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47General University Academic Information

General University Academic InformationAcademic AdvisersEach student has an academic adviser who must approve the student’s schedule each semester. Freshmen are assigned an adviser from a group of advisers appointed by the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. The adviser continues advising the student until s/he has been accepted into a major. Names of advisees and their respective advisers are available through the Student Information System (SIS).

Attendance(Also see Withdrawal from Courses.)

Classes and Laboratories• Studentsareexpectedtoattendallclasses,laboratories,orrequiredfieldwork.Allmissedlaboratory

orfieldworkmustbemadeup.Astudentisresponsiblefortheworkthatisdone,andforanyannouncements that are made during his/her absence.

• Studentswho,duringasemester,missmorethanone-fifthofthesessionsofanycourseinthefirsttenweeksofthesemester(fiveweeksinthecaseofthesummerterm)aredroppedfromthecourseifthefacultymemberhasstatedinthesyllabusthatattendancewillbetaken.

• StudentswhowithdraworareforcedtodropacoursereceiveagradeofW.

• Astudentcannotwithdraw,orbewithdrawn,fromacourseaftertheannounceddeadlineunlessapproved by the appropriate faculty committee.

• Withoutpriorapprovaloftheappropriatefacultycommittee,astudentcannotwithdraw,orbeforcedtowithdraw,fromacourseatanytimeifthisresultsinthestudentbeingregisteredforfewer than 12 credits.

Examinations and QuizzesStudentswhomissanannouncedexaminationorquizmustpresentanexcuseconsideredvalidbytheinstructorofthecourse.Thecourseinstructorshouldthenrequirethestudenttotakeamake-upexamination.

Medical reports and/or qualified professional opinions issued by an AUB employee, AUH doctor,orbytheUniversityHealthServicesareaccepted.Shouldtherebeaquestionaboutthevalidityofanyexcusepresentedbythestudent,themattershouldbereferredtotheappropriatefacultycommittee.

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Categories of StudentsFull-Time StudentsTobe considered full-timea studentmust carry aminimum loadof12 creditsper semester. Fortherequirednumberofcreditsforsummerfull-time,refertothesummersessionsectionforeachfaculty.

Special StudentsThe category of special students is restricted to the following students:

• Thosewhoarenotworkingforadegree.SuchstudentsshouldbeacceptedbytheUniversityAdmissions Committee.

• ThosewhohaveanundergraduatedegreefromAUBbutwhowanttoworkforanotherundergraduate degree. Such students need permission from the appropriate faculty committee and must carry a minimum of 12 credits per semester.

Part-time StudentsThecategoryofpart-timestudentsisrestrictedtothefollowingstudents:

• AUBstaffmemberswhoareworkingtowardadegree.

• Thosewhoneedfewerthan12creditstocompleteworkforanundergraduatedegree.

• Thosewhoaregrantedpermissionbytheappropriatefacultycommitteeforoneofthefollowingreasons:

-health -familyproblemsthatmayinfluenceacademicperformanceofthestudent

Auditing CoursesThose who wish to attend individual classes without receiving credit may apply as auditors. Applicationstoauditcoursesareavailableattheregistrar’soffice.

The applicant should:

• secureeligibilityfromtheadmissionsoffice.Anapplicantiseligibletoauditacourseifs/hemeetsthefollowingrequirements:

(a)Bacc.II,orequivalent,toauditanundergraduatecourse (b)Bachelor’sdegree,orequivalent,fromarecognizedacademicinstitutiontoauditagraduate

course• secureapprovalfromtheinstructorofthecourse.


• receiveapprovalfromthedeanofthefaculty/schoolofferingthecourse.• paythetuitionchargeattheComptroller’sOffice(studentaccountssection).• registerasanauditorattheOfficeoftheRegistrar.

Applicantsarenoteligibletoauditlaboratory,studio,orseminarcourses.

Sincepermissiontoauditisonaspace-availablebasis,applicantsarenotpermittedtoregisteruntilafter registration of regular students is complete.

The University does not grant academic credit for such work. Audit credits do not appear ontranscripts.

