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  • Exempted courses “CR", equivalent “T" and incomplete “I" as well as any course out of your study plan are not counted in your GPAs.
  • The GPA is rounded to the nearest two decimal places.​


 

Semester GPA:

  • The calculation of the semester GPA includes all studied courses in this semester, passing or failing, according to the study plan.
  • The semester GPA is the quotient of the total points for all courses studied in this semester -and belong to the study plan- over the number of credits of these courses

​Cumulative GPA:

  • The cumulative GPA is the quotient of the total points for all courses studied -and belong to the study plan- over the number of credits of these courses.

 

Merits:

  • For local accreditations' reasons, the cumulative GPA limits may be adjusted, as long as it is not contradicting the university regulations and bylaws for all degrees' level​
​Bachelor's Degree:

The below table shows the GPA and its corresponding merits:​

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​Master's Degree:
The below table shows the GPA and its corresponding merits:

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