About College On 17/1/1423 H, the King Saudi University (KSU) council recommended the transformation of the Department of Agriculture Engineering, College of Agriculture and Veterinary at its Qassim campus (branch) into a full engineering college with three departments, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. The recommendation was then discussed in the meeting of the Saudi Council for Higher Education dated on 2/11/1423 H and headed by his majesty King Fahd (God bless him) as the Pri-Minister and the head of Council for Higher Education. The council approved the recommendation on 23/11/1423 H. Accordingly, a committee formed of specialists at KSU started to setup the academic programs for the three departments. The committee approved the general layout of the B.Sc. engineering degree   including university, college, and department requirements. The education process continued for the first two years adopting the programs set by KSU. In "1425" Qassim University decided to adopt the Foundation Year education system for all scientific colleges and the Engineering College took this chance to enhance and improve the academic programs in order to agree with the new system and the job market needs. Mission of the College The Qassim College of Engineering seeks to meet the needs of the Saudi society and the region with outstanding engineering programs in education, research and community service. Vision of the College    The Qassim College of Engineering aims to be recognized locally, regionally, and internationally as a leading institution providing high quality programs and services. College Objectives  I-College Educational Objectives The educational objectives of Qassim Engineering College (QEC) are stated such that the graduate will:  1.   Possess the skills and knowledge necessary for work environment including design, installation, operation, maintenance and inspection of engineering systems. 2.   Utilize information technology; data analysis; and mathematical, computational, and modern-experimental techniques in solving practical problems. 3.   Fit in various working environments through effective communication skills and the ability to work in multidisciplinary teams. 4.   Continue life-long learning and gain skills to promote professional development, and career planning based on social and professional ethics. II-Research Objectives: 1.  To establish research links with the industry, energy and construction organizations to help develop and promote these organizations. 2.  To establish research centers which participate in developing the scientific research and supporting the academians and post-graduate students  from inside and outside the university. 3.  To offer post-graduate programs which focus on research subjects that serve the Saudi society. III-Community–Service Objectives 1.  To contribute and support the different university committees such as committee of missions and training ,demonstrators committee and the scientific council, etc. 2.  To participate, in cooperation with the university community service deanship, in the promotion of the engineering profession through offering training courses and workshops for engineers and technicians in different engineering fields. 3.  To conduct engineering studies and field surveys, and to present technical consultations for solving the society problems. To conduct standard tests on equipment, devices and samples, and to inspect the constructions to check their compatibility with the standard specifications and suitability to their intended functions.   College Departments The engineering college offers three  B.Sc programs in:  Electrical Engineering  Civil Engineering  Mechanical Engineering Also, currently the master programs in the three departments are under development and will be offered one year after the first graduation of the college College Education System The educational system in the college is based on two main semesters per educational year – each semester is fifteen week length. In addition; an optional eight week summer semester may be offered.     According to the educational plans; a student may complete any of the engineering programs in 8 semesters (4 years) after the Preparatory year Program(PYP). A successful student may complete the full requirements of the selected program if he completed (after the PYP) a total of 139 credit-hours. In details the 139 credit-hours include: -   -         University requirements (12 credit-hours):  a list of these courses comes next.   -         College requirements (54 credit-hours): The college of engineering requires that student must complete 54 credit hours before graduation. Nine credit hours -out of these 54- are assigned for the cooperation training. The rest is distributed between 15 courses in physics, mathematics and general engineering courses -a list of these courses comes next. A student can start his cooperation training after completion a minimum of 100 credit hours. The training must be for six months and through a governmental or private party. The training party must be approved from the college. It may be necessary to mention here that this training is supervised and evaluated by the college faculties.   -         Program and/or Departmental requirements (68 credit-hours), Each department requires the completion of 68 credit hours distributed between specialized courses offered by the department itself or offered by other departments of the college.   -         The Free Courses (5 credit-hours), Five credit hours have to be selected among the set of courses offered by the university.   Admission in the college: The college accepts the student who completed the foundation program in GPA not less than 3.5 out of 5.0 Serving the university and the society The faculty contributes in several different committees in the university. The faculty connects an effective liaison in a number of the university units as in the high studies deanery and the scientific search deanery and the academic developing deanery. Presentation of training courses for the engineers in the private and governmental sectors through a community service deanery in the university. Contribution in the engineering problems solution which are raised by the Region Emirate Engineering consultations for the private and governmental sectors. Preparation of circulars and booklets which help in the  solution of engineering problems                7.    Holding the conferences  and general seminars in the engineering fields   The Career chances:  All engineering administrations in the governmental authorities.  The projects operation and maintenance administrations in the governmental authorities.  The ministry of water and electricity.  The ministry of municipal and village affairs.  The Saudi commission for the engineers.  The general institution for the waters refinement.  The general institution for ports.  The Saudi airlines.  The military occupations management.  The constructions and contracting companies.  The electronics and communication companies.  The power and electric energy companies.  The Ministry of transportations.  The Ministry of agriculture and water recourses.  The general institution for the electricity.  The water and sewage authority.  The Saudi Arabia Aramco company.  The Saudi company for the basic industries (SABIC)  The unified Saudi company for electricity (SCECO).  All factories. Education Resources:             Text Books             Lectures             Internet             Seminars             Conferences             Training Courses Acadimic Guide: Each student will be tied to one academic advisor to guide him to his study and to help him to find the ideal solution for the academic problems he will face