American Univesity of Beirut

Sophomore
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Who can apply to the Sophomore Level? ​

Students completing 12 years of schooling and doing one of the following programs: Lebanese Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, Syrian Baccalaureate, Jordanian Tawjihi, German Abitur, Official Government Secondary School leaving Certificate, full IB Diploma or IGCSE/GCE (3 A levels or 6 AS levels in addition to 6 O levels excluding Arabic)​ can apply directly to the sophomore level at AUB.

    Requirements

    To apply for regular sophomore admission, the student needs to submit an undergraduate application along with the following documents:

    • SAT1 results​
    • High school records during grades 10 and 11

    Admission is competitive and equally based on the above requirements as follows:

    • 50% is based on the SAT1:  (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math) sections
    • 50% is based on the student high school averages in grades 10 and 11

    SAT 1 can be done several times.  We will do super-scoring (i.e. taking the maximum of each section from all sessions).

    As for high school averages, students are compared to their class average and to the average issued from applicants from the same school.

    Accordingly, there are no specific scores that we ask for: The higher the above scores are, the better the chances of being admitted.

    Concerning early admission (only applicable for fall term) please note that a special early admission plan for fall admission has been designed for students who fulfill the following requirements:

    • Submission of application form by the early admissions application deadline
    • Class rank in the top 25 percent in each of the last two years prior to application
    • SAT 1 scores as follows:​


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    Applying to ​​
    (Fall 2022-23 or later)

    Minimum total SAT I
    Evidence-Based Reading and Writing + Math​

    Sophomore Arts (except Economics) and Nursing

    1170

    Sophomore Sciences (except Biology) and Economics

    1270

    First year Graphic Design

    1270

    First year all faculties (Agricultural and Food Sciences, Health Sciences and Business) except Engineering and Architecture

    1270

    Sophomore Biology, first year Engineering and Architecture

    1300

    The 3 requirements must be present all at once for early admission to work. If any is missing, the application will be changed to regular admission.

    Applicants who apply early but are not granted early admission are automatically placed in the pool of all other applicants to the same level and same faculty/school and are given equal consideration.

    ​As for grade 12 records, they do not affect admission since students apply to AUB at the beginning of grade 12 nevertheless once the student is admitted, he/she will be required to present evidence of having met the following conditions (in general, no later than 1 month prior to the start of the term):

    • Successfully met the English language requirement
    • Successfully completed Grade 12 
    • Successfully received the certificate or diploma (recognized by the Ministry of Education of the originating country) on the basis of which admission was sought (example: Lebanese/French Baccalaureate, IB Diploma, GCE, etc.)
    As such, admission is conditio​nal​ and students may not register until the above conditions are met.

    Note:  Applicants doing IB or GCE and who lack required A level or HL subjects as determined for the major they are enrolling in (thus after admissions), then they may be required to take remedial course(s) in the missing subject.​

    Concerning medicine at AUB, we follow the American style of education. This means that the student needs to get a bachelor degree first, and then apply for medicine studies. At a first stage, the student may enroll in any major whether scientific or humanities. During undergraduate studies, the student takes preparatory courses for the medical school known as pre-med courses (specific core courses in biology, chemistry, physics, humanities, social sciences and English language), and sits for the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test). After completing those requirements, and based on the achieved grades in the undergraduate studies, the MCAT scores and the results of an interview process, the student can be admitted to the medical school.​

    IMPORTANT NOTE:  All students (Lebanese or non-Lebanese) must secure from the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) - Equivalence Committee  (English, Arabic) (Beirut, UNESCO Palace area), either the equivalence of their diplomas or the permission to enter the freshman class.  The Equivalence Committee requires the students to have their official papers such as the original final high school or university grades and diplomas authenticated from countries where they studied: Ministry of Education, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Lebanese Embassy.  Failure to submit the equivalence/permission to the Office of Admissions by course registration date will result in registration hold and delay/refusal of the residency permits for non-Lebanese students.
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    Deadlines

    ​Application deadlines and the corresponding latest SAT1 sessions considered for each admission type are as follows:  ​

    ​​​2022-23 Sophomore​​

    Admissions Type​

    Application Deadline​Latest SAT1 
    session considered*
    Decision Notification Date​
    Regular Admissions to Spring 2022​-23
    October 31, 2022​​
    October 2022​​​​
    by end of December​, 2022

    ​​​2023-24 Sophomore

    Admissions Type​

    Application Deadline​Latest SAT1 
    session considered*
    Decision Notification Date​
    Early Admissions to Fall 2023-24
    October 31, 2022​​
    October 2022
    by end of December, 2022
    Regular Admissions to Fall 2023-24
    December 20, 2022
    December 2022
    by end of March, 2023
    Regular Admissions to Spring 2023-24
    ​October 30, 2023
    ​October 2023
    ​by end of December, 2023

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    ​​​​​​*​​Note:  SAT1 registration deadlines are approximately 1-2month before the SAT1 test session date. To know more about the SAT1 exam and its registration, please refer to: www.collegeboard.org​​

    Apply

    ​Applicants wishing to apply to AUB for undergraduate studies ​should:                      

    ​​1- Apply online 

    2- Check the documents requested in the application, which may include the following:

    3-​ The applicant should follow up on his/her official documents mentioned above and make sure they are scanned and uploaded to the Online Admission Application. The official documents must be delivered, preferably via postal service​, as a hardcopy to the below address. However, the documents may also be delivered by hand to the same address:

    American University of Beirut
    Office of Admissions
    P.O.Box: 11-0236
    Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020
    Lebanon

    Telephone: (+961) 1 374374
    Extension: 2890

    Applicants living in North America can send their mail to AUB's New York Office address:
    American University of Beirut
    C/O Office of Admissions

    3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor
    New York, NY 10017-2303, USA
    Tel: 212-583-7678
    Fax: 212-583-7650

    4- Pay the application fee ($50)

    IMPORTANT NOTE: Please note that starting fall term 2019, the American University of Beirut will begin billing students in US dollars for tuition, housing, and other fees. Settlement of bills will continue to be possible in USD or Lebanese pounds at the market rate of exchange. The change is being made after AUB joined the Common Application for admissions to nearly 900 US and international institutions.

    The non-refundable application fee can be paid in one of the following ways:

    Online: You can pay (ex: with credit card) while submitting your application online.

    Cash: You can pay at the Cashier's Office in AUB, by presenting the email (application receipt) with your AUB application ID number.

    Wire Transfer: You can wire transfer the application fee to one of our bank accounts (listed below) and please make sure to include the Transfer Instruction referring to your applicant's full name: "Admissions application fee for applicant's full name."

    Lebanon Bank Address
    Citibank, N.A.
    BERYTUS Parks BCD,
    Reg. No. 69781 BDL 115
    P.O. Box 11-1535
    Beirut, Lebanon

    Lebanon bank account details
    Swift Code:                  CITILBBE
    Account Name:            American University of Beirut

    USD Account #:           600224166   [USD currency]
    USD IBAN:                   LB94011500000000000600224166

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