Course LoadsTobeconsideredfull-time,astudentmustcarryaminimumloadof12creditspersemester.(Seetherequirednumberofcreditsforsummerfull-timestatusundersummertermforeachfaculty.)Ifafull-timestudentwishes,orisforced,toreducehis/herloadtofewerthan12credits,theissuemustfirstbereferredtotheappropriatefacultycommittee.

Students can normally register for up to 17 credits per semester and nine credits during the summer term.Studentsinthefollowingcategoriesmustpetitiontheappropriatefacultycommitteebutare,however,normallygrantedpermissiontoregisterformorethan17credits:

• Freshmanstudentsintendingtogointomedicineorengineering,andwhohaveanaverageofatleast80inthefirstsemester,maytakeanadditionalcourseinthesecondsemester.

• Juniorandsenior(thirdandfourthyearintheprofessionalschools)studentswhohavecompletedtheir English communicationskillsrequirementsatthelevelrequiredbytheirmajordepartmentsmayregisterforamaximumof18creditspersemester(amaximumof19creditsperregularsemester in FEA).

• Iftheprogramrequiresthatstudentsregisterformorethan17creditsinaparticularsemester.

Inallothercases,studentswhowishtoregisterformorethan17creditsmustpetitiontheappropriatefacultycommitteeforpermissiontodoso.Theirrequestsarehandledonacase-by-casebasis.

Correct Use of LanguageFacilityinclear,correct,andresponsibleuseoflanguageisabasicrequirementforgraduation.

Papers(termpapers,essays,orexaminations)thatareill-written,nomatterwhatthecourse,mayreceivealowergradeforthequalityofthewritingalone.

Thefinalgradeinanycoursemaybeloweredforconsistentlysubstandardwrittenororalexpression;inextremecasesafailinggrademaybegivenforthisreasonalone.

See information on the English Language Proficiency Requirement (ELPR) on pp. 52-53 of thiscatalogue.


PlagiarismStudentswhofailtocreditproperlyideasormaterialstakenfromanothercommitplagiarism.Puttingyournameonapieceofwork—anypartofwhichisnotyours—constitutesplagiarism,unlessthatpieceisclearlymarkedandtheworkfromwhichyouhaveborrowedisfullyidentified.Plagiarismisaviolation of the University’s academic regulations and is subject to disciplinary action.

AllAUBstudentsarerequiredtocompleteaplagiarismtutorialandpassaplagiarismtestduringthefirstsemestertheyjointheuniversity.Youcanreachthe“PlagiarismTutorialandTest”byfollowingthispath:AUBHomepage>A-Z>AcademicComputingCentre>PlagiarismTutorialandTest.

Youcantakethetestasmanytimesasnecessary.Whenyouachieve100%onthetest,anotificationwillbegeneratedandsavedinyourfilesintheOfficeoftheRegistrar.Thisnotificationwillbecomepartofyourpermanentrecordasevidenceofyourunderstandingofplagiarismandhowtorecognizeit.FailuretopasstheplagiarismtestwillpreventyourregistrationforthenextsemesteratAUB.

Dean’s Honor ListTobeplacedonthedean’shonorlistattheendofthesemester,astudentmust

• becarryingatleast12credits• notbeonprobation• havepassedallcoursesandattainedanoverallaverageof85orberankedinthetop10percentof

the class and have an overall average of 80• nothavebeensubjectedtoanydisciplinary action within the University during the semester• bedeemedworthybythedeantobeonthehonorlist

Directed Study(Faculty of Arts and Sciences only)

Astudentwithanaverageofatleast85inhis/hermajoratthebeginningofthesenioryearmayelecttopursueacourseofdirectedstudy.Studentswithaveragesbelow85maybeadmittedtodirected study at the discretion of the department.

Students who elect a course of directed study choose their courses in consultation with a faculty member selected by the student, with the department’s approval. These courses may include athree-orsix-creditcoursedirectedbythefacultymember.Thistutorialmayconsistofindependentresearch, original creative compositions, or directed reading, and include the presentation of areport or thesis.


Disclosure of Student RecordsThe University may disclose routine information without prior written consent from the student. This information isof adirectorynatureand includesonly the following items: student’sname,degreesreceived,majorfield(s)ofstudy,awardsreceived,andparticipationinofficiallyrecognizedactivities and sports.

