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The Academic Advising and Success Center

Academic Advising is an important part of undergraduate education. As a student-centered institute, the Academic Advising Center at GU strives to ensure all students have the opportunities and resources they need to succeed.

Vision: 

The Academic Advising Center at Galala University (GU) aspires to help our students develop meaningful educational plans compatible with their potential career paths and personal life goals.

Mission: 

The advising mission at Galala University (GU) is to promote student success, help students make informed academic decisions and empower them to be active and responsible to own their educational choices and craft their individual plans.

Strategy: 

The Academic Advising Center is committed to providing support and academic advising to students and building the faculty advisors’ capacity. Along with faculty advisors, AAC provides students with accurate information, encourage discernment about curricular options, and supports student’s completion of their undergraduate degree and prepare students to become successful, independent and life-long learners by empowering them to attain their academic, personal and career goals. In addition, the AAC plays an important role in promoting student success by referring students with academic opportunities and campus resources, mentoring them to effectively navigate the best academic choices and assist all our GU students in resolving any academic challenges and providing them with ongoing encouragement and support.

Faculty advisors provide maximum support and guidance to help students establish, pursue and refine their academic and career goals.  Particularly, academic advisors can assist students to: 

  • Navigate through their academic path and graduation requirements
  • Explore future careers
  • Choose their academic courses each semester
  • Chooses the graduation project
  • Chooses the field training
Advising Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Academic Advising Center?

The Academic Advising Center is located on the ground floor of the Administrative Building.

How can the Academic Advising Center help you?

The Academic Advising Center (AAC) can help you navigate through the best choices within your academic journey from the moment you join GU until graduation. The AAC can also help in connecting you with various academic opportunities, support services and campus resources.

What does GPA mean? How to increase my GPA?

Your grade point average (GPA) is the average result of your grades. At the Academic advising and
success center, we can help you understand your GPA and the different options available to improve it.

What are credit hours?

At GU, we follow the Credit-Hour (CH) system, which is used in the United States of America, Canada and several other countries. This is a measure of the contact hours between the instructor and the student per semester. One Credit Hour is equivalent to the course contact hours as follows:

  • One-hour weekly lecture for a semester of 15 weeks.
  • Two hours weekly tutorial for a semester of 15 weeks.
  • Three Hours Weekly Laboratory work for a semester of 15 weeks.

In general, a credit hour represents a one-hour class period per week that requires at least two to three hours of individual study each week for one semester

How many semesters do we have at GU?

There are two main semesters (Fall and Spring) and one summer semester at GU. The main semester is 15 weeks long and the summer semester is 7 weeks. Registration in the summer semester is optional.

How many credit hours can I register per semester?

For the main semester, you can register for a total of about 16 credit hours per semester. The total number of credit hours may be increased to a maximum with the approval of your Program Advisor as follows: 

  • Up to 21 credit hours or 7 courses, whichever is greater for a student with a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.00.
  • Up to 18 credit hours or 6 courses, whichever is greater for a student with a cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 2.00, but less than 3.00.
  • Up to 14 credit hours, for a student who with Cumulative GPA than 2.00.

Can I Drop / add a course?

Yes, you can drop and/or add a course as long as it is within the add/ drop period, check your academic
calendar for the exact dates. It is important to contact your Advisor before adding or dropping a
course.

What does course withdrawal mean?

Withdrawing a course means you are removing a course from your class list after the add/drop period.Withdrawing a course does not mean you fail the withdrawn course, provided the application and approval are finalized within the withdrawal period Check your academic calendar for the exact dates. Withdrawing from a course implies that its credits are removed from your GPA Calculation and schedule, and you will get a (W) grade for the withdrawn course. You can register for that course in the following semesters (full attendance and performing all activities including examinations are required).

What is an Incomplete Course? How can I apply for it?

If you cannot attend the final exam of the course because of a critical emergency and have an excuse
accepted by the Student Affairs Committee and approved by the University Council, the course will be
considered Incomplete. You must apply for an incomplete status immediately and submit a form and all
required documentation. If your excuse was approved, you will get a grade (I) in the course until the exam
is carried out in that course. Grade (I) will not count in your cumulative GPA. You will be notified about
your next available examination date, and you can take the exam, after paying a re-examination fee.

What happens if my GPA goes below 2.0?

You will be placed on academic probation if your cumulative GPA at any main semester is less than 2.0.
A student could get dismissed from the University if their cumulative GPA continues to be less than 2.0.
You need to contact the Academic Advising center to help you develop an academic improvement plan to
improve your GPA. The Academic Advising center can also help you connect with university resources
that can help you get out of probation.

I am getting poor Grades in one or more courses. What should I do?

Set up a meeting with your professor and a separate one with your Academic Adviser and the Academic Advising Center. They will be able to help you get back on track in your courses and connect you with campus resources.