Tuition: Tuition per credit hour varies from one major to another as shown in the following
table:
Faculty
Arts & Sciences
Architecture & Design
Administrative &
Financial Sciences
Pharmacy & Medical
Sciences
Information
Technology
Law
Mass Communication
Major
Arabic Language & Literature
English Language & Literature
English Language / Translation
Child Education
Classroom Teacher
French and English Language &
Literature
Chemistry
Architecture
Interior Design
Graphic Design
Finance & Banking
Accounting
e-Business & Commerce
Management Information Systems
Marketing
Pharmacy
Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics
Computer Science
Computer Information Systems
Networks and Information Security
Law
Journalism & Media
Journalism
Radio & Television
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No. of
Credit
Hours
135
135
135
135
135
135
Tuition
in (JOD)/
Credit Hour
30
80
80
30
30
80
132
165
143
137
132
132
132
132
132
132
165
136
133
132
132
132
141
135
135
135
55
115
100
100
80
80
85
80
80
80
115
60
80
80
80
90
60
70
70
70
Fees
Fee Category
Registration Fee
Services Fee
Deposit Fee (for new
students only)
(Refundable)
Application Fee (for new
students only)
Placement Tests Fees (for
new students only)
Bus Subscription Fee
(optional)
Fee(s) in (JOD)
Regular Semester
Summer Semester
200
100
150
75
100
100
30
30
30
30
120
60
Fines
Implementation Week During Study
Fine Category
Late registration Fine
(1) (for old students)
Late registration Fine
(2) (for old students)
Withdrawal Fine (1)
Withdrawal Fine (2)
Compelling
Withdrawal Fine
Other Fines, such as:
late book returns,
breakage and
replacement, etc. …
Fine in (JOD)
or % off
Tuition
Regular semester
Summer Semester
First
First
50
Second–
Second–
100
First – Third
Fourth - Fifth
First – Second
Third
25%
50%
Sixth - Thirteenth
Fourth - Seventh
100%
To be determined
Scholarships and Financial Assistance
In its efforts to aid students, who deserve it, with the cost of their education at UOP, the
university has designed a wide range spectrum of financial assistance. This includes, but is
not limited to scholarships, work-study opportunities and awards.
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Scholarships
Several types of scholarships are granted by the university to its deserving students. These
scholarships are in general, discounts off tuition. Detailed provisions and retaining
conditions for these scholarships are governed by university rules.
 General Secondary Education (GSE) Excellence Scholarships: New students of
Jordanian or of Palestinian nationality, who demonstrate academic excellence in the
Jordanian or in the Palestinian (GSE) Exam are granted this scholarship as follows:
Faculty
GSE Exam Average
Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
95% or above
From 90% to less than 95%
Discount
(% off Tuition)
50%
25%
All Other Faculties
95% or above
100%
50%
25%
This scholarship covers the first year of study, including the summer session.
Afterwards, the academic standing of the student is evaluated and the Academic
Excellence Scholarship (that follows) is applied.
 Academic Excellence Scholarships : These scholarships are granted by the
university to students with excellent academic standing in a regular semester and are
granted in the following semester as follows:
(CGPA)
(3.89) or above
(3.67) – (3.88)
Discount (%off Tuition)
50%
25%
 Needy Student Scholarships: The university grants these scholarships, not
exceeding 25% off tuition, to students who demonstrate limited financial resources.
 Incentive Scholarships: The following incentive scholarships are granted to new
students:
Category
Sons, Daughters and Spouses of UOP staff
Brothers / Sisters of UOP staff
Brothers/ Sisters enrolled at UOP
First and Second Brother/ Sister
Third Brother/ Sister
Fourth Brother/ Sister
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Discount (% off Tuition)
50%
25%
15%
15% (for each)
20%
25%
Scholarships for Some Specializations
Scholarships for Some Organizations
Athletic Excellence
Artistic Excellence
To be Determined
To be Determined
See Below
See Below
 Athletic Excellence Scholarships: These scholarships are granted to students who
demonstrate athletic excellence and outstanding sports skills and qualities. Athletic
excellence is divided into three categories according to the degree of involvement of
the student in any type of sports. A student is qualified for this scholarship, if s/he is
classified under one of the three categories and after passing a test measuring his/her
skills in that type of sports. A tuition discount is granted to a deserving student
according to the degree under which s/he is classified as follows:
Degree of Athletic Excellence
First Degree
Second Degree
Third Degree
50%
35%
25%
 Artistic Excellence Scholarships: Similar to the above, these scholarships are
granted to students who demonstrate artistic excellence and outstanding abilities in
some fine arts, such as: singing, playing music, acting, dancing, painting, Artistic
excellence is divided into three categories according to the degree of involvement of
the student in any type of fine arts. A student is qualified for this scholarship, if s/he
is classified under one of the three categories and after passing a test measuring his/her
skills in that type of fine arts. A tuition discount is granted to a deserving student
according to the degree under which s/he is classified as follows:
Degree of Artistic Excellence
First Degree
Second Degree
Third Degree
50%
35%
25%
 Miscellaneous Scholarships and Grants: Several other scholarships and grants are
available to deserving students at UOP. Some of these are internal and others are from
external recourses, such as personal endowments or organizational endowments.
Some grants come from donations and charities.
Work-Study Program
This program complements the other financial scholarships and grants. It offers part-time
jobs to students who can demonstrate financial need during the school year to help them
meet study costs. Student-Work opportunities while studying are annually determined by
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the Council of Deans. The number of allowable working hours during regular semesters is
two hours daily, up to a maximum of (40) hours per month.
Students’ Research Projects Support
In some cases when a students’ research project requires some costs (finance, equipments,
etc.) to be executed, the university may, under the supervision of the student’s instructor,
partially or fully support the student for this purpose.
Distinguished Student Award
This award is granted annually by the university to a student whose performance,
involvement in extracurricular activities, commitment to university values and service to
UOP and the community are distinguished. The award consists of a stipend of (1000 –
JOD) and a recognition certificate.
B. GRADUATE STUDIES
Tuition
Faculty
Arts & Sciences
Administrative &
Financial Sciences
Pharmacy & Medical
Sciences
Major
Arabic Language &
Literature
English Language/
Translation
Journalism & Media
(MBA)
Marketing
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No. of
Credit
Hours
Tuition in
(JOD)/
Credit Hour
33
80
33
150
33
150
33
150
33
150
33
150
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FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS
59
60
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
(UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS)
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OVERVIEW
In accordance with its philosophy, as stated in the “General Information” section of this
catalog, UOP has designed its undergraduate programs of study in a way that combines
liberal art studies with professional breadth of knowledge in the fields of study.
Consequently, all UOP undergraduate students are required to successfully complete the
following General Education Requirements:
 University Requirements : These requirements consist of two parts:
 University Compulsory Requirements (12 Cr. Hours), all of which are to be
successfully completed by all undergraduate students.
 University Elective Requirements (15 Cr. Hours), which are to be elected
from the following three categories as follows:
 Humanities ………………………………….… (3 – 6 Cr. Hours)
 Social and Economic Sciences ……………..… (3 – 6 Cr. Hours)
 Science, Technology, Agriculture & Health … (3 – 6 Cr. Hours)
 Elective Requirements :Almost every Department requires its undergraduate
students to successfully complete (3 - 6 Cr. Hours) of free electives.
 Other General Education Requirements : In the study plans of many majors, there
are some required courses which are actually general education courses.
VISION
The Program aspires to play a recognizable role in providing quality (general) education
to UOP students.
MISSION




To share other university Departments in graduating students with broad liberal art
background.
To instill in UOP students critical and speculative thinking through humanities
courses.
To enlarge UOP students’ knowledge of political and social sciences.
To insure that all UOP students possess adequate knowledge of empirical studies.
OBJECTIVES




To provide education that helps improving students’ Arabic and English language
skills, communication skills and computing skills.
To enrich students’ knowledge of Arab culture, politics and civilization.
To enrich students’ knowledge of human civilization and human rights.
To provide education that helps students in maintaining adequate health through
sports and good nutrition exercises.
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General Education Program
(University Requirements)
Courses Offered by the Program
(2015/2016)
Course
Course Title
Credit Prerequisite
Total
No.
Hours
University Requirements (27 Hours)
University Compulsory Requirements (12 Hours)
9400100
National Education
3
12
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099/P.T
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9402099/P.T
University Elective Requirements (15 Hours)
University Elective Requirements (Humanities) (3-6 Hours)
9400101
Arab & Islamic Civilization
3
3-6
9400102
Civilization & Thought
3
9400112
Arabic Language(2)
3
9400111
9400122
English Language(2)
3
9400121
9400191
Principles of Communication
3
9700102
Human Rights
3
University Elective Requirements (Social & Economic Sciences) (3-6 Hours)
9300112
Fundamentals of Economics
3
3-6
9400104
Political Science
3
9400105
Contemporary Issues
3
9400131
Palestinian Cause
3
9400171
Introduction to Sociology
3
University Elective Requirements (Science, Technology, Agriculture & Health) (3-6 Hours)
9100101
Science & Life
3
3-6
9400140
Sports & Health
3
9400151
Ecology
3
9500101
First Aid
3
9500111
Food and Nutrition in Our Life
3
9600101
Computer Skills
3
9601099/P.T
Total Hours
27
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FACULTY
OF
ARTS AND SCIENCES
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OVERVIEW
In 1991, the Board of Trustees of the newly named Jordan University for Women
established the forerunner of the College of Arts and the College of Sciences as two
independent colleges, which were joined as one body in 2003 as the Faculty of Arts and
Sciences.
The Departments in the Faculty offer (7) undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor
Degree and (2) graduate programs leading to a Master Degree. The Department of Basic
Sciences and the Language Center offer non-degree programs.
In addition to teaching the Departments’ courses, the faculty members also teach some
University Compulsory and Elective courses.
In the academic year 2015/2016 a total of (1477) students were enrolled in the Faculty (as
for the second semester), (1420) of them enrolled in the Bachelor program while (57)
students were enrolled in the Master program.
At the Faculty, there are (87) faculty members;(14) Full Professors, (14) Associate
Professors, (44) Assistant Professors, and (15) Lecturers.
VISION
The Faculty of Arts & Sciences aspires to be an incubator for knowledge and creativity.
MISSION






To provide high quality programs in various specializations.
To orient psychological and mental capacities towards creativity, innovation, and
independent thinking.
To undertake continuous evaluation of both the practical and theoretical aspects of
the teaching process.
To encourage student's self-learning and to acquire knowledge before and after
graduation.
To attract and recruit high-caliber faculty members.
To provide technical facilities that will reinforce the teaching and learning processes.
OBJECTIVES





To equip students with the essential real knowledge that will enable students to
confront problems and real challenges in the next decade.
To build integrated culture that combines science and arts.
To preserve the heritage of the Arab of Islamic Civilization and to strengthen the
Arab library through publication of its treasures.
To contribute to local community service, education and knowledge.
To provide graduate programs in humanities and science.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences houses the following Departments and Academic Units
offering the corresponding degrees.
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 Department of Chemistry :
- Bachelor in (Chemistry)
 Department of Basic Sciences.
 Department of Arabic Language and Literature :
- Bachelor in (Arabic Language and Literature)
- Master in (Arabic Language and Literature)
 Department of English Language and Literature :
- Bachelor in (English Language and Literature)
- Bachelor in (English Language / Translation)
- Master in (English Language / Translation)
 Department of Educational Sciences :
- Bachelor in (Child Education)
- Bachelor in (Classroom Teacher)
 Department of Modern Languages :
- Bachelor in (French & English Language & Literature)
 Language Center.
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Department of Chemistry
Bachelor Degree in :
(Chemistry)
OVERVIEW
The Department of Chemistry was established in September 1991; the year University of
Petra was established. The Department offers a program leading to a Bachelor Degree in
Chemistry. It also offers general courses to serve university students and special courses to
serve students of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
VISION
Department of Chemistry at University of Petra is an incubator of excellence in Jordan and
the region, for students and scholars.
MISSION
Department of Chemistry prepares knowledgeable and competent chemists and other
chemistry - related professionals who are committed to excellence in their professional
pursuits, with a sound background in both experimental and theoretical aspects of
chemistry.
OBJECTIVES
Department of Chemistry promotes the aims and objectives of UOP by providing high
quality program to our students, and by conducting related scholarly and service activities.
Our aims and objectives are:
 Assisting our students in acquiring and applying chemical knowledge.
 Training them to understand the discipline and the process of learning.
 Providing them with an acute awareness of the responsibility of a professional.
 Expanding the frontiers of chemistry by maintaining an active research program in the
major fields of chemistry.
 Supporting our professional and geographical communities on chemistry related
activities with a commitment to active and ethical involvement.
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University of Petra
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Requirements For a Bachelor Degree in :
Chemistry
Course No.
(2015/2016)
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
9400100
National Education
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099/P.T
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9402099/P.T
University Elective Requirements (Humanities) (6 Hours)
9400101
3
9400102
3
9400112
Arabic Language(2)
3
9400111
9400122
English Language(2)
3
9400121
9400191
3
9700102
Human Rights
3
University Elective Requirements (Social & Economic Sciences) (3 Hours)
9300112
3
9400104
Political Science
3
9400105
Contemporary Issues
3
9400131
Palestinian Cause
3
9400171
3
University Elective Requirements (Science, Technology, Agriculture & Health) (6 Hours)
9100101
Science & Life
3
9400140
Sports & Health
3
9400151
Ecology
3
9500101
First Aid
3
9500111
3
9600101
Computer Skills
3
9601099/P.T
Faculty Compulsory Requirements (21 Hours)
101101
General Chemistry (1)
3
101102
3
101101
101106
General Chemistry Lab. (1)
1
101101/
Concurrent
101107
1
101102/
Concurrent
103101
Calculus (1)
3
103102
Calculus (2)
3
103101
104101
General Physics (1)
3
104102
General Physics (2)
3
104101
104106
General Physics Lab.
1
104102/
Concurrent
Department Compulsory Requirements (54 Hours)
101211
Organic Chemistry (1)
3
101102
101212
3
101211
101213
Organic Chemistry Lab. (1)
2
101211
101231
Inorganic Chemistry (1)
3
101102
101232
3
101231
70
Total
12
6
3
6
21
54
101241
101243
Analytical Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry Lab.
3
1
101311
101312
101321
Physical Chemistry (1)
3
2
3
101322
101323
101331
101343
101344
Physical Chemistry Lab. (1)
Instrumental Methods of Analysis
Instrumental Methods of Analysis Lab.
3
2
3
3
1
101345
101346
101347
Electroanalytical Chemistry
Synthesis & Analysis of Chemical Products
Synthesis & Analysis of Chemical Products Lab.
3
2
1
101421
3
101422
101431
101445
Inorganic Chemistry Lab.
Seminar
2
2
1
101448
Research Project
2
Department Elective Requirements (18 Hours)
101313
Biochemistry
101413
Heterocyclic Chemistry
101425
Surface Chemistry&Colloids
101435
Special Topics in Chemistry
101441
Environmental Chemistry
101442
Chemical Physics
101443
Physical Organic Chemistry
101447
Quality Control
101451
Nuclear Chemistry
101452
Environmental Pollution
101453
Petroleum Chemistry
101454
Organic Industries (1)
101455
Inorganic Industries
101456
Computer Applications in Chemistry (1)
101457
Computer Applications in Chemistry (2)
101458
Organic Industries (2)
Department Supportive Compulsory Requirements (6 Hours)
103201
Calculus (3)
103222
Differential Equations
Free Requirements (6 Hours)
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Total Hours
71
101102
101241/
Concurrent
101212
101213
103102,
101102
101321
101321
101232
101243
101343/
Concurrent
101241
101212
101346/
Concurrent
101322,
103222
101323
101232
Dept.
Approval
Dept.
Approval
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
101212
101212
101322
101232
101102
101421
101311
101241
101241
101102
101212
101212
101232
101321
101321
101212
18
3
3
103102
103201
6
3
3
6
132
University of Petra
Suggested Study Plan For a Bachelor Degree in :
Chemistry
(2015/2016
First Year (33 Cr. Hrs.)
Course
No.
101101
101106
103101
104101
9400111
9400121
First Semester
Course Title
Calculus (1)
General Physics (1)
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
1
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
101102
101107
103102
104102
104106
9400100
9400109
Second Semester
Course Title
Calculus (2)
General Physics (2)
General Physics Lab.
National Education
Military Sciences
16
Second Year (33 Cr. Hrs.)
Course
No.
101211
101231
101241
101243
103201
xxxxxx
Course
No.
101311
101312
101322
101323
101331
xxxxxx
Course
No.
101343
101344
101445
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
101212
3
101213
Analytical Chemistry
3
101232
Analytical Chemistry Lab
1
101321
Calculus (3)
3
103222
Univ. Elective Req. ( 1 )
3
xxxxxx
16
Third Year (33 Cr. Hrs.)
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
101345
Electroanalytical Chemistry
2
101421
3
101422
2
xxxxxx
Dept. Elective Req. ( 1 )
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
16
Fourth Year (33 Cr. Hrs.)
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
Instrumental Methods of
3
101346
Synthesis & Analysis of Chemical
Analysis
Products
Instrumental Methods of
1
101347
Synthesis & Analysis of Chemical
Analysis Lab.
Products Lab (1)
Seminar
1
101431
Inorganic Chemistry Lab.
3
101448
Research Project
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
Free Req. (1)
3
xxxxxx
Free Req. (2)
17
Total (132 Credit Hours)
72
Cr.
Hrs.
3
1
3
3
1
3
3
17
Cr.
Hrs.
3
2
3
3
3
3
17
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
2
3
3
3
17
Cr.
Hrs.
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
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Department of Basic Sciences
OVERVIEW
The Department of Basic Sciences was established at the time of establishment of the
university in 1991 as part of the Faculty of Science, which in addition to it, was
consisting of Department of Chemistry, Department of Math. and Department of
Computer Science. The aim of establishing the Department then was to strengthen the
fundamentals of basic sciences, such as Physics and Biology for the scientific majors
at the university. In the year 2001, the Department of Math. was canceled and the
Dept. of Basic sciences became responsible for Math courses. Today, the Department
is responsible for the Math. and Physics courses required for majors in Architecture,
Chemistry, Information Technology , Pharmacy and Nutrition.
VISION
The Department intends to be the home of the basic sciences at University of Petra.
MISSION
The mission of the Department is to realize the above vision and those of the Faculty
and the university by:
 preparing students to enter their specializations smoothly.
 promoting mathematics and physics within the context of a liberal education.

providing students with the means for clear , creative , informed and critical
scientific thinking.
 stimulating a passion for continuous learning and for various modes of reasoning.
OBJECTIVES
The Department shall spend every effort to have the above vision and mission realized
through achieving the following objectives :
 provide an up to date, stimulating and effective learning in the basic mathematical
and physical sciences for students in the university, that conform with the highest
established international standards.
 provide students with essential and sufficient background in Math. and in Physics
as required by their departments.
 allow students to enjoy the beauty (and the necessity) of Math. and Physics in life.
 keep up the highest followed standards applied internationally in equipping
students with excellent scientific backgrounds in Math. and in Physics.
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University of Petra
Department of Basic Sciences
Courses Offered by the Department
Course
No.
(2015/2016)
Course Title
First : Mathematics Courses (29 Hours)
103101
Calculus (1)
103102
Calculus (2)
103201
Calculus (3)
103211
Linear Algebra
103222
103250
Discrete Mathematics (1)
103253
Discrete Mathematics(2)
103331
Statistical Methods (1)
103333
Biostatistics
103342
Numerical Analysis (1)
Second : Physics Courses (17 Hours)
104101
General Physics (1)
104102
General Physics (2)
104103
General Physics for Medical Sciences
104106
General Physics Laboratory
104107
General Physics for (IT)
104108
Electronic Physics
104111
General Physics Laboratory (1)
104112
General Physics Laboratory (2)
104113
Laboratory
104118
Electronic Physics Laboratory
Total Hours
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
103101
103102
103102
103201
103101
103250
103102
103101
103102
103250
3
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
17
1
104101
104102/concurrent
104107
104101/concurrent
104111,
104102/concurrent
104103/concurrent
1
104108/concurrent
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Department of Arabic Language & Literature
(Arabic Language & Literature)
OVERVIEW
The Department of Arabic Language & Literature was established in 1991. Faculty
members are highly qualified to teach all specialized courses in Arabic Language and
Literature. The Department offers an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor Degree
in Arabic Language and Literature and a graduate program leading to a Master Degree in
Arabic Language and Literature.
VISION
The Department of Arabic Language endeavors to be distinguished in preparing highcaliber students serving this area and maintaining the basic elements of the identity of the
nation which the students belong to.
MISSION
The Department aspires to graduating specialists in Arabic Language and Literature,
equipped with the necessary skills to take up diversified tasks by :
 Developing the power of criticism and the ability to comprehend a literary text;
 Enhancing mental flexibility and the ability to have a constructive dialogue with the
others;
 Creating a kind of balance between the past and present for the student by means of
modern criticism programs.
 Making use of the language in other disciplines, such as Journalism and Education.
 Giving awareness of the importance of the language in the social and educational life.
OBJECTIVES





Graduating students specializing in Arabic Language and Literature, equipped with the
ability to engage in work area, as well as doing postgraduate programs.
Providing students of various disciplines with language skills that help them in their
studies.
Actively participating in improving the quality of academic life in the Faculty and the
university, and taking part in the activities whether they are cultural or academic.
Developing relations of the department / university with the local community by
participating in events, seminars and conferences, and holding seminars and
conferences on campus with the participation of specialists from the university and
outside as well.
Working to raise the academic level of faculty members in the Department, by creating
a positive spirit of scientific research competition, publishing, editing and authoring.
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University of Petra
Department of Arabic Language and Literature
Arabic Language and Literature
Course No.
(2015/2016)
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
9400100
National Education
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099 / P.T
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9402099 / P.T
9400101
3
9400102
3
9400112
Arabic Language(2) (Compulsory for this Major)
3
9400111
9400122
English Language(2)
3
9400121
9400191
3
9700102
Human Rights
3
9300112
3
9400104
Political Science
3
9400105
Contemporary Issues
3
9400131
Palestinian Cause
3
9400171
3
9100101
Science & Life
3
9400140
Sports & Health
3
9400151
Ecology
3
9500101
First Aid
3
9500111
3
9600101
Computer Skills
3
9601099 / P.T
401103
The Art of Writing & Composition
3
405108
Teaching Thinking
3
406103
Methods of Scientific Research
3
Faculty Elective Requirements (12 Hours)
401104
Arabic Language Issues in the Modern Age
3
401203
Literary Appreciation
3
402103
English Language - Paragraph Writing
3
9400122
402104
English Language - Basic Grammar
3
9400121
402108
French Language
3
405101
Introduction to Psychology
3
405109
Inter-Personal Communication Skills
3
406101
Principles of Education
3
406218
History of Arab Thought
3
409103
Communication & Society
3
409205
Contemporary Arab Media
3
401211
Pre-Islamic Poetry
3
76
Total
12
6
6
3
9
12
66
401212
Syntax (1)
401213
Islamic & Umayyad Poetry
401215
Metrics & Prosody in Poetry
401216
Morphology
401218
Poetry in the Abbasid Period
401240
Old Arabic Prose
401320
Lexicology
401322
Syntax (2)
401323
Classical Criticism
401325
Arabic Teaching Methods
401326
Andalusian Literature
401327
Syntax (3)
401350
Rhetoric & Stylistics
401440
Research Methodology in Language & Literature
401441
Modern Literature (1) (Poetry)
401442
Linguistics and Phonetics
401443
Modern Criticism
401444
Comparative Literature
401446
Modern Literature (2) (Novel)
401465
Consecutive Era Literature
401470
Sources of Linguistics & Literature
401110
An Introduction to Hebrew Language
401330
Applied Linguistics
401445
Syntax (4)
401447
Philology
401448
Language Editing & Proofreading
401450
Modern Literature (3) – (Drama)
401451
Psycho & Socio- Linguistics
401452
Children's Language & Literature
401460
Text Analysis
401461
Inimitability of the Holy Qura’an
401464
Modern Literature in Jordan & Palestine
401467
A Modern Arabic Literate
401468
Written & Spoken Arabic
401469
Creative Writing in Arabic
401115
Ancient and Modern History
401462
Islamic Philosophy
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
401211
401213
401212
401218
401322
401218
401323
401323
401240
401218
15
401327
401218
401443
401218
401240
6
0
135
Total Hours
77
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
401103
401211
401212
9400111
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Pre-Islamic Poetry
Syntax (1)
Arabic Language(1)
Faculty Elective Req. ( 1 )
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
401213
401216
401240
9400100
9400121
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Islamic & Umayyad Poetry
Morphology
Old Arabic Prose
National Education
English Language(1)
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Course
No.
401115
401215
401218
401322
405108
9400112
First Semester
Course Title
Ancient and Modern History
Metrics & Prosody in Poetry
Poetry in the Abbasid Period
Syntax (2)
Teaching Thinking
Arabic Language(2) (Compulsory for
this Major)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
401320
401323
401442
401326
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Lexicology
Classical Criticism
Linguistics and Phonetics
Andalusian Literature
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
401327
401350
Syntax (3)
Rhetoric & Stylistics
401465
406103
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Consecutive Era Literature
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
401325
401441
3
3
3
3
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Arabic Teaching Methods
Modern Literature (1)
(Poetry)
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Course
No.
401440
First Semester
Course Title
401444
Research Methodology in Language
& Literature
401446
401462
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Modern Literature (2) (Novel)
Islamic Philosophy
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
401443
3
401470
3
3
3
3
9400109
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Course Title
Modern Criticism
Sources of Linguistics &
Literature
Military Sciences
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
78
Requirements For a Master Degree in :
Arabic Language& Literature
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
First : Obligatory Courses (15 Credit Hours)
401721
401731
401741
401751
401761
Trends of Modern and Contemporary Arabic
Poetry
Arabic in the Light of Modern Linguistics
Issues in Old Literary Criticism
Rhetoric and Stylistics
Research Methodologies in Language and
Literature
3
15
3
3
3
3
Second : Elective Courses (9 Credit Hours)
401711
401712
401722
401732
401733
401734
401735
401736
401742
401743
401762
Studies in Old Arabic Literature
Old Arabic Narrative Texts
Issues of Modern Arabic Narrative & its
Technical Aspects
Text Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
Studies in Modern Arabic Language Issues
Studies in Applied Arabic Linguistics
Schools of Syntax
Seminar in Language and Syntax
Methods of Modern Literary Criticism
Seminar in Literature and Criticism
Manuscripts Editing and Publishing
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
401731
401761
401761
Third : Thesis (9 Credit Hours)
401799
Thesis
9
Total Credit Hours
9
33
79
Suggested Study Plan For a Master Degree in :
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
047337
047377
0473.7
Course Title
First Year (18 Credit Hours)
First Semester
Poetry
Literature
Total
047307
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Total
Second Semester
Elective (1)
Elective (2)
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
6
24
9
9
33
Second Year (15 Credit Hours)
First Semester
047307
xxxxxx
Total
Elective (3)
401799
Total
Thesis
Second Semester
Total Credit Hours
33
80
(2015/2016)
(Comprehensive Exam. Track)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
401711
401721
401722
401731
401732
401741
401761
401797
Poetry
Issues of Modern Arabic Narrative and its
Technical Aspects
Text Linguistics and Discourse Analysis
Literature
Scientific Research
3
3
24
3
3
3
3
3
3
401712
401733
401734
401735
401736
401742
401743
401751
401762
Old Arabic Narrative Texts
Studies in Modern Arabic Language Issues
Studies in Applied Arabic Linguistics
Schools of Syntax
Seminar in Language and Syntax
Methods of Modern Literary Criticism
Seminar in Literature and Criticism
Manuscripts Editing and Publishing
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
401731
401761
401761
Third : Comprehensive Examination
401798
Comprehensive Examination
0
Total Credit Hours
0
33
81
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
047337
047377
0473.7
Total
047373
047307
xxxxxx
Total
First Semester
Trends of Modern and Contemporary Arabic Poetry
Research Methodologies in Language and Literature
Second Semester
Text Linguistic and Discourse Analysis
Elective (1)
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
047377
047333
xxxxxx
Total
401797
401799
xxxxxx
Total
First Semester
Issues of Modern Arabic Narrative and its Technical
Aspects
Elective (2)
Second Semester
Scientific Research
Elective (3)
Total Credit Hours
3
3
3
9
27
3
0
3
6
33
33
82
Department of English Language & Literature
(English Language & Literature)
OVERVIEW
Ever since its inception in 1991, the Department of English has proved that sound planning,
dedication and uniqueness are the best instruments for facing the challenges of this ever
changing world. The Department of English is fully committed to providing quality
education and pursuing relentless efforts to keep abreast with the most state of the art
developments in the realm of human knowledge and endeavour. The Department offers
two undergraduate programs leading to a Bachelor in English Language and Literature and
to a Bachelor in English Language / Translation. It also offers a graduate program leading
to a Master Degree in English Language/ Translation.
VISION
The Department of English is committed to being an outstanding teaching-intensive,
research-driven department that emphasizes student engagement, scholarly and creative
achievement, civic participation, and global perspectives. The Department envisions
changing lives by expanding educational opportunities, championing creativity, and
preparing leaders for a rapidly changing world. The Department aspires to be a premier
learning environment in Jordan and the region.
MISSION
The mission of the Department is to provide a perfect academic environment for its
students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and to support programs and activities that promote
individual growth, responsible citizenship, community and global perspectives.
The Department supports the university's mission by providing student-centered courses
designed by dedicated faculty members who have extensive knowledge and experience in
their fields and a deep commitment to teaching, scholarship and service. The Department
prides itself on exposing students to an array of studies in the fields of language, literature
and translation, which prepares them to contribute to the progress of the Jordanian society
and communities abroad by fostering cultural awareness, developing individual critical,
analytical and creative capacities, and encouraging habits of the mind that facilitate success
in rapidly changing and professional worlds.
OBJECTIVES
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To provide educational opportunities to students through carefully planned programs
of study that impart a body of knowledge, stimulate critical thinking, develop
communication skills, foster ethical behavior, and encourage life-long learning.
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To assist students in the timely achievement of their educational, professional and
career goals through quality teaching, individual attention, and a varied course delivery
system.
To provide and maintain appropriate learning resources which are supportive of student
learning, quality teaching, scholarly research, exploration and technological
proficiency.
To develop and maintain periodic internal assessment and evaluation to ensure that all
programs are operating within a manner consistent with the mission statement of the
department and the faculty.
To provide students with opportunities that would expand their intellectual, social, and
cultural horizons.
To design courses that would engage the intelligence, excite the imagination, improve
scholarship, and increase the enjoyment of literature and language.
To provide students with a broad grounding in English language skills and grammar,
translation, linguistics, English literature and research methodologies as a platform for
a variety of professional careers.
To equip the students with the necessary tools and competencies to conduct
morphological and syntactic analysis, and to translate from Arabic into English and
from English into Arabic.
To provide the students with knowledge and skills to understand and explore the
various tracks of theoretical and applied linguistics.
To provide the students with a solid foundation in and appreciation of English
literature; and an understanding of the role literature plays in society and culture.
To foster sensitivity to language, as both the means through which literary meaning is
produced and the tool with which a literary critic works, and to equip the students with
the means of analyzing its forms and strategies.
To provide students with a solid educational base conducive to fundamental
knowledge, research skills, self growth, enriched life experiences and computer
literacy essential to lifelong learning.
To assist its students in developing an appreciation of their cultural heritage and
understanding of their society and the world.
To create a seamless integration of teaching and research.
To foster respect and appreciation for diversity of people and opinions.
To assist students in developing critical thinking, power of observation, analytical
skills, and in communicating effectively orally and in writing.
To provide world-class education, and to advance, preserve, and disseminate
knowledge, In addition to preparing educated, enlightened and qualified human
resources in order to realize Jordan’s developmental needs.
To create opportunities for staff and students to interact in a healthy manner so as to
achieve the combined goals of academic and personal development.
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University of Petra
Department of English Language and Literature
English Language and Literature
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
9400100 National Education
3
9400109 Military Sciences
3
9400111 Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099 / P.T
9400121 English Language(1)
3
9402099 / P.T
9400101 Arab & Islamic Civilization
3
9400102 Civilization & Thought
3
3
9400111
9400122 English Language(2) (Compulsory for this Major)
3
9400121
9400191 Principles of Communication
3
9700102 Human Rights
3
9300112 Fundamentals of Economics
3
9400104 Political Science
3
9400105 Contemporary Issues
3
9400131 Palestinian Cause
3
9400171 Introduction to Sociology
3
University Elective Requirements(Science, Technology, Agriculture &Health) (3 Hours)
9100101 Science & Life
3
9400140 Sports & Health
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
9500111 Food and Nutrition in Our Life
3
9600101 Computer Skills
3
9601099 / P.T
401103
3
405108
Teaching Thinking
3
406103
3
401104
3
401203
3
402103
English Language - Paragraph Writing (Compulsory
3
9400122
for this Major)
402104
English Language - Basic Grammar (Compulsory for
3
9400121
this Major)
402108
French Language
3
405101
3
405109
3
406101
3
406218
3
409103
3
409205
3
85
Total
12
6
6
3
9
12
402204
Listening Comprehension
402205
Reading & Summarizing
402220
Introduction to English Literature
402221
Introduction to Novel
402222
Introduction to English Poetry
402223
Introduction to English Drama
402230
Introduction to Linguistics
402231
Phonetics
402305
Advanced Reading (1)
402324
Advanced Grammar
402332
Syntax (1)
402334
Essay Writing
402335
Psycho and Sociolinguistics
402405
402420
Shakespeare and His Age
402424
Literature in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
402431
Functional Phonology
402432
Applied Linguistics
402435
Syntax (2)
402461
Literary Criticism and its Schools( Old and Modern)
402464
Teaching English as a Foreign Language and for
Specific Purposes(1)
402466
403333
Semantics
403428
Report Writing
403470
Field Training
402224
Short Story
402322
World Literature
402326
Renaissance Drama
402327
American Literature
402473
Special Topics in Linguistics / Literature / Sound
System
402474
Film Analysis and Criticism
403232
Written Translation (E/A)
403337
Discourse and Text Analysis
403429
Written Translation (A/E)
403434
Contrastive Analysis(English/Arabic)
403439
English Stylistics
403458
Arabic Grammar for Translation Purposes
402109
Spanish Language
402225
xxxxxx
Total Hours
86
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
402104
9400122
9400122
402220
402220
402220
9400122
9400122
402205
402230
402230
402103
402230
402305
402223
402220
402231
402335
402332
402424
402335
3
402464
3
3
3
402230
402334
402464
3
3
3
3
3
402220
402220
402223
402220
402230
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
402405
402103
402230
403232
402332
402230
9400121
3
3
402220
3
75
6
3
3
135
University of Petra
English Language and Literature
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
401103
405108
9400111
9400121
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
The Art of Writing &
Composition
Teaching Thinking
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
402104
3
3
3
3
9400100
9400122
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
English Language - Basic
Grammar (Compulsory for this
Major)
National Education
English Language(2)
15
Course
No.
402103
402204
402205
402220
402231
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
English Language - Paragraph
Writing
Phonetics
Dept. Supportive Compulsory
Req.
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
402221
3
3
3
3
3
402230
402431
402305
402334
xxxxxx
Functional Phonology
Essay Writing
18
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
402223
402324
Advanced Grammar
402332
403333
Syntax (1)
Semantics
402335
406103
Course
No.
402435
402405
402420
402466
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Syntax (2)
Shakespeare and His Age
Teaching English as a Foreign
Language and for Specific
Purposes(2)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
402222
402424
3
3
402432
402464
3
403428
3
xxxxxx
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
402461
3
3
3
403470
9400109
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
15
87
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Second Semester
Course Title
Introduction to English Poetry
Literature in the Nineteenth
and Twentieth Centuries
Applied Linguistics
Teaching English as a Foreign
Language and for Specific
Purposes(1)
Report Writing
Second Semester
Course Title
Literary Criticism and its
Schools( Old and Modern)
Field Training
Military Sciences
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
88
Department of English Language & Literature
(English Language / Translation)
89
University of Petra
Department of English Language and Translation
English Language and Translation
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
401103
3
405108
Teaching Thinking
3
406103
3
401104
3
401203
3
402103
English Language - Paragraph Writing (Compulsory
3
9400122
for this Major)
402104
English Language - Basic Grammar (Compulsory for
3
9400121
this Major)
402108
French Language
3
405101
3
405109
3
406101
3
406218
3
409103
3
409205
3
90
Total
12
6
6
3
9
12
402204
402205
402220
402221
402224
Short Story
402230
402231
Phonetics
402305
Advanced Reading(1)
402332
Syntax (1)
402334
Essay Writing
402335
403232
Written Translation(E/A)
403333
Semantics
403428
Report Writing
403429
Written Translation (A/E)
403444
Consecutive Interpreting(E/A/E)
403445
Translation of Political Journalistic Texts
403446
Theories of Translation
403447
Seminar in Translation
403451
Field Training in Translation
403453
Translation of Scientific/Literary Texts
403454
Translation of Economic Texts
403455
Translation of Legal Texts
403456
Simultaneous Interpreting (E/A/E)
403457
Lexicology
402324
Advanced Grammar
402405
402464
Specific Purposes (1)
402466
402474
Film Analysis and Criticism
403337
403434
Contrastive Analysis(English/Arabic)
403439
English Stylistics
403448
Conference Interpreting (A/E)
403458
Arabic Grammar for Translation Purposes
403470
Field Training
402109
Spanish Language
402225
xxxxxx
Total Hours
91
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
402104
9400122
9400122
402220
402220
9400122
9400122
402205
402230
402103
402230
402103
402230
402334
403232
403429
403429
403445
403446
403446
403429
403429
403429
403444
402333
75
3
3
3
402205
402305
402335
6
3
402464
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
402405
402230
402332
402230
403456
9400121
402464
3
3
402220
3
3
3
135
University of Petra
Department of English Language and Translation
English Language and Translation
(2015/2016)
Course No.
401103
405108
9400111
9400121
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Composition
Teaching Thinking
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
402104
3
3
3
3
9400100
9400122
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Grammar
National Education
English Language(2)
15
Course No.
402103
402204
402205
402220
402231
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
English Language Paragraph Writing
Introduction to English
Literature
Phonetics
Dept. Supportive
Compulsory Req.
Second Semester
Course Title
First Semester
Course Title
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
402221
3
3
3
402230
402305
402334
Advanced Reading(1)
Essay Writing
3
3
3
3
3
403232
xxxxxx
Written Translation(E/A)
3
3
18
Course No.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
403444
403445
Cr.
Hrs.
3
18
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
402224
402332
Short Story
Syntax (1)
403333
Semantics
3
403453
402335
Psycho and
Sociolinguistics
Written Translation
(A/E)
Methods of Scientific
Research
3
403428
Consecutive Interpreting(E/A/E)
Translation of Political
Journalistic Texts
Translation of Scientific/Literary
Texts
Report Writing
3
xxxxxx
3
3
xxxxxx
3
403429
406103
18
Course No.
403446
403454
403455
403456
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Translation of Economic
Texts
Translation of Legal Texts
Simultaneous Interpreting
(E/A/E)
3
18
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
403447
403451
Seminar in Translation
Field Training in Translation
3
3
403457
9400109
Lexicology
Military Sciences
3
xxxxxx
Free Req.
15
92
3
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
English Language/ Translation
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
403701
403702
403703
403705
403707
403712
Written Translation into Arabic
Written Translation into English
Contrastive Linguistics
Methods of Research in Translation
Literary Translation
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
9
9
403704
403706
403711
403713
403714
403715
403716
403719
403720
403721
Simultaneous Translation
Analysis and Criticism of Translated Texts
Scientific and Technical Translation
Economic and Business Translation
Conference Translation (Practical Training)
Lexicology and Lexicography
Semantics and Pragmatics
Machine Translation
Legal and Court Translation
Political and Journalistic Translation
403799
Thesis
Total Credit Hours
33
93
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
347347
347343
347343
Total
First Semester
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
6
24
9
9
33
Second Semester
047347
047340
xxxxxx
Total
Contastive Linguistics
Elective (1)
First Semester
047373
xxxxxx
Total
Elective (2)
Second Semester
403799
Total
Thesis
Total Credit Hours
33
94
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
403701
403702
403703
403705
403706
403707
403712
403716
Contrastive Linguistics
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
0
0
403704
403711
403713
403714
403715
403719
403720
403721
Simultaneous Translation
Scientific and Technical Translation
Economic and Business Translation
Conference Translation (Practical training)
Lexicology and Lexicography
Machine Translation
Legal and Court Translation
Political and Journalistic Translation
403798
Total Credit Hours
33
95
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
047347
047343
047343
Total
First Semester
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
3
9
27
0
3
3
6
33
Second Semester
047347
047340
04737.
Total
Contastive Linguistics
04734.
047373
xxxxxx
Total
047304
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Total
First Semester
Elective (1)
Second Semester
Elective (2)
Elective (3)
Total Credit Hours
33
96
Department of Educational Sciences
(Child Education)
OVERVIEW
The Department of Educational Sciences was established in 1991. It offers two
undergraduate programs, leading to a Bachelor Degree in Child Education and to a
Bachelor Degree in Class Teacher. Both programs are accredited by the Ministry of Higher
Education and meet the requirements of QAA (Quality Assurance Agency).
Quality education is our paramount concern, and the faculty members form a collaborative
group who share a vision of the importance of their role in shaping the future. To that end,
the Department consists of educators who have a wide experience in the fields of teaching,
research and community service. They strive to maintain high standards of professional
excellence to prepare our students to successfully teach and administer programs in a
variety of educational settings.
Three tenets: content knowledge, pedagogy, and professional dispositions guide the
department and make up its professional framework.
VISION
We envision a dynamic department of professional studies that will substantially inspire in
our candidates a heightened sense of responsibility for stewardship of our schools and our
communities.
MISSION
The mission of the Department is to prepare competent, enthusiastic and morally virtuous
teachers and administrators dedicated to responsible service and leadership, and able to
address the contemporary issues and advance the profession of education.
The overall mission of the Child Education program is to prepare specialists in the area of
teaching and caring for children in nurseries and kindergartens according to the latest
educational theories and practices.
The overall mission of the Class Teacher program is to prepare competent classroom
teachers who are able to teach effectively students in the first three grades in the basic cycle
(1–3).
OBJECTIVES
To accomplish this mission, the goals of the Department are to:
 Instill in our students a passion for learning through dynamic curricula and faculty –
student interaction.
 Ensure that every student develops critical thinking and problem – solving skills.
 Integrate:
a. Teaching and learning.
97
b.
c.





