During the freshman year, the student should sit for SAT Subject Tests (SAT II) and pass BAU Admissions Tests of specific majors in order to join the sophomore class.
After successfully completing 30 credits in the freshman program and attaining the combined score of SATI and SATII, you should get an equivalence for your certificate issued from the equivalence committee in the Lebanese ministry of education and higher education. For more details, please refer to the website: https://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/Freshman
We hold two entrance exams per year, the first one will be held in March and the second one in July. Dates of entrance exams and deadlines to apply are available on the website: https://www.bau.edu.lb/Admissions
Each major at BAU has a specific entrance exam. It may include thinking skills questions, scientific subjects according to the major such as Math, physics, biology…, personal interview, drawing test….
Applicants can find the guidelines for all the majors on our Website: www.bau.edu.lb/Admissions/ProspectiveStudents
Application forms are available on the website as follows:
For Sophomore: https://www.bau.edu.lb/BAUUpload/BAU-Library/files/Undergraduate/Admission/undergraduate-application-2020.pdf
For Freshman: https://www.bau.edu.lb/BAUUpload/BAU-Library/files/Undergraduate/Admission/Freshman-application-2020.pdf
Students could pass by the admissions office as well to get the application forms.
The holders of Sociology and Economics certificate may apply to all majors in the sophomore class. They are asked to take additional courses if accepted in the faculties of Architecture – Design and Built Environment, Engineering, Science, Health Sciences, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/Sophomore
Applicants should show a level of proficiency in the English language by obtaining a minimum score on any of the following tests: BAU English test, Toefl, SATI, IELTS, and University of Cambridge English Exams. For more details, please refer to the website:
The Intensive English Program is offered by the Language Centre which is located in Beirut Campus. This program was established to satisfy the needs for English language proficiency.
For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/Intensive-English-Program.
The Preparatory program at BAU aims at preparing newly admitted students who need intensive English language preparation and/or science courses for improvement before starting their undergraduate study program.
For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Programs/Foundation-Preparatory-Program.
The cost of each credit hour is determined by the university administration. The fees vary depending on the faculty. For more details, please refer to the website:
Payment of fees can be settled in three installments: 35% for the first, 35% for the second and 30% for the third.
The first installment is due at the end of the second week. In the event of canceling the registration of any course during the first 2 weeks of the fall and spring semesters and the first week of the summer session, students are entitled to a full refund. Otherwise, the following rules apply. For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/BAU-Students-Loan-Opportunities
BAU is keen to help students and their families cover their higher education expenses, such as tuition and fees. There are several types of financial aid and scholarships provided for students based on different criteria:
https://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/Financial-Aid-and-Scholarships
Byblos Bank in collaboration with BAU is offering a Student Loan Package. For more details, please refer to the website:
http://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/BAU-Students-Loan-Opportunities
All students should pay the ealth care center fees during the fall and the spring semesters.
The Center provides a number of health and medical services to the students through a distinguished medical team and with equipment that meet the highest international standards, The Center includes Family Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, endocrinology, neurology, cardiology, orthopaedics, psychiatry, Pulmonary medicine and others.
The following facilities are available at BAU:
- Dental Clinics - Faculty of Dentistry: Diagnosis Clinics, Clinics A, Clinics B, Clinic C, Implantology Clinic, Pediatric Clinic, Special Care Clinic1, Special Care Clinic2, Centre of Excellence, Radiology Unit. For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Dentistry/Patient-Care-Clinics.
- Physical Therapy outpatient clinic – Faculty of Health Sciences: For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/health-services/physical-therapy-out-patient-clinics.
- BAU Clinic for Nutritional and Weight Management: For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/health-services/nutritional-weight-management-clinic.
- Moreover BAU students receive healthcare service for general and emergency conditions at the Medical Clinic. The Beirut site clinic has a Doctor and qualified nurse on premises daily, whereas the Debbieh site clinic has a qualified nurse on premises daily. For more information, please visit: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Medicine/Facilities-and-Services
- Beirut Arab University launched the Healthcare Center, BAUHC, which its primary goal is to provide BAU Community with the highest standards of Medical Care for Acute and Chronic Illnesses. For more information, please visit: http://www.bau.edu.lb/health-services/healthcare-center
A Psychology Laboratory is located in the Faculty of Human Sciences.
For more details, please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Human-Sciences/Facilities-and-Services.
Academic Advisor: Each department in the university’s faculties assigns an academic advisor who provides council and guidance to a group of students. The academic advisor assists in course selection and helps solve any issues or problems his/her advisees might encounter throughout their enrollment.
The students must refer to the Undergraduate Academic Calendar published on yearly basis on iConnect and on BAU website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/UnderGraduate/Academic-Calendar
The minimum number of credits to be registered is 12 for all faculties (except for the faculty of Human Sciences, Law & Political Science and Business Administration where it is 9).
The maximum number of credits to be registered is 18. Students that are expected to graduate can register up to 21 credits with the approval of their Dean.
During Summer, the maximum number of credits to be registered is 9 for all faculties
A Student becomes under probation when the semester AND the cumulative GPA are both below 2.
Probation: Except the 1st semester, students receiving SGPA and CGPA less than 2.00 will receive an academic warning and are prevented from registering for more than 12 credit hours in the subsequent semester.
Remedial and Final Dismissal : Except the 1st semester, Students with any two consecutive probations (e.g.: Fall GPA then combined Spring and summer GPA) may be set once as remedial cases if their CGPA greater than or equal to 1.6. In this case, students have to repeat previously taken courses or register new university requirement courses to improve their GPA ( a maximum of 12 credits during fall and spring semesters and 6 credits during summer semester). (A student with remedial case can’t register online in the following semester but he has to pass by the registrar office after filling a registration form with his academic advisor).
- After remedial stage, Students receiving SGPA and CGPA less than 2.00 will be dismissed. - After remedial stage, Students receiving SGPA greater than 2 will be enrolled as normal student. But in case of any other probation, the student will be dismissed. Students are asked to refer to the university regulation and rules booklet found on the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/BAUUpload/BAU-Library/files/Undergraduate/Catalogue-2017-2018/Rules%20and%20Regulations.pdf
The students can drop their course(s) during the first week of the semester without any charges on the course(s). Starting from the third week of the semester, the students can withdraw any course but will be charged a variable percentage of the withdrawn course’s cost. The Deadline of withdrawal is by the end of the last week of the semester.
The student must refer to the Rules and Regulations to know the percentage of the charges.
For more information about the General Rules & Regulations please refer to the website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/Rules-and-Regulation
The Admissions and Registrar offices are open from Monday to Friday:
Winter office hours: from 8:15am till 3:30pm
Summer office hours: from 8:00am till 2:00pm.
contact details can be found at the following website: http://www.bau.edu.lb/Undergraduate/Contact-Us