Supplementary Course Application

OverviewApplication for Supplementary Courses

Students may register for as many of the supplementary offerings as they like.

The registration deadline is?Thursday, September 20, 2018?at 4:00 pm.?At that time we will start updating the schedule for all registered students, endeavoring to avert any time conflicts among all registrants.

Registration is conducted online for most of the offerings, through web links at the bottom of this page. However, registration for speaking partner and pronunciation (Tajwid class) must be handled in person with Ayman at the reception desk starting from Sunday Sep 23th.

Please note that, due to high demand and the limited availability of conversation partners, conversation partner time slots are assigned on a first?come, first served basis. Each student can only take a maximum of 2 slots in pronunciation (Tajwid) or conversation partner.

Course Schedule

All supplementary courses start on the?week of?Sep 23?and end?the?week of Nov 18.?

Classes will meet twice per week for each course. ?Students signing up for a Conversation Partner may take up to two sessions weekly.

The classes for each course, and the Conversation Partners, will meet for 50 minutes in each session together. Pronunciation (Tajwid) class will meet for 25 minutes in each session and will be between 2:30 and 6:30 pm.

Course?Descriptions

Please open the drop downs below for a brief glimpse at the value that each of the course offerings provides.

Conversation Partner

These sessions are conducted with a specialized teacher who will focus on speaking practice on subjects of your choice for one hour each time. You can sign up for up to 2 hours per week

  • The course is open to all students
  • Classes start on the week of Sep 23?through the week of Nov 18
  • Days and times – please see Ayman to schedule the slots by Sunday Sep 18
  • 12 JD per 50 minute session
Arabic Calligraphy

This course aims to show students the importance of Arabic Calligraphy in Arab society. The course will discuss the history, development, types and common characteristics of Arabic Calligraphy. Students will also view and discuss samples of historical and contemporary calligraphy pieces. By the end of the course, students will have improved their writing of the Arabic script.

  • Classes start on the week of Sep 23?through the week of Nov 18
  • 155 JD for 16 Hours
  • Each session will be 2 hours long and will be conducted once per week. The sessions will be from?4:30pm to 6:30pm.
Grammar Intensive

Designed especially for MSA students (or Classical students hoping for a refresher), the course will cover all major topics presented in the Classical Level 2 Sciences course in a concise manner. The module (15 hours) will emphasize the organization of the salient points of grammar in a structured form, as well as practical application.

  • Students must currently be enrolled in Level 2 or higher (MSA or Classical)
  • Classes start on the week of Sep 23?through the week of Nov 18
  • 150 JD for 15 Hours
Pronunciation (Tajwid)

Want an authentic Arabic accent?? We all do.

Tajwid is a fun and ideal way to refine your pronunciation and reading fluency, building both a practical skill and your overall confidence along the way. In this course, you?ll get all the advantages of one-on-one interaction with a Qasid faculty specialist in this field.

This is one of our most popular classes and spots will fill up very fast.? Please see Ayman at the front desk to register.

  • Classes start on the week of Sep 23?through the week of Nov 11
  • Each session will be 25 minute session.
  • 5 JD per 25 minute session

Tuition Payments and Deposits

The costs for each course are described above.

Payment in full for all enrolled courses is due at the beginning of the first session of each course. This is the same for Conversation Partners which will be priced per student upon completion of the master schedule.

Withdrawals and Refunds

Any student who prepays for their Supplementary Course and then withdraws before the first day of class, 100% of their tuition will be refunded. However, no refunds are given once the first day of class has commenced. Qasid will also provide a full refund for any class which is cancelled due to the minimum quota of 4 enrolled students not being reached during registration.

Supplementary Course Absences and Tardiness

Because our Supplementary Courses may soon be eligible for transferable academic credit, students pursuing this option will be held to a minimum attendance standard. In other words, attendance will be recorded regularly for the entire class, but absences will only have academic ramifications for those taking the class for credit.

A student may miss up to 2 individual class sessions of a Supplementary Course before Qasid reserves the right to begin deducting 2% from their final grade for each class session missed thereafter. And every 3 instances of tardiness will count as 1 individual class session absence.

In the occurrence of a student?s absence or tardiness, irrespective of cause, Qasid instructors are not obligated to review any missed lesson material in the class or outside of class. The student is solely responsible to attain any missed lesson material, instructions, or assignments.

Consequences for anticipated and legitimate, but unavoidable, absences from Supplementary Courses due to medical, professional, visa renewal issues, and the like, or extraordinary circumstances, such as a death in a student?s immediate family, or other similarly unanticipated, serious, and time consuming events will be handled on a case by case basis.

Attendance Accommodations for Personalized Supplementary Courses

For Conversation Partner, a tardy student will be allowed to complete the time remaining in their lesson. Although, a teacher will only wait 10 to 15 minutes in the classroom, after which time a student arriving late?will need to go to the reception desk to inform the teacher of their arrival.

In the case of anticipated and legitimate but unavoidable absences, or lessons missed due to extraordinary situations, Qasid will attempt to, but is not obligated to reschedule the class sessions. However, unwarranted lapses in attendance will not be rescheduled.

Students in these personalized courses should inform their teacher and the Director of Student Services before all anticipated absences. A student will be allowed up to 3 session absences, irrespective of cause, in which Qasid will offer to make up the class for them. Note, however, that makeup sessions may be offered with a different instructor, and possibly after regular session hours, or on weekends.

Deadline Reminder

For all supplementary offerings, please be sure to sign up by this Thursday, Sep 20, 2018?at 4:00 pm,?as once the schedule is set it will be very difficult to amend.

Application for Supplementary?Courses