HANDBOOK OF BOTANY AND MICROBIOLOGY

Department has a Service Unit (the Central Laboratory for Research) containingthe latest technical equipments, as well as an integrated unit for microscopicpreparations to assist in the research of faculty members and graduate students.Faculty of Botany and Microbiology DepartmentName & specializationProf. Dr. Fahd N. AlmajhdiName & specializationChairman of Botany & microbiology Dept.Professor of Molecular VirologyTel: 00966114675834 - 00966114677778E-mail: majhdi@ksu.edu.saProf. Dr. Ibrahim A. ArifProfessor of Microbial EcologyTel: 00966114675827E-mail:iaarif@hotmail.comProf. Dr. Abdullah M. A. Al-AnsaryProfessor of Plant EcologyTel: 00966114675865E-mail:alansari 4@hotmail.comProf.Dr. Ali A. Al-HomaidanProf. Dr. Mohammed N. R. AlyemnyProfessor of Aquatic Ecology & AlgaeTel: 00966114675828E-mail: homaidan@ksu.edu.saProfessor of Plant EcologyTel: 00966114675868E-mail: mnyemeni@ksu.edu.saProf. Dr. Abdullah R. Al-DoigeyProfessor of Plant AnatomyTel: 00966114675879E-mail:adoigey@ksu.edu.saProf. Dr. Ali H. A. BahkaliProfessor of physiologicalfungal EcologyTel: 00966114675831E-mail:abahkali@ksu.edu.saProf. Dr. Fahad M. A. AlHemaidProfessor of Taxonomy& BiodiverstyconservationTel: 0096614677651E-mail: fhemaid@ksu.edu.saProf. Dr. Ahmed H. Al-FarhanProfessor of Taxonomy of FloweringPlantsTel: 00966114675808E-mail: alfarhan@ksu.edu.saProf. Dr. Fahd H.Al-QurainyProfessor of Plant PhysiologyTel: 00966114675866E-mail:fal alqurainy@hotmail.comProf.Dr. Abdullah M. Al-FalihProfessor MicrobiologistTel: 00966 (011) 4675844E-mail:aalfalih@ksu.edu.saProf. Dr. Naif Abdullah Al-DhabiAssoc. Professor of Applied andEnvironmental MicrobiologyTel: 00966114677257E-mail: naalharbi@ksu.edu.saProf .Dr. Solaiman A. Al-HarbiProfessor of Immunology &BacteriologyTel: 00966114675812E-mail: sharbi@ksu.edu.sa9

Name & specializationName & specializationDr. Mohammed A. MoslemAssoc. Professor of fungalphysiologyTel: 00966114675832E-mail: mbmoslem@ksu.edu.saProf.Dr.Ihab Mohamed Ibrahim MoussaDr. Saleh A. Al-SohaibanyAssiss. Professor of MycologyTel: 00966114675822E-mail: sohaiban@ksu.edu.saDr Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Al-AskarProfessor of Medical Microbiologyand BiotechnologyTel: 00966 (011) 4679894E-mail:imoussa1@ksu.edu.sMicrobiology FungiTel:00966114675814E-mail: aalaskara@ksu.edu.saDr.brahim Abdullah. AlaraidhBiotechnologyTel: 00966-11-2088397E-mail: ialaraidh@ksu.edu.saDr. Abdulaziz A. M. Al ShenaifiAssistant Professor Botany\AnatomyTel: 00966114911063E.mail: aalshenaifi@ksu.edu.saDr. Abdulrahman Abdullah AlatarAssoc. Professor of Plant EcologyTel: 00966114675874E-mail: aalatar@ksu.edu.saDr: Saleh Ahmed EifanAssoc. Professor of MicrobiologyMolecular VirologyTel: 00966114675845E-mail: saifan4@hotmail.comDr. Mohamed Abdel-Raouf MousaEl-SheikhAsso. Professor Plant EcologyTel: 00966114675813E-mail: el sheikh eg@yahoo.co.ukDr. Abdelnasser Salah Shebl IbrahimAssistant Professor of MicrobialEnzymes and BiotechnologyTel: 00966114675817E-mail: ashebl@ksu.edu.saDr. Sarfaraz HadiAssociate Professor, Molecular BiologyDr: Haitham Mohamed Mahmoud AmerAssistant Professor of Molecular VirologyTel: 0096611465814E-mail: shadi@ksu.edu.saTel.: 966-11-4677879E-mail: hamer@ksu.edu.daDr. Mohamed Ajmal AliDr. Manzer Hussain SiddiquiAssist. Professor of Molecular Phylogenetics,Plant bioprospecting, and BioinformaticsAssistant professor of Plant PhysiologyTel: 00966114675872Tel: 00966114677651E-mail: majmalali@rediffmail.comDr. Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah AlGhamdiE-mail: mhsiddiqui@ksu.edu.saDr. Abdullah Abdulaziz A. AlarfajAssist. Professor of MicrobiologyMedical & Molecular BacteriologyTel: 00966114679894Associate Professor of Plant PhysiologyTel: 00966114675811E-mail: aaalgham@yahoo.comE-mail: aalarfajj@ksu.edu.saDr. Saud Ali Dayl AlamriPlant Eco-PhysiologyTel: 00966114675866E-mail: saud alamri@hotmail.comDr. Naif Sultan Al-HarbiMedical BacteriologyTel:00966114677257E-mail: nalharbi1@ksu.edu.sa10

