• Your GPA should be at least 2.0 for the application to be considered by the department.
• Fill up and sign the first section of the Change of Major form available in this link.
• Send the filled form to CSE
• Note: If you have external sponsorship, please send the filled form first to the AUS Sponsorship and Testing Services Manager Ms. Maha and get her approval. Then send the approved copy to CSE.
• CMP Students can register in the 1 credit hour MTH243 course. The course is usually offered once a year.
• MTH243 combined with NGN111 will replace STA201.
• In case the student is graduating and MTH243 is not offered, the student can request a 1-credit Independent Study, but a faculty has to agree to offer that.
• Students can elect to follow:
1) the catalog year in which they joined AUS, or
2) the catalog year in which they transferred to their current major, or
3) the catalog year of their graduation year.
• Students can fill the “Change of Catalog” form in the registrar.
• In case the students are enrolled in a MINOR, they will need to follow the same catalog year used for their MAJOR degree.
• If the minor did not exist when the major was started, in order to satisfy the requirements of the minor, students will follow the first catalog where the minor appears.
• In addition to the course prerequisites, you need to be in Senior Standing (i.e. have earned 90 credit hours).
• Students are allowed to take one independent study.
• A second independent study could be approved by the student’s associate dean for graduation purposes only.
• Independent study course can be 1 to 4 credit hours long.
• Students cannot use an Independent Study to replace a:
o REQUIRED course, or
o GER course, or
o Free Elective
• Students can use an Independent Study to replace an Major Elective course.
• Students are not allowed to repeat courses in an independent course format.
• To be eligible to apply for an independent course, students must be in good standing.
• A faculty must agree to supervise the independent study.
• Yes it will. Note that the extra credit hour will not be counted / split in any other area.
• Computer Engineering students can take MCE 224 to satisfy MCE 225 requirement only if there is a time conflict or he/she cannot secure a seat in MCE 225 then it will be an acceptable alternative. Note that the extra credit hour will not be counted / split in any other area.
MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS:
· Intel® Core™ i7 (7th generation or newer)
· Dual Core Processor
· 16 GB Memory (RAM)
· 512 GB - PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
· 2 GB Discrete Graphics Card
· Display – Full High Definition (FHD)
· HD Camera
· Laptop Case (optional)
· Wireless Mouse (optional)
· 1TB external drive for additional storage (optional)
· Windows 10
· 3 years ProSupport (Recommended)
RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS:
· Intel® Core™ i7 (7th generation or newer)
· Quad-Core Processor
· 32 GB Memory (RAM)
· 512 GB - PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
· 4 GB Discrete Graphics Card
· Display – Full High Definition (FHD)
· HD Camera
· Laptop Case (optional)
· Wireless Mouse (optional)
· 1TB external drive for additional storage (optional)
· Windows 10
· 3 years ProSupport (Recommended)
A MacBook should be fine. However, besides MacOS, we recommend installing Windows 10 on the same machine to accommodate some academic software that runs on Windows only.
1. Students are requested to register in CMP/COE 397 for 5-week internship. To be eligible to pursue an internship, students should normally have completed a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours and get the approval of the CSE internship coordinator.
2. The internship coordinator meets with the students at the beginning of the Spring semester to introduce the internship guidelines and procedures. The coordinator prepares an internship pack that contains all guidelines, CV template, introduction letter, evaluation forms, report guidelines and internship expectations. The internship pack is then made available to the students.
3. Students are asked to search for companies and their contact information and apply to the companies directly.
• Students can login to the internship portal to access a list of companies.
• Eligible students looking for the internship opportunities are encouraged to update/create their profiles on the CSE job portal. Employers registered on the CSE portal will be able to view your profile and you will have the opportunity to apply to existing internship positions with one click.
• Eligible students looking for the internship opportunities are encouraged to keep an eye on CSE portal Internships/Jobs Announcements page.
• The internship coordinator and department head provides help to those that cannot secure a placement on time.