Advancement of the knowledge base through research and scholarship.
Leadership in community service to improve the lives of individuals in an
evolving, complex and multicultural world.
Expand efforts to recruit distinguished students from Jordan and abroad.
Develop a code of ethics for the Department.
Treasure creativity and intellectual freedom and professional growth to faculty and
students.
Collaborate with external partners to enhance students' knowledge, skills and
dispositions.
Provide a variety of teaching venues incorporating the latest technologies.
98
University of Petra
Child Education
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
9400100
National Education
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099 / P.T
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9402099 / P.T
9400101
3
9400102
3
9400112
Arabic Language(2)
3
9400111
9400122
English Language(2)
3
9400121
9400191
3
9700102
Human Rights
3
9300112
3
9400104
Political Science
3
9400105
Contemporary Issues
3
9400131
Palestinian Cause
3
9400171
3
9100101
Science & Life
3
9400140
Sports & Health
3
9400151
Ecology
3
9500101
First Aid
3
9500111
3
9600101
Computer Skills
3
9601099 / P.T
401103
3
405108
Teaching Thinking
3
406103
3
Faculty Elective Requirements (12 Hour)
401104
3
401203
3
402103
3
9400122
402104
3
9400121
402108
French Language
3
405101
Introduction to Psychology (Compulsory for this
3
Major)
405109
3
406101
Principles of Education (Compulsory for this Major)
3
406218
3
409103
3
409205
3
401219
Children’s Literature
3
99
Total
12
3
6
6
9
12
75
405103
405105
405107
405111
405211
405212
405213
405215
405216
405219
405308
405309
405310
405312
405315
Introduction to Child Education
Child Health & Nutrition
Creativity In Childhood
Psychology of Play
Introduction to Child’s Plastic Arts
Emotional, Social & Moral Development
Cognitive & Language Development
Family Upbringing of the Child
Curricula of Kindergartens and Methods of Teaching
Music & Drama in Teaching
Children with Special Needs
Child Problems and Behavior Modification
Contemporary Issues & Trends in Child Education
Development of the Social & Religious Concepts
Development of the Concepts of Mathematics &
Sciences
405406
Teaching Reading & Writing
405407
Psych. & Edu. Evaluation in Early Childhood
405410
Practicum (Child Education)
406112
Educational Psychology
406215
Psyc. & Edu. Texts in English
406220
Principles of Mental Health
406314
Production & Use of Teaching Aids
406408
Computer in Education
401210
Principles of Syntax
405316
Child Abuse
405317
Family Counseling
405318
Early Childhood Programs
405319
Movement Education
405320
Kindergarten Class Management
405408
Developmental Practices in Early Childhood
406104
Development of Educational Thought
xxxxxx
Total Hours
100
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
405101
405101
405216
405216
405216
405101
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
3
3
135
University of Petra
Child Education
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
401103
405101
406101
9400111
xxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Composition
Arabic Language(1)
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
405103
Introduction to Child Education
3
3
3
3
405107
9400100
9400121
9400109
xxxxx
Creativity In Childhood
National Education
English Language(1)
Military Sciences
15
Course
No.
401219
405105
405108
405211
406112
406220
Course
No.
405216
405219
405309
405310
xxxxx
xxxxx
Course
No.
405406
405407
406408
xxxxx
xxxxx
xxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Teaching Thinking
Introduction to Child’s Plastic
Arts
First Semester
Course Title
Curricula of Kindergartens
and Methods of Teaching
Child Problems and Behavior
Modification
Contemporary Issues &
Trends in Child Education
First Semester
Course Title
Teaching Reading & Writing
Psych. & Edu. Evaluation in
Early Childhood
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
Course
No.
405111
406103
405212
3
405213
3
405215
3
405308
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
405312
3
405315
3
406215
3
406314
3
xxxxx
3
xxxxx
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
405410
xxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Psychology of Play
Emotional, Social & Moral
Development
Cognitive & Language
Development
Family Upbringing of the Child
Children with Special Needs
Second Semester
Course Title
Development of the Social &
Religious Concepts
Development of the Concepts of
Mathematics & Sciences
Psyc. & Edu. Texts in English
Production & Use of Teaching
Aids
Second Semester
Course Title
Practicum (Child Education)
3
xxxxx
Free Req.
3
3
3
18
101
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
6
3
3
12
102
(Class Teacher)
103
University of Petra
Class Teacher
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
401103
3
405108
Teaching Thinking
3
406103
3
401104
3
401203
3
402103
3
9400122
402104
3
9400121
402108
French Language
3
405101
Introduction to Psychology (Compulsory for this
3
Major)
405109
3
406101
Principles of Education (Compulsory for this Major)
3
406218
3
409103
3
409205
3
401210
3
104
Total
12
3
6
6
9
12
75
Introduction to Child’s Plastic Arts
Introduction to Curricula and Instructional Design
General Geography
Arabic & Islamic History
Natural Sciences
Principles of Jurisprudence & the Prophet’s
Biography
406213
Fundamentals of Faith & the Interpretation of the
Prophet’s Tradition
406214
Basic Concepts in Mathematics
406215
Psych. & Edu. Texts in English
406312
Biology & Geology
406314
Production & Use of Teaching Aids
406316
Curricula and Techniques of Teaching Islamic
Studies
406317
Curricula and Techniques of Teaching Mathematics
406318
Curricula and Techniques of Teaching Arabic
406404
Curricula and Techniques of Teaching Social Studies
406405
Curricula and Techniques of Teaching Sciences
406406
Vocational Education
406407
Measurement & Evaluation in Education
406408
406410
Practicum (Classroom Teaching)
405219
405311
Principles of Guidance & Counseling
405319
Movement Education
406104
Development of Educational Thought
406216
Classroom Management
406217
Principles of Recitation and Cantillation
406220
406320
Basic Concepts in Geometry
xxxxxx
Total Hours
401219
405211
406102
406105
406106
406112
406211
406212
105
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
406101
406101
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
406102
406102
406102
406102
406102
406102
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
3
3
135
University of Petra
Class Teacher
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
401103
First Semester
Course Title
405101
Composition
406101
9400111
xxxxxx
Arabic Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
405108
3
406102
3
3
3
9400100
9400121
9400109
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Teaching Thinking
Introduction to Curricula and
Instructional Design
National Education
English Language(1)
Military Sciences
15
Course
No.
401219
405211
First Semester
Course Title
406105
Introduction to Child’s Plastic
Arts
General Geography
406106
406112
406211
Arabic & Islamic History
Natural Sciences
Course
No.
401210
First Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
406103
406212
3
406213
3
406214
3
406215
3
xxxxxx
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
406316
406312
Biology & Geology
3
406317
406314
Production & Use of Teaching
Aids
3
406318
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Course
No.
406404
406405
406406
406407
406408
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Curricula and Techniques of
Teaching Social Studies
Teaching Sciences
Vocational Education
Measurement & Evaluation in
Education
Second Semester
Course Title
Principles of Jurisprudence & the
Prophet’s Biography
Fundamentals of Faith & the
Interpretation of the Prophet’s
Tradition
Basic Concepts in Mathematics
Psych. & Edu. Texts in English
Second Semester
Course Title
Teaching Islamic Studies
Teaching Mathematics
Teaching Arabic
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
406410
Practicum (Classroom Teaching)
3
xxxxxx
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
9
3
3
3
3
3
18
106
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Department of Modern Languages
(French & English Language & Literature)
OVERVIEW
The Department was established in 2012. It now offers an undergraduate program leading
to a Bachelor in French and English Language & Literature. The program aims at providing
students with basic language skills, listening, conversation, reading and writing. Acquisition
of these skills should help students to develop their communication abilities in both
languages: French and English. Sixty percent of the core courses included in the study plan
of this program are French courses, while the rest (40%) are English courses. The program
prepares graduates to be competent in both languages.
VISION
We focus on preparing undergraduate students to be able to communicate in both languages:
English and French. Attention is being paid to make students aware of the national and
international developments in the cultural, social, and economic fields.
MISSION
The program seeks to provide students with the necessary basic French and English
language skills through the adoption of globally acknowledged educational approaches and
methodology. These are intended to enable students to communicate in both languages and
use them effectively throughout the teaching and learning process. In addition, the program
seeks to provide students with specialized language knowledge in various domains,
including tourism, business and education.
OBJECTIVES




Providing students with the basic French and English language skills, including
listening, reading, speech and writing.
Developing basic French and English language skills to enable students communicate
effectively with others and express opinions and ideas eloquently.
Preparing highly qualified students with the ability to use both languages competently
in the work market, fulfilling nationally and internationally emerging needs.
Promoting students’ foreign language potentials to help them grow competent with
globally recognized standards through the deployment of up-to-date teaching and
learning approaches and techniques responsive to the age requirements.
107
University of Petra
French and English Language & Literature
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121 / P.T
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
401103
3
405108
Teaching Thinking
3
406103
3
401104
3
401203
3
402103
3
9400122
(Compulsory for this Major)
402104
English Language - Basic Grammar (Compulsory
3
9400121
for this Major)
402108
French Language (Not For this Major)
3
405101
3
405109
Interpersonal Communication Skills
3
406101
3
406218
3
409103
3
409205
3
108
Total
12
6
6
3
9
12
Department Compulsory Requirements (French) (42 Hours)
408111
French Language(1)
408112
French Language(2)
408211
Oral Skills( French)
408215
French Writing(1)
408221
French Grammar (1)
408222
French Grammar (2)
408317
Oral & Writing Comprehension Skills (French)
408321
Introduction to French Phonetics
408322
Introduction to French Linguistics
408324
Pronunciation Training(French)
408331
Introduction to French Literary Texts
408332
History of French Literature
408431
Comparative French Literature
408432
Readings in French Literature
Department Compulsory Requirements (English) (24 Hours)
402204
402205
Reading&Summarizing
402220
402230
402231
Phonetics
402334
Essay Writing
402424
Literature in the Nineteenth and Twentieth
Centuries
402461
Literary Criticism and its Schools(Old and Modern)
Department Elective Requirements (French) (9 Hours)
408341
Translation)7( French/Arabic
408342
Translation )3( Arabic/French
408433
French Culture
408451
French for Tourism
408452
French for International Business
408453
Teaching French as a Foreign Language
Department Elective Requirements (English) (6 Hours)
402221
402223
402305
402324
Advanced Grammar
402327
American Literature
403232
Written Translation (E/A)
403333
Semantics
403337
402109
Spanish Language
402110
German Language
402225
xxxxxx
Total Hours
109
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
408111
408112
408221
408112
408221
408215
408222
408222
408211
408317
408331
408331
408332
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
402104
9400122
9400122
9400122
9400122
402103
402220
3
402424
3
3
3
3
3
3
408222
408341
408317
408317
408341
408322
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
402220
402220
402205
402230
402220
402103
402230
402230
6
3
3
3
3
42
24
3
402220
3
135
University of Petra
French and English Language & Literature
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
408111
First Semester
Course Title
French Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
401103
9400100
National Education
3
402104
9400111
9400121
xxxxxx
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
402204
402205
402230
405108
408211
408221
Teaching Thinking
Oral Skills( French)
French Grammar (1)
Course
No.
402334
406103
408317
408321
408331
9400109
Course
No.
402424
408431
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Essay Writing
Oral & Writing Comprehension
Skills (French)
Introduction to French
Phonetics
Introduction to French Literary
Texts
Military Sciences
First Semester
Course Title
Literature in the Nineteenth and
Twentieth Centuries
Comparative French Literature
Dept. Elective Req. (French) ( 2 )
Dept. Elective Req. (English) ( 2)
3
408112
3
9400122
3
xxxxxx
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
402103
3
402220
3
402231
3
408215
3
408222
3
408324
18
Second Semester
Course Title
Composition
Grammar
French Language(2)
English Language(2)
Second Semester
Course Title
English Language - Paragraph
Writing
Introduction to English
Literature
Phonetics
French Writing(1)
French Grammar (2)
Pronunciation Training(French)
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
408322
3
3
408332
xxxxxx
Introduction to French
Linguistics
History of French Literature
3
xxxxxx
Dept. Elective Req. (English) ( 1 )
3
3
xxxxxx
Req.
3
3
xxxxxx
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
402461
3
408432
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
18
110
Second Semester
Course Title
Literary Criticism and its
Schools(Old and Modern)
Readings in French Literature
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Language Center
OVERVIEW
The importance of learning foreign languages in a world that is characterized by
international and intercultural relations was the rationale behind the establishment of the
Language Center at University of Petra. The philosophy of the Center rests on the premise
that academic excellence and mastering foreign languages enable students to compete in
today's globalized world. To achieve this goal, the Center provides its students with quality
teaching in a number of foreign languages whose countries have economic, political and
cultural ties with Jordan. These languages are English, French, Spanish, Italian, German,
Turkish, Hebrew, Persian, Chinese and Korean. They are currently all beginner level
courses and prepare students for the more advanced ones that are to be offered in the near
future. Classes meet three hours per week, and students can enroll in one or more of the
aforementioned courses.
To meet growing interest in studying Arabic in the US, Europe and the Far East, the Center
offers an Arabic language program (Arabic for Speakers of Other Languages – ASOL).
The program caters for a diverse body of students and consists of a regular and a tailored
module.
VISION
The Center seeks to build cross-cultural understanding by teaching its students a number
of foreign languages, as well as Arabic for Speakers of Other Languages (ASOL).
MISSION


Provide students with linguistic excellence that will enable them to communicate
effectively with the outside world and hence enhance the political, economic and
cultural ties between Jordan and other parts of the world.
Teach students to value diversity and to respect peoples' different cultural
backgrounds.
OBJECTIVES





Teach a number of foreign languages spoken in countries that have economic,
commercial and political ties with Jordan,
Teach Arabic to non-native speakers of Arabic to acquaint learners with the language
and its culture.
Prepare the curricula for the foreign language courses and the Arabic language
program.
Prepare and conduct placement tests for the foreign languages taught at the Center and
the Arabic language program.
Offer remedial English Language courses.
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


Contact the diplomatic missions and organizations in Jordan to provide the Center
with language corners that will consolidate the teaching process.
Provide training and workshops for teachers of foreign languages and teachers of
Arabic to non-native speakers.
Offer simultaneous translation courses.
ARABIC FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES PROGRAM (ASOL)
OVERVIEW
The Arabic for Speakers of Other Languages Program (ASOL) was launched to meet the
growing interest in studying Arabic by a diverse body of international students. The
program, which adopts a functional and a communicative approach to curriculum design,
aims to fulfill two goals: (1) develop students' proficiency in the four language skills:
listening, speaking, reading and writing; and (2) deepen students' understanding of the Arab
culture. To fulfill these goals, experienced bilingual instructors at University of Petra teach
the different Arabic and culture-oriented courses offered to the students in a friendly
teaching/learning environment.
VISION
The Program seeks to facilitate the students' acquisition of Arabic and to deepen their
understanding of the Arab culture.
MISSION


Provide students with Arabic language proficiency that will enable them to use the
language in different settings.
Present a clear image of the Arabs and their culture and expand students' intercultural
awareness.
OBJECTIVES





Expand students' knowledge of the Arabic language and its culture.
Improve students' Arabic language proficiency using modern teaching methodology.
Teach the four language skills to enable students to use Arabic in different settings.
Prepare the curricula that meet students' academic and professional needs.
Prepare placement tests to place students in the language courses that are most suitable
to their linguistic proficiency.
112
University of Petra
Language Center
(2015/2016)
Courses Offered by the Center
Course
Course Title
No.
410101
Arabic & Islamic Culture/History
410102
Politics of the Middle East
410103
Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature
410104
Media Arabic
410105
Contemporary Arab Cinema
410111
Beginners Modern Standard Arabic
410112
Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
410211
Upper Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic
410212
Advanced Modern Standard Arabic
410121
English for Beginners (1)
410122
410221
410222
410131
French for Beginners (1)
410132
French for Beginners (2)
410133
German for Beginners (1)
410134
German for Beginners (2)
410135
Spanish for Beginners (1)
410136
Spanish for Beginners (2)
410137
Italian for Beginners (1)
410138
Italian for Beginners (2)
410141
Hebrew for Beginners (1)
410142
Hebrew for Beginners (2)
410143
Persian for Beginners (1)
410144
Persian for Beginners (2)
410145
Turkish for Beginners (1)
410146
Turkish for Beginners (2)
410151
Chinese for Beginners (1)
410152
Chinese for Beginners (2)
410153
Korean for Beginners (1)
410154
Korean for Beginners (2)
410161
Russian for Beginners (1)
410162
Russian for Beginners (2)
Total Hours ( 99 Credit Hours )
113
Credit
Hours
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Prerequisite
Total
410111
410112
410211
410121
410122
410221
410131
410133
410135
410137
410141
410143
410145
410151
410153
410161
99
99
114
FACULTY
OF
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
115
116
OVERVIEW
In 1991 the Faculty of Architecture and Design was established at University of Petra with
two Departments, Architecture and Interior Design. The Graphic Design Department was
added in 2003. The Faculty offers three undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor
Degree in the three specializations. The total number of enrolled students is (748). The
number of graduates up till now is (714) students.
Due to the great importance of the infrastructure and equipment needed for teaching the
theoretical and practical academic requirements of the three specializations; the Faculty
provides (23) studios, seven computer labs, an acoustics lab, a silkscreen lab, a ceramics
workshop, a photography lab and a model making lab, in addition to a large studio for fine
arts, a carpentry and metal workshop and a permanent exhibition hall for students’ projects.
The Faculty encourages the teaching staff towards scientific research including attending
international conferences. It also offers scholarships to distinguished graduates for further
studies in distinguished universities internationally.
The Faculty is open to the local community through students’ projects that are mainly
directed to satisfy the present and futuristic needs and aspirations of the society. Also, it
forms assessment committees (juries) composed of highly specialized people in their fields,
from within and outside the Faculty to evaluate students’ proposed projects objectively and
impartially.
The Faculty holds art exhibitions, for its students and academic members reflecting their
diverse schools of art. This would present a clear picture of the cultural variety and the
artistic richness of the Faculty.
VISION
We aspire to be a faculty of choice and recognition in Jordan and the region .
MISSION
We aim to provide the best academic education in Jordan and the region by:
 Promoting creativity and ambition in thinking and doing.
 Strengthening the role played by art in serving communities and building up societies
.
 Enhancing the artistic skills and widening the spectrum of knowledge needed for
making the world better and more humane.
OBJECTIVES








Thinking creatively, logically, and globally.
Communicating ideas and concepts whether orally, graphically or in writing .
Doing research, analysis, synthesis, and arriving at sound conclusions .
Dealing successfully with design problems and finding good solutions to them.
Interpreting things positively and tackling subtle problems thoughtfully. and
objectively.
Updating oneself in the field of specialty and general knowledge .
Dealing successfully with technology and recent advancement .
Working with others and meeting the deadlines .
117
The Faculty of Architecture and Design houses the following Departments offering the
corresponding degrees :

Department of Architecture :
- Bachelor in (Architecture)

Department of Interior Design :
- Bachelor in (Interior Design)

Department of Graphic Design :
- Bachelor in (Graphic Design)
118
Department of Architecture
(Architecture)
OVERVIEW
The Architect is the professional engineer that works on planning and designing the
space and place from the city level to the neighborhood to the building and all its
contents. From generation to generation, Architecture remains as a witness and
storyteller of these civilizations, and so Architecture was named "Mother of all Arts".
The Department offers Bachelor Degree in Architecture. The studying period is five
years by having (165) credit hours. The Department focuses on the artistic, technical,
social and scientific aspects in preparing its graduates.
VISION
The Department of Architecture focuses on the artistic, technical, socio-economical
and cultural aspects in preparing its graduates, and we aspire to be one of the best
departments of architecture in Jordan and the region.
MISSION
The Department of Architecture is an academic department dedicated to providing
high quality education which will turn out professional graduates who will contribute
to the progress and devote print of the Architecture Community in Jordan.
OBJECTIVES
 To offer high quality program that is attractive to students, relevant to the needs of





Architecture Industry, balanced in terms of theory and practice and equipped with
an up-to-date curriculum and maintain high academic standards.
To offer services related to students and students affairs in the following areas:
student advisory services on academic and non-academic issues, student interaction
with instructors and student progression and devising means and methods to
maintain students retention and attendance.
To encourage creativity and self-development .
To stimulate interest and self-learning in each student.
To enhance students ability to devise, plan control and execute a substantial
graduation project.
To prepare graduates to : analyze, design, implement and evaluate, work effectively
as a team member, communicate effectively through speaking , writing, and the
use of presentation tools, pursue life long learning, and use the techniques, skills,
and tools necessary for the practice of Architectural Design.
119
University of Petra
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Architecture
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T.
3
9402099 / P.T.
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
University Elective Requirements (Science, Technology, Agriculture &Health) (3 Hours)
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099
201133
History and Theories of Art and Architecture in the
3
Old Ages
201134
3
201133
Medieval Ages
201234
3
201134
Islamic Period
202103
Basic Design
3
202213
Research Skills
3
203107
Free-Hand Drawing
3
203221
Aesthetics and Art Appreciation
3
201432
Local and Regional Architecture
3
201465
Documentation and Conservation of Architectural
3
Heritage
202208
Painting
3
202255
Technical Manual and Workshops
3
203208
Design and Graphic Art
3
203422
Theory of Semiotics in Design
3
120
Total
12
6
6
3
21
6
201113
Principles of Architectural Design
201152
Workshops
201171
Architectural Drawing 2-D
201172
201173
Photography for Architects
201211
Architectural Design (1)
201212
201235
Modern and Contemporary Architecture
201251
Building Construction (1)
201254
201273
Computer Aided Architectural Design (1)
201274
201313
201314
201334
Environment and Behavior
201357
201315
Architectural Working Drawings
201361
Housing
201371
201401
Field Training
201415
201431
Analysis & Criticism In Architecture
201461
Landscape Planning and Design
201416
201421
Building Legislation and Professional Practice
201424
Construction Project Management
201562
Urban Planning and Design
201518
Graduation Project (1)
201519
201272
Architectural Rendering
201532
Special Topics in Architecture
201563
Geographic Information Systems / Architecture
201545
Environmental Design
201565
Urban Planning
201513
Interior Architecture
Department Compulsory Supportive Requirements (20 Hours)
103101
Calculus (1)
104101
General Physics (1)
201345
Structures (1)
201346
Structures (2)
201347
Surveying
201348
Engineering Systems (1) – Lighting and Acoustics
201443
Engineering Systems (2) – Mechanical and Sanitary
Systems
xxxxxx
Total Hours
121
3
1
3
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
0
202103
201171
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
6
201113-201172
201211
201134
201171
201251
201171
201273
201212
201313
201212
201254
201357
201212
201273
Passing 90
Hours
201314
201235-201334
201212-201347
201415-201461
201313
201315
201416
202213-201416
201518
3
3
3
3
3
3
201172-201273
201212
201273-201347
201348-201443
201313
201212
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
82
6
20
103101-104101
201345
103101-201171
103101-104101
201348
3
165
University of Petra
Architecture
(2015/2016)
First Year ( 31 Cr. Hrs.)
Course
No.
103101
201133
First Semester
Course Title
201171
Calculus (1)
History and Theories of Art and
Architecture in the Old Ages
202103
203107
Basic Design
Free-Hand Drawing
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
104101
201113
3
201134
3
3
201152
201172
201173
9400111
Second Semester
Course Title
General Physics (1)
Principles of Architectural Design
Architecture in the Medieval Ages
Workshops
Photography for Architects
Arabic Language(1)
15
Second Year ( 36 Cr. Hrs.)
Course
No.
201211
201234
201251
201273
203221
9400121
Course
No.
201313
201334
201345
201347
201357
201371
First Semester
Course Title
Architecture in the Islamic
Period
Computer Aided Architectural
Design (1)
English Language(1)
First Semester
Course Title
Environment and Behavior
Structures (1)
Surveying
Design (3)
Cr.
Hrs.
4
3
Course
No.
201212
201235
3
2
201254
201274
3
202213
3
xxxxxx
18
Third Year ( 33 Cr. Hrs.)
Cr.
Hrs.
4
3
3
2
Course
No.
201314
201315
201346
201348
2
2
201361
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Modern and Contemporary
Architecture
Design (2)
Research Skills
Second Semester
Course Title
Architectural Working Drawings
Structures (2)
Engineering Systems (1) –
Lighting and Acoustics
Housing
16
Field Training (8 Weeks) AfterPassing 90 Hours
122
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
16
Cr.
Hrs.
4
3
3
2
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
4
2
3
3
2
3
17
Fourth Year ( 32 Cr. Hrs.)
Course
No.
201415
201421
201431
201461
xxxxxx
Course
No.
201562
201518
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Building Legislation and
Professional Practice
Analysis & Criticism In
Architecture
Landscape Planning and
Design
Univ. Elective Req. (2 )
First Semester
Course Title
Urban Planning and Design
Univ. Elective Req. ( 3)
Cr.
Hrs.
4
3
Course
No.
201416
201424
3
201443
3
9400100
Second Semester
Course Title
Construction Project Management
Engineering Systems (2) – Mechanical
and Sanitary Systems
National Education
3
xxxxxx
16
Fifth Year ( 33 Cr. Hrs.)
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
4
201519
2
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
Free Req.
3
3
18
Total ( 165 Credit Hours)
123
Cr.
Hrs.
4
3
3
3
3
16
Cr.
Hrs.
6
3
3
3
15
124
Department of Interior Design
(Interior Design)
OVERVIEW
The interior designer works in designing and forming the space inside and outside the
building to suite the human needs and the society. S/he is not only the one who chooses a
piece of furniture or interior materials, but s/he is the one who forms the space in all its
aspects, from circulation to materials, in order to suit the psychological and physical needs
of people, and creating a comfortable and pleasant experience for the user. The
Department offers a Bachelor Degree in Interior Design. The studying period is four years
by having (143) credit hours. The Department focuses on preparing its graduates by
solving reality problems and projects, and ensuring all functions with a creative artistic
view.
VISION
To be a distinguished leader in creativity and an effective communicative channel between
society and interior design.
MISSION
To provide the most adequate level and quality of education so as to make positive changes in the world
of interior design that are truly responsive to societal needs and requirements.
OBJECTIVES





To have a global educational strategy that can meet both present and future needs.
To follow a well-prepared plan of course work and requirements that can enlarge
students academic qualifications and sharpen their design capabilities.
To apply a fit methodology of teaching to assure the desired quality of education and
to strengthen students abilities and skills.
To create and educational and research environment with rich affordances for both
students and teachers.
To keep up-dated with new interior design trends and innovations at local, regional,
and international levels.
125
University of Petra
Interior Design
Course No.
(2015/2016)
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
9400100
National Education
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099 / P.T
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9402099 / P.T
9400101
3
9400102
3
9400112
Arabic Language(2)
3
9400111
9400122
English Language(2)
3
9400121
9400191
3
9700102
Human Rights
3
9300112
3
9400104
Political Science
3
9400105
Contemporary Issues
3
9400131
Palestinian Cause
3
9400171
3
9100101
Science & Life
3
9400140
Sports & Health
3
9400151
Ecology
3
9500101
First Aid
3
9500111
3
9600101
Computer Skills
3
9601099 / P.T
201133
3
Old Ages
201134
3
201133
Medieval Ages
201234
3
201134
Islamic Period
202103
Basic Design
3
202213
Research Skills
3
203107
Free-Hand Drawing
3
203221
3
201432
3
201465
Documentation and Conservation of Architectural
3
Heritage
202208
Painting
3
126
Total
12
6
6
3
21
6
202255
203208
203422
202111
Architectural Drawings for Interior Design
202112
Shade, Shadow and Perspective
202113
Principles of Interior Design
202114
Color Theory
202214
Presentation Techniques
202224
History of Modern Architecture & Interior Design
202225
Computer-Aided Design (1)
202231
Interior Design (1)
202232
Interior Design (2)
202325
202331
Interior Design (3)
202317
Sociology and Psychology of Interior Design
202326
202327
Working Drawings
202332
Interior Design (4)
202333
Textiles and Furnishings
202334
Furniture Design (1)
202335
202401
Field Training
202422
202423
202437
Analysis and Criticism in Interior Design
Specifications, Quantities and Professional Practice
Interior Design (5)
202438
Interior Garden Design
202498
202499
202424
Ornament in Interior Design
202429
Special Topics in Interior Design
202439
Specialized Furniture Design
202454
Advanced Working Details
Department Compulsory Supportive Requirements (7 Hours)
201349
Technical Installations in Buildings
202256
Construction Materials and Techniques(1)
202257
Construction Materials and Techniques(2)
xxxxxx
Total Hours
127
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
0
76
202111
202103
202112
201134
202111
202111-202113
202231
202225
202232-202325
202331
202231-202257
202257
202331
3
2
6
202334
Passing 80
Hours
202224-202317
202327
202332202401-202224
202232
202213-202332
202437-202498
3
3
3
3
202232
202224
202332
202327
3
3
2
2
202331
202111
202256
7
3
3
4
3
3
143
University of Petra
Interior Design
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
201133
202103
202111
203107
9400111
9400121
Course
No.
201234
202214
202231
202256
203221
xxxxxx
Course
No.
202325
202331
202326
202333
202334
xxxxxx
Course
No.
202422
202437
202438
202498
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Basic Design
Architectural Drawings for
Interior Design
Free-Hand Drawing
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
201134
3
3
202112
202113
Second Semester
Course Title
Architecture in the Medieval Ages
Shade, Shadow and Perspective
Principles of Interior Design
3
202114
Color Theory
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
202213
Research Skills
Architecture in the Islamic Period
Presentation Techniques
2
202224
History of Modern Architecture &
Interior Design
Interior Design (1)
4
202225
Construction Materials and
2
202232
Interior Design (2)
Techniques(1)
3
202257
Construction Materials and
Techniques(2)
3
xxxxxx
17
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
202317
Sociology and Psychology of
Interior Design
Interior Design (3)
4
202327
Working Drawings
3
202332
Interior Design (4)
Textiles and Furnishings
2
202335
3
201349
Technical Installations in
Buildings
3
18
Field Training (8 Weeks) After Passing 80 Hours
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
Analysis and Criticism in Interior
3
202423
Specifications, Quantities and
Design
Professional Practice
Interior Design (5)
4
202499
Interior Garden Design
3
2
xxxxxx
Dept. Elective Req.
3
xxxxxx
Free Req.
3
18
128
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
4
2
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
2
3
4
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
6
3
3
3
18
Department of Graphic Design
(Graphic Design)
OVERVIEW
Graphic Design includes all visual aspects in life. From one side it is known as the visual
art that creates a specific function, therefore designing a card or corporate identity, passing
through designing covers, logos, slogans, advertisement , books, magazines, and even the
paper you are reading now…… are designed by a graphic designer. The Department offers
a Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design. The studying period is four years by having (137)
credit hours.
VISION
The reputable graphic design program that is based on its graduates’ achievements and staff
and students’ creative energy continues to provide students with a stimulating space and
supportive departments such as architecture and interior design to become a leading global
graphic design provider.
MISSION
Shaping the design of the printed and digital matter is the goal of the department that gives
the students the freedom to explore their creativity and use facilities that embrace
traditional craftsmanship and digital technology.
OBJECTIVES
Working at the cutting edge of new thinking the department is devoted to prepare future
graphic designers who can develop their practice or make an influence on the creative
industries.
129
University of Petra
Graphic Design
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
9400100
National Education
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099 / P.T
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9402099 / P.T
9400101
3
9400102
3
9400112
Arabic Language(2)
3
9400111
9400122
English Language(2)
3
9400121
9400191
3
9700102
Human Rights
3
University Elective Requirements (Social &Economic Sciences) (6 Hours)
9300112
3
9400104
Political Science
3
9400105
Contemporary Issues
3
9400131
Palestinian Cause
3
9400171
3
9100101
Science & Life
3
9400140
Sports & Health
3
9400151
Ecology
3
9500101
First Aid
3
9500111
3
9600101
Computer Skills
3
9601099 / P.T
201133
History and Theories of Art and Architecture in
3
the Old Ages
201134
3
201133
the Medieval Ages
201234
3
201134
the Islamic Period
202103
Basic Design
3
202213
Research Skills
3
203107
Free-Hand Drawing
3
203221
3
201432
3
201465
Documentation and Conservation of
3
Architectural Heritage
202208
Painting
3
202255
3
203208
3
203422
3
130
Total
12
6
6
3
21
3
203105
Technical Drawing and Perspective
203108
Three Dimentional Basic Design
203111
Principles of Graphic Design
203122
Color Theory and Techniques
203141
Computer Applications in Graphic Design
203205
Traditional and Electronic Illustration Design
203222
Visual Communication Theories
203223
Graphic Design Techniques, Materials and Tools
203232
History of Graphic Design
203233
Modern and Contemporary and Its Applications
203251
Printing Techniques
203252
Digital Photography
203280
Typography
203283
Book Design and Modern Printing Techniques
203306
Animation (1)
203315
Advertisement and Promotion Design
203317
Web Design
203321
Design Psychology and Methodology
203341
Animation (2)
203354
Traditional and Electronic Publication Design
203358
Packaging Design
203401
Field Training
203410
Multimedia Design
203440
Design History and Theories
203498
203499
Graduation Project(2)
203281
Arabic Calligraphy and Ornamentation
203301
Pottery
203303
Graphical Presentation
203316
Design of Permanent and Mobile Exhibitions
203356
Textile Design and Printing Techniques
203425
Marketing and Consumer Psychology
xxxxxx
Total Hours
131
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
2
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
77
202103
203105
203107-203111
203122-203111
201134
203107
203141
203280
203205
203223
203315
203306
203280
203223
Passing 80
Hours
203341-203317
202213-203321
203498
203111
6
203223
203321
3
137
University of Petra
Graphic Design
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
201133
202103
203105
203107
9400111
9400121
Course
No.
201234
203141
203221
203223
203232
203251
Course
No.
202213
203283
203306
203315
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Course
No.
203358
203410
203440
203498
9400109
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Basic Design
Technical Drawing and
Perspective
Free-Hand Drawing
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
201134
3
3
203108
203111
Second Semester
Course Title
Architecture in the Medieval
Ages
Three Dimentional Basic Design
Principles of Graphic Design
3
203122
Color Theory and Techniques
3
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
203205
Traditional and Electronic
Architecture in the Islamic
Illustration Design
Period
Computer Applications in
3
203222
Visual Communication Theories
Graphic Design
3
203233
Modern and Contemporary and
Its Applications
Graphic Design Techniques,
3
203252
Digital Photography
Materials and Tools
History of Graphic Design
3
203280
Typography
Printing Techniques
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
Research Skills
3
203317
Web Design
Book Design and Modern
3
203321
Design Psychology and
Printing Techniques
Methodology
Animation (1)
3
203341
Animation (2)
Advertisement and Promotion
3
203354
Traditional and Electronic
Design
Publication Design
Univ. Elective Req. (3)
3
xxxxxx
Dept. Elective Req. (1)
3
xxxxxx
18
Field Training (8 Weeks) After Passing 80 Hours
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
Packaging Design
3
203499
Graduation Project(2)
Multimedia Design
3
xxxxxx
Design History and Theories
3
xxxxxx
2
Military Sciences
3
Free Req.
3
17
132
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
6
3
3
12
FACULTY
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL
SCIENCES
133
134
OVERVIEW
The Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences (FAFS) was established in 1991,
with (5) faculty members and (55) female students. By the first semester of 2015/2016 the
number of students reached (2500) with (83) faculty members, of which (67) hold Ph.D.
degrees, (16) hold masters, and (6) lab technicians and mentors.
The Faculty offers six majors; Business Administration, Finance and Banking, Accounting,
e-Business & Commerce, Management Information Systems, and Marketing. Starting the
Fall semester of 2012/2013, a new graduate program leading to a Master Degree in
Marketing has been introduced following the successful launching of an MBA program
with about (30) graduate students a year before that.
These majors prepare graduates for jobs in both public and private sectors or pursue
graduate studies in these majors. Students in all majors are guided by intensive advising
from faculty members, they are provided with education in the use of computers,
information technology, and English language, with the aid of Blackboard material as a
step toward E-learning. FAFS also hosts several public speakers, and its faculty members
are encouraged to participate in conferences, training sessions and workshops.
As a result, the Faculty had scored high in the University Achievement Exam held by the
Ministry of Higher Education for all Jordanian Universities. FAFS has (9) computer labs,
one of which is designed as a simulation room for Amman Borse, in which students learn
how to trade stocks in Amman Stock Exchange. In addition, (23) classrooms are equipped
with Data Shows.
FAFS has an intensive scholarship program whereby selected holders of Master Degrees
in any of its majors are hired and consequently offered Ph.D. scholarships. Nine of those
who held scholarships completed their studies and joined the ranks of the college. Six more
students are still at various stages of their studies toward Ph.D. degrees: three in
Accounting, one in Business Administration, one in Marketing and one in Finance and
Banking. More distinguished candidates are being evaluated for Ph.D. Scholarships in
many fields of specialization.
VISION
To be one of the most attractive business schools for students who are seeking high quality
business education in Jordan and abroad.
MISSION
Offering innovative and internationally - accredited programs that are appropriate to the
needs of students, and the market , and continually improving its academic programs and
encouraging research in order to maintain its standing as a Faculty of excellence in higher
education.
OBJECTIVES


Offer a range of educational programs appropriate to the needs of students and the labor
market.
Provide students with an up-to-date higher education in business and develop them to
their full potential.
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


Provide students with the needed knowledge and skills for better understanding of
business environment and better performance in their careers.
Provide an appropriate environment for research and methods modern teaching.
Provide community service through consulting and exchanging information and
knowledge.
The Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences houses the following Departments
offering the corresponding degree :
 Department of Business Administration :
- Bachelor in (Business Administration).
- Master in (Business Administration) (MBA).
 Department of Finance & Banking :
- Bachelor in (Finance & Banking).
 Department of Accounting :
- Bachelor in (Accounting).
 Department of E- Business & Commerce :
- Bachelor in (E- Business & Commerce).
 Department of Management Information Systems :
- Bachelor in (Management Information Systems).
 Department of Marketing :
- Bachelor in (Marketing).
- Master in (Marketing).
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Department of Business Administration
(Business Administration)
OVERVIEW
The overall aim of this Department is to provide students with the necessary
knowledge and skills needed in the field of business administration. Through several
theoretical and practical courses, our graduates should be capable of filling managerial
positions in both private and public sectors.
VISION
To be a center of knowledge in business management and the most attractive
department for students who seek high quality business education in Jordan and the
Arab Region.
MISSION
Offering high quality education, research and consultancy services, and enhance
students' opportunities to succeed in the labor market, and providing them with the
abilities of decision making and problem solving in the management field and
improve their readiness for business entrepreneurship.
OBJECTIVES






To provide students with exceptional educational services, develop their
knowledge and enhance their opportunities to succeed in the labor market.
To provide appropriate educational programs to the needs of students and adhere
to the academic standards of excellence.
To provide students with the required skills to gain better understanding of
business
environment and enhance their readiness for business
entrepreneurship.
To provide students with the scientific, intellectual and professional abilities in
decision making and problem solving in the management field.
To employ the most qualified faculty and to create an appropriate academic
environment that encourages research and development.
To provide consulting and community services, and enhance the exchange of
knowledge and experiences with the community and other stakeholders.
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Faculty of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Course No.
(2015/2016)
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
9400100
National Education
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language(1)
3
9401099 / P.T
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9402099 / P.T
9400101
3
9400102
3
9400112
Arabic Language(2)
3
9400111
9400122
English Language(2)
3
9400121
9400191
3
9700102
Human Rights
3
9300112
Fundamentals of Economics (Not For this
3
Major)
9400104
Political Science
3
9400105
Contemporary Issues
3
9400131
Palestinian Cause
3
9400171
3
9100101
Science & Life
3
9400140
Sports & Health
3
9400151
Ecology
3
9500101
First Aid
3
9500111
3
9600101
Computer Skills (Compulsory for this Major)
3
9601099 / P.T
301101
Principles of Management
3
301103
Introduction to Research Methods
3
302111
302101
Principles of Microeconomics
3
302110
Mathematics For Business
3
302111
Principles of Statistics
3
303101
Principles of Accounting (1)
3
306101
Principles of Marketing
3
301212
Operations & Production Management
3
302110
301213
Organization Theory
3
301101
301221
Commercial Legislation (1)
3
301101
301311
Human Resources+C17 Management
3
301101
301313
Managerial Control
3
301311
301321
Government Administration
3
301101
301331
Organizational Behavior
3
301213
301332
Operations Research in Management (1)
3
302110
301334
Computer Applications in Management
3
9600101+301212
138
Total
12
6
6
3
21
66
301372
Business Communication
301401
Strategic Management
301423
International Businesses
301445
Change Management
301446
Small Business Management
302102
Principles of Macroeconomics
302213
Financial Management
303102
303210
Cost Accounting (1)
303301
Managerial Accounting
305201
306201
Marketing Management
306210
Materials Management
301215
Total Quality Management
301217
Social Responsibility & Business Ethics
301222
301244
Organization & Methods
301333
Projects Management and Planning
301343
301415
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
301448
Contemporary Issues in Management
305307
Knowlage Management
302221
Money and Banking
302301
Principles of Insurance
303310
Accounting Information Systems
306323
Trade Mark Management
xxxxxx
Total Hours
139
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
301101+9400121
301101
301401
301331
301401
302101
303102
303101
303102
303210
9600101
306101
302110
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
301212
301101
301221
301101
301212
301332
301401
Fourth Year
305201
12
3
3
3
3
302102
302110
9600101+303101
306313
3
3
3
132
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
301101
302110
303101
9400100
9400111
Course
No.
301103
First Semester
Course Title
National Education
Arabic Language(1)
First Semester
Course Title
301221
302102
9600101
Introduction to Research
Methods
Computer Skills
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Course
No.
301311
301332
Cr.
Course
Hrs.
No.
3
302101
3
302111
3
303102
3
306101
3
9400121
15
303210
Human Resources Management
Operations Research in
Management (1)
Cost Accounting (1)
306201
306210
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Government Administration
Change Management
Military Sciences
xxxxxx
Course
No.
301212
3
3
3
301213
302213
305201
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
301321
301401
301445
9400109
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
301313
301331
3
301334
3
301372
3
303301
3
xxxxxx
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
301423
301446
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
15
140
Second Semester
Course Title
English Language(1)
Second Semester
Course Title
Operations & Production
Management
Organization Theory
Management Information
Systems
Second Semester
Course Title
Managerial Control
Organizational Behavior
Computer Applications in
Management
Business Communication
Second Semester
Course Title
International Businesses
Req.
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Business Administration (MBA)
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
301711
301712
301721
302741
305731
306721
Research Methodology
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
9
9
301713
301714
301715
301716
301717
301722
301723
302744
302745
303743
304732
305719
Organization Behavior
Organization Theory
International Business
Change Management
Executives' Lectures
Quantitative Analysis
Production and Operations Management
Managerial Economics
Portfolio Management
Electronic Business Management
Knowledge Management
401799
Thesis
Total Credit Hours
33
141
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
747377
747337
743307
Total
First Semester
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
6
24
9
9
33
Second Semester
747373
740377
xxxxxx
Total
74.337
xxxxxx
Total
Elective (1)
First Semester
Elective (2)
Second Semester
747300
Total
Thesis
Total Credit Hours
33
142
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
301711
3
301712
3
301718
Planning and Managerial Control
3
301721
3
302741
3
303743
3
305731
3
306721
3
24
301713
Organization Behavior
3
301714
Organization Theory
3
301715
International Business
3
301716
Change Management
3
301717
Executives' Lectures
3
301722
Quantitative Analysis
3
301723
3
302744
Managerial Economics
3
302745
3
302746
Money and Capital Markets
3
304732
Electronic Business Management
3
305719
3
9
301798
0
Total Credit Hours
0
33
143
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
747377
747337
743307
Total
First Semester
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
3
9
27
0
3
3
6
33
Second Semester
747373
740377
xxxxxx
Total
Elective (1)
747374
743307
xxxxxx
Total
747304
74.337
xxxxxx
Total
First Semester
Planning and Managerial Control
Elective (2)
Second Semester
Elective (3)
Total Credit Hours
33
144
Department of Finance & Banking
(Finance & Banking)
OVERVIEW
The main objective of the department is to provide students with the necessary
knowledge and skills of the volatile environment of banking and financial sciences.
To achieve this, the curriculum provides several theoretical courses, combined with
the necessary computer skills needed to understand the practice of financial
institutions.
VISION
To be the premier finance department in the region , with a commitment to excellence
as measured by exemplary achievement in the three customary dimensions of
university performance: teaching , research , and community service .
MISSION
To fulfill this vision, we will direct our activities toward achieving the following
mission:
 Deliver a high quality education to students.
 Promote the scholastic development of our faculty.
 Assess the outcomes of our activities in terms of the success of our program
graduates.
OBJECTIVES
 Prepare highly qualified graduates able to compete with students of other
universities, and able to pursue graduate studies and enter the job market easily.
 Keep abreast of local and global developments in the area of finance
 Increase student capacity for creative thinking and analysis.
 Develop student skills related to technology in investment and financial markets.
145
University of Petra
Department of Finance and Banking
Finance and Banking
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
9300112 Fundamentals of Economics (Not For this Major)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
9600101 Computer Skills (Compulsory for this Major)
3
9601099 / P.T
301101
3
301103
3
302111
302101
3
302110
3
302111
3
303101
3
306101
3
301212
Operations and Production Management
3
302110
301213
Organization Theory
3
301101
301221
3
301101
302102
3
302101
302213
3
303102
302221
Money and Banking
3
302102
302301
3
302110
302315
Computer Applications in Finance
3
9600101+302213
302321
International Finance
3
302102
302351
Mathematics for Finance
3
302110
146
Total
12
6
6
3
21
66
302354
Financial Institutions Management
302412
Project Analysis and Evaluation
302413
Advanced Financial Management
302422
Capital and Money Markets
302431
Islamic Banks
302441
302450
Bank Operations Management
302452
Risk Management
303102
303205
Accounting of Financial Institutions
305201
305310
E-commerce
302302
Banking Laws and Regulations
302324
Public Finance
302325
Economic Development
302353
Life Insurance
302455
Topics in Finance (E)
303305
Financial Statements Analysis
306308
Banking Marketing
301332
Operations Research in Management(1)
301446
303210
Cost Accounting(1)
305301
Decision Support Systems
306314
E - Marketing
xxxxxx
Total Hours
147
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
302221
302213
302213
302213
302221
302213
302221
302213
303101
303102
9600101
305201
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
301221
302102
302102
302301
302213
303102
306101
12
3
3
3
3
3
302110
Fourth Year
303102
305201
305201
3
3
3
132
University of Petra
Department of Finance and Banking
Finance and Banking
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
301101
302101
302110
303101
9400111
Course
No.
301103
301213
301221
302221
9400100
xxxxxx
Course
No.
302301
302321
302351
302354
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Course
No.
302412
First Semester
Course Title
Arabic Language(1)
First Semester
Course Title
Methods
Organization Theory
Money and Banking
National Education
Univ. Compulsory Req. ( 1 )
First Semester
Course Title
International Finance
Financial Institutions
Management
First Semester
Course Title
302422
302452
Project Analysis and
Evaluation
Advanced Financial
Management
Capital and Money Markets
Risk Management
xxxxxx
302413
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
302102
3
302111
3
303102
3
306101
3
9600101
Computer Skills
15
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
301212
Operations and Production
Management
3
302213
3
305201
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400121
English Language(1)
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
302315
Computer Applications in Finance
3
303205
Accounting of Financial
Institutions
3
305310
E-commerce
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
302431
Islamic Banks
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
302441
3
3
3
302450
xxxxxx
Bank Operations Management
Req.
Free Req.
3
3
3
xxxxxx
15
148
3
15
Department of Accounting
(Accounting)
OVERVIEW
The Department of Accounting aims to provide a high quality education for students,
spreading accounting knowledge through research and teaching, and serving the
surrounding community. To achieve its objectives, it is providing a comprehensive
curriculum consisting of (132) credit hours that aim to equip students with necessary
knowledge and skills that enable them to successfully compete in the market and
pursue higher education studies.
VISION
To be the preferred choice in accounting education and research for students and staff
in Jordan and the region.
MISSION
To provide students with excellent accounting education that prepares them to
successfully compete in the market place, and in pursuing their graduate studies, as
well as providing a motivating milieu for high calibre accounting research.
OBJECTIVES
 To provide students with an understanding of the major elements of the theory and
practice of accounting.
 To prepare students for employment in a broad range of business sectors
 To prepare students to purse postgraduate studies.
 To develop and enhance students' personal and intellectual abilities for lifelong
learning and contribution to the society.
 To continuously enhance accounting research by staff and students
 To serve the local community.
149
University of Petra
Accounting
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
301101
3
301103
3
302111
302101
3
302110
3
302111
3
303101
3
306101
3
301212
Operation and Production Management
3
302110
301213
Organization Theory
3
301101
301221
3
301101
302102
3
302101
302213
3
303102
303102
3
303101
303201
Accounting for Corporations and Partnerships
3
303102
303205
Accounting for Financial Institutions
3
303102
303210
Cost Accounting (1)
3
303102
303215
Intermediate Accounting
3
303102
150
Total
12
6
6
3
21
66
303301
303305
303310
303315
Governmental Accounting
303325
Accounting Theory
303330
Auditing
303410
Advanced Accounting
303415
Tax Accounting
303420
International Accounting Standards
303425
International Auditing Standards
305201
306210
303320
Accounting for Special Institutions
303335
Islamic Accounting
303405
Accounting Using Computer
303430
Cost Accounting (2)
303435
Accounting Studies in English
303440
Seminar in Accounting
301332
Operations Research in Management(1)
301334
Computer Applications in Business
302301
306309
Sales Management
xxxxxx
Total Hours
151
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
303210
303102
9600101+303102
303102
303201
303201
303201
303201
303215
303330
9600101
302110
3
3
3
3
3
3
303102
303102
9600101+303102
303210
303301
303305
12
3
3
3
3
302110
305201
302110
306101
3
3
3
132
University of Petra
Accounting
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
301101
302110
303101
9400100
9600101
First Semester
Course Title
National Education
Computer Skills
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
301213
302102
Organization Theory
302213
303201
303210
9400121
Cr.
Course
Hrs.
No.
3
302101
3
302111
3
303102
3
306101
3
9400111
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
301221
301212
3
303205
Accounting for Corporations and
Partnerships
Cost Accounting (1)
English Language(1)
3
303215
3
306210
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
301103
303301
303305
303310
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
303315
303330
303415
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
303405
Accounting Using Computer
303410
Advanced Accounting
305201
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
303420
3
303425
3
9400109
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
15
152
Second Semester
Course Title
Arabic Language(1)
Second Semester
Course Title
Operation and Production
Management
Accounting for Financial
Institutions
Intermediate Accounting
Second Semester
Course Title
Governmental Accounting
Auditing
Tax Accounting
Req.
Second Semester
Course Title
International Accounting
Standards
International Auditing
Standards
Military Sciences
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Department of E-Business and Commerce
(e-Business& Commerce)
OVERVIEW
The Department aims to provide students with technical and managerial background
which enable them to blend the fields of business and information technology to
address the emerging field of e-Business and Commerce. The Department qualifies
graduates to understand today's business environment where there is an increasing
dependence on the Internet and web-based technology. E-Business and Commerce
Department provides innovative and state-of-the-art programs and curriculum that
cover the areas of IT (such information systems, databases, web technology, and
networks) and business (such as accounting, economics, and marketing).
VISION
To be leading on the local and Arabian levels in providing innovative and state of the
art programs in order to qualify students to be able to make a required change in
different businesses and make them transfer from traditional stage into electronic
stage.
MISSION
A variety of practical teaching methods are used to provide students with the latest
knowledge and skills which will help students to deal with different real problems that
face organizations, to qualify the students for competition and creation, and to
encourage students on innovation and continuous adaptation with dynamic business
environment.
OBJECTIVES
 To understand advanced technologies related to electronic business and
knowledge management, also understand internet infrastructure and network
systems.
 To understand concepts related to business administration and its environment and
all interrelated fields such as marketing, finance, and accounting
 To blend the fields of business and information technology to address the
emerging field of e-business and commerce.
 To understand how to manage e-business projects and its processes and systems,
and this includes promotion, advertising, marketing processes over the internet.
Also, it includes electronic selling, purchasing, auction and handle customers’
orders systems in addition to security systems.
153
University of Petra
Department of e-Business and Commerce
e-Business and Commerce
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
9601099 / P.T
301101
3
301103
3
302111
302101
3
302110
3
302111
3
303101
3
306101
3
301213
Organization Theory
3
301101
301221
3
301101
304100
Principles of Information Technology
3
9600101
304101
Introduction to e-Business
3
304201
e-Business Technologies
3
304101
304202
Programming Web Applications (1)
3
304100+304201
304203
e-Business Strategies
3
304101
304301
Databases for e-Business
3
304202
304302
e-Customers Relationship Management
3
304202
304303
3
304301
304304
e-Business Operations & Models
3
304203
154
Total
12
6
6
3
21
66
304305
Websites Systems Security
304401
e-Supply Chain Management
304402
Business Intelligence Systems
304403
e-Business Systems Development
304404
e-Business Graduation Project / Field Training
305201
305306
Computer Networks
305309
Websites Design and Management
305310
e-Commerce
305403
Multimedia Systems and Applications
306314
e - Marketing
304306
e-Government Applications
304307
e-Learning
304308
e-Finance and Payment Systems
304309
Mobile Commerce
304405
Ethical and Legislative Issues for e-Business
304406
Technical Change Management
304407
Advanced Topics in e-Business
301415
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
302213
302422
Financial and Monetary Markets
303102
305307
306421
International Marketing
xxxxxx
Total Hours
155
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
304301
304302
304301
304303
304403
9600101
305201
305201
305201
305309
305201
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
304201
304201
304201
304304
304305
304304
304304
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
301213
303102
302213
303101
305201
306101
6
3
3
132
University of Petra
Department of e-Business and Commerce
e-Business and Commerce
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
301101
303101
304101
9400100
9600101
Course
No.
301221
302111
304201
305201
306101
xxxxxx
Course
No.
304301
304302
First Semester
Course Title
Introduction to e-Business
National Education
Computer Skills
First Semester
Course Title
e-Business Technologies
Systems
First Semester
Course Title
305306
xxxxxx
Databases for e-Business
e-Customers Relationship
Management
e-Business Operations &
Models
Computer Networks
xxxxxx
304304
Course
No.
304401
304402
304403
First Semester
Course Title
e-Supply Chain Management
9400109
Business Intelligence Systems
e-Business Systems
Development
Military Sciences
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
302101
3
302110
3
304100
Principles of Information Technology
3
3
15
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
301103
3
301213
Organization Theory
3
304202
3
304203
e-Business Strategies
3
305309
Websites Design and Management
3
306314
e - Marketing
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
304303
3
304305
Websites Systems Security
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
305310
e-Commerce
3
3
3
305403
xxxxxx
Multimedia Systems and Applications
Dept. Supportive Compulsory Req. (
1)
3
3
3
xxxxxx
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
304404
3
3
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
e-Business Graduation Project / Field
Training
Dept. Supportive Compulsory Req.( 2
)
Free Req.
3
xxxxxx
15
156
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Department of Management Information Systems
(Management Information Systems)
OVERVIEW
The Department of Management Information Systems aims to qualify students to
contribute significantly in the fields of MIS and IT resources management for both
private and public sectors. The graduates are expected to bridge the gap between IT
and managerial specialists. To achieve the Department’s aims, it provides a well
designed study plan that is very similar to those offered by top universities, and in
accordance with the requirements of Ministry of Higher Education in Jordan. The plan
includes a set of vital Management courses, along with a set of important IT courses
VISION
To be a center of creativity and innovation which provides high qualified
professionals able to excel in highly competitive business environment and integrate
technological changes in business organizations in Jordan and the Arab region.
MISSION
To provide student with adequate knowledge and skills that are essential to meet the
needs of the marketplace and face changes in the business environment. This will be
achieved through continually enhancing educational processes and expanding applied
research projects.
OBJECTIVES
 Provide students with fundamental up-to-date business education to understand
the structure and processes of business organizations and their environment.
 Provide students with good understanding of the state-of-art information
technologies and its applications.
 Provide the knowledge and skills that enable students to bridge the gap between
business and IT environment.
 Promote appropriate environment for applied research to department staff and
senior-level students.
 Provide professional consultancy and training as a service to the community.
157
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
301101
3
301103
3
302111
302101
3
302110
3
302111
3
303101
3
306101
3
301212
Operations and Production Management
3
302110
301213
Organization Theory
3
301101
301221
3
301101
301332
3
302110
302102
3
302101
302213
3
303102
303102
3
303101
305201
3
9600101
305202
Advanced Management Information Systems
3
305201
305203
Programming Fundamentals
3
9600101
158
Total
12
6
6
3
21
66
305204
Programming Language
305301
305302
Databases
305305
Information Systems Analysis & Design
305306
Computer Networks
305309
Web Sites Design & Management
305310
E-commerce
305402
Information Security & Legislation
305405
Modern Methodologies in Systems Development
305406
Information Systems Projects Management
305408
Graduation Project/ Field Training
306210
305303
Advanced Databases
305304
Advanced Visual Programming
305307
305308
Operating Systems
305401
Information Systems Management
305403
Multimedia Systems & Applications
305407
Special Topics in Information Systems
301215
Total Quality Management
302351
303310
306314
E - Marketing
xxxxxx
Total Hours
159
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
305203
305201
305203+305202
305302
305201
305201
305201
305302
305305
305305
305405
302110
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
305302
305302
305201
305204
305202
305309
305305
12
3
3
3
3
301212
302110
305201+303102
305201
3
3
3
132
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
301101
302101
303101
9400111
9600101
Arabic Language(1)
Computer Skills
Course
No.
301221
302110
302111
305202
305203
xxxxxx
Course
No.
301212
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
306101
3
9400121
15
First Semester
Course Title
Advanced Management Information
Systems
Programming Fundamentals
First Semester
Course Title
305301
305302
305309
Databases
Web Sites Design & Management
305310
xxxxxx
E-commerce
305406
9400109
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
301103
3
3
3
301213
302213
305204
3
9400100
3
xxxxxx
18
Operations and Production
Management
Course
No.
305405
Course
No.
302102
303102
305201
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
301332
3
305305
3
3
305306
305402
3
306210
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Modern Methodologies in Systems
Development
Information Systems Projects
Management
Military Sciences
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
305408
3
xxxxxx
3
3
3
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
15
160
Second Semester
Course Title
Systems
English Language(1)
Second Semester
Course Title
Methods
Organization Theory
Programming Language
National Education
Second Semester
Course Title
Operations Research in
Management (1)
Information Systems Analysis
& Design
Computer Networks
Information Security &
Legislation
Second Semester
Course Title
Graduation Project/ Field
Training
Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Department of Marketing
(Marketing)
OVERVIEW
The main aim of the Department is to provide students with the necessary knowledge
and skills needed in the field of Marketing. To meet its aims, the Department provides
students with an academic program equivalent to those offered by most reputable
universities. The program requires a successful completion of (132) credit hours
distributed among University, Faculty and Department requirements.
VISION
To be the center of leadership and excellence in providing distinctive educational
environment for students of marketing locally and regionally.
MISSION
To provide a distinctive educational experience for students of marketing through
developing a modern curriculum that is delivered by well qualified teaching staff. We
provide the job market with competent students.
OBJECTIVES
 To provide students with the required knowledge and understanding of marketing
concepts, theories and the context within which practitioners operate.
 To enable students develop an extensive range of professional and transferable
skills.
 To graduate students who are technically and intellectually competent to build
careers in the marketing field.
 To enable students to deal with complex issues within marketing and make
informed judgments, present arguments, and communicate effectively with
practitioners and academics.
 To encourage our students to work hard, to be self- motivated and excellence
seekers to help them in achieving future development in business environment.
161
University of Petra
Marketing
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
301101
3
301103
3
302111
302101
3
302110
3
302111
3
303101
3
306101
3
301212
Operations & Production Management
3
302110
301213
Organization Theory
3
301101
301221
3
301101
301401
3
301101
302102
3
302101
302213
3
303102
303102
3
303101
305201
3
9600101
306201
3
306101
306202
Promotion Management
3
306101
162
Total
12
6
6
3
21
66
306204
306210
306309
306311
306312
306313
306314
306420
306421
306422
Services Marketing
Sales Management
Consumer Behavior
Quantitative Methods in Marketing
New Products Management
E - Marketing
Marketing Strategies
Marketing Research
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
306423
Field Training
306424
Business - to - Business Marketing
306203
Distribution Management
306207
Public Relations
306208
Marketing Information Systems
306223
Tourism Marketing
306306
Pricing Management
306308
Banking Marketing
306320
Marketing in Non-Profit Organizations
306323
Trademark Management
306324
Health Care Services Marketing
306326
Advertising & Sales Promotion
306425
Import & Export
306426
Contemporary Issues in Marketing
306427
Media Marketing
306430
Trade Fairs Management
301446
302301
303210
Cost Accounting(1)
305309
Web Sites Design and Management
xxxxxx
Total Hours
163
3
3
306101
302110
306101
306101
302111
306201
305201
301401
306201
301103 +
Fourth Year
Fourth Year
306201
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
306201
306101
305201
306204
306201
306204
306204
306313
306204
306202
306421
Fourth Year
306204
306202
12
3
3
3
3
Fourth Year
302110
303102
305201
3
3
3
132
University of Petra
Marketing
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
301101
302101
303101
306101
9400111
Course
No.
302110
306204
306309
306311
9400100
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Arabic Language(1)
First Semester
Course Title
Services Marketing
Sales Management
Consumer Behavior
National Education
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
301221
301213
Organization Theory
302213
306313
306314
xxxxxx
New Products Management
E - Marketing
Course
No.
301103
306420
306423
306424
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Methods
Marketing Strategies
Field Training
Business - to - Business
Marketing
Req.
Free Req.
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
302111
3
303102
3
306201
3
9400121
English Language(1)
3
9600101
Computer Skills
15
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
302102
3
305201
3
306202
Promotion Management
3
306210
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
301401
3
301212
Operations & Production
Management
3
306312
Quantitative Methods in Marketing
3
306421
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
306422
Marketing Research
3
3
3
9400109
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Military Sciences
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
164
12
Marketing
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
301721
306711
306721
306723
306724
306741
Consumer Behavior
Strategic Marketing
Marketing Research
Services Marketing
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
9
9
301712
301723
302741
303743
306712
306713
306722
306725
306726
306731
306732
306742
Marketing Communications
New Product Development
Strategic Brand Management
Supply Chain Management
Customer Relationship Management
e-Marketing
Business to Business Marketing
306799
Thesis
Total Credit Hours
33
165
Marketing
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
First Semester
747337
74.377
74.337
Total
Consumer Behavior
Strategic Marketing
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
6
24
9
9
33
Second Semester
74.330
74.307
xxxxxx
Total
Marketing Research
Services Marketing
Elective (1)
First Semester
74.337
xxxxxx
Total
Strategic Marketing
Elective (2)
Second Semester
74.300
Total
Thesis
Total Credit Hours
33
166
Marketing
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
301712
301721
306711
306721
306723
306724
306725
306741
Consumer Behavior
Strategic Marketing
Marketing Research
Services Marketing
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
0
0
301723
302741
303743
306712
306713
306722
306726
306731
306732
306742
Marketing Communications
New Product Development
Supply Chain Management
Customer Relationship Management
e-Marketing
Business to Business Marketing
306798
Total Credit Hours
33
167
Marketing
2015/2016)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
First Semester
747337
74.377
74.337
Total
Consumer Behavior
Strategic Marketing
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
3
9
27
0
3
3
6
33
Second Semester
747373
74.307
xxxxxx
Total
Services Marketing
Elective (1)
74.330
74.330
xxxxxx
Total
74.337
74.304
xxxxxx
Total
First Semester
Marketing Research
Elective (2)
Second Semester
Strategic Marketing
Elective (3)
Total Credit Hours
33
168
FACULTY
OF
PHARMACY AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
169
170
OVERVIEW
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at the University of Petra , Amman-Jordan
was established in 1991. The Faculty offers three programs: Bachelor in Pharmacy,
Bachelor in Nutrition, and Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Bachelor in Pharmacy
consists of 5-year program (165 credit hours) and is made of the following disciplines:
medicinal and phytochemistry, pharmacognosy, pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical
technology, pharmacology, clinical Pharmacy and pharmaceutical communication and
marketing skills, whereas the Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences consists of (33) credit
hours including (9) credit hours for research thesis. The Bachelor in Nutrition consists of
4-year program (136 credit hours).
VISION
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences is aspired to be the faculty of choice in
Jordan and the region for learners and scholars and to provide excellence in pharmaceutical
education. The Nutrition Program is aspired to be recognized at the national and
international level for their leadership in developing optimal teaching, learning and
research.
MISSION
The mission statements of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences are:
 Exhibiting graduates with the well-balanced knowledge, and moral responsibilities in
health care professionals
 Providing technical information and skills to meet the diverse pharmaceutical care
needs in both private and government sectors
 Becoming a research based teaching institute emphasizing on the collaboration
between pharmaceutical science and industry
 Ensuring the commitment to life-long learning to be able to compete in the marketplace
and serving our community.
 Graduating competent health care professionals, capable of providing high-quality
health care to meet the ongoing development of nutrition educators, skills for utilization
of more learner-centered approaches, within the larger collaborative network of
community and educators and the commitment to life-long learning to be able to
compete in the marketplace.
OBJECTIVES