Name & specializationName & specializationDr.Khalid Salmeen AlmaaryMedical BacteriologyTel:00966114679894E-mail: kalmaary@ksu.edu.saDr.Turki M.S.DawoudMolecular MicrobiologyTel: 00966114675835E-mail: dturki@gmail.comDr. Abd El-Zaher M. A. MustafaAssist. Professor of MolecularGenetics &DiversityTel: 00966114675849E-mail: amus@ksu.edu.saDr.Omar Hajj Mohamed ShairAssist. Professor of Biochemistry& GeneticTel: 00966114675818E-mail: oshair@ksu.edu.saDr. Mohamed Abdallah YassinAssistant Professor of Mycologyand Plant PathologyDr. Ayman Salem MubarakImmunologyTel: 00966114675809E-mail: aymubarak@ksu.edu.saTel: 00966114675814E-mail: myassin@ksu.edu.saDr. Arunachalam ChinnathambiAssistant Professor of u.saDr. Abdel-Raheem Mohamed AhmedElsamawytyDr. Khaled Abdullah Ali AbdulrahimAssistant Professor of MolecularMicrobiologyTel: 00966114675818E-mail: kabdelraheem@ksu.edu.saDr. Ashraf Abdel Fattah MustafaAssistant Professor of fungiTel:00966562061061asali@ksu.edu.saAssistant Professor of Mycology andPlant PathologyTel: 0096611465836E-mail: aelsamawayty@ksu.edu.saDr. Jacob Thomas PandalayilAsst. Professor of Flora, Phytogeographyand Plant Taxonomy & Curator of theHerbarium (KSU)Tel: 00966114675807E-mail: jathomas@ksu.edu.saDr. Jamal Mohammed Ali KhalidAssistant Professor of fungiTel: 00966114675819E-mail:gkhaled@ksu.edu.saDr. Hayssam Mohamed Ali HassnLecturer of Plant PhysiologyTel: 00966114675867E-mail: hayhassan@ksu.edu.saJob Opportunities:The Department confers two Bachelor's Programs; B.Sc. Botany and B.Sc.Microbiology. The graduates of both B.Sc. Botany and of B. Sc. Microbiologycan apply for jobs in the following ministries and institutions:11

B.Sc. BotanyThe Ministry of Education - Saudi universitiesKing Abdul Aziz City for Science and TechnologyMinistry of Agriculture and its affiliated institutesTissue culture laboratoriesB. Sc. MicrobiologyThe Ministry of Education - Saudi universitiesKing Abdul Aziz City for Science and TechnologyMinistry of Agriculture and its affiliated institutesMedical laboratoriesThe Saudi Arabian Standards OrganizationThe Saudi Arabian Standards OrganizationSaudi Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)The General Presidency of Meteorology andEnvironment ProtectionThe Grain and Flour Mill Organization (GSFMO)Commercial production of plantsThe Ministry of EducationWild Life Saudi CommissionResearch centers and laboratoriesSaudi Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)The General Presidency of Meteorology andEnvironment ProtectionThe Grain and Flour Mill Organization (GFMO)Ministry of Electricity and WaterThe Ministry of EducationWild Life Saudi CommissionResearch centers and laboratoriesMinistry of Defense and AviationThe Study System at College of ScienceTeaching at the College of Science is subject to the following scheme:1. School year consists mainly of two regular semesters and a summer semester, ifavailable.2. The stage of academic progress is indicated by the academic level since thenumber of levels to graduate is at least eight levels in conformity with theapproved Study Plan.3. The duration of the level is a full semester (not less than 15 weeks) and thisperiod does not include the periods of registration and final exams.4. The duration of the summer semester is not less than eight weeks where theteaching time allocated for each course is doubled.5. A number of courses (subjects) are taught during each academic levelaccording to the program of each specialty in the different departments.6. Students have to study 136 class units (credit hours) to obtain a Bachelor'sDegree as follows:A. The student studies a number of 31 credit hours during the PreparatoryYear (two semesters in one academic year).B. The student studies 97 credit hours (optional compulsory) in theProgram of Specialization in the various College departments throughoutthe six semesters following the Preparatory Year (beginning with the thirdsemester).12

