Notice
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Academic Calendar 2022-2023 | 13
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Board of Trustees
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Trustees Emeriti
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International Advisory Council
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University Administration 2022–23
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The University
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Accreditation
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Mission Statement
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History
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Location and Climate
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Academic Services
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Admissions
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Application Procedures
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Admission to Undergraduate Study
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Applicants for the Freshman Year
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Applicants to the Sophomore Year and All Other Undergraduate Programs
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Deadlines for All Undergraduate Applications
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Readiness for University Study in English (RUSE)
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Intensive English Course
| 36 |
University Preparatory Program
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Early Admission
| 38 |
Transfer from Other Universities
| 38 |
Credit for University Work Done at the Secondary Level
| 39 |
Admission of Non-Degree Students
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Admission as a Visiting (Exchange) Undergraduate Student | 40 |
Admission of University Employees | 40 |
Admission to the Summer Session | 40 |
Admission to Non-Degree and Other Programs | 40 |
Readmission/Reactivation | 41 |
Deferred Registration of Admitted Students
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Requirements of Admitted Students for Registration
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Secondary School Certificate/Diploma Requirements for Registration and the Classefor Which They Qualify | 42
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Admitting Certificates and the Classes for Which They Qualify | 43 |
Informal Education Preparation | 44 |
Certificate and Class Chart | 45 |
General University | |
Academic Information | 47
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Academic Advisors | 47 |
Categories of Students | 47 |
Majorless Status (Faculty of Arts and Sciences) | 48 |
General Education Requirements | 49 |
Premedical Requirements | 50
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Double Major/Concentration | 51 |
Dual Degree | 51 |
Second Degree | 52 |
Minor | 53 |
Registration | 53 |
Tutorials and Directed Study | 54 |
Study Abroad for Undergraduate Students | 54 |
Courses | 55 |
Attendance | 56 |
Grades | 57
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Credit Transfer | 59
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Transfer within the University | 60
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Dean’s Honor List | 61
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Probation | 61
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Dismissal and Readmission | 62
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Graduation | 63
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Recognition of AUB Degrees by the Lebanese Ministry of Education
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Medical Record | 64 |
National Social Security Fund (NSSF) | |
Medical Branch | 65 |
Health Insurance Plan (HIP) | 65 |
Passports and Visas | 66 |
Payment of Fees | 66 |
Fees and Expenses | 67 |
Payment of Fees | 67 |
Withdrawals | 68 |
Financial Aid | 69 |
Need-Based Financial Aid Grants
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Merit Scholarships | 69 |
Governmental Student Aid for North American Students | 70 |
U.S. Federal Student Loans | 70 |
Canadian Grants and Loans | 70 |
Office of Student Affairs | 71 |
Student Activities | 71 |
University Sports | 72 |
Student Housing | 73 |
Residence Halls | 73 |
Career Hub | 74 |
Work-Study Program
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Counseling Center | 76 |
Student Wellness Outreach | 76 |
Accessible Education Office: | |
Disability Services and Learning Support | 77 |
Office of International Programs | 79 |
International Student Services | 79 |
Visas and Residence Permits | 79 |
Study Abroad and Student Exchange | 80 |
OIP Resources for Faculty | 81 |
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS)
| 83 |
Historical Background | 84 |
Mission | 84 |
Vision | 84 |
Undergraduate Programs
| 85 |
Graduation Requirements | 90 |
Minors in Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science and Management | 91 |
Minor in Agribusiness | 91 |
Minor in Food Systems | 91 |
Second BS Degree | 92 |
Transfers | 94 |
Transfer of Courses | 94 |
Elective Courses | 95 |
Classification and Promotion | 95 |
Eligibility for the Regular AREC Program | 96 |
Curricula | 96 |
Department of Agriculture (AGRI)
