Notre Dame University-Louaize Admission Requirements 2027

Requirements

Bachelor (Sophomore/first-time applicants)

• English Proficiency: TOEFL, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, IELTS, or NDU's English Entrance Test (EET); no minimum score published.
• Math Proficiency: SAT Math or NDU's Math Aptitude Test.
• Secondary school grades: Composite score weighted 55 percent on General Average Grades from the first and second secondary years (S1 and S2) and 45 percent on the SAT Math or Math Aptitude Test.
• Completed application form.
• Documents: official secondary school grades for the last three academic years; National Identity Card (Lebanese applicants) or Passport (international applicants); one passport-size photo; any externally taken TOEFL, SAT or IELTS scores; certified copy of the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II or its equivalent.

Bachelor (Freshman applicants)

• All standard application documents above, plus an official attestation that high school requirements are completed (or a signed High School Diploma copy), a certified Freshman Authorization, and SAT scores submitted with the application.
• Minimum SAT: 870 (Freshman Arts) or 950 (Freshman Science).
• Freshman students complete 30 credits at the Freshman level before declaring a major; Freshman Arts students may not declare Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Graphics and Animation, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, Physics or Chemistry.

Master

• Recognised Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7/4.0 or its equivalent.
• Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II or its equivalent.
• English Proficiency: TOEFL, SAT or IELTS scores, or the NDU English Entrance Test (EET); NDU graduates are exempt from the EET. No minimum score published.
• Documents: certified copy of the Bachelor's degree (or a regular copy for NDU graduates); official undergraduate transcript; certified copy of the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II (or a regular copy for NDU graduates); National Identity Card (Lebanese applicants) or passport (international applicants); one passport-size photo; two letters of recommendation (one academic, one professional; not required for NDU graduates).
• MBA applicants additionally submit a GMAT or GRE score (exempt for doctoral degree holders), a CV and an employment certificate. MS in Engineering applicants additionally submit an official GRE score and a CV.

Documents

Undergraduate applicants submit official secondary school grades for the last three academic years, a passport (international applicants) or National ID (Lebanese applicants), a passport-size photograph, any externally taken TOEFL, SAT or IELTS scores, and a certified copy of the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II or its recognised equivalent. Freshman applicants add an attestation or signed diploma confirming completed high school requirements, a certified Freshman Authorization, and SAT scores. Graduate applicants submit a certified copy of their Bachelor's degree, an official undergraduate transcript, a certified copy of the Lebanese Baccalaureate Part II or its equivalent, a passport or National ID, a passport-size photo, and two letters of recommendation, with MBA and MS in Engineering applicants adding GMAT/GRE scores as noted above.

How to apply

1. Apply online through the iApply system at sis.ndu.edu.lb/iApply and pay the 30 USD application fee online or on campus.
2. Submit standardized test scores (TOEFL, SAT or IELTS for English; SAT Math for math) if available, or register for the on-campus NDU Entrance Exams (English Entrance Test and Math Aptitude Test) held on the published examination date for the chosen admission round.
3. Submit the required documents for the applicant's category (Sophomore, Freshman, Transfer, Second-Degree, Teaching Diploma, or Graduate).
4. Await the decision release date published for that admission round.
5. Once admitted, log in to sis.ndu.edu.lb/oar with the ID and Candidate numbers from the Exam Ticket or admission email to access the Letter of Admission and registration guidelines.

English test waiver

NDU does not publish a minimum TOEFL, IELTS or SAT score. Undergraduate applicants meet the English requirement with one of: TOEFL, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, IELTS, or NDU's own English Entrance Test (EET) taken on campus; no minimum score is stated for any of these. Graduate applicants who did not graduate from NDU must either submit valid TOEFL, SAT or IELTS scores, or sit the EET; NDU graduates are exempt from the EET.