Registration

Registration Office

• Registration Office handles course registration and a grading system.
• Students will be registered by GU for classes on a semester-by-semester basis.
• This is a school-like system to save time and effort for our students.

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  Course Registration
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  Grading
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  Student ID Cards
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  Transfer Credits
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  Registration Cancelation

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  Enrollment Cancelation
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  Change Major
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  Print Transcripts
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  Print Diploma
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  and much more. 

Procedure

• The student goes through several steps before enrollment in classes.
• All these steps must be done before semester starts.
• Late submission of any document could result in significant enrollment delays.

Usual processes are:

1. Admission procedure
2. Enrolment agreement
3. Invoice payment
4. Class registering

Grading System

At GU we follow out of 4.00 GPA grading system. The student receives GPA grades according to his/her results in registered courses.

Procedure

• A student must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above to avoid probation.
• A student will be put under probation if his/her GPA drops below 2.0.
• If a student continues to have a GPA below 2.0 for one-year, then he/she could face dismissal from the university.

A student could apply for a semester-leave to avoid enrolment cancelation. This leave could be extended for up to three semesters maximum.

Frequent Asked Questions

How long is the semester?

The semester is 16 study weeks plus 2 exam weeks.

When do teachers post their lectures?

This varies from one teacher to another. Usually, materials are posted at the beginning of each week with homework assignments.

Where do teachers post their material?

Study material is uploaded at GU platform:    portal.gulfiu.com.

What is the attendance policy?

Students must attend 75 % of class time to be eligible for final exam entrance.

How long is the course?

Courses are usually 3 credit hours. This is equivalent to 45 contact hours in the semester system.