Registrar’s Office

Forms and Petitions

Registration and Records

Change of Major

The Change of Major form is used by students to apply to a new major, replacing the current major in which the student is enrolled in.

Students may not submit a Change of Major form in their first semester at LAU.

Conditions:

  • In case the Change of Major form is approved, the student will have the option of dropping from the Grade Point Average (GPA) computation the grades of three courses taken at LAU (up to 9 credits), belonging to the requirements of the old major and not needed in the new major. Only grades B- and below can be deleted.
  • Students must submit an online request (”Permission for excluding grades from GPA Computation”) to have their grades deleted no later than one semester of the change of major, provided they are enrolled in the new major, and not after graduating, or after leaving the university for more than 2 consecutive semesters. This rule applies for changes of major within the same school, or when a student transfers from one school to another.
  • Students who benefited from the above stated rule cannot return to their old major, and cannot request to change their major again to any major which requires a course whose grade was previously deleted from the GPA computation.
  • Students who are requesting to change to a major in the School of Engineering are advised to refer to this online guide and make sure they satisfy the requirements before submitting the form.

Change/Add/Delete Emphasis

The Change/Add/Delete Emphasis form is used by students to add, change, or delete an emphasis from their major.

Accordingly, the student can either:

  • Add a new emphasis. To note that the student can have more than one active emphasis.
  • Change an existing emphasis to another one.
  • Delete an emphasis entirely.

Please note that students cannot submit a Change/Add/Delete Emphasis form in their first semester at LAU.

Conditions:

  • In case the student is adding a second emphasis, an additional 12 credits are required for the second emphasis pending Council of Deans decision.
  • The requirements of all active emphases should be completed before a student earns his/her degree.

Declare a Minor

The Declare a Minor form is used by students to add a minor to their record.

Please note that students cannot declare a minor in their first semester at LAU.

Conditions:

  • The requirements of the minor should be completed before a student earns his/her degree.
  • For fulfilling the requirements of a minor, a student must take a minimum of 9 credits relevant to the minor from outside his/her program of study.
  • Students pursuing a second bachelor’s degree (i.e. returning to the university after the completion of the first degree), should submit the declaration of a minor form before completing the first term of the second degree.

Change/Cancel Minor

The Change/Cancel Minor form is used by students to change from one minor to another or to remove a minor entirely.

Withdrawal WP/WF (Within Deadline)

Students can submit a Withdrawal WP/WF Form to willingly withdraw from courses during a specific deadline.

Please note that the decision of whether a course is set as WP or WF is up to the course instructor.

WP: Withdrawal Pass. This means that the course was withdrawn successfully and it will not count as an attempt to complete the course.

WF: Withdrawal Fail. This means that the course was withdrawn successfully but it will count as an attempt to pass the course. As per the Academic Rules and Procedures, students are allowed to repeat a course up to 2 times (i.e. students are given 3 chances to pass a course).

Waive Remedial Requirements

Students can submit a Waive Remedial Requirements form to remove remedial requirements, which were stated as required in the student’s acceptance letter.

Students can apply for this form in case they are changing from one major to another and the remedial courses from the previous major are not required for the new major.

Permission to Pay Tuition After Course Cancellation

Students submit a Permission to Pay Tuition After Course Cancellation form when they want to settle the fees of the semester in which their courses were cancelled.

Courses are cancelled once the deadline for payment passes without the student having made the required payment.

Upon submitting this form and the payment being settled by the student, Registrar’s Office re-instates the student’s cancelled courses to his/her record.

Dual Concurrent Degree

Students submit a Dual Concurrent Degree form in case they want to add another major to their record.

The form is accessible only after the student requests access and approval from the Registrar’s Office.

Students can apply for this form only if 24 core requirement credits have been completed from the first major.

If accepted, the student will have 2 active majors at the same time.

Please note that the student must complete the requirements of both majors in order to graduate and receive her/his degrees.

Intercampus Transfer

Students can submit an Intercampus Transfer form when they want to transfer from one LAU campus to another.

Once the transfer request is accepted, the student must register for, at least, two regular semesters (fall and spring) in the new campus, before he/she is allowed to transfer back to the previous campus.

