Postponing studies

Postponing studies:
Study postponing refers to the student's request not to enroll in academic courses for the desired semester. The postponement period is not counted within the regular graduation timeframe.
Procedures for requesting postponement of study for a semester:
1- The student submits her request through the self-service system, except for students of health colleges, newly admitted students in the academic year that they were admitted, and students on external scholarships, who submit their requests through the student affairs department at their colleges.

2- The student is required to attend classes regularly and monitor her academic record to ensure that the postponement request is processed.

3- If the request was accepted, the schedule of the student who has requested a postponement of study will be deleted.

If the postponement is not processed within a maximum period of one week, the student must consult the admissions and registration deanship. The deanship absolves itself of responsibility if the student fails to attend within the specified period.
Postponement guidelines:

1- The student postpones her studies for a period not exceeding two weeks from the beginning of the academic semester, as announced in the academic calendar.

2- The postponement periods are not counted within the regular graduation timeframe.

3The student is entitled to postpone two consecutive academic semesters or three non-consecutive semesters (maximum) during her undergraduate studies, and one semester during the diploma studies.

4- Newly admitted students are not eligible to postpone their studies in the semester they were accepted.

5- The link is available to students of the Applied College and students of the College of Languages at the second level.

6- The financial bonus is not provided if the semester is postponed.

7- The summer semester financial bonus is suspended for those who postpone their studies in the second semester and is provided to those registered for the summer semester.

Procedures for postponement during the foundational health year

1- The deadline for postponement from an academic year ends by the end of the last day of the second week.

2-The student must submit the postponement request to her college using the provided form.

3- The student is required to attend classes regularly and monitor her academic record to ensure the implementation of the postponement request.

If the request was accepted, the schedule of the student who has requested a postponement of study will be deleted.
If the postponement is not processed within a maximum period of two weeks, the student must consult the admissions and registration deanship. The deanship absolves itself of responsibility if the student fails to attend within the specified period.
Regulations for postponement during the study of the foundational health year:

1- A student is entitled to postponement one academic year during her university studies.

2- Semesters that are postponed are not counted within the regular graduation period.

3- Grades for courses in which the student has been assessed are counted.

4- A student is not eligible for financial bonus in case of postponing the academic year.

The differences and similarities between withdrawal and postponement:

Similarities Differences
Both mean that you will temporarily stop your studies and then return to them in later semesters. Postponement of studies occurs before the course registration period, while withdrawal requires the student to be enrolled.
Both can be implemented either in two consecutive semesters or in three separate semesters for the undergraduate degree. Postponement is not within the standard graduation period, whereas withdrawal is within the graduation period .
Both require the student herself to submit an official request. The deadline for postponement is before the start of the academic semester and extends until the end of the second week. After this deadline, the request for withdrawal is allowed until the end of the tenth week.
The financial bonus stops upon postponement or withdrawal from studies, effective immediately upon request execution. A course cannot be postponed, but it can be withdrawn from.
If the student does not attend the classes regularly in the following semester, she is considered to have dropped out and her enrollment is terminated.

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Similarities	Differences
Both mean that you will temporarily stop your studies and then return to them in later semesters.	Postponement of studies occurs before the course registration period, while withdrawal requires the student to be enrolled.
Both can be implemented either in two consecutive semesters or in three separate semesters for the undergraduate degree.	Postponement is not within the standard graduation period, whereas withdrawal is within the graduation period .
Both require the student herself to submit an official request.	The deadline for postponement is before the start of the academic semester and extends until the end of the second week. After this deadline, the request for withdrawal is allowed until the end of the tenth week.
The financial bonus stops upon postponement or withdrawal from studies, effective immediately upon request execution.	A course cannot be postponed, but it can be withdrawn from.
If the student does not attend the classes regularly in the following semester, she is considered to have dropped out and her enrollment is terminated.