Withtheexceptionsspecifiedbelow,theUniversityreleasesotherinformation,includinginformationfromacademicrecords,onlyuponwrittenconsentfromthestudent.Thisconsentmustspecifytheinformationthatistobedisclosed,statethepurposeofthedisclosure,andprovidethenamesandaddressesoftheindividualsorinstitutionstowhomdisclosureistobemade.However,theUniversitymaydiscloseinformation,includinginformationonacademicrecords,withoutpriorwrittenconsentof the student:

• upontherequestofofficersofothereducationalinstitutionswherethestudentseekstoenroll(insuchcasesthestudentisgiven,uponhis/herrequest,acopyoftheinformationsenttotheinstitution)

• asnecessarytoacademicofficers,academicadvisers,andfacultymemberswithintheUniversity• toparentsofadependentstudent• incompliancewithajudicialorder• tofinancialaidservicesinconnectionwithfinancialaidforwhichthestudenthasappliedorwhich

the student has received

General Education RequirementsAUBiscommittedtoofferingitsstudentsabroadundergraduateliberalartseducationthatenablesthemtoacquiretheanalyticalskillsandhabitsoflife-longlearningthattheywillneedtocompetesuccessfullyinthetwenty-firstcentury.ThegeneraleducationdistributionrequirementsareintendedtoexposestudentstoarangeofintellectualexperiencesduringtheirtimeatAUB.Wewanttogiveourstudentstheopportunitytomakechoicesandtoquestionandtotestwhattheybelievearetheircareer goals and their intellectual interests.

Inadditiontocoursesintheiracademicmajorsandtheopportunitytotakeminorconcentrationsin specific fields, all AUB students must take a minimum of 36 credits of general educationrequirementsdistributedinthefollowingfields:EnglishandArabic(9credits);thehumanities(12credits);economicsandsocialsciences(9credits);andscience,math,andtechnology(6credits).WebelievethatastudentwhohaschosentofollowacourseofstudyatAUBleadingtoadegreeinaprofessionalfieldsuchasengineeringshouldbeexposedtothehumanitiesandsocialsciences.Bythesametoken,astudentwhoplanstomajorinhistoryshouldhavetheopportunitytotakesciencecoursesandtoworkinalab.

Whilebeingexposedtovariousfieldsofknowledge,wealsowantourstudentstohavetheopportunityto experience different modes of learning (lectures, seminars, labs, and independent researchprojects). Different modes of analysis are designed to enhance students’ verbal and interactive skills(seminars),writingandanalyticskills(researchprojects),andhands-onexperimentalskills(laboratories).

Thesedistributionrequirementsmaybemetbyeitherrequiredorelectivecourses.


English Proficiency AUBstudentsmustdemonstrateEnglishlanguageproficiencyinordertograduate.Gradesonpapers(termpapers,essays,orexaminations),orafinalcoursegrade,maybeloweredforthequalityofthe writing alone.

The Intensive English Course (IEC), ENGL100, is intended for studentswhohavebeenadmittedbut have notmet the English Language Proficiency Requirement (ELPR). Theminimum score foradmissiontoIECis375ontheAUBEEEor490onthepaper-basedTOEFL(equivalentto163onthecomputer-basedTOEFL[CBT]or57ontheInternet-basedTOEFL(IBT)or350ontheWritingsectionof the SAT I.

StudentsareplacedineitherENGL100A(15hours)orENGL100B(10hours)basedontheirEEEandTOEFLandSATIWritingscores.Studentswithscoresof375–449ontheEEEor490–500ontheTOEFL(163–173ontheCBTor57–61ontheIBT)or350onSATIwritinggointo100A.Thosewithscoresof450–499ontheEEEor503–567ontheTOEFL(177–227ontheCBTor62–87ontheIBTor360–370on the SAT I writing )gointo100B.

