Umm Al-Qura University

Umm Al-Qura University

Regulations of Forming Discussion Committees


- 2016/09/04

Postgraduate Studies Unit

    Regulations of Forming Discussion Committees:

    1. Taking into account the main specialty
    2. Not repeating the committees in a single semester as much as possible
    3. A member is restricted to three theses in a semester unless they asked for exception.
    4. Filling the essential modifications model

     

     

    In-house Jury

    1. 1The in-house Jury is chosen by department’s council, and the supervisor is not allowed to choose or recommend.
    2. The jury takes into consideration the main specialty in a way that goes with the content of the thesis. The member specialized in the Qur’an and Sunnah is to choose either study: Altafsir (Qur’an interpretation) or Hadith to make all their discussions revolve around them. If they do not go for that, they are obliged to be discussed in either study in each semester.
    3. The In-house Jury is not allowed to be a member in more than two theses in a single semester unless there are reasons.
    4. Discussion committees are not repeatedly held in a single semester.
    5. The academic staff member may apologize for discussing a thesis in each semester, and they are obliged to accept the discussion in the second time. unless their turn called, the second thesis would not be referred to them

     

     

    Second: External Jury:

    1. 1The external jury is chosen from those holding the title of professor or associate professor by the department’s council, and the supervisor is not allowed to name or recommend. 
    2. The specialty of the jury should be taken into account in a manner that goes with the content of the message.
    3. The name of the external jury should be recorded at the department’s database.
    4. The academic staff members of the equivalent departments taking part in the quality and academic accreditation work are favored.
    5. Priority goes for those who have not discussed any theses in the last two years.

     

     

     

     

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