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ACADEMIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
Graduation
Requirements
Graduate Study
Highlights
Freshman
Program
The Freshman
Program requires completion of 30 credits, whether or not
the student remains in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences or
shifts to another faculty. Students intending to major in
a subject within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences may be accepted
as provisional majors upon completion of 24 credits.
University
Requirements
English: All new students
at AUB are required to sit for an English Placement Test.
The results of this test determine the entrance level to the
English communication skills sequence (ENGL 102, ENGL 203,
and ENGL 204). During the freshman year students are required
to take a minimum of three credits in English at level 200
or above (at least ENGL 203).
Arabic: All students who have been admitted to the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences and whose native language is
Arabic must satisfy the Arabic Language Requirement (ALR)—except
for those students who have completed their secondary education
in a non-Arabic medium program and who receive exemption from
the Office of Admissions. Students may apply for exemption
to the Office of Admissions any time before September 15.
Non-exempted students entering at the level of the freshman
class must take three credits in Arabic at the 100 level,
and their performance in this course (or in the two freshman
Arabic courses if taken) determines their required Arabic
course at the sophomore level. Non-exempted students entering
at the sophomore, junior, or senior levels must take the Arabic
Placement Test (APT) and must take one Arabic course as determined
by their performance on the APT.
Lebanese students must also satisfy the requirements listed
on pages 37-38 of this catalogue in order for their freshman
year to be granted the equivalency of the Lebanese Baccalaureate
Part II.
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Faculty Requirements
In order
to complete 30 credits for the freshman class, every freshman
student must take at least one course in the following areas
of study: humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, social
sciences, plus departmental requirements which allow him/her
to qualify for a major beginning with the sophomore year.
See Table 1 for the distribution
of these requirements in the various academic units of the
Faculty of Arts and Sciences and other faculties.
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Freshman Courses
Students are recommended to take
electives from the following list of courses. These courses have been
specifically designed for, and are open only to freshman students. Students who
wish to take courses numbered 200 and above (not listed below) may do so
exceptionally with the approval of their advisers. Freshman level courses
listed below are arranged according to the different areas of study:
Humanities: ARAB 101, ARAB 102, AROL 101, CVSP 110,
CVSP 111, CVSP 112, CVSP 150, ENGL 103, ENGL 104, ENGL 105,
ENGL 106, ENGL 107, ENGL 108, HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 200
and PHIL 101 and PHIL 102
Mathematics: MATH 101, MATH 102 and MATH 203
Natural Sciences: BIOL 101, BIOL 105, BIOL 106, CHEM
101, CHEM 102, CHEM 200, GEOL 101, GEOL 102, GEOL 103, PHYS
101, PHYS 101L or PHYS 103, and PHYS 200.
Social Sciences: ECON 103, PSPA 101, and SBHS 101 and
SBHS 102
Electives: As necessary to add up to 30 credits in
total. These electives include the following communication
skills courses: ENGL 102A, ENGL 102B, ENGL 203 and ENGL 204.
See Tables 2 and 3 for requirements to transfer into a major.
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Courses Numbered 200 and Above
Some courses
numbered 200 and above are suitable for freshman students.
Note, however, that these courses are also open to sophomores,
juniors and seniors and therefore may be more competitive
than courses offered at the 100 level. Such courses include
those that are freshman requirements and those that
are listed in Table 1 and Table 2.
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Transfer to a Major
Any student
in his/her freshman year who is not on probation at the time
of application, may transfer into a major within the Faculty
of Arts and Sciences upon completion of 24 credits, including
departmental requirements as shown in Table 2.
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Transfer to Other Faculties
Any freshman
student who wishes to transfer to another faculty must complete
the freshman program, including faculty requirements as shown
in Table 3.
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