C. University Requirements: The student selects 8 credit hours of therequirements of the University out of 22 optional credit hours during theperiod of study at the College.7. The student chooses the specialty department before the end of the PreparatoryYear based on the conditions set by each department.1. The New Academic System (e-Register)Registration is the cornerstone of the academic system, the center of theeducational process, and the first step to start university life. The new owingopportunities:1. To create an e-mail through the site of the Deanship of Electronic Transactionsand ic/Deanships/Computer/Pages/2. To have an access to the academic system by using the link:http://edugate.ksu.edu.sa; then, entering a user name and a password.3. Online Registration (registration, adding, and dropping): a student canregister, in person, from any location during the periods of registration anddropping plus an additional period specified in the academic calendar; thus,without having to visit the College or the Department, the student can perform thefollowing:A. Registration: Registration of courses and deciding the requirednumber of credit hours.B. Adding and dropping: The student may drop and add courses duringthe first week of teaching provided that the study load does not goabove , or lower than, the allowed course load.4. To view the course schedule of the College and the available/closedgroups.5. To view the study schedule and print it.13

6. To view the Academic Record and print a copy (an unofficial copy).7. To view the results of the final exams as soon as they are put online.8. To view the Study Plan, the courses passed by the student, and the onesremaining to be studied.9. To know about the penalties imposed upon the student.10. To view the financial rewards.11. To make suggestions and submit complaints.12. To write the academic performance evaluation of faculty members.13. Toexchangeelectronicmessagesandchangethepassword.* In case of any problem while registering, please consult the CollegeRegistration Office (room 1 a 7 - Building 4).2. Rules and Mechanisms for Registration of Courses The Course is a module that meets the needs of the level specified in theapproved Study Plan in each specialty (Program). The Course has a number, acode, a title, and a description depending on the different departments (see theDepartment's Manual Guide). The Course is divided into a set of theoretical lectures and practical lessons(study units) taught weekly during the academic level. The Credit Hour is a weekly theoretical lecture that is not less than fiftyminutes, or a practical lesson which is not less than one hundred minutes. The registration of the courses for all students is done automatically through thewebsite: http://edugate.ksu.edu.sa The academic levels vary in the number of the units of study, from 12 units to20 units, for each level. The Courses are registered automatically at the beginning of the followingsemester for the student’s convenience. Then, the student can modify the courseschedule by adding or dropping.14

The following table shows the student's study load corresponding to thecumulative average:GPAHours allowedfor registration22.533.544.5514151617181920 The Processes of dropping and adding are performed by the studentelectronically in the first week of the semester through accessing the gate of theacademic system of the University Deanship of Admission and Registration(http://edugate.ksu.edu.sa). No student has the right to register a course without passing its pre-requisitecourse. Students, who pass all courses without failures, are registered in the courses ofthe level beginning gradually with the lower levels according to the study plansapproved. Students, who fail in some courses, are registered in courses that ensure theirminimum study load in each semester taking into account the following points:- No conflict in the course study schedule.- Satisfying the previous requirements of the course or courses to be registered.Calculating the Average and Cumulative GPA:The Average and cumulative GPA are calculated every semester for the studentautomatically by the system. To know how to calculate the averages, you shouldfollow the following steps:Calculating the Semester Average:The GPA is calculated considering the following points:1. Knowing the number of hours of the courses.2. knowing the mark obtained in each course.3. Knowing the corresponding grade of each mark.4. Knowing the value of each grade.5. Knowing the points number of hours of the course value of the grade.15

6. Determining the total points obtained in all courses of the semester.7. Determining the total number of hours registered in the semester.8. The average is calculated every semester according to the following equation:GPATotal points (item 6)Number of hours registered in the semester (item 7) The following table shows the percentage of marks, grade and value obtained bythe student in each course, which is used to calculate the points:MarkFrom 95-100From 90 to less than 95From 85 to less than 90From 80 to less than 85From 75 to less than 80From 70 to less than 75From 65 to less than 70From 60 to less than 65Less than 60Absence from lectures( 25% or more)GradeExcellent ExcellentVery Good Very GoodGood GoodPass PassFailureLetter of GradeA AB BC CD DEValue of .00Calculating the Average Cumulative:The GPA semester average is calculated as follows:1) The grand total of points (for all semesters that have been studied).2) The grand total of credit hours (for all semesters that have been studied).3) The cumulative average is calculated according to the followingequation:GPA Grand total of pointsGrand total of credit hoursHere is an example of how to calculate the grades above:16

