Undergraduate (First-time) Applicants
Before You Apply: Choose Your Track
It is important that you choose the right major by combining what you like to do with what you are good at.
View the majors LAU offers, and if you need help with choosing your major, this guide might help you.
As a first-time (undergraduate) applicant, you are considered either a sophomore OR a freshman applicant. Read the below to determine what are the requirements in your case.
Sophomore Applicants
You are a sophomore applicant if…
You have completed 12 years of schooling and hold ONE of the following diplomas:
- Lebanese Baccalaureate OR French Baccalaureate OR Tawjihi OR International Baccalaureate Diploma OR German Abitur.
- Two years of the CEGEP (Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel) in Québec, Canada.
- Official Secondary School Certificates equivalent to the Lebanese Baccalaureate.
- British system
View the requirements and apply as a sophomore
Freshman Applicants
You are a freshman applicant if…
You have completed 12 years of schooling and hold ONE of the following diplomas:
- High School Diploma.
- A minimum of five subjects at the Ordinary Level, and one subject at the Advanced Level, or two Advanced Subsidiary Level subjects, excluding languages.
- International Baccalaureate certificate from outside Lebanon.
- One year of the CEGEP (Collège d’enseignement général et professionnel) in Québec, Canada.