Faculty Rules and Regulations

  FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

1. ACADEMIC ADVISERS (2006 � 2007)

2. Admission

3. Classification of Students

4. Full-Time Students and Maximum Credit Loads

5. Requirements for Premedical Study

6. Academic Rules And Regulations

7. Graduation Requirements

8. Transfers

9. Second Degrees

10. Majorless Status

11. Minors

12. Teaching Diploma

13. Directed Study

14. Tutorials

15. Dean �s Honor List

16. Attendance

17. Incomplete Grades and Make-Up Examinations

18. Withdrawal from Courses

19. Academic Probation

20. Dismissal and Readmission

21. Failure and Application for Readmission

22. Summer Session

ACADEMIC ADVISERS (2006�07)

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FAS Academic Advisers

Admission

For complete and detailed information regarding admission to the University, including certificates recognized, see the Admission section of this catalogue. The specific requirements for admission to the freshman or sophomore class are found on pp. 35�37 in the 2006�07 Catalogue.

Classification of Students

An undergraduate student shall be considered to have completed a class when s/he has taken and passed 30 or more credits beyond the requirements for the previous class.

A student will not be granted a certificate stating that s/he has completed a class until s/he has completed the specified courses in the regular program for that class and has acquired the requisite number of credits. The credit requirements are as follows:

Full-Time Students and Maximum Credit Loads

To be considered full-time a student must carry a minimum load of 12 credits per semester.
A full-time student who, for compelling reasons, is forced to reduce his/her load to fewer
than 12 credits must first apply to the administrative committee for permission to do so. This
should be done no later than 10 weeks after the start of the semester (five weeks in the case
of summer school).

Students can normally register for up to 17 credits per semester and 9 credits during the summer
term. English course requirements must be taken as of the first semester at the University.
Students who wish to register for more than 17 credits must petition the administrative
committee for permission to do so. Requests are handled on a case-by-case basis. Students in
the following categories will normally be granted permission by the administrative committee
to register for more than 17 credits:

� Freshman students intending to go into medicine or engineering, and who have an average
   of at least 80 in the first semester, may take an additional course in the second semester.

� Graduating senior students in their last semester who are not on academic probation and
   who have completed their English communication skills requirements at the level required
   by their major departments may register for a maximum of 18 credits.

� If the program requires that a student register for more than 17 credits in a particular
semester.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences students who intend ultimately to enter the Faculty of Medicine
must select and complete one of the regular degree programs given as Bachelor of Arts (four
years) or Bachelor of Science (four years). Please refer to the catalogue Admissions section
under the Faculty of Medicine, 528, 529  in the 2006-07 Catalogue.

Academic Rules And Regulations

For information on Academic Advisers, Categories of Students, Correct Use of Language,
Grading System, and Graduation with Distinction and High Distinction see pp. 51�65 in the 2006-07 catalogue for
General University Academic Information in this catalogue.

Regular Freshman Program

The Freshman Program requires completion of 30 credits, whether or not the student remains in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or shifts to another faculty. Students intending to major in a subject within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may be accepted as provisional majors upon completion of 24 credits.

University Requirements

Arabic: All students who have been admitted to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and whose native language is Arabic must satisfy the Arabic Language Requirement (ALR)�except for those students who have completed their secondary education in a non-Arabic medium program and who receive exemption from the Office of Admissions. Students may apply for exemption to the Office of Admissions any time before September 15. Non-exempted students entering at the level of the freshman class must take three credits in Arabic at the 100 level, and their performance in this course (or in the two freshman Arabic courses if taken) determines their required Arabic course at the sophomore level. Non-exempted students entering at the sophomore, junior, or senior levels must take the Arabic Placement Test (APT) and must take one Arabic course as determined by their performance on the APT. Students who are exempted from Arabic should replace this requirement by taking ARAB 203 or any other 3-credit course in Humanities.

Lebanese students must also satisfy the requirements listed on pp. 40�44 of this catalogue in order for their freshman year to be granted the equivalency of the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II.