StudentsenrolledintheIECmayregisterforoneortworegularuniversitycourses(uptoamaximumofsixcredits)dependingonwhethertheyareplacedinENGL100AorENGL100B,respectively,thusearningcreditstowardadegreewhileworkingtowardachievingthelevelofEnglishneededinorderto carry a full load of courses in the regular program. Such courses are restricted to Arabic and mathematics/statistics/computerliteracycourses(maximumsixcredits)intheFacultyofArtsandSciences,andequivalentcoursesinmathematicsandstatisticsintheFacultyofAgriculturalandFoodSciences,theSchoolofBusiness,andtheFacultyofHealthSciences.

Students usually complete the IEC in one or two semesters. A student who fails to pass IEC by the end of the second semester loses his/her admission to the University. A student in the IEC program issubjecttothesameattendancerequirementsasallotherAUBstudents.

ENGL100AIntensiveEnglishCourse/ENGL100BIntensiveEnglishCourse.Thesezero-creditcoursesare offered each semester. The courses are designed to help students develop linguistic and communicationskillswithaspecialemphasisonstrengtheningareasofparticularweaknessthatare identified by diagnostic tests. The four skills (reading,writing, listening, and speaking) areintegrated. Students are exposed toawide varietyof assignments toassist them indevelopingcriticalthinkingskills.Laboratorysessionsreinforcegrammar,readingspeed,vocabularybuilding,andstudyskills.


Grading SystemInthefacultiesofAgriculturalandFoodSciences,ArtsandSciences,EngineeringandArchitecture,HealthSciences,SchoolofBusiness,andSchoolofNursing,thefollowinggradingsystemisused.

Range Performance Designation

Letter Grade

Grade Points

90–100 Outstanding A 4.0 I Incomplete85–89 Excellent B+ 3.5 P Pass80–84 Very Good B 3.0 PR In Progress75–79 Good C+ 2.5 W Withdraw70–74 Fair C 2.0 X NoGradeReported60–69 Weak D 1.0 F FailBelow60 Fail F 0.0

Allfinalgradesareexpressedinmultiplesofone.

Graduation

RequirementsStudents are strongly advised to prepare their registration schedules with their advisers to ensure graduationrequirementsarefulfilled.Failuretodosomaymeanthatastudenthastospendanadditionalsemester,ormore,tocompletegraduationrequirements.

Commencement ExercisesCommencementexercisesareheldattheendoftheacademicyear.StudentswhograduateinOctoberorFebruarymayparticipateinthecommencementexercises.GraduatesofOctoberorgraduatesofFebruarywhowishtoparticipateintheJulycommencementexercisesshouldnotifytheOfficeoftheRegistraroftheirintentionbycompletingFormCE1andsubmittingittotheOfficeoftheRegistrarnolaterthanJune10.

StudentswhograduateinJunehaveplacesreservedforthemintheJunecommencementexercises.JulygraduateswhooptnottoparticipateinthecommencementexercisesshouldcompleteFormCE2andsubmitittotheOfficeoftheRegistrarnolaterthanJune10.JulygraduateswhodonotreceivetheirdegreesduringthecommencementexercisesandwhohavesubmittedFormCE2withinthe above-indicateddeadline can receive their diplomas at theOfficeof theRegistrar at a datesubsequenttocommencement.


Names on Diplomas and DegreesNamesondiplomasanddegreesarespelledexactlyastheyappearonpassports or identity cards. AccordingtotheLebaneseMinistryofEducation,namesofLebanesestudentsshouldincludefirstname,father’sname,andfamilyname.NamesonAUBdiplomasanddegreesappearbothinArabicandEnglish.Ifanameonapassportoranidentitycarddoesnotappearinbothlanguages,thenthenamethatdoesnotappearinonelanguagewillbespelledonAUBdiplomasanddegreesaccordingto the personal preference of the student.

Graduation with Distinction and High DistinctionTo graduate with distinction a student must

• haveanaverageof85orhigherinallworkofhis/herfinalacademicsemesters,includingsummers:(twosummersessionsareequivalenttoonesemester)duringwhich60creditsormore(65creditsormoreintheFacultyofHealthSciences)havebeencompletedatAUB

• berecommendedbyhis/herdepartmentfordistinction

To graduate with high distinction a student must

• haveanaverageof90orhigherinallworkofhis/herfinalacademicsemesters,includingsummers:(twosummersessionsareequivalenttoonesemester)duringwhich60creditsormore(65creditsormoreintheFacultyofHealthSciences)havebeencompletedatAUB

• mustberecommendedbyhis/herdepartmentforhighdistinction

Forpurposesofgraduationwithdistinctionorhighdistinction,whenastudentrepeatsacourse,allgrades enter into the computation of the student’s overall average.