4. Students will send the companies their CVs and application letters together with an “Introduction Letter” signed by the Internship Coordinator.
5. Students are expected to get an internship offer on or before the following dates. The signed Internship Agreement Form must be submitted.
• May 23 2022, students planning to enroll in the summer I internship
• July 18, 2022, students planning to enroll in the summer II internship
6. If the department receives internship offers from companies, the department will announce the offers to the students such that they can apply directly or through the department.
7. Students must provide the following information to the internship coordinator:
• The company’s profile through a webpage or brochure especially for companies not listed in the portal.
• Letter of offer from the company. The letter should clearly provide the departments and areas that the student will be working in.
• The contact information of the intern supervisor in the host company.
8. We will issue any letter needed by the companies to support the students’ applications. If companies ask for No Objection letters (NOC) then:
• The Public Affairs Office will issue the letter for residence visas sponsored by AUS.
• Parents should issue the letter if the student is on parents’ sponsorship.
• However, the CSE Department is not entitled to issue No Objection letters.
9. If the company accepts the student, then the student, the company, and the internship coordinator will sign the Internship Agreement Form.
10. Students will spend at least five full-time weeks during the summer.
11. Employers will fill up and sign/stamp an evaluation form at the end of the internship.
12. Students will submit the internship report in the following Fall semester by the 1st week of the semester. Reports should meet the report format guidelines given to the students. The report shall include the following additional documents:
• Employer’s evaluation
• Student’s feedback (A form to be filled up by students assessing their learning experience). Students to fill two forms one for CEN and a second one according to their major ( COE Students Feedback Form, CMP Students Feedback Form, CEN Students Feedback Form.)
13. Upon successful completion, the students shall receive a grade of “Pass”. The final grade will be based on:
• Final internship report
• Employer’s evaluation
• Student’s feedback
• Legitimacy and completion of the internship
14. Please take note of the following important deadlines:
• Last date of registration by providing the signed agreement form: May 23, 2022 (Summer I); July 18, 2022 (Summer II)
• Internship report must be submitted by: September 5, 2022
• Summer I (start/end) - May 23, 2022 till July 8, 2022
• Summer II (start/end) - July 18, 2022 till August 26, 2022
15. If the student choose a 10-week internship (NGN 497), then the student must secure an internship position before registering in NGN 497.
• If the company accepts the student, then the student, the company, and the NGN 497 Internship Coordinator, will sign the Internship Agreement Form together with a detailed 10-week work plan.
• The Internship Agreement Form will be forwarded to Associate Dean’s office for registration to NGN 497.
16. Students will spend at least 10 full-time weeks during the summer.
17. Internship report, employer’s evaluation, and student’s feedback will be submitted to NGN 497 Coordinator (NGN 497 Agreement Form.)
18. The NGN 497 Internship Coordinator will ask the students for a presentation and do the final evaluation and grading.
Additional internship general guidelines:
• To be eligible to pursue an internship, students should normally have completed a minimum of 75 undergraduate credit hours.
• Students must get the approval of the internship coordinator before starting the internship.
• The internship must be at least 5 weeks long and should not overlap with courses.
• The 5 weeks cannot be split through two periods (e.g. 4 weeks + 1 week).
• Students can register for the internship in the Fall, Spring, Summer I or Summer II terms.
• In case the students register for the internship in the Fall or Spring, they can concurrently take a maximum of 2 courses (7 credit hours).
• In case the students register for the internship in Summer I, they cannot register for any courses that term.
• Students can register for NGN497 in Summer I (and not Summer II) to complete the 10-week duration requirement.
• Students may find all internship related documents by visiting this link.
To contact the CMP/COE 397 (5 weeks) Internship Coordinator, please email Dr. Raafat Aburukba at raburukba@aus.edu
To contact the NGN497 Internship Coordinator, please email Dr. Farid Abed at fabed@aus.edu
• Students can register for NGN497 in Summer I (and not Summer II) to complete the 10-week duration requirement.