To provide excellent education and professional development of Pharmacy and
Nutrition students.
To foster intellectual curiosity and a commitment to life-long learning.
To encourage and support the development of appropriate pharmacist models for
various practice settings.
To foster interdisciplinary aspects between Faculty and community development
needs.
To conduct and promote applied research and problem-oriented basic research as a vital
element of pharmaceutical sciences.
171





To motivate scholar development in order to maintain high quality teaching and
training skills for both undergraduates and postgraduates.
To encourage extracurricular activities that enhances Faculty image and pride.
To integrate the foundational knowledge of related disciplines (i.e., biological,
physical, and behavioral sciences, education, research, technology, communication,
and management) into the learning and application nutrition.
To provide a foundation of applied knowledge of normal, clinical, and community
nutrition, nutrition education and counseling, food science, and management.
To promote the development of problem solving and critical thinking skills.
The Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences houses the following Program and
Department offering the corresponding degrees :

Pharmacy Program :
- Bachelor in (Pharmacy)
- Master in (Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Department of Nutrition :
- Bachelor in (Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics)
172
University of Petra
Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
Pharmacy Program
Pharmacy
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
9400104 Political Sciences
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
101103
General Chemistry
3
101108
General Chemistry Lab.
1
101103/
Concurrent
101115
Organic Chemistry for Medical Sciences
3
101103/101102
103101
Calculus (1)
3
103333
Biostatistics
2
103101
104103
3
501241
Analytical Chemistry for Medical Sciences
3
101103
502211
Biochemistry (1)
3
101115
503101
Biology (1)
3
503102
Biology (2)
3
503101
503103
Biology Lab
1
503102
501211
Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry
4
101115
501242
Physical Pharmacy (1)
2
101103
501256
Pharmacognosy
2
503102
501311
Medicinal Chemistry (1)
3
501211
501312
3
501311
173
Total
12
6
3
6
28
98
501317
501321
501345
501346
Phytochemistry (1)
Pharmacy Ethics & Jurisprudence
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms Compounding
&Calculations
501351
Pharmacology (1)
501352
Pharmacology (2)
501413
Instrumental Analysis
501414
Phytochemistry (2)
501415
501421
Industrial Pharmacy
501442
BioPharmacy
501443
Pharmacokinetics
501444
Pharmaceutical Microbiology
501445
Non-Prescription Drugs
501452
Pharmacology (3)
501513
Pharmaceutical Marketing
501524
Communication Skills in Pharmacy
501525
Drug Delivery Systems
501526
Clinical Pharmacy (1)
501527
501528
Research Project
501531
Toxicology
502212
Biochemistry (2)
502225
Microbiology (1)
502235
Anatomy & Histology
502236
Physiology
502318
Pathophysiology
502346
Microbiology (2)
502435
Clinical Biochemistry
502445
Pathology & Immunology
501560
Selected Topics in Pharmacology
501561
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
501562
Drug Information Systems
501563
Quality Assurance of Drugs
501569
Cosmetics
501570
Herbal Medicine
501572
Advanced Industrial Pharmacy
501574
Pharmaceutical Care Practice
501575
Clinical Nutrition
501584
Methods of Drug Design
501585
Pharmaceutical Analysis
501586
Selected Topics in Pharmacy
501587
Radio Pharmaceuticals
501591
Biotechnology
xxxxxx
Total Hours
174
2
2
3
4
501211
Second Year
501242
501345
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
502236
501351
501241
501317
501312
501346
501346
501442
502346+501346
501352+501346
501352
Third Year
Third Year
501421
501452
501526
Dept. Approval
501452
502211
503102
503102
502235
502236
502225
502318+502212
502318+502346
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
501452
501443
501352
501421
501346
501414
501421
501526
502435
501312
501413
Dept. Approval
Dept. Approval
Dept. Approval
3
9
3
165
University of Petra
Pharmacy Program
Pharmacy
(2015/2016)
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
101103
General Chemistry
101108
103101
503101
9400121
xxxxxx
Course
No.
103333
501211
501241
502211
502235
xxxxxx
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
101115
General Chemistry Lab.
1
104103
Calculus (1)
Biology (1)
English Language(1)
3
3
3
3
16
Second Year (
503102
503103
9400111
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Biostatistics
Pharmaceutical Organic
Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry for
Medical Sciences
Biochemistry (1)
Anatomy & Histology
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
501311
501317
501345
Phytochemistry (1)
501351
502225
502318
Pharmacology (1)
Microbiology (1)
Pathophysiology
Course
No.
501414
501442
501445
501452
502435
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Phytochemistry (2)
BioPharmacy
Non-Prescription Drugs
Pharmacology (3)
Clinical Biochemistry
Free Req.
Second Semester
Course Title
Organic Chemistry for Medical
Sciences
General Physics for Medical
Sciences
Biology (2)
Biology Lab
Arabic Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
1
3
3
16
35 Cr. Hrs.)
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
2
4
Course
No.
501242
501256
Pharmacognosy
3
502212
Biochemistry (2)
3
502236
Physiology
3
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
501312
2
501321
Pharmacy Ethics & Jurisprudence
3
501346
Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms
Compounding &Calculations
3
501413
Instrumental Analysis
3
501352
Pharmacology (2)
3
502346
Microbiology (2)
17
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
501415
2
501421
Industrial Pharmacy
3
501443
Pharmacokinetics
2
501444
3
502445
Pathology & Immunology
3
501524
Communication Skills in Pharmacy
16
175
Cr.
Hrs.
2
2
3
4
3
3
17
Cr.
Hrs.
3
2
4
3
3
2
17
Cr.
Hrs.
3
4
3
3
2
2
17
Fifth Year ( 31 Cr. Hrs.)
Course
No.
501525
501526
501531‫ا‬
9400100
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Toxicology
National Education
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
2
501513
Pharmaceutical Marketing
3
501527
3
501528
Research Project
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
17
176
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
2
3
3
14
Pharmacy Program
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
501706
501721
501722
501723
501725
501731
Analytical Techniques & Quality Control
Pharmacology
Medicinal Chemistry
Clinical Pharmacokinetics ( TDM)
3
18
3
3
3
3
501710
501712
501713
501715
501716
501717
501718
501719
501720
501724
501727
501731
501777
New Drug Development & Approval Process
Preformulation
Pharaceutical Biotechnology
Drug Design
Development of Herbal Pharmaceuticals
Clinical Pharmacy
Experimental Design & Data Analysis
Phytochemistry
Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics
Seminar
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
9
9
501799
Thesis
Total Credit Hours
33
177
Pharmacy Program
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
04734.
047337
xxxxxx
Total
047333
047330
xxxxxx
Total
First Semester
Elective (1)
Second Semester
Analytical Techniques&Quality Control
Medicinal Chemistry
Elective (2)
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
6
24
9
9
33
First Semester
047337
047330
Total
Pharmacology
Phytochemistry
047300
Total
Thesis
Second Semester
Total Credit Hours
33
178
Pharmacy Program
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
501706
501720
501721
501722
501723
501724
501725
501727
Experimental Design & Data Analysis
Analytical Techniques & Quality Control
Pharmacology
Phytochemistry
Medicinal Chemistry
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
24
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
0
0
501710
501712
501713
501715
501716
501717
501718
501719
501731
501777
New Drug Development & Approval Process
Preformulation
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Drug Design
Development of Herbal Pharmaceuticals
Clinical Pharmacy
Seminar
501798
Total Credit Hours
33
179
Pharmacy Program
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
04734.
047337
xxxxxx
Total
047333
047330
xxxxxx
Total
First Semester
Elective (1)
Second Semester
Analytical Techniques&Quality Control
Medicinal Chemistry
Elective (2)
3
3
3
9
9
3
3
3
9
18
3
3
3
9
27
3
3
0
6
33
First Semester
047337
047330
xxxxxx
Total
047334
047333
047304
Total
Pharmacology
Phytochemistry
Elective (3)
Second Semester
Experimental design & Data Analysis
Total Credit Hours
33
180
Department of Nutrition
(Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics)
OVERVIEW
The Department of Nutrition was established in 2001. It offers a Bachelor Degree Program
in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics. The number of credit hours required to obtain the
degree is (136). The graduates are qualified students who are fit in all fields of nutrition.
The Department is growing in quantity and quality, and has a highly qualified staff.
The Department of Nutrition is planning to start a Master Program in Nutrition in the near
future.
VISION
The Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Program is aspired to be a recognized at the national
and international level for their leadership in developing optimal teaching, learning and
research.
MISSION
The mission of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Program is to graduate competent health
care professionals, capable of providing high-quality health care to meet the ongoing
development of nutrition educators, skills for utilization of more learner-centered
approaches, within the larger collaborative network of community and educators and the
commitment to life-long learning to be able to compete in the marketplace.
OBJECTIVES




To integrate the foundational knowledge of related disciplines (i.e., biological,
physical, and behavioral sciences, education, research, technology, communication,
and management) into the learning and application nutrition.
To provide a foundation of applied knowledge of normal, clinical, and community
nutrition, nutrition education and counseling, food science, and management.
To promote the development of problem solving and critical thinking skills.
To foster intellectual curiosity and a commitment to life-long learning.
181
University of Petra
Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
9500111 Food and Nutrition in Our Life (Not for this Major)
3
3
9601099 / P.T
101101
3
101115
Organic Chemistry for Medical Sciences
3
101102 - 101103
101117
Organic Chemistry Lab.
1
101115/
Concurrent
103101
Calculus (1)
3
103333
Biostatistics
2
103101
104103
3
501241
Analytical Chemistry for Medical Sciences
3
101102
503101
Biology (1)
3
503102
Biology (2)
3
503101
406220
3
502225
Microbiology (1)
3
503102
503211
Principles of Food and Nutrition
3
503102
503212
Nutrition (1)
3
503211
503213
Physiology
3
503102
503311
Food Chemistry
3
502211
503312
Food Analysis
3
501241
182
Total
12
6
3
6
24
62
503313
503314
503316
503318
503320
Food Preparation
Nutrition (2)
Food Microbiology
Food Preservation
Therapeutic Nutrition (1)
3
3
3
3
4
503322
503331
Nutrition Counseling
503390
Internship
503423
Nutrition During Human's Life Cycle
503425
Seminar
503429
Community Nutrition
503431
Food Hygiene
503432
Nutritional Assessment
405105
501570
Herbal Medicine
503305
Nutrition and Physical Fitness
503315
Virology and Immunology
503325
Selected Topics in Nutrition & Dietetics
503329
Food Biotechnology
503424
Nutrition Information Systems
503427
Management of Nutrition Systems
101102
101106
3
3
6
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
101107
1
104113
General Physics for Medical Sciences Lab.
1
502211
503105
Biochemistry (1)
Biology Lab. (1)
3
1
503106
Biology Lab. (2)
1
xxxxxx
Total Hours
3
183
503211
503212
502225
502225+503311
503314/
Concurrent
503320
503314
Third Year
503212
Fourth Year
503314
503316
503314
9
503314
502225
Third Year
502225
9600101
503212
101101
101101/
Concurrent
101102/
Concurrent
104103/
Concurrent
101115
503101/
Concurrent
503102/
Concurrent
11
3
136
University of Petra
Supported Study Plan For a Bachelor Degree in :
Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
(2015/2016)
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
101101
101106
103101
Calculus (1)
503101
503105
9400121
xxxxxx
Course
No.
103333
9400111
xxxxxx
Course
No.
101115
101117
501241
502225
503211
503213
Course
No.
503311
503313
503314
503320
xxxxxx
Course
No.
503390
Cr.
Hrs.
3
1
3
Course
No.
101102
101107
104103
Biology (1)
3
104113
Biology Lab. (1)
English Language(1)
1
3
3
17
503102
503106
xxxxxx
Summer Semester
Course Title
Biostatistics
Arabic Language(1)
First Semester
Course Title
Organic Chemistry for Medical
Sciences
Organic Chemistry Lab.
Analytical Chemistry for
Medical Sciences
Microbiology (1)
Principles of Food and Nutrition
Physiology
First Semester
Course Title
Food Chemistry
Food Preparation
Nutrition (2)
Summer Semester
Course Title
Internship
Second Semester
Course Title
General Chemistry Lab (2)
Sciences
Sciences Lab
Biology (2)
Biology Lab (2)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
1
3
1
3
1
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
2
3
3
8
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
502211
Biochemistry (1)
1
3
503212
503316
Nutrition (1)
Food Microbiology
3
3
National Education
3
3
3
9400100
3
xxxxxx
3
16
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
4
3
16
Course
No.
503312
503318
503322
503331
9400109
Cr.
Hrs.
6
6
184
Cr.
Hrs.
3
15
Second Semester
Course Title
Food Analysis
Food Preservation
Nutrition Counseling
Military Sciences
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Course
No.
406220
503423
503432
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Nutrition During Human's Life
Cycle
Nutritional Assessment
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
503425
503429
Second Semester
Course Title
Seminar
Community Nutrition
3
503431
Food Hygiene
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
15
185
Cr.
Hrs.
1
3
3
3
3
13
186
FACULTY
OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
187
188
OVERVIEW
The Faculty of Information Technology (FIT), at the University of Petra, is keen to keep
up to date with the rapid changes and latest advancements in the field of Information
Technology (IT). Accordingly, the faculty makes continuous effort in the development of
its faculty members, learning and teaching resources, research, and curriculums. With a
close monitoring and analysis on the needs of local and regional Industries, FIT exerts all
efforts to satisfy these needs by graduating well educated students who are properly trained
to serve their community. FIT provides an excellent atmosphere that can be characterized
as dynamic, motivating, and innovative; making it an incubator of many ideas affecting the
entire university as a whole and the local community.
In the academic year 2003/2004, and due to the growing demands on IT studies, the
Department of Computer Science, which was serving IT students since 1991, went through
a major change to finally become the Faculty of Information Technology. As an
independent Faculty, FIT developed a well-structured strategic plan with emphasis on
quality educational programs and practical training. FIT was also capable of serving larger
numbers of students with a wider range of IT related programs. These programs include:
Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, and Computer
Networks.
Programs offered by FIT are approved and accredited by the Jordanian Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research and by Higher Education Accreditation Commission.
Courses syllabi are carefully designed to meet international standards and guidelines
including ACM, IEEE, AIS, AITP, IS, and SE 2004.
Students must complete a field training course as well as a senior project related to major
before graduation.
VISION
FIT seeks to be recognized as a national and regional center of excellence for learning and
research in the field of IT.
MISSION
FIT mission is to provide students with up-to-date educational programs, and to equip them
with the necessary knowledge and skills to become leaders and innovators in the field of
computing and information technology disciplines, and to produce graduates who will be
successful professionals, be engaged in lifelong learning, and who will be committed to
serve their community.
OBJECTIVES
The general educational objectives for the (FIT) programs are:
 Professional Career: The ability to assume successful professional career in the
computing and Information Technology industry relying on the broad understanding of
Computer Science and related Information and Communication Technology
Fundamentals.
 Lifelong Learning and Graduate Studies: Be able to adapt to new technologies and to
remain at the leading edge of ICT practice, and to be able to pursue advanced education
and research opportunities.
189
 Leadership and Community Service. Be able to use effective communication skills,
innovative thinking, and technical background to conduct themselves in a professional
and ethical manner to provide services that support the community and the region.
The Faculty of Information Technology houses the following Departments offering the
corresponding degrees:

Department of Computer Science:
- Bachelor in (Computer Science)

Department of Computer Information Systems:
- Bachelor in (Computer Information Systems)

Department Software Engineering:
- Bachelor in (Software Engineering)

Department of Computer Networks:
- Bachelor in (Computer Networks)
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Department of Computer Science
(Computer Science)
OVERVIEW
Computer Science (CS) is the systematic study of algorithmic methods for representing and
transforming information, including their theory, design, implementation, application, and
efficiency. The discipline emerged in the 1950s from the development of computability
theory and the invention of the stored-program electronic computer. The roots of Computer
Science extend deeply into Mathematics and Engineering. Mathematics imparts analysis to
the field; Engineering imparts design.
Computer Science is a rich and diverse discipline. Areas of interest to computer scientists
range from theoretical studies to software engineering (performance analysis, human
factors, and software development tools) to the very practical development of software for
business and industry. Computer scientists find their skills, especially their problemsolving skills, to have wide applicability in academic and in industrial settings.
Graduates of the Computer Science program are well prepared for advanced studies and
for problem-solving across the breadth of the discipline: the theory, design, development
and application of computers and computer systems. Major areas within the Computer
Science program include programming languages, algorithms, operating systems,
computer architecture, database systems, and theory of computation. The program is
designed to provide students with a firm grounding in the basics in each of these areas, and
deeper understanding in several of them.
VISION
We seek to become one of the leading departments of computer science nationally,
regionally and internationally that provides high quality research and graduate outcomes.
MISSION
The CS Program mission is to provide students with up-to-date educational programs, and
to equip them with the necessary knowledge and skills to become leaders and innovators
in the field of Computer Science, and to produce graduates who will be successful
professionals, be engaged in lifelong learning, and who will be committed to serve their
community.
191
OBJECTIVES
The education objectives of the Computer Science Undergraduate Program are:
 Professional Career: The ability to assume successful professional career in the
computer Science Industry relying on the broad understanding of the fundamental
concepts, methodologies and tools, and applications of computer science.
remain at the leading edge of Computer Science practice, and to able to pursue
advanced education and research opportunities.
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University of Petra
Faculty of Information Technology
Computer Science
(2015/2016) (version :8))
Course
Course Title
Credit
Prerequisite
No.
Hours
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T.
3
9402099 / P.T.
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121 / P.T
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
9600102 Computer Skills (Compulsory For this Major)
3+*
9601099 / P.T
103101 Calculus (1)
3
103250 Discrete Mathematics (1)
3
103101
601111 Programming Language (1)
3+*
602104
601212 Programming Language (2)
3+*
601111
602104 Information Technology Fundamentals
3+
602302 Technical Writing & Scientific Research
3
9400121+603391
Methodology
603391 Systems Analysis & Design
3
601281
601221 Data Structures
3*
601212+103250
601241 Computer Logic Design
3*
602104
601242 Computer Organization
3+*
601241
601281 Database (1)
3*
601212
601322 Computation Theory
3
601221
601325 Algorithms Design & Analysis
3
601221
601331 Operating Systems
3
601221
193
Total
12
6
3
6
21
52
601400
601441
601451
601460
601499
602211
602311
603392
604261
Field Training
3
Dept. Approval
Computer Architecture
3
601242
Artificial Intelligence
3
601325
Professional Ethics for Information Technology
1
604361
Graduation Project
3+
603392+602302
Visual Programming
3+*
601212
Internet Programming
3+*
602211+9600102
3
603391
Introduction to Data Communication &
3
9600102+602104
Networking
604360 Wireless Networks
3+
604261
604361 Information & Network Security
3
604261
601324 Programming Languages & Design
3
601322
601381 Database (2)
3+*
601281
601408 Selected Topics in Computer Science
3
Dept. Approval
601431 Compiler Design
3
601322
601458 Expert Systems
3
601451
601471 Computer Graphics
3
601325
601472 Image Processing
3
601325
602371 Multimedia Programming
3+
602311
602380 Latest Advancements in IT
3
602311
603393 Human-Computer Interaction
3
603391
603407 Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT
3
603392
604365 Computer & Network Maintenance
3+
604360
604367 Wireless Application Programming
3+
604360+602311
604433 Distributed Systems
3+
604261+601331
101101 General Chemistry (1)
3
103102 Calculus (2)
3
103101
103211 Linear Algebra
3
103102
103253 Discrete Mathematics (2)
3
103250
103331 Statistical Methods (1)
3
103101
103342 Numerical Analysis (1)
3
103102
104107 General Physics for IT
3
104108 Electronic Physics
3
104107
104118 Electronic Physics Lab
1
104108
xxxxxx
3
Total Hours
(*) The course contains two additional zero-credit practical hours per week.
(+) The course meets in a computer laboratory.
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6
25
3
134
University of Petra
Computer Science
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
103101
104107
602104
9400100
9600102
First Semester
Course Title
Calculus (1)
General Physics for IT
Information Technology
Fundamentals
National Education
Computer Skills
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
Course
No.
101101
103102
104108
Calculus (2)
Electronic Physics
3
3
601111
9400121
9xxxxxx
Programming Language (1)
English Language(1)
15
Course
No.
103211
103250
601212
602241
604261
9400111
Course
No.
103331
601325
602311
603391
604360
9xxxxxx
Course
No.
601400
601441
604361
6xxxxx
9xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Linear Algebra
Computer Logic Design
Introduction to Data
Communication &
Networking
Arabic Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
103253
104118
601221
601242
601281
Second Semester
Course Title
Electronic Physics Lab.
Data Structures
Computer Organization
Database (1)
3
602211
Visual Programming
18
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
103342
Numerical Analysis
Algorithms Design & Analysis
3
601322
Computation Theory
3
601331
Operating Systems
Systems Analysis & Design
3
602302
Technical Writing & Scientific
Wireless Networks
3
603392
3
9xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
Field Training
1
601451
Computer Architecture
3
601460
Professional Ethics for
Information & Network
3
601499
Graduation Project
Security
Department Elective (1)
3
9400109
Military Science
3
6xxxxx
Department Elective (2)
Free Requirement
16
195
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
1
3
3
3
3
16
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
1
3
3
3
16
196
Department of Computer Information Systems
(Computer Information Systems)
OVERVIEW
The Computer Information Systems (CIS) specialization is designed so that a student is
capable upon his/her graduation to play a major role in the workforce of Information
Systems and to provide the student with the essentials needed in systems planning and
development, and systems analysis and design. Courses are carefully selected in this
program to cover a range of areas including computer science, information systems and
information science, business administration, and management. These courses are coupled
with a set of carefully selected elective courses, field and practical training courses in
addition to a senior project.
VISION
We seek to become one of the leading departments of Information Systems nationally and
internationally that provides high quality research and graduate outcomes.
MISSION
The CIS Program mission is to provide students with up-to-date educational programs, and
in the field of Computer Information Systems, and to produce graduates who will be
successful professionals, be engaged in lifelong learning, and who will be committed to
serve their community.
OBJECTIVES
The education objectives of the Computer Information Systems Undergraduate Program
are:
 Professional Career: The ability apply knowledge and skills related to Computer
Information Systems to participate in ICT solutions that assist organizations in
achieving their business goals.
remain at the leading edge of Computer Information Systems practice, and to able to
pursue advanced education and research opportunities.
197
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T.
3
9402099 / P.T.
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3+*
9601099 / P.T
103101
Calculus (1)
3
103250
Discrete Mathematics
3
103101
601111
3+*
602104
601212
3+*
601111
602104
Information Technology Fundamentals
3+
602302
Technical Writing & Scientific Research
3
9400121+603391
Methodology
603391
3
601281
601221
Data Structures
3*
601212+103250
601281
Database (1)
3*
601212
601325
3
601221
601331
Operating Systems
3
601221
602181
3
9600102
602211
Visual Programming
3+*
601212
602281
e-Commerce (1)
3
9600102
198
Total
12
6
3
6
21
60
602311
602385
602389
602400
602401
602486
602487
603392
604261
3+*
602211+9600102
Database Administration
3+
601281
Data Warehousing
3*
601281
Field Training
3
Dept. Approval
Professional Issues in Computing
3
604261
Data Mining
3
602389
Information Retrieval Systems
3
602486
3+
603391
Introduction to Data Communications &
3
9600102+602104
Networking
604360
Wireless Networks
3*
604261
604361
Information & Network Security
3
604261
604369
Network Administration
3+
604360
602499
Graduation Project
3+
602302+603392
601381
Database (2)
3+*
601281
601451
3
601325
602371
Multimedia Programming
3+
602311
602380
Latest Advancements in IT
3
602311
602381
e-Commerce (2)
3+
602311+602281
602408
Selected Topics in Information Systems
3
Dept. Approval
602481
3
601281
602482
3
603392
602483
Geographical Information Systems
3
602486
602485
e-Technology Applications
3
602311
603393
Human-Computer Interaction
3
603391
603407
Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT
3
603392
604262
Local and Wide Area Networks
3*
604261
604365
Computer & Network Maintenance
3+
604360
604367
Wireless Application Programming
3*
604360+602311
604433
Distributed Systems
3+
604261+601331
604469
Securing E-Transactions
3
604361
103331
3
103101
301101
3
303101
3
xxxxxx
3
Total Hours
199
12
9
3
132
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
103101
301101
602104
9400121
9600102
Course
No.
601212
103331
303101
602281
604261
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Calculus (1)
Fundamentals
English Language(1)
Computer Skills
First Semester
Course Title
e-Commerce (1)
Communications & Networking
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
601331
601325
Operating Systems
602311
603391
604360
xxxxxx
Wireless Networks
Course
No.
602401
602486
602400
604369
9400109
xxxxxx
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
Course
No.
103250
601111
602181
Second Semester
Course Title
3
3
15
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
601221
Data Structures
3
601281
Database (1)
3
602211
Visual Programming
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
602385
602302
3
602389
3
603392
3
604361
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Hrs.
No.
3
602487
Data Mining
3
602499
Field Training
3
xxxxxx
Network Administration
3
xxxxxx
Military Sciences
3
xxxxxx
3
18
200
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Second Semester
Course Title
Data Warehousing
Second Semester
Course Title
Information Retrieval Systems
Graduation Project
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Department of Software Engineering
(Software Engineering)
OVERVIEW
Software Engineering (SE) is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable
approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software. The aim of the
Software Engineering specialization is to train students with the required skills for a
professional career in the area of large scale computerized systems and software project
management. Students follow a well-designed study plan which focuses on all aspects and
principles of Software Engineering through a carefully selected set of courses, electives,
senior project and practical training.
VISION
We seek to become one of the leading departments of Software Engineering nationally and
internationally that provides high quality research and graduate outcomes.
MISSION
The SE Program mission is to provide students with up-to-date educational programs, and
in the field of Software Engineering, and to produce graduates who will be successful
community.
OBJECTIVES
The education objectives of the Software Engineering Undergraduate Program are:
 Professional Career: The ability apply knowledge, skills, and Software Engineering
Fundamentals to participate in the development of comprehensive software projects
solutions that assist organizations in achieving their business goals and objectives.
remain at the leading edge of Software Engineering practice, and to able to pursue
advanced education and research opportunities.
 Leadership and Community Service: Be able to use effective communication skills,
201
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T.
3
9402099 / P.T.
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121 / P.T
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3+*
9601099 / P.T
103101
Calculus (1)
3
103250
3
103101
601111
3+*
602104
601212
3+*
601111
602104
3+
602302
3
9400121+60339
Methodology
1
603391
3
601281
601221
Data Structures
3*
601212+103250
601241
Logic Design
3
602104
601281
Database (1)
3*
601212
601325
3
601221
601331
Operating Systems
3
601221
601343
Computer Organization & Architecture
3
601241
602211
Visual Programming
3+*
601212
202
Total
12
6
3
6
21
60
602311
3+*
602385
602401
603392
603394
603395
603396
603400
603490
603491
603493
603499
604261
602211+960010
2
601281
604261
603391
603392
603391
603391
Dept. Approval
603396
603392
603394
603392+602302
9600102+60210
4
3+
3
3+
Requirements Engineering
3
Software Testing
3+
IT Project Management
3+
Field Training
3
Quality Management & Process Improvement
3
Software Configuration Management
3+
Software Design Methodologies
3
Graduation Project
3+
3
Networking
601381
Database (2)
3+*
601281
601451
3
601325
602181
3
9600102
602281
e-Commerce (1)
3
9600102
602371
Multimedia Programming
3+
602311
602380
3
602311
602481
3
601281
603311
Programming by Components
3+
602311
603393
Human-Computer Interaction
3
603391
603407
Innovation & Enterprenureship in IT
3
603392
603408
Selected Topics in Software Engineering
3+
Dept. Approval
603492
Advanced Software Engineering
3+
603392
603496
Software Engineering CASE Tools
3+
603491
604361
3
604261
103102
Calculus (2)
3
103101
103331
3
103102
103342
3
103102
301101
3
xxxxxx
3
Total Hours
203
9
12
3
132
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
103101
301101
602104
9400121
9600102
First Semester
Course Title
Calculus (1)
Fundamentals
English Language(1)
Computer Skills
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
Course
No.
103102
103250
601111
Calculus (2)
3
3
9400100
9400111
xxxxxx
National Education
Arabic Language(1)
15
Course
No.
103342
601212
601241
604261
xxxxxx
Course
No.
601325
601331
601343
602311
603391
xxxxxx
Course
No.
602401
603394
603490
603491
603400
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Logic Design
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
601221
103331
601281
602211
3
xxxxxx
15
First Semester
Course Title
Operating Systems
Computer Organization &
Architecture
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
602302
3
3
602385
603392
3
603395
3
603396
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Requirements Engineering
Quality Management & Process
Improvement
Software Configuration
Management
Field Training
Second Semester
Course Title
Data Structures
Database (1)
Visual Programming
Second Semester
Course Title
Software Testing
IT Project Management
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
Course
No.
603493
603499
9400109
Software Design Methodologies
Graduation Project
Military Sciences
3
xxxxxx
3
Free Req.
3
3
xxxxxx
3
18
204
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
15
Department of Computer Networks
(Computer Networks)
OVERVIEW
Computer Networks (CN) specialization is considered one of the fastest growing
disciplines in Information Technology. The importance of this field of study has become
very important as a result of the latest advancements in the Internet and its applications,
wired and wireless communications, mobile computing, and the area of data and
information security. What makes the Computer Networks specialization so unique is that
it is offered under the faculty of Information Technology umbrella, where courses are
carefully selected to provide students with a solid background in computer science such as
computer programming fundamentals, computer design and architecture, database systems,
and software engineering. This computer science foundation is coupled with a series of
intensive courses in networking and communications along with a set of carefully selected
elective courses, field and practical training courses in addition to a senior project.
VISION
We seek to become one of the leading departments of Computer Networks nationally,
regionally and internationally that provides high quality research and graduate outcomes.
MISSION
The CN Program mission is to provide students with up-to-date educational programs, and
in the field of Computer Networks, and to produce graduates who will be successful
community.
OBJECTIVES
The education objectives of the Computer Networks Undergraduate Program are:
 Professional Career: The ability to apply knowledge and skills to design and implement
network solutions which integrate hardware, software and business aspects that are safe
and secure.
remain at the leading edge of Computer Networks and Information Security practice,
and to able to pursue advanced education and research opportunities.
 Leadership and Community Service: Be able to use effective communication skills,
205
University of Petra
Computer Networks
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T.
3
9402099 / P.T.
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121 / P.T
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3+*
9601099 / P.T
103101
Calculus (1)
3
103250
3
103101
601111
3+*
602104
601212
3+*
601111
602104
3+
602302
3
9400121+603391
Methodology
603391
3
601281
601221
Data Structures
3*
601212+103250
601241
Logic Design
3
602104
601281
Database (1)
3*
601212
601325
3
601221
601331
Operating Systems
3
601221
601343
Computer Organization & Architecture
3
601241
206
Total
12
6
3
6
21
63
602211
602311
603392
604261
Visual Programming
3+*
601212
3+*
602211+9600102
3+
603391
3
9600102+602104
Networking
604262
Local & Wide Area Networks
3*
604261
604360
Wireless Networks
3*
604261
604361
3
604261
604363
Multimedia Networking
3
604262
604364
Network Programming
3+*
604262+604360
604400
Field Training
3
Dept. Approval
604460
Network Monitoring & Documenting
3+
604462
604462
Network Planning & Administration
3+
604364
604463
Network Protocols
3
604360
604469
3
604361
604499
Graduation Project
3+
602302+603392
601479
Computer Simulation
3
103331+601221
602380
3
602311
602401
3
604261
602482
3
603391
602485
e-Technology Applications
3
602311
603407
Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT
3
603392
604365
Computer & Network Maintenance
3+
604360
604367
Wireless Application Programming
3*
604360+602311
604408
Selected Topics in Computer Networks
3
Dept. Approval
604433
Distributed Systems
3+
604261+601331
604464
Design & Administration of ISP
3+
604463
604465
IP Telephony
3+
604463
604466
Administration of Network Servers & Services
3*
604463
604467
Network Security Programming
3+*
604361
604468
Network Forensics
3
604361
103102
Calculus (2)
3
103101
103331
3
103102
103342
3
103102
xxxxxx
3
Total Hours
207
12
9
3
135
University of Petra
Computer Networks
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
103101
602104
9400100
9400121
9600102
Course
No.
601212
103331
601241
604261
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Calculus (1)
Fundamentals
National Education
English Language(1)
Computer Skills
First Semester
Course Title
Logic Design
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
103102
103250
Second Semester
Course Title
Calculus (2)
3
601120
3
3
xxxxxx
15
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
601221
Data Structures
3
103342
3
601281
Database (1)
3
602211
Visual Programming
3
604262
xxxxxx
Local & Wide Area Networks
15
Course
No.
604360
601325
601331
604343
602311
603391
First Semester
Course Title
Wireless Networks
Operating Systems
Computer Organization &
Architecture
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
602302
3
3
3
603392
604361
604363
Multimedia Networking
3
3
18
604364
xxxxxx
Network Programming
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Course
No.
604400
604462
604463
604469
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Field Training
Network Planning &
Administration
Network Protocols
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
604460
3
604499
3
9400109
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
208
Second Semester
Course Title
Network Monitoring &
Documenting
Graduation Project
Military Sciences
Free Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
FACULTY
OF
LAW
209
210
OVERVIEW
The Science of Law is a social science specializing in studying human actions, reactions
and overall behavior of individuals and groups. The Faculty of Law seeks to educate
citizens their rights and responsibilities through providing local communities with
qualified graduates capable of upgrading Law-related professions, so that they constitute
an added value to their communities and to the organizations they work for.
Due to its reputation for excellent academic achievements and in response to market
needs, the Faculty of Law was established at University of Petra in the academic year
2011/2012. The Faculty began admitting students for the first semester of that year after
it has been accredited by the Jordanian Higher Education Accreditation Commission.
The Faculty of Law adopts a study plan composed of (141) credit hours covering all
theoretical and practical aspects of the Science of Law in its two branches: public and
private. This study plan resembles those adopted in well established Law schools in the
Arab world and internationally. In addition, the teaching staff at the Faculty has excellent
academic qualifications and sufficient practical experience to take the Faculty to higher
levels of distinctions similar to that reached by other distinguished Law schools in
Jordan, the Arab region , and the world.
VISION
To be an academic institution of excellence and innovation at the local, regional, and
international levels.
MISSION
 To achieve effective linkages between theory and practice through comprehensive




teaching methods.
To provide theoretical and practical Legal Knowledge needed by Attorneys and
Judges.
To emphasize the appropriate ethics of Law professions to the students.
To provide local communities with graduates capable of upgrading Law professions.
To encourage Law Student to excel continuously in their work.
OBJECTIVES





Providing students with knowledge and skills in all field of Law.
Preparing students to compete and contribute to the development process.
Developing teaching performance according to local and international standards.
Building a culture of quality and distinguished education in all Law subjects.
Providing advanced information resources and tools for teaching and research.
The Faculty of Law houses one program offering the corresponding degree :
 Law Program :
- Bachelor in (Law)
211
212
Law Program
(Law)
213
University of Petra
Faculty of Law
Law Program
Law
(2015/2016)
Credit
Course
Course Title
Prerequisite
Hours
No.
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
9700102 Human Rights (Not For this Major)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
701111
Introduction to Law
3
701112
Sources of Obligation
3
701111
701131
Principles of Commercial Law
3
701111
702121
Administrative Law (1)
3
701111
702151
Political Systems and Constitutional Law
3
702161
Public International Law (1)
3
702171
Criminal Law \ General Part
3
701111
702222
Public Finance and Tax Law
3
702121
701213
Civil Law / Rules of Obligation
3
701112
701232
Bankruptcy and Company Law
3
701131
701314
Nominated Contracts
3
701213
701315
Labour Law and Social Security Law
3
701213
701316
Insurance Contracts
3
701213
701333
Commercial Papers and Banking Transactions
3
701131
701341
Law of Civil Procedures
3
701213
214
Total
12
6
6
3
24
69
701417
701418
701434
701435
701436
701437
701442
701443
Civil Law / Real Rights
Private International Law
Transportation Law
Commercial Contracts
Intellectual Property Rights
E-Commerce Laws
Law of Evidence and Enforcement
Research Project
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
702223
702224
Administrative Judiciary
702252
Jordanian Constitutional Law
702272
Criminal Law / Crimes Against Persons
702273
Criminal Law / Crimes Against Movable Assets
702325
E-Administrative Laws
702362
International Organization Law
702474
Law of Criminal Procedures
701419
Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution Law
701453
Nationality Law and Foreigners Status
702354
Civil Rights and Liberties
702364
International Humanitarian Law
702365
Diplomatic Consular Law
702366
Environmental Law
702367
702463
International Law of Human Rights
702475
Private Crimes
702476
Forensic Medicine
702477
Criminology and Penology
701291
Legal Terminology in English or French
701441
Judiciary Applications
702375
Information Technology Crimes
702481
Jurisprudence Personal Status (1)
702482
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
701314
701213
701131
701232
701131
701131
701213
Completion
of 100 Credit
Hours
702121
702121
702151
702171
702171
702121
702161
702273
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
701417
701111
702151
702161
702161
702161
702161
702362
702171
702272
702171
6
3
3
3
3
3
701111
701341
702273
701111
702481
15
0
141
Total Hours
215
University of Petra
Faculty of Law
Law Program
Law
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
701111
702151
702161
940011
1
940012
1
First Semester
Course Title
Introduction to Law
Political Systems and
Constitutional Law
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
701213
Civil Law / Rules of Obligation
701232
702222
Bankruptcy and Company Law
Public Finance and Tax Law
702272
Criminal Law / Crimes Against
Persons
Military Sciences
940010
9
xxxxxx
Course
No.
701316
701417
701434
702481
702252
xxxxxx
Course
No.
701418
701436
701442
701443
702375
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Insurance Contracts
Civil Law / Real Rights
Transportation Law
Jurisprudence Personal Status
(1)
Jordanian Constitutional Law
First Semester
Course Title
Private International Law
Intellectual Property Rights
Law of Evidence and
Enforcement
Research Project
Information Technology Crimes
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
701112
701131
Sources of Obligation
Principles of Commercial Law
3
3
702121
702171
Criminal Law \ General Part
3
3
3
9400100
National Education
3
9400122
English Language(2)
15
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
701291
Legal Terminology in English or
French
3
701314
Nominated Contracts
3
701315
Labour Law and Social Security
Law
3
701333
Commercial Papers and Banking
Transactions
3
702223
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
701341
Law of Civil Procedures
3
701435
Commercial Contracts
3
702273
Criminal Law / Crimes Against
Movable Assets
3
702325
E-Administrative Laws
3
702482
3
xxxxxx
18
Second Semester
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
3
701437
E-Commerce Laws
3
701441
Judiciary Applications
3
702224
Administrative Judiciary
3
702362
International Organization Law
3
702474
Law of Criminal Procedures
3
xxxxxx
18
216
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
FACULTY
OF
MASS COMMUNICATION
217
218
OVERVIEW
The Faculty of Mass Communication was launched at the University of Petra in first
semester of Academic Year 2015-2016. It offers Bachelor degrees in either Journalism or
Radio and Television. It is the offspring of the Department of Journalism and
Communication that was part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences which has been one of
the pillars of the university since its founding in 1991. Therefore, the newly launched
Faculty comes on the scene armed with a long and remarkable track record being the first
academic institution to offer media studies at a private Jordanian university.
The Faculty provides the students with high academic and practical qualifications to work
in the different fields of media (print, visual, audio, and digital media) after graduation.
VISION
The Faculty of Mass Communication aims to become the most favored by those seeking to
study media in Jordan and the region.
MISSION
The creation of a distinguished scientific, cultural and social environment that contributes
to the education of media students and the preparation of graduates with advanced
capabilities and skills that enable them to compete positively in the labor market.
OBJECTIVES
1. Provide the necessary scientific knowledge and applications for students and make them
competitors in the labor market.
2. Secures the necessary studies and competence that support the development of the
national media sector and the various aspects of the profession.
3. Develop communicative relationship with the local community including rendering
services in the field of community development and thus impacting the daily lives of
members of this community.
4. Provide continuing education opportunities and media studies and applications to
Jordanian and Arab students, on all forms of specialized media.
5. Raise the efficiency of educational effectiveness and scientific research that helps the
priorities of community.
6. Ensure the best use of teaching aids and communication technology in a way that serves
the profession in the local communities.
7. Cement closer cooperation with official and private universities in Jordan and the Arab
world.
8. Develop educational and training skills of media staff and officials in a way that
preserves the basic Arab issues and cases.
9. Develop the capacity of faculty members in using e-learning.
10. Develop the academic studies and programs, to keep pace with rapid developments in
information and communication technology.
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The Faculty of Mass Communication houses the following Departments housing the
corresponding degrees:
Department of Journalism:
- Bachelor in: (Journalism & Media)
- Bachelor in: (Journalism)
- Master in: (Journalism & Media)
Department of Radio and Television:
- Bachelor in: (Radio & Television)
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Department of Journalism
(Journalism and Media)
OVERVIEW
The Department was established with the establishment of the University of Petra, in 1991
to be the first department to teach Media in Amman city. The Department offers an
undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor Degree in Journalism and Media, designed
to prepare students for a wide variety of careers in journalism and mass media. The course
of study is both broad and deep emphasizing varieties of the journalism profession. The
department provides the students with high academic and practical qualifications to work
in the different fields of media (print, visual, audio, and electronic media) after graduation.
The Department also offers a graduate program leading to a Master degree in Journalism
and Media.
VISION
The Department strives to be the Department of Journalism and Media most favored by
those seeking to study media in Jordan and the region.
MISSION
The creation of a distinguished scientific, cultural and social environment contributing to
the education of journalism and media students and the preparation of graduates with
advanced capabilities and skills enabling them to compete in the labor market.
OBJECTIVES