Dual DegreeStudentsmay, upon approval of the Faculty concerned, complete the requirements for a seconddegreewhileregisteredinanotherFacultyatAUB.Insuchacase,astudentwillbegrantedtwodegrees at the same time of graduation. If tuition differs, students will pay the higher of thetuitions.

Informationaboutdeadlinesandapplicationsareavailableonthefollowinglink:http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webregist/pdfdoc/dualdegree.pdf.

Incompletes A student who receives an incomplete grade for a course must petition the appropriate faculty committeewithintwoweeksfromthedateofthescheduledfinalexamforpermissiontocompletethe course. Coursework must be completed within one month of the start of the next regularsemester. In exceptional circumstances, the appropriate faculty committee may decide to givethe student additional time to complete a course. In the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture a studentwhoreceivedincompletegradeswillnotbepermittedtoregisterformorethan16credits.

Incompletecourseworkisreportedasan“I”.Normally,“I”isfollowedbyanumericalgradereflectingthe evaluation of the student available at the end of the semester. This evaluation is based on a gradeofzeroonallmissedworkandisreportedinunitsoffive.Iftheworkisnotcompletedwithintheperiodspecified,the“I”isdroppedandthenumericalgradebecomesthefinalgrade.


Majorless Status (Faculty of Arts and Sciences)Astudentingoodacademicstanding,whohasnotyetchosenamajororisintheprocessofselectinganewmajor,isgiventhestatusofmajorless.Astudentwhoisasked,oropts,tochangehis/herstatustomajorlessmustcommunicatethisdecisiontothestudentaffairsofficerintheOfficeoftheDean. A student should be admitted to a major by the end of their junior year.

Medical RecordAn entrance medical record form is sent to all admitted students who have committed to enroll in AUB.Itistobecompletedbythestudent’sfamilyphysicianandmailedassoonaspossible,andbeforetheperiodofregistration,inthepre-addressedenvelopeprovidedbyAUB.Alternatively,thecompletedmedicalrecordformcanbedeliveredbyhandtotheOfficeofAdmissions.

Allnewstudentsmusthavea tuberculintestat thetimeof thepreliminarymedicalcheck,heldduringregistration,andmustreport48hourslaterforacheckonthetest.Uponclearingthemedicaltest,thestudentisissuedaclearancesliptoproceedwithregistration.Studentsarenotregisteredunlesstheyobtainthisclearanceslip.Studentswhoreportlateforthemedicalcheckarechargeda late fee.

MedicalchecksmaybecompletedinadvanceofregistrationprovidedthatthestudentreportstotheUniversityHealthServicesoncampus,andbrings the letterofacceptanceand theentrancemedical record.

Returning students are not required to complete any medical forms. Important changes in thestudent’s medical condition and/or updating immunizations should be reported to a universityphysicianbyappointmentattheHealthServicesCenterearlyinthefirstsemester.Informationiskeptconfidential.

National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Medical BranchTheHealth InsurancePlan (HIP)providesmedical andhospital coverage to theAUBcommunity,namelyacademicandnon-academicstaff,retirees,students,andICstaffandtheirfamilies.

• Healthinsurancecoverageismandatoryforallstudents,at2ndclasshealthcarecoverage,duringtheiryearsofstudyatAUB;therefore,astudent,neworcontinuing,registeredforatleast6credithours,isautomaticallyenrolledundertheHealthInsurancePlan(HIP).However,astudentmaybeexemptedfromenrollinginHIPifs/hepresentsproofthats/heiscoveredbyanotherhealthcareinsurance provider.

• HIPmembersarerequiredtouseexclusivelythemedicalservicesoftheAUBMedicalCenter(AUBMC).HIPcoveragetostudentsislimitedtomedicalcareinsideLebanononly.

• ‘Student’meansapersonregisteredforacourseofstudyattheUniversity,whetherworkingornotworkingforadegree,onafull-timeorpart-timebasis.Auditorsarenotconsideredstudents.

