Freshman

Additional required documents from candidates applying to the freshman program include:

  • The official freshman permission from the Lebanese Ministry of Education and Higher Education
  • Official SAT I or ACT result
  • Official transcript for Grade 12

SAT or ACT results prior to admission as follow:

  • Science Track: A minimum of 950 on SAT or 17 on ACT
  • Arts Track: A minimum score of 870 on SAT  or 15 on ACT

PU Freshman English Language Criteria

Prospective applicants to PU must fulfill the University's Freshman English language proficiency requirements. This can be achieved by either participating in the PU Freshman English Language Placement Test or by submitting results from internationally recognized English language proficiency examinations (such as IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, or Duolingo).

Language assessments for Duolingo, TOEFL, SAT and IELTS:

PU English Level

Duolingo

TOEFL(IBT)

SAT(Evidence-Based Reading and Writing)

IELTS(Academic)

PU-INEG 200

Between 80-100

Between 55-69

Needs to sit for PU EPT if scoring less than 540

Between 4.5-5

PU-INEG 300

Less than 115

Less than 90

Between 5.5-6

PU-ENGL 101

115 or higher

90 or higher

540 or higher

6.5 or higher

Participation in an interview will also be required.

It is important to note that Freshman students can only be placed in the following PU English Levels: INEG 200, INEG 300, or ENGL 101.