Calculating the grade of the first e467D 2.54 2.5 10Phys 101473C34 3 12Chem101377C 3.53 3.5 10.5Eng 121281B42 4 8Arab 1011340.5GPA Total points No. of hours registered in semester 40.5 13 3.12Calculating the grade of the second semester:CourseMath 101Stat 101ComputerScience 206Arab 103Islam 101Eng 122CreditHours333DCGradeValue233 2 63 3 9B43 4 12MarkGrade617380Points388B 4.53 4.5 13.5292A4.752 4.75 9.5397A 53 5 151765GPA Total points No. of hours registered in semester 65 17 3.82Calculating the average cumulative:GPA Total points Total hours of the semester 105.5 30 3.52Dropping and adding of a course: The process of dropping and adding is performed through portal(http://edugate.ksu.edu.sa) during the first week of the semester only; but thenumber of credit hours registered has to be at least 12 hours. The student may drop only one course due to an excuse acceptable to the Deanof the College. This procedure should occur at least five weeks before the finalexams begin. The student has the right to apply for such a procedure at amaximum of four courses during the whole period of study at the College.Attendance, postponing and dropping out of College:17

The student must be regular in attendance attending at least 75% of the lecturesand the practical classes. If any student has a percentage of absence of 25%, or more, in any course, he isdenied access to the final exam of this course and his result is F. A student may apply for postponement of the study before the beginning of thesemester for an excuse accepted by the College Board. The postponement shouldnot exceedtwo consecutive semesters or three intermittent semesters as amaximum limit while studying at the College. The University Council may, in case of necessity, exempt the applicant from theprevious provision. If a student drops out of College for one semester without requesting thepostponement of his registration, the University has the right to dismiss hisregistration. The University Council has the right to do this for a lesser period oftime. The student is not considered as dropping out of College if he is a visitingstudent at another university.Visiting StudentThe Visiting Student is a student who studies some courses at anotheruniversity, or at a branch of the university to which he belongs without beingtransferred. The courses he studied are accredited according to the followingregulations: The student has to have a transcript (including a grade point average) for, atleast, two semesters at his college before he applies as a visiting student. The student must obtain a prior approval from his college permitting him tostudy as a visiting student while specifying the courses that will be studied. TheCollege has the right to require a specific grade to be achieved by the student tooffset the course. The student should obtain an official letter from the Deanship ofAdmission and Registration directing him to study as a visiting student.18

The student has to join a college or a university officially recognized. The courses, under consideration by the student to be studied outside theUniversity, must be equivalent in their description to the University courses, andtheir course units should be no less than the units of any of the courses containedin the graduation requirements. The maximum of the total units of study that can be calculated from outside theUniversity is twenty percent (20%) of the total units required for graduation atKing Saud University. The courses that are studied by the visiting student are not included in thecumulative average. These courses are recorded in his academic record. The student must provide the Deanship of Admission and Registration with theresults he obtained during the first two weeks of study in the semester followingthe period of study as a visitor. If not reported within that period, the student isconsidered as dropping out of College during those semesters.Dismissal from the University:The student is dismissed from the University in the following cases: If he receives three consecutive warnings due to a cumulative average below aminimum of 2. The student may be given a fourth opportunity by the Council of the Universitybased upon the recommendation of the College Council to raise his cumulativeGPA by studying the available courses. The University Council may give the dismissed students, due to warnings, anopportunity that does not exceed two semesters as a maximum. If the student does not fulfill his graduation requirements at the College in aperiod of up to half of the period prescribed for graduation in addition to theduration of the Program. The student is given an exceptional opportunity by the University Council tomeet the graduation requirements during a maximum period not exceeding twicethe original term specified for graduation.19

The University Council may allow dismissed students, due to the exhaustion offailure times, to attend twice the duration of the Program. This extension shouldnot exceed a maximum of two semesters.Examinations and Grades: Based on a proposal fro

(Botany - Microbiology). The Department has embarked, since 1401 H (1981), on graduate studies to confer a Master's Degree in Botany. In 1417 (1997), the College Council, the College of Graduate Studies, and the University Council approved plans of offering two doctoral degrees in Botany