Intercampus Cross-Registration

Students can submit an Intercampus Cross-Registration form when they want to register for a course in a campus different than the student’s campus.

Example: A student belonging to the Beirut campus wants to register for a course being offered on the Byblos campus.

This form can only be submitted during the drop/add period.

At least 50 percent of regular semester credits must be taken at the student’s campus of origin. This condition applies for regular semesters only (i.e. fall and spring semesters). During the summer term, students can cross-register for as many credits as they wish, within the limit allowed by the student’s course load regulation.

Break Repeat Rule

In case a student fails the same course 3 times and wants to attempt to pass it again, then the student must submit the Break Repeat Rule petition.

As per the LAU Academic Rules and Procedures, LAU students can attempt to complete a course up to 3 times. In case a student fails the same course 3 times, then he/she is obliged to either change their major or leave the university (depending on the case).

Grace Semester for Eligible Students

Students can apply for a Grace Semester petition in case they are at risk of dismissal and only have 12 credits left to graduate their undergraduate program.

Time Limit Extensions

These forms/petitions are for requests related to extending deadlines for completing requirements.

Time Limit Extension for Remedial Requirements

Students submit the Time Limit Extension for Remedial Requirements petition in case more time is needed to complete remedial requirements or upon change of major.

To note that remedial requirements are stated in the student’s acceptance letter.

Extension for Incomplete Deadline

Students submit the Extension for Incomplete Deadline petition in case more time is needed to fulfill the course requirements, usually due to unforeseen circumstances.

Thesis/Project Deadline Extension

For students registered in Thesis/Project courses, the Thesis/Project Deadline Extension petition is available in case more time is needed to complete the requirements of the thesis/project.

Note that if the petition is approved, the student must register for the thesis/project extension (0.5 credits) for each extended semester and pay the corresponding fees.

Time Limit Extension Beyond 6 Years for Graduate Programs (Only Once)

Graduate (master’s) students can submit the Time Limit Extension beyond 6 years for Graduate programs petition in cases where more than 6 years are needed to complete all requirements.

This petition is reviewed on a case-by-case basis and can be submitted only once.

Returnees

These forms/petitions are for requests related to former LAU students returning to LAU (non-graduated students).

Returnee Application (Graduate/Undergraduate)

The Returnee Application Form allows previous (i.e. currently non-registered) LAU students to re-apply to LAU.

If the student has a financial hold from the previous terms, he/she must contact the Business Office before proceeding with this request.

If the returnee attended another university during the period in which he/she left LAU, then the student might be eligible to transfer credits for the courses taken at the other university. The process is initiated by the student and directed to the Registrar’s Office. Note that LAU does not accept transfer credits for returnees from AUST and LIU.

Re-Admission After Dismissal

The Re-Admission After Dismissal petition allows dismissed LAU students to re-apply to LAU.

Students can do this only after completing three years of academic work in another university whose credits may be transferred to LAU, or after completing seven years of work experience.

Re-Admission After Suspension

The Re-Admission After Suspension petition allows suspended LAU students to re-apply to LAU.

At least one of the below conditions must be met before the student applies for this petition:

  1. The student has spent at least one semester at another institution of higher learning recognized by LAU, and completed a minimum of 12 credits with a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher:
    • The student has to submit an official transcript of grades from that college or university.
    • Students are urged to seek advice from the Registrar’s Office about institutions whose credits may be transferred to LAU.
  2. The student has spent one full calendar year outside LAU and engaged in activities that may improve his/her chances for academic success.
  3. The student passes the special program of remedial courses at the Academy of Continuing Education.

Credit Transfers from Other Universities

These forms/petitions are for requests related to credits transferred from other universities.

Transfer of Credits

Please refer to the “Transfer of Credits” section.

Re-Evaluation of Transferred Credits

The Re-Evaluation of Transferred Credits petition allows transfer students to request a re-evaluation for already transferred credits from other universities.

Students submit this petition in case they believe that a transferred course can be counted for a course other than the one that was initially assigned.

Approval/Prior-Approval for Transferring Courses from Other Universities (If Not Within the Last 30 Credits)

Students submit this Approval/Prior-Approval petition in case they want to transfer courses they are planning to complete or have already completed at other universities, on condition that the student has more than 30 credits left to complete at LAU.