Admissions and Application

Dates for submission of applications for the academic year 2021-2022 are as follows:

Regular Application for Fall 2021 Semester: May 2 – August 13, 2021

SGUB offers admission to students based on their qualifications irrespective of social, racial, religious, or financial considerations. SGUB takes into consideration several factors for admission, including secondary school completion, school records, scholastic aptitude test scores, and life experiences. SGUB accepts undergraduate applications from local and international students.

The following students may apply to the Sophomore Class:

• Applicants holding the official Lebanese Baccalaureate in one of the four academic tracks (GS, LS, SE, and LH).
• Applicants holding a Technical Baccalaureate, yet they must major in the same undergraduate program as their technical degree.
• Applicants who have completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma, the French Baccalaureate, or the German Abitur, after securing an official equivalence from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.
• Applicants who completed two years of Canadian CEGEP.
• Applicants holding the IGCSE in the required subjects (a minimum of five different subjects at the ordinary level and two subjects at the advanced level, or four subjects at the AS level, not including languages), after securing the official equivalency from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

A complete application includes:

1. An Application Form.
2. A non-refundable application fee of 100,000 LBP.
3. A recent passport-sized photo.
4. A copy of the identity card or passport.
5. Grades 10-12 official school grades. These are typically included in the Application Form. Otherwise, applicants must submit a sealed and stamped envelope from the school(s) that contains the official transcript of Grades 10 and 11, and the available grades of Year 12.
6. A certified copy of the official secondary school certificate for the Lebanese Baccalaureate or its equivalent (French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, etc.) from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, when available.
7. Official scores on SAT1, when available.
8. TOEFL, IELTS, or SAT1 English Score.

Acceptances

Applicants who do not attain the minimum required English proficiency scores but meet other SGUB admission standards and requirements, will be admitted, but must complete the Intensive English program.

Accepted applicants for the Fall 2021 semester will be asked to make a commitment by providing a 450,000 LBP enrollment deposit by August 31, 2021. This deposit is deducted from the tuition of students once they enroll.

Tuition

SGUB uses a flat rate for calculating the tuition of full-time undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences. Every major/program has a cost per credit-hour; this credit-hour price is used to determine the tuition of students registered for fewer than 12 credit-hours, including during the summer session. Students enrolled in more than 12 credit-hours will only be charged for 12 credit-hours. Students are therefore encouraged to enroll in at least 15 credit-hours to achieve the maximum benefit from the flat-rate tuition; this flat rate is applied as long as students remain in Good Standing.