To teach the essential skills of journalism.
To learn the tools and techniques of interactive media using text, audio, video
interactivity.
To teach the essential skills of reporting , reporting and writing.
To strengthen the academic links between University of Petra and both Jordanian
private and public universities.
221
University of Petra
Faculty of Mass Communication
Journalism & Media
(2015/2016)
Course
Course Title (English)
Credit
Prerequisite
No.
Hours
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
401103 The Art of Writing & Composition
3
405108 Teaching Thinking
3
406103 Methods of Scientific Research
3
401104 Arabic Language Issues in the Modern Age
3
401203 Literary Appreciation
3
402103 English Language - Paragraph Writing
3
9400122
402104 English Language - Basic Grammar
3
9400121
402108 French Language
3
405101 Introduction to Psychology
3
405109 Inter-Personal Communication Skills
3
406101 Principles of Education
3
406218 History of Arab Thought
3
409103 Communication & Society
3
409205 Contemporary Arab Media
3
222
Total
12
6
6
3
9
12
409200 Introduction to Print Media
409201 Journalistic Skills in English (1)
409202 Journalistic Skills in English (2)
409211 News Reporting and Editing
409212 Interviewing and Investigative Reporting
409213 Photojournalism
409221 Introduction to Radio and Television
409231 Introduction to Public Relations
409232 Advertising
409262 Mass Media in Jordan
409303 Electronic Media
409311 Editorials and Analytical Writing
409313 Publication Layout and Design
409321 News Programs for Radio and Television
409322 Radio and Television Production
409341 Theories of Communication
409351 Public Opinion
409354 Propaganda
409441 Research Methods in Communication
409452 International Communication
409474 Graduation Project
409204 Computer Utilization in Mass Media
409222 Arab Broadcasting Systems
409240 Technical Skills in Radio and Television
409261 Historical Development of Mass Media
409312 Mass Media Translation
409320 Broadcast Announcing
409331 Public Relations in Organizations
409352 News Agencies
409362 Media Legislations
409363 Communication and Development in Jordan
409401 Field Training
409403 Journalism Production
409411 Magazines and Specialized Publications
409413 Documentary Film
409453 Technology of Communication
409471 Management of Mass Media
409473 Special Topic in Communication
302101 Principles of Microeconomics
302111 Principles of Statistics
401205 Writing Skills in Arabic
401212 Syntax (1)
xxxxxx
Total Hours
223
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
63
9400121
409201
409211
409211
409211
409211
409221
409221
9600101
15
409221
409202
409221
409231
409303
409212
409221
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
135
University of Petra
Journalism & Media
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
409200
9400100
9400111
9400121
xxxxxx
Course
No.
409201
409221
409231
406103
9400109
xxxxxx
Course
No.
409202
409321
409351
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Course
No.
409303
409311
409441
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Introduction to Print Media
National Education
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Cr.
Course
Hrs.
No.
3
401103
3
409211
3
409262
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
15
First Semester
Course Title
Journalistic Skills in English (1)
Introduction to Radio and
Television
Introduction to Public
Relations
Military Sciences
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
405108
409212
3
409213
Second Semester
Course Title
News Reporting and Editing
Mass Media in Jordan
Second Semester
Course Title
Teaching Thinking
Interviewing and Investigative
Reporting
Photojournalism
3
409232
Advertising
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
Journalistic Skills in English (2)
3
409313
Publication Layout and Design
News Programs for Radio and
3
409322
Radio and Television Production
Television
Public Opinion
3
409341
Theories of Communication
3
409354
Propaganda
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
Req. ( 1 )
18
First Semester
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Course Title
Hrs.
No.
Electronic Media
3
409452
International Communication
Editorials and Analytical
3
409474
Graduation Project
Writing
Research Methods in
3
xxxxxx
Communication
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
Free Req.
Req. ( 2 )
3
18
224
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Journalism & Media
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
409742
Advanced Studies in Communication Theories
3
409743
Seminar in Media Research Methods
3
409744
Contemporary Issues in Media
3
409745
Media Issues in English
3
409747
Public Opinion and Propaganda
3
15
409712
Practical Applications in News Editing
3
409713
Practical Applications in Investigative Journalism
3
409714
Magazine Editing and Production
3
409715
Writing for the Electronic Media
3
409721
Advanced Writing for Radio and Television
3
409722
Practical Applications in Radio and Television Arts
3
409723
3
409731
Planning and Production of Radio and Television
Programs
Practical Applications in Public Relations
409732
Public Relations and Crisis Management
3
409733
Strategies for Advertising Campaigns
3
409734
Management of Media Organizations
3
409740
Media Statistics
3
409741
Media Ethics and Legislations
3
409746
Intercultural Communication
3
9
3
409799
Thesis
9
Total Credit Hours
9
33
225
Journalism & Media
(2015/2016)
(Thesis Track)
Course
No.
Course Title
Credit
Hours
Prerequisite
Total
First Semester
040303
3
040307
3
xxxxxx
Elective (1)
3
Total
9
9
Second Semester
040300
3
040303
3
xxxxxx
Elective (2)
3
Total
9
18
First Semester
040300
3
xxxxxx
Elective (3)
3
Total
6
24
Second Semester
409799
Thesis
9
Total
9
33
33
Total Credit Hours
226
Journalism & Media
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
409712
3
409721
3
409732
3
409741
3
409742
3
409743
3
409744
3
409745
3
24
409713
3
409714
Practical Applications in Investigative
Journalism
Magazine Editing and Production
409715
Writing for the Electronic Media
3
409722
3
409731
Practical Applications in Radio and Television
Arts
Planning and Production of Radio and Television
Programs
Practical Applications in Public Relations
409733
Strategies for Advertising Campaigns
3
409734
Management of Media Organizations
3
409740
Media Statistics
3
409746
Intercultural Communication
3
409747
3
409723
9
3
3
3
409798
0
Total Credit Hours
0
33
227
Journalism & Media
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
Credit
Hours
Course Title
Prerequisite
Total
First Semester
040373
3
040303
3
040307
3
Total
9
9
Second Semester
040373
3
040300
3
xxxxxx
Elective (1)
3
Total
9
18
First Semester
040337
3
040300
3
xxxxxx
Elective (2)
3
Total
9
27
Second Semester
040307
3
040304
0
xxxxxx
Elective (3)
3
Total
6
Total Credit Hours
33
33
228
(Journalism)
OVERVIEW
The Department was established with the founding of the University of Petra in 1991. It
offers a B.A. program designed to prepare students for a wide variety of careers in
journalism. The course of study is both broad and deep emphasizing the varieties the
journalism profession.
VISION
The Department seeks to be the best and most favored choice by those seeking to study
Journalism in Jordan and the region.
MISSION
The creation of a distinguished scientific, cultural and social environment contributing to
the education of Journalism students and the preparation of graduates with advanced
capabilities and skills enabling them to compete in the labor market.
OBJECTIVES
 To teach the students the essential skills and principles of Journalistic writing.
 To train the students how to use the contemporary tools and techniques of print media
production
 To develop the creative journalistic writing.
 To improve and strengthen the cooperation and partnership between the department of
journalism in the University of Petra and the Local community.
 To strengthen the academic links between Petra University and other Jordanian private
and public universities and other Arab and international universities.
229
University of Petra
Journalism
(2015/2016)
Course
Credit
No.
Hours
Prerequisite
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
447747
Introduction to Communication
3
447740
Media Skills in English
3
9400121
801205
3
447747
443740
Jordanian Media
3
443347
Media Research Methods
3
447747
447747
Media and Society
3
447743
3
447777
News Agencies
3
447337
Public Opinion
3
447330
Public Relations
3
447747
Media and Development
3
443340
Media Translation
3
447740
443377
Graphic Design for the Media
3
443373
Digital Media
3
443047
Management of Media Institutions
3
Forth Year
443040
3
Forth Year
230
Total
12
6
6
3
15
9
801102
Introduction to Journalism
801106
History of Arab Journalism
801110
Principles of Journalistic Writing
447770
801118
News Reporting
801202
Interviewing for Journalism
801206
Photojournalism
801210
Journalistic Editing
801302
Publications Layout
801306
Digital Journalism
801310
Exercises in News Reporting
801314
Print Media Advertising
801320
Investigative Journalism
801324
Writing for Magazines
801328
Design of Publications and Websites
801332
Journalistic Articles
801402
Exercises in Investigative Journalism
801498
Internship
801499
Graduation Project
801104
History of Writing and Publishing
801204
Issues in Jordanian Journalism
801212
Issues in Arab and International Journalism
801312
Exercises in Journalistic Editing
801316
Photo Essays
801336
Journalistic Production
801404
Writing for Digital Journalism
801406
Journalistic Exercises in English
801408
Journalistic Campaigns
801410
Specialized Journalistic Writing
801412
Creative Journalistic Writing
801424
Special Topics in Journalism
Department Supportive Electives Requirements (9 Hours)
203252
Digital Photography
302111
302325
401205
Writing Skills in Arabic
401212
Syntax (1)
xxxxxx
Total Hours
231
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
60
801102
801102
801110
801118
801118
801118
801110
801110
801118
801110
801118
801210
801302
801210
801320
‫ اجتياز‬80 ‫ساعة‬
‫معتمدة على األقل‬
Forth Year
12
801210
801206
801310
801306
447740
801310
801320
801332
801310
3
3
3
3
3
9
3
3
135
Journalism
(2015/2016)
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
801102
9400100
Introduction to Journalism
National Education
9400111
9400121
xxxxxx
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Course
No.
801106
801109
801115
801118
9400109
xxxxxx
Course
No.
801302
801306
801310
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
801101
801110
3
802105
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
15
First Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Hrs.
No.
History of Arab Journalism
3
801202
3
801205
3
801206
News Reporting
3
801210
Military Sciences
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Course
Hrs.
No.
Publications Layout
3
801314
Digital Journalism
3
801320
Exercises in New Reporting
3
802201
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
Dept. Elective Req. (3 )
3
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Principles of Journalistic
Writing
Jordanian Media
Second Semester
Course Title
Interviewing for Journalism
Photojournalism
Journalistic Editing
Second Semester
Course Title
Print Media Advertising
Investigative Journalism
Req. ( 1 )
18
Course
No.
801324
801328
801332
801402
801498
First Semester
Course Title
Writing for Magazines
Design of Publications and
Websites
Journalistic Articles
Exercises in Investigative
Journalism
Internship
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
Course
No.
801499
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
6
xxxxxx
18
232
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Second Semester
Course Title
Graduation Project
Req. ( 2 )
Req. ( 3 )
Free Elective Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
Department of Radio and Television
(Radio and Television)
OVERVIEW
The Department of Radio and Television enjoys a prestigious status in Jordan and
regionally, thanks to (1) its constantly updated study plan which aims at preparing our
students for the labour markets, (2) its teaching staff whose members enjoy a wide variety
of academic and professional expertise, and (3) its educational training facilities which are
recognized as of the best and most modern both locally and regionally.
We always seek in our Department to further expand our collaboration with a select group
of local and international media institutions to provide our students with opportunities for
practical training, as well as additional exposure to the market place.
Our faculty is proud of many of its alumni who are now outstanding practicing journalists
whose knowledge had been enriched, and skills further developed, at our program leading
to the prestigious posts they currently enjoy in the media industry.
VISION
The Department of Radio and Television strives to be the first choice for those wishing to
obtain bachelor degrees in radio and television in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and
to be in the forefront of similar departments in the Arab World.
MISSION
Provide students with the theoretical knowledge and the media skills that qualify them for
admission to leading radio and television institutions locally and regionally to contribute to
the process of national construction and development. This mission will be carried out
through (1) a study plan which is constantly updated to keep up with all developments on
the theoretical and practical levels, and (2) providing students with opportunities for the
development of their production skills in the department’s radio and television training
facilities, as well as at a number of the best local and international media institutions.
OBJECTIVES



Providing faculty members, students, and members of the technical and administrative
staff with an excellent academic and work environment.
Adoption of a modern and frequently developed study plan which aims to provide
students with all the knowledge and skills they need to be of the most qualified
graduates of media colleges.
Maintaining state-of-the-art radio and television training facilities which keep up with
the latest developments in radio and television production fields.
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


