Unified Regulation 4

CHAPTER 4: NEW PROGRAMS.                                    

Article Seven

The University Board will set detailed standards to approve the graduate programs based on the recommendations of the Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies after consideration of the following:

1. There should be sufficient faculty members of the rank of professor and associate professor specialized in the program. In addition, sufficient research facilities including laboratories, computer resources, etc. should be available to ensure the success of the program together with the assurances regarding the quality of teaching, research, and supervision of research.

2. The Department should have acquired sufficient experience in managing undergraduate programs if the new program is for a Master’s degree. If it is for a Doctorate degree, experience in managing master’s program is required.

3. The number of students expected to enroll in the program should be sufficient to guarantee the continuation of the program.

Article Eight

With consideration of the requirements in Article Seven, the Department submits to the College Council a detailed proposal of the program explaining the following:

1. The objectives of program and the need of the to Saudi society to it;

2. The nature of the program from its academic and professional standpoint and its scientific approach;

3. The importance of the program and its justification after reviewing what other departments are offering in the same area of specialization in the University and other universities in the Kingdom;

4. The facilities available or what will be procured by the Department to assure the promotion of high academic and professional quality for the program, especially in the major research areas identified by the Department;

5. Faculty stability and turnover during the previous five years; and

6. The CV’s of all faculty members in the Department and other faculty members in the University who are involved in the program in question.

Article Nine

The Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies will review the program proposal and coordinate its requirements and other existing program requirements, if any, to avoid duplication of effort. If the Council is satisfied, it may recommend that the program be approved by the University Board.

Article Ten

Any adjustments in the curriculum, program requirements, or admission requirements should be approved by the University Board as per recommendations of the Council of the Deanship of the Graduate Studies in coordination with the department concerned.

Article Eleven

Combined graduate programs can be established between two or more Departments or between two or more Colleges according to guidelines approved by the University Board based on the recommendations of the Council of the Deanship of Graduate Studies in coordination with the Departments concerned.