Faculty Requirements

In order to complete 30 credits for the freshman class, every freshman student must take at least one course in the following areas of study: humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, plus departmental requirements which allow him/her to qualify for a major beginning with the sophomore year. See Table 1 for the distribution of these requirements in the various academic units of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and other faculties.

Freshman Courses

Specifically designed for, and are open only, to freshman students. Students who wish to take courses
numbered 200 and above (not listed below) may do so exceptionally with the approval of their advisers.
Freshman level courses listed below are arranged according to the different areas of study.

Humanities: ARAB 101, ARAB 102, AROL 101, CVSP 110, CVSP 111, CVSP 112, FAAH 150, ENGL 103,
ENGL 104, ENGL 105, ENGL 106, ENGL 107, ENGL 108, HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 200 and PHIL 101
and PHIL 102.

Mathematics: MATH 101, MATH 102 and MATH 203.

NaturalSciences: BIOL 101, BIOL 105, BIOL 106, CHEM 101, CHEM 102, CHEM 200, GEOL 101,
GEOL 102, GEOL 103, PHYS 101, PHYS 101L or PHYS 103, and PHYS 200.

SocialSciences: ECON 103, PSPA 101, and SBHS 101 and SBHS 102.

Electives: As necessary to add up to 30 credits in total. These electives include the following communication
skills courses: ENGL 102A, ENGL 102B, ENGL 203 and ENGL 204. See Tables 2 and 3
for requirements to transfer into a major. ENGL 102 and ENGL 204 are considered electives for those
freshman students who take either course in addition to ENGL 203.

Lebanese freshman students*: Lebanese students who are admitted to the freshman class should check
with their advisers at registration time to ensure that the number of credits and the types of subjects that
they take during their freshman year are in compliance with the specifications of the Equivalence Committee
of the Lebanese Ministry of Education. The equivalence committee requires that out of the thirty (30)
freshman credits nine (9) must be in the humanities and social sciences with at least three (3) credits in each
of these two areas. The committee further requires that the thirty (30) freshman credits should include six
(6) credits in the natural sciences and mathematics with at least three (3) credits in the natural sciences.

Courses Numbered 200 and Above

Some courses numbered 200 and above are suitable for freshman students. Note, however,
that these courses are also open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors and therefore may be
more competitive than courses offered at the 100 level. Such courses include those that are
freshman requirements (see above) and those that are listed in Tables 1 and 2 (see pp. 122,
123 in the 2006-07 Catalogue).

Transfer to a Major

Any student in his/her freshman year who is not on probation at the time of application may transfer into
a major within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences upon completion of 24 credits, including departmental
requirements as shown in Table 2 (see pp. 123 in the 2006-07 Catalogue).

Transfer to Other Faculties

Any freshman student who wishes to transfer to another faculty must complete the freshman program,
including faculty requirements as shown in Table 3 (see pp. 124 in the 2006-07 Catalogue).

Graduation Requirements

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

The following are the graduation requirements for the degrees of BA and BS:

Residency and Total Credit Requirements

� A maximum of eight calendar years is allowed for graduation of students who begin with the freshman class; six calendar years for sophomores; four calendar years for juniors; and two calendar years for seniors. A student who fails to complete his/her degree program within these specified times must petition the Administrative Committee for an extension of time.

� A minimum of seven semesters of residence beginning with the freshman class, or five semesters beginning with the sophomore class, at recognized institutions of higher learning, provided that the final three semesters and 45 credits1 are completed at AUB. For purposes of this requirement two summer sessions shall be considered equivalent to one semester.

� A minimum of 120 credits for students who enter as freshmen and 90 credits for students who enter as sophomores.

Departmental Requirements

� A minimum of 36 credits in the major department, in courses numbered 200 or above, of which a minimum of 30 credits must be numbered 210 or above; and a cumulative average of 70 in the major department, plus any additional requirements set by the department. For the distribution of the requirements according to discipline, consult the matrices of the departments under each department entry.

� A student must spend a minimum of one semester in a department as a major before s/he graduates in that major field.

Repeating Courses

A student may repeat any course for which s/he received a grade of less than 70. A student who fails a required course must repeat the course at the earliest opportunity. No course may be taken more than three times. When a course is repeated, the highest grade will be considered in the calculation of the cumulative average. All course grades will remain a part of a student�s permanent record.