GraduatestudentsregisteredforathesisareeligibletocontinueHIPcoverageforaperiodoftwoconsecutive years only.


• StudentswhoregisteratthebeginningofthefirstsemesterarecoveredbyHIPfortwelvemonths,providedtheydonotgraduate,withdraw,oraresuspendedand/ordroppedfromtheUniversity.HIPfeechargespersemesterareannouncedeachyearbytheAUBBenefitsCoordinator’soffice.

• StudentswhoregisteratthebeginningofthesecondsemesterarecovereduntilSeptember30ofthesameyear,providedtheydonotgraduate,withdraw,oraresuspendedand/ordroppedfromtheUniversity.

• StudentswhoregisteratthebeginningofthesummersessionarecovereduntilSeptember30ofthesameyear.StudentcoverageduringthesummerisstrictlylimitedtouseoftheAUBMedicalCenter(AUBMC)services.

• Incaseofemergencyduringthefallandspringtermsonly,andifstudentsarenotoncampusorwithinthevicinityoftheAUBMedicalCenter,studentscanreporttothenearestmedicalserviceproviderandgettheneededcare.Reimbursementofthebillcannotexceed80%ofAUBMCrates.

• Eligiblemarriedstudentsmayenrolltheirspouseandchildren,whoarelivingwiththeminLebanon,attheregular2ndclassrateaslongastheyremaindulyregisteredattheUniversityandareHIPmembers.

• UnlikeotherHIPmembers,studentsarenotchargedco-paymentorcostsharingappliedbytheplanto outpatient services.

These guidelines are meant to be a mere summary of the provisions of the plan and are provided solelyasamatterofconvenienceandinnowaydefineorlimitthescopeorintentofanyprovisionof the plan.

Passports and VisasForeignstudentsjoiningAUBmusthavepassportsvalidforaperiodofnotlessthan13monthsfromthedateofjoiningtheUniversity;theyshouldalsosecureanentryvisatoLebanonfromthenearestLebaneseembassyorconsulateintheircountry.TheOfficeofStudentAffairs,incoordinationwiththePersonnelOffice, theOfficeofAdmissions, and theOfficeof theRegistrar, helpprovide thenecessarycertificatesforregisteredforeignstudentstoacquireresidence permits from the Lebanese authorities.

Payment of FeesAll students must finalize registration, including payment of tuition and other charges, by theannounceddeadlines.Forfullinstructionsonpaymentoffees,seetheTuitionFeessectiononpp.62-64.

Premed RequirementsStudentsseekingeligibilityforadmission to the Faculty of Medicine must complete the premedical requirementsdetailedonpages325-26inthe2009–10GraduateCatalogue.


Probation

Placement on Academic ProbationAstudentisplacedonacademicprobationifthestudent’soverallaverageis lessthan68attheendofthe2ndregularsemester,ifthesemesteraverageislessthan69attheendofthe3rdor4thregularsemester,orifthesemesteraverageislessthan70inanysubsequentsemester,excludingthe summer term.

Itistobeunderstoodthatthesemesterinwhichthestudentisconsideredtobe‘onprobation’isthesemester that immediately follows the semester in which the student has earned the grades leading to that placement.

Forevaluationpurposes,theminimumnumberofcreditsattheendofthe2ndregularsemesterattheuniversityshouldbe24includingallrepeatedcourses,and12ineachsubsequentfallorspringsemester including all repeated courses.

Courses/creditstakenduringasummertermarecountedtowardsthesemesteraverageofthenextregularsemester.Ifthenumberofcreditstakeninanyoneregularsemester is lessthan12(forapprovedreasons),courses/creditstakenduringthatsemesterarecountedtowardsthesemesteraverageofthenextregularsemester.

Credit for incomplete courses will be included in the semester in which the incomplete courses were taken.Theevaluationforthatsemesterwillbecarriedoutassoonasthegradesfortheincompletecourseshavebeenfinalized.

Forimplementationpurposes,theacademicstandingofastudentisrepresentedbytwoattributes(a,b).

