THE PREPARATORY YEAR PROGRAM
The Preparatory Year operates on two fifteen-week semesters throughout the academic year. The PEP courses are listed below
Preparatory Year Requirements: Engineering Stream:
LEVEL I
| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Contact Hours | Credit Hours | Pre-req |
|---|
| LT | LB |
|---|
| GES 021 | Math I | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| *MIT 012 | Introduction to Computer | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| *ELI 001 | English A1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - |
| *ELI 002 | English A2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
|---|
LEVEL II
| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Contact Hours | Credit Hours | Pre-req |
|---|
| LT | LB |
|---|
| GES 006 | Study Skills | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| GES 022 | Math II | 4 | 0 | 4 | GES 021 |
| *ELI 003 | English B1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| *ELI 004 | English B1 Plus | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
|---|
Preparatory Year Requirements: Business Stream
LEVEL I
| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Contact Hours | Credit Hours | Pre-req |
|---|
| LT | LB |
|---|
| GES 021 | Math I | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| *MIT 012 | Introduction to Computer | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| *ELI 001 | English A1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - |
| *ELI 002 | English A2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Total | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
|---|
LEVEL II
| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Contact Hours | Credit Hours | Pre-req |
|---|
| LT | LB |
|---|
| GES 006 | Study Skills | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| GES 022 | Math II | 4 | 0 | 4 | GES 021 |
| *ELI 003 | English B1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - |
| *ELI 004 | English B1 Plus | 4 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
|---|
SPECIALIZATION COURSES FOR BOTH AS AND BS PROGRAMS
As part of AS (Associate of Science) and BS (Bachelor of Science) degree requirements, the student is required to take a certain number of courses in the Department of General Studies, which are designed to enable him to fully understand the demands of his specialization field.
Courses provided by the Department of General Studies in the specialization years for both AS and BS programs are listed below:
| Course Code | Course Title | Weekly Contact Hours | Credit Hours | Pre-req |
|---|
| LT | LB |
|---|
| Mathematics |
|---|
| GES 112 | Statistics | 2 | 2 | 3 | GES 011/ 012 |
| GES 113 | Calculus I | 3 | 3 | 4 | GES 011 |
| GES 313 | Calculus II | 3 | 3 | 4 | GES 113 |
| GES 314 | Engineering Mathematics | 3 | 3 | 4 | GES 313 |
| Physics |
|---|
| GES 132 | Fundamentals of Physics | 3 | 4 | 4 | - |
| GES 332 | College Physics | 3 | 3 | 4 | GES 132 |
| Chemistry |
|---|
| GES 151 | General Chemistry | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Humanities |
|---|
| GES 271 | Islamic Culture | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| GES 371 | Ethics in Islam | 1 | 0 | 1 | GES 271 |
| GES 472 | Arabic Language | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
