Associate Degree Programs

(2 Years)

Introduction

Associate Degree is a regular 2-year program which has been designed to equip the students with suitable knowledge and skills which would help them taking an early start of their professional career.

Program Objectives

  • To develop general management skills like oral and written communication.
  • To enhance decision-making, leadership qualities, teamwork capabilities, etc.
  • To build up students’ potential for future career and enable them to build and maintain balance between the targets of economic success.
  • To enable the students to make country’s resources (human, physical, environmental & financial) sustainable for the generations to come.

Eligibility Criteria:

FA/FSc I. Com /ICS or GCEA-Levels or equivalent with minimum 2nd Division.

Structure (Associate Degree)

Associate Degree is 2-year program, spread over 4 regular semesters and consisting of 66 credit hours after completing twelve years of higher secondary school certificate or equivalent.

 

Number of Years

02

Number of Semesters

04

 

Total Credit Hours: 63-66 hrs.

 

  1. Transition to Semester System:

    All HEIs offering the two-year Associate Degree (formerly BA/BSc) will transition to the semester system per HEC policy and guidelines.

    Overall: Within the requirements given in the Framework (Sec􀆟on II above), to obtain an AD degree, students will have to complete the

    following:

    Credits and Courses: Every AD student will complete at least 60 credits. The actual number of courses will depend on the credit hours for the courses taken. If all courses are of 3 credits, they will have to take a total of 20 courses.



  1. Credits per Semester:

    Ordinarily, students will complete 15 credits in every semester by taking five courses of 3 credits each, or other

    Combinations. However, a student may take more or fewer courses in a semester with permission in writing of the competent authority

    as specified in the rules.

Introduction

Associate Degree is a regular 2-year program which has been designed to equip the students with suitable knowledge and skills which would help them taking an early start of their professional career.

Program Objectives

  • To develop general management skills like oral and written communication.
  • To enhance decision-making, leadership qualities, teamwork capabilities, etc.
  • To build up students' potential for future career and enable them to build and maintain balance between the targets of economic success.

To enable the students to make country's resources (human, physical, environmental & financial) sustainable for the generations to come

Eligibility Criteria:

FA/FSc I. Com /ICS or GCEA-Levels or equivalent with minimum 2nd Division.

Structure (Associate Degree)

Associate Degree is 2-year program, spread over 4 regular semesters and consisting of 66 credit hours after completing twelve years of higher secondary school certificate or equivalent.

 

Number of Years

02

Number of Semesters

04

 

Total Credit Hours: 63-66 hrs.



Transition to Semester System:

All HEIs offering the two-year Associate Degree (formerly BA/BSc) will transition to the semester system per HEC policy and guidelines.

Overall: Within the requirements given in the Framework (Sec􀆟on II above), to obtain an AD degree, students will have to complete the

following:

Credits and Courses: Every AD student will complete at least 60 credits. The actual number of courses will depend on the credit hours for the courses taken. If all courses are of 3 credits, they will have to take a total of 20 courses.

Credits per Semester:

Ordinarily, students will complete 15 credits in every semester by taking five courses of 3 credits each, or other

Combinations. However, a student may take more or fewer courses in a semester with permission in writing of the competent authority

as specified in the rules.