PRE-APPLICATION REVIEW DOCUMENT (SUBMITTED NOVEMBER, 2000) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. CHARTER/AUTHORITY 1.1 Certificate of Incorporation of The Trustees of the Syrian Protestant College April 24, 1863 2. MISSION STATEMENT 2.1 American University of Beirut Mission Statement 3. GOVERNING BOARD 3.1 Corporate Bylaws of American University of Beirut 3.2 Description of the structure, authority and autonomy of the governing board 3.3 Members of the Board of Trustees, April, 2000 4. INCOME/EXPENDITURES 4.1 2000/2001 Budget 4.2 Statements about projections for expenditures over fy02 and fy03 5. F INANCIAL STATEMENTS 5.1 Financial Statements June 30, 1998 and 1997 (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon, dated January 8, 1999) 5.2 KPMG Management Presentation, March 16, 1999 5.3 Financial Statements September 30, 1999 and June 30, 1998 (With Independent Auditors Report Thereon, dated March 1, 2000) 5.4 KPMG Management Letter, April 24,2000, with recommendations for 1999 and for 1998 5.5 Budgeting procedures, ongoing budget review process and strategic five-year plan 5.6 Minutes of The Meeting of The Finance And Budget Committee of the Board of Trustees, March 14, 2000 6. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION 6.1 Chief Executive Officer 6.2 Organization chart 6.3 Continuity of leadership 7. FACULTY AND STAFF 7.1 Profile of current instructional staff 7.2 Instructional staff list, with teaching loads 7.3 Faculty/staff handbooks 7.3.1 Academic Manual (Appendix III) 7.3.2 Personnel Manual for Non-academic Employees (Appendix IV) 7.3.3 Summary Information Guide for Prospective Faculty Members (Appendix V) 8. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 8.1 Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Bachelor of Science in Landscape Design and Eco-Management Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics
8.1.1 Department of Agricultural Economics and Development Master of Science in Agricultural Economics 8.1.2 Department of Animal Sciences Master of Science in Animal Sciences Master of Science in Poultry Science 8.1.3 Department of Crop Production and Protection Master of Science in Crop Production Master of Science in Plant Protection 8.1.4 Department of Food Technology and Nutrition Master of Science in Nutrition Master of Science in Food Technology 8.1.5 Department of Soils, Irrigation and Mechanization Master of Science in Irrigation Master of Science in Mechanization Master of Science in Soil Science 8.2 Faculty of Arts and Sciences 8.2.1 Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Master of Arts in Arabic Language and Literature 8.2.2 Department of Biology Bachelor of Science in Biology Master of Science in Biology 8.2.3 Center for Arab and Middle East Studies Master of Arts in Modern Middle Eastern Studies 8.2.4 Department of Chemistry Bachelor of Science in Chemistry Master of Science in Chemistry 8.2.5 Civilization Sequence Program 8.2.6 Department of Economics Bachelor of Arts in Economics Master of Arts in Economics 8.2.7 Department of Education Bachelor of Arts in Education/Elementary Teaching Diploma in Elementary Education Teaching Diploma in Secondary Education Diploma in Special Education Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership Master of Arts in Education/Mathematics Master of Arts in Education/ Psychological Tests and Measurements Master of Arts in Education/Teaching English as a Foreign Language Master of Arts in Education/School Guidance Master of Arts in Education/Science Education Master of Arts in Education/ Administration and Policy Studies 8.2.8 Department of English Bachelor of Arts in English Language Bachelor of Arts in English Literature Master of Arts in English Language Master of Arts in English Literature 8.2.9 Department of Geology Bachelor of Science in Geology Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Studies
