The Credit

The biannual credit is the measuring unit of the number of hours per semester.

In the system adopted by the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, one credit represents one teaching hour (50 minute course) per week during a 15 week semester (including exams and tests). Therefore, a three credit course generally represents 45 hours of attendance, including exams. As for practical activities, tutorials, group work or laboratory activities, they represent 30 hours of attendance for every credit.

In short: 1 credit = 15 teaching hours / semester.
1 credit = 30 hours of practical, directed or laboratory activities / semester.
Trainings in companies and hospitals, as well as projects are subject to specific regulations.
Every diploma/degree has a specific number of credits. Credits facilitate flexibility among various university programs, as well as the mobility of students. Acquired credits are capitalized and can sometimes be transferred from one Faculty/Institute to another; or even from one university to another.

The Course

A course is composed of one or more credits and is academically managed by the Faculty/Institute that determines its contents according to the objectives defined by the program of studies. Every course has its own requirements and the student cannot be registered for a course without the valid prerequisite/s, if it/they exist(s).

The student’s freedom to choose his/her courses is conditioned by the criteria of prerequisites and corequisites and also by the approval of his/her Educational Advisor who, in certain cases, must take into account the candidate’s academic credentials.

Credit Hours

The minimum and maximum number of credits, per semester, for a full-time registered student
The minimum number of credits is 2 per student per semester (without the dissertation) and the maximum is 10.
A student can increase this number to reach 12 credits per semester following the signed approval of his/her Educational Advisor and the Academic Secretary of the Head of the Department he/she is affiliated to. It is noteworthy that specific regulations can impose, according to the Faculty/Institute, and in some cases, exceptions thereto (examples: registration for seminars – special topics – dissertation, etc.).

A student on probation can only register for courses that he/she should repeat and for a maximum of 6 credits. He/she is advised to register in the course that he/she has to repeat in order to get out of the probation status.

Academic Status

• Master of 36 or 39 credits:
  A student is considered as having finished his/her first Master year once he/she has validated 15 credits of their academic program. Once having validated more than 15 credits, the student is considered in his/her second year.
• Master of 48 credits:
  A student is considered as having finished his/her first Master year once he/she has validated 21 credits of their academic program. Once having validated more than 21 credits, the student is considered in his/her second year.
• Diploma in Interpretation:
  A student is considered as having finished his/her first Master year once he/she has validated 26 credits of their academic program. Once having validated more than 26 credits, the student is considered in his/her second year.
• DEA (Diplôme d’Études Approfondies):
  A one year program.