RHU offers more than 20 accredited undergraduate programs in its three colleges:

To be admitted, the student must have completed at least 12 years of schooling prior to joining the University and provide proof of English language competency as detailed below.

Lebanese Baccalaureate

Students who hold a Lebanese High School Certificate may be admitted to a desired undergraduate program according to the requirements specified in the following table.

Lebanese Technical Baccalaureate

Students who hold a Technical Baccalaureate Certificate may pursue a degree in a major that corresponds to the technical degree area of specialization as stipulated by the Lebanese Ministry of Higher Education Decree # 779/M/2013. The student must complete the remedial courses specified in the table below.

Foreign Secondary Level Certificate

Holder of a foreign certificate that is equivalent to the Lebanese Official High School diploma, such as the Official Secondary Certificates from Arab Countries, French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate and the German Abitur may enroll in an appropriate program provided that the certificate is validated by the Ministry of Education.

High School Diploma

Student who holds a High School Diploma (American system) may be admitted to the freshman program. Here are the conditions.

General Certificate of Education (GCE)

An applicant with a British Certificate may be admitted to the freshman program if he/she has completed 5 Ordinary Level courses and one Advanced Level and has completed 12 years of study. Applicants with A-levels who have completed a minimum of three subjects at the Ordinary Level in addition to two subjects at the Advanced Level or four Advanced Supplementary subjects (AS) excluding languages can be admitted to the sophomore program.

English Language Proficiency Requirements

English is the language of instruction in all programs at RHU. Students are required to provide evidence of English Language competency, this evidence may be in the form of submitting standardized test scores such as TOEFL, SAT, IELTS, ect.

Applicants should contact the Admissions Office to register for the In-House TOEFL.

When registering for SAT I or II, applicants must specify the RHU code 4438 in order for the results to be sent to the Admissions Office.

RHU recognizes an Institutional TOEFL score to be valid for one year from the date the test was taken. However, an International TOEFL score, IBT score, SAT I (writing section), and IELTS score are valid for two years.

 

Required Documents

Here are the required documents.

A student enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education that requires full-time attendance may be admitted as a transfer student to the RHU if space in the aspired program is available and the student meets the following conditions:

• has studied at least one semester in the old institution,
• was not dismissed from the old institution for disciplinary reasons, and
• satisfies the admission requirements of the desired program.

Transfer student is required to submit official transcripts and a certified copy of detailed descriptions of the courses taken at the previous institution. Student transferring from an institution outside of Lebanon must also submit a letter of accreditation from the Lebanese Ministry of Higher Education.

The Admission Committee of the concerned College reviews the transfer applications and forwards its recommendations to the Dean who in turn informs the Director of Admission of the final decision for action.

A transfer student shall be treated as a new student for purposes of probation and dismissal. For transfer purposes, a regular semester is equivalent to 15 earned credits. Transfer students must study at least four regular semesters at RHU and acquire the Co-op work experience to earn a Bachelor degree.

Transfer credits

Courses earned by a transfer student prior to joining RHU may count as RHU credits subject to the following conditions:
• The credits were earned within three years of the effective transfer date.
• The applicable course is deemed equivalent to the course offered at RHU, that is, at least 80% of its contents match, involves the same components (Lecture, Lab), and has the same number of credits or more.
• The student has attained a grade of 75 or above on the course.

A student may not transfer more than 12 credits of major mandatory courses unless a prior agreement with the institution from which the student is transferring is in effect. No requests to transfer credits shall be accepted after enrollment.

A “P” grade shall appear on the student's record for each transferred course but will not be included in the calculation of the cumulative GPA.

A student may decide to take a course at RHU for which an equivalent course credits were transferred. In this case either the transferred course or the RHU course and the associated grade shall appear on the student transcripts.