Master of Science in Geology 8.2.10 Department of History and Archaeology Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology Bachelor of Arts in History Master of Arts in Archaeology Master of Arts in History 8.2.11 Institute of Money and Banking Master of Money and Banking 8.2.12 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics Bachelor of Science in Mathematics Bachelor of Science in Statistics Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Master of Arts is Computer Science Master of Arts in Mathematics Master of Science in Mathematics 8.2.13 Department of Philosophy Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy Master of Arts in Philosophy 8.2.14 Department of Physics Bachelor of Science in Physics Master of Science in Physics 8.2.15 Department of Political Studies and Public Administration Bachelor of Arts in Political Studies Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration Master of Arts in Political Studies Master of Arts in Public Administration 8.2.16 Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences Bachelor of Arts in Psychology Bachelor of Arts in Sociology-Anthropology Master of Arts in Psychology Master of Arts in Anthropology Master of Arts in Sociology 8.3 School of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration Master of Business Administration 8.4 Faculty of Engineering and Architecture 8.4.1 Department of Architecture and Design Bachelor of Architecture Bachelor of Graphic Design Master in Urban Design Master in Urban Planning 8.4.2 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering Master of Engineering in Environmental Technology Master of Engineering in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering 8.4.3 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer and Communications Engineering Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering Master of Computer and Communications Engineering Master of Electric Power Engineering Master of Electronics, Devices and Systems Engineering 8.4.4 Department of Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Master of Mechanical Engineering Master of Mechanical Engineering, Applied Energy Master of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Manufacturing Master of Mechanical Engineering, Thermal and Fluid Sciences 8.4.5 Engineering Management Program Master of Engineering Management 8.5 Faculty of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology Master of Public Health one year program Master of Science in Public Health two year program Master of Science in Population Studies 8.6 Faculty of Medicine and School of Nursing Master of Science in Biochemistry Master of Science in Human Morphology Master of Science in Microbiology and Immunology Master of Science in Pharmacology and Therapeutics Master of Science in Physiology Doctor of Medicine Bachelor of Science in Nursing RN-BS in Nursing 8.7 Interfaculty Programs Master of Science in Neuroscience Master of Science in Environmental Sciences Master of Science in Nutrition 8.8 Plan for Outcomes Assessment 8.8.1 Long term planning 8.8.2 Current assessment of student learning 8.8.3 Performance Review for Non-academic Personnel 9. GENERAL EDUCATION/LIBERAL ARTS 9.1 General education at AUB (Catalogue 2000-2001) 10. LIBRARY AND OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES 10.1 Library/learning resources 10.2 Access to and utilization of resources 10.3 Instructional locations and formats 10.4 Educational programs 10.5 Inter-institutional agreements 11. STUDENTS AND STUDENT SERVICES
11.1 Profile of current students by age, gender and nationality 11.2 Student Handbook and other student support documents (see also APPENDIX VI) Admissions Information, Application and Introduction Application for Special and Visiting Students Counseling Center Financial Aid Guidance and Counseling Guide to Freshman Year Job Fair information On-Campus Student Housing Open House Report 1. PHYSICAL FACILITIES 12.1 Physical facilities overview 12.2 University buildings 12.3 Ownership 12.4 Rental agreements and lease agreements 12.5 Insurance coverage and policies 13. ADMISSIONS 13.1Admissions philosophy and practices APPENDICES APPENDIX I APPENDIX II Minutes of the Annual Meeting of The Board of Trustees, including Committee Minutes, March 2000 Modes of Assessment used by representative departments APPENDIX III Compilation of Policies for Academic Manual ( 7.3.1) APPENDIX IV Personnel Manual for Non-academic Employees (7.3.2) APPENDIX V Summary Information Guide for Prospective Faculty Members (7.3.3) APPENDIX VI Preliminary draft of student handbook, October, 2000; other student service documents and publications (11.2) APPENDIX VII Real Estate Plots (12.3) APPENDIX VIII Insurance Policies (12.4) ADDENDA ACADEMIC MANUAL OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, October 2000 (8.4) (one copy provided) FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES REPORT, FALL 2000, The Faculty of Health Sciences Asks: Who are our students? Where are our graduates? (8.5) (one copy provided)
ADMISSIONS MATERIALS (three envelopes provided, in support of 13.1) PERSONNEL OFFICE BOOKLETS (three envelopes provided, in support of 7.3)