Faculty of Engineering

  1. Academic Guidance

Academic Guidance

The Academic Advising Committee of the College of Engineering plans, monitors and evaluates all activities related to academic advising in the college’s programs. General activities include advising students regarding registration processes, academic performance, graduation, and academic policies that affect student progress and graduation. The College’s Academic Advising Team devotes its time to serving all students and strives to help them make choices that lead to good academic and personal achievement. All students in the college are assigned to academic advisors in the same department to which the student belongs and they are the primary source of contact in the ME/EE/CE programs to assist students through every step of their engineering education at the Islamic University. Academic advisors are available for one hour daily to assist, support, and encourage students and try to solve problems and issues related to their academic life at the university

Each student must sit with his/her academic advisor at least three times according to the following dates:


First-week session:

Follow up on student registration, deletion and addition work, and ensure that the student is implementing his/her plan.

Mid-semester session:

Follow up on students' academic performance and results.

Pre-final exam session:

Follow up on the academic performance of the current semester and discuss with students the courses expected to be registered for the next semester.

1. General Duties

Academic advisors must:

  • Address questions and concerns related to all aspects of student life - academic or personal.
  • Discuss students' academic progress and identify and try to solve problems.
  • Interpret academic policies and explain academic procedures.
  • Meet their students at least three times a semester.
  • Emphasize the importance of attendance and discipline during their studies.
  • Answer their questions and welcome their visit.
  • Help new students understand the college's study plan and help them choose the right major for them.
  • Provide guidance to graduating students in choosing the right job or career path.
  • Help students address academic failures in a timely manner to support improved student retention in college.
  • Encourage students to participate in extracurricular student activities in college.
  • Help plan the student's study schedule and monitor and follow up on student progress.
  • Provide advice for academic success.


2. Prepare the student's academic file

The academic advisor must prepare the student's academic file for each of his students. The file is identified by the student's name and department. The student's academic file includes the following basic documents:

  • A copy of the student's personal information form.
  • A copy of the student's schedule for the current semester.
  • A copy of the student's academic record.
  • A copy of documents related to various academic processes such as adding/dropping, deferring, excuses for absence, etc.
  • A copy of academic forms


3. Periodic meetings.

The student advisor meets with his students at least three times. As for students who are struggling or frequently absent, they have their own meetings. All personal information of students is kept confidential and no one is exposed to it.


4. Supervising various academic processes.