A Message of the Student Counselling and Guidance Unit Supervisor:

Dear Students,
Peace, mercy and blessings upon you
I am pleased to welcome and congratulate you for joining this distinguished university because you are the most distinguished among your peers
I hope you enjoy studying at the university.
Out of the Common First Year Deanship keenness and belief in the significance of students' assistance, insight and awareness, the Student Counselling and Guidance Unit was established with academic, psychological and social dimensions. A number of guiding programs and activities have been developed that reflect the vision, mission and objectives of the Common First Year's Deanship. The mission of the Student Counselling and Guidance Unit is to create an educational environment supportive to the students’ positive behavior to enable them adapt, comply and integrate positively into the programs and events conducted in the deanship.  The unit provides them with help to overcome their academic, psychological and social problems in order to improve their performance and achieve the expected academic accomplishment. It should be noted that the Student Counselling and Guidance Unit is characterized by a number of specialized mentors to assist students to overcome the academic, psychological and social difficulties and challenges in the university environment and to address the inappropriate behaviors within the university context. In addition, the unit is concerned with students' health, and provides appropriate services to students with disabilities. The unit is also interested in organizing exhibitions and induction lectures at university colleges to guide students professionally and connects them with the labor market. In conclusion, I wish you more creativity, excellence and success. May Allah protect you.
 

DR. Nasser bin Barjas bin Mutlib
Supervisor of the Student Counselling and Guidance Unit
 

Vision

To make the Student Guidance a pioneering outstanding model in the Common First Year deanship.
Mission
To pursue the psychological, academic and professional adjustment of students in an environment supportive of distinguished performance and excellence.
 

Goals

1.    Participating in preparing students for full integration (academic, psychological and social) with the university environment.
2.    Helping students choose the right course of study and achieve academic excellence.
3.    Guiding students and following up with them to adhere to the code of the Common First Year.
4.    Providing care and appropriate support to the students with special needs.
 

Unit programs

My Track Program

It is a program aimed to:

1.    Introduce students to the available disciplines at King Saud University.
2.    Facilitate students' choice of appropriate disciplines according to their potential and tendencies.
3.    Introduce students to the academic programs of the colleges.
4.    Introduce students to the programs and activities associated with each specialization.
5.    Introduce students to the admission mechanism at university colleges as well as the transfer mechanism from one major to another.

Guide Me Program (An online Guiding platform)

It is a program aimed to:

1.    Provide faster online mentoring service to students 
2.    Help students access the academic information they need.
3.    Provide guiding consultations through the use of the electronic communication mechanism.
4.    Enable students to present their own problems and queries in full confidentiality.
 

Students Absenteeism and Test-entry Denial Program

It is a program that helps students solve their absence problems through individual and group mentoring sessions.
 

Struggling Students' Program

The program works on providing special care to struggling students in order to help them overcome the academic difficulties and challenges they are encountering. 
 

Psychological Counselling Program

The program aims to create a psychological environment that helps students adapt to academic achievement, and provides special attention to students with psychiatric disorders or feeling frustrated and stressed.
 

Nurturing Foreign Students Program

The program aims to help foreign students recognize the university environment and integrate naturally into it. It provides appropriate support to them to overcome the problems they may face, be it academic or psychological, and to adapt positively to the Saudi environment.
 

Academic Support Program

The program introduces students to the best methods of success and excellence and help them to learn about the regulations of the academic aspects of the courses and hours of study, the curriculum evaluation mechanisms and the methods of calculating their GPA.
 

Appearance and Behavior Follow up Program

It aims to guide students to the positive behavior in university life in accordance with the national identity. The program also aims to confront negative cutoms and manifestations that are contrary to our Islamic values.
 

Health Monitoring Program

It aims to provide all forms of psychological and academic care to students with health conditions.
 

Section Representatives Program

The student sections representatives are considered as the liaison between the students and the deanship. They seek to represent their colleagues and communicate their proposals to the deanship's administration.
 

Disabled Students Welfare Program

The Students Counselling and Guidance Unit works on helping students with disabilities to adapt psychologically, socially and academically, and provides them with the appropriate support.
 

Important Links

1.    Student Fund Click Here
2.    Center for Students with Disabilities Click Here
3.    Counselling and Guidance Center Click Here
4.    Skill Record Click Here
 

Staff Unit

Dr. Nasser bin Barjas bin Muttalib

Unit Supervisor

Tel: 4694118

E-mail:  

Office NO#: 2484

Faisal Hassan Al-Zahrani

Secretary to the unit supervisor

Tel: 4694285

E-mail:  

Office NO#: 2484

Abdullah bin Ahmed Jari

Administrative

Tel: 4694284

Email: abjari@cfy.ksu.edu.sa

Office NO#: 2482