Rafik Hariri University admits academically qualified and morally sound students irrespective of their national origin, color, gender, religion or disability. Applicants who submit complete application forms and all supporting documents to the Admissions Office are usually notified of decisions within four weeks after completing the application file.
RHU offers more than 20 accredited undergraduate programs in its four 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.
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.
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.
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.
Student who holds a High School Diploma (American system) may be admitted to the freshman program if the following conditions are met: (1) The student has completed 12 years of study; (2) the certificate is recognized by the public authorities in the country of origin; and (3) certified copy of the permission to join the Freshman Program from the Equivalence Committee of the Lebanese Ministry of Higher Education.
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.
Students are required to provide evidence of English Language competency and college level skills in key areas corresponding to the major they wish to pursue. This evidence may be in the form of submitting standardized test scores such as TOFEL, SAT, etc. or by taking the RHU placement exams as indicated in the table below. Depending on their performance, students may be required to take remedial courses to improve their competencies and prepare them to the rigor of related college level courses.
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.
Institutional TOEFL (ITP)
550
International Based TOEFL (IBT)
80
IELTS
6.5
SAT I Writing Section New
22
Applicants should contact the Admissions Office to register for the 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.
Applications for undergraduate admission must include the following documents:
RHU Entrance Exams take place on RHU campus. Applicants should contact the Admission Office for exam dates.
In addition to the above documents, applicants to the freshman programs must also include:
SAT I and SAT II with a minimum combined score of 2150 for Freshman Arts and 2300 for Freshman Science.
Math II and two of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics for Freshman Science
Please note the following:
Applications have to be completed and submitted with all required documents to the Admissions Office no later than September 8 for applicants to the Fall Semester and December 15 for applicants to the Spring Semester. Deadline for early admissions to the Fall semester is April 30.