Find the right path for you! Below, you can check the different types of admissions available.

Regular Admission

All applicants fulfilling the general admission requirements and language proficiency requirements are eligible to apply as a regular admission.

Admission With Scholarship

Admission with scholarship is only offered during the Early Admission period for the Fall Semester for current Grade 12 students who demonstrate excellent academic results during their last 3 years of high school.

Excellent academic results are equivalent to an average ≥14 for all the majors, and ≥15 for Engineering and Architecture programs.

You can check the various scholarships on offer based on your school grades through this link.

To apply for an admission scholarship, current Grade 12 students must upload their grades within the deadline mentioned on the Academic Calendar.

Applicants must sit for the English Proficiency Test and have a minimum English level equivalent to Level 2. Applicants who are assigned a Level 1 English remedial course must register in the Foundation Program first. Once completed, they can benefit from the scholarship offered, if any, during the first sophomore year. Therefore, the scholarship is not applicable for the Foundation Program.

Once the results are published, the file will be examined for scholarship eligibility and percentage audit. Applicants will be informed of the decision by email.

PS: Candidates applying for an admission with scholarship cannot retake the entrance exams.

Upgraded Admission with a Scholarship

Applicants who benefit from an excellence scholarship can get an upgrade in 3 cases:

a. Based on the official exams results:
- Applicants who pass the Lebanese Baccalaureate or an equivalent diploma with an average ≥17 for Lebanese Baccalaureate and ≥17 for the French Baccalaureate can benefit from a 75% scholarship upgrade, provided that they apply during the Early Admission period and fulfill admission requirements.
- Applicants must provide their official baccalaureate grades once announced (unofficial transcript) before the end of August to benefit from an upgrade.

b. Based on Grade 12 ranking:
- Applicants who rank first by the end of Grade 12 can benefit from a 100% scholarship covering the whole program, provided that they meet the needed regulations and conditions. The scholarship does not cover registration and NSSF fees, as well as the Summer Session.
- Applicants who rank second in class can benefit from a 50% excellence scholarship, valid for two consecutive semesters, provided that they meet the conditions. The excellence scholarship does not cover the registration, operational, and NSSF fees. as well as the Summer Session.
- To benefit from the upgrade, the applicant must obtain a document issued by the school, mentioning their ranking in the final year transcript, and submit it to the Admissions Office within the mentioned deadline.

c. Based on SAT scores:
- An additional 10% will be applied to the excellence scholarship for holders of SAT scores ≥1350.
- Only students who applied during the Early Admission period and received an excellence scholarship can benefit from an additional percentage based on their SAT scores.

N.B: For any modifications to the submitted application and scholarship, candidates must send their requests by the end of June 2025 and their official exams results by the end of August 2025.

Admission by file transfer

Applicants who have previously studied at another university accredited by the Lebanese government or in a technical institute can apply as a transfer admission to check the potential transferrable courses.

The documents required to apply as a transfer applicant are:

• a detailed description of the courses taken (specifying the number of credits and the number of hours per credit).
• an official university transcript (including the total GPA).
• the Lebanese Baccalaureate certificate or its equivalency.

Once the needed documents are submitted, the file will be examined for eligibility and the candidate will be informed of the transfer decision as issued by USEK’s Admissions and Transfer Committee.