King Khalid University announced the academic plan for the second semester of the year 1442Ah, which includes the semester orientation, committees and councils meetings, faculty member and employee return to the university, and midterm and final examination procedures and dates .

The Vice-President of Academic Affairs and the Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, Prof. Saad bin Muhammad Dajam, explained that the academic plan for the current semester is in accordance with the recent announced decision issued by the Ministry of Education.

Bin Dujam, said “that university will continue to implement distance learning measures for students during the first ten weeks of 2021semester and will review the option of returning to campus after the tenth week ,adding that at the present time, there are no changes to the standing grading policies. However , regarding scientific events, collaborative training, and medical internship courses, specific protocols were put into consideration, these protocols call for 100% distance learning delivery under the terms and conditions approved by the Supreme Committee Supervising E-learning Work.

When it comes to safety, social distancing will be strictly enforced if there is an urgent need to attend practical or clinical courses. The protocols call for full use of personal protective equipment and a maximum student capacity of 50%, students are to be divided into two groups, during practical courses, sections must be divided into groups according to lab capacity. It’s worth noting that the college council will retain the mandate to decide which courses are to be delivered online.

As for field training and medical intern students, colleges will coordinate with training entities, to achieve the desired learning outcomes expected from each program. The college, department, and postgraduate studies councils are to organize the necessary precautionary measures required for all tests and examinations.

As for councils and committee meetings, it was agreed that they would be held as usual following all precautions, while assessment policies were also clarified in that college and department councils can call for in-person attendance if necessary. For general courses, computer science introductory courses, and intensive English skills, it is agreed that on-campus attendance is required, the entire semester is to be held online and completed by week 15. All other courses will require on-campus attendance for the final exams.

It's worth noting that King Khalid University is committed to the health and safety of its community and will continue to carry out remote learning, while allowing certain in-person activities under the guidelines of the Ministry of Education’s limit of number of people present in one area . The university also seeks to support the wellbeing of our community in addition to fulfilling its academic mission by following the required precautions to prevent

the spread of COVID-19.