Enjoying cooperation relations with leading radio and television institutions to train
students and provide them with opportunities to enrich their knowledge of the
requirements for media work.
Assisting graduates in the process of getting rewarding job opportunities.
Maintaining a program of scholarships allowing students to pursue graduate studies at
a number of distinguished international media colleges in order to meet the future needs
of the department for highly qualified and efficient teaching staff.
234
University of Petra
Radio and Television
(2015/2016)
Course
Credit
Prerequisite
No.
Hours
3
3
3
9401099 / P.T
3
9402099 / P.T
3
3
3
9400111
3
9400121
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9400151 Ecology
3
9500101 First Aid
3
3
3
9601099 / P.T
447747
3
447740
3
9400121
801205
3
447747
443740
Jordanian Media
3
443347
3
447747
447747
Media and Society
3
447743
3
447777
News Agencies
3
447337
Public Opinion
3
447330
Public Relations
3
447747
Media and Development
3
443340
Media Translation
3
447740
443377
Graphic Design for the Media
3
443373
Digital Media
3
443047
Management of Media Institutions
3
Forth Year
235
Total
12
6
6
3
15
9
443040
802102
Introduction to Radio and Television
802106
Principles of Writing for Radio
802110
Principles of Writing for Television
443770
802116
News Reporting for Radio and Television
802118
Interviewing for Radio and Television
802206
Radio News Programs
802210
Television News Programs
802302
Radio and Television Programs (1)
802306
Radio and Television Programs (2)
802310
Radio and Television Advertising
802314
Investigative Reporting for Radio and
Television
802320
Radio and Television Performance
802324
Technical Skills in Broadcast Production (1)
802332
Radio Direction
802336
Television Direction
802402
Documentary Film
802498
Internship
3
Forth Year
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
802102
802106
802102
802110
802110
802116
802116
802118
802118
802110
802118
802499
Graduation Project
802104
Specialized Reporting for Radio and Television
802204
Exercises in the Production of Radio News
802212
Exercises in the Production of TV News
802312
Exercises in Investigative Broadcast
Productions
802316
Exercises in the Production of Documentaries
802328
Technical Skills in Broadcast Production (2)
802404
Screenplay Writing
802406
Radio and Television Drama
802408
Radio and Television Children Programs
802410
Radio and Television Sports Programs
802412
Film and Television Critique
802414
International Cinema
802416
Community Radio Stations
802424
Special Topics in Radio and Television
Department Supportive Electives Requirements (9 Hours)
203252
Digital Photography
302111
302325
401205
Writing Skills in Arabic
401212
Syntax (1)
xxxxxx
Total Hours
3
802110
802110
802324
802324
802314
‫ اجتياز‬80 ‫ساعة‬
‫معتمدة على األقل‬
Forth Year
3
3
3
3
802116
802206
802210
802314
3
3
3
3
3
3
802402
802324
802306
802306
802306
802306
802302
802302
802302
802306
236
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
60
12
3
3
3
3
3
9
3
3
135
University of Petra
(2015/2016)
Course
No.
801101
801205
9400111
9400121
xxxxxx
First Semester
Course Title
Media & Society
Arabic Language(1)
English Language(1)
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
Course
No.
801109
802102
802105
9400100
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Second Semester
Course Title
Introd. To Radio & Television
Jordanian Media
National Education
15
First Semester
Course Title
Course
No.
802106
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
802110
Principles of Writing for Radio
802214
Media Ethics & Legislations
3
802202
xxxxxx
3
802204
xxxxxx
Faculty Elective Reg. (2)
3
802302
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Dept. Supportive Req. (1)
Course
No.
802206
802208
802210
802308
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Course
No.
802404
802432
802498
xxxxxx
xxxxxx
3
9400109
3
xxxxxx
18
First Semester
Course Title
Investigative Reporting for
Radio & Television
Radio News Programs
Television News Programs
Radio & Television
Performance
Dept. Elective Req. (2 )
Exercises in the Production of
Documentaries
Radio direction
Internship
Technical Skills in Broadcast
Production (1)
Interviewing for Radio &
Television
News Reporting for Radio &
Television
Radio & Television Programs
(1)
Military Sciences
Dept. Supportive Req. ( 2 )
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
802301
3
3
3
802304
802310
802322
Documentary Film
Radio & Television Advertising
3
3
3
3
3
xxxxxx
3
18
First Semester
Course Title
Second Semester
Course Title
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
3
18
Cr.
Hrs.
3
Course
No.
802436
3
802499
6
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
3
xxxxxx
18
237
Cr.
Hrs.
3
15
Second Semester
Course Title
Television Direction
Graduation Project
Dept. Supportive Req. ( 3 )
Free Elective Req.
Cr.
Hrs.
3
3
3
3
3
15
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NON-ACADEMIC SERVICES AND FACILITIES
The well-being of any nation solely depends on its youth. So, much has to be invested in
order to create and maintain educated, cultured, healthy and socially accepted young
generations.
The university (any respectful university) is the prime source for this investment.
University of Petra is no exception. Its vision, mission, objectives and business are directed
towards achieving this purpose, in order to eventually serve its community, the nation and
the mankind.
In addition to the educational services rendered and the associated purpose-built facilities,
UOP provides its students with non-academic services and facilities necessary for
achieving that goal. These services and facilities lie under the responsibility of the Deanship
of Student Affairs, the Public Relations Department and / or the General Services and
Maintenance Department.
DEANSHIP OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
Vision:
To build a generation of students who are mentally, physically and psychologically healthy
through developing their abilities, energy, and values to contribute effectively to serving
their nation and country.
Objectives:
To achieve our vision, the deanship works to meet the following objectives through its
programs.
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To help students adapt to university life and adhere to its regulations.
To prepare sport programs and activities to develop sport talents and spirits of
cooperation, planning and competition.
To prepare cultural, social and artistic programs to elevate the level of cultural and
social awareness among students as well as to reach a better communication to local
matters.
To follow up with post graduate students and strengthen their communication with their
university and follow up their achievements.
To help students who suffer from social, educational or psychological difficulties
through consultancy, remedial and development programs.
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To provide students with career advice through facilitating data base and training
courses about the needs of the local market.
To follow up with the affairs of non- Jordanian students and help them better
accommodate with the community.
To supervise and assist student union and student scientific associations to achieve their
objectives.
To encourage students to do volunteer work to serve the university family and
community.
STUDENT ATHLETICS AND SPORTS FACILITIES
The UOP athletics services and facilities are managed by the Department of Sports
Activities and are available for the benefit of students, faculty and staff (and, in some cases,
for local community).
The sports facilities serve either indoor or outdoor activities. Indoor activities are exercised
in the Sports Complex Building, which includes basketball, volleyball, tennis, squash
courts, multipurpose halls and exercise and gymnastics halls; a fitness center with fitness
devices such as life fitness optima leg curl, abdominal and hip ape; and an exercise hall for
aerobics, table tennis and martial arts. The UOP community can benefit from the outdoor
sports facilities available, such as basketball, volleyball and tennis courts and a soccer field.
The Department encourages students to benefit from these facilities. It cares for students
who are talented in any kind of sports and forms varsity teams in various games. It also
promotes physical fitness and encourages competition by organizing and hosting inside and
outside (collegiate) tournaments and championships.
Furthermore, the Department, in cooperation with the Department of Educational Sciences,
arranges the offering of a University Elective Course “Sports and Health”, which is
available to all UOP students.
Finally, this department manages the “Athletics Excellence Scholarships” exam
conducted annually to select the students who deserve such scholarships.
Objectives:
1. Establish correct concepts of physical education and physical activity.
2. Promote awareness and useful of sports culture among the students.
3. Care and attention of the talented students and work to improve their previous levels
and technical skills.
4. Contribute to get rid of stress and unloading of emotions and take advantage of their
energy.
5. Raise the level of physical and motor skills of students.
6. Encourage investing leisure time to practice sports activities.
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ARTISTIC, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS SERVICES
Overview:
Artistic, cultural and social activities are initiated, organized and managed by the
Department of Artistic, Cultural and Social services. The department aims to provide
opportunities for students to practice their hobbies, and to develop and raise awareness
among young people, and develop their personalities in the University.
The section creates and forms all activities and supervision and providing adequate and
appropriate atmosphere for these.
Activities through the studied programs of the development of a responsibility and
belonging among students.
Functions:
1. Create the opportunity for students to participate in cultural events, artistic and social
activities.
2. Organize festivals and events, seminars and lectures for different cultural events.
3. Supporting talents to develop their skills in the different fields such as music, song, folk
dance, theater, painting and ceramics.
4. Establishment of artistic bands within the university.
5. Participation in the camps and national youth events for university students.
6. Supervision of volunteer and social work through a committee of students (The system
and the reception).
7. Participation in the activities, cultural and artistic competitions with other universities.
8. Competitions in the field of technical drawing.
9. Establishment of courses in painting, pottery, musical performance, singing and
dancing.
10. Participation in the activities of the local community.
11. Art exhibitions of student’s performance.
12. Improve and develop the students talents.
13. Coordination of the Year Book.
14. Supervision of the audio devices on campus.
A noteworthy annual (3-5) day event organized annually by this department is the “Open
Day”. Students of different countries are assigned individual booths in which books,
leaflets, customs, food and information about their countries, landmarks, culture and
history are presented. Folk dances and performances of these countries are often conducted
during these days. Embassies of the participating countries often assist in and contribute to
the success and to the positive formulation of impression about their countries.
This department is publishing a magazine “Petra Harvest” in which students can exhibit
their talents in writing, reporting and /or poetry.
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This department also manages the “Artistic Excellence Scholarships” exam conducted
annually to select the students who deserve such scholarships.
An important sub-department under this category is “Petra Music”, which was founded
with the aim of forming bands for performing songs and music, as well as for popular
folklore dancing through providing the state of the art musical instruments and sound
equipment necessary forperformances, in addition to providing the appropriate space and
environment for students to develop their musical talents.
Petra Music Tasks:
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Attracting talented students who have the ability to play music, sing, or dance, and
nurturing and utilizing those abilities.
Establishing eastern and western music bands.
Offering music and folkloric dancing courses.
Supervising the following: a) Practicing on the following musical instruments: piano,
guitar, keyboard, accordion, and percussion. b)Voice training for solo tunes.
6. Composing music scores for theatrical works.
7. Participating in national celebrations.
8. Participating in on-campus ceremonies and celebrations.
9. Participating in art activities and competitionsat other universities.
10. Participating in international art festivals.
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CAREER GUDANCE OFFICE / KING ABDULLAH II FUND BUREAU
The office builds the capacity of students and their skills before entering the labor market,
and builds personal student able to self-understanding and able to communicate with others
through the quality of specialized courses, community service, extracurricular activities
and volunteerism, and youth forums and posts social and micro operating system side, on
the other hand The Office is the definition of the student with a future for his career through
workshops on how to prepare a CV and how to go job interviews and how to translate his
knowledge and his academic knowledge and expertise accumulated by the university in his
career, and the Office provides to students meeting the employers through the Job Fair and
Career Day, which held annually for training institutions with a view to employment,
access to expertise required to meet the needs of the labor market.
By this the office role will be communicating the student s to the government institutions,
businesses and local civil society organizations.
Objectives:
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Provide a database of labor market needs of human resources.
To consolidate the work values and behaviors.
Assist students in securing permanent jobs after graduation or during the interim stage
of university education (Part Time Jobs)
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Open channels of communication between the student community and
governmental institutions, businesses and local civil society organizations.
Services provided by the Bureau:
 Establishment of Carrier days and meetings between the students expected to graduate
and the employers of different organizations, companies and other bodies of public and
private sector s.
 Training students in vocational skills through specialized courses contribute to the
quality of their personal information and how to choose their carrier through selfevaluation and measurement of social intelligence and emotional, which helps to know
the professional orientation.
There are a number of courses presented by the Office like:
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Creative thinking skills
Success Skills
How to deal with the pressures of work and life
Work ethics and communication skills
The skills of marketing and promotion and customer service
Leadership skills and responsibility
Managing small businesses
Cycle company
Excellent skills in preparing a CV and conduct job interviews
Specialized computer courses such as (ICDL) and (NETWORK ADMINISTRATION)
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 Holding of training programs for university students to join the labor market through
an agreement with some companies in the local community in order to train students in
different institutions in order to qualify them to work before graduation.
 Support the students graduation projects that are creative and innovative, to breathe
the spirit of excellence, creativity and provide the necessary material support for
research projects for students expected to graduate and support them based on the
principles and criteria taken into account by the creators and distinguished graduation
projects through coordination with the King Abdullah II Center for Excellence.
 Help students develop their own abilities in line with the requirements of the labor
market through participation in the establishment of youth forums and diverse
characteristics of university students through the various bodies in the community such
as, (Injaz) program to create economic opportunities for young people, and will, and
Business Development Center (Maharat Program), and the King Abdullah II Center for
Excellence.
 Advising that benefit the student in his career in coordination with the Centers
for continuing Education (with respect to scholarships and study abroad).
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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND STUDENT UNION
The university strongly advocates values and practices of democracy among its students
and fosters student representation on campus.
Scientific Societies: Students of each Faculty form an elected scientific society, the
objectives of whom are to:
 Encourage students’ scientific activities.
 Articulate student views to Faculty administration.
 Organize cultural, social, sports and scientific in the Faculty.
 Strengthen cooperation of students of the Faculty and University with students of other
universities.
 Care for students’ personalities and positively direct them towards voluntary and team
work and serving the community.
 Enhance students’ talents and hobbies.
Student Union: The student union is formed from the presidents and the secretaries of the
Faculties’ scientific societies. The functions of the union are:
 Participating with university administration in formulating the general policies of the
scientific societies.
 Developing the scientific societies.
 Representing the student body in the university and relating their views.
 Participating in the university students’ activities.
 Strengthen the relationships between students and faculty members.
 Working on building students personalities, enhancing positive attitudes and services to
the community.
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HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES
The university places great emphasis on maintaining good health for all students, faculty
and staff (and also their families) by arranging to provide them with health and life
insurance and by treatment of their illness inside and outside campus. All students at UOP
are health and life insured during their study by an insurance company contracted by the
university. In addition, they are provided with completely free treatment of illness.
Medical Center: Medical care and health services are managed by this center. It is staffed
by three doctors, a pharmacist and four nurses. The center provides treatment, nursing and
ambulance services. In severe illness cases, patients, through the insurance plan, are
referred to a specialist, E. R. or a hospital (outpatient or inpatient). Special health care is
provided to female students residing in the university dormitory. Medical attention and
coverage is also provided during activities held at the university, such as, sports,
celebrations, graduation ceremony, etc.
(FEMALE) STUDENT HOUSING
A comfortable on-campus dormitory is available for female students at UOP. It has (134)
fully furnished single or double bedrooms, equipped with heating and hot water units.
Additionally, in the dorm, there are study, TV, Internet, Sports (Gym), recreation and guest
halls. Laundry, kitchenette and beauty services are also provided. Other services include
free cleaning, transportation and emergency. Especially catered extracurricular activities,
such as recreational trips, are organized by the Deanship of Student Affairs for residents.
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INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AFFAIRS
As non-Jordanian students constitute a high portion (about 20%) of the student body and
as they are of about (33) different nationalities, the university places great emphasis and
care to make their lives (on and off campus) fruitful, comfortable, joyful and memorable
during their study. To do so, the Deanship of Student Affairs has designated a separate
office to run their affairs.
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International Student Affairs Office
Objectives:
The office aims to reach the maximum possible contribution to the activation of the role of
the foreign student in the university community, specially and the Jordanian society in
general, in addition to assist the foreign student to adapt and integrate into the student body
and to meet the challenges which they might face in life outside and inside the university .
Because of the positive learning environment which the university adopts, it becomes the
destination of many of Arab and foreign students. As a result of that, the university has
established this office to help these foreign students and take care of the issues that
face them during their studies in the university , and activating their role in the university
through the activities which are held by the office in order to reach maximum possible
contribution to the activation of the role of the foreign student in the university community
specially, and the Jordanian society in general. And work to incorporate them in the student
body, and to help them meet the challenges they might face in life inside and outside the
university . We are found to facilitate their affairs.
Functions:
1. Preparation of an archive data of foreign students.
2. Distribution of brochures to the foreign students to familiarize them with the functions
of the department and its objectives.
3. Follow-up procedures of giving and renewal the residence during each semester ,
and follow-up the problems of students in the Interior Ministry and security bureaus
, and
work to solve their problems as much as possible.
4. Organizing a series of meetings of the foreign students with cultural attachés of
their
countries.
5. Organizing poetry meetings for international students.
6. Focusing on sports and cultural section of foreign students.
7. Regular Meeting with foreign students department to listen to their suggestions
and complains.
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Overview:
Based on the philosophy of the University of Petra to follow Alumni and help them build
and develop their professional skills and willingness to engage them with the labor market
efficiently and effectively, the Alumni Affairs Office was established.
Objectives:
First: Studies and Research
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1. Analytical studies to measure the satisfaction of alumni from graduation ceremonies to
take advantage of the results in the development of performance.
2. Analytical studies on the suitability of the plans of certain disciplines at the University
to the labor market.
Second : Communication and Networking:
1. Preparation and design of alumni electronic magazine to be a liaison and
contact between the alumnus and his university.
2. Updated information and develop the website of the Department of alumni affairs and
Deanship of Student Affairs to ensure the delivery of updated information for alumni .
3. Provide an opportunity for alumni to train and build capacity at several training centers
with special discounts or free payments.
Third : Employment:
1. Positive communication with a number of well known institutions and companies
to employ alumni or expected graduate of students in full-time or in part time.
2. Set up Employment Days at the university for several establishments to participate for
giving the opportunity to alumni to learn about the labor market.
3. Update the list of data of alumni of the University each semester in order to provide it
for the purposes of employment agencies and institutions, locally and regionally.
Forth : The Process of Graduation:
1. Contribution of the successful of the graduation ceremonies and secure all supplies for
alumni of caps and ribbons and tassels and the preparation of patent disclosure for
alumni.
2. Provide the opportunity for alumni who achieved their jobs to describe their success
stories through the graduation ceremony as a tale of success .
STUDENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
The Department of Student Services is one of the sections of the Deanship of Student
Affairs, and always lives up to meet the needs of students and graduates at the service and
counseling levels, and it cares for dealing closely with other departments and deanships.
Functions:
Among the most important services provided by the Department are:
 Following up the quality of services of interest to students such as restaurants and shops,
parks and playgrounds and Internet halls and many other facilities, and maintaining the
health and safety of students through conducting periodic reports and receiving
different types of complaints from students and taking the necessary measures.
 Receiving student's complaints and deciding on them and dealing with the disputes that
may occur, where minor problems are resolved internally while other problems are
referred to the Disciplinary Board for appropriate action.
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 Supervising and following-up student trips to ensure the safety of students during the
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trips and providing whatever is deemed necessary for their success.
Issuing certificates of good conduct in accordance with the regulations and instructions.
Recognizing the losses and announcing them and delivering them to their respective
owners.
Following-up Student Council of the University of Petra, supervising the elections of
the Council and following-up its work as per the regulations and instructions in force
at the University.
Following-up the creation of student committees at the University and supporting them.
Supervising the establishment of student forums and helping them to achieve their goals.
Work is underway to establish a scouting group at the University of Petra to support the
University during all activities.
Supervising the publications and printed matter at the University and making sure that
they are valid before publication.
Preparation and supervising graduation ceremonies and all matters relating to their
success.
Collecting donations in conjunction with student committees and distributing
them among the needy persons in the local community.
Supporting the Deanship departments during their daily work and activities.
FOOD SERVICES
Students at UOP can benefit from the many food outlets provided on campus and in the
neighborhood. Centrally located is the main cafeteria which provides hot/ cold meals all
day. There are also about (20) food outlets which provide quick meals, sandwiches and hot
and cold drinks. Of course, all food-related materials and locations are under strict
supervision of the Deanship of Student Affairs and / or the General Services and
Maintenance Department, to ensure safe and healthy food to students. There are also
several minimarkets and a main supermarket which all share in delivering dry food and
cold drinks to students.
Nutrition Clinic: Realizing the importance of good nutrition in maintaining a healthy body
and in reducing the risk of chronic diseases, the Department of Nutrition in the Faculty of
Pharmacy & Medical Sciences has established this clinic with the aim of raising the
university community nutrition awareness and helping them observe and evaluate their
nutritional status. The clinic is supervised by a team of highly qualified staff of nutritionists
from the department, and is equipped with advanced technical devices, such as TANITA
Body Composition Analyzer. The staff assists in planning diets and provides nutritional
guidance for different chronic diseases: overweight and obesity, weight loss, hypertension
and other cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, etc.
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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND BUS SCHEDULE
In addition to the public transportation means available to all citizens, which students can
benefit from, the university provides transportation from and to all areas in the neighboring
cities: Amman, Zarqa and Ma’adaba. Bus services are scheduled at various times of the
day to suit students’ timetables, and locations as follows:
#
Service
Route
University of Jordan 1
University Bridge, University Mosque, Sweileh, Civil
DefenceTraffic Lights, al-Hussein Parks, Medical City St.
(Schedule: 6:45, 8:00)03:9 ,
Abu-Nuseir, al-Manhal Circle ,al-Dawriyyat Traffic Lights,
Sweileh, Medical City St. (Abu- Nuseir Schedule 3only at 6:45
a.m. and 4:10 p.m.).
al-Buq'a Camp, Sweileh, Medical City St., UOP (al-Buq'a
Schedule: only at 6:45 a.m. and 4:10 p.m.).
al-Rasheed Suburb
al-Dustur Newspaper, al-Rawda Housing, Umeima, al-Manhal
Schools, Jordan University Fence, University Bridge,al-Madinah
al-Munawwarah St., 7th Circle, UOP.
7
al-Gardins
al-Ameed Coffee, al-Waha Circle ,al-Madinah al- Munawwarah
St., Suheib Mosque, 7th Circle, Airport Road,UOP.
0
Tabarbour
Housing Bank Circle, Gate 4, Orchida Hotel, al- Rabiyah, alIttisalat Circle, al-Kilo Circle, al- Madinah al-Munawwarah St.,
7th Circle, UOP (Schedule: 6:45, 7:45, 9:30.)
al-Hussein 1
al-Qusur Bridge, al-Istiqlal St ,.al-Dakhiliyah Circle, 4th Circle,
Suspension Bridge, Airport Road, UOP ( Schedule: 6:45, 7:50,
9:30)
al-Hussein 2
Firas Circle, al-Dakhiliyah Circle4 ,th Circle, Suspension
Bridge, Airport Road, UOP.
al-Abdali
Old Abdali Complex, Parliament ,al-Mukhabarat Bridge, Arab
Bank, al-Hussein Suburb Traffic Lights, Um-Utheina Market,
6th Circle, 7th Circle, UOP.
Abdoun
al-Usrah Circle, Abdoun Circle ,Housing Bank, Amasi
Restaurant Triangle, DeirGhubar St., Airport Road ,UOP.
Khalda-Tila' al-Ali
al-Sultan St. Al-Bishiti Traffic Lights, Arab Bank Traffic Lights,
English School St., Khlda Municipality, Mecca St., Jabr
Complex, UOP.
7
3
0
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3
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al-Bayadir 1
al-Jandawil, al-Salam Markets ,al-Mutasarrifiyah, Yasser alAbbadi, Philadelphia Schools, Airport Road ,UOP.
al-Bayadir 2
8th Circle, Bayadir Traffic Lights ,UNRWA School, al-Sina'ah
St., Airport Road, UOP.
0
Nazzal Quarter
al-Akhdar, al-Lawzi Triangle ,Housing Bank, al- Dustur St.,
Burhan Kamal School, Ali Saqr, al-Yassmin Circle ,al-Quds
Street, UOP.
74
Marj al-Hamam
al-Sakha' Stores, al-Bardini Circle ,al-Dalla Circle, Aliya Circle,
UOP.
77
Zarqa
al-Saada St., Army St., al-Ruseifa ,Camp, Raghadan, City
Center, Ras al-Ayn, UOP (Zarqa Schedule: 6:45 a.m. and
4:10 p.m.).
Raghadan 1
al-Hashimi al-Shamali, Raghadan Complex, Raghadan al-Siyahi,
City Center, Ras al-Ayn, UOP (al-Hashimi Schedule 5346 3a.m.
and 4:10 p.m.).
Raghadan3
Marka al-Shamaliya, Raghadan Complex, Raghadan al-Siyahi,
City Center, Ras al-Ayn, UOP (Marka Schedule: 6:45a.m. and
4:10 p.m.).
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al-Queismah
Abu-Alanda Circle, Jabal al-Hadid ,al-Queismah, al-Thalathin
St., al-Wahdat, al-Tayyibat Village, Jabal al-Zuhur ,al-Quds St.,
UOP.
70
Sahab
Martyr Circle, al-Amn al-'Am Housing, Customs Circle, alArba'in St, UOP.
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al-Yadoudah
al-Maliyah-wa-al-Zira'ah Housing ,al-Tibah Circle, Khreibat alSouq Traffic Lights, Jawa Traffic Lights, Ramadan Mosque,
Kan-Zaman Triangle, UOP.
7.
Madaba
Madaba Complex, Housing Bank ,al-Muhafazah Circle, al-Khat
al-Gharbi, UOP.
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Jabal Amman
1st Circle, 2nd Circle, 3rd Circle4 ,th Circle, 5th Circle, 6th
Circle, 7th Circle, Airport Road, UOP.
74
al-Haj Hassan Suburb
Broadcasting House, al-Hanan Hospital, South Bus- Station
Complex, Madaba St., Hittin College, al-Maqablein Circle, alSakhin Circle, al-Hurriyah St. (al-Arba'in), UOP.
4
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Bus Timetable:
Amman
Zarqa
Madaba
To UOP
6:45 AM
8:00 AM
9:45 AM
6:30 AM
7:00 AM
From UOP
12:30 PM
2:15 PM
4:10 PM
12:30 PM
4:10 PM
2:15 PM
4:10 PM
Bus Service Times for Student Housing:
Weekends and Public Holidays: From Campus to Amman: 11:00, 2:00, 6:00 Return to
Campus from 7th Circle: 8:45 p.m.
Notes:
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If there are less than 10 students on the bus, the trip shall be cancelled.
Bus route alteration is not allowed.
When the Airport Road works related to the detour near the University are
completed, the 6:45 morning service will be at 7:00, as it used to be
Transportation Fees (optional for students):
 Regular Semester: JOD 100
 Summer Semester: JOD 50
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VEHICLE PARKING SERVICES
The university provides free indoor and outdoor vehicle parking. Recently, an indoor
parking complex, with capacity of (1000) cars, has been completed. The complex is up to
the highest standards of safety measures and smoothness.
BANKING SERVICES
All students’ banking and financial needs are facilitated by a branch of a local bank on
campus. All types of transactions: payments, transfer, money accounts, checks, ATM, ..
are provided to UOP community by this branch.
MILITARY SERVICE AFFAIRS OFFICE
In order to assist its Jordanian students in settling their military service affairs, and to
minimize their efforts in this regard, the university opened this office through which all
their military-related affairs are executed.
DOCUMENT ATTESTATION OFFICE
The university, upon agreement with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research, houses this office, which renders the services of the ministry to UOP and to (6)
neighboring universities students. These services include attestation of students’ diplomas
and documents and file verification of admitted, enrolled and/ or graduate students in these
universities.
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MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT SERVICES
UOP students can benefit from several other services provided by purpose-established
facilities on campus such as: a bookshop, a stationary store, a laundry, a beauty salon, a
donut house, a supermarket and several minimarkets.
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DEANSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND
GRADUATE STUDIES
Overview:
The University of Petra considers Scientific Research and Graduate Studies as the main
pillar of academic activities.
The Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies undertakes the management of
such activities in accordance with the following organizational chart:
The Scientific Research Board undertakes the responsibility for supporting research
activities at the University. The Board also considers the possibility of financing
research, authorship proposals and activities, applications submitted for attendance of local,
regional and international scientific and educational conferences, together with conferences
and seminars to be held at the University of Petra.
Duties of the Dean of Scientific Research:
1. Develop the general policy of scientific research; specify the means of implementation
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thereof, and prepare the plans for scientific research in cooperation with the deans of
the Faculties.
Prepare necessary instructions for the management of scientific research and take
necessary steps to encourage, coordinate, support, follow-up, evaluate, and publish such
research.
Lay the foundations and conditions necessary to preserve UOP's and researchers'
rights on scientific research and their results, provided that such results do not conflict
with patent and copyright rules and regulations in force in the Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan.
Discuss the annual budget for scientific research and scholarships' program in
accordance with the instructions in force.
Supervise the issues of magazines or periodicals which are concerned with the
deployment of specialized scientific research.
Endorse the financial support allocated for research projects, publication of literature,
and participation in conferences.
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7. Any other matters related to scientific research.
Objectives:
1. Develop the general policy of scientific research, specify the means of implementation
thereof, and set up the plans for scientific research in cooperation with the deans of the
Faculties.
2. Prepare necessary instructions for the management of scientific research and take
necessary steps to encourage, coordinate, support, follow-up, evaluate, and publish such
research.
3. Lay the foundations and conditions necessary to preserve UOP's and
researchers' rights on scientific research and their results, provided that such results do
not conflict with patents and copyright rules and regulations in force in the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan.
4. Discuss the annual budget for scientific research and scholarships' program in
accordance with the instructions in force.
5. Supervise the issues of magazines or periodicals which are concerned with the
deployment of specialized scientific research.
6. Endorse the financial support allocated for research projects, publication of literature,
and participation in conferences.
7. Any other matters related to scientific research.
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THE UOP LIBRARY
Overview:
The library of the University of Petra dates from 1991 when the university was founded. It
now occupies a three-story building and can house more than 100,000 volumes.
The library is growing continuously both in number of books and in fields of
specializations. It aims at providing students and scholars with books, periodicals, and
sources of information required in academic activities. It therefore continuously develops
its resources and updates them in accordance with the latest development in scientific
progress, information technology systems and services, and the use of computers, the
Internet, and databased information.
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Sunday-Wednesday 08:00am – 07:00pm
Thursday 08:00am – 04:00pm
Saturday 09:00am – 04:00pm
Vision:
To be the core source of knowledge for the University of Petra members to support learning
and research at the highest international standards.
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Mission:
To implement the latest technologies and support the educational process and research in a
competitive environment.
Objectives:
 Helping university staff and students to reach sources of information in the easiest
possible ways.
 Increasing the number of publications in various field of knowledge in a balanced way.
 Organizing the sources of information in accordance with modern systems of
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Improving the performance of its staff by arranging special training courses.
Cooperating with other libraries and institutions.
Expanding electronic subscriptions.
Providing community service.
Library Services:
The library offers its services to University of Petra students, teaching and administrative
staff, UOP alumni, and scholars from outside the university. These services include:
Lending Services:
Lending books to students and to teaching and administrative staff.
Offering library services to scholars from outside the university in all subjects for an
annual fee.
Reserving books on-shelf for the use of teaching staff.
Evening loan services.
Search and Guidance Services:
The sub-librarians in the Arabic section, the foreign section, and in the periodicals section
are prepared to offer guidance and answer questions concerning the library instructions,
how to use references, and location of periodicals or publications related to a certain
topic. They are also ready to instruct students on how to use electronic devices and the
Internet.
Databases and Electronic Library:
The library offers services concerning its database systems for books and periodicals via
the university's Internet. The library possesses specialized laboratories for these services,
offers the use of equipment on the various floors, and guides students in the best way on
how to use these services.
Printing and Copying Services:
The library offers copying services for library publications that cannot be borrowed, such
as references and periodicals, on the condition that this does not infringe on
intellectual property rights. The library also offers printing services to students and
university staff in computer laboratories, in return for a minimal fee. Printing of research
materials and articles obtained from the web is offered free of charge.
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Reading Rooms:
The library provides students with a number of reading rooms where they can read freely
and in a quiet atmosphere.
Ask A Librarian:
Researchers can request chapter or part of a book or article from our collections and
databases and we answer these request through email, Ask a librarian link.
Electronic Library:
The library participates in several online databases for references and electronic
periodicals.
1. EBRARY
URL: http://site.ebrary.com/lib/univofpetra
Description:
EBRARY offers authoritative eBooks in a wide range of subject areas, along with powerful
tools to help you find, use, and manage the information you need. We boast over 127,000
electronic books and other documents from more than 220 academic and professional
publishers.
Subjects: Business & Economics, Computers & IT, Education, Engineering & Technology,
History & Political Science, Humanities, Interdisciplinary & Area Studies, Language,
Literature & Linguistics, Law, International Relations & Public Policy, Life Sciences,
Medicine, Nursing & Allied Health, Physical Sciences, Psychology & Social Work,
Religion, Philosophy & Classics, Sociology & Anthropology.
2. EBSCO-Host Databases
URL: http://search.ebscohost.com/
Description:
EBSCOhost is a powerful online reference system accessible via the Internet. It offers a
variety of proprietary full text databases and popular databases from leading information
providers.
The comprehensive databases range from general reference collections to specially
designed, subject-specific databases for public, academic, medical, corporate, and school
libraries.
3. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
URL: http://proquest.umi.com/login
Description:
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (Full Text) is the world's most comprehensive collection
of dissertations and theses. The official digital dissertations' archive for the Library of
Congress and the database of Record for Graduate Research. It includes 3.1 million
dissertation and theses citations from around the world dating from 1861 till present day
together with 1 million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format.
The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong
retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works. Each dissertation published since
July 1980 includes a 350-word abstract written by the author. Master's theses published
since 1988 include 150-word abstracts. The Database offers researchers unlimited access
to digital copies from their own institutions as well as affordable copies from others.
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4. Access Pharmacy
URL: http://www.accesspharmacy.com/
Description:
AccessPharmacy is an online curricular resource designed to meet the changing demands
of pharmacy education. A flexible resource, AccessPharmacy allows students to select a
core curriculum topic, browse by organ system, review textbooks, or search across leading
pharmacy online references.
5. Scopus
URL: http://www.scopus.com
Description:
Scopus is the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature with
smart tools that track, analyze, and visualize research. Easy to use and comprehensive,
Scopus is designed to quickly find the information researchers need. Tools to sort, refine,
and quickly identify results help you focus on the outcome of your work. You can spend
less time mastering databases and more time on research.
6. SCIENCE DIRECT
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/
Description:
ScienceDirect is Elsevier’s leading information solution for researchers, teachers, students,
healthcare professionals, and information professionals. It combines authoritative, full-text
scientific, technical, and health publications with smart, intuitive functionality so that you
can stay informed in your field, and can work more effectively and efficiently.
7. ADALAH for Law Studies.
8. URLICH Web Directory:
URL: http://ulrichsweb.serialssolutions.com/
Description:
Ulrichsweb is an easy to search source of detailed information on more than 300,000
periodicals of all types: academic and scholarly journals, e-journals, peer-reviewed titles,
popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters, and more.
9. Dar AlMandumah:
URL: http://search.mandumah.com/
Description:
Dar AlMandumah Saudi Company was established in 2004, and is specialized in the field
of construction and development of scientific information, specialized databases, research,
and academic fields. The company has extensive cumulative experience in the organization
of digital information content and information bases and mechanisms.
RULES
General Rules:
1. Maintain the quiet atmosphere of the library.
2. Turn off mobile phones before entering.
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3. No food or drinks.
4. No smoking.
5. All library books magnetically controlled.
6. Not to place books back on the shelf after use.
7. Observance of section instructions he/she is using.
8. Observance of library working hours.
9. Library sections are surveillanced by cameras.
10. Library staff are ready to help any user.
Lending Instructions for University Students:
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When borrowing a book, students are required to have the university registration card.
Undergraduate students may borrow no more than 3 books for the period of two weeks.
Graduate students may borrow no more than 10 books for the period of two months.
The lending period may not be renewed for a book which is on demand by other
students. Lending priority, in this case, is given to the first student requiring the book.
Students keeping a book more than two weeks are not allowed to borrow new books.
References and periodicals are used on the premises only, and cannot be borrowed.
Books on the reserve shelf may be borrowed during evening hours only; their use during
work hours is arranged by library staff.
Evening lending hours start half an hour before the end of the normal work hours and
end an hour after the start of next day work hours.
The date of return is stamped on a special slip stuck on the end of the book.
250 fils is paid for each day of exceeding the loan period of two weeks.
Lending Instructions for Teaching Staff:
1. Teaching staff may borrow books after they produce their university ID card.
2. A teaching staff member or a full time lecturer may borrow no more than 15 books
and for the period of one semester, at the end of which the loan period has to be
renewed.
Lending Instructions for Non-Teaching Staff:
1. Non-teaching staff may borrow books after producing their university ID cards.
2. Non-teaching staff may borrow no more than 5 books and for one month only.
The library takes part in a number of other activities including holding training courses,
conferences, and symposia related to library sciences and data systems.
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UNIVERSITY NON-ACADEMIS DEPARTMENTS
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Overview:
Successful administration in any society is the catalyst of its progress and sustainability. It
is that which allows it to achieve prosperity and which works to overcome any hurdles the
society may face.
A democratic administration creates a relaxing environment allowing members of that
particular body to complete all tasks entrusted to them and to employ their skills and
abilities towards the betterment of production outcomes. The fast paced technological and
social changes, among others, have become rapidly paced; a matter that requires an increase
in coordination, regulation, monitoring, and calculated prediction to face them.
The successful administration at the University of Petra fulfills the needs of the
University’s teaching staff and administrative employees by providing them with their
salaries without delay, and by providing shareholders with the return on their investment.
It also provides the general public with the products they need in order to possess a
competitive edge so as to compete in the labor market. Accordingly, and for more
productivity and success of its endeavors, the Department of Human Resources at UOP
works on utilizing all available resources to fulfill the goals and aspirations of its
stakeholders.
We believe that our human resources at the University of Petra are of high value, and that
serving the teaching and administrative staff is of utmost importance so that they may work
in cohort to provide our students with the highest quality of education and services. The
Department of Human Resources at UOP supports the University staff in their commitment
towards the University by providing the former with measures for attracting. Retaining,
and enriching their capabilities. Our consultations and communication with the main
players at the University allows us to provide better services that are well targeted and that
fulfill the needs of all.
The Department of Human Resources at UOP joins up with heads of departments and
supervisors to put in place strategies that are more organizationally flexible so as to improve
relations among the employees, as well as their understanding of work relations – enabling
them to enjoy both personal and professional growth.
Vision:
To be exemplary in the provision of best administrative services for UOP employees in a
work inducive and advanced environment.
Mission:
 To attract the best and most competent and experienced professionals in different
fields.
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 To develop its provision of administrative services through the training of its staff, and
the development of their abilities and knowledge in a one-team frame so as to achieve
the University’s regulations and bylaws.
 To inform UOP employees of their rights and duties.
Objectives:
 To provide employees with an environment that enables them to develop their skills
and knowledge.
 To choose the most capable staff in a non-discriminatory manner.
 To develop forms for staff assessment that reflect their strengths and weaknesses so as
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To raise employees’ capacity in line with UOP’s Vision and Mission.
To provide employees with incentives in accordance with their assessment results.
To apply Quality Assurance measures on all services and activities provided by the
department, with particular focus on outcomes’ quality.
To ensure the correlation between HR decisions and UOP’s regulations and laws, as
well as with the National Universities’ Law.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Vision:
The Finance Department strives to execute the best financial procedures, which enhances
the University development and success.
Mission:
The Department shall secure high quality financial and accounting papers, offer support
and consultation through the adherence to University policies and procedures.
The Department consists of the following sub-departments:
1. General accounting.
2. Students Dues Accounting.
3. Salaries Payroll.
4. Cash.
5. Budget.
6. Warehouses Accounting.
PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
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To enforce cooperation with the local community.
To enforce inter-relationships among University staff.
To increase cooperation with media organizations.
To ensure adequate coverage of University activities.
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Mission:
 Present a positive image about the University: staff, students, facilities and activities.
 Work on promoting the University in order to attract new students either from Jordan
or from the Arab countries.
 Facilitate the functions of the academic and administrative staff.
The Department consists of the following divisions, the functions of which are stated:
Job Description for the Cultural Relations, Cultural Production, & Divisions
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To monitor the scientific and cultural activities held at the university (lectures,
seminars, conferences, exhibitions) and access to working papers related to the events.
2. Arrange and prepare for university events (official and otherwise) and organization.
3. Preparation and organization of visits of official delegations and the People's Student
of the University.
4. Receive the university Guests and the preparation of their visit, & participate in
attracting new students.
5. Preparation of the of invitees lists to university events and invitations to them in a
timely manner.
6. To provide local cultural institutions and other bodies with issues , including on the
university bulletin regularly and continuously, in addition to the circulation of a list of
official bodies, institutions and universities.
7. Participation in the preparation of print media (brochures, annual book, student guides
and the annual report).
8. Coordination with the concerned authorities at the university with regard to preparing
for conferences, seminars and organized (secure tickets, booking hotels, and farewell
reception, the conference venue booking and processing, preparation of publications
and stationery necessary, inquiries in restaurants, and transportation ).
9. Participation in attracting new students and the promotion of the University locally
and academically.
10. The representation of the university in the domestic and international exhibitions.
11. Any other tasks assigned by the Director of the Department.
Job Description for the Media Division
1. Participation in the preparation of print media (brochures, annual book, student guide,
accreditation guide, the annual report,& the university calendar etc.).
2. Media coverage of conferences, seminars, official visits and events of the university
activities.
3. To monitor all media releases and photos issued by the university and save it computer.
4. To monitor the daily newspapers and media to prepare daily report back.
5. Maintaining audio visual materials, that are related to events (University of
documentary films and events, graduation ceremonies, &the activities of university
officials)
6. banner preparation required for university events.
7. Prepare the required advertisements published in local newspapers ,regional and
international, concerning the promotion of the University.
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8. Any other tasks assigned by the Director of the Department .
Job Description for the International Relation Division
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Follow up the conditions of candidates for the emission and to support them with daily
headlines of the foreign universities list approved by Petra university &the United
States, Canada, European countries, in addition to educate candidate via
correspondence or e-mail.
2. Participation in the updated information to the cultural and international relations at
the university website.
3. Hold official contacts with foreign embassies, regional, Arab countries and foreign
representatives in Jordan to build strong relations with them.
4. Participate in the preparation of programs designed to market and promote the
university at the regional and international exhibitions, organizing of visits and
international conferences.
5. Preparation of drafts of international bilateral agreements with universities abroad for
the exchange of faculty members, post graduate studies Name items to MSC and PhD
degree. in various disciplines.
6. Opening of files for each candidate.
7. Preparation and official guide books to schools in respect of the academic situation of
the candidates and delegates.
8. Preparation of official letters to faculties regarding candidates academic progresse.
9. Contact with international organizations and donor institutions in order to attract the
support of scientific research projects at the university.
10. Any other tasks assigned by the Director of the Department.
SUPPLIES AND PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
Vision:
To make the university distinct and quick in meeting the requirements to arrive at an
optimal level of excellence and development.
Mission:
To attain the highest computerized strategy for accessories to accelerate meeting the orders
of faculties and offices’ requirements via the internal e-mail of the University.
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GENERAL SERVICES AND MAINTENECE DEPARTMENT
Vision:
The Department works for realizing an attractive and distinct university milieu.
Mission:
Offering general services to deanships, centers and offices, creating green, peaceful and
clean milieu, securing transportation for students and employees, and maintaining the
university’s buildings and facilities, as a manifestation of the office’s mission.
Objectives:
1. To preserve the public and private assets and properties of the university.
2. To offer public services that create a university atmosphere and an appropriate
environment that realize the objectives of study and learning.
3. To offer support and sustenance to the deanships and offices inside the university for
guaranteeing an effective dispatch of administrative and academic affairs.
4. To optimally use material, human and technological resources to operate and maintain
all the university’s installations, and regulate the costs of operation and maintenance of
the university’s facilities.
5. To provide all requirements necessary for achieving the required tasks with high
efficiency.
6. To supply all requirements necessary for facing emergencies and bad weather
conditions.
This Department is charged with the responsibility of sustaining security, supervising
farming, cleanliness, communication and maintenance, securing transportation for
students, and observing the activities of the trade market. It is also charged with cooperating
and coordinating with all the university’s offices to render various university activities
successful. The office consists of the following sections:
1. Maintenance section.
2. General service section (cleanliness, public sanitation, restaurants and observing the
trade market).
3. Communication section.
4. Traffic and transportation section.
5. University security section.
6. Farming section.
1) Maintenance Section
This Section’s duties are to ensure the proper functioning of all devices, facilities,
sanitation, buildings, and other facilities by providing the necessary maintance.
2) General Service Section (Cleanliness and Health Service):
It consists of :
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1. Cleanliness monitor
2. Cleanliness workers
3. Service workers
This division is responsible for the cleanliness of the buildings, open spaces and streets of
the university as well as the apartments. It takes over combating rodents and insects,
cleaning all facilities, offering service to the academic and administrative staff, distributing
the internal mail, and supervising and preparing classrooms and seminar rooms. It also
participates in preparing the sites of official festivals and meetings. The division takes over
the following duties:
1. Cleanliness of all the university's facilities which include classrooms, teachers' rooms,
employees' rooms, laboratories, open spaces, female students' dormitory coupled with
follow up.
2. Undertaking transport, transfer and moving the requirements of the offices and faculties
from the warehouses or transport between the university's offices and bureaus by
immediately contacting the branch of services, which also undertakes, in all national
occasions and university festivals, preparing and arranging in full swing these occasions
and festivals and carrying out everything necessary after each occasion or festival
quickly and carefully. In bad weather conditions, a competent team undertakes draining
rain water from the roofs and removing snow from the buildings and walkways to avoid
slipping.
3) Communication Section
The functional structure consists of:
1. Telephone exchange officer
2. Telephone exchange operator
The section secures telephone communication and fax services for the teaching staff,
employees, university guests and visitors and female students living in the dormitory.
4) Traffic and Transportation Section
1. Section head
2. Drivers
3. Automobile mechanics and electricians
This section provides necessary transportation means for the university's students and
employees. It also delivers mail from the university to other authorities, and secures
transportation means for participants in conferences and symposia held on campus as well
as participants in scientific and recreational trips inside and outside the Kingdom of Jordan.
It transports the pupils of the model school. The technical cadre is responsible for all works
of maintaining the university's automobiles.
The section is charged with the duty of securing requests of internal and external
transporting of the university's academic and administrative staff by the university's
vehicles any time.
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1. Securing transportation to all guests of the university.
2. Securing transportation to all student scientific and recreational trips.
3. Organizing trips to Dignified Mecca in Saudi Arabia for performing Al-Umra
religious duty.
4. Providing the university with a daily on-duty vehicle after office hours to answer to
emergencies in the dormitory of female students and answer to evening on-duty
employees.
5) Security Section:
1. Chief of the security guard
2. Guards of the university’s gates
3. Guards of the university’s open spaces
4. Guards of the faculties
It also preserves the security of the students and employees on campus, protects the
properties of the university and organizes traffic and parking lots.
6) Farming Section
The functional structure consists of
1. Section head
2. Foreman
3. Farming workers
The section takes care of the university's gardens by tilling, planting, watering and
trimming trees and picking olives. It also takes care of ornament transplants and interior
plants, removes harmful weeds, and eliminates insectile harms as well as setting up and
planting the university's gardens and plant bowls, and supplying transplants. It is also
responsible for promoting the farming and esthetic level of the university. The important
activities performed by the section are:
1. Holding annual festivals for observing the Tree Day.
2. Continuously taking care of the university's fruitful trees such as olive trees and
forest trees such as cypress and pine trees on campus by watering, trimming and
fertilizing them and eliminating insectile harms.
3. Planting interior bowls and open spaces among the university buildings with various
rose shrubs and perennial plants.
4. Supplying the offices and deanships of the university with various interior ornament
plants in plastic bowls supplied with soil and preservatives prepared for this purpose.
5. Covering university activities and festivals with ornament plants, rose bouquets and
nicely arranged flowers.
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UNIVERSITY CENTERS
COMPUTER AND INFORMATION AND CONTROL CENTER
Overview:
Computer & Information & Control Center is one of the most important units in the
university, which provides support services to the university, where the tasks entrusted to
him such as: maintenance and the creation of the internal network, maintain databases of
Financial & Admission software with regular backup procedures to the desired software.
Important services such as Internet, e-mail and e-exams etc.., are the most important basic
services to the University, in addition of finding the best ways to keep up university
development with the enormous scientific development in the field of information
technology and strong competition with other Universities in the region.
Vision:
Access to a place among the ranks of prestigious universities at the regional level and the
world , and using the latest computational techniques , and the prosecution of the rapid
development in this field and service to achieve a modern university advanced goals
Mission:
Dissemination of culture of computer players for all members of the university staff and
students and the use of all means of advanced technology and modern aphid.
Objectives:
 Enable university students to make the most of the university site on the internet and get
all the information possible about the Academy follow the situation of the student.
 Enable all members of the university to take advantage of the infrastructure for a
computer network in the field of academic and administrative.
 Develop the use of electronic systems and the university up gradation including back to
raise labor productivity and improve performance at the university.
 The introduction of new systems based university designed, developed, and
implemented the computer center staff and information.
 Raise the efficiency of the staff of the computer center and information access to
specialized courses in various technical areas to ensure that they rely entirely on the
management of all things technical university in the future.
MEDICAL CENTER
Overview:
 Started as a small clinic run by one Doctor . This was since foundation of Petra
university 1991 under the name of girls university .
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 later the name was changed to Medical unit then to Medical center run by Medical
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staff of three Doctors and pharmacist , and four nursing staff extending its services to
students and employees of evening studies shift .
At the center we have two treatment rooms for emergency care . Medical center
provides treatment, Nursing & ambulance services to students Academic &
administrative staff.
Also the services extends through insurance company to provide treatment at
specialist clinics. E .R & as Hospital inpatients.
Also we give special care to female students at university Dorm around the clock with
co operation of Dorm wardens.
Also we give medical coverage during activities as sports, graduation ceremonies etc .
We are here to give these services , take care of your health and give advice &
guidance in our field. Do not hesitate to ask.
Vision:
The Center strives to become an advance and reliable center to provide treatment,
prevention, ambulance services to University staff and students.
Mission:
Provide the highest standards of health services to the University constituents and ensure
the proper health of them using the most up-to-date medical procedures.
ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Rise and Philosophy of the Center
Since its establishment in 1991, the University of Petra has attained high standing and
distinguished reputation among Jordanian and Arab universities because of its capability
of achieving continuous and rapid development thanks to its distinct elite of teaching staff
and its adoption of the best modern educational policies.
The university works for keeping pace with the progress of knowledge, especially in the
field of information technology. It also strives for promoting its various academic and
human programs in all their theoretical, applicatory and educational aspects.
To materialize the university’s philosophy which aims at realizing needed development
and updating in a manner that conforms to the present-day requirements, this center has
been established with the objective of offering developmental programs for both the
teaching staff and employees in the area of promoting teaching methods and modes as well
as other skills.
Vision:
The center strives to become a specialized institute for upgrading the academic cadre with
the aim of promoting academic performance and scientific research in the University of
Petra to a distinct level among domestic, regional and international universities.
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Mission:
The center aims at achieving a high degree of proficient academic performance, promoting
teaching methods and modes, and offering consultation on upgrading academic staff by
organizing specialized courses and workshops by using state-of-the-art technological
means.
COUNTINUING EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER
Overview:
The Center is one of the University's administrative departments.
The idea of establishing this center came to meet students' needs in the provision of training
and rehabilitation services that satisfy the labor market's need for qualified employees.
The Center holds several sessions in different areas according to the principles laid down
by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
An advisory council supervises the Center's operations and includes a number of teaching
staff specialized in the preparation and presentation of studies and training programs.
For the achievement of these goals, UOP's administration has provided all material
capabilities, including equipped laboratories and classrooms that serve the training process,
as well as qualified human resources and international companies specialized in the field
of training.
Participants in the courses of the Center have the following free services:
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Transportation.
The possibility of fee installment.
Practical training.
Approved certificates from Petra University.
Graduation ceremony.
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LANGUAGE CENTER
Vision:
The Center seeks to build cross-cultural understanding by teaching its students a number
of foreign languages.
Mission:
 Provide students with linguistic excellence that will enable them to communicate
effectively with the outside world, and hence enhance the political, economic and
cultural ties between Jordan and other parts of the world.
 Teach students to value diversity and to respect peoples' different cultural backgrounds.
Objectives:
 Teach a number of foreign languages spoken in countries that have economic,
commercial and political ties with Jordan.
 Teach Arabic to non-native speakers of Arabic to acquaint learners with the language
and its culture.
 Prepare the curricula for the foreign language courses taught at the Center.
 Prepare the curricula for the Arabic language courses for speakers of other languages
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Prepare and conduct placement tests for the foreign languages taught at the Center.
Prepare and conduct placement tests for the Arabic language courses for speakers of
other languages (ASOL).
Offer English Language courses to Petra University employees.
Contact the diplomatic missions and organizations in Jordan to provide the Center with
language corners that will consolidate the teaching process.
Provide training and workshops for teachers of foreign languages and teachers of Arabic
to non-native speakers.
Offer simultaneous translation courses.
PHARMACEUTICAL CENTER
UOPPC is part of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at University
of Petra (UOP) that has a broad expertise in the planning, execution and interpretation of
research data outcomes. The Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences at UOP was
established in 1991, and for the past 20 years, the number of staff members expanded to 35
members as well as the scientific published research papers that have been done and
performed by the staff at the UOP facilities. In order to properly utilize the Faculty of
Pharmacy and Medical Sciences staff expertise in benefiting the pharmaceutical industry
and other related institutes, UOPPC for research studies and training is established in 2012.
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Vision:
University of Petra Pharmaceutical Center (UOPPC) aspires to be a distinguished hub in
the region for advanced pharmaceutical research and training.
Mission:
UOPPC serves as a quality research and training site for the Pharmaceutical and other
related institutions. UOPPC is committed to deliver custom-designed consultations,
undertake research, and offer training to meet the needs of our clients who wish to stay on
a cutting-edge of new pharmaceutical technologies and analysis.
Objectives:
 To develop and implement measures of quality assurance to guarantee highest quality
of undertaken research activities
 To conduct the fundamentals, concepts and measures of high quality research with what
conforms with international standards and in harmony with evolving information and
technologies
 To offer custom-designed training courses, workshops, consultations and seminars in
the pharmaceutical and nutritional sciences and technologies by distinguished scientists
who are experts in their fields
 To create an environment that encourages collaborative research with the
Pharmaceutical industry and related institutions and enhances networking that serves
the advancement of scientific research.
E-LEARNING CENTER
UOPeLC was established at University of Petra as energetic Learning and technology
consulting center. It leverages
solutions which enables the university to achieve their
learning and business goals.
What we do?
- UOPeLC specializes in eLearning Technologies.
- Blinded learning.
- learning management systems.
- Course redesign.
- eLearning Authoring and Development Tools.
- Online live courses.
- online examination.
- instructor’s evaluations.
Business process integration solutions that help the university to exploit its investment in
IT while addressing their most pressing business problems and business objectives.
We work with university to understand the underlying learning issues and design a solution
that fits our university needs.
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Our core purpose is Realizing Visions with Technology, for our university, instructors, and
students
 For our university, we strive to achieve their business goals such as, increasing revenue
or decreasing costs, by applying technology to solve learning problems and improving
operations.
 For instructors, we help them to achieve their learning goals by giving them the tools,
training and in addition to experiences to achieve their professional and personal goals.
 For students we Provide them with online materials ( eCourses, Online live class,
Library Video, and R-Classes) to support consistent with the best information on quality
online teaching training.
How we do it?
We focus on the university needs and maintain a consistent approach to the way we conduct
our work. We achieve this by a single set of principles at the highest level, adhered to by
all UOPeLC operations. This provides our university with the best solutions, a
consistent service, and access to worldwide resources.
Vision:
Become the preferred and trusted eLearning advisor in the private and public universities
regionally and globally.
Mission:
We aim to offer comprehensive eLearning consulting services to help university improve
their bottom line efficiency, increase their top line growth, and leverage collective insight
in a protective cost-effective manner.
The Center has undertaken the following objectives as the means to accomplish its mission:
 Raise UOP community awareness of the potential of eLearning in enhancing teaching
and learning.
 Promote the development and delivery of quality online courses.
 Provide training and support consistent with the best information on quality online
teaching.
 Ensure educational quality and efficiency in eLearning activities.
 Promote and conduct pedagogic research and development related to eLearning
activities at UOP.
 Establish quality distance education program at UOP.
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INNOVATION AND ENREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
Overview:
Although the innovation process is a natural consequence of the teaching and research
process, we however, at this center consider it an integral part of the teaching and research
process. It is considered as a substitute for the latter as it is “teaching by competition” that
