Academic advising is playing an essential role in the success of students in Qatar university, by assisting students understand their study plans and declaring major requirements, as well as how to choose the right courses in each semester according to their study plan. In addition, helping students understand university policies, and directing students to benefit from all the various resources and services provided by Qatar University.
The Academic advising team provides support to all students at Qatar University and gives great attention to the category of students who face academic difficulties. We seek to know the factors that contributed to affecting students’ academic status, and to develop appropriate solutions to return students to the correct academic track, in order to help them to overcome all challenges until reaching the graduation stage.
We encourage all students to visit their academic advisors in each semester to ensure getting the right academic advice. The CSIS Academic Advising Section provide the service of pre-booking an appointment with the academic advisor at the time specified by the student by using the Appointment Manager program. Moreover, the student can select the type of session, whether face-to-face (in the office) or online.
For any inquiry, you can contact the CSIS Academic Advising Section by e-mail: csis-aao@qu.edu.qa
Dalal Al Mushaifri
Section Head of Academic Advising Section for College of Sharia
Who is my academic advisor?
- Login to the
My.qu.edu.qa portal.
- Click on "myAcademics" tab.
- You will find the name of your academic advisor on the left-side channel box.
Also, you may find your advisor contact information on this list of academic advisors
How to book an appointment with your academic advisor?
Making appointment with academic advisors is easy and simple. Visit the
Appointment manager and book an appointment in the available time slots.
Advisor Responsibilities
(What you should expect from your advisor)
- Know advisees and contact new advisees early in the semester.
- Be accessible via phone, email, and by appointment and respond to students in a timely manner.
- Be knowledgeable about academic programs and graduation requirements and effectively communicate them to students.
- Advise students in course selections and development of academic plans.
- Monitor advisees’ academic progress and assist them in planning their programs to achieve their academic and life goals.
- Encourage advisees to meet with their advisors before problems arise.
- Refer students to the appropriate campus resources.
- Maintain confidentiality.
Student responsibilities
(What we expect of you)
- Visit your academic advisor at least twice a semester.
- Be prepared for the advising sessions by researching degree requirements, pre/co-requisites, classes to take, questions to ask, and topics to discuss.
- Participate and attend academic advising activities and events.
- Be actively in contact with your advisor via phone , email, and text message.
- Be aware of the academic policies, important dates, deadlines and QU policies and procedures. In addition, be aware of QU resources.
- Accept responsibility for your decisions and academic actions.
kindly visit the study plans page for the College os Sharia.
Registration tips:
- Plan your course selection in advance before the start of the early registration period.
- Be sure that you have passed the prerequisites for your desired subjects.
- Be aware that some courses are offered only in Fall and some are offered only in Spring.
- Be aware that summer registration is optional, and the class offerings change from year to year.
- Be flexible, choose alternative courses or sections when possible as some sections fill up quickly.
- Visit your Academic Advisor to check that your choices fit into your study plan, and follow its language of instruction.
- If you face any problems or errors in the registration process. please contact your Academic Advisor.
To check out the most frequently asked questions
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- Male office B05- 225