Looking Forward to Fall 2020
Dear Students,
Our goal for the Fall 2020 semester is to uphold your safety while providing you with the best learning environment. For this purpose, LAU will be delivering most of the courses in a hybrid mode, which consists of on-campus classes once a week in a safe environment while learning the remaining parts of the course online. Our faculty are currently preparing their courses to be delivered