Attendance and Discontinuation of study: - Discontinuation of study is not permitted during the Foundation Year. - In exceptional cases, a student can submit a request to discontinue study to the Admissions & Registration Committee- The period of discontinuation will be counted towards student’s maximum time frame. - Students will not be given a grade of IP (In-progress) for the Foundation Year. Postponement of Study: - Students are not permitted to postpone during the Foundation Year- In some exceptional cases, students are allowed to submit requests for postponement to the Admission and Registration Committee. Any approved postponement will affect the expected graduation period. IV. Placement - Student must pass all Foundation Year courses before being placed in any of the following faculties. Faculty of European Languages and literatures (which has the following departments- The department of Arabic - The department of Islamic Studies - The department of Sociology - The department of Psychology - The department of History- The department of English. Faculty of Economics and Administration (which has the following departments- General Administration- Business Administration - Students compete for placement in either faculty based upon the strength of their accumulative GPA, the placement capacity of each faculty, and the criteria approved by each faculty. - Placement applications to faculties are only through the online On Demand University Services electronic system (ODUS) at fixed times. Only online applications will be accepted. Should students fail to request applications, they will be placed according to vacancy provided they match placement criteria- Placement is finalized by the end of the second semester (or in summer semester if available- Students are given an additional third semester to finish and pass the Foundation Year. Upon completion of all courses, students are placed (according to the placement index of faculty) pending availability. V. Dismissal - When students fail in all courses of the Foundation Year within the accepted timeframe (a maximum of three semesters- If the GPA is less than 2 by the end of the Foundation Year (even if the student has completed all courses of the Foundation Year)