Criteria for preparing academic plans:

-          Observing the minimum and maximum number of credits as set by KSU (not less than 120 credits)

-          Following the course-coding system established in the college/department

-          The number of credits shall not exceed 3 for theoretical courses and 2 for practical ones. Colleges exceeding this limit must provide a valid explanation.

-          Courses shall be distributed to span not less than 8 semesters with a minimum of 12 credits per semester

-          Ensuring that courses within a college do not overlap

-          Ensuring that different academic departments at KSU are unified through coordination

-          Ensuring that academic plans include a cooperative or summer training component in all programs/department, in addition to a field training component

-          Ensuring that academic plans include a practical applied component in addition to a focus on skills’ development

-          Including courses in each semester, as may be possible, which are taught in English or which require the use of English

-          Ensuring the logical order of courses and indicating prerequisites while minimizing prerequisites as much as possible