6. Potential students are given one month of the notification date to decide on accepting admissions and assistantships or they lose the latter.
7. Students who are eligible to be admitted on probation may not be notified early but will be notified by the May 15 and December 15 deadlines.

Criteria for Graduate Admission

Admission to graduate study offered by the departments of the FEA is on a merit basis and is limited to applicants who hold Bachelor's degree from AUB or from an approved institution in an appropriate field as specified by the department and whose undergraduate or graduate study is, in the opinion of the Graduate Studies Committee and the department in which the applicant proposes to study, of sufficient quality and scope to indicate high promise of success in the Graduate Studies at FEA.

Admission to graduate study will be in one of three categories. The minimum admission standards in all categories are described below. Additional requirements that are specific to each graduate program within FEA are included in the departmental listings.

1. Admission as a Regular Student

An applicant is admitted as a regular student if he/she meets the following minimum admission requirements: An average of 80 for the last two years at AUB or its equivalent at other universities as determined by the Faculty, adequate English proficiency as established by the University (see page 488 of the 2002/2003 Catalogue), and at least two letters of recommendation from faculty or supervisors familiar with the academic ability of the applicant. An applicant whose last semester’s grades are not included in the application is admitted provided that he/she maintains an average of 80 for the last two years. The average in all three categories is to be calculated based on all required courses (including elective and cultural courses) taken during the last two years of the student’s undergraduate studies. If the number of credits taken during the last two years is less than 60, previous terms will be considered until this number is at least 60.

2. Admission on Probation

An applicant is admitted on probation if he/she meets the following minimum admission requirements: An average for the last two years of 75 at AUB or its equivalent at other universities as determined by the Faculty, adequate English proficiency as established by the University (see page 488 of the 2002/2003 Catalogue), and at least two letters of recommendation from faculty familiar with the academic ability of the applicant. A student whose last semester’s grades are not included in the application is admitted on probation provided that s/he maintains an average of 75 for the last two years of undergraduate study. In addition an applicant who does not meet the above minimum requirements but appears to have reasonable potential for success as a graduate student, as manifested by appropriate practical experience or a high score on relevant standardized exam such as GRE, may be admitted on probation. A student admitted on probation has to complete nine credits of graduate level courses during the first two semesters of graduate studies, has to pass all courses, and has to attain a minimum cumulative average of 80 to become regular. If the student fails to meet any of these conditions, s/he will be dropped from the program.
3. Admission as a Prospective Graduate Student
This category is reserved for students applying to graduate study in a field other than that of their undergraduate major. An applicant is admitted as a prospective graduate student if s/he meets the following minimum admission requirements: An average of 75for the last two years at AUB or its equivalent at other universities, as determined by the Faculty, in their undergraduate study; demonstrated good performance in courses related to the field being sought; adequate English proficiency as established by the University (see page 488 of the 2002/2003 Catalogue), and at least two letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with the academic ability of the applicant. The Graduate Studies Committee shall act on the admission of prospective graduate students upon the recommendation of the department or program of the intended major. The department, or program of the intended major, recommends to the Graduate Studies Committee the supplementary undergraduate courses the applicant must take before consideration for admission to graduate work. Upon the completion of the supplementary undergraduate courses with an average of at least 80, the department or the academic unit may recommend to the Graduate Studies Committee the admission of the applicant to the graduate program. The supplementary courses must be completed within four consecutive semesters excluding summers.

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Academic Evaluation

· A student admitted on probation has to complete nine credits of graduate level courses during the first two semesters of graduate studies, has to pass all courses, and has to attain a minimum cumulative average of 80 to become regular. If the student fails to meet any of these conditions, s/he will be dropped from the program.

· A student is placed on probation if s/he attains a cumulative average of 70 or more, but less than 80. This probation must be removed at the end of the following term by attainment of a cumulative average of at least 80. If the student fails to remove the probation, the student will be dropped from the graduate program.

· A student is dropped from the graduate program if s/he attains a cumulative average of 70 or more, but less than 80, in any term and fails one course in that term. (This rule does not apply to the first term of study.)

· A student is dropped from the graduate program if s/he attains a cumulative average of less than 70 or fails two courses in one term.

· A student who accumulates two consecutive failures in the seminar course will be dropped from the faculty.

· A student dropped from a graduate program will not be allowed to re-enroll in the same program at any future date.

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Regulations For Graduate Students Taking Undergraduate Courses

· Graduate students required to take undergraduate courses must obtain a grade of at least 70 in each undergraduate course taken.

· If a student fails to obtain a grade of 70 in any of these undergraduate courses, the student is allowed to repeat that course only once.

· Failure to meet the above-stipulated requirements will result in the student’s being dropped from the graduate program.

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English Requirements

· Applicants to the graduate program, other than AUB graduates, must sit for the English Entrance Examination (EEE) or TOEFL.

· Applicants must score a minimum of 500 on the EEE or 575 on the TOEFL in order to be admitted to the graduate programs. Those scoring of 550 on the EEE or 600 on the TOEFL will be admitted without any further English requirements, while those scoring in the range of 500-549 on the EEE or 575-599 on the TOEFL must take the English Placement Test. Applicants placed in ENGL 102 will lose their acceptance. Applicants placed in ENGL 203 must obtain a minimum grade of 70 in this course at the end of the first semester of their enrollment in the graduate program, otherwise they will be dropped from the graduate program.

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Graduation Requirements

To be eligible for graduation with a master’s degree from the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, a graduate student must have
· satisfied promotion requirements throughout the program;
· completed the credit hours of course work required by the program;
· passed the comprehensive examination;
· completed thesis or project requirements, as appropriate; and
· met the residence requirements specified for the master’s degree in the section on Graduate Studies in this catalogue.
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