emulates with the classical process. We hope our policy shall encourage students to create
innovative ideas, learn and exercise team work, learn through cooperation and research.
Nowadays, the modern approach through the Wed and network plays a major role in the
innovation process.
Vision:
To be a distinguished center for innovation and entrepreneurship locally and capable of
attracting distinguished students and faculty.
Mission:
Offering a vital and supportive environment for students, faculty member and researchers
to encourage them to build new technologies based on innovative ideas to serve the
community.
Objectives:
The Center aims at realizing the following goals:
1. Promoting innovation, excellence and entrepreneurship among the University Faculties
and Centers.
2. Transforming entrepreneurial ideas to practical solutions to serve development.
3. Building the culture of entrepreneurship in students and researchers.
4. Bridging the relations between students and researchers, and other University
institutions and research centers, through linking them in joint projects to arrive at
innovative solutions.
Services rendered by the Center are:
1. Endorsing faculty members’ and students’ projects which can be converted to new
enterprises and assisting them in the processes of intellectual property rights and patents
registration.
2. Assisting students in preparing business plans and feasibility studies for their small
business projects.
3. Encouraging students to participate in local and international competitions.
4. Linking the local community with University Faculties and research centers.
5. Providing hands-on training in the fields of innovation and entrepreneurship.
6. Facilitating a permanent show room for distinguished projects.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE REMEDIAL CENTER
Overview:
The Language Remedial Site is a special zone dedicated to those students who want to
improve a specific area or overcome a certain weakness in English.
The idea of this site was initiated in 2005 by Dr. NihalAmeirah , Head of English Language
Department at Petra University and established and managed by Yousef Bakr , English
Language Lecturer , Quality Assurance Manager.
LRS will particularly geared towards attracting other potential students who are keen to
improve their level of English for the purpose of excellence or employment. This will take
place through the provision of high quality educational products and interactive
communication with the instructors.
LRS is NOT a language center nor an English club ,It will not therefore substitute the
instructor, it is rather an out patient clinic for students of specific weaknesses in certain eras
of English, in other words it aimed at assisting students of special English needs.
Vision:
LRS aspires to upgrade the standard of weak English language students at Petra University
to enable them to bridge the gap between them and other higher standard colleagues.
Mission:
Assess and deliver English training needs to students within Petra University of all years
and departments, and provide them with the materials, advice, classes, presentations,
electronic references or handouts, as the case may be, to enable those targeted students to
develop their four skills (reading, writing, conversation and comprehension) ,by means of
tailor-made assignments and research. If necessary.
Objectives:
The objectives of this pioneering project include - but are not limited to - the following:
 Assist the English instructors to spot the week points of the relative students.
 Help the students concerned, in filling up their language gaps and remedy their
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weaknesses in specific areas.
Provide those students with solutions to their problems by means of: direct answers,
provision of appropriate references (soft and hard copies) one to one tuition, group
classes, working on assignments or research etc.
Ensure that the students are satisfied with the service provided, and have achieved their
targets in terms of English training needs.
Ensure that the students have also scored better grades in their latest assessments /
exams.
Establish close ties with students to encourage them to freely refer to LRS, for further
advice.
Encourage the English language students to join the English Language Club and make
the best use of the library at the University of Petra.
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 In coordination with the student's instructor, LRS will focus on the weaknesses of the
student and monitor his/ her progress through a SMART remedial plan.
NUTRITION CLINIC
The idea of Nutrition Clinic at the University of Petra comes at a time established by the
scientific conviction about the importance of good nutrition in maintaining a healthy body
and reducing the risk of chronic diseases and mitigates its effects. The idea comes as a
result of the commitment of Department of Nutrition at the University of Petra toward the
university community and from the concern to perform its duty of healthy awareness
toward the university’s students, teachers and employees.
Vision:
 Clinic aspires to expand its work to serve the local community to raise awareness of
nutrition.
 Contribute to the research and nutritional studies with through cooperation with
institutions and bodies from outside the university, which operates in the same area.
 To become accredited center for training in the field of nutrition and diets and to attract
those interested and working in the field.
 Open prospects for cooperation with official bodies of government institutions and non-
governmental organizations and local community to contribute to the implementation
of programs and nutritional care program for the prevention of disease.
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UNIVERSITY UNITS
QUALITY ASSURANCE, PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT UNIT
Overview:
The Unit was established for the purpose of being the primary reference to all qualityrelated affairs, such as criteria and procedures and for applying and assessing the operations
quality at the University via providing documents, references and guidance, a result of
which is to have UOP placed in the first ranks among local, regional and international
universities.
The Unit has achieved a great result in managing the University activities which led UOP
to be the first and the only Jordanian University to be awarded the “Quality Assurance
Certificate” issued by the Higher Education Accreditation Commission.
Vision:
To be a reliable source of Quality Assurance criteria for UOP members in order to place
the University as the second best to none among local , regional and international
universities.
Mission:
To establish a friendly environment for UOP members to have an easy access to the most
up – to- date ways and means to implement Quality Assurance process in Higher
Education ,by disseminating QA culture , and providing the latest tools and methods that
are necessary to UOP to achieve its Goals.
QAO Responsibilities:
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To act as the core reference for all matters related to Quality Assurance within the
University, by providing, documents, references and guidance.
To liaise between UOP and QA bodies including HEAC, HFE and other local and
international QA agencies to obtain, implement, and evaluate criteria thereon.
To monitor the progress of QA process at UOP, and suggests ways and means to
develop and promote QA within the University.
To assist the faculties and offices in implementing of QA criteria, writing their SERs
andassisting them in external audits including but is not limited to arranging the
visits,drafting minutes of meetings, reports and briefings.
To pursue the implementation of UOP Strategic Plan 2013/2017 and draft progress
reports and reviews thereon.
To manage and perform internal audits and QA report.
To arrange various QA Committees' meetings, take minutes and reports accordingly.
To liaise with the Accreditation and ISO Offices in all matters related to local
accreditations.
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9.
To assist in staff training, HRD, e- learning and QA awareness by means of lectures,
training and workshops.
10. To maintain an up to-date QA web page at UOP website.
INTERNAL AUDIT UNIT
Overview:
The Unit of auditing at Petra University was established in 2003, and is directly linked to
the Board of Trustees, to provide helpful information to the University’s faculty, staff, and
students.
Mission:
An audit is an independent review of the financial, administrative operations of an
organization to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control policies and
procedures and the quality of performance in carrying out assigned responsibilities ,the
Office of Internal Audit is designed not to criticize, but assist the University departments
in improving their operations and promoting the system of internal controls implemented
by management.
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Responsibilities
1. Develop an annual audit plan.
2. Apply the annual audit plan and report results.
3. Investigate any financial or administrative irregularities through the administrative
rules of the University.
4. Provide the President and the Board of Trustees of any reports or observations or
recommendations.
5. Cooperation with the external auditor.
6. Provide advisory and consulting services to assist management in meeting their
objectives.
Functions of the Internal Audit
1. Examine evaluate and improve the efficiency and adequacy of internal control
systems, risk management and control in matters of the university.
2. Review the credibility and reliability of financial information, administrative and
reliability.
3. Review work procedures to verify the compatibility and harmony with the laws,
regulations, instructions and plans and determine their adequacy and the degree
of compliance.
4. Examine the means used to protect assets and verify the actual existence of it.
5. Assessment of available resources to verify ideally used.
PUBLIC SAFETY UNIT
Overview:
 To ensure that the University of Petra is safe and danger-free.
Mission:
 The continuous process of inspecting safety measures and equipment’s, devices and
personnel on University campus.
 The Follow-up on the necessary safety requirements and conditions to protect personal
lives and University belongings.
Objectives:
The objectives of the Unit are to protect the three constituents:
1. Personnel: Stuff, Students, Workers and visitors.
2. University belongings: Buildings, equipments, devices and machinery.
3. The University environment: Water, air and soil.
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UNIVERSITY OFFICES
ACCREDITATION OFFICE
Mission:
1.The Office ensures that the University achieves the accreditation standards set forth by
the Commission for the Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions. The standards
are as follows:
- Administrative and academic organization.
- Academic staff.
- Academic buildings and facilities.
- Laboratories.
- Educational equipment and teaching aids.
- The library.
- Admission and Registration.
2.The Office verifies the University's fulfillment of the programs' accreditation standards
which are:
- Study plans.
- Teaching and assisting staff.
- Students.
- Books, periodicals, dictionaries and encyclopedias.
- Laboratories, workshops, and special facilities.
- Equipment, tools, and teaching aids.
- Reporting and making recommendations to the Vice President and the Accreditation
Board.
3.The Office ensures UOP's fulfillment of requirements and accreditation standards
regarding accreditation requests.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE
Overview:
The Scholarship Office was established in (2010) with the aim of managing the scholarship
affairs at the University. The University exerts every effort to delegate distinguished
students to study in internationally recognized universities to study in internationally
recognized universities to get the Ph.D. degree to enhance the quality and the quantity of
its academic staff.
The Office exerts every effort in searching for distinguished students (especially from
UOP) to be delegated to continue their studies at the University expense.
So far, the University has delegated (82) students, (67) of whom for the Ph.D. and (15) for
the Master degree. Of these, (49) have already completed their studies and joined the
University academic staff.
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Vision:
The Office aspires to have UOP considered the best place to attract distinguished
candidates to continue their studies on a scholarship.
Mission:
Delegating distinguished students on a scholarship to obtain the Ph.D. degree and
enhance the academic staff at the University.
Objectives:
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Managing the scholarship delegation affairs.
Attracting distinguished candidates for delegation.
Avail the financial resources for delegation.
Continuously following-up the delegate’s affairs.
Preparing delegation plans.
EXTERNAL FUNDING FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS (OFFER) OFFICE
Overview:
The Office was established in 2013. It is responsible for activities related to external
funding for research. The office is part of the Scientific Research Deanship and its
director is reporting to the Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies. OFFER
office aims at facilitating the process of promoting university research to the national and
international counterparts and to assist university research staff in the pursuit of external
funding opportunities such as grants and contracts.
Vision:
To be a distinguished coordination center for the University research community locally
and regionally.
Mission:
Connecting and coordinating the University research community with internal and
external funding sponsors.
Objectives:
1. Submit joint project proposals to attain funding.
2. Market research projects proposals to establishments wishing to cooperate with the
University.
3. Connect (UOP) researchers with their counterparts in other institutions.
4. Hold workshops to acquainted researchers with local and international funding
opportunities.
5. Hold workshops to train researchers to write research proposals.
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6. Present research projects and sign mutual agreements of student exchange.
7. Acquaint University staff and students with the available scholar ships and training.
ENGINEERING OFFICE
The Engineering Office has been established in accordance with the vision of the university
for the urgent need for developing, updating and adding modern facilities and faculties in
a way symmetrical with the development plans and the future vision of the University of
Petra.
The new building of the Engineering Office was officially inaugurated on 22.11.2010 by
both the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Waleed AlMa'aani, and the President of the University of Petra, Professor Adnaan Badraan.
Vision:
Our Engineering Office believes that design ideas are not bound to shape or size and that
its principal objective is always providing a healthy scientific and social milieu for the
student to help him shape his fit and impressive personality to become a distinct and
influential individual in the society around him.
Values:
In the Engineering Office we believe in scientific and practical values and their conformity
to the spirit of modern age as a fundamental base for our work and the ideas of projects for
realizing the benefit and durability of all the university's buildings and developing the
surrounding environment whether on campus or outside it.
Some of the University's projects
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Building of the student parking lot (accommodates 750 cars).
Building of the Faculty of Information.
Building of Baabul-Haara Restaurants.
Annex to the Faculty of Architecture and Design.
Expansion of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
The new building of the bank branch.
Walls and main gates of the university.
DOCUMENT ATTESTATION OFFICE
The University, upon agreement with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research, houses this Office, which renders some services of the Ministry to (UOP) and to
(6) neighboring Universities students. These services include attestation of students’
diplomas and documents and file verification of admitted, enrolled and/or graduated
students in these universities.
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MILITARY SERVICE OFFICE
The University established this office, the purpose of which is to assist its Jordanian
students in settling their military service affairs, and to minimize their efforts in either
postponing the service or getting an exemption.
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STUENTS REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS No. (17) of (2015)
AWARDING THE BACHELOR DEGREE REGULATIONS
AT UNIVERSITY OF PETRA
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Awarding the
Bachelor Degree Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)” and
shall go into effect as of the date they are approved by the University
Council.(*)
Article (2) :
Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms and
expressions, wherever mentioned herein, shall have the hereunder
designated meanings :
University
President
Faculty
Dean
Department
Regular Semester
: University of Petra.
: University President.
: Any Faculty at the University.
: The Dean of the Faculty concerned.
: The Department in the Faculty.
: The First or the second semester of an
academic year.
Article (3) :
These Regulations shall be applicable to full-time students, registered
for obtaining the Bachelor Degree in the Faculties of the University. It
is the responsibility of the student to acquaint him (her) self with these
regulations.
Article (4) :
Until other Faculties are established, the University incubates the
following Faculties and Departments:
(*) In its session No. (4-2014/2015), dated on 28/06/2015
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Faculty
Arts & Sciences
Administrative & Financial
Sciences
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Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
3.
Law
Mass Communication
Article (5) :
4.
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Department
Educational Sciences
Modern Languages
Chemistry
Basic Sciences
Architecture
Interior Design
Graphic Design
Finance & Banking
Accounting
Marketing
Medicinal Chemistry and
Pharmacognosy
Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical
Technology
Pharmacology and Biomedicinal
Sciences
Nutrition
Computer Science
Information Systems and Computer
Networks
Public Law
Private Law
Journalism and Media
Journalism
A. The Bachelor Degree is awarded by a decision of the Council.
B. The Council shall approve the study plans leading to the award
of the Bachelor Degree in fields of specializations (majors)
proposed by the Departments upon recommendations from the
concerned Faculties’ Councils and the University Curriculum
Committee.
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C.
1. Study plans are designed according to the credit-hour
system.
2. Each course in the study plans is assigned (3) credit hours
and the Council may, for some courses, decide to assign
more or less than this number.
3. Credit hours for each course are assigned according to the
rule: A one credit hour is equal to a 50 –minute weekly
lecture. Laboratory and other practical hours are calculated
individually for each course, but in all cases, a one credit
hour of these should not be less than two laboratory or
practical actual hours.
D. The minimum number of credit hours for the award of the
Bachelor Degree in all majors at the University are as follows:
Major
No. of Credit Hours
135
135
English Language / Translation
135
Child Education
135
Class Teacher
135
French and English Language &
135
Literature
Chemistry
132
Faculty of Architecture & Design
Architecture
165
Interior Design
143
Graphic Design
137
Faculty of Administrative & Financial Sciences
132
Finance & Banking
132
Accounting
132
132
132
Marketing
132
Faculty of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
Pharmacy
165
Clinical Nutrition & Dietetics
136
Computer Science
133
132
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Computer Networks
132
135
Faculty of Law
Article (6) :
Law
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Journalism
135
135
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Study Plan
A. The study plan for each major for which the Bachelor Degree is
awarded consists of:
1. University
Requirements
(General
Education
Requirements):
The total number of credit hours designated for these
requirements is (27) credit hours, and is distributed as
follows:
 University Compulsory Requirements: (12) credit hours.
 University Elective Requirements: (15) credit hours.
The University Elective Requirements may be altered by a
Council of Deans’ decision, in compliance with item (4-B)
above.
The University Requirements are:
University Compulsory Requirements (12 Credit Hours)
Course No.
Course Title
Credit Hours
9400100
National Education
3
9400109
Military Sciences
3
9400111
Arabic Language (1)
3
9400121
English Language (1)
3
University Elective Requirements (15 Credit Hours)
Credit
Category
Course No.
Course Title
Hours
Humanities
9400101
9400102
9400112
9400122
9400191
9700102
Arabic Language (2)
English Language (2)
Human Rights
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3-6
Social &
Economic
Sciences
Science,
Technology,
Agriculture
& Health
9300112
9400104
9400105
9400131
9400171
9100101
9400140
9400151
9500101
9500111
9600101
Political Science
Contemporary Issues
Palestinian Cause
Science & Life
Sports & Health
Ecology
First Aid
Computer Skills
Total
3-6
3–6
27 Cr.
Hrs.
1. University Requirements (General Education
Requirements):
2.
Faculty Requirements:
These requirements vary in number according to the Faculty,
and are distributed into: Faculty Compulsory Requirements
and Faculty Elective Requirements (if any).
3. Major (or Department) Requirements:
These requirements vary in number according to the
Department, and are distributed into: Department
Compulsory
Requirements,
Department
Elective
Requirements and Department Supportive Requirements (if
any)
4. Elective Requirements:
These requirements are courses the student selects from any
department, and are assigned a number of hours according to
the study plans. If a student studies more courses than what
is designated in the study plan, only the highest grade enters
in the calculation of his/her Cumulative Grade Point Average
(GPA)
B. Placement Tests
1. Arabic Language Placement Test :
a. Upon joining the University, all students shall sit for the
Arabic Language Placement Test on dates
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determined by the University, in order to measure their
basic skills in this language.
b. If a student fails this test, or s/he does not sit for it in the
first academic year, s/he shall have to regularly study a
remedial course, for one semester, to improve the
language skills. The number of this course is 9401099,
and it is of (3) credit hours that do not enter in the
calculation of the (GPA) and in the number of hours
required for graduation. The student shall sit for an
exam in this course, and upon passing it; s/he will be
qualified to register in the course: Arabic Language
(1).
2. English Language Placement Test :
a. Upon joining the university, all students shall sit for the
English Language Placement Test on dates
determined by the university, in order to measure their
basic skills in this language.
language skills. The number of this course is 9402099,
and it is of (3) credit hours that don’t enter in the
required for graduation. The student shall sit for an
exam in this course, and upon passing it; s/he will be
qualified to register in the course: English Language
(1).
c. A student who has passed the (TOFEL) (or any other
test of the same level) is exempted from the English
Language Placement Test, if his/her scores in such tests
are as follows:
Paper- Based
500
Computer- Based
173
Internet- Based
61
IELTS
5
3. Computer Skills Placement Test:
a. Upon joining the university, all students shall sit for the
Computer Skills Placement Test on dates determined
by the university, in order to measure their basic
computer skills.
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computer skills. The number of this course is 9601099,
and it is of (3) credit hours that do not enter in the
required for graduation. The student shall sit for an exam
in this course, and upon passing it; s/he will be qualified
to register in the course: Computer Skills.
c. A student who has obtained the (ICDL) (or its
equivalent) is exempted from the Computer Skills
Placement Test.
A student shall be considered (fail) in any of the above placement
tests if s/he is absent from the exam designated for it. If the absence
is excused, s/he shall – within a maximum of one week from the
date of the exam- submit a petition to the Dean responsible for the
test to decide whether to allow him/her to sit for it later or not. This
decision is to be notified in writing to the Dean of Admission and
Registration.
C. Military Sciences:
This course is compulsory for Jordanian students and is elective for
others. The credit hours for this course are counted in the hours
required for graduation, but do not enter in the calculation of the
(GPA). Non-Jordanian students who have chosen not to register
for this course are required to register for any course from the
University Elective Requirements which is equivalent to it in
number of hours and which will not enter in the calculation of their
(GPA). Jordanian students who are graduates from the Royal
Military College, the Candidates School or any equivalent
institution are exempted from studying this course.
D. National Education:
This course is compulsory for Jordanian students and is elective for
others. The credit hours for this course are counted in the hours
required for graduation and they enter in the calculation of the
(GPA). Non-Jordanian students who have chosen not to register
for this course are required to register for any course from the
University Elective Requirements which is equivalent to it in
number of hours and which will enter in the calculation of their
(GPA).
E.
1. A student shall study courses that have prerequisite(s) after
satisfying these prerequisites.
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2. The Dean of the concerned Faculty may in necessary cases
permit a student to study a course without –satisfying the
prerequisite(s). This decision is to be notified in writing to
the Dean of Admission and Registration.
Article (7) :
Duration of Study (Residency Requirements)
A. The average duration of study for the Bachelor Degree is four
academic years, except for Pharmacy and Architecture majors,
it is five academic years. The academic year consists of two
regular semesters and a voluntary summer session. The duration
of the regular semester is at least (16) weeks including
examinations, and that of the summer session is at least (8)
weeks including examinations.
B. The duration of study for the Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy and
in Architecture shall not be less than four years, and it shall not
be less than three years for all other majors, except for transfer
students and those joining the university in the summer session.
For a student who changes his/her major during his/her study,
the minimum and maximum durations stated above shall still be
applied from the date of joining the university till graduation,
except for the permitted periods of postponement of study as a
stated in Article(14) of these Regulations.
C. The duration of study for the Bachelor Degree in Pharmacy and
in Architecture shall not exceed eight years and it shall not
exceed seven years for all other majors. Postponement and
discontinued periods are not included.
D. The summer session is not counted for duration of study
limitations.
E. In the event a student has not completed the requirements for
obtaining the Bachelor Degree during the maximum duration
specified, but he/she can do so within one more semester, the
President may permit to grant him/ her one more semester to
complete the graduation requirements.
F. Students registered as candidates for the Bachelor Degree are
classified into four or five levels: First Year, Second Year, Third
Year, Fourth Year and Fifth Year. A student is considered to be
in the second, third, fourth or fifth level, when s/he has
successfully completed (33, 66, 99,135) credit hours
respectively for all majors.
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Article (8) : Academic Load
A. The maximum academic load to be carried by a student in a
regular semester is (18) credit hours, and is (9) credit hours in
the summer session. This maximum could be increased to (21)
credit hours upon approval of the Dean of the Faculty concerned
on condition that the student has attained a cumulative (GPA)
not less than (3.00) after his/her last semester.
B. The maximum academic load for a student expected to graduate
in a semester, is (21) credit hours that semester, and is (12)
credit hours in the summer session.
C. The maximum load could be increased for a student expected to
graduate in a semester to (24) credit hours in that semester and
to (15) credit hours in the summer session, upon a
recommendation from the Dean of the Faculty concerned and a
decision of the Council.
D. The minimum academic load for a student in a regular semester
is (12) credit hours. This minimum could be decreased in
justified cases approved by the Dean of the Faculty concerned,
and in that case the Dean of Admission and Registration is to be
notified in writing.
E. The minimum academic load per semester mentioned in item
(D) above does not apply for a student expected to graduate in
that semester.
Article (9) : Academic Attendance
A. Students are required to attend all lectures and discussion and
practical sessions as specified for each course in the study plan.
B. A student is not permitted to absent him/herself more than
(15%) of the hours required for the course.
C. The instructor of the course issues a warning to students whose
absence is repeated without acceptable excuses and is close to
(15%). This warning is prepared on a special form for this
purpose and is posted on the advertisement board in the Faculty.
D. If the absence of a student exceeds (15%) of the total hours
required for a course without a medical or a compelling excuse
acceptable to the Dean of Faculty concerned, s/he shall be
precluded from taking the final examination of the course, shall
be given (FA) (Fail by Absence) grade in this course and s/he
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has to study it again. The (FA) grade shall enter in the
calculation of his/ her semester (GPA) (SGPA) and in his/ her
cumulative (CGPA) probation and dismissal purposes.
E. If the absence of a student exceeds (15%) of the total hours
required for a course due to a medical or a compelling excuse
acceptable to the Dean of the Faculty concerned, s/he shall be
considered “Withdrawn” from that course, the policies of
withdrawal shall be applied, the decision of the Dean shall be
reported to the Dean of Admission and Registration and a “W”
status for that course is recorded in the student’s transcript.
Students representing the Kingdom or the University in official
activities are exempted from this, and the allowable absence
should not exceed (20%).
F. The medical excuse should be in a medical report form, issued
by the University physician, attested by him/her, or from an
approved hospital (or in some cases from an outside medical
unit). In all cases, the report has to be attested by the University
physician and submitted to the Dean of Faculty concerned
within a period not exceeding two weeks from the first date of
student’s absence. In other compelling circumstances, the
student submits his (her) compelling excuse within a week after
the cause is over.
G. Deans of Faculties, Heads of Departments, instructors and the
Dean of Admission and Registration are all responsible for
carrying out the aforementioned attendance regulations.
Article (10) : Excuses
A. The acceptable excuse is the medical excuse attested by the
University physician and which is acceptable by the Dean of
Faculty. The compelling excuse is the one acceptable by the
Dean of the Faculty.
B. Any student, who absents him (her) self from a final exam, shall
submit a petition to take a make-up exam to the Dean of the
Faculty offering the course within three days after the date of
the final exam. If the Dean approves the petition and decides to
consider the status as “Incomplete”(I), s/he then informs the
instructor who gives the student a make-up exam within the
specified period for it. If the Dean does not approve the petition,
all grades obtained by the student prior to the final exam are
recorded. In all cases, the decision is to be reported in writing to
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the Dean of Admission and Registration to be kept in the student
record.
C. The approval of the “Incomplete”(I) status for a student in a
course is the sole authority of the Dean of Faculty offering the
course.
D. A student who absents him (her) self from a semester’s test for
a course, for an acceptable excuse as in item (A) of this Article,
shall present the excuse to the instructor of that course within
three days after the cause is over. The course instructor in this
case shall arrange a make-up test for the student as s/he sees fit.
Article (11) : Examinations, Grades and Averages
A. The semester’s works for each course consist of at least two
written tests announced
to students at least one week before their dates. The period for
conducting the first test is the fifth and sixth weeks of the regular
semester, and that for the second test is the eleventh and twelfth
weeks. In the summer session, the first test is to be held during
the third week and the second test is during the sixth week. All
corrected test papers are to be returned to students within a week
after holding the exam in the regular semester, and within (72)
hours in the summer session.
B. The final exam for each course is held once at the end of the
semester and is allocated (40%) of the final grade for that
course. It may include oral or practical exams or reports that are
allocated a certain percentage of the final grade, which may be
changed by the Faculty Council. Instructors shall announce the
results attained by students in the semester’s works before the
end of the “compelling withdrawal” period. Semester’s works
may include oral exams, researches, reports or all of these as
deemed appropriate by the Department’s Council. Semester’s
works shall be allocated (60%) of the final grade for the course.
C. Seminars, laboratory activities, field works, research works and
projects are not governed by the regulations in items (A, B) of
this Article, but by internal assessment methods recommended
by the Department Council and decided by the Faculty Council.
For a multi-section University Requirement course, a common
(unified) exam is to be held for it.
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D. The instructor of the course is wholly responsible for correcting
test and exam papers for it, and for revising and recording the
results.
E. For a multi-section course, one of its instructors is proclaimed a
coordinator to determine a unified method of assessment for it.
F. The instructor of a course shall record the final grades in letters
and points on the forms designated for this. The instructor hands
in the grade rosters to the Head of the Department concerned for
approval, and then to the Dean of Faculty concerned for final
approval, who in turn submits them to the Dean of Admission
and Registration and keeps a record in the Faculty. In case
grades are electronically reported, special regulating procedures
are to be followed.
G Statistics of the results are presented to the Dean of the Faculty
who may discuss it with the Head of the Department if needed.
The statistics may include number of students who passed and
of those who failed the course, and distribution and percentages
of grades for the course.
H. Final results are electronically announced to students by the
Dean of Admission and Registration after being recorded and
approved.
I. A student may in writing file an appeal form concerning his/her
final grade after paying a two JOD appeal fee. In this case, the
Dean of the Faculty – in the presence of the instructor involved
and the Head of the Department-shall revise the correction of
the final exam answer sheet to verify that partial grades are
correctly totaled and recorded, and that no question is left
uncorrected. In case there is such an error, the proper correction
shall be made. Change of the grade, accompanied with
verifications is then reported to the Dean of Admission and
Registration for verification and implementation.
J. Students are permitted to review their semester test answer
sheets, reports and research works. Final exam answer sheets
are excluded from this and are reserved in the Faculty for two
years.
K. Any student whose designation status is “Incomplete”(I) in a
course shall sit for a make-up exam within (3) weeks after the
commencement of the following semester (summer session in
excluded). If s/he fails to sit for this make-up exam, a (zero)
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grade is given for this exam, and the final grade in that course
shall be the total of the
semester’s works (tests and other assessments) attained prior o
the final exam of this
course. In case a student has an approved postponement of study
in the following semester mentioned above or s/he is
discontinued for a compelling cause, s/he has the right to sit for
the make-up exam after termination of the postponement or
after being re-registered.
L. Any student who absents him/ herself from an announced final
exam for a course, a (zero) grade is assigned for that exam, and
the final grade in that course shall be the total of the semester’s
works (tests and other assessments) attained prior to the final
exam.
M. The courses’ grades are classified and designated by letters and
by the corresponding number of points :
Letter
Grade Points/ One Credit Hour
A
A-
0044
70.3
B+
7077
B
7044
B-
2.67
C+
3077
C
3044
C-
70.3
D+
7077
D
7044
D-
4067 Fail
F
4044 Fail
FA
4044 Fail (by Absence)
P
-
NP
-
(The minimum passing grade in a course is “D”)
The academic standings of students are classified according to the following distribution
of their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA):
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Cumulative (GPA)
3.89 – 4.00
3.67 – 3.88
3.00 – 3.66
2.33 – 2.99
2.00 – 2.32
Less than 2.00
Academic Standing
Excellent with Distinction
Excellent
Very Good
Good
Satisfactory
Weak
N. The (CGPA) is computed by multiplying the grade points of
the letter grade obtained for each course in the study plan by
the number of credit hours allocated for that
course, and then dividing the sum of the resulting products by
the total number of credit hours of all passed and failed courses
taken by the student.
O. The (CGPA) is rounded to the nearest two decimals
P. The (CGPA) is the average of all passed and failed courses in
the study plan of a student, up to the date of computing it. In
case a student has in some courses an “Incomplete” “I”
notation, the (CGPA) shall be retroactively recomputed after
removing such notation.
Q. All courses, from which a student has withdrawn and for which
“W” notation has been designated, do not count in the
calculation of the (CGPA) and in the number of credit hours
studied by him/ her.
R. Some courses studied by a student are counted in the number
of credit hours studied by him/ her, but do not enter in the
(CGPA) required for graduation. These courses are designated
either “Pass with no Points” (P) or “Fail with no Points” (NP).
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1. The name of a student shall be placed on the “University
Honor List” in any semester (excluding summer) if
his/her semester (GPA) (SGPA) is (3.89) or higher in
that semester and this placement shall be cited in the
student’s record, on condition that his/her academic
load is not less than (15) credit hours, and s/he has not
received a disciplinary punishment action in that
semester. Credit hours of courses designated by
(Pass/Fail) notions shall not count in the student’s load
for this purpose.
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2. The name of a student shall be placed on the “Faculty
Honor List” in any semester (excluding summer) if his/
her semester (GPA) (SGPA) is (3.67) or higher in that
semester and this placement shall be cited in the
student’s record, on condition that his/ her academic
load is not less than (15) credit hours and s/he has not
received a disciplinary punishment action in that
semester. Credit hours of courses designated by
(Pass/Fail) notions shall not count in the student’s load
for this purpose.
Article (12) : Repeating Courses – Substitute Courses
A. A student shall repeat compulsory courses which s/he has
failed. If a student failed an elective course, s/he is permitted
to repeat it or to choose a substitute course from the study plan.
B. In case a student repeated a course, the highest grade obtained
shall only be considered, while the rest of grades are just
placed in his/ her academic record.
C. Credit hours of repeated courses are counted only once in the
number of credit hours required for graduation.
D. A student whose graduation in a semester depends on studying
at most two compulsory courses that are not offered in that
semester, or are offered but one (or both) is (are) in conflict
with another compulsory course(s), can with the approval of
the Dean upon recommendation by the Head of the
Department concerned take a maximum of two substitute
courses equivalent in level and in number of credit hours to
those of the original courses. Substitute courses shall be taken
from the elective courses offered by the student’s Department
or from courses offered by any other department in the
students’ Faculty. The Dean of Admission and Registration is
to be notified in writing of this.
E. If a student fails a compulsory course three times or more, the
Dean, upon recommendation by the Head of the Department
concerned, may permit him/her to take only once a substitute
course from any of the courses in the Faculty equivalent in
level and in number of credit hours to the original course.
F. If a student studies a course that has been transferred from
another university, the earned grade at the University shall be
counted for him/her, and its transfer is cancelled.
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Article (13) : Placement on Probation
A. A student is placed on academic probation whenever his/her
(CGPA) falls below (2.00).
B. A student placed on probation in a semester must remove it
within a maximum of two regular semesters following that
semester. The student removes the probation by raising his/her
average to (2.00) or more.
C. A student shall be dismissed from his/her major if s/he fails to
remove his/her name from the probation list (excluding a
student who has successfully completed (99) credit hours.
D. A student may not be placed on probation at the end of his/her
first semester of enrollment at the university or at the end of the
first semester of changing the major. However, the academic
advisor in these cases shall warn the student of his/her low
(CGPA).
E. The summer session shall not be considered for probation
purposes.
F. A student who is dismissed from his/her major because of low
(CGPA) ((2.00)) shall be accepted in “Special Remedial
Study” status under the following conditions:
1. If his/her (CGPA) is not less than (1.67), s/he is given
four semesters to raise it to (2.00). In case s/he failed to
do so, s/he shall not be permitted to continue studying
under this status unless s/he has completed (99) credit
hours of the study plan and his/ her (CGPA) is not less
than (1.90), in which case, two more semesters are given
to raise his/her (CGPA). Otherwise, the student shall be
dismissed.
2. If his/her (CGPA) is in the range (1.00) to less than
(1.67), s/he is given one semester to raise it to (1.67), in
which case s/he is given three additional semesters to
raise it to the minimum (CGPA) accepted which is
(2.00). If s/he fails to do so, s/he shall not be permitted
to continue studying under this status unless s/he has
completed (99) credit hours of the study plan and his/her
(CGPA) is not less than (1.90) , in which case, two more
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semesters are given to raise his/ her (CGPA). Otherwise,
the student shall be dismissed.
3. The maximum academic load of a student under this
“Special Remedial Study” status is (12) credit hours.
4. A student shall not be dismissed if his/ her (CGPA) falls
below (1.00) in a remedial study semester.
5. The (CGPA) attained by a student at the end of summer
sessions during probation and remedial studies periods
shall be counted on condition that it is for his/her
benefit, like removal from probation list or being given
another remedial study chances within a higher
category. The (CGPA) attained by a student at the end
of a summer session during probation and remedial
studies periods shall not be counted other than for the
purposes above.
6. The Academic Committee, which is composed of the
Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Dean of the
Faculty concerned and the Dean of Admission and
Registration shall study the appeals of students who are
academically dismissed, in order to explore the
possibility of their abilities to continue studying
according to their (CGPA)s. The Committee’s
suggestions and recommendations are then submitted to
the Council for approval.
Article (14) : Drop-and-Add
A. A student may drop or add a course or more with no fine
charges within the period from the commencement of the early
registration to the end of the drop-and-add period stipulated in
the academic calendar. Dropped courses during this period do
not appear in the students’ academic record. All students shall
complete registration of courses before the beginning of study
stipulated in the academic calendar. Otherwise, s/he shall be
charged late registration fee(s) as stated in the academic
calendar.
B. A student wishing to withdraw from a course or more after the
beginning of study shall submit a drop- add form – issued by
the Deanship of Admission and Registration – to the Dean of
Faculty, who shall notify the Dean of Admission and
Registration of his/her decision on the matter.
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If the withdrawal from a course or more takes place during the
period from the first to the third week of a regular semester,
(75%) of paid tuition for the course(s) is reimbursed, and if it
is during the fourth and the fifth weeks, (50%) of paid tuition
will be reimbursed. In either case, the dropped course(s) shall
not appear in the student’s record. If a student withdraws from
a course or more during the period from the sixth to the
thirteenth week of a regular semester, a ”compelling
withdrawal” “W” notification shall appear in his/her academic
record, and the whole paid tuition shall not be reimbursed. For
the summer session, (75%) of paid tuition is reimbursed if the
withdrawal takes place during the first and the second weeks,
and (50%) for the period during the third and the fourth weeks.
A “compelling withdrawal”“W” notification shall appear in
the student’s academic record and the whole paid tuition shall
not be reimbursed, if the withdrawal takes place during the
period from the fourth to the seventh week of the summer
session.
C. If a student, except those newly registered or transferred,
withdraws from all courses, a “W” note is recorded, tuition
fees for all these courses shall be reimbursed to him/her in
accordance with paragraph (13-B), a “withdrawn from the
semester” note is recorded, and s/he shall be considered
“postponed the semester” if the semester is regular. This
semester shall be counted in the allowable postponement
period as stated in item (14-C) of these Regulations, and shall
be recorded in the student’s transcript.
Article (15) : Postponement of Study/ Suspension and Withdrawal from the
University
A. A student shall complete registration and drop-and–add
processes in accordance with the academic calendar issued by
the university every academic year. The University has the
right to consider an enrolled student suspended and losing the
University seat in any regular semester, if s/he fails to register
within the designated periods of registration of that semester.
Such a student may be permitted to register if there are vacant
seats in his/her major.
B. If a student wishes to postpone his/her study for a semester,
s/he has to submit a postponement application provided by the
Deanship of Admission and Registration before the end of the
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add-and – drop period of that semester. The Dean of the
Faculty
concerned makes the final decision and notifies the Dean of
Admission and Registration. A “postponed” notification shall
appear in the student’s academic record.
C. A student may to postpone his/ her studies for a continuous or
an interrupted period not exceeding four semesters. The Faculty
Council may approve this postponement for a further period, but
not exceeding six semesters in total.
D. A new or a transfer student is not permitted to postpone his/her
studies unless s/he has studied one complete semester after
enrollment in the University.
E. A postponement period shall not be counted within the duration
of study required for awarding the Bachelor Degree. A student
who does not register before the end of the add- and – drop
period of a regular semester and who does not apply for
postponement of study to the Deanship of Admission and
Registration shall be considered suspended and losing his/ her
seat at the University and the notification “Suspended/ Lost
University Seat” is recorded, unless s/he presents acceptable
excuses for the delay before the end of the third week of study
of a regular semester. The Academic Committee shall then
study the case taking into consideration the availability of
vacant seats.
F. A student who wishes to withdraw from the University shall
submit an application- designed for this purpose- to the
Deanship of Admission and Registration, and has to get
clearance
from
concerned
University
units.
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“withdrawnfrom the University” notion shall be recorded in
his/ her transcript.
G. A withdrawn from the University or a suspended / lost seat
student may apply to the Deanship of Admission and
Registration to be re-registered, provided that the total of his/her
withdrawn, suspended and postponed semesters does not
exceed (3) years. The Academic Committee then shall study the
application. If s/he is re-registered, his/her entire academic
record shall be reserved provided that s/he completes the
graduation requirements according to the study plan applicable
at the time of joining the university. In this case, the previous
duration of study will be counted within the duration of study
required for obtaining the Bachelor Degree, and the tuition
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stipulated at the time of joining the university shall be applied.
If the student does not wish to retain his/her previous academic
record, s/he has to re-register as a new student. Admission
policies and tuition shall then apply.
Article (16) : Transfer from Other Universities
A. Students from other universities are permitted to transfer to the
University, if there are vacancies, according to the following
conditions :
1. Admission requirements at the University are met.
2. The university, university college or university institute
from which the student is transferring is recognized by
the University.
3. The student’s average in the General Secondary
Education Exam is acceptable by the Department at the
University in the year s/he intends to transfer to, provided
that the in effect decisions of the Jordanian Higher
Education Council are not violated thereof.
B. Transfer applications are submitted to the Dean of Admission
and Registration, who then transfers them to the Dean of Faculty
concerned to transfer equivalent credit hours according to the
study plan of the program to which the student was admitted.
Not more than (50%) of the study plan hours may be
transferred. No course except, University Requirements
courses, studied
before seven years or more may be transferred. One semester
for every (15) credit hours transferred, is deducted from the
duration required for graduation, in accordance with paragraph
(6-C) Decisions about transferred credit hours are final and may
not be adjusted or reconsidered except within the first year of
enrollment of the student.
C. Courses studied at non-Jordanian universities with grades less
than (60%) or (2.00) may not be transferred. Specialization
courses studied at Jordanian universities with grades less than
(60%) or (2.00) may not be transferred.
D. Grades of transferred courses shall not be counted in the
calculation of the (CGPA) at the university and a “Transfer
from Another University”“T” is recorded in the student’s
transcript.
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E. A transfer student has to successfully complete at least (50%)
of credit hours required by his/ her major at UOP.
F. A student transferring from a Jordanian university shall
not have been suspended because of disciplinary action
imposed upon him/her, and shall provide the University
with a certificate of good conduct upon his/her acceptance.
Article (17) : Study at Another University
A student at the University may, after submitting an acceptable excuse
to the Dean of Faculty concerned, study not more than (36) credit hours
in another recognized university. These hours are then transferred to
him/her in a accordance with item (15-C), provided that:
1. The student has completed not less than (36) credit hour at the
University and his/ her (CGPA) is not less than (2.5).
2. His/ her study at the other university in which s/he plans to study
is by full attendance.
3. The student has to obtain approval of the Department Council on
the courses to be studied.
4. The total number of credit hours of courses studied outside and of
credit hours transferred to the student before should not exceed
(50%) of credit hours required by the student’s major.
Article (18) : Changing Major
A student may change his/ her major if the following conditions are
met:
1. There is a vacancy in the major s/he intends to change to.
2. The student’s average in the General Secondary Education Exam
qualifies him/her for admittance to the major intended to change
to, in the year of obtaining the (GSE) certificate or in the year of
admittance to the University.
3. An application is to be submitted to the Deanship of Admissions
and Registration during the period determined by it in every
semester. All successfully completed courses shall be counted for
the student provided that they are in accordance with the study plan
of the major to which s/he changes.
4. All probation and dismissal rules apply in accordance with the
study plan of the major to which s/he changes.
5. A student who has changed his/her major may submit in writing a
request to the Deanship of Admission and Registration to cancel
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his/her previous record and be re-registered as a new student.
Admission requirements and tuition in effect then shall be applied.
Article (19) : Requirements For Awarding the Bachelor Degree
The Bachelor Degree shall be awarded upon fulfillment of the
following requirements:
1. Passing all courses required for graduation as set in the Department
study plan and attaining a minimum (CGPA) of (2.00).
2. Fulfillment of the duration of study requirement in accordance with
Article (6) of these Regulations.
3. Fulfillment of the duration of study and the number of credit hours
requirements for transfer students as stated in these Regulations.
4. Being registered as a full time attendance student for the last two
semesters of study including the graduation semester.
Article (20) : Special Study
A. A student from the following categories may register under this
status in some courses at the University, and shall then be
granted an official statement of results :
1. Students enrolled at universities or higher institutions
outside or inside Jordan who wish to study some courses
at the University in one or more semesters.
2. Those wishing to deepen their specialization knowledge
in order to improve their performance and skills in their
jobs.
3. Those wishing to enrich their cultural and academic
knowledge.
B. A student shall be admitted under the “Special Study” status
provided the following conditions are met :
1. S/he is holder of the Jordanian General Secondary
Education Certificate or its equivalent provided that the
in effect admission principles are not violated.
2. S/he has satisfied the prerequisites for courses s/he
intends to study at the University.
3. There are vacant seats in the courses s/he intends to
register in, after giving priority to the Department
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students first, and then to the regular students of the
University.
C. In case a student is admitted to a major at the University, any
courses studied under this status before, shall not be counted in
the courses required for the major.
Article (21) : General Provisions
The Bachelor Degree shall be conferred when deserved at the end of
the academic semester, and the commencement ceremony shall be
organized as stated in the academic calendar decided by the Council.
Article (22) : The Department in the Faculty concerned is responsible for followingup the student’s academic performance and advising him/her
accordingly. The Deanship of Admission and Registration shall verify
the fulfillment of graduation requirements by the student.
Article (23) : The President, the Deans of Faculties and the Dean of Admission and
Registration shall all be responsible for the implementation of these
Regulations.
Article (24) : The President shall decide upon cases not stipulated in these
Regulations.
Article (25) : These Regulations cancel the “Awarding the Bachelor Degree at
University of Petra No. (2) of (2012)”.
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AWARDING THE MASTER DEGREE REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as: “Awarding the
Master Degree Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)” and
Council.(*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Council
Dean
Department
Faculty
Committee
Department
Committee
Program
Student
Supervisor
Regular
Semester
: The Graduate Studies Council at the University.
: The Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate
Studies at the
University.
: Any Department in a Faculty at the University
: The Graduate Studies Committee in the
Faculty.
: The Graduate Studies Committee in the
Department.
: Any Master Program at the University.
: Any Master student at the University
: The faculty member who supervises the
student’s thesis.
: The first or the second semester of an academic
year.
Master Program
Article (3) :
The requirements for obtaining a master degree at the University
consist of successfully completing (33) credit hours, according to the
study plan approved by the Council of Deans upon recommendation
from the University Curriculum Committee. These requirements are
distributed as follows:
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1.
Master Program/ Thesis Track :
a.
b.
2.
Successfully completing (24) credit hours.
Preparing a thesis, which is allocated (9) credit hours,
and passing its examination.
Master Program/ Comprehensive Exam Track :
a. Successfully completing (33) credit hours.
b. Passing the comprehensive examination.
Article (4) :
The study plan of each (700) – level program consists of :
1.
Master Program/ Thesis Track :
a.
b.
c.
2.
Master Program/ Comprehensive Examination Track:
a.
b.
Article (5) :
A.
B.
C.
Article (6) :
A.
Obligatory courses equivalent to a minimum of (15)
credit hours.
Elective courses equivalent to a maximum of (9) credit
hours.
Preparing a thesis, which is allocated (9) credit hours,
and passing its examination.
Obligatory courses equivalent to a minimum of (24)
credit hours.
Elective courses equivalent to a maximum of (9) credit
hours.
No obligatory course may be replaced by any other course in
the study plan.
A student may study one (700)- level course that is related to
his/ her study plan, from any other graduate program at the
University, or from another track in the same program. This
has to be approved by the Faculty Committee upon
recommendation from the Department Committee and the
course is counted from the elective courses.
When courses such as (Studies) course or (Special Topics)
course or the like are offered in the study plan, the course is
credited only once even if the topics are different.
The Department Committee may require a student (who has a
Bachelor Degree in a non- corresponding specialization) to
study a maximum of (9) credit hours of deficiency courses.
These courses are specified in the admission application.
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B.
C.
Article (7) :
A.
B.
Article (8) :
A.
B.
Hours of deficiency courses are not counted among hours
required for obtaining the Master Degree, and their grades do
not count in the calculation of the student’s cumulative gradepoint average (CGPA).
The student shall successfully complete the deficiency courses
by a maximum of the end of the first academic year of his/ her
enrollment.
The duration of study for a Master Degree should be not less
than three semesters, and not more than eight semesters.
The periods of postponement and excused withdrawal shall not
exceed two semesters. These periods are not counted in the
maximum duration of study allowed to obtain the degree as
stated in (6/A) above.
The maximum number of hours a student is allowed to register
for in a regular semester is (12) credit hours, and the minimum
is (6) credit hours, which may be decreased upon the approval
of the Department Committee.
The academic year consists of two regular semesters, the
duration of each is at least (16) weeks. A summer semester, the
duration of which is at least (8) weeks, may be permitted
during which a student may register a maximum of (6) credit
hours.
Admission
Article (9) :
A.
A student shall be admitted to the Master Program according
to the following:
S/he should have a Bachelor Degree with “good” rating
1.
(or equivalent) as a minimum, from a university
recognized by the University and the study was by full
attendance.
Applicants with “satisfactory” rating may be admitted
2.
on condition that their percentage should not exceed
(20%) of the total number of students in the Program.
Such students are required to study (3) Master courses
determined by the concerned Department (during the
first semester of enrollment in the Program). These
courses are to be the same for all students admitted to
this program (as determined by the Higher Education
Council).
An applicant having a high diploma may be admitted
3.
into a Master Program on condition that:
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B.
Article (10) :
A.
B.
Article (11) :
A.
B.
a. His/ her rating in the high diploma is “very good” or
equivalent as minimum.
b. A maximum of (9) credit hours are counted.
c. The high diploma is issued by a Jordanian
university.
d. Credit hours of training and vocational diplomas
shall not be counted.
Field(s) of specialization in a Master Program are determined
by the Council upon recommendations from the Faculty and
the Department Committees.
Applications (on special forms issued by the Deanship of
Admission and Registration), accompanied by all required
documents are submitted to the concerned Faculties for
selection recommendations, within the period determined by
the Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies.
The Council issues lists of names of students to be admitted
into Master Programs bused on recommendations of the
Faculty and the Department Committees.
A student may not concurrently register in two Master
Programs during his/ her study.
A student dismissed from a Program may not be admitted to
the same program once again.
Transfer and Changing Program and/ or Track
Article (12) :
A student is not permitted to transfer from the Program s/he is
enrolled in to another Program at the University unless the Council,
based on recommendations from the Faculty and the Department
s/he plans to transfer to, approves this transfer..
Article (13) :
A.
B.
C.
A student may transfer from a program in another university
to a similar program at the University provided that s/he meets
the admission requirements in the program s/he wishes to
transfer to and that a vacant seat is available.
In order for courses studied by a transfer student from another
university to be accredited by the University, they have to be
equivalent in level and in content to courses in the study plan,
and the student’s grade in each should be at least “B”, or
equivalent. The maximum number of transferred credit hours
is (9).
One semester from the maximum duration of study to obtain
the degree is deducted for every (9) transferred credit hours.
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Article (14) :
A.
B.
All admitted students to the Master Program shall be registered
in the Comprehensive Exam Track. S/he may choose to
register in Thesis Track only after completing (18) credit hours
with a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
of (3.00).
A student is permitted to transfer from one track to another
only once, upon approval of the Council based on
recommendations from the Faculty and the Department
Committees.
Article (15) :
Taking Article (12/B) into consideration, a student is permitted to
study not more than (6) credit hours in a similar program in another
university on condition that :
The Council approves this based on recommendations from the
1.
His/her (CGPA) is at least (3.00).
2.
This study is not during the last semester of his/ her Master
3.
studies.
Article (16) :
Grades of courses studied by a student outside the University are not
counted in the calculation of his/ her (CGPA).
Grades and Examinations
Article (17) :
The passing grade in a each Master Program course is (C+). As for
the deficiency courses, the passing grade shall be according to the
grading system of the Bachelor courses, and a (Pass/ Fail) note is
recorded.
Article (18) :
A. The minimum (CGPA) required to pass the Master Program is
(3.00).
B. A student may, in order to raise his/her (CGPA), repeat studying
a maximum of two courses that s/he has studied before and
passed them, during his/ her period of study, and only the higher
grade (in the repeated course) is counted.
Article (19) :
The graduate courses’ grades are determined as follows :
A maximum of (60%) of the final grade in a course is allocated
1.
to the semesters’ work, which includes at least one test
allocated half of the semester’s work (i.e. 30%) and (30%) for
other works which may include : a second test, reports,
research projects, etc …..
A minimum of (40%) of the final grade in a course is allocated
2.
to the final examination.
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Article (20) :
3.
As for grades for seminar, research, laboratories, practical
training and design courses, only one grade is determined by
the whole activities.
A.
Taking Article (17/B) into consideration, grades of all courses
(passed or failed) of the study plan, are counted in the student’s
(CGPA).
Courses’ grades are designated by letters and the
corresponding number of grade points as follows :
B.
Letter
A
B+
B
C+
C
C.
The academic standing of a student is determined by the
corresponding Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) as
follows :
CGPA
3.70 – 4.00
3.33 – 3.69
3.00 – 3.32
Article (21) :
Grade Points/ One Credit
Hour
4.00
3.50
3.00
2.50
2.00
Academic Standing
Excellent
Very Good
Good
A student is not permitted to register for the Master’s thesis unless
s/he has successfully completed (18) credit hours with a minimum
(CGPA) of (3.00), a thesis advisor has been assigned and his/ her
thesis proposal has been approved.
Attendance
Article (22) :
A. If the student’s absence exceeds (15%) of the total hours
required for a course without an excuse acceptable by the
Department Committee, s/he shall be prohibited from taking the
final examination of the course, a ( C ) grade in that course is
allocated and s/he shall restudy that course if it is a obligatory.
B. If the student’s absence exceeds (15%) of the total hours
required for a course due to an excuse acceptable by the
Department Committee, s/he shall be considered “withdrawn”
from that course.
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C. The “Awarding the Bachelor Degree Regulations” shall be
applied regarding acceptable medical excuses procedures.
Article (23) : Any student who is absent from an announced final exam of a course
due to an excuse acceptable by the Department Committee shall be
considered “Incomplete” and an “I” note is recorded for him/ her.
The decision of accepting the excuse is notified to the instructor of the
course to hold a make-up exam for the student during a period not
exceeding the third week of the following semester, unless the
following semester was postponed. In this case, the exam shall be held
in the semester following the postponed one. If the student does not
take the make-up exam, a (zero) grade is allocated to this exam, and
the total grades obtained prior to the final exam are counted for
him/her.
Withdrawal
Article (24) :
1. A student is permitted to withdraw from one course or more
within a maximum period of (10) weeks since the
beginning of the semester and (5) weeks since the
beginning of the summer course. The note “withdrawn” is
recorded on the student’s academic record.
2. Withdrawal in this case is done through filling out a
particular “withdrawal” form prepared by the Deanship of
Admission and Registration. The form includes
recommendations made by the course instructor, the Head
of the Department concerned and the Dean of the Faculty
concerned in addition to the Dean of Admission and
Registration.
B. A student whose absence, due to an excuse acceptable by the
Dean of Faculty, based on a recommendation of the Depart
Chairman, exceeds (15%) of the total number of accredited
hours for all semester courses is considered “withdrawn” from
that semester. A “Withdrawn” note is recorded in his/her
transcript and s/he is considered postponing the semester.
C. The Department Committee may approve the student’s
withdrawal from all courses registered in the semester, on
condition that the withdrawal application is submitted at least
two weeks before the final examinations. The note
“withdrawn” is recorded on the student’s record, and his/ her
study is considered postponed for that semester.
D. A student may withdraw completely from the Program he/she is
admitted to on condition that the final withdrawal application is
submitted at least two weeks before the final examinations.
A.
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E. If a student withdraws from a course s/he has already registered
for during the first two weeks of a regular semester, the whole
paid tuition for that course shall be reimbursed to him/her. If the
withdrawal takes place during the period from the beginning of
the third week to the end of the fourth week, then (50%) of paid
tuition shall be reimbursed. If the withdrawal takes place after
this period, no portion of the paid tuition shall be reimbursed.
F. If a student withdraws from a course s/he has already registered
for during the first week of a summer semester, then the whole
paid tuition for that course shall be reimbursed to him/ her. If the
withdrawal takes place during the period from the beginning of
the second week to the end of the third week, then (50%) of paid
tuition for that course shall be reimbursed. If the withdrawal
takes place after this period, no portion of the paid tuition shall
be reimbursed.
Postponement
Article (25) : A student is permitted to postpone his/her study on condition that
s/he has spent at least one semester in the Program s/he is enrolled
in. Postponement of study should not be for more than two
consecutive or non-consecutive semesters.
Article (26) : The postponement application form issued by the Deanship of
Scientific Research and Graduate Studies shall be submitted before
the beginning of study, for approval by the Dean. Postponed period
is not counted in the maximum duration requirement for graduation
or in removal from probation list.
Suspension
Article (27) : A student is considered “suspended” if s/he is has not registered for
or postponed that semester after study period. In this case, s/he is
considered suspended and losing his/ her seat and the notification
“suspended/ lost university seat” is placed on his/her academic
record.
Article (28) : If the suspension period exceeds two consecutive or nonconsecutive semesters, s/he then shall be dismissed from the
University, unless s/he presents a compelling excuse accepted by the
Faculty Dean. In this case, the suspension period shall be counted in
the allowable postponement period as stipulated in Article (24).
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Probation and Dismissal
Article (29) : A student is placed on academic probation in the following cases :
1. If s/he fails in one (or a maximum of two) courses in a single
semester.
2. If his/her (CGPA) falls below (3.00) in any semester.
Article (30) : A student shall be dismissed from the Program in the following
cases:
1. If s/he fails in more than two courses in any semester other than
the first regular semester of enrollment.
2. If s/he does not attain the minimum passing grade in an
obligatory course more than once.
3. If s/he does not maintain the minimum passing (CGPA)
required by the end of the two probation semesters.
4. If s/he does not sit for the comprehensive exam within (48)
months of enrollment, taking Article (6) into consideration.
5. If s/he fails the comprehensive exam for the second time.
6. If s/he does not meet the graduation requirements as stipulated
in Article (6).
7. If s/he has committed a violation that deems his/her dismissal
from the university in accordance with university rules and
regulations.
Article (31) : A student, who is dismissed because of his/her (CGPA) requirement,
is permitted to study a maximum of (9) hours to raise the (CGPA),
and s/he shall be re-instated in the Master Program after raising his/
her (CGPA) to (3.00), under the following conditions :
1. His/her (CGPA) should not have been lower than (2.8) at the
dismissal time.
2. Courses studied should be from the study plan of the Master
Program s/he was enrolled in.
3. S/he completes these courses during the two semesters
following his/ her dismissal. These two semesters are counted
as stipulated in Article (6).
Supervision
Article (32) : Based on the Department and the Faculty Committees
recommendations, the Council issues a decision including assigning
a supervisor and ratifying thesis title and proposal after a student
completes (18) credit hours with a (CGPA) of (3.00)
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Article (33) :
A. The supervisor shall be a faculty member at the University with
rank professor or associate professor.
B. When the need calls for it, an assistant professor may undertake
supervision on condition that s/he has been a faculty member at
the University for two years, and has published at least two papers
in his/ her specialization in the last three years.
Article (34) : The maximum number of theses, a faculty member may supervise at
one time, is as follows :
1. (6) theses for a professor or an associate professor.
2. (3) theses for an assistant professor.
Article (35) : The Council may, upon suggestion from the thesis advisor and
recommendations of the Department and Faculty Committees, name a
co-supervisor, who may be from outside the University, on condition
that s/he has a Ph.D. in the field of the thesis or has attained a university
rank from a recognized university (if s/he is residing in Jordan) and has
been carrying the rank for at least two years.
Article (36) : The supervisor might be changed due to justifiable circumstances in
