The bachelor’s degrees at AUK involve four years of study, except for Architectural Engineering, which takes five
years. The bachelor’s degree is awarded upon completion of 120-130 credits. Architectural Engineering requires the
completion of 150-160 credits. The details of each of the Academic Departments and the undergraduate study plans, as
well as student life and the policies are available in the Catalog.
AUK reserves the right to revise the programs’ study plans. Revised study plans will be published with a date for
implementation; students entering those bachelor’s programs as of the published date will follow the revised plans.
Revisions will not impact students currently matriculated and registered for their academic courses. Current
students will have the option of migrating to the new study plans but will need to complete a form in the Admission
and Registration Department (ARD).
In order for a student to graduate with a bachelor’s degree, his/her Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) should be
at least 2.0 and above. Students who have less than a 2.0 CGPA will not graduate regardless of the number of credits
earned, and they will need to take extra courses until their CGPA reaches the required threshold for graduation.
Students’ Course Grades are posted by the ARD not later than five business days after the conclusion of semester
final examinations.
The grade point scale is as follows:
| Grade Description Points | Score | Quality Points |
|---|---|---|
| A | 90 – 100 | 4 |
| A- | 87 – 89 | 3.67 |
| B+ | 84 – 86 | 3.33 |
| B | 80 – 83 | 3 |
| B- | 77 – 79 | 2.67 |
| C+ | 74 – 76 | 2.33 |
| C | 70 – 73 | 2 |
| C- | 67 – 69 | 1.67 |
| D+ | 64 – 66 | 1.33 |
| D (Minimum Passing Grade) | 60 – 63 | 1 |
| F | 0 – 59 | 0 |
| “I”: Incomplete | No effect on GPA |
| “IP”: In Progress | No effect on GPA |
| “W”: Withdrawal | No effect on GPA |
| “WF”: Withdraw Fail | Zero 0 |
| “TR”: Transfer, Credit Counted | No effect on GPA |
GPA Calculation
The grade point average (GPA) is the weighted mean value of all grade points earned in courses taken at AUK. To
calculate the GPA of a certain semester; the grade value for each completed course is based on the grade that the
student obtains in the course: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0. For each course, the grade point (GP) is obtained by
multiplying the course’s credits by grade value obtained; and for the grade point average (GPA) divide the total
grade points by the total credits attempted as in the table below:
| Course Code | Course Grade Obtained | No. of Course Credits | Grade Value X No. of Course Credits |
Grade Points (GPs) Achieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG100 | A = 4 | 3 | 4 x 3 | 12 |
| ENG101 | B = 3 | 4 | 3 x 4 | 12 |
| ENG113 | B = 3 | 3 | 3 x 3 | 9 |
| HIS104 | D = 1 | 1 | 1 x 1 | 1 |
| HUM103 | C = 2 | 2 | 2 x 2 | 4 |
Total Credits Attempted = 13
Total GPs = 38
Calculated GPA = 38 / 13 = 2.9
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
The CGPA is calculated by dividing the sum of the grade points earned by the total credit value of the courses that have been attempted (remained registered to the end of the semester). In this respect, courses with four or higher credit hours have a greater effect on the GPA. Moreover, improving the GPA becomes harder with the progression of the study because the more credits a student has completed, the less impact grade points have when the CGPA is calculated.