University of Balamand Admission Requirements 2027

Requirements

Bachelor

• Secondary school certificate based on 12 years of schooling, awarded by a government or private school recognised by the Lebanese Ministry of Education and by the university.
• Permission from the Equivalence Committee of the Lebanese Ministry of Education to pursue higher education on the basis of a foreign programme.
• SAT (or ACT) results, required for holders of the Lebanese Baccalaureate or its equivalent (IB, IGCSE, French Baccalaureate), except for stated exemption categories.
• Freshman applicants: SAT 870 (Arts) or 950 (Sciences), or ACT 15 (Arts) or 17 (Sciences).
• Applicants averaging 16/20 or 88/100 in Grades 10 and 11 are SAT-exempt but must sit a Language Aptitude Test.
• English Language Proficiency table (see summary) for programmes taught in English.
• French Entrance Exam (Test de Positionnement) or DELF/DALF for French-taught majors.

Master

• Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution of higher learning.
• Undergraduate cumulative average of at least 80/100 (or equivalent) for regular admission; 77/100 or above for conditional admission.
• English Language Proficiency Requirement for English-track majors (other than University of Balamand graduates): EPT 85, or TOEFL PBT 600, or TOEFL iBT 100. Scores of EPT 63-84, TOEFL PBT 527-597, or TOEFL iBT 71-99 are admitted conditionally and must complete ENGL101/ENGL102 in the first year.
• French Language level FREN201 (or DELF/DALF as above) for French-track majors, other than university graduates.

Documents

The undergraduate and graduate admissions pages point applicants to apply online or by printed application through the Office of Admissions and Registration. For international applicants specifically, the International Students Office asks that they hold a valid passport, obtain a visitor visa from the Lebanese Embassy before travel using the university's official letter of acceptance, and apply for residency after arrival before the visitor visa expires. High school diplomas earned outside Lebanon must be certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the student resides, then certified again by the Lebanese Ministry of Education after arrival. A detailed document checklist beyond these points is published in the university's downloadable Admission Guide, which this review could not retrieve in full.

How to apply

1. Choose the Undergraduate or Graduate admission track and apply online or submit a printed application through the Office of Admissions and Registration.
2. Undergraduate applicants sit the SAT (unless exempt) and, where required, the university's Language Aptitude Test or English Language Proficiency test; French-track applicants sit the Test de Positionnement or submit a DELF/DALF result.
3. Submit secondary school records for Grades 10 and 11, plus Grade 12 results as soon as they are available and before registration.
4. International applicants obtain the equivalence permission from the Lebanese Ministry of Education and a visitor visa from the Lebanese Embassy, using the university's official letter of acceptance.
5. After arrival in Lebanon, apply for residency before the visitor visa expires, and complete degree-equivalency certification through the Lebanese Ministry of Education with support from the International Students Office.

English test waiver

For programmes taught in English, the minimum scores are IELTS 6, TOEFL iBT 71, TOEFL paper 527, Duolingo 110 or the university's English Placement Test (EPT) 63 for undergraduate studies, and IELTS 8, TOEFL iBT 100, TOEFL paper 600, Duolingo 140 or EPT 85 for graduate studies. Graduate applicants with TOEFL iBT 71 to 99, TOEFL paper 527 to 597 or EPT 63 to 84 are admitted conditionally and complete ENGL101 and ENGL102 in their first year. Majors taught in French require French proficiency through the Test de Positionnement or a DELF/DALF certificate.