Orientation Day
The 2018 Fall Term Orientation will take place on?Wednesday, September 5th.?Buses have been arranged for transportation to the venue. Students are kindly asked to arrive at Qasid no later than?7:30am?on the day of the orientation. The buses will leave at?7:45am. Anyone who arrives late will be responsible for their own transportation.
Orientation?Schedule:
7:30am Students arrive at Qasid
7:45am Buses leave for hotel
8:15am Arrive at hotel
8:15 ? 9:00am:?Orientation?sign-in, light refreshments served
9:00 ? 10:30am: General?Orientation
10:30 ? 10:45am: Break
10:45am ? 11:45am: Academic Presentation
12:00 ? 1:00pm: Lunch Break
1:00 ? 4:00pm: Written Placement Exam & Oral Interviews
***As students usually finish their placement exams and interviews at different times, there will be no transportation arranged from the venue back to Qasid. Instead, students will be expected to make their own arrangements. Taxis are readily available.
Address for Qasid:?22 Queen Rania Street (University Street). We are located on the third floor of Building 22, next to Mukhtar Mall (click?here?to view a map).
For students taking a taxi, please either copy down or print out the following Arabic text of our address and take it with you. This way, you may either read the address to the cab driver or simply hand him the piece of paper (if you choose the latter, we recommend having the text printed out rather than writing it down). If all else fails, please call us at + 962 6-515-4364 (Qasid?s land line number), Omar Matadar at +962 776 703 222, or Ayman Al Adarbeh at +962 776 553 363.
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Address for Venue: Days Inn Hotel Suites | Al Rabyeh Omar Bin Abdulaziz St | Amman, Jordan (click here to view a map) | Phone: +962?(06) 551 9011
1) You will be given a written exam to determine which level you should enter. There will be no need to prepare or cram for the exam.
2) Oral Interviews: These are given to gauge your level of spoken Arabic and comprehension. They will be held during the first day of?orientation?(time permitting) or on?September 6th?at Qasid.
3) For students who have not paid their tuition, please come prepared to do so. You may make your payment with cash (USD or JOD) or credit card (Visa or MasterCard).?Checks are not accepted. Additionally, students who have yet to sign their student policy are kindly asked to do so ASAP.
4) If your?arrival?to Jordan is scheduled for?after?5:00 am?on September 5th, please come in to Qasid?the day after (i.e. on September 6th) at?10:00am?for a placement exam. Students who?arrive after 5:00am on September 6th?are asked to come into Qasid?at 10:00am on September 8th?for their placement exam.
5) Students who?arrive?after the?orientation?on September 5th?are asked to come in to Qasid?on the 8th of September at 12pm?for a make-up?orientation (general orientation only).
6) On September 7th, Students will be taken on an outing to Ajloun as a part of their orientation/welcome to Jordan. The details of this trip will be provided at the?orientation. If you will not be at the orientation on September 5th but would like to join us on the trip to Ajloun, please send an email to admissions@qasid.com informing us as such so that we can make sure to reserve a spot for you.
7) The first day of class is?Sunday, September 9th.?Due to time constraints, the schedule of classes will be sent the evening before classes begin (i.e.?on September 8th in the late evening).
8) At Qasid, our weekend is Fridays & Saturdays, and we hold classes the rest of the week. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us during those days