Faculty Requirements

Arabic and English Requirements

All Arabic-speaking students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (except those officially
exempted) must take the Arabic language requirements. These students are required to take,
in addition to Arabic courses required of freshmen, one Arabic language or literature course
as determined by the Arabic Placement Test (APT): ARAB 201A, ARAB 201B, or any Arabic
course numbered 211 or above (ARAB 213, ARAB 214, ARAB 215, ARAB 216, ARAB 217, and
ARAB 218 excluded).

Students entering the freshman class must take three credits of Arabic in their freshman
year(s), and one more course as determined by their performance in that course (or in the two
freshman Arabic courses, if taken) during or after their sophomore year. Students entering at
the sophomore, junior, or senior levels must take one Arabic course as determined by the APT.
Students exempted from Arabic must take one course in humanities instead, including ARAB
200, ARAB 203, or ARAB 204.

All students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences must take English communication skills courses
as determined by placement upon matriculation, and these required courses must begin
immediately on matriculation and must be continued without interruption until completed
through ENGL 204. For example, a student entering at the lowest level (102) must take
three semesters of English (ENGL 102, ENGL 203, and ENGL 204; i.e., 9 credits of English);
a student entering at the second level must take two semesters (ENGL 203 and ENGL 204;
i.e., 6 credits). A student entering at level 204 does not need any additional communication
skills courses offered by the English department. If a student is exempted from ENGL 204,
s/he is required to take one elective course in English language, literature, or creative writing.
Freshman students are required to take a minimum of three credits of English during the
freshman year. Students whose test scores do not qualify them to join English 102 need to
take the Intensive English Course (IEC); for more information on the IEC, refer to p. 39 in the 2006-07 Catalogue.

All students in FAS are required to take twelve credits in the humanities. All students who wish
to register in these courses should be placed in ENGL 203. A minimum of six credits must be
taken of CVSP courses 201�208. For details refer to the Civilization Sequence Program section
on pp. 163�65 in the 2006-07 Catalogue.

Other Requirements

�A minimum of 18 additional credits outside the major department, exclusive of the university course requirements stated above and of the normal freshman program.

� Grades of 70 or more in at least 50 credits in courses numbered 200 or above for students entering at the sophomore level. Students entering at the freshman level must obtain grades of 70 or more in at least 12 additional credits numbered 100 or above.

Transfers

� All undergraduate transfer students from outside AUB to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
must take, after admission to the faculty, a minimum of 21 credits in the major department
in order to graduate from AUB.

� All undergraduate transfer students from outside AUB to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
must present a TOEFL score in order for the English department to determine the
English communication skills courses they need to take at AUB. Only credits received for
communication skills courses of a lower level than that in which the student has been
placed can be transferred from other universities.

� Requirements for interdepartmental transfer within FAS: students wishing to transfer
from one major to another in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may do so after they have
completed two full semesters of work in their current major and met the requirements for
their prospective major (see the table of requirements).

� Requirements for transfer from other faculties: AUB students wishing to transfer to a major
in FAS may do so after they have completed at least two full semesters (minimum 24
credits) of coursework at AUB, attained a minimum cumulative average of 70, as well as a
minimum average of 70 in at least 15 credits taken in FAS.

Second Degrees

� Students already holding a bachelor�s degree who wish to obtain a different bachelor�s degree (BA or BS), must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours from FAS and must complete departmental requirements for the degree with a minimum average of 70 in those requirements.

� Students already holding a bachelor�s degree from another faculty at AUB who wish to obtain a different bachelor�s degree (BA or BS) must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours and must complete faculty and departmental requirements for the degree with a minimum average of 70.

Majorless Status

A student in good academic standing, who has not yet chosen a major or is in the process of selecting a new major, will be given the status of "Majorless." A student who is asked, or opts, to change his/her status to "Majorless" must communicate this decision to the student record officer in the Office of the Dean. A student should be admitted to a major by the end of the junior year. Students who wish to join a new major must also fill the departmental transfer form and submit it to the Office of the Dean, provided they fulfill the requirements for admission to the new major.

