THE ROLE OF SOCIAL SUPPORT SOURCES IN ALLEVIATING ACADEMIC CHALLENGES FACING STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF LAW SOHAR UNIVERSITY SULTANATE OF OMAN

This quantitative research discusses the academic challenges facing students at College of Law Sohar University, and role social support sources in mitigating them. The student is exposed to many that may negatively affect his achievement, including psychological resulting from conditions family upbringing, university attitudes represented by faculty environment. So, aims, Discussing students, family, friends, mentors, colleagues alleviating analytical descriptive approach was adopted, relational methodology community, so Law's were (483) male female sample amounted (48) students. researcher designed two questionnaires, first for challenges, consisting (27) statements distributed over three axes, second means (35) on four axes. Descriptive statistical multiple linear regression analysis adopted. reached following results: Students face several challenges. Related professor, related courses, those pertaining student. Social are particular importance contributing student's sense stability increases level achievement. came out with a set recommendations.