Student services

Students Services

Regulations and Academic Programs

Bachelor's Degree Regulations
  • Through the Egyptian Antiquities Program, a Bachelor’s degree in Egyptian Antiquities is awarded after completing four full years of study
  • The Egyptology Program accepts students who have obtained a high school diploma in science and literature stream.
  • A bachelor’s degree is awarded after successfully completing four full years of study, divided into eight semesters (academic levels).
  • Students choose the Egyptology Program from the time they enroll in their first year.
  • Through the Islamic Archaeology Program, a Bachelor’s degree in Islamic Archaeology is awarded after completing four full years of study
  • Full-time study.
  • The Islamic Archaeology Program accepts students who have obtained a high school diploma in the science and literature streams.
  • A bachelor’s degree is awarded after successfully completing four full years of study, divided into eight semesters.
  • Students choose the Islamic Archaeology Program upon enrollment in their first year
  • Through the Restoration Program, a Bachelor’s degree in Restoration is awarded after completing four full years of study.
    The Restoration Program accepts students who have obtained a high school diploma in science and literature streams
    A bachelor’s degree is awarded after successfully completing four full academic years, divided into eight semesters.
    Students choose the restoration program from the time they join their first year

New Student Services

Registration Procedures
  • When the student has paid the required fees (registration fees) and received a receipt proving payment, they must be registered in the database. They must present their card to the relevant employee, along with a photo (personal photograph), to select the student card for printing. The card will then be delivered to the student after it has been printed and laminated
  • The student’s student card enables him/her to attend theoretical and practical classes regularly, obtain travel subscriptions, access the library, undergo medical examinations, enter faculty, take theoretical and practical exams, and access the exam repository, results, and courses electronically.Given its importance, the student must maintain their university card and don’t not lose it.
  • Upon enrollment in the faculty, students are entitled to obtain a health insurance card to keep with them throughout their faculty studies. They must then submit it upon their release from college.

  • After obtaining a health insurance card, if a student needs a medical examination or surgery, they may present the card to the faculty’s medical department for necessary procedures. The student will pay an accident insurance fee of 25 piasters, which is part of the student fees  After the documents are reviewed by the General Administration of Education and Student Affairs, the amounts due, if any, will be sent to the university treasury

  • Examination excuses for illness fall under the jurisdiction of the Medical Committee of the University Medical Administration.
  • The committee may consult with specialists at the university hospital or the student hospital in cases requiring consultation
  • As for mental illnesses, they are presented, with the knowledge of the Medical Administration, to a three- staff members committee from faculty of Medicine, chosen by the Dean of the faculty.
  • Certificates issued by public government hospitals are presented to the Medical Committee and the certificate must have the name of the hospital and be signed by the treating physician, stating his name and specialty.
  • Medical certificates issued by private doctors or hospitals are not valid
  • The request for an apology for not taking the exam must be submitted before, during, or within two days at most of the exam end date. Any request after this date will not be considered.
  • The request must be submitted in the name of the Dean of the faculty and handed by hand in the faculty archives or sent to the faculty by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt.
  • Any request submitted in any other way will not be considered
  • Upon receipt of the application, the College Student Affairs Department will notify the student to report to the Medical Department.
  • Medical excuses must be adjudicated, a medical report prepared, and Student Affairs and the faculty discipline and monitoring committees must be notified as soon as possible and well in advance of the announcement of exam result.
  • The College Council may suspend a student’s enrollment for two consecutive or separate academic years within the college if the student presents an acceptable excuse preventing him from attending classes. In cases of necessity, the College Council may extend the suspension period, in accordance with Article 69 of the Executive Regulations of the Egyptian Universities Regulation Law
  • The student must submit a request to suspend enrollment, accompanied by a full explanation of the reason for the suspension, along with official documents proving the seriousness of the request. Any papers or documents issued by unofficial entities will not be accepted.
  • The suspension request must be submitted at the beginning of the academic year and no later than December 31 of each year. Otherwise, the application will be rejected after the specified deadline.
  • Download the student suspension form
  • A student who believes they have been unfairly discriminated against in an exam result should follow the following:
  • The student should submit a request to the Student Affairs Department to review the grades in the name of the Dean of the faculty (General Director of Examinations)
  • The Dean of the faculty or his representative, the Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, shall refer the applications to the heads of the relevant control rooms
  • The heads of the relevant control rooms review the submitted applications, examine the booklets, and ensure that the parts included are corrected, the grades are correctly compiled in the sub-parts and the total sum for answering the questions, and they are recorded in the designated place (cover), and the grades for the oral and practical exams are consistent
  • The student will be informed of the outcome of the appeal.  
  • If any amendment is made, it will be presented to the Dean of the faculty for Student Affairs and Education, then to the Dean of the faculty. After the amendment is approved by a decision of the faculty  Council, the result will be corrected on the transcripts and the student will be notified.

Students with special needs may be assisted by others, including lecture notes and exam writing, who are not related to each other, especially during exams, based on the approval of the General Medical Commission.

Sohag University students must follow the following instructions:
1-All Egyptian male students enrolled in the faculty must complete a fifteen-day military education training course during the mid-year or summer vacation
2- The student shall not be granted a bachelor’s degree unless he successfully completes the prescribed training course, which is conducted once in any academic year, and this is done through the Military Liaison Office in Sohag.

To subscribe in the university bus, follow the following steps:

  •  Purchase the necessary stamps from the faculty treasury.
  •  Obtain a registration certificate from the designated employee in the Student Affairs Department.
  • Submit the registration certificate at the bus station.
  • Students enrolled in the faculty who wish to obtain a railway subscription can apply to the faculty’s Student Affairs Office to fill out the relevant form through the faculty’s database. The form will be approved and given to the student to take the necessary steps to obtain a subscription card
  • Bring a form from the Railway Authority and two personal photos of the student.
  • The form must be filled out by the designated student affairs department employee.
  • Payment of fees is required for this service.
  • Download the National Railway Authority student subscription form.

Graduate Student Services

Request for a Graduate Certificate

Graduating students can obtain the required documents from their faculty’s Graduates Department. Students can obtain a certificate or file from the faculty’s Graduates Department or from the General Graduates Administration at the central office by doing the following:
-Form for issuing a temporary graduation certificate and grades.
-Form for clearing a student from the faculty (transferred or dismissed).
-Form for withdrawing a graduate’s file

Students wishing to request a permanent certificate in replacement of a damaged one should:

  • Submit an application addressed to Professor / Vice President of the University, attaching the remains of the damaged certificate.
  • Pay the cost of issuing the certificate (replacement of the damaged one) to the university administration treasury and submit the payment receipt to the Graduates Administration (Editing Department).

If there are errors in the graduate’s name, date of birth, or other information, the following must be followed:

  • The Civil Status Department’s decision regarding the amendment must be submitted.
  • The amended birth certificate and the original birth certificate before the amendment.
  •  Submit the documents to the faculty from which the graduate graduated. A memo is prepared by the faculty and sent to the administration to take the amendment procedures.
  • Temporary certificates are issued from the faculty with the name before and after the amendment
  • The name after modification is written next to the original certificate and stamped..

 

International Student Services

You can view the services the university provides to international students, including registration procedures, tuition payment, academic programs, and more, by clicking here.