• Thefirstattribute(a)representsthestudent’scurrentacademicstatusasfollows: i. 0: clear status ii. 1: student is currently on probation but was not on probation in the immediately preceding

regular term iii. 2: student is currently on probation and was on probation in the immediately preceding

regular term • Thesecondattribute(b)representstheprobationhistoryofastudent,i.e.thenumberoftimes

that the student has been placed on probation.

Removal of ProbationProbationisremovedwhenthestudentattainsasemesteraverageof69ormoreinthe3rdor4thregular semester, or a semester average of 70 or more in any subsequent regular semester. Thestudent is off probation during the semester following the one in which such grades are earned.

Probationshouldberemovedwithintworegularsemesters,excludingsummer,afterthestudentisplacedonprobation,orwhenthestudentcompleteshis/hergraduationrequirements(seeGraduationRequirements).


Dismissal and ReadmissionA student may be dismissed from the faculty for any of the following reasons:

•ifthestudent’soverallaverageislessthan60attheendofthe2ndregularsemester

•ifthestudentfailstoclearacademicprobationwithintworegularsemesters,excludingthesummerterm,afterbeingputonprobation;i.e.thestudentisontheacademicstatus(2,2),or(2,3)andfailed to remove the probation.

•ifthestudentisplacedonacademicprobationforatotaloffourregularsemesters(astudentcanbedroppedforthisreasonevenifs/heisinthefinalyearatAUB);i.e.thestudentisontheacademicstatus(0,3),or(1,3)andplacedagainonprobation.

•ifthestudentisdeemedunworthybythefacultytocontinueforprofessionalorethicalreasons.

A student is normally considered for readmission only if, after spending a year at anotherrecognizedinstitutionofhighereducation,thestudentisabletopresentasatisfactoryrecordandrecommendation.ExceptionsmaybemadeforstudentswholefttheUniversityforpersonalorhealthreasons.Transfercreditisconsideredafterdepartmentalevaluationofastudent’scoursework.

Recognition of AUB Degrees by the Lebanese Ministry of EducationTheLebaneseMinistryofEducationrecognizesalldegreesawardedbytheAmericanUniversityofBeirutprovidedstudentsareadmittedonthebasisoftheLebaneseBaccalaureate,oritsequivalent,as determined by the Lebanese Ministry of Education.

BA, BS, BBA LicenseBAorBS,plustheteachingdiploma,andonconditionthat the semester credit hours earned at the sophomore class level and above add up to not less than 111

License d’Enseignement

MA,MS,MBA Diplômes d’Etudes SupérieuresPhD Doctorat

TheMinistryofEducationalsorecognizesdegreesinmedicine,engineeringandarchitecture,andagriculture as equivalent to the corresponding degrees awarded or recognized by the LebaneseUniversity.

ItistheresponsibilityofstudentstoensurethedegreestheyreceivefromAUBaredulyevaluatedby their respective governments.


Registration

RequirementsBeforeproceedingtoregistration,newstudentsmustensurethatallrequirementsforregistrationaremet,particularlyconditionsdetailedintheadmissionletterfromthedirectorofadmissions.These conditions include 1) the English Language Proficiency Requirement (see pp. 52, 53); 2)evidenceofhavingreceivedthediploma,certificate,degree,orlevelofuniversityeducationonthebasisofwhichthestudentappliedandadmissionwasgranted(seeRequirementsofAdmittedStudentsforRegistration,p.40).

A registration guide is distributed to every student before registration begins. Subsequent toconfirmationthatallconditionshavebeenmet,studentsshouldfollowthestepsinthisguide.

Studentscanintroducefinaladjustmentstotheirschedulesduringtheadd/dropperiod.Theadd/dropperiodnormallyextendsfortwodaysandbeginsoneweekafterthefirstdayofclasses.