exactly the same procedures of assigning him/her.
Article (37) : A faculty member who is on sabbatical or on leave without pay may,
upon a decision from the Council based on recommendations of the
Department and the Faculty Committees, continue as a supervisor or a
co-supervisor of a students’ thesis, if his/ her leave is in Jordan.
Article (38) : One credit hour per semester is accredited for the supervisor, starting
from the beginning of the semester in which s/he was assigned as a
supervisor and for a maximum of three semesters. In case there is a cosupervisor, each credit hour is equally divided among the two.
Article (39) : The thesis title, subject and / or proposal may be modified if the research
circumstances demand that. Modifications are effected in the same way
it (they) was (were) approved.
Article (40) : The examination committee consists of the following :
1. The supervisor/ Chairman of the committee.
2. The co-supervisor (if there is one).
3. Two University faculty members who meet the supervision
conditions.
4. One external member who meets the supervision
conditions and his/ her field of specialization is related to
the subject of the thesis.
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Article (41) : The examination committee is assigned, and the examination date is set
by a Council’s decision, based on recommendations of the Faculty and
the Department committees, after consulting the supervisor.
Article (42) : The thesis examination is executed according to the following
procedures:
1. The student presents an abstract for his/ her thesis.
2. The chairman of the thesis committee is responsible for directing
the examination, and when the examination is over, the committee
members decide, after deliberations, on one following results :
3. Pass.
4. Fail.
5. Thesis requires modifications. In this case, the student shall
execute the required thesis modifications, submit the modified
thesis within a period not exceeding four months from the
examination date and present the modified thesis in front of
the examination committee. The student shall be considered
“Pass” if the committee approves it. Otherwise, s/he is
considered “Fail”.
3. The examination committees’ decision is reported to the Deanship
of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies after notifying the
The Comprehensive Examination
Article (43) : The comprehensive exam has an integral nature which aims at
measuring the student’s capability to link between the different main
and advanced concepts which he/she acquired from different
disciplines as well as his/her ability to make use of these concepts in
solving the scientific and applied problems in his/her field of
specialization.
Article (44) : The Department Committee shall undertake the following tasks in
regard of the comprehensive exam :
1. Organizing and administering the exam issues.
2. Determining the fields the exam will cover. The Committee also
suggests the references and readings needed for the exam.
3. Recommending to the Faculty Committee to form the
comprehensive exam committee, from faculty members whose
ranks are at least associate professors, and specialized in the topic
of the exam to write the questions and correct the answers. The
decision to form this committee is issued by the Council.
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4. Reporting the results of the comprehensive exam to the Dean of
the Faculty concerned, who in turn submits the results to the
Council to be approved.
Article (45) : The comprehensive exam consists of two papers, each is allocated (2)
hours, and is held only once during a semester. It may be held during a
summer semester if the Faculty and the Department Committees
recommend so.
Article (46) :
A. The student applies for the comprehensive exam after s/he
completes all the study plan requirements with a minimum
(CGPA) of (3.00).
B. If the student fails the comprehensive exam for the first time,
s/he can undergo the exam again only once on the date of the
following exam.
C. The student’s result in the comprehensive exam is scored in his/
her grades record as “Pass” or “Fail” each time s/he undergoes
the exam.
Awarding the Master Degree
Article (47) : The Master Degree is conferred by a Council of Deans’ decision upon
recommendation from the Council.
General Provisions
Article (48) : The student authorizes the University in writing to partially or wholly
copy the thesis for research exchange with other educational institutions
and university purposes.
Article (49) : The President, upon recommendations from the Dean of the Faculty
concerned and the Dean of Graduate Studies, determines the minimum
number of students to register in any Program course.
Article (50) : The University Council shall, upon recommendation from the Council
of Graduate Studies, decide upon cases not stipulated in these
Regulations.
Article (51) : The President, the Dean, the Faculty Deans and the Dean of Admission
and Registration shall all be responsible for the implementation of these
Regulations.
Article (52) : These Regulations cancel the “Awarding the Master Degree
Regulations at University of Petra, No. (20) of (2013)”.
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STUDY DURING THE SUMMER SESSION REGULATIONS
Article (1) : These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Study During
the Summer Session Regulations at University of Petra of (2016)”,
and shall go into effect as of the date they are approved by the
University Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Council
Dean
Faculty
Member
Faculty
Department
Employee
: The Council of Deans at the University.
: The competent Faculty Dean.
: A faculty member or full-time lecturer, regardless
of his/her rank.
: The academic Faculty to which the course taught
by a faculty member belongs.
: The academic Department to which the course
taught by a faculty member belongs.
: A full-time worker at the University who is neither
a faculty member nor a full-time lecturer.
Article (3) : The duration of study, including examinations, in the summer session
shall be eight weeks as a minimum. The Council shall decide the
commencement date of the summer session.
Article (4) : The minimum number of students registering in sections of courses
offered in the summer session shall be pursuant to paragraph (D) of
Article (4) of the “Overtime Work for Faculty Members and Full-Time
Lecturers Regulations No. (3) of (2016)”.
Article (5) : Provisions of the “Awarding the Bachelor Degree Regulations at
University of Petra” regarding attendance, examinations and the grading
system shall be applied to students registered in the summer session.
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Article (6) : Provisions of the “Students Disciplinary Regulations at University of
Petra” shall be applied to students registered in the summer session.
Article (7) : A. Faculty members at University of Petra are assigned to teach in the
summer session by a decision of the President upon
recommendation of the concerned Dean. No faculty member may
be assigned more than six hours as a maximum.
B. A financial remuneration is paid to those teaching in the summer
according to the formula: (48) hours for a three credit course times
the wage of each overtime working hour as per academic rank.
C. For Faculty Deans teaching in the summer session, a remuneration
as stipulated in (B) of this Article, in addition to a one month salary
of which the transportation allowance is deducted, shall be paid.
No Faculty Dean may teach more than (3) credit hours.
D. The Council may, if the need arises, approve to exceed the upper
limits stipulated in paragraphs (A) and (C) of this Article, provided
that the competent Dean submits justifications for it to the
Council.
E. The President may, if the need arises and pursuant to the relevant
decisions, assign any employee to teach in the summer session.
Article (8) : All cases not covered by these Regulations shall be referred to the
President to take the appropriate decision regarding them.
Article (9) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Study during The Summer Session
Regulations No. (4) of (2010)”.
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EVENING STUDIES PROGRAM REGULATIONS
Article (1) : These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Evening
Studies Program Regulations at University of Petra of (2016)”,
Article (2) :
The Evening Studies Program aims at serving the local community
and uplifting the job performance of workers.
The Council of Deans shall, at the beginning of every academic
year, determine the specializations to be offered in the Evening
Studies Program and the number of students to be admitted in
them.
B. Specializations offered in the Evening Study Program shall only
be from those licensed for the University.
A
student
shall be admitted to an evening studies program, if s/he
Article (4) :
meets the following conditions:
1. S/he is a holder of the General Secondary Education Certificate
or its equivalent.
2. The General Secondary Education Certificate that a student
holds should be in a stream that qualifies him/her to enroll in
the major s/he desires.
3. S/he shall be an employee at a public or private entity or a house
wife. An attestation of this shall be required.
4. The Council of Deans may, in special cases, decide to exclude
paragraph (3) of this Article.
5. Minimum admission requirements as stipulated in admission
requirements in effect shall be applied.
Article (3) :
A.
Article (5) :
A. Lectures of the Evening Studies Program shall start at twelve
noon. The University may, in some justified cases, permit a
study of one or more courses before this time.
B. The Awarding of Bachelor Degree Regulations at the
University shall be applicable to all specializations offered in
the Evening Studies Program, except for the provisions of the
maximum duration of study period, which shall in this case, be
seven years.
(*) In its session No. (4 -2015/2016), dated on 07/02/2016
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Article (6) : The student weekly study schedule shall be four days only, and the
lectures shall be as follows:
1. Sundays and Tuesdays for (90) minutes each.
2. Mondays and Wednesdays for (90) minutes each.
Article (7) : For the purpose of determing the student capacity for the individual
program or for the University in general:
1. A student enrolled in the Evening Studies Program shall be
considered a student.
2. Specializations offered in the Evening Studies Program shall be
subjected to the accreditation standards which are applicable to
the corresponding specializations offered in the morning
program.
3. The overtime teaching load of a faculty member in both the
evening and the morning programs shall not exceed (6) credit
hours, and the total teaching load shall not, in all cases, exceed
(18) credit hours.
Article (8) : The Council of Deans shall decide upon cases which are not
stipulated in the provisions of these Regulations.
Article (9) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Evening Studies Program at
University of Petra No. (18) (2009)”.
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PRESIDENT’S AND DEAN’S HONOR LIST REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “President’s and
Dean’s Honor List Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)”,
University Council.(*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Faculty
Dean
Student
Academic
Semester
: University of Petra
: The Faculty at the University to which the
student belongs.
: The Dean of the Faculty to which the student
belongs.
: The distinguished student whose Grade Point
Average (GPA) is (3.67) points or more.
: The first or the second semester of an academic
year.
Article (3) : The provisions of these Regulations shall be applicable to regular
students who are registered to obtain the Bachelor Degree at the
University.
Article (4) : A student’s name shall be placed on the President’s or the Dean’s
Honor List in a regular semester (not in summer session) in
accordance with paragraphs (S1) and (S2) of Article (10) of the
“Awarding the Bachelor Degree Regulations No. (17) at University
of Petra”.
Article (5) : The Deanship of Admission and Registration shall, every regular
semester, prepare the lists of names of students to be placed on
the President’s and the Dean’s Honor Lists.
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Article (6) : The President’s and the Dean’s Honor Lists shall be prepared as typed
manifests, stipulating the name of the student and his/her Semester
Grade Point Average (SCPA). The manifests shall, at the end of each
regular semester, be placed on boards especially designed for this
purpose.
Article (7) : Upon receiving the manifests of names. The Dean of each Faculty shall
direct the Maintenance Department, to prepare the names to be placed
on the Dean’s Honor List Board. The Dean of Admission and
Registration shall be responsible for doing the same regarding the
President’s Honor List Board.
Article (8) : The President, the competent Deans and the Dean of Admission and
Registration shall all be responsible for the implementation of the
provisions of these Regulations.
Article (9) : The President shall decide upon any issue not stipulated in these
Regulations.
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DISTINGUISHED STUDENT AWARD REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Distinguished
Student Award Regulations at University of Petra of (2009)”, and
Council. (*)
Article (2) :
: Any student enrolled in the University and has
completed (60) credit hours.
: University of Petra Award for the
Award
Distinguished Student.
Committee : The Award Committee.
University
President
Student
Article (3) : The Faculty Council names one of the students enrolled in the Faculty
as a nominee for the Award in accordance with the provisions of
Article (9) of these Regulations.
Article (4) : A committee, chaired by the President, consisting of the Vice
President for Academic Affairs, the Dean of Student Affairs and two
professors chosen by the Council of Deans, shall be formed.
Article (5) : The Committee shall present to the Council of Deans the name of the
nominee who it considers ranked first to be granted the Award,
supported by the selection justification in order to take the appropriate
decision.
(*) In its session No. (3-2009), dated on 01/06/2009
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Article (6) : The Award shall be granted during the graduation ceremonies of that
year, and it consists of:
1. A certificate of appreciation signed by the President.
2. A financial remuneration of (1000) JOD.
Article (7) : The student, to whom the Award is granted, shall not be permitted to
apply for it again.
Article (8) : In order to be granted the Award, the student shall meet the following
conditions:
1. S/he shall be of good conduct, and no disciplinary action has
been imposed on him/her.
2. S/he shall have completed (60) credit hours at the University.
3. His/her academic standing shall not be lower than (very good).
Article (9) : The following standards shall be adopted in evaluating the
nominees:
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Standard
Academic Standing (Cumulative Average)
Extra Curriculum Activities (music, painting,
athletics, poetry, writing, students clubs, ….)
Commitment to University Values (punctuality,
attendance, respect of University legislations)
Contributing to University and Community
Services (presenting a research product,
invention, entrepreneurship, cooperation with
civil community entities…)
Has Been Granted an Award Previously
(Excellence in a field of knowledge or a social
field)
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Mark
(%)
30
30
20
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STUDENT HEALTH INSURANCE REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Student Health
Insurance Regulations at University of Petra of (2016)”, and shall
go into effect as of the date they are approved by the University
Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Board
Health
Insurance
Committee
Student
Center
Company
: University Board of Trustees.
: The Committee formed by the President in
order to supervise the implementation of these
Regulations.
: Any student enrolled in the University.
: The Medical Center at University campus.
: The health insurance company that is
undertaken by the University.
: The health insurance contract made by
University with the Company.
Health
Insurance
Contract
Article (3) : Health insurance aims at providing students with the necessary medical
service, such as: clinical and lab. examinations, x-ray images,
medicines, and surgical operations by the competent authority
accredited by the Company.
Article (4) : Subscription in health insurance is mandatory for all students. The
subscription fees shall be included in the services fees, which are paid
by the student at the beginning of each semester.
Article (5) : Student health insurance shall go into effect as of the commenment of
the semester (including the summer semester), for which the student
has registered, and it shall terminate as of the end of the date of Contract
expiration date, which is August 31 of each academic year, except for
the case where the student is still hospitalized.
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Article (6) : Hospitalization of a student shall be in the second degree level. Taking
into consideration the cases excluded from health insurance, the
coverage upper limit shall be determined as per the Contract.
Article (7) : A. Once admitted to the University, a student shall undergo a
comprehensive medical examination conducted by the Center
pursuant to a special form designed for this purpose.
B. Medical services shall be provided by the competent medical
authority accredited by the Company.
C. For the purposes of health insurance, only the University ID card
shall be accredited.
D. Medical services consist of :
1. Providing medical attention by the Center.
2. Transferring a sick student, if necessary, to the competent
medical authority by the Center’s Physician.
3. Transferring urgent cases to accredited hospitals or to
specialists for treatment or surgical operations. Hospitalization
shall be in the second degree. If a student desires a higher
degree, s/he shall pay the difference between the two. S/he shall
also pay non-medical expenses, such as: phone calls, additional
meals, drinks and the expenses of a companion with the patient.
4. In emergency cases where it is impossible to refer to the
University Physician (i.e. after working hours), the student
shall refer to the emergency room of an accredited hospital,
where s/he shall present his/her valid University ID card. As
for female students residing in University housing, the
attendant shall accompany the patient, and for those students
residing off campus, they shall refer to the emergency room of
an accredit hospital, only when the case is truly urgent, in
which case, the student shall submit a medical report to this
effect. Otherwise, the University Physician shall not accredit
the case as emergency, the student shall pay all expenses and
no sick leave is accredited.
5. Health insurance does not cover expenses of home physicians,
except for extreme cases approved by the Committee.
6. The Company shall not cover expenses paid to unaccredited
authority, except for referral cases to a specialist and is
approved by the Committee. In this case, the Company shall
pay the lower limit determined by the Contract.
7. Health insurance does not cover treatment expenses outside the
Kingdom, and medicines not registered by the Ministry of
Health in the Kingdom.
Article (8) : Cases which are not covered by the health insurance shall be specified
in the Contract.
Article (9) : A. The Student Health Insurance Committee shall be composed of :
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1. The Vice President or his/her delegate/ Chairman.
2. The Dean of Student Affairs.
3. The Director of Financial Affairs.
4. The Director of Administrative Affairs.
5. A student representing the Student Union.
6. The Director of the University Medical Center/ Secretary.
B. The Chairman shall call for Committee meetings as is deemed
necessary.
C. The Committee shall assume the following tasks:
1. Issuing detailed instructions to implement these Regulations.
2. Approving ID cards, forms and relevant files.
3. Ensuring the proper adherence to these Regulations.
4. Looking into emergency cases, and in all other cases referred
to it in accordance with these Regulations.
5. Following-up violations and imposing penalties.
Article (10) : Medicines shall be dispensed from the University pharmacy. In case
a medicine is not available in the University pharmacy, it shall be
dispensed from an accredited pharmacy upon prescription from the
Center’s Physician.
Article (11) : The President shall, upon recommendation of the Committee, decide
upon cases not covered by these Regulations.
Article (12) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Student Health Insurance
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SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND THE STUDENT
GENERAL UNION REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Scientific
Societies and The Student General Union Regulations at
University of Petra of (2015)”, and shall go into effect as of the date
they are approved by the University Council. (*)
Article (2) :
: Any Faculty at the University.
: Any Faculty Dean at the University
: Any academic Department at the
University.
: The societies founded by University
Scientific
students.
Societies
: The body consisting of all students
General
enrolled at the University to earn a degree.
Assembly
Administrative : The body consisting of seven members
elected from the General Assembly.
Board
: The body consisting of the Chairmen and
Student
General Union Secretaries of the Scientific Societies at
the University.
University
President
Faculty
Dean
Department
() In its session No. (4-2014/2015), dated on 28/06/2015.
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Chapter One: Scientific Societies and Their Goals
Article (3) : Scientific Societies shall be founded at the University under the
supervision of the Deanship of Student Affairs by a decision of the
President, where their headquarters shall be on University Campus.
Article (4) : Each Faculty shall be entitled to establish a Scientific Society for its
students.
Article (5) : Scientific Societies aim to achieve the following goals:
1. Encouraging scientific activities among Faculty students.
2. Transferring student’s opinions, causes and suggestions to the
competent Faculty or University entities.
3. Organizing and supporting cultural, scientific, social, athletic and
artistic activities in the Faculties and with other University staff
members.
4. Caring for student’s personality, behavior and national
associating and positively directing him/her to public service,
voluntary and team works.
5. Enhancing connections between the University and the local
community through general public services.
6. Enhancing responsibility towards preserving University
reputation and properties.
Article (6) : In order to achieve their goals, Scientific Societies shall exercise the
following duties:
1. Issuing scientific, intellectual and social brochures.
2. Participating in organizing various activities, such as: sports,
exhibitions and student field trips.
3. Participating in organizing public lectures, seminars, and
scientific, artistic and intellectual exhibitions at the University.
Article (7) : Scientific Societies shall not be permitted to exercise any activity that
contradicts with University policy.
Article (8) : Scientific Societies shall not be permitted to exercise any activity that
is political, partisan, sectarian or regional.
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Chapter Two: The General Assembly and
the Administrative Board
Article (9) :
A. At the beginning of every academic year, the President shall
appoint a General Counselor for the Union from amongst
faculty members, who shall assume the following duties:
1. Coordinating and supervising the various scientific
Societies’ activities at the University.
2. Offering consultations to the Union and supervising its
activities and the management of its affairs.
B. At the beginning of every academic year, the President shall
appoint a General Counselor for each Scientific Society, who
shall coordinate its activities inside the Faculty, supervise its
work and offer it the required consultation.
Article (10) : Each Scientific Society shall practice its specialties, and shall aim to
achieve its goals through the following two entities:
1. The General Assembly of the Society.
2. The Administrative Board of the Society.
Article (11) : The General Assembly of the Society shall consist of all students of
the Faculty, who are registered to earn the Bachelor degree. Its duties
and responsibilities shall be:
1. Electing the members of the Administrative Board from
amongst its members.
2. Discussing the annual financial and administrative reports
prepared by the Administrative Board and adoption thereof.
3. Withdrawing confidence from the Administrative Board by a
two-third majority in a legal meeting.
4. Adopting the Administrative Boards’ annual work plan within a
period of two weeks after its election.
5. Active participation in the Society’s activities through the
relevant committees.
Article (12) :
A. The Administrative Board of each Society shall be
compromised of seven members who are elected by the
General Assembly by secret ballot according to procedures set
by the Deanship of Student Affairs.
B. For the elections to be legal, the absolute majority of the total
number of the members of the General Assembly shall
participate. In the absence of the quorum, elections shall be
postponed for one week, whereby it is legal regardless of the
number who constitute the quorum.
C. A student who nominates him/herself for the membership of the
Administrative Board shall meet the following conditions:
1. His/her cumulative average is not less than (2.00).
2. S/he has spent at least two semesters at the University.
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3) No disciplinary action has been placed on him/her.
4. S/he is a student in the Faculty to which the Society
belongs.
5. S/he still has one study year for graduation.
D. The Administrative Board member who accumulated the high
number of votes in the election, shall be selected as the
Chairman of the Society. Other positions shall be distributed in
a descending order of the number of votes as follows:
1. Vice-Chairman/ Secretary.
2. Treasurer.
3. Supervisor for each student activity.
E. Decisions taken by the Administrative Board shall be laid out in
minutes signed by all of its members, and copies of which shall
be submitted to the Counselor and to the Dean of Student
Affairs.
Article (13) : The Administrative Board shall be responsible for managing the
administrative, financial and organizational affairs of the Society, in
addition to the following duties and powers:
1. Taking decisions and following-up the required procedures to
achieve the goals of the Society.
2. Forming subcommittees (of not more than five members) and
assigning them specific duties consistent with the goals of the
Society.
3. Preparing the annual report about the activities of the Society,
and submitting it to the General Assembly and to the Deanship.
4. Preparing the annual financial and administrative reports, and
submitting them to the Deanship and to the Financial Director.
5. Approving the resignations of members of the Administrative
Board or the Society.
6. Supervising the General Assembly’s’ meetings and
implementing its decisions.
Article (14) : Members of the Administrative Board shall assume duties and
powers according to the following:
1. Chairman:
a. Representing the Society in front of the competent
University entity.
b. Presenting the Administrative Boards’ decisions regarding
Faculty student’s opinion, causes and suggestions to the
Dean.
c. Following-up the implementation of its decisions,
managing its affairs and signing all its correspondences.
d. Chairing the Administrative Board’s and General
Assembly’s meetings.
e. Representing the Society in the Student General Union.
f. Any other duties assigned to him/her by the General
Assembly, which do not contradict with these Regulations.
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2. Vice-Chairman/ Secretary:
a. Assuming the responsibilities of the Chairman in his/her
absence.
b. Keeping and organizing records.
c. Taking the minutes of the meetings of both the
Administrative Board and the General Assembly.
d. Preparing the administrative reports.
e. Representing the Society in the Student General Union.
f. Executing any other assignments to him/her by the
Administrative Board.
3. Treasurer:
a. Bookkeeping and safeguarding the financial documents of
the Society.
b. Receiving money reimbursed to the Society via official
vouchers signed by him/her and by the Society stamp, and
depositing it in the bank accredited by the University.
c. Preparing the annual financial report and presenting it to
the Administrative Board in preparation for presentation to
the General Assembly, and submitting copies of it to the
Dean of Student Affairs and the General Counselor of the
Union.
4. Cultural and Artistic Supervisor:
a. Participating in organizing public lectures, seminars,
contests and cultural activities.
b. Supervising the issuance of magazines and brochures.
5. Sports and Trips supervisor
a. Participating in organizing sports matches, contests,
activities parades and ceremonies.
b. Participating in organizing field and general trips inside
and outside the Kingdom in coordination with the
competent entities of the Deanship.
Article (15) : Elections of the Administrative Board of a Society shall be held
during the second month of the commencement of the academic year
according to special organizational procedures set by a committee
formed by the competent Dean in coordination with the Dean of
Student Affairs.
Article (16) : The General Assembly shall assemble once a year, and extraordinary
meeting may be held upon a decision on the Administrative Board or
a request from the majority of the General Assembly members.
Article (17) : The Administrative Board shall call the General Assembly for
meetings, to be held on campus and announced on University boards,
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one week before the time of a meeting, and the agenda of the meeting
shall be attached with the call.
Article (18) :
A. Meetings of the General Assembly shall be legal if the
majority of its members attend. In the absence of the quorum,
the meeting shall be postponed for one week.
B. The Chairman of the Society shall submit the decisions taken
by the Administrative Board and the General Assembly to
the Dean of Faculty to which the Society belongs and to the
Dean of Student Affairs.
Article (19) :
A. The Administrative Board shall meet at least once a month.
B. The meetings of the Administrative Board shall be legal if the
majority of its members attend, provided that the Chairman
and the Vice-Chairman attend. Decisions are taken by
majority of attendees.
Article (20) : Decisions taken by the Administrative Board the General Assembly
shall be consistent with the University policy and goals.
Article (21) : Membership of the Administrative Board shall be suspended in
either of the following two cases:
1. If a member fails to attend three consecutive meetings without
an excuse acceptable by the Administrative Board after
sending him/her written notice.
2. If a member is placed under any of the disciplinary actions
stipulated in the Student Disciplinary Regulations.
Article (22) : In the case a membership position of the Administrative Board
becomes vacant for whatever reason, it shall be substituted by the
student who was next in line in terms of the vote that was made in
the last elections by the General Assembly. Should the student in
question decline the position, the Administrative Board shall select
one of the General Assembly’s members within a week after the
position becomes vacant.
Article (23) : The duration of the Administrative Board membership shall be one
academic year commencing in the beginning of November and
ending at the end of November of the following year.
Chapter Three: Membership
Article (24) : Membership categories and conditions shall be as follows:
- Administrative Board Member: is the member who has been
elected for it.
- General Assembly Member: is the student registered in the
Faculty to which the Society belongs.
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- Supportive Member: Any University student registered at
another Faculty and who desires to and can support the Society’s
activities.
Chapter Four: Financial Affairs of the Societies
Article (25) : The financial year for all Societies shall start once the
Administrative Board is elected and shall end upon electing a new
administrative board.
Article (26) : Money of a Society shall be deposited in an account carrying its
name in a bank accredited by the University.
Article (27) : The Society’s revenues shall consist of:
1. Subscription fees, as determined by the President, paid by
members of the General Assembly.
2. Donations, grants, and any other revenues approved by the
competent Dean, whereby the Dean of Student Affairs is notified
of.
3. The amounts allocated by the University to support the Society’s
activities.
4. Income from the Society’s activities.
Article (28) : Withdrawals from the Society’s account shall be incurred via checks
signed by the Dean of Student Affairs and by the Chairman or
his/her delegate.
Article (29) : The Society’s money shall be disbursed upon a decision of the
Administrative Board in a legal meeting and approval of the Dean
of Student Affairs. These amounts shall not be disbursed except for
purposes serving the goals and the general activities of the Society.
Article (30) : Procurements, expenses and the financial affairs related to Societies
shall be audited by the Universities Financial Management
according to the normal procedures of such matters. The Director of
Financial Affairs shall submit a report in this regard to the Dean of
Student Affairs.
Chapter Five: The Student General Union
Article (31) : A union, composed of the Chairmen and the Secretaries of the
Scientific Societies, shall be formed and called “The Student
General Union”. From amongst its members, the President and the
Secretary of the Union shall be elected in a way determined by them
and in accordance with procedures set by the Deanship of Student
Affairs in cooperation with the General Counselor and coordination
with the President.
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Article (32) : The Union shall assume the following duties:
1. Participating with the University administration in placing the
general policy of the Scientific Societies.
2. Developing Scientific Societies in order to achieve their goals.
3. Representing students and adopting their causes to achieve
their interests.
4. Presenting suggestions to competent University entities for
developing study plans and improving University teaching.
5. Participating in the cultural, scientific, social, athletic, and
artistic activities at the University.
6. Strengthening relations between students and members of the
University staff to establish trust among them.
7. Working on building positive student attitudes enhancing their
association with the University and preserving its properties.
8. Working on reinforcing good conduct and behavior, dialogue,
respect of others, cooperation and team work environment.
9. Participating in building comprehensive student personality,
who is aware of its society’s causes.
10. Working on reinforcing national unity and revoking partisan,
sectarian and racial deeds.
11. Presenting services to the local community in cooperation with
public and official entities.
12. Selecting representatives of Scientific Societies from members
of their Administrative Boards for memberships in University
committees and councils in accordance with University
bylaws and regulations in this regard.
Article (33) : The President of the Union shall assume the following duties:
1. Calling for and chairing the Union’s meetings.
2. Accepting invitations from Societies to attend their meetings
designed for discussing issues they request to be discussed.
3. Following-up on students’ causes with the competent
University entities.
4. Following-up the organization of ceremonies at the
University.
5. Executing duties entrusted in him/her by the Dean of Student
Affairs and the General Counselor of the Union.
Article (34) : The Vice-President/Secretary of the Union shall assume the
following duties:
1. Assuming the responsibilities of the President in his/her
absence.
2. Placing the agendas and taking minutes of the Union’s
meetings and preparing the necessary reports.
3. Executing any other duties assigned to him/her by the Union.
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Article (35) : The Union shall assemble at least once every semester, and the
President may call it for extraordinary meetings.
Article (36) :
A. Decisions taken by the Union shall be submitted to the
President, Dean of Student Affairs and the Union General
Counselor.
B. Decisions taken by the Union, by the Administrative Board
and the General Assemble of each Society shall be in
accordance with the goals stipulated in these Regulations
and consistent with the University policy.
Article (37) : The Union shall prepare its annual budget which includes revenues
and expenses under the supervision of the Dean of Student Affairs
and the General Counselor
Chapter Six: General Provisions
Article (38) : Dissolution of a Society and the General Union shall be incurred by
a President decision upon recommendation of the Council of Deans.
Article (39) : Each Society shall lay out its internal system which shall not
contradict these Regulations, the Jordanian Universities Law and the
University bylaws and regulations.
Article (40) : The President shall be entitled to decide upon any case not stipulated
in these Regulations.
Article (41) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Scientific Societies and the
Student General Union at University of Petra Regulations No. (16) of
(2009)”.
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STUDENT CLUBS REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Student
Clubs Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)”, and shall go
into effect as of the data they are approved by the University
Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
Clubs
Deanship
Dean
: Student Clubs.
: Deanship of Student Affairs
: Dean of Student Affairs.
Chapter One: Student Clubs Formation and Objectives
Article (3) : Student Clubs shall be founded under the supervision of the Deanship
and based on a decision of the President, upon recommendation of the
Dean, where their headquarters shall be on University campus.
Article (4) : The Dean, with the approval of the President, may form Clubs for
students having talents and hobbies in sports, music, playing, arts,
chess, theater, trips, photography, social activities and voluntary
activities, for the purpose of encouraging the student’s hobbies inside
and outside the University.
Article (5) : The Clubs aim to achieve the following goals:
1. Encouraging the spirit of volunteering, public service and
teamwork in the students.
2. Encouraging students to develop their talents and hobbies.
3. Providing the opportunity for students to participate in the
activities that match their interests and capabilities.
4. Developing an interest in aesthetic aspects.
5. Developing students’ interest in the cultural heritage in
Jordan, the Arabic and Islamic cultures, in addition to taking
care of local and global cultures.
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Article (6) : The Clubs shall practice their specialty, and aim to achieve their goals
through the following two entities:
1. General Assembly.
2. Administrative Board.
Article (7) :
A. The General Assembly shall consist of all the associate
members of the Club, whereby the number of members shall be
not less than ten.
B. The General Assembly shall practice the following specialties:
1. Electing members from the General Assembly to form the
Administrative Board of the Club.
2. Discussing the annual fiscal and administrative report
submitted by the Administrative Board and adoption
thereof.
3. Adopting an annual work plan for the Club.
4. Withdrawing confidence from the Administrative Board
or any of its members by a two-third majority of the
General Assembly members.
5. Active participation in the Club’s activities through the
relevant committees.
Article (8) : The Administrative Board of each club shall consist of five members,
who are elected by secret ballot in the first half of November of every
academic year, according to organizational procedures set by the
Deanship. For the election to be legal, the voting regulation of (51 %)
of at least the total number of the General Assembly members of the
Club shall be used. In the absence of the quorum, elections shall be
postponed for one week, whereby it is legal regardless of the number
of members who constitute the quorum.
Article (9) : It shall be required that the following conditions apply to the student
who nominates him/herself for the membership of the Administrative
Board of any club:
1. That his/her cumulative average is not lower than (2.00).
2. That s/he has spent at least two semesters at the University.
3. That no disciplinary action has been taken against him/her.
Article (10) :
A. The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Secretary of the
Administrative Board shall be elected upon the convening of
the first session, at the time this first session is convened, by
secret ballot.
B. The President shall, upon a recommendation of the Dean,
appoint a Counselor from the academic staff members or
University employees for each club. The Counselor shall
supervise and direct the work of the Administrative Board.
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Article (11) : The Administrative Board shall be responsible for conducting the
administrative, financial, and organizational affairs of the Club, in
addition to practicing the following duties and powers:
1. Taking decisions and required procedures to achieve the goals
of the Club.
2. Forming student committees for different activities from the
General Assembly members, and supervising their work.
3. Submitting an annual work plan to the General Assembly that
includes the scheduled activities as well as the financial support
needed.
4. Preparing the administrative and financial report and submitting
them to the General Assembly.
5. Executing decisions of the General Assembly.
6. Viewing applications to join a Club, and deciding on them. If
an application is
refused, the applicant has the right to request an appeal of the
General Assembly’s decision, wherein the Dean decides on the
application during a period of a week from the date the General
Assembly’s decision is declared.
7. Approving the resignations of members.
8. Supervising of the General Assembly meetings.
9. Determing the appropriate means for the achievement of the
objectives of the Club.
10. Recommending to the Dean the value of the Club membership
fee, and the payment method.
Article (12) : Administrative Board members shall undertake the duties vested in
them each according to his/her competency. The Chairman of the
Club shall assume the task of representing his/her Club in front of
the concerned parties at the University.
Chapter Two: Organizing the Works of Clubs
Article (13) : Club Membership
Active Members :
Those who are eligible to be club members must be registered students
expected to be awarded a scientific degree, wherein the Administrative
Board has approved his or her application to join the Club. The student
should adhere to exercising the related activities of the Club s/he is in.
Supportive Members:
Those who are expected to graduate, and wish to continue their
membership in the Club, while committed to pay membership fees,
and supporting the Club in whatever means, without participating in
activities or voting.
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Article (14) : Membership of the General Assembly, and hence the Administrative
Board shall be suspended in either of the following cases:
1. Written resignation.
2. Loss of one of the membership conditions.
Article (15) : Duration of the Administrative Board membership, including the
relevant committees, is one year, wherein afterwards new elections
are made.
Article (16) : Sessions of the Administrative Board shall be legal if the absolute
majority of the members, including the Chairman, and in his/her
absence the Vice Chairman, are present. Valid decisions of the
Administrative Board shall be adopted based on the majority of the
votes from the members present. If votes are equal, the side of the
Chairman shall have the casting vote.
Article (17) : Membership of the Administrative Board shall be forfeited if a
member fails to attend three consecutive sessions or six
nonconsecuative sessions without an excuse deemed acceptable by
the Board.
Article (18) :
When a membership position among the Administrative Board
becomes vacant for whatever reason, it shall be substituted by the
student who was next in line in terms of the vote that was made in
the last elections by the General Assembly. Should the student in
question decline the position, the Administrative Board shall choose
one of its members who meet the required conditions of the
Administrative Board membership.
Article (19) : Each of the President of the General Assembly and the Chairman of
the Administrative Board shall submit the decisions to the Dean for
adoption thereof.
Article (20) : The General Assembly shall assemble at least once a year, and
extraordinary meetings may be held upon a call from the Dean, a
decision of the Administrative Board, or a request from more than
half of the General Assembly members.
Article (21) : The meeting of the General Assembly shall be legal if more than
half of the members attend. In the absence of the quorum, the
meeting shall be postponed for one week.
Article (22) : Decisions of the General Assembly and the Administrative Board
shall be in accordance with the University’s policy, goals, and
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interest as well as what is stated in Articles (5 and 6) of these
Regulations.
Chapter Three: Financial Affairs of the Clubs
Article (23) : The fiscal year of the Clubs shall start at the beginning of the
academic year and end when the academic year is over.
Article (24) : A Secretariat account shall be opened in the name of the relevant
Club at the University, whereby deposit and withdrawal shall be
made with the signature of the Secretary and Club President jointly.
Only in the case of the absence of the Club President, the signature
of both the Club Vice-President and Secretary may be permissible.
Article (25) : Withdrawal of the Club’s money shall be disposed of by a decision
of the Administrative Board in a legal meeting.
Article (26) : The Club’s revenues shall consist of:
1. Subscription fees of the Club members.
2. Income from Club activities.
3. Donations and grants, which are approved by the Dean.
4. Any other revenues which are approved by the Dean.
Article (27) : Invoices, procurement, and the financial matters related to the Clubs
shall be audited by an accountant appointed by the Department of
Financial Affairs at the University for such purpose.
Chapter Four: General Provisions
Article (28) : The Dean shall assume the powers of the Administrative Board
including the considering of application to join clubs and
subsequently making the appropriate decision concerning them during
the preliminary phase which precedes the formation of the
Administrative Board of any Club, according to the provisions of
Article (8) of these Regulations, and during the dissolution of the
Administrative Board until a new Board is chosen.
Article (29) : The Dean may delegate his/her powers, which are stated in these
Regulations either wholly or partially, to any of his/her deputies,
assistants or any of the officials working in the Deanship.
Article (30) : Dissolution of a Club may only take place with a decision from the
President based on the placement of the Dean. In this case, the Club’s
money and belongings shall devolve to the Deanship.
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Article (31) : The President shall be entitled to decide on any cases that are not
covered in these Regulations.
Article (32) : The President shall be entitled to issue executive and procedural
decisions that s/he sees necessary for the execution of the provision of
these Regulations.
Article (33) : The President and the Dean shall both be responsible for executing
the provisions of these Regulations.
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STUDY GRANTS AND WORK-STUDY REGULATIONS
Chapter One: Definitions and Preliminaries
Article (1) : These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Study Grants
and Work-Study Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)”, and
Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
Board
President
Student
: Any student enrolled in a Faculty at the University.
Article (3) : The Board shall every year, approve the allocation of a certain amount
of money to be deposited in the study grants and work-study fund, part
of which shall be allocated to study grants and the other is for workstudy program.
Article (4) : The financial resources of the study grants and work-study budget
consist of:
1. Annual subsidy allocated to it by the University.
2. Any other resources approved by the Board.
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Chapter Two: General Secondary Education Exam (GSEE) Excellence
Grants
Article (5) : The University awards study grants, called “(GSEE) Excellence
Grants”, consisting of discounts off tuition for newly admitted
students who possess the Jordanian or Palestinian General
Secondary Education Certificate, and are of Jordanian or
Palestinian nationality.
Article (6) : A student who meets the conditions stipulated in Article (5) above,
shall be awarded a discount off tuition as follows:
Faculty
GSEE Average
Architecture &
Design
Pharmacy &
Medical Sciences
95% or above
Discount
(% off Tuition)
50%
25%
95% or above
100%
50%
25%
All other
Faculties
Article (7) : The (GSEE) Excellence Grants cover the fees of the first year of study
including the summer session.
Article (8) : The academic standing of a student is evaluated after the end of the first
year of study. Academic Excellence Grants Regulations are applied
afterwards.
Chapter Three: Academic Excellence Grants
Article (9) : The University awards study grants, called “Academic Excellence
Grants” consisting of discounts off tuition for students with excellent
academic standing. These grants are awarded in the semester that
follows the semester in which the student has met the conditions of
academic excellence as follows:
Cumulative Grade Point Average
4.00
3.89-3.99
3.67-3.88
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100%
50%
25%
Article (10) :
A. To be awarded the Academic Excellence Grant for the first time,
a student shall have completed (30) credit hours of his/her study
plan at the University, and shall have attained a cumulative
average of (3.67) on condition that s/he has registered the
minimum number of credit hours a student may register for in a
regular semester.
B. The Grant shall cover the following semesters, on condition that
the student successfully completes (12) credit hours in a regular
semester and (6) credit hours in the summer session, provided
that these courses are from the required study plan of the student
and they enter in the calculation of the cumulative average, in
addition to attaining a cumulative average of (3.67).
C. Regardless of what is stipulated in (A) and (B) of this Article, a
student, to be awarded the Academic Excellence Grant, shall not
have received a disciplinary action of “warning” notice or
higher.
Chapter Four: Incentive and Needy Students’ Grants
Article (11) : The University awards “Needy Students’ Study Grants” consisting of
a maximum of (25%) discount off tuition for needy students, upon
recommendation of Grants Committee and President’s decision.
Article (12) : A registered student shall meet the following conditions in order to
apply for the “Needy Students’ Grant”:
1. S/he is a needy student.
2. S/he shall have studied (12) credit hours in the semester,
excluding the summer and the graduation semesters, and her
/his cumulative average is at least (2.00) points.
3. S/he is of good conduct and has not received a disciplinary
action of “warning” or higher.
Article (13) : The University awards “Incentive Grants” consisting of discounts off
tuition for newly admitted students as follows:
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No.
Category
Discount
(% off Tuition)
1.
50%
4.
Daughters, Sons and Spouse of a
University Staff Member
Brothers and Sisters of a
University Staff Member
Brothers and Sisters of a Student
Enrolled at the University:
a) First and Second Brother/
Sister
b) Third Brother/ Sister
c) Fourth Brother/ Sister
Excellence in Sports Grants
5.
Excellence in Arts Grants
2.
3.
25%
15% (for each)
20%
25%
See Special
Regulations
See Special
Regulations
Article (14) : In order to maintain the Incentive Grant, the student shall meet the
following conditions:
1. S/he shall attain a cumulative average of (2.00) or higher. In the
case where the average goes down to lower than (2.00) , the
Grant is withdrawn in the next semester, until the average is
raised to (2.00) or higher, in which case the Grant is returned to
him/her. This condition shall not apply to cases stipulated in
paragraphs (1-3) of Article (11) above.
2. The student to whom an incentive grant is awarded shall study at
least (15) credit hours. Summer session and graduation semester
are excluded from this condition.
3. S/he shall not have received a disciplinary action of “warning”
notice or higher.
Chapter Five: Work-Study
Article (15) :
A. The Deans and Heads of Departments shall every semester, be
asked by the President to determine their needs of working hours
to be executed by students under the work-study program, the
work place and nature of work.
B. The Council of Deans shall, every semester, based upon
placements of Faculties and Departments and according to the
budget allocated by the Board, determine the work-study
opportunities at the University.
C. The Dean of Student Affairs shall, in the beginning of every
semester, announce the available vacancies at the University in
accordance with a plan approved by the Council of Deans.
D. Faculties and Departments shall submit to the Dean of Student
Affairs a manifest of students’ names who are to be assigned to
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work, and the type of assignments they shall perform. The
manifest shall be signed by the competent entity and the Dean of
the Faculty or the concerned Head of Department.
Article (16) : In order to gain a work-study opportunity at the University in return
for financial remuneraion, the student shall meet the following
conditions:
1. S/he shall have studied at least (30) credit hours at the University.
2. His/her cumulative average is not less than (2.00).
3. S/he shall have not received a disciplinary action of “warning”
notice or higher.
4. Priority of work-study opportunity shall be given to needy
students. It shall be up to the concerned Dean or Head of
Department to evaluate the financial situation of the student.
Article (17) :
A. Working hours for students shall be two hours daily for a
maximum of (40) hours per month, with a wage of two JOD per
hour.
B. The student who desires to work shall complete the work-study
form, submit it to the concerned Dean of Faculty or Head of
Department, who, in turn, shall recommend the names of
nominees to the Dean of Student Affairs.
C. A student shall not be permitted to work more than (240) hours
during all years of study, unless there are not enough students to
occupy the vacant positions.
D. The President may, in some special cases and upon a written
recommendation of the Dean or the concerned Head of
Department, increase the number of working hours stipulated in
(A) and (C) of this Article.
Article (18) : The Deanship of Student Affairs shall submit to the Director of
Financial Affairs rosters, after being approved by the Deans, Heads of
the concerned Departments and the Work-Study Office, in which the
name of the student and the number of work hours during the month
are stated, in order to approve the disbursement of remunerations.
Article (19) : The Work-Study Office in the Deanship of Student Affairs shall
follow-up on the student work-study affairs, and submit to the Dean
monthly reports containing names of students, number of work hours
during the semester and the total number of work hours during the
whole period of study of the student at the University.
Chapter Six: General Provisions
Article (20) : The tuitions of the following courses shall not by covered by the Study
Grants:
1. Military Sciences course.
2. Repeated courses.
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3. Courses studied from outside the student study plan.
Article (21) : A student shall not be permitted to combine two grants
simultaneously. In the case where s/he deserves more than one grant,
the highest grant shall be awarded to him/her.
Article (22) : The Dean of Admission and Registration shall, every semester,
announce the lists of names of students who have academically
excelled in each major, submit them to the President for approval and
to issue the order of disbursement. These lists shall then be submitted
to the Director of Financial Affairs for proper action.
Article (23) : The Department of Financial Affairs shall, in coordination with the
Deanship of Admission and Registration, follow-up on the academic
performance of students with grants, prepare lists of names of students
who no more deserve the grant, and submit these lists to the Director
of Financial Affairs for proper action.
Article (24) : The competent Department shall submit yearly reports clarifying the
situations of the students benefiting from study grants and work-study
opportunities.
Article (25) : The President shall be responsible for the implementation of these
Regulations.
Article (26) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Study Grants and Work-Study
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EXCELLENCE IN ARTS GRANTS REGULATIONS
Article (1): These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Excellence in
Arts Grants Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)”, and shall
go into effect as of the date they are approved by the University
Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Dean
Deanship
Grant
: Deanship of Student Affairs.
: The Excellence in Arts Grant at the University.
Excellence in Arts Standards and Categories
Article (3) : A student shall be considered to excel in the Arts pursuant to the
following standards:
1. Excellence in Arts of First Degree:
a. That s/he is a member of a school artistic band at a
directorate of the Jordan Ministry of Education. This
includes: playing on music instruments, coral, theater
acting, performing popular arts, dancing, poetry, and
sculpture.
b. That s/he is a member of an artistic band known in the
Kingdom or outside. This includes the artistic skills
stipulated in (1-a) of this Article.
2. Excellence in Arts of Second Degree:
That s/he has obtained a certificate of training on plying any
musical instrument from any accredited institute inside or outside
the Kingdom.
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3. Excellence in Arts of Third Degree:
a. That s/he possesses a talent in the skills stipulated in
paragraph (1-a) of this Article, has passed an artistic level
test, especially designed by the Deanship at the beginning of
each year, has proved excellent competency, and has
pledged to participate in the activities of the competent
Department in the Deanship throughout his/her years of
study.
b. That s/he has participated in University general services for
two consecutive years.
Conditions for Gaining the Grant
Article (4) : In order to be awarded the Grant, a student shall have:
1. Satisfied one of the excellence in arts standards.
2. Passed an artistic level test in the skills s/he excels in.
3. Successfully completed at least one semester of study at the
University.
Conditions for Retaining the Grant
Article (5) :
In order to retain the Grant, the student shall :
1. Undertake to practice the artistic activity designated by the
Department inside and outside the University.
2. Continue participating in the Departments’ activity throughout
his/her study years at the University.
3. Have not been convicted with a disciplinary sanction of “warning”
notice or higher.
4. Retain a cumulative average not less than (2.00) points.
Excellence in Arts Incentive Grants
Article (6) : Students satisfying the previous standards and conditions of excellence
in arts shall be awarded incenentive grants as follows:
1. Students classified under "Excellence in Arts of First Degree"
…… (50%) off tuition.
2. Students classified under "Excellence in Arts of Second Degree"
… (35%) off tuition.
3. Students classified under "Excellence in Arts of Third Degree"
Required Official Documents
Article (7) : A student who wishes to apply for the Grant, shall present the following
official documents :
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1. An excellence in arts certificate, or its equivalent, which is
authenticated by the concerned school or institute, pursuant to the
type of excellence.
2. A certificate of good conduct issued by the concerned school or
institute.
General Provisions
Article (8) :
A. The student applying for the Grant shall pass a personal interview
and a practical test in the field of Arts s/he excels in.
B. Applications for the Grant are submitted to the Dean, who shall
verify that the standards and conditions are met, and present them
to the President.
C. The maximum number of grants to be awarded in an academic
year shall be fifteen grants.
D. A student shall not be awarded two grants at the same time. In
such a case, the higher in value of the two shall be awarded.
E. The cumulative average of (2.00) points may be waived for those
who have proved very high competency, on condition that the
average is not below (1.9) points.
F. The President shall decide upon cases not stipulated in these
Regulations.
Article (9) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Excellence in Arts Grants No. (24)
of (2009)”
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EXCELLENCE IN SPORTS GRANTS REGULATIONS
Article (1): These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Excellence in
Sports Grants Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)”, and
Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Dean
Deanship
Department
Student
Grant
: Deanship of Student Affairs.
: The Department of Sports Activities at the
Deanship.
: Any student registered at the University.
: The Excellence in Sports Grant at the University.
Excellence in Sports Standards and Categories
Article (3) : A student shall be considered to excel in the Sports pursuant to the
following standards:
1. Excellence in Sports of First Degree:
a. That s/he is a player on the national team, and represented
Jordan in an olympic, regional or any international
particular sport that is acknowledged by one of the
Associations of Sport Federations of the Youth Higher
Council.
b. That s/he is a player on the Jordanian Armed Forces team,
or a varsity team for all of the schools in the Kingdom and
has represented Jordan in at least one external event.
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2. Excellence in Sports of Second Degree:
a. That s/he is a player on the team of the Premier League clubs
or first class clubs in an individual or collective sport
supervised by the competent Sport Federation of the Youth
Higher Council.
b. That s/he is a player on one of the Ministry of Education
Governorate teams.
c. That s/he is a winner of the Hassan Prize for Youth- the Gold
Level, provided that the prize has been obtained while the
student is at the University.
3. Excellence in Sports of Third Degree:
a. That s/he is a player on the team of second or third class
clubs in an individual or collective sport supervised by the
competent Sport Federation of the Youth Higher Council.
b. That s/he is a player on a military or school team, whereby
the team must have won the first, second or third position in
one of the school championships of the governorates of the
Ministry of Education.
c. That s/he has become an essential player in a University
varsity team and has shown excellent proficiency in a sport
after two semesters and upon his/her participation in internal
and external University championships.
Conditions for Gaining the Grant
Article (4) : In order to be awarded the Grant, a student shall have:
1. Satisfied one of the excellence in sports standards.
2. Passed an athletic level and physical fitness test, as decided by the
deanship, in the skill s/he excels in.
Conditions for Retaining the Grant
Article (5) :
In order to retain the Grant, the student shall :
1. Undertake to practice the athletic activity designated by the
Department inside and outside the University.
2. Have not been convicted with a disciplinary sanction of “warning”
notice or higher.
3. Retain a cumulative average not less than (2.00) points.
Excellence in Sports Incentive Grants
Article (6) : Students satisfying the previous standards and conditions of excellence
in sports shall be awarded incentive grants as follows:
1. Students classified under "Excellence in Sports of First Degree"
2. Students classified under "Excellence in Sports of Second
Degree"
… (35%) off tuition.
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3. Students classified under "Excellence in Sports of Third Degree"
Required Official Documents
Article (7) : A student who wishes to apply for the Grant, shall submit the following
official documents :
1. An excellence in sports certificate, or its equivalent, which is
authenticated by the competent Sport Federation, Military Sports
Federation or the Ministry of Education, pursuant to the type of
excellence.
2. A certificate of good conduct issued by the competent sports
entity.
3. A copy of a valid University ID card.
General Provisions
Article (8) :
A. The student applying for the Grant shall pass a personal interview
and a practical test in the sport s/he excels in.
B. Applications for the Grant are submitted to the Dean, who shall
verify that the standards and conditions are met, and present them
to the President.
C. The maximum number of grants to be awarded in an academic
year shall be (20) grants.
D. A student shall not be awarded two grants at the same time. In
such a case, the higher in value of the two shall be awarded.
E. The cumulative average of (2.00) points may be waived for those
who have proved very high competency, on condition that the
average is not below (1.9) points.
F. The President shall decide upon cases not stipulated in these
Regulations.
Article (9) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Excellence in Sports Grants No.
(25) of (2009)”.
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GRADUATION COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
Article (1) : These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Graduation
Commencement Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)”, and
Council.(*)
Article (2) :
University
Committee
Commencement
Procession
Protocols
: Graduation Committee.
: Graduation Commencement.
: The academic procession.
: The protocols of the Commencement.
The Graduation Committee shall be formed from the following:
Article (3) :
-
Dean of Student Affairs
-
Dean of Admission and Registration
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
Director of Supplies and Purchases
Director of Financial Affairs
Director of General Services and
Maintenance
Director of Public and International
Relations
Supervisor of Student Services
Representative of the Public and
International Affairs Department
-
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:
Chairman.
: Member.
: Member.
: Member.
: Member.
: Member.
: Member.
: Member.
: Member.
Article (4) :
The date of the Commencement shall be determined to be on the
earliest date possible after endorsement of graduate’s rosters by the
Council of Deans.
Article (5) :
The Committee shall suggest the days and dates of the
Commencement according to the number of students expected to
graduate, and such a suggestion shall be endorsed by the Council of
Deans.
Article (6) :
The location of the Commencement shall be:
- In the sports complex in winter.
- At the green field in summer.
Article (7) :
The protocol of the Commencement shall be as follows:
Graduation Commencement Protocol
Class No. … For Semester/Year …. For students of (Faculties of: Architecture and
Design, Administrative and Financial Sciences,
Information Technology, Law and Media and Communication).
-
The procession shall take off at the determined time without
any delay.
Graduation Commencement Protocol For Class (…..)
Introducer:
Introducer:
Introducer:
First : Commencement Inauguration
Welcoming the attendees, announcing the movement of
the procession and welcoming them.
Asking all to kindly stand up until the procession
arrives.
- The Royal Anthem
- In the name of God, the Mercy, the Merciful.
- Reciting verse from the Holy Quran.
Second: The University Anthem
University President, Respectful Attendees:
- The University Anthem chanted by University
Coral.
Third: The Graduates’ Address
- The Graduates’ Address presented by (…), (in about
3 minutes).
- (The student takes the floor and presents his/her
address).
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Introducer:
Introducer:
Fourth: The President’s Address
Respectful Attendees:
The University address presented by the University
President.
- (The President takes the floor and presents his/her
address (in about five minutes).
Fifth: Mawtinee Anthem
- (Mawtinee Anthem chanted by University Coral and
by all attendees).
Sixth: Permission To Launch the Commencement
Dean of Student Affairs:
Introducer:
(The Dean takes the floor).
University President:
Dean of Student
This is a new class of University of Petra graduates. In
Affairs:
the name of God, I request your permission to launch the
graduation Commencement protocol for the graduating
class No. (...) for the (…) semester of the (…/ …)
academic year.
Seventh: Graduating Students of the Faculty of Architecture and Design
Dean, Faculty of Architecture and Design:
Introducer:
(The Dean takes the floor addressing the student of the
Faculty)
- Faculty of Architecture and Design Students:
Dean, Faculty of
Stand up please
Architecture and
Design:
- University President:
The following students of the Faculty of Architecture
and Design have completed all requirements to earn the
Bachelor Degree in (…) semester of the (…/…)
academic year, and in accordance with the Jordanian
Universities Law, the Faculty Council has recommended
awarding them the degree, and the Council of Deans has
so decided.
I request you to please confer them their certificates.
Introducer:
(As the introducer starts his/her address, the graduating
students of the Faculty start marching to the platform to
be ready to receive their certificates).
Starts reading the names of students graduating from the
Faculty of Architecture and Design in the semester (…)
of the academic year (…/…).
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(Names are read)
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
Eighth: Graduating Students of the Faculty of Administrative and
Financial Sciences
(The same protocol shall be followed as above for the
Dean, Faculty of
students graduating from the Faculty of Administrative
Administrative
and Financial Sciences)
and Financial
Sciences:
(The same address as above expect for Faculty of
Administrative and Financial
Sciences, and (…. To earn the Master Degree …..)
Dean, Faculty of
Administrative
and Financial
Sciences:
Master Degree in:
(Names are read)
Marketing
(Names are read)
(The same address as above except for (…Faculty of
Administrative and Financial Sciences,…))
(Names are read)
Department of Financial Sciences and Banking
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
Department of E- Business and Commerce
(Names are read)
Ninth: Graduating Students of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
(The same protocol shall be followed for the students graduating from the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences)
(The same address as above, except for (…Faculty of
Dean, Faculty of
Arts and Sciences …) and (… to earn the Master
Arts and Sciences
Degree …))
Master Degree in:
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Dean, Faculty of
Arts and Sciences
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
(The same address as above except for (…Faculty of Arts
and Sciences,…))
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
Department of English Language:
- English Language and Literature
(Names are read)
- English Language and Translation
(Names are read)
- Child Education
(Names are read)
- Class Teacher
(Names are read)
Department of French and English Language and
Literature (Names are read)
Tenth: Graduating Students of the Faculty of Information Technology
Dean, Faculty of
Information Technology…))
Information
Technology
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
(Names are read)
Eleventh: Graduating Students of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical
Sciences
Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences)
In addition to the above procedures, the Dean asks the
Dean, Faculty of
students of this Faculty to repeat after him/her the
Pharmacy and
“Pharmacy Profession Owth”:
Medical Sciences
(I swear to God to practice my profession with
truthfulness, loyalty and honesty, to prepare and disburse
medicines in accordance with the adopted and prevailing
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Dean, Faculty of
Pharmacy and
Medical Sciences
pharmaceutical rules, and respect the secrets of the
profession, in witness of God).
Pharmacy and Medical Sciences…) and (… to earn the
Master Degree ..))
Master Degree in :
Pharmacy
(Names are read)
Dean, Faculty of
Pharmacy and
Medical Sciences
Pharmacy and Medical Sciences…))
Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics
(Names are read)
Department of Pharmacy
(Names are read)
Twelfth: Graduating Students of the Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law)
Dean, Faculty of
Law…)
Law
Faculty of Law
(Names are read)
Thirteenth: Graduating Students of the Faculty of Media and
Communication
Faculty of Media and Communication).
In addition to the above procedures, the Dean asks the
Dean, Faculty of
students of this Faculty to repeat after him/her the
Media and
“Journalism and Media Owth”:
Communication
(I swear to God to practice my profession with honesty,
credibility and objectivity, respect the dignity and
holiness of the word and comply with the Constitution
provisions and bylaws, in witness of God).
Dean, Faculty of
Media and Communication Sciences…) and (… to earn
Media and
the Master Degree ...))
Communication
Master Degree in :
(Names are read)
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Dean, Faculty of
Media and
Communication
Media and Communication Sciences…)
Department
of
(Names are read)
Introducer
Introducer
Introducer
Introducer
Journalism
and
Media
Fourteenth
Now, the distinction awards.
(- The President and the Dean of Student Affairs start
distributing appreciation awards to the top ranked
students in each major).
Fifteenth
Now, other distinction awards shall be distributed:
Distinguished Teacher, Distinguisher Researcher,
Distinguished Employee and Distinguished Student.
Sixteenth
Now, a memorial gift from the graduates shall be
awarded to the President.
Seventeenth: Closing the Commencement
(Takes the floor and recites some verses of the University
Anthem).
The University family is thankful for your participation
in this Commencement, congratulates graduates and their
families, and wish them success and prosperity in their
lives.
I request each of you to stay in your seats until the
graduation procession exits.
- Royal Anthem
- The Academic Procession departs the location
Organizational Procedures for the Commencement
