RHU offers a freshman science program to students who have not earned a Lebanese Baccalaureate or its equivalent as a bridge to become eligible to pursue a bachelor degree. The program encompasses 30 credits that may be completed in two semesters. The required subjects and corresponding credit hours are summarized in the table below.
All students whose native language is Arabic must take an Arabic language course. Students who are exempted from the Arabic language requirement must take a substitute for the Arabic course to fulfill the 30 credits requirement.
To be eligible to join the Freshman Program, an applicant must hold one of the following certificates:
To apply for admission to the Freshman Program, the candidate must complete and submit an RHU Undergraduate Application form along with the following documents:
Please note the following:
Real number systems, radicals and rational exponents, polynomials, factoring, fractional expressions, lines in the plane, functions and their graphs, inverse functions, solving equation and inequalities, real zeros and the fundamental theorem of Algebra, exponential functions and their graphs, logarithmic functions and their graphs.
This freshman-level course is designed for native speakers of Arabic with the aim of developing their reading and writing skills. This course is conducted in Arabic. Students will read and discuss essays, articles and other readings, and write essays. It fulfills the Freshman Arabic language requirement. The course is mandatory for all native Arabic speakers.
This course is designed to help students develop their reading and writing skills. It focuses on the interrelatedness between reading and writing whereby students critically read and analyze passages of different rhetorical modes (classification, cause/ effect analysis, and comparison/contrast analysis) and learn to write similar essays on these modes. Some grammatical as well as structural elements are reviewed to help students develop accuracy in their writing. In this course, students are also introduced to research skills such as evaluating sources, paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting while following the APA style.
This course is designed to help students develop a basic general understanding of economic principles, issues, history and institutions. It develops their economic literacy and teaches them how economics relates to the everyday life of individuals, businesses and society in general. Topics include markets, firms, economic systems, role of government in the economy, capitalism, macroeconomic indicators and the basics of supply and demand.
If you have a query about a specific major or application, please contact the relevant Administrative Assistant.
Administrative Assistant Tel: +961 5 60 30 90 Ext. 701
E-mail: da_cas@rhu.edu.lb