Cross-Registration

Students Enrolled at AUB Taking Courses at Other UniversitiesA student studying at the American University of Beirut may be allowed to cross-register for acourseatotherinstitutions(suchasBalamand,Haigazian,LAU,NDU,orNEST)ifallofthefollowingconditions are met:

• thecourseisrequiredbyAUB

• thecourseisnotofferedatAUBduringthesemesterattheendofwhichthestudentexpectstograduate

• thecourseinwhichthestudentintendstocross-registerisequivalenttoacoursethatAUBoffers(thenumberandtitleofeachofthetwoequivalentcoursesshouldbeclearlyindicated)

• thechairpersonofthedepartmentinwhichthestudentismajoringsendstheRegistrarawrittenstatementconfirmingthatalltheconditionslistedabovehavebeenmet

• theRegistrarauthorizesthestudenttocross-register;thestudentsubmitsauthorizationtotheconcerned institution

Students Enrolled at Other Universities Taking Courses at AUBForpurposesofcross-registration,studentsstudyingatBalamand,Haigazian,LAU,NDU,orNESTwhowishtotakecoursesatAUBmust

• securepermissionfromtheirinstitutionstotakespecifiedcoursesatAUB• securepermissionfromthedeanofthefacultyconcernedatAUB• presenttheabovepermissionstotheAUBOfficeoftheRegistrar• registerinaccordancewiththeinstructionsspecifiedintheregistrationguide,copiesofwhichare

senttotheabove-namedinstitutions


Special Instructions for Arts and Sciences Students Regarding Course SchedulesInpreparingtheircourseschedules,ArtsandSciencesstudentsshouldtakeintoconsiderationthat

• studentswholackfreshmancoursesmustregisterforthesecoursesduringthesophomoreyear,ifthese courses are offered

• studentswhohavefailedarequiredcourseareobligedtorepeatthecourseduringthefollowingsemester,ifthecourseisoffered

• nostudentisallowedtoregisterforacourseunlessitsprerequisiteshavebeenmet

Repeating CoursesAstudentwhofailsarequiredcoursemustrepeatthecourseattheearliestopportunity.Nocoursemay be taken more than three times including withdrawals from the course. When a course isrepeated,thehighestgradeisconsideredinthecalculationofthecumulativeaverage.Allcoursegrades remain in a student’s permanent record.

Residence RequirementsStudentstransferringtoAUBmustearnthelast45creditswhileinresidenceatAUB.AnAUBstudentingoodacademicstanding,whodidnottransfertoAUBfromanotheruniversity,andwhowishesto studyabroad,mayspenduptooneyearandearnupto30creditsatanotheruniversity.AnAUBstudentmustspendhis/herfinalsemesteratAUB.AlsorefertoStudyAbroad/StudentExchangeintheOfficeofStudentAffairscataloguesection.

Transfer within the University

Transfer of Major within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Students who wish to transfer from one major to another in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may do soonlyaftercompletionofatleastonefullsemesterofworkintheircurrentmajor.Transferformsare available on the FAS web page. The transfer form must be submitted to the chairperson of the prospectivedepartmentatleastthreeweeksbeforetheendofasemester.Ifapproved,thetransferbecomes effective at the beginning of the following semester. Students must follow the following transfer procedures:

• completethetransferform

• attachgradestothetransferform

• submittheformtothechairpersonofthecurrentdepartment(whowillmakehis/herrecommendation to the chairperson of the prospective department)

The chairperson of the prospective department presents the form to the FAS Admissions Committee. ThedecisionofthecommitteeiscommunicatedtothestudentbytheRegistrar.


Transfer from one Faculty to another within the UniversityStudents who wish to transfer from one faculty to another must complete the application for transferformavailableonAUBsis.StudentsmustapplywithindeadlinesspecifiedintheUniversityCalendar.

Tutorials Astudentcanregisterforasingletutorialofuptothreecreditsduringhis/herfinalyearatAUB.FortheFacultyofArtsandSciences,seeDirectedStudyinthissection.

Withdrawal from Courses(Also see Attendance)

Studentscanwithdrawfromonlyonerequiredcoursepersemester.Studentswhowishtowithdrawfrommorethanonerequiredcourse inanygivensemestermustpetitiontheappropriatefacultycommittee for permission.

Studentscanwithdrawfromelectivecourses,downtoaminimumof12credits,nolaterthan10weeks(fiveweeksinthesummerterm)fromthestartofthesemester).StudentsreceiveagradeofW for the course.

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General University Academic Information General …...General University Academic Information 49 • receive approval from the dean of the faculty/school offering the course. • pay