"Articles 41, 42 of the Unified Regulations for Postgraduate Studies in Universities":

An academic guide is assigned to each postgraduate student when they are enrolled in the postgraduate programs in order to provide them with advice and guidance in selecting the thesis topic and preparing the research plan.

Application conditions for the thesis project (research plan), if any, specified by the department:

1. Fulfilling all requirements of admission and passing at least 50% of the courses with a GPA of not less than "Very Good", as well as passing the comprehensive exam (if required to register the topic).
2. The topics of the MA thesis should be characterized by potency and originality. Doctoral dissertations should be characterized by originality, innovation, and active contribution to the development of knowledge in the student's discipline.
3. Master’s and PhD theses must be written in Arabic. They can be written in another language for some specializations upon the decision of the University Council, based on the recommendation of the Department Council and the Council of the Deanship of Postgraduate Studies, provided that the research abstract is written in Arabic.

Notes:

• The dates of the scientific meetings with the academic supervisor for the thesis course are specified to be only one hour per week.
• The supervisor is entitled to register a "No Grade Fail (NF)" report when:
• The student stops attending the weekly meetings.
• If the student's percentage of absence from the meetings exceeds 25%.
• If the student's level in the scientific thesis is less than 70%.
• The student enrolment will be cancelled if he receives an "NF" grade.
• The student has the right to object for receiving an "NF' grade in the first month of the following semester.
• The Department Council has the right to recommend or refuse the amendment of the grade.