182 Introduction All of the amazing advances in today's world are born by learning and the teaching duties and its improvement is the basis of all activities in the educational institutions ABSTRACT Learner s improvement of academic performance of learners is one of the main objectives of educational centers, because academic performance is the essential for success and progress. Different factors such as individuals learning styles and studying skills can influence academic performance. Because students are the main axis of development in any society, this study examined the relationship between study habits with academic achievement. In this study descriptive correlation study, 220 undergraduate students of Islamic Azad University Jiroft Branch, randomly selected and studied from both College of Humanities and Agriculture. Instruments included demographic information on checklist and study habits questionnaire (PSSHI). Data collected and analyzed by statistical software SPSS v.21, T-test and Pearson correlation. The results showed that 89% of students have relatively desirable study habits, between the two variables, study habits and academic achievement there was a correlation. Between the Score study habits there was a significant positive correlation with academic achievement(r=0.175, p=0.009). Given that variable, such as study habits have a significant relationship with the academic achievement and can be changed with education, it is recommended that those involved with student education and academic culture by teaching the students in this context, to take effective steps to improve the quality of students' education. KEYWORDS Study habits, academic achievement, students The relationship between the study habits and the academic achievement of students in Islamic Azad University of Jiroft Branch Fatemeh Mashayekhi 1 , Shideh Rafati 2 , Mahdie Mashayekhi 3 , Foozieh Rafati 4 *, Mohamad Reza Mohamadisardoo 5 , and Emad Yahaghi 6 1 MSc Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Lecturer Faculty member of Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran 2 Lecturer in Biostatistics, Department of social determinant in health promotion research center, Hormozgan University of medical sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran 3 Master of Physical Education, Islamic Azad University Jiroft Branch, jiroft, Iran 4 MSc Psychiatric Nursing, Lecturer, Faculty member of Jiroft university of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran 5 Professor, Department of Nursing and midwifery, Jiroft University of medical, Jiroft, Iran 6 Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran *Corresponding author ISSN: 2347-3215 Volume 2 Number 6 (June-2014) pp. 182-187 www.ijcrar.com