Article (8) : Each Department in a Faculty shall, in addition to its Chairman,
determine the faculty members who shall participate in the
graduation Commencement according to the capacity of the platform,
and submit the names to the President’s Office in order to prepare for
the academic procession.
Article (9) : Guests Reception:
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
Article (10) :
The reception committee shall welcome the guests, and
accompany the procession. The committee shall be formed from
the following:
- The Director and the employees of the Department of
Public and International Affairs.
- Student ushers.
The processions shall be escorted by two female student ushers.
A. Faculty members shall assemble before the time of the
Commencement in the Deanship of Student Affairs for the
graduation of the first semester.
B. Faculty members shall assemble before the time of the
Commencement in the University Club for the graduation of
the second semester and the summer session.
Article (11) : Members of the University Board of Trustees shall assemble before
the time of the Commencement in Marwan Dahleh Hall at the
Library.
Article (12) : The procession shall be arranged as follows:
- Right Wing: starts with the Chairman and the members of the
University Board, followed by part of the participating faculty
members according to academic rank.
- Left Wing: starts with University President, Vice-President, and
Deans, followed by the rest of the participating faculty members
according to academic rank.
Article (13) : Faculty members shall wear the graduation gowns, stoles and caps
for Ph.D. holders.
Article (14) : Barriers to separate student’s, VIP’s and other guests’ seats are
placed under the supervision of the Security Personnel.
Article (15) : The Supplies Department shall ensure the goodness of the gowns,
fasteners and stoles two months ahead of the date of the
Commencement. Students’ graduation gowns shall be drycleaned
and stored after each Commencement. The Department shall supply
the required gowns to new faculty members and students.
Article (16) : The Department of Public and International Affairs shall prepare
invitation cards (VIP and regular), secure the President’s
endorsement, have the cards printed two weeks before the date of
the Commencement, distribute the VIP cards one week before the
date of the Commencement and distribute student’s cards on the
rehearsal day.
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Article (17) : Diplomas and the Year Book shall be disbursed to graduating
students who have paid the fees during the graduation
Commencement.
Article (18) : The Graduation Committee shall prepare the graduation booklet for
each Commencement, in which the Commencement protocols,
University Anthem, Mawtinee Anthem and the names of the
graduating students are stipulated.
Article (19) : Addresses at the beginning of the Commencement: (the graduates’
and the President’s addresses) shall last for about five minutes each.
Article (20) : The capacity of the green field is (2000) seats allocated for families
of graduating students and guests. The capacity of the sports
complex hall is (617) fixed seats and (1500) rented seats.
Article (21) : Flags of countries of the graduating students shall be placed on the
poles of the platform.
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STUDENTS DISCIPLINARY REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Students
Disciplinary Regulations at University of Petra of (2015)”, and shall go
into effect as of the data they are approved by the University Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Council
Disciplinary Council
Dean
Disciplinary Violation
Students
: Council of Deans at the University.
: The Disciplinary Council for Students at
the University.
: Dean of Student Affairs at the University.
: The violation whereby a student shall be
subject to disciplinary punishments.
: All registered and enrolled students at
University of Petra.
Article (3) : The following acts shall be considered violations, whereby any student
who commits any of them shall be subject to disciplinary punishments:
1. Deliberately abstaining or otherwise encouraging
others to abstain from attending classes, lectures, or
other University related work that a student must
attend.
2. Cheating or attempting to cheat on a test or an
examination, or engaging in behavior that disrupts the
orderly function of examinations.
3. Any act that affects the honor, dignity or morality or
prejudice the good conduct and behavior that shall
offend the reputation of the University or its
employees, including any act committed by a student
outside the University on an occasion in which the
University participated or not.
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4. Participating in any organization in the University that is not
licensed by the competent authorities at the University, or
participating in or instigating any activity that breaches the
applicable regulatory rules at the University.
5. Use of University buildings and facilities for purposes other
than the ones they are prepared for without a prior written
permission by the competent authorities at the University.
6. Distributing pamphlets, putting up wallboards, posters or any
form of banners on University buildings and facilities,
soliciting signatures and collecting donations without the
approval of the component authority at the University, or
misusing the permissions granted to practice these acts.
7. Disrupting the orderly function of seminars, lectures, or
activities that take place on the University campus.
8. Any insult or offence a student makes against a member of the
academic staff, University employee, or another student in the
University.
9. Any theft, damage, threat or attempt, intentional or not, of the
movable or immovable property including information
sources of the University.
10. Violating University bylaws, regulations and enforced decisions
thereof.
11. Forging University documents or furnishing false papers for
any of the purposes of the University.
12. Encouraging or otherwise colluding with other students or
persons on committing an act of violence, fight or falsifying
reputation (oral, written or electronic) against other students
or other University personnel.
13. Giving University documents and University IDs to others in
order to use them in an illegal manner.
14. Assuming the identity of another person in any matters related
to the University or its affairs, or refusing to present identity
when requested by the competent authority at the University.
15. Any act that offends the national unity or the country’s
security and beliefs through promoting political, sectarian or
partisan ideas.
16. Using, helping in using, entering or possessing a weapon, of
any kind whether licensed or not, or carrying tools or harmful
substances of various forms and types on University campus
or University facilities.
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17. Taking, promoting or possessing any norcatic and/or
alcoholic materials, or attending the University while under
their effect.
Article (4) : Students who have committed any of the violations stated in Article
(3) of these Regulations shall be subject to any of the following
disciplinary actions:
1. Forewarning.
2. Getting the student out of a class room, lab, or activity and ask
for the help of guards when the need arises.
3. Suspension from some or all lectures of a course, wherein the
student has disrupted the orderly function of the course.
4. Depriving the student from using services offered by the
University facility, wherein the student has committed a
violation, for a specific period of time.
5. First warning.
6. Second warning.
7. Final warning.
8. Canceling the registration of one or more courses, wherein the
student has committed a violation.
9. Fining the student twice the value of whatever s/he damaged.
10. Confiscating any material causing disruption of the order of
lectures and notifying the Dean or the Head of the Department
in writing.
11. Temporary suspension from the University for one or more
academic semesters.
12. Final dismissal from the University.
13. Postponing he award of the degree for a certain period
determined by the Council of Deans.
14. Revoking the decision to award a degree should there be
evidence of forgery or falsification in the requirements for
obtaining a degree.
Article (5) :
A. Combining two or more of the disciplinary penalties that are
stated in these Regulations shall be permissible.
B. Any disciplinary violation, pursuant to Article (3) of these
Regulations, committed by a student shall be issued in writing
and supported by evidences whenever possible.
Article (6) :
A. A student who has been temporarily suspended for one or
more semesters, from the University may register for
summer session that precedes the semester in which the
disciplinary action is effective, and any courses taken at
another university or college shall not be accredited during
the time the temporary suspension is imposed.
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B. Should a student be temporarily or finally suspended or
finally dismissed from the University, his/her University ID
Card shall be withdrawn and s/he shall be denied access to
the University campus for the duration of the semester, in
which the disciplinary action has been imposed. The student
may, however, be given access by prior permission of the
Dean.
Article (7) :
A. If a student has been caught cheating or attempting to cheat
manually or electronically, on an exam, or it was proved by
investigation that s/he did so, the following disciplinary
pentalties shall be individually or collectively be imposed:
1. A grade of zero in that exam.
2. Any of the penalties in clauses (5-11) in Article (4)
of these Regulations.
B. The following disciplinary actions combined shall be
imposed on the student who allows another student or person
to set for an exam or test for a course instead of him:
1. Receiving a failing grade in the course.
2. Cancellation of all the courses the student is registered for
in the academic semester in which the violation has been
committed, and tuition fees of these courses shall not be
reimbursed to him/her.
3. Suspending the student from University for one semester
effective from the semester following the semester in
which the violation has been committed.
C. The following disciplinary actions combined shall be imposed
on the student who sets for an exam or a test in the place of
another student:
1. Cancellation of the student registration for all courses the
student is registered for the semester in which the
violation has been committed, and tuition fees shall not be
reimbursed to him/her.
2. Suspending the student from University for one semester
effective from the semester following the semester in
which the violation has been committed.
3. If the person who entered the examination hall was not a
student from the University, that person shall be referred
to the competent judicial authorities.
Article (8) : Any disciplinary action imposed on a student shall be noted in the
student's record, and it may be reported to the students’ parents or the
party covering his/her expenses. The concerned Dean may post the
action on the advertisement boards if s/he deems necessary.
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Article (9) :
A. During the first month of each academic year, the Council of
Deans shall, upon recommendation of the Dean, form a Student
Disciplinary Council composed of the Dean as head, the
Director of Student Services and three faculty members. The
Council shall be valid for one extendable year. The Council
shall investigate and decide upon violations committed by
students on campus, on transportation means or during extra
curriculum activities inside the University or outside it. The
Dean shall assume the responsibility of referring student
violations to the Council for investigation and subsequent
recommendation of the appropriate disciplinary action in
accordance with Article (4) of these Regulation.
B. All investigations deleberations shall be confidential.
C. Any action resulting in the disruption of the investigation
meetings or in harming any of the members of the
investigation committee shall be considered as a new
disciplinary violation.
Article (10) :
A. If the duration of the Council has lapsed, it shall continue
assuming its responsibilities and its decisions shall be valid
until a new council is formed.
B. The Council shall decide on the violations referred to it within
a period of thirty days from the date the violations were
referred. The President may, if the need arises and upon
recommendation of the Dean, extend this period.
C. The following procedures shall be incurred in investigating all
student violations:
1. Collecting information, receiving appeals, if any,
determining the investigation date by the Deanship of
Student Affairs, and preliminarily describing the
violation.
2. Notifying the Dean of Admission and Registration of the
name of the student on whom any disciplinary action
stipulated in clauses (8, 11, 12, 13, 14) has been imposed
to halt all his/her academic movements.
3. Informing the student who committed a violation of the
date of investigation by the Deanship of Student Affairs.
This shall take place in writing in two copies, one of
which is to be given to the student, and the other is to be
kept in the investigation file.
4. Should the student refuse signing the information notice,
a copy of it shall be posted on the advertisement board of
the Faculty to which s/he belongs, the concerned authority
shall record the refusal on the other copy, sign it and keep
it in file.
5. The Council shall start the investigation procedures on the
date it was determined. The student shall present his/her
defense in writing. The Council then shall discuss this
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defense, hear witnesses and add all findings to the file.
The student and witnesses shall sign the minutes in the
file. In case a witness refused to sign, his/her hearing shall
be deleted from the minutes and the reasons of refusal
shall be stipulated.
6. Should the student fail, intentionally or not, to appear
before the Council in any of its meetings after being so
informend, the Council shall not halt its deliberations and
it shall have the right to impose the appropriate
disciplinary action in the student’s absence.
7. The Council may invite the Dean of the Faculty or the
Chairmen of the Department in which the student is
enrolled to attend its meetings but not to participate in
voting about the decision.
Article (11) : The following shall outline the powers of University personnel
in imposing penalties on students:
1. A member of the academic staff shall be authorized to impose
the disciplinary actions stated in clauses (1, 2) of Article (4) of
these Regulations, on condition that getting a student out of
lectures or suspending his/her attendance of lectures does not
result in depriving him/her from taking a test or an exam. The
member of the academic staff may request his/her Dean to refer
the case to the Council.
2. All other disciplinary actions in clauses (3-14) shall be imposed
by the Council.
Article (12) :
A. All disciplinary actions are final, excluding the ones stated in
clauses (11, 12, 13, 14) of Article (4) of these Regulations,
whereby a student on whom actions in clauses (11, 13, 14) has
the right to appeal to the Council of Deans within a week after
the decision has been ratified.
B. The student on whom the action of final dismissal from the
University, stated in clause (12) of Article (4) of these
Regulations has the right only once to appeal to the Council of
Deans to look into the possibility of being reinstated in the
University, pursuant to the following conditions:
1. Lapse of two full academic years after the decision of
dismissal has been taken.
2. The student’s cumulative average has not been less than
(2.00) points.
3. The student has successfully completed (60) credit hours
at the University.
4. The appeal must include clear apology for the violation
committed by him/her.
5. The appeal shall include a clear pledge from the student
to practice voluntary work as decided by the Council of
Deans.
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C. Taking into consideration what is stipulated in (A) of this Article,
the Council of Deans may accept or reject the appeal submitted
by the student.
Article (13) : The President may, without consulting the Council, impose any of
the disciplinary actions stipulated in these Regulations, should there
be a riot or some form of disorderly conduct which leads or could
lead to the disruption of University function. In such cases, the
disciplinary procedures shall be taken urgently. The President shall
notify any decision s/he takes in this regard to the Council of Deans.
Article (14) :
A. The student on whom any of the disciplinary actions stated in
these Regulations is imposed shall not be exempted from
paying the compensations against the damages incurred by
him/her to the University.
B. Imposing the disciplinary actions stipulated in Article (4) of
these Regulations does not halt the University from legally
suing the student if the violation committed is a criminal act.
C. A judicial decision that the student is innocent from, or is not
responsible for, a criminal action does not halt imposing
disciplinary actions against him/her.
Article (15) : It is the responsibility of the student to acquaint him/herself with the
University bylaws, regulations and decisions.
Article (16) :
A. The President shall decide on any issues not covered by these
Regulations.
B. The University Council shall have the full right to interpret or
explain any provision of these Regulations.
Article (17) : These Regulations shall cancel the previous “Student Disciplinary
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CONTINUED EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY
SERVICE CENTER STUDENT DISCIPLINARY REGULATIONS
Article (1) : These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Continued
Education and Community Service Center Student
Disciplinary Regulations at University of Petra of (2016)”, and
shall go into effect as of the date they are approved by the
Article (2) :
University
President
Center
Council
Director
Committee
Disciplinary
Violation
Students
: The Continued Education and Community
Service Center at the University.
: The Council of the Center.
: The Director of the Center.
: The Disciplinary Committee for students at
the Center.
: The violation whereby a student shall be
subject to disciplinary actions.
: All students enrolled in the Center.
Article (3) : The provisions of these Regulations shall apply to students
enrolled in the Center.
Article (4) : Taking into consideration Article (3) above, these Regulations
shall not apply to students enrolled in the University.
Article (5) :
A committee called “The Disciplinary Committee” shall be formed
by the President with the following membership:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Dean of Student Affairs (Chairman).
Head of Student Services (Secretary).
A member from the Advisory Council of the Center (Member).
The Director of the Center (Member).
A faculty member (Member).
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Article (6) : The Committee shall assume the responsibilities of investigating and
imposing the proper action on students who commit violations at the
Center.
Article (7) : Taking into consideration Article (6) of these Regulations, a
University student who is part of a conflict, shall be referred to the
Student Disciplinary Council, which shall apply “Student
Disciplinary Regulations No. (26) of (2015)” thereof.
Article (8) : The following acts shall be considered violations, whereby any
student who commits any of them shall be subject to disciplinary
punishments:
1. Violating University bylaws, regulations and enforced
decisions thereof.
2. Deliberately abstaining or otherwise encouraging others to
abstain from attending classes, lectures, or other University
related work that a student must attend.
3. Cheating or attempting to cheat on a test or an examination, or
engaging in behavior that disrupts the orderly function of
examinations.
4. Any act that affects the honor, dignity or morality or prejudice
the good conduct and behavior that shall offend the reputation
of the University or its employees, including any act
committed by a student outside the University on an occasion
in which the University participated or not.
5. Participating in any organization in the University that is not
licensed by the competent authorities at the University, or
participating in or instigating any activity that breaches the
applicable regulatory rules at the University.
6. Encouraging or otherwise colluding with other students or
persons on committing an act of violence, fight or falsifying
reputation (oral, written or electronic) against other students or
other University personnel.
7. Distributing pamphlets, putting up wallboards, posters or any
form of banners on University buildings and facilities,
soliciting signatures and collecting donations without the
approval of the component authority at the University, or
misusing the permissions granted to practice these acts.
8. Use of University buildings and facilities for purposes other
than the ones they are prepared for without a prior written
permission by the competent authorities at the University.
9. Disrupting the orderly function of seminars, lectures, or
activities that take place on the University campus.
10. Any insult or offence a student makes against a member of the
academic staff, employee, or another student in the University.
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11. Any theft, damage, threat or attempt, intentional or not, of the
movable or immovable property including information
sources, of the University.
12. Forging University documents or furnishing false papers for
any of the purposes of the University.
13. Any act that offends the national unity or the country’s security
and beliefs through promoting political, sectarian or partisan
ideas.
14. Using, helping in using, entering or possessing a weapon of
any kind, whether licensed or not, or carrying tools or harmful
substances of various forms and types on University campus
or University facilities.
15. Taking, promoting or possessing any norcatic and/or alcoholic
materials, or attending the University while under their effect.
Article (9) :
Students who have committed any of the violations stated in Article
(8) of these Regulations shall be subject to any of the following
disciplinary actions:
1. For warning notification (in writing from the Dean of Student
Affairs).
2. Getting the student out of a classroom.
3. First, Second or Third warning.
4. Suspension from some or all lectures of a training course,
wherein the student has disrupted the orderly function of the
course.
5. Giving the student a (zero) grade, cancelling his/her
registration, and shall be considered (Fail) in a training course,
should there be proof, after investigation, of cheating or
attempting or participating in cheating. Subscription fees of the
course shall not in this case, be reimbursed to the student.
6. Temporary suspension from the training course.
7. Final dismissal from the training course.
8. Revoking the decision to award a certificate should there be
evidence of forgery or falsification in the requirements for
obtaining a degree.
9. Fining the student twice the value of whatever s/he damaged.
Article (10) : All disciplinary actions decided by the Committee shall be final, and
may not be appealed by the Center’s student.
Article (11) : Combining two or more of the disciplinary penalties that are stated in
these Regulations shall be permissible.
Article (12) : Should a student be temporarily suspended or finally dismissed from
a training course, his/her University ID card shall be withdrawn, and
s/he shall be denied access to University campus, except by a prior
permission from the competent entity at the University.
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Article (13) : Any disciplinary action imposed on a student shall be noted in the
student’s record at the Center, and it may be reported to the studen’ts
parents or the party covering his/her expenses.
Article (14) : Imposing the disciplinary actions stipulated in Article (9) of these
Regulations does not halt the University from legally sueing the
student if the violation committed is a criminal act.
Article (15) : A judicial decision that a student is innocent from, or is not
responsible for, a criminal act does not halt imposing disciplinary
actions against him/her.
Article (16) : It is the responsibility of the student to acquaint him/herself with the
University bylaws, regulations and decisions.
Article (17): The President shall decide upon cases not covered by the provisions
of these Regulations.
Article (18): These Regulations shall cancel the “Continued Education and
Community Center Student Disciplinary Regulations at University of
Petra No. (35) of (2010)”.
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STUDENT FIELD TRIPS REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Student Field
Trips Regulations at University of Petra of (2009)”, and shall go into
effect as of the date they are approved by the University Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Faculty
Dean
Department
Student Societies
: A Faculty at the University.
: Dean of a Faculty at the University.
: An academic Department in a Faculty at the
University.
: Societies founded by students at the University,
Student Clubs or Student Union.
Article (3) : Student field trips at University of Petra are divided into two categories:
1. Academic field trips.
2. General field trips.
Chapter One: Academic Field Trips
Article (4) : An academic field trip is a trip that is a requirement in a course, or is
a course by itself.
Article (5) : Academic field trips are organized and decided by a decision of the
President, upon recommendation of the Dean, based on a suggestion
of the concerned Department. Relevant information about the nature,
date, time, duration, destination, participants, and supervisor of the
field trip shall be specified.
Article (6) : The Faculty shall assign one of its faculty members to be the
supervisor of the trip.
Chapter Two: General Field Trips
Article (7) : General field trips shall include all other student trips and shall be
organized or supervised by the Deanship of Student Affairs.
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Article (8) : The Deanship of Student Affairs shall announce the field trips it plans
to organize in its semester program which is approved by the
President.
Article (9) : The Deanship of Student Affairs shall announce its field trips to all
students on University advertisement boards. The field trip
announcement shall include all necessary details about the trip.
Article (10) : The Dean of Student Affairs shall designate one or more of the
employees of the Deanship to organize and accompany the students
in the field trip.
Article (11) : Student clubs and student bodies at the University may suggest, on
special forms issued by the Deanship, scheduling a field trip. If the
approval of the Dean is taken on the suggestion, one or more of the
employees of the Deanship shall be designated to prepare,
accompany and supervise the trip in coordination with the student
body.
Chapter Three: Financial Affairs of Field Trips
Article (12) : The Dean, upon recommendation of the concerned unit in the
Deanship, shall determine the fee of the field trip, taking into
consideration its cost, approve its budget after its execution, and
submit all revenues to the Financial Affairs Department at the
University.
Article (13) : Student field trips are considered an essential part of student
university life, and hence, the spirit of such life shall be respected
by the participants in the trip. Participants in the trip shall
therefore behave accordingly. Whatever is prohibited on
University campus is also prohibited during a field trip.
Article (14) : The approval of the President shall be taken in order to schedule
a University trip.
Article (15) : Approval of a student field trip shall be solicited from the
concerned authority according to the following dates:
1. At least one week from the date of the in-country field trip
which is for not more than one day.
2. At least two weeks from the date of the in-country field trip
which is for more than one day.
3. At least four weeks from the date of the out-of-country field
trip.
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Article (16) : Female students who are participating in an out-of-country field
trip or a field trip for more than one day shall submit their parents’
or guardian’s approval of their participation in the trip.
Article (17) :
The supervising body of a field trip shall designate at least one
supervisor for every (25) participants.
Article (18) : Participating students shall comply with by the written and oral
instructions issued by the supervising body of the trip. Any
violation committed by the student during the trip shall be treated
in accordance with the Student Disciplinary Regulations inforce
at the University.
Article (19) : The President shall decide on the cases not mentioned in the
provisions of these Regulations.
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ON-CAMPUS FEMALE STUDENT HOUSING REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “On-Campus
Female Student Housing Regulations at University of Petra of
(2015)”, and shall go into effect as of the date they are approved by
the University Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Board
Dean
Housing
Director
Supervisor
Physician
Article (3) :
: Dean of Student Affairs at the University.
: The Director responsible for housing affairs.
: The on-shift internal Supervisor of housing.
: The University Physician.
Upon residing in student housing, the following general principles shall
be observed by residents: The on-campus housing is your home during
your University study, and the following general principles shall be
observed:
1. Upon your choice of residing in on-campus housing, you are
renting a furnished single- or double-bed room. You shall, hence,
be entitled to use University-owned facilities and equipments.
Therefore, you shall be responsible to safeguard them, to properly
utilize the water and electric utilities provided, and to keep them
and the place clean.
2. On-campus housing is a collective University housing which you
share with other fellow students, who, just like you, need quiet
either for study or for relaxation. Therefore all sources of
disturbance shall be prohibited.
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3. Your stay in on-campus housing shall give you, your family and
University administration a feeling of security. Therefore, you
shall comply with the regulations regarding times of entering and
existing the housing. Your stay in the housing shall imply
organizing several issues which guarantee order, and your
compliance with the regulations shall guarantee the observance
of all of your rights.
4. Your stay in a collective housing requires you to establish
positive humane relationships with supervisors, workers,
colleagues in the housing, in an ethical and behavioral actions
frame.
5. The on-campus housing has been established to serve you and to
provide you with maximum security and rest. Therefore, your
cooperation with the housing management shall up-lift this
service, and shall improve your academic achievement, in
addition to making your social life more enjoyable.
6. Violations of these Regulations shall result in placing
disciplinary actions upon you, as stipulated in these Regulations.
Article (4) :
To be approved to reside in the on-campus housing, a female student
shall:
1. Be registered in one or more University courses.
2. Be medically fit with no epidemic illness upon medical report
from the Physician.
3. Sign-jointly with her guardian- a compliance with the rules and
procedures of on-campus housing form especially designed for
this purpose.
4. Pay all required fees and deposits on due time.
5. Be of good conduct.
Article (5) : The Board shall, before the commencement of the academic year,
determine the housing fees and deposits.
Article (6) : A student shall be a approved to reside in the on-campus housing
according to the following procedures:
1. She is enrolled in the University.
2. She has applied for housing in the Deanship of Student Affairs.
3. The housing committee, formed and chaired by the Dean of
Student Affairs has approved the application.
4. Housing fees have been paid, and a receipt to this effect has
been submitted to the housing administration.
Article (7) : Housing fees and deposits for a semester shall be collected at the
beginning of the semester.
Article (8) : Housing fees and deposits for a summer session shall be half those of
a regular semester.
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Article (9) : Housing fees shall not be reimbursed to any student who quits
housing for any reason, except the case where a student becomes ill
by a sickness that prevents her from staying in the housing, upon a
medical report from the Physician. In this case, fees shall be
reimbursed pro-rata.
Article (10) : Housing deposits shall be reimbursed after deducting twice the value
of damaged items by the student.
Article (11) : In case a student violates any provision of these Regulations,
disciplinary actions shall be placed upon her.
Article (12) :
A. The Dean of Student Affairs shall form a standing committee,
chaired by him/her and membership of a counsellor and the
Supervisor, to handle violations of these Regulations.
B. A student who commits any violation to these Regulations shall
be placed on disciplinary action that is consistent with the
violation according to the judgment of the committee. These
actions are:
1. Oral forewarning.
2. Written forewarning.
3. Warning of all degrees: (First, Second, Final).
4. Suspension from participation in a housing activity or
more.
5. Fining the student twice the value of whatever she
damaged.
6. Temporary suspension from housing for a semester or
more.
7. Final dismissal from housing.
C. Combining two or more of the disciplinary penalties stated
above shall be permissible.
D. The President shall sign the penalties stated in paragraphs (6)
and (7) above.
E. The Dean of Student Affairs shall sign the remaining penalties.
F. The student shall be subjected to these Regulations upon her
housing signature.
Article (13) :
A. The housing shall open its doors three days before the
commencement of study at the beginning of the academic
year.
B. A student residing in the housing shall evacuate her room
three days maximum after the end of study and examination
period each semester.
C. A student residing in the housing shall be entitled to stay, free
of charge, in it during official vacations and short holidays
which do not exceed two weeks.
D. A graduating student shall, upon a written approval of the
Dean and recommendation of the Director, be permitted to
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stay in the housing, free of charge, for four days after
graduation, in order to complete graduation documents and
clearences, on condition that she pays the required fees of (15)
JOD per each extra day.
E. A student shall be permitted to stay in the housing after the
end of the summer session till the beginning of the first
semester for a charge of (15) JOD per day.
Article (14) : A student residing in the on-campus housing shall comply with the
following rules:
1. Taking Care of the Housing:
a. Each student shall be responsible for the proper
utilization of the housing facilities and equipments.
b. Room furniture shall be personal custody by a student.
Hence, it shall be taken care of and shall not be moved
out.
c. It is not permitted to fix nails on walls. However, stickers
may be used instead.
d. The room door lock shall not be changed, except by the
approval of the Director.
e. Electric devices, such as TV, refrigerator, microwave,
computer and so on, shall not be permitted to be used
inside the room.
f. In case a student observes any malfunction or damage in
her room, she shall immediately report it to the
Supervisor.
g. Each student shall be responsible for the cleanup of her
room and the building in general, although there are
sanitation workers to clean hallways and bathrooms.
h. Each student shall be responsible for washing and drying
her own clothes in the washing and drying machines
available in the housing. The housing management is
responsible for cleaning bedcovers and pillowcases
weekly.
i. Food items shall be stored in kitchen cupboards or in
refrigerators and shall not be stored in room cupboards.
j. Each student shall be responsible for washing kitchen
utensils she uses and keeping the washing room clean
after usage.
k. Conservation in using electric power or water shall be
observed.
2. Health, Safety and Student Personal Belongings:
a. Alcoholic drinks, narcotic drugs and any other harmful
drugs are strictly prohibited inside the housing.
b. No fire causing material shall be owned or used in the
housing. Electric, kerosene and gas heaters are
prohibited. She has are also prohibited.
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c. Should a student become sick, she shall refer to the
Physician, and in emergency cases, the Supervisor shall
be notified in order to take the proper action. In all cases,
public health shall be observed by the student.
d. Pets are not allowed inside the housing.
e. Each student is responsible for her personal belongings.
Their loss is not the responsibility of the University or the
housing management. Investigations regarding theft shall
not be incurred unless a student accuses certain known
persons.
f. The student shall, at the end of each semester and when
she leaves the housing, move out all her belongings, and
the management is not responsible for their loss.
g. The housing management reserves an additional copy of
the room door key for security and safety purposes.
3. Quiet and Order Observance:
a. A student shall not cause high noises which might disturb
her colleagues (High shouting, recorder, radio, TV.)
b. Quiet shall be observed all the time, especially from 11:00
pm. till 8:00 am.
c. Periods of quiet during final exams period shall be
observed from 8:00 pm till 8:00 am.
d. Each student shall always wear properly inside housing,
and it is prohibited to go outside bedrooms in sleeping
clothes.
e. A student shall not misuse the public phone and shall
reduce the duration and frequency of the phone calls in
order to allow her colleagues to benefit from it.
f. A student shall be permitted to use the special phone for
international calls in return for invoices from the
Financial Administration. Local calls are not permitted
except in necessary cases.
g. The student shall undertake to sleep in the room assigned
to her, and shall be present during night inspections.
h. The student shall not be permitted to change the room
assigned to her without the Director’s approval.
i. In case a student desires to celebrate a personal occasion,
she shall solicit the Supervisor’s permission. In all cases,
it is preferable to conduct these celebrations during
holidays.
4. Departing and Returning to the Housing:
a. The student shall adhere to return to the housing
according to the stipulated schedule every semester.
b. The student shall register her name in the exit log when
she desires to leave the University campus.
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c. The student shall be permitted to sleep outside the
housing (in places approved by her guardian) during
weekends and official holidays, only after completing the
form designed for this purpose.
d. The student shall not be permitted to sleep outside the
housing during working days, except in emergency cases
upon the faxed approval of her guardian and the approval
of the Dean of Student Affairs.
e. The student shall not to be permitted to travel outside
Amman, except upon her guardian’s permission and the
Dean’s approval one day before.
f. The student shall be permitted to participate in University
organized trips. Recreational and night trips inside
Amman shall be supervised by the Deanship of Student
Affairs.
5. Humane Relations and General Order:
a. The student shall share positive humane relationships
based on respect and love with colleagues, supervisors
and workers in the housing.
b. The student shall use polite language with the above
mentioned personnel.
c. The student shall adhere not to practice any action which
contradicts the society norms, or commit any action that
might harm her, her colleagues or the University.
d. Pamphlets, signature-collecting, and collecting donations
shall not be permitted, except after a prior permission to
do so is obtained.
6. Receiving Guests:
a. Guardians and guests shall be received in the special hall
designed for this, their names shall be registered in the
special log, and they shall not be accompanied to, or
received in the rooms and floors of the housing.
b. The student shall be permitted to host her mother or sister
for (48) hours, only in cases approved by the Dean. In this
case the student shall be charged (15) JOD hosting fees
per day.
c. Outside visitors shall not be permitted to stay more than
the determined duration of the visit.
Article (15) : The Dean of Student Affairs shall be responsible for the
implementation of these Regulations.
Article (16) : These Regulations shall cancel the “On-Campus Female Housing
No. (17) of (2009)”.
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EMERGENCY CASES AND ABNORMAL
WEATHER CONDITIONS REGULATIONS
Article (1) : These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Emergency
Cases and Abnormal Weather Conditions Regulations at
University of Petra of (2016)”, and shall go into effect as of the
date they are approved by the University Council. (*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Vice-President
Dean
Director of
Services
Director of
Maintenance
Director of
Relations
Emergency
Cases
Abnormal
Weather
Conditions
Committee
: Vice-President for Academic Affairs.
: Director of General Services at the
University.
: Director of Maintenance Department.
: Director of Public and International
Relations at the University.
: Cases upon which the University community
is threatened, such as: natural disasters, fire,
buildings collapse and students’ riots inside
the University campus.
: Tornados, snow, freezing and heavy rain
conditions.
: Emergency Cases Committee.
Article (3) : Suspension of or delaying working hours or postponing exams shall
be incurred by a President decision, or by his/her delegate.
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Article (4) : The Dean shall, if the need arises, solicit President approval for
suspension or delaying working hours or postponing exams, and
shall then communicate this decision to the Directors of Services and
Relations.
Article (5) : Taking into consideration Article (4) of these Regulations, the VicePresident shall, in the absence of the President, assume the
responsibility of suspension of or delaying working hours or
postponing exams.
Article (6) : The Director of Relations shall assume the following Public duties:
1. Communicating the President’s or his/her delegate’s decision
to the various means of media, especially to Jordanian TV and
Radio and SMS service.
2. Communicating the President’s or his/her delegates’s decision
to the Deans and Heads of Departments.
3. Notifying the President or his/her delegate with the measures
that have been taken in this regard.
Article (7) : The Director of Services shall assume the following duties:
1. Providing transportation means to evacuate all University staff
and students.
2. Providing transportation means during suspension of working
hours for employees whose jobs require their presence at the
University, like University security personnel.
3. Providing student housing with transportation, electricity and
heating means.
4. Continuously communicating with the student housing at the
University campus.
Article (8) : The Director of Maintenance shall assume the following duties:
1. Continuously communicating with the student housing in
order to secure it with electricity, heating another means.
2. Inspecting University buildings and facilities to ensure that
there are no hinderings of their proper functioning.
3. Working on easing traffic in University campus, opening
roads leading to the main and secondary streets surrounding
the University, and taking all necessary measures to achieve
this.
Article (9) : The Director of the Computer and Information Center shall, in
coordination with the Director of Public Relations, assume the
following duties:
1. Announcing the President’s decision upon utilizing all
available electronic services.
2. Announcing the suspension of or delaying working hours or
postponing exams on University website.
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Article (10) : The Head and the officers of the University Security Unit shall, in
emergency cases and bad weather conditions, take all necessary
precaution measures to ensure the security of the University
community, and the protection of all University movable and
immovable assets.
Article (11) : The Director of Services shall, if the need arises, coordinate with the
Civil Defense Department, and solicit its help in providing training
for the personnel of the University Security Unit on how to act in
emergency cases or during bad weather conditions.
Article (12) : The Committee comprised from:
1. Dean of Student Affairs,
2. Director of Administrative Affairs,
3. Director of General Services.
4. Director of Maintenance.
5. Director of Public and International Relations,
6. Director of Computer and Information and Control Center,
shall undertake not to depart the University, until they make sure of
the evacuation of all students and staff.
Article (13) : The Committee is responsible for the implementation of these
Regulations.
Article (14) : These Regulations shall cancel the “Emergency cases and Bad
Weather Conditions Regulations at University of Petra No. (42) of
(2015)”.
ANNEX
The following phone numbers shall be adopted in emergency cases or during bad weather
conditions, and shall be periodically updated:
1. Dean of Student Affairs: Extension (5800+ 208), Mobile (0795124717).
2. Director of Administrative Affairs: Extension (5200+403), Mobile (0795596775).
3. Director of General Services: Extension (5600+240), Mobile (0797445447).
4. Director of Public and International Relations: Extension (1900+240), Mobile
(0796543004).
5. Director of Maintenance:
6. Director of Computer and Information and Control Center: Extension (5500),
Mobile (0795565225).
7. Head of Security Unit: Extension (5630+256), Mobile (0797140114).
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VEHICLE ENTRY TO, AND TRAFFIC CONTROL ON UNIVERSITY
CAMPUS REGULATIONS
Article (1) :
These Regulations are titled and shall be cited as the “Vehicle Entry to,
and Traffic Control on University Campus Regulations at University
of Petra of (2015)”, and shall go into effect as of the date they are
approved by the University Council.(*)
Article (2) :
University
President
Workers
Students
Investors
Dealers
Visitor
Vehicle
Traffic
Accident
: Academic staff members, administrative staff
members, lecturers and others who work at the
University.
: Students registered at the University to earn a
scientific degree or a certificate from the
University.
: Persons and/ or companies who run a business
at the University campus (markets, bookshops,
kiosks, …)
: Contractors, suppliers or those whose business
require them to enter the University campus.
: A person who visits the University for a specific
purpose.
: A vehicle owned by any worker, student,
investor, dealer or visitor.
: An unintentional traffic accident occurring on
campus by at least one vehicle, and which results
in human and/or financial damage.
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Article (3) : Vehicle entry to University campus shall take place upon:
Students: A valid University ID card.
Workers: A University or personal ID card.
A valid permit or sticker.
Vehicle:
Coordination with the University competent
Visitors:
entities, provided that accurate information
including the names of the visitor and the host, the
time and duration of the visit and the vehicle’s type
and plate number are recorded in the visitors log.
The visitor’s ID card shall be withheld until s/he
leaves.
A valid permit issued by the Deanship of Student
Dealers:
Affairs.
Investors: A valid permit issued by the Deanship of Student
Affairs..
Article (4) : University Security Personnel shall assume the responsibility of
organizing vehicle entry, exit and movement on campus, and
shall be entitled to verify the identity of the driver if s/he is not
known to them, before permitting his/her vehicle entry or during
his/her movement. They shall also be entitled to inspect the
vehicle’s load in order to ensure the campus safety.
Article (5) : Students and workers shall be permitted to enter their vehicles in
campus according to a special permit/ sticker issued by the
Deanship of Student Affairs..
Article (6) : The Deanship of Student Affairs shall be responsible for
preparing and issuing vehicle’s permits and stickers. It shall
designate one of its employees to dispense these permits and
stickers to their requesters. The said employee shall be completely
responsible for dispensing the permits and shall bear the
consequences of any violation in this regard.
Article (7) : An appropriate design for the permit or sticker, carrying the
University logo, a serial number, its type and the beneficiers’
class shall be laid out. Permits’ designs shall be classified
according to the beneficiaries’ classes. The permit shall contain a
distinctive mark that is hard to be falsified or imitated. The form
and the color of the permit design may be altered year after year
in order to distinguish the new permits and validity, provided that
its basic constituents are unaltered.
Article (8) : The Deanship of Student Affairs shall dispense permits to their
requesters in accordance with the following:
1. A special record for permits shall be organized and shall
include the following information:
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a. The name of the person to whom the permit has been
dispensed.
b. The job title, place of work and the telephone number
of the person to whom the permit has been dispensed.
c. The type and the number of the vehicle to which the
permit/ sticker has been issued.
d. The type, duration and the serial number of the permit.
e. The purpose of entry to the campus.
2. The permit/ sticker shall be collected from the Deanship of
Student Affairs under the following conditions:
a. The driver’s and the vehicle’s licenses shall be valid.
b. The vehicle shall be registered in the name of the
requester.
c. The Deanship of Student Affairs shall be provided
with a copy of driver’s license and of the vehicle
license.
d. In case the vehicle is owned by the spouse, brother,
sister, son, daughter or father, the ownership shall be
considered in order to issue a permit.
e. Only one permit shall be dispensed to a deserved
requester.
f. The requester shall file and sign an application in
which s/he undertakes to comply with the University
bylaws and regulations.
Article (9) : The permit/ sticker shall be the custody of its beneficiary, shall be
returned to the Deanship before obtaining any form of clearance
and shall not be given to others under legal responsibility.
Article (10) : A copy of the permit/ sticker record shall be kept at each of
University gates so that the guards are able to verify the
authentication of the permit/ sticker and its holder and discover
any falsification. The Deanship of Student Affairs shall always
update the information stipulated in this record.
Article (11) : Private and public buses and trucks shall not be permitted to enter
University campus except in the cases approved by the Dean of
Student Affairs or his/her delegate.
Article (12) : Public and private vehicles carrying workers or students who are
physically disabled shall be permitted provided that they are
registered in the visitor’s record.
Article (13) : University- owned vehicles are exempted from having permits/
stickers.
Article (14) : Upon entering University campus, holders of permits/ stickers
shall comply with the following:
1. Respecting the campus particularity.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Article (15) :
Taking extreme care while driving in campus.
Avoiding places of students’ gatherings.
Adhering to on-campus speed limits.
Complying with the traffic signs and signals.
Giving priorities to pedestrians and other cars.
A. Drivers of vehicles shall comply with the designated and
announced on-campus speed limit. In case this limit is
exceeded the driver shall be issued a violation ticket, and
s/he shall be fined with (15) JOD.
B. Parking and stopping in the places which are designated for
university workers, sidewalks or on emergency entrance
shall be prohibited. In case of violation, the driver shall be
issued a violation ticket, and s/he shall be fined with (15)
JOD.
C. Parking in places which are designated for temporary
parking shall be permitted for a period of (15) minutes only.
If the duration exceeds this period, the driver shall be issued
a violation ticket, and s/he shall be fined with (15) JOD.
D. Students shall undertake to park their vehicles in the
designated parking places for them.
Article (16) : Any person who commits any of the following violations shall be
considered to have violated the on-campus regulations and s/he
shall be fined with (10) JOD:
1. Making a disturbing noise and using multi-level horns.
2. Double parking.
3. Parking outside the lane designated for parking.
4. Overpassing to the other side of lane or occupying two
parking slots.
5. Parking in the places designated for the disabled.
6. Refusing to present university or personal ID card in case
of violation.
7. Transporting students inside the campus.
8. Placing election or advertisement posters on the vehicle
inside the campus.
Article (17) : Any person who commits any of the following violatings shall be
considered to have violated the on-campus regulations and s/he
shall be fined with (20) JOD:
1. Trespassing trash from vehicles.
2. Irresponsibly driving inside the campus.
3. Trifling with traffic signs, signals and cameras.
4. Driving in the opposite designated direction of traffic.
Article (18) : In the event a permit holder commits the violations listed above,
especially those stipulated in Articles (15) and (16) twice in a one
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year period, the fine is doubled, and if s/he commits the violation
three times in a one year period, the permit shall be withdrawn.
Article (19) : Any vehicle obstructing traffic inside University campus shall be
towed by University Security Personnel on the owner’s expense.
If the case is repeated more than once, the permit shall be
withdrawn for at least one semester.
Article (20) : Should a traffic accident take place inside the University campus,
the Department of Traffic and Vehicle Licensing shall be notified.
Article (21) : The driver of the vehicle which causes damage to University
property shall be referred to investigation committees in order to
place the appropriate action if s/he is a University worker or a
student.
Article (22) : Permit holders shall not be permitted entry to University campus
outside working hours or during weekends and official holidays
except for justified reasons. On-campus female housing students
are exempted from this.
Article (23) : University Security Personnel shall assume the responsibility of
organizing and issuing traffic violation tickets on special forms
designed for this purpose.
Article (24) : Violations committed according to these Regulations shall be
registered in a special record containing the name of the violator
and justifications for issuing the violation tickets.
Article (25) : Any person who has been issued a violation ticket shall be entitled
to submit an objection to the Dean of Student Affairs within a
period of three days from the date the violation ticket is issued.
Article (26) : Money collected by University Security Personnel from violation
fines shall be handed to the Financial Department and shall be
deposited in a special fund to be disbursed to needy students and
to cover expenses of community service -related activities. In case
the violater is a visitor, s/he shall be prohibited from entering
University campus once more.
Article (27) : The Deanship of Student Affairs shall, in collaboration with the
competent University entities, assume the responsibility of
organizing visitors’ vehicles entry during celebrations and
ceremonies, provided that these visitors comply with entry-exit
procedures as deemed appropriate.
Article (28) : The University shall have the right to suspend or cancel any
permit if the holder commits any violation of these Regulations,
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and the University shall not bear any responsibility or any
financial burden that may be claimed by the said holder.
Article (29) : The President shall be entitled to decide upon issuing permits for
cases not stipulated in the provisions of these Regulations.
Article (30) : The Deanship of Student Affairs shall be responsible for the
implementation of these Regulations.
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MILITARY SERVICE POSTPONEMENT REGULATIONS
Article (1) : Each newly admitted Jordanian student shall submit all necessary
documents related to his postponing military service to the Deanship
of Student Affairs/ Department of Student Service.
Article (2) :
The process of postponing military service takes place only once at
the beginning of each academic year, during the period October 1 –
December 31.
Article (3) : The Deanship yearly prepares periodic lists of Jordanian students
along with birth years to the Department of Pursuit and Inspection.
Article (4) : All students who are residents in the West Bank and who carry a
permit from the “Occupying Authorities” or included in their
family’s permits shall submit to the Deanship: a copy of the permit,
a copy of the ”Bridges Card” (indicating its color), a copy of their
Jordanian nationality proof, a copy of birth certificate and two
personal photographs, except those who carry a “Military Service
Booklet”.
Article (5) : Students from Gaza Strip shall submit all required documents to the
Deanship.
Article (6) : Any student, upon whom any of the following situations apply, shall
refer to the Department of Pursuit and Inspection, in order to
complete his registration at the University:
A. University students who become (26) years old if the
university study is (4) years, and those who become (28) years
old if the university study is more than (4) years.
B. Students who have been called for training, or those given an
appointment with the medical committees or with the medical
consultant.
C. Students whose postponing expires August 31 after reaching
the maximum allowed age – limit.
D. Student who have not postponed the service in the previous
years.
E. Students who have postponed the service and are residing
outside the Kingdom and want to continue their studies in the
Kingdom.
F. Jordanian students who carry a double nationality.
G. Students whose postponing is still pending.
Article (7) : All students who carry the Military Service Booklet and want to
suspend their studies shall immediately inform the Deanship.
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Article (8) : Any student who have completed his military service or have been
exempted from it shall be permitted to pursue his studies without
getting the approval of the Department of Pursuit and Inspection,
provided that he submits an invedence of this to the Deanship.
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RESIDENCE PROCEDURES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS REGULTIONS
Article (1) : The Foreign Students Office exerts every effort in easing the process
of obtaining entry visas to and residence permits in Jordan,
according to the following requirements for the different situations:
Entry Visa Requirements:
a. A copy of a valid passport.
b. A student proof from the Deanship of Admission and
Registration.
c. The temporary and the permit address.
d. A copy of residence permit in the country of residence (for those
residing outside their countries).
Article (2) : Yearly Residence:
All non-Jordanians need an entry visa to and a residence permit in
Jordan (except the nationalities of the Gulf states, Egypt and Syria,
who are required only to declare their residence address in Jordan).
Article (3) : First Time Residency Requirements:
A valid (for six months) passport and a copy of it including the
1.
information page, the pages containing last exist and last entry
to Jordan, and the residence stamp.
Medical examination.
2.
Identify housing and a fingerprint on the passport at the
3.
nearest police station located in the area of student housing.
Proof of the student from the University certified by the
4.
ministry of higher education.
Two personal photos.
5.
A copy of the residence of the country of residence, not less
6.
than one year of the nationalities living outside their original
countries.
For those carrying the Palestinian Card (Wathiqah), in
7.
addition to the above, they should possess, an exit-reentry
visa, residence permit in the country of residence and a
passport valid for at least one year.
Article (4) : Requirements for Renewal of the Residence :
All of the above except the medical examination and identification
of housing and fingerprints on the passport.
Article (5) : Requirements in the Case of Student's Graduation:
 Referring to the security center to settle the file and get
the clearance.
 Getting the clearance from the university.
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Article (6) : Requirements in the Case of Transfering the Sponsorship to the
University:
 Clearance from the previous sponsor of residence.
 The requirements mentioned in Article (3) above.
Article (7) : Requirements for Transfering the Sponsorship from the
University:
 Cancellation of the annual residence card ( settlement of the file).
 A formal letter from the Ministry of the Interior Affairs regarding
the transfer of sponsorship.
Article (8) : Additional Information:
A. Holders of Palestinian Authority's passport must refer to the
Department of Palestinian Affairs and the concerned security
authorities directly.
B. Holders of temporary passport must refer to the concerned
security authorities (green card).
C. Students are not allowed to contact the concerned security
authorities if they are not registered in the university and do
not a proof of student certified by the ministry concerned.
D. When a student is requested to refer to the concerned security
authority, s/he must provide the following :
University ID.
Passport.
Proof of student.
Schedule of classes.
Financial receipts.
The number of the University letter to the Ministry of
Interior Affairs.
E. The student shall be held responsible for being late in referring
to the Office, submitting a no correct residence address or
delegating other persons to following-up, in which case s/he
should personally follow-up his(her)file.
F. Should a student spend more than 6 months outside Jordan,
his(her) residency permit shall be void.
G. Shoud a student loose his(her yearly residence permit, s/he
should immediately inform the nearest security center and the
Office.
H. Should a student be asked to refer to security authorities, s/he
should perosnally do so and submit the required documents.
I. In the event of renewing the passport, the student should refer
to the Residency and Boarders Department in order to verify the
entry stamp and the residence address.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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CUSTOMS EXEMPTIONS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
The following documents shall be provided in order to get customs exemptions:
1. A student proof (2).
2. The original passport and a copy of it (to include: the information page, the
residence stamp and the last entry and exist stamps).
3. A copy of the present residence permit.
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STUDENTS LOCKERS RENTAL REQULATIONS
As the University is keen to have the personal belongings of its students protected, it has
availed student’s lockers to be rented by them in the following locations:
 Deanship of Student Affairs.
 Faculty of Architecture and Design.
 Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences.
 Faculty of Information Technology.
These lockers shall be used to keep the students’ books, clothes, devices and educational
materials. They may be reserved in the name of a student semester wise, in accordance
with the following regulations:
Subscription:
Article (1) :
A.
B.
C.
Article (2) :
A.
B.
C.
D.
The student refers to the General Services and Maintenance
Department to fill a form and to reserve a locker.
The student pays the rental fee (5 JOD/ semester) in the
Finance Department.
Present the receipt to the General Services and Maintenance
and receive the key.
Avoid damaging the locker, otherwise the student shall pay a
(10 JOD) fine.
Safeguard the locker key. If lost, the student shall pay a (3
JOD) for a substitute.
The student is permitted to rent a locker for more than one
semester.
A copy of the locker key shall be kept with the Deanship of
Student Affairs.
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GENERAL DIRECTIONS
Dear Student:
1.
If you fail to register for a semester within the designated periods of registration for
that semester, you shall be considered suspended unless an acceptable excuse is
provided.
2.
You may drop or add a course or more with no fine charges within the period from the
commencement of the early registration to the beginning of the semester. Dropped
courses do no appear in your academic record. All students shall complete registration
of courses before the beginning of the of the semester. Otherwise, s/he shall be charged
late registration fee(s) as stated in the university academic calendar.
3.
You may withdraw from a course or more after the beginning of the semester. If the
withdrawal from a course or more takes place during the period from the first to the
third week of a regular semester , (75%) of paid tuition for the course(s) is reimbursed,
and if it is during the fourth and the fifth weeks, (50%) of paid tuition will be
reimbursed. In either case, the dropped course(s) shall not appear in the student’s
record. If you withdraw from a course or more during the period from the sixth to the
thirteenth week of a regular semester, a ”compelling withdrawal” “W” notification
shall appear in his/ her academic record, and the whole paid tuition shall not be
reimbursed. For the summer session, (75%) of paid tuition is reimbursed if the
withdrawal takes place during the first and the second weeks, and (50%) for the period
during the third and the fourth weeks. A “compelling withdrawal” “W” notification
shall appear in your academic record and the whole paid tuition shall not be
reimbursed, if the withdrawal takes place during the period from the fourth to the
seventh week of the summer session.
4.
You may withdraw from all courses during the compelling withdrawal period of either
of the two regular semesters, and you shall be considered “postponed”.
5.
You may request to have your final exam grade in a course revised after paying a two
JOD appeal fee in a period not exceeding two weeks from the beginning of the
following semester.
6.
Forging any University document or furnishing false papers for any purpose may
result in revoking the decision of awarding you the degree.
7.
The University regulations and instructions are the only official references you may
refer to . Don’t rely on mouth-to-mouth or other types of information.
8.
The University has been established to serve you and your children. So, you should
not cause any damage to its facilities and be loyal to it.
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9.
Keep the campus clean.
10. The University is a distinguished institute that has furnished modern and up-to-date
facilities, so you should utilize properly and effectively.
11. Don’t hesitate to consult your instructors during their office hours.
12. Seek help from your academic advisor to get advice about your study plan and class
schedules.
13. The Library is furnished with the up-to-date facilities and references. Hence, you
should utilize it, and spend your free time in reading in it.
14. Always refer to the University bulletin boards or the University website to be
acquainted with the latest developments.
15. Your University ID is an important document, so, you should preserve it and always
carry it with you.
16. Should you face any problem, you should refer to the Deanship of Students Affairs for
help.
17. Never hesitate in helping your fellow handicapped students.
18. Medical reports issued by an outside physician should be approved by the Medical
Center’s physicians within (72) hours from issuance.
19. After completing your registration and paying tuition fees, you should refer to the
Medical Center in order to have a file opened for you, which allows you to get free
treatment.
20. You should throughly read the “Student Guide”. It is your responsibility to get
acquainted with the University bylaws and regulations.
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GATES’ AND BUILDINGS’ NUMBERS
Gate No.
1
Access to Building
University Administration
Library
University Theatre
Depts. Of Chemistry & Basic Sciences
2
(Main Gate)
3
4
6
Bldg.
No.
1
2
Houses e-Learning
Center
15
7
Faculty of Pharmacy & Medical
Sciences
Faculty of Administrative & Financial
Affairs
8
Faculty of Architecture & Design
Markets
Bab Haritna
Female Students Dormitory
Faculty of Law
Administration Complex
Deanship of Student Affairs
Supplies and Procurement Unit
Vehicles Parking Bldg.
Transportation
Vehicles Maintenance Bldg.
Maintenance Workshops
Animal House
University Mosque
-
4
11
20
10
3
3
5
14
17
21
18
19
12
13
16
-
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Notes
Third and Fourth
Floors
First and Second
Floors.
9
6
House Humanities
Depts.
Backdoor Gate
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UNIVERSITY ACADAMIC CALENDAR (2015/2016)
First Semester 2015/2016
Day (s)
Sun.
Sun.
Tues. – Sat.
Thurs.
Sun. – Sat.
Sun. -Thurs.
Sun.
Sun.-Sat.
Date (s)
26/7/2015
13/9/2015
22-26/9/2015
1/10/2015
4-10/10/2015
11-15/10/2015
11/10/2015
11-17/10/2015
Sun.-Sat.
11-24/10/2015
Sun.-Sat.
11-31/10/2015
Wed.
Sun.
14/10/2015
18/10/2015
Thurs.
22/10/2015
Sun.-Sat.
25/10-7/11/2015
Thurs.
29/10/2015
Sun. -Sat.
1-14/11/2015
Sun. -Sat.
8/11-19/12/2015
Sun. -Sat.
Sun. -Sat.
Wed.
Fri.
Fri.
Thurs.
Thurs.
Sun.Sat.
Sun.
Sun.–Sat.
8-21/12/2015
15/11/2015 –
9/1/2016
13/12/2015
13/12/2015
20/12/2015 –
2/1/2016
23/12/2015
25/12/2015
1/1/2016
21/1/2016
21/1/2016
25/1-7/2/2016
7/2/2016
7-20/2/2016
Tues.
9/2/2016
Sun.
Sun.
Sun. -Sat.
Academic Procedure/ Event
Early registration for the First Semester
Academic Year begins and faculty reporting date
Eid Al-Adha, holiday
Registration for old students ends
Add & Drop period
Orientation Week (for new students)
First Semester classes begin
Late Registration for old students(First period – JD
50 fine)
First withdrawal period for Master students
(without losing tuition)
First withdrawal period for Bachelor students(with
losing 25% of tuition)
Hijri New Year, holiday
Late registration for old (Second period- JD 100
fine)
Last day for reviewing final grades for Second &
Summer Semesters 2013/2014
Second withdrawal period for Master students (with
Last day for incomplete exams for the Second &
Summer Semesters 2013/2014
Second
withdrawal period for Bachelor
students(with losing 50% of tuition)
Third withdrawal period for Master students (with
First Exams period
Compelling
Issuance of final exams entry permits begins
Early registration for the Second Semester begins
Second Exams period
Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday, holiday
Christmas Day, holiday
New Year’s Day, holiday
Issuance of final exams entry permits ends
Last day of classes in the First Semester
Final Examinations period
Students’ intersemester vacation begins
Faculty members vacation (one week during this
period)
Deadline for submission of final grades to the
Deanship of Admission & Registration
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Thurs.
11/2/2016
Sun.
14/2/2016
Deadline for reviewing final grades for graduating
students
Council of Dean’s Resolution to grant Degrees and
Certificates
**Total No. of Study Days : (74)
** Total No. of Final Examinations Days : (12)
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Second Semester 2015/2016
Day (s)
Sun. -Sat.
Wed. -Thurs.
Sun. -Thurs.
Sun. -Sat.
Date (s)
14- 20/2/2016
17-18/2/2016
21-25/2/2016
21-27/2/2016
Sun.
Sun. -Sat.
21/2/2016
21/2-5/3/2016
Sun. -Sat.
21/2-12/3/2016
Sun.
28/2/2016
Thurs.
3/3/2016
Sun. -Sat.
6-19/3/2016
Thurs.
10/3/2016
Sun. -Sat.
13-26/3/2016
Sun. -Sat.
20/3-30/4/2016
Sun. -Sat.
Sun. -Sat.
20/3-2/4/2016
27/3-21/5/2016
Sun.
Mon. -Sat.
Mon.
Mon.
Wed.
Tues.
Tues.
Wed. -Sat.
Sun.
Tues.
1/5/2016
2-14/5/2016
2/5/2016
2/5/2016
25/5/2016
31/5/2016
31/5/2016
1-18/6/2016
19/6/2016
21/6/2016
Thurs.
23/6/2016
Sun.
26/6/2016
Sun.
26/6/2016
Academic Procedure/ Event
Add & Drop period
Commencement Exercises (for the First Semester)
Orientation Week (for new students)
Late registration for old students (First period- JD 50
fine)
Second Semester classes begin
First withdrawal period for Master students (without
losing tuition)
Late registration for old students (Second period – JD
100 fine)
Last day for reviewing final grades First Semester for
2014/2015
Last day for incomplete exams for the First Semester
2014/2015
Second withdrawal period for Bachelor students(with
First Exams period
Compelling withdrawal period for Bachelor students
(with losing 100% of tuition)
Labor Day, holiday
Second Exams period
Early registration for the Summer Semester begins
Issuance of final exams entry permits begins
Independence Day, holiday
Last day of classes in the Second Semester
Students’ vacation begins
students
Council of Deans’ Resolution to grant Degrees &
Certificates
Faculty members’ (not participating in Summer)
vacation begins
**Total No. of Study Days : (73)
** Total No. of Final Examinations Days : (15)
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Summer Semester 2015/2016
Day(s)
Tues.-Thurs.
Thurs.
Sun. -Sat.
Date (s)
21-23/6/2016
23/6/2016
26/6-2/7/2016
Sun.
Sun. -Sat.
26/6/2016
26/6-2/7/2016
Sun. -Sat.
26/6-16/7/2016
Sun.
3/7/2016
Sun.-Wed.
3-23/7/2016
Mon.Thurs.
Sun. -Sat.
4-7/7/2016
Sun. -Sat.
Sun. -Sat.
17-23/7/2016
24/7-20/8/2016
Sun.
Sun.
Sun. -Sat.
24/7/2016
24/7/2016
20/7-6/8/2016
Wed. -Thurs.
Sun. -Sat.
Tues.
Tues.
Sun.-Mon.
Thurs.
27-28/7/2016
7-13/8/2016
18/8/2016
18/8/2016
21-29/8/2016
1/9/2016
Sun.
4/9/2016
Tues.
6/9/2016
Wed. -Thurs.
14- 15/9/2016
17-23/7/2016
Academic Procedure / Event
Add and Drop period
Registration for old students ends
Late registration for old students (First period – JD
50 fine)
Summer Semester classes begin
First withdrawal period for Master students (without
losing tuition)
Late registration for old students (Second period – JD
100 fine)
Eid Al-Fitr, holiday
Second withdrawal period for Bachelor students(with
First Exams period
Compelling
Issuance of final exams entry, permits begins
Early Registration for the First Semester begins
Commencement Exercises ( for the Second Semester)
Second Exams period
Last day of classes in the Summer Semester
students
Council of Deans’ Resolution to grant Degrees &
Certificates
Commencement Exercises ( for the Summer
Semester)
**Total No. of Study Days (36)
** Total No. of Final Examinations Days (8)
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CONTACT US
 University
Mail Address : University of Petra
P.O. Box 961343
Amman 11196
JORDAN
Tel No. : (00962-6) 579-9555
Fax. No. : (00962-6) 571-5570
Website : www.uop.edu.jo
 Deanship of Admission & Registration
Tel No. : (00962-6) 579-9555
Admission Dept. : Ext. (5010)
Registration Dept. : Ext. (5020)
Documents Dept. : Ext. (5030)
Fax No. : (00962-6) 571-5983
E-mail : [email protected]
 Deanship of Student Affairs
Tel No. : (00962-6) 579-9555
Ext. No. : (5810)
Fax No. : (00962-6) 571-2788
E-mail : [email protected]
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