Minors

Several departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offer minors which require the completion of a number of courses as specified below:

HIST 262 Gender in Medieval Islamic Societies

EDUC 290 Gender Issues in Education

PHIL 249 Philosophy of Feminism (upon student demand)

CVSP 207G Gender and Society

CVSP 230 Introduction to Feminism

CVSP 295 Arab Feminism

� History: five courses numbered 200 and above in Arab and Near Eastern history, including one of the following courses: HIST 286, HIST 287, HIST 291 or HIST 292.

� Archaeology: five courses numbered 200 and above, including one of the following: AROL 211, AROL 212, AROL 233, AROL 234, AROL 291, or AROL 292.

� Statistics requires 18 credits: MATH 201, MATH 210 and STAT 233 and 9 credits in statistics courses numbered 211 or above.

� Sequence 1 requires 18 credits: PHYS 210, PHYS 210L, PHYS 211 (or PHYS 220), PHYS 212, PHYS 217, PHYS 221L and PHYS 236.

� Sequence 2 requires 17 credits: PHYS 210, PHYS 210L, PHYS 211 (or PHYS 220), PHYS 212, PHYS 217, PHYS 228 and PHYS 228L.

� Political Studies: PSPA 201; one of the following three, PSPA 210, PSPA 211, or PSPA 213; and any three upper level courses in political studies.

� Public Administration: PSPA 202, PSPA 212, and any three upper level courses in public administration.

� Anthropology: SOAN 203 or SOAN 212, SOAN 222 or SOAN 225, and SOAN 221 or 227, plus two electives from SOAN 214, SOAN 220�227, SOAN 232 and SOAN 240�242.

� Cognitive Science: PSYC 251 and 12 credits chosen from among the following courses: PSYC 219, 221, 227, 233, 247, 293; PHIL 221, 222, 223, 257, 258; ENGL 227, 230, 232, 246; EDUC 215, 221, 225, 290; and CMPS 287; on condition that the courses chosen span three of the five disciplines, and that no more than one course counting towards a student�s major can also be counted towards the minor in Cognitive Science.

� Communication: SOAN 205, SOAN 228 and SOAN 229, plus two electives from communication courses including the following: SOAN 204, SOAN 230, SOAN 231 and SOAN 243.

� Psychology: PSYC 202, PSYC 227, plus three electives from PSYC 211�251 except for PSYC 213, PSYC 223, and PSYC 243.

� Sociology: SOAN 101 or SOAN 201, SOAN 213, SOAN 214, plus two electives from the following: SOAN 220, SOAN 222, SOAN 223, SOAN 224, SOAN 225, SOAN 232 and SOAN 240�242.

Students who opt for a minor must do so while working towards their undergraduate degree at AUB. To graduate with a minor, a student must attain an average of 70 or more in courses taken to satisfy the requirements of that minor.

Students who have completed the requirements for a minor in any department should fill out the Certificate of Fulfillment of the Requirements for a Minor and submit it to the Office of the Dean. Copies of this form are available in those departments offering minors. The transcript of the student shall indicate the minor chosen.

For further details concerning individual departmental requirements, see the relevant sections of this catalogue. Students who joined a major prior to October 1,2001 should consult the 2000 �01 catalogue for their graduation requirements.

Teaching Diploma

See under Department of Education in the 2006-07 catalogue.

Directed Study

A student with an average of at least 85 in his/her major at the beginning of the senior year may elect to pursue a course of directed study. Students with averages below 85 may be admitted to directed study at the discretion of the department.

Students who elect a course of directed study choose their courses in consultation with a faculty member selected by the student with the department�s approval. These courses may include a three- or six-credit tutorial directed by the faculty member. This tutorial may consist of independent research, original creative compositions, or directed reading, and will include the presentation of a report or thesis.

Tutorials

A student can register for a single tutorial of up to 3 credits during his/her final year at AUB, after securing the permission of his department. Grades for tutorials are either P (Pass) or F (Fail).

Dean �s Honor List

To be placed on the Dean�s Honor List at the end of the semester, a student must

� be carrying at least 12 credits,

� not be on probation,

� have passed all courses and attained an overall average of 85 or be ranked in the top 10 percent of the class and have an overall average of 80,

 � have no failing or incomplete grades in courses which carry credits,

� not have been subjected to any disciplinary action within the University during the semester, and

� be deemed worthy by the dean to be on the Honor List.

Attendance

Classes and Laboratories

� Students are expected to attend all classes, laboratories, or required fieldwork. All missed laboratory or fieldwork must be made up. A student is responsible for the work that is done, and for any announcements that are made, during his/her absence.

� Students who, during a semester, miss more than one-fifth of the sessions of any course in the first ten weeks of the semester (five weeks in the case of the summer term) will be dropped from the course. A faculty member who drops a student from the course for this reason must have stated in the syllabus that attendance will be taken.

� Students who withdraw or are forced to drop a course will receive a grade of �W.�

� A student cannot withdraw, or be withdrawn, from a course after the announced deadline unless approved by the Administrative Committee.

� Students cannot withdraw, or be forced to withdraw, from a course at any time if this results in the student being registered for less than 12 credits without the prior approval of the Administrative Committee.

Examinations and Quizzes

Students who miss an announced examination or quiz must present an excuse considered valid by the instructor of the course. The course instructor should then require the student to take a make-up examination.

Medical reports and/or qualified professional opinions issued by an AUB employee, AUH doctor, or by the University Health Services will be accepted. Should there be a question about the validity of any excuse presented by the student, the matter should be referred to the Administrative Committee.

Incomplete Grades and Make-Up Examinations

The work for a course in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences must be completed on the date on which the semester ends. The procedures involved are the following:

� Incomplete course work will be reported as an �I� followed by a numerical grade reflecting the evaluation of the student available at the end of the semester. This evaluation is to be based on a grade of zero on all missed work and reported in units of five. Thus a grade could be �I 55� for example. Students who miss their final exam will temporarily receive a maximum grade of �I 55� to be changed at a later stage.

� For securing permission to complete the work for a course, a student must submit a valid excuse to the instructor of the course and the Administrative Committee within two weeks from the date of the scheduled final exam for the course.

� Students permitted to complete work for a course must do so within four weeks of the start of the next regular semester. After the incomplete work is done and evaluated by the faculty member, a grade change will be considered by the dean of the faculty (upon the recommendation of the appropriate faculty committee) and a new grade reported to the Office of the Registrar. If no change in grade is reported within the above period of four weeks, the transcript will show the reported grade with an �I.�

� If no valid excuse is presented and the work, if permitted, is not completed within the time limits specified above, the �I� will be dropped, and the numerical grade available becomes the final grade in the course. Medical excuses are considered valid only if issued by the Infirmary or the AUB Medical Center.

� For the purposes of averaging, the numerical grade will be used, until changed through the procedure set above.

It is the responsibility of the student to find out from his/her instructor the specific dates by which requirements must be fulfilled. The deadline for submission of incomplete grades by the instructor is within 72 hours after a student has completed the course work.

Failure to complete the requirements for incomplete courses within the periods specified above will result in a grade of zero for the missing work, with the course grade computed accordingly.

Withdrawal from Courses

A student can withdraw from only one required course per semester, provided that they do not drop below 12 credits. Students who wish to withdraw from more than one required course in any given semester must petition the appropriate faculty committee for permission to do so.

A student may withdraw from elective courses, down to a minimum of 12 credits, not later than 10 weeks (five weeks in the summer term) from the start of the semester. A student will receive a grade of �W� for the course.

Academic Probation

Placement on Academic Probation

Students entering AUB at the freshmen level are placed on academic probation if their overall average is less than 67 at the end of their second regular semester, if their semester average is less than 68 at the end of their third or fourth regular semester, 69 at the end of their fifth or sixth regular semester, or if it is less than 70 in any subsequent semester excluding the summer term.

Students entering FAS at the sophomore level are placed on academic probation if their overall average is less than 68 at the end of their second regular semester, if the semester average is less than 69 at the end of their third or fourth regular semester, or less than 70 in any subsequent semester excluding the summer term.

Students entering FAS as transfers at the junior level are placed on academic probation if their overall average is less than 69 at the end of their second regular semester, or if their semester average is less than 70 in any subsequent semester excluding the summer term.

For evaluation purposes in all cases, the minimum number of credits at the end of the 2nd regular semester should be 24, and 12 in each subsequent fall or spring semester.

Courses/credits taken during a summer term are counted towards the semester average of the next regular semester. If the number of credits taken in any one regular semester is less than 12 (for approved reasons), courses/credits taken during that semester are counted towards the semester average of the next regular semester.

Students carrying a reduced schedule of less than 12 credits are not subject to probation regulations until they have accumulated a minimum of 12 credits including summer session. The counting of accumulated credits starts from the beginning of the reduced schedule. In all cases, where 12 or more credits have been accumulated, probation regulations apply.

Credit for incomplete courses will be included in the semester in which the incomplete courses were taken. The evaluation for that semester will be carried out as soon as the grades for the incomplete courses have been finalized.

If a student on probation drops the whole semester, then that semester is not counted for continued probation purposes.

Students who join the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for the first semester, and students who join intensive English for one semester, are not subject to probation during that semester. For probation purposes, the semester which follows will be considered as their first semester at the University.

Removal of Probation:

Probation is removed when the student attains a semester average which exceeds

the applicable averages indicated above.

Credit Load for Students on Academic Probation: The load of a student who is in his/her first semester on probation shall be not less than 12 or more than 17 credit hours. The load of a student who continues on probation beyond one semester shall neither be less than 12 nor more than 13 credit hours. During a summer session, all students on probation shall carry loads of not more than seven credits.

Dismissal and Readmission

A student is dismissed from the faculty for any of the following reasons:

� If the student�s overall average is less than 60 at the end of the 2nd regular semester.

� If the student fails to clear academic probation within two regular semesters (three semesters if the second semester is the fall semester), excluding the summer term, after being put on probation.

� If the student is placed on academic probation for a total of four regular semesters. A student can be dropped for this reason even if s/he is in the final year at AUB.

� If the student is deemed unworthy by the Faculty to continue for professional or ethical reasons.

A student will normally be considered for readmission only if, after spending a year at another recognized institution of higher education, the student is able to present a satisfactory record and recommendation. Exceptions may be made for students who left the University for personal or health reasons.

Transfer credit will be considered after departmental evaluation of a student�s course work.

Failure and Application for Readmission

Failure

If a student fails a course, no re-examination is permitted. If a course is required for graduation, students failing that course must repeat it.

A student may not register for a course more than three times, including withdrawals, but for the third registration, the permission of the student�s academic adviser and the academic unit concerned is required.

Occasionally, the Arts and Sciences Administrative Committee may consider a fourth registration under special circumstances.

A student who at the end of his/her senior year fails to attain a cumulative average of 70 in his/her major field will be required to take additional courses in that field or to repeat courses in which that student has scored low grades, provided s/he is permitted to continue at the University.

Readmission

When, in accordance with university regulations, a student is dropped, the implication is that s/he is not qualified to continue his/her education. Consideration for readmission is given only if, after spending one or two years at another recognized institution of higher education, the student is able to present a satisfactory record and recommendation. The student must have achieved a grade equivalent to the grade of 75 at AUB in each one of the courses for which transfer credit may be granted.

The foregoing regulations on readmission also apply to students dropped from other AUB faculties who apply for admission to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Readmission of students dropped from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences by the Administrative Committee requires the approval of the latter committee, whereas readmission of students dropped from other AUB faculties to Arts and Sciences requires the approval of the Arts and Sciences Admissions Committee. Before action is taken on any application for readmission, the committee concerned will seek the recommendation of the prospective department.

Students who withdraw voluntarily for more than two years are considered as new applicants to the Faculty.

Summer Session

Maximum Load: The maximum academic load during a regular summer session is nine credits (seven credits for students on probation).

Degree Courses: The degree courses offered during the summer session are identical in standard and content with those offered during the first and second semesters.

Non-Degree Courses and Summer Orientation Programs: See the sections on Department of Education and AUB Extension Programs in the 2006-07 catalogue.