This page provides information for anyone applying to USEK.

Undergraduate and Graduate
You are about to submit your application form online to study at USEK.

Doctoral Studies
PhD candidates can submit the online postgraduate admission application here.

Book a “one -on-one” meeting with the doctoral senior recruitment coordinator for more information regarding our postgraduate programs at the USEK Doctoral College. 

Residency candidates can submit the online postgraduate admission application here.

You can now submit your request to participate in the shadowing activity through this link
*This activity is offered till the end of April 2024.

EXAM DATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Dates for the Language Proficiency Test for Admission with Scholarship:

• Saturday, March 2, 2024
• Saturday, April 6, 2024
• Saturday, May 11, 2024
• Thursday, May 23, 2024

Deadline for Admission with Scholarship: Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Exam dates for Regular Admission (all undergraduate programs except Engineering):

• Saturday, June 1, 2024
• Tuesday, June 11, 2024
• Friday, July 12, 2024
• Monday, July 29, 2024

Dates for the Competitive Entrance Exam for Regular Admission (in Engineering):

• Friday, June 14, 2024
• Friday, July 26, 2024

Exams and deadlines for graduate programs

• Friday, May 31, 2024 | Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024
• Monday, July 15, 2024 | Deadline: Monday, July 8, 2024.

Deadline for Admission by File Transfer for the Fall Semester 2024-2025

• Friday, July 26, 2024

exams and deadlines to register for postgraduate programs

• Wednesday, May 29, 2024 | Deadline to register: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
• Tuesday, July 2, 2024 | Deadline to register: Friday, June 7, 2024

For any questions, please feel free to contact us at admissions@usek.edu.lb (allowing 2 working days for email replies) or on our hotline +961 9 600 050 (8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.). 

EXEMPTIONS

English Proficiency Test Exemptions
Applicants who fit any of the conditions below are exempted from USEK’s English

Proficiency Test:

• Redesigned SAT I Evidence-based and Writing with a score of 550/800 or 16/24 on the Optional Essay.
• Institutional Paper-based TOEFL PBT with a score of 550/670.
• Computer-based TOEFL CBT with a score of 213/300.
• Internet-based TOEFL IBT with a score of 80/120.
• Cambridge First Certificate in English (now B2 First) with a score of C.
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 6/9.

French Proficiency Test Exemptions
Applicants who fit any of the conditions below are exempted from USEK’s French Proficiency Test:

• DELF (B2) or TCF (B2).
• An average ≥ 10/20 in French (Grades 10 and 11).

Program-specific Exemptions
Applicants who fit any of the conditions below are exempted from program-specific requirements:

• Architecture Programs
  Redesigned SAT I (Evidence-based Reading and Writing + Math) ≥ 1200/1600, or USEK Math Entrance Exam ≥ 70/100
• Business Programs
  Redesigned SAT I (Evidence-based Reading and Writing + Math) ≥ 1100/1600 or USEK Math Entrance Exam ≥ 70/100
• Humanities and Art Programs
  Redesigned SAT I (Evidence-based Reading and Writing) ≥ 550/800 or Essay SAT ≥ 16/24
• Engineering Programs
  Redesigned SAT I (Evidence-based Reading and Writing + Math) ≥ 1250/1600 (where Math ≥ 650) or USEK Engineering Entrance Exam ≥ 75/100
• Agricultural Engineering – Engineering Sciences – Food Engineering
  Redesigned SAT I (Evidence-based Reading and Writing + Math) ≥ 1100/1600 or USEK Math Entrance Exam ≥ 70/100
• Sciences Programs
  Redesigned SAT I (Evidence-based Reading and Writing + Math) ≥ 1100/1600 or USEK Math Entrance Exam ≥ 70/100