Mu’tah University is located in Kerak Governorate in Jordan, it was founded on 22 March 1981 by Royal Decree, to be a national institution for military and civilian higher education. Mu'tah University is divided into the following 12 main faculties: The Faculty of Medicine of Mu'tah University was founded in 2001; in accordance with the vision of His Majesty King Abdullah II Bin Al-Hussein of the need of the Kingdom to have more doctors and to have a medical school in the southern part of the country. The number of students enrolled at this medical school has increased tremendously over the last 9 years; the number admitted in the academic year 2001/2002 was 27 students while in the academic year 2009/2010 the number was 185. The faculty awards its graduates a Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery M.B.B.S after completing a minimum of 262 credit hours. These include 31 credit hours of university requirements, 10 credit hours of basic scientific requirements, 86 credit hours of basic medical science requirements, and 135 credit hours of medical science requirements.