University Acceptance Features in the Open Arab University (Jordan Branch) Amman Jordan

Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the experience of the Open Arab University/Jordan branch, in terms of accepted students as well as the graduates from 2002 to 2005, and to conclude on one hand the relation between the students’ genders, the majors and the scientific programs, and to study the differences between the number of graduates and some majors and programs.
The study focused only on the Open Arab University/ Jordan branch, by utilizing the official reports published by the university, regarding the general of the number of students accepted in all majors and the number of graduates in these majors.
The study reached a number of important results which are found essential for the decision makers in the higher education department to, as a guide and to show the importance of open education idea towards the open system of education it is a remarkable trial on the level of higher academics and it is the first of its kind in Jordan.