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Applicants holding the Lebanese Baccalaureate. or its equivalence (IB, GCE, French Baccalaureate):
SAT Test is required of all undergraduate applicants EXCEPT FOR:
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Transfer students from other universities who qualify for junior year .
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Applicants to majors in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences.
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Applicants to majors in the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts- ALBA.
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Applicants to majors taught in French.
Applicants to Freshman class:
Applicants should fulfill the following conditions:
- Hold a secondary school certificate based on 12 years of schooling, starting with Grade One, awarded by government or private schools and recognized by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and by the University.
- Obtain “permission” from the Equivalence Committee of the Lebanese Ministry of Education allowing them to pursue their higher education on the basis of a foreign program.
- Take; prior to their admission, the SAT.
- Take, either prior to their admission or during their Freshman year, SAT Subject Tests as follows:
Students who choose the sciences track should take:
Mathematics IIC (obligatory); plus two tests chosen from Biology, Chemistry, or Physics.
Students who choose the arts track should take:
Mathematics IC (obligatory); plus any two tests.
To be eligible for promotion to Sophomore Class, the applicant should obtain a minimum cumulative total score i.e. (SAT + SAT Subject Tests) of:
- 2,750 for freshman sciences
- 2,600 for freshman arts.
Language Proficiency Requirement
English Language Examination:
Prior to registration at the University, students admitted to UOB must demonstrate a level of English proficiency consistent with the demands of a program carried on almost exclusively in English language. This may be done in any one of the following ways:
| Test |
Minimum Score Required |
| TOEFL (Computer- based), |
197 Or |
| TOEFL (paper and pencil), |
527 Or |
| TOEFL (iBT) |
71 Or |
| SAT Test (English Writing section) |
380 Or |
| IELTS |
5.5 |
Institutional Paper and pencil TOEFL can be taken at UOB on published entrance exam dates at a cost of 113,000 L.L.
(75 USD).
French Language Examination (French Majors only):
Candidates must demonstrate a level of French language proficiency consistent with the requirements of their program of study. To ascertain this proficiency, the candidate must pass the French Entrance Examination as required by the concerned Faculty. The examination includes:
a. An objective section testing general linguistic knowledge,
b. An essay testing written expression.
Arabic Language Examination
A candidate whose native language is Arabic must pass an examination in the Arabic language unless he/she holds an official exemption issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Education.
Deadlines for Applications
For all majors (except ALBA-Sin El Fil & Architecture at ALBA-Balamand Campus):
- For Regular Admission to the spring 2012, the deadline is January 16, 2013.
- For Early Admission to the fall 2013-2014, the deadline is January 16, 2013.
- For Regular Admission to the fall 2013-2014, the deadline is May 27, 2013.
For all majors at ALBA-Sin El Fil & Architecture major at ALBA-Balamand Campus:
- Submission of Applications: the deadline is March 20, 2013.
Specific Entrance exams: Saturday March 23, 2013
Early Admission
For all majors (except ALBA-Sin El Fil & Architecture at ALBA-Balamand Campus):
To qualify for the Early Admission, students must fulfill the following:
- Submission of the application by January 16, 2013.
- Rank in the top 40% in each of the last two years of study prior to application
- SAT scores (last session is that of December) as follows
- 1,550 for Freshman
- 1,650 for Sophomore Arts
- 1,750 for Sophomore Sciences
Decisions will be sent by February 15, 2013. Admission is conditional upon receiving the student’s leaving certificate or high school diploma on the basis of which admission was sought. Students cannot register until all conditions are met. Applicants who are not granted early admission will be placed in the pool with regular admission applicants.
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