Egyptian Chinese University

Article (1): The Study System

The followed study system is the credit-hours system in which the academic year is divided into two main semesters: the first semester (fall) + the second semester (spring) 14 weeks each. In addition, there is a summer semester (duration of 7 weeks) in which the courses of study are determined according to the vision of the University Council.

Article (2): Credit Hours and Contact Hours

A credit hour is an academic unit of measurement to determine the weight of the course among other courses and is equivalent to one 50-minute weekly lecture, 100-minute weekly exercise or lab class, or 150-minute weekly clinical class or workshop. In general, the number of credit hours for a course reflects the expected outcome of the course, and it shows the time required to study the course and the nature of this study. Thus, the contact hours are the actual time spent in a lecture or laboratory.

Article (3): Registration (periods of registration, dropping, and addition)

Registration dates are announced in the academic calendar as follows:

• Two weeks are allocated before the start of the semester along with the first and second week of the beginning of the semester for new students or continuing students in which the student with the help of his academic advisor registers and selects courses and divisions in addition to preparing his study schedule considering the actual and minimum academic load. Hence, the study begins with the start of the second week directly.
• The student is considered registered if he has completed the registration requirements and paid the tuition fees. Late registration is allowed during the two, third and fourth weeks of the semester in addition that he pays a delay fine determined by the University Council. In the case of other emergency cases, the matter is presented to the university councils and submitted to the Education and Student Affairs Council to take the necessary action.
• The student is allowed to drop and add during the second week only. Moreover, any reasoned exceptions are presented to the university Council for discussion and taking the necessary measures to solve them.

Article (4): the Study Load

The study load is the sum of the credit hours registered by the student in a particular semester, and this load varies from one student to another according to his academic preparation and study level besides the circumstances of the academic schedule and its contradictions from one University to another. Consequently, the following matters should be taken into account in all cases as follows:

1. The actual registration limit is 18 credit hours per week, and it may increase to 21.
2. If the student’s cumulative average is 3 or more and in the cases on which the student’s graduation depends, this limit is exceeded in the semester with the approval of the academic advisor and the dean of the faculty, moreover that it does not exceed in any case 23 credit hours.
3. The minimum registration is 12 credit hours.
4. If a summer semester is extended, the maximum registration hours will be 9 credit hours, and it may reach 12 credit hours in cases of graduation.
5. Other cases of exceeding the upper and lower limits are submitted to the faculty’s councils to decide what they see fit.

Article (5): Withdrawing from a Course

The student can withdraw from any course after the approval of the academic advisor and course professor until the end of the thirteenth week of the first and second semesters and the end of the fourth week of the summer semester, under one condition only is that he has not exceeded the percentage of absence set before withdrawal and the symbol “W” is indicated for him in those courses in calculating the student rate. If the student withdraws after the specified period, the student is considered to fail the course and a grade “F” is given to him.

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https://ecu.edu.eg/education-and-students-affairs/education-and-student-affairs-regulations/