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.

A 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.

If later it is discovered that the transfer student had been dismissed from their former university for disciplinary reasons, the acceptance will be revoked retroactively.

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.

Regarding probation and dismissal rules, a transfer student shall be treated as a new student. A regular semester equals a minimum of 12 earned credits for transfer purposes. To earn a bachelor's degree, a transfer student must study at least three regular semesters at RHU for a three-year program or four regular semesters for a four year program and acquire Co-op work experience.

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.

Required Documents

Academic Requirements

• A certified copy of your official high school diploma (Lebanese Baccalaureate, Technical Baccalaureate, French Baccalaureate, or equivalent.
• A certified copy of the official Lebanese High School Equivalence Certificate for non-Lebanese degrees, issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Education. 
• Official university transcript attested by the Ministry of Higher Education along with the university catalog (for transfer students only).

Personal Data Requirements

• Original Civil Status Record (for Lebanese applicants).
• Copy of the Lebanese ID (for Lebanese applicants)
• Photocopy of passport and residence permit or ID (for non-Lebanese applicants).
• Three identical recent passport-sized color photos.

Financial Requirements

Application Fee: $30 (non-refundable)

Payment Methods:

• On Campus (Mechref)
  1. Visit the Admissions Office to obtain your student ID number.
  2. Proceed to the Finance Office for payment.

• Off Campus – Any BankMed Branch
  1. Submit the Bank Application Fee Payment Form received via email after applying online.