American University of Beirut

​​​​​​​​​​ ​

General University Acad​emic Information for newly admitted undergraduate students starting fall 2019-20​

Note: The GPA at AUB is capped at 4.0​

Term Average Distribution

 



Go to top

Lebanese equivalence of the Freshman Class

Students holding the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II are eligible for consideration for admission to the Sophomore class of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or the corresponding first year in the Faculties of Health Sciences, Agricultural and Food Sciences and the Maroun Semaan faculty of Engineering and Architecture; and Second Year in the School of Nursing. Non-Lebanese students who successfully complete the Freshman class are entitled for promotion to the Sophomore class in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and for consideration for admission to the corresponding year in the professional schools at the University. Lebanese students who have obtained permission from the Equivalence Committee of the Lebanese ministry of education to continue their education on the basis of a program leading to a high school diploma or certificate, are entitled, upon successful completion of the Freshman class, for promotion to the Sophomore class in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and for consideration for admission to the corresponding year in the professional schools at the University.

Below is the number of credits and the types of subjects that Lebanese student should take during their Freshman year in order to obtain the equivalence of Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II from the Equivalence Committee of the Lebanese ministry of education.


Minimum Number of Credits per Subject


 

Minimum Number of Credits per Subject
Subject	Freshman Arts	Freshman Sciences
Humanities	12	9
Natural Sciences	3	9
Social Sciences	9	--
Mathematics	--	6
“Electives”	6	6
Total	30	​30

Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS)
 

 Please refer to the following link for Statement of Accreditation Status (SAS)

​

Language of Instruction

English is the official language of instruction at the American University of Beirut. Students are required to demonstrate a level of English proficiency consistent with the demands of academic programs carried on almost exclusively in the English language.

 

Assignment of Credit Hours

All degree and certificate programs at the American University of Beirut (AUB) are approved and officially registered with the Ministry of Higher Education in Lebanon and with the New York State Education Department (NYSED). AUB is accredited read more

 

Periodic Review of Credit Hour Assignment

A periodic review of the credit hour assignment must be conducted by the pertinent department and results must be compiled by the faculty curriculum committees on an annual basis. The department must read more

Notification of Rights under ​FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and its implementing federal regulations (FERPA) affords eligible students certain rights with respect to their education records.  An “eligible student" under FERPA is a student who is 18 years of age or older or who attends or has attended American University of Beirut (“University").  These rights include read more​

Go to top​