Declaration Major

College of IT Major Specialization

1. Bachelor of Science in Information Security (130 credit hrs .)

2. Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (130 credit hrs .)

3. Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (144 credit hrs .)

4. Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (130 credit hrs .)

Declare major will Start on the last date of grades submission for the current semester.

A student should finish the following courses before declaring a major. 

1. CSBP119 Algorithms and Problem Solving + ITBP121 Programming lab 1
• Note, two courses must be taken together
2. ESPU1081 English for Info. Technology
• Note, you can take ESPU107 or ESPU104 or ESPU1014 or ESPU102 or ESPU106  (If you already took ESP1, there is no need to take ESPU1081).
3. MATH105 Calculus 1 
• Note, If you already took  MATH11110 -Calculus I for Engineering, it is not required to take this course since they are equivalent. 
4. PHYS105 General Physics 1 
• Note, (if you are transferred from Engineering/Science college and already took this course or PHYS1110 Physics for Engineering, there is no need to take the course since they are equivalent).

The students will receive an email from the department chair to fill out the declare major form.

Hold: Registration of students who spent two semesters since joining the CIT and didn't complete the specialization requirement will be held until they register for these courses.

Algorithms and Problem Solving

ESPU1081 English for Info. Technology

MATH105 Calculus 1

PHYS105 General Physics 1

 

Change Specialization

• Changing specialization will start from the date of (drop without failure ) period until the last week before early registration.
• The students can request a change of specialization only once during their study
• Changing specialization is allowed after spending at least one semester in the current specialization.
• The steps to change specialization:
1. Students have to fill out the change of specialization form
2. Submit the form to the department chair secretary

 

Joining a Minor Program

• College of IT students can join the following Minor Programs:

Minor in Artificial Intelligence	All IT majors can join a minor in AI, except the computer Science students.
Minor from BE college	All IT majors can take a minor in BE

• A student should apply to join the minor program of their choice by filling out an application form.
• With this application, a student should submit the minor program study plan to the academic advisor.
• A student must be specialized in a major program before submitting this application.
• A student must complete at most 72 hrs before applying to the minor program.
• A student should finish his minor specialization requirements within or before the minor specialization requirements.
• If the student decides not to complete all minor program requirements, the transcript will not include any previously completed minor program courses.
• Completion of the minor is noted on the students' printed transcript only.

Summer Semester

UAEU Summer Courses 

• Students may register in no more than six (6) credit hours in the summer semester except for honors and are expected to graduate students who may register in up to nine (9) credit hours.
• Students under probation can't register for more than four (4) credit hours.

Outside the UAEU Summer Courses 

• Students may register in courses for degree credit at other institutions accredited by the UAE Ministry of higher education.
• Only Courses with a final grade of C- or higher can be considered for transfer for degree credit.
• Grades in courses completed at other institutions are not included in students' UAEU grade point average.

How to register for courses outside UAEU 

• Students must submit to their department chair the subject's syllabus of the other institution's course for approval.
• Students must Fill out the form for (Summer courses outside the UAEU University) and submit it to the Advising Unit
• The form will be sent to the registration department to prepare an official form for the other
• The students will submit the official form to the other institution to register the subject.

Repeating Courses 

• A student must repeat a failed mandatory course itself, no equivalent or substitute course is allowed.
• A student must repeat a failed elective course or substitute it with other elective courses from the study plan.
• A student can repeat any passed course with a grade of C- or below given the following conditions:
  1. The student GPA is less than 2.00
  2. The student can repeat a maximum of two courses in one semester.
  3. The student should repeat the same course
  4. The student can repeat the course only once.