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Undergraduate Program | 108 |
Course Descriptions | 109 |
Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (NFSC) | 118 |
Undergraduate Program | 118 |
Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management (LDEM) | 128 |
Undergraduate Program | 128 |
Course Descriptions | 129 |
Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) | 140 |
Historical Background | 140 |
Mission | 141 |
Vision | 141 |
Undergraduate Programs
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Admission | 142 |
Classification of Students | 142 |
Full-time Students and Maximum Credit Loads | 142 |
Requirements for Premedical Study | 143 |
Academic Rules and Regulations | 143 |
Summer Session | 167 |
Course Descriptions | 168 |
Courses Offered by Other Faculties | 168 |
Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages | 169 |
BA in Arabic | 169 |
Degree Requirements
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Course Descriptions | 170 |
Department of Biology | 177 |
BS in Biology | 177 |
Course Descriptions | 179 |
Department of Chemistry | 187 |
BS in Chemistry | 187 |
Civilization Studies Program (CVSP) | 195 |
Mission Statement | 195 |
Requirements | 195 |
Department of Computer Science
| 200 |
Mission Statement | 200 |
BS in Computer Science | 201 |
BS/MS in Computer Science | 201 |
BE in Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) | 201 |
Minor in Computer Science | 201 |
Minor in Computational Science | 201 |
Minor in Data Science | 202 |
Minor in Software Development and Design | 202 |
Minor in Gaming | 202 |
Degree Requirements
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Sample Study Plan for BS | 203 |
Sample Study Plan for BS/MS | 204 |
Department of Economics | 213 |
BA in Economics | 213 |
Course Descriptions | 214 |
Department of Education | 219
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BA in Education/Elementary
| 219 |
Degree Requirements | 220 |
Minor in Education | 221 |
BA in Education | 221 |
Diploma Programs | 222 |
Course Descriptions | 226 |
Methods Courses | 229 |
Department of English
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Department Course Offerings | 235 |
Undergraduate Degrees | 235 |
Degree Requirements | 235 |
Communication Skills Course Descriptions | 238
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Literature Course Descriptions | 239 |
Language Program | 246 |
Department of Fine Arts and Art History | 249 |
Mission Statement | 249 |
Studio Arts Program
| 249 |
Course Descriptions | 250 |
Art History Program | 253 |
Theater Program | 257 |
Music Program | 259 |
Department of Geology | 263 |
Mission Statement | 263
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BS Degree in Geology | 264 |
Minor in Geology | 265 |
Course Descriptions | 265 |
Department of History and Archaeology | 271 |
History | 271 |
Archaeology
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Minor in Marine Sciences and Culture | 286 |
Department of Mathematics | 288 |
Mission Statement | 288 |
BA or BS in Mathematics | 289 |
Minor in Mathematics | 289 |
BA or BS in Applied Mathematics | 290 |
Minor in Applied Mathematics | 290
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BA or BS in Statistics | 291 |
Minor in Statistics | 291 |
Course Descriptions | 292 |
Course Descriptions | 298 |
Department of Philosophy
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Mission Statement | 303 |
BA in Philosophy | 303 |
Course Descriptions | 304 |
Department of Physics | 309 |
BS in Physics | 309 |
Course Descriptions | 311 |
Department of Political Studies and Public Administration (PSPA) | 317 |
BA in Political Studies | |
BA in Public Administration | 317 |
Mission Statements
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Graduation Requirements | 318
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Transfer of Major | 319 |
Minor in PSPA | 319 |
Course Descriptions | 320 |
Department of Psychology | 332 |
BA in Psychology | 332 |
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Media Studies | 339 |
BA in Sociology and Anthropology | 339 |
BA in Media and Communication | 348 |
The Anis Makdisi Program in Literature (AMPL) | 358 |
Objectives | 358 |
Activities | 358 |
Scholarships | 358 |
Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies (CAMES)
| 359 |
Courses | 359 |
Intensive Summer Arabic Programs | 360 |
The Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Center for American Studiand Research (CASAR) | 364
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Minor in American Studies | 364 |
Courses | 366 |
Center for Language Research and Teaching (CeLRT) | 368 |
Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) | 369 |
University Preparatory Program (UPP) | 370 |
Courses | 371 |
The Zaki Nassif Program for Music (ZNPM) | 373 |
Objectives | 373 |
The Center for Arts and Humanities(Mellon Grant)
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The Writing Center | 375 |
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) | 378 |
Accreditation | 381 |
Vision | 381 |
Mission | 381 |
RADICAL Values | 381
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Ethics and Integrity at OSB | 382 |
Organization and Governance | 382 |
Undergraduate Program: BBA Program | 383 |
Business as a Second Degree | 385 |
Dual Degree | 385 |
Business as a Minor Field of Study | 385 |
Academic Policies | 386 |
Program Outline
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Program Delivery | 393 |
Program Delivery | 395 |
Program Delivery | 397
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Program Delivery | 399 |
Program Delivery | 401 |
Program Delivery | 403 |
Program Delivery | 405 |
Undergraduate Business Courses
| 408 |
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA) | 428
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Historical Background | 428 |
Accreditation | 429 |
Mission | 429 |
Undergraduate Programs | 429 |
Admissions | 430 |
Residence Requirements | 431 |
Academic Rules and Regulations | 431 |
Graduation Requirements | 431 |
Class Status | 431 |
Courses | 432 |
Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
| 433 |
Elective Courses | 434 |
Department of Architecture and Design | 440 |
Architecture | 441 |
Course Descriptions | 444 |
Minor in Urban Studies | 450 |
Graphic Design | 452 |
Baha and Walid Bassatne Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy | 471
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Bachelor of Engineering (BE) | 471 |
Bachelor of Science (BS) | 476 |
Minor in Chemical Engineering | 480 |
Minor in Petroleum Engineering | 481 |
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering | 492 |
Undergraduate Programs | 492 |
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) | |
Major: Civil Engineering
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Bachelor of Science (BS) | 495 |
Course Descriptions | 497 |
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | 512 |
Undergraduate Programs | 512 |
Computer and Communications Engineering Program | 513 |
Computer Science and Engineering Program | 517
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Program | 521 |
Track and Minor in Artificial Intelligence | 525 |
Minor in Biomedical Engineering | 526 |
Track in Control and Robotics | 527 |
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM)
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Bachelor of Engineering (BE) | 553 |
Minor in Engineering Management | 557 |
Department of Mechanical Engineering | 561 |
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) | 561 |
Mechanical Engineering Optional Tracks | 565 |
ME Focus Area in Control and Robotics | 567
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Course Descriptions | 570 |
Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) | 588 |
Historical Background | 589 |
Accreditation | 589 |
Mission | 589 |
Vision | 589 |
Undergraduate Programs
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Department of Environmental Health | 608 |
Course Descriptions | 608 |
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health | 614 |
Department of Health Promotion and Community Health | 615 |
Course Description | 615 |
Department of Health Management and Policy | 619 |
Course Description | 619 |
Division of Health Professions | 620 |
Mission | 620 |
Vision | 620 |
Program of Medical Audiology Sciences
| 621 |
Course Description | 621 |
Program of Medical Imaging Sciences | 625
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Course Description | 625 |
Program of Medical Laboratory Sciences | 628 |
Course Description | 628 |
Center for Research on Population and Health (CRPH) | 632 |
Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP) | 633
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Knowledge to Policy Center (K2P)
| 634 |
K2P Functions and Activities | 634 |
Collaborations | 635 |
The Center for Systematic Reviews on Health Policy and Systems Research (SPARK) | 636
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SPARK Activities | 636 |
Collaborations | 636 |
Rafic Hariri School of Nursing (HSON) | 638 |
Historical Background | 639 |
Mission | 639 |
Vision | 640
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Undergraduate Program Outline | 640 |
Academic Rules and Regulations | 643 |
Awards | 643 |
Curricula | 647 |
Course Descriptions | 654 |
Continuing Education Center (CEC)
| 661
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Background | 661 |
Mission | 661 |
Vision | 661 |
General Criteria for Admission
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Graduation Requirements for Certificate and Diploma Programs | 662 |
CEC Programs of Study | 663 |
Business and Management | 663 |
Cultural and Humanitarian Studies | 676 |
Education | 677 |
Fine Arts | 679
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Foreign Languages | 685 |
Health Care | 689 |
Media and Communication | 691 |
Science and Technology | 693 |
Certificate and Diploma Programs Course Descriptions | 696 |
Special Programs | 726
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University for Seniors | 731 |
Scholarships and Endowments | 732 |
CEC Rules and Regulations | 735 |
Center for Civic Engagement and Community Service
| 738 |
Endowed Faculty Chairs; Academic Centers, Programs,
Institutes; Student Scholarships, Hardships; Fellowships; Awards; and
Research Funds
| 741
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Endowed Faculty Chairs | 741 |
Academic Centers, Programs, and Institutes | 742 |
Scholarships and Hardship Grants | 743 |
Fellowships | 756 |
University Prizes and Awards | 757 |
Research Funds | 765 |
Faculty List | 767 |
Deans Emeriti | 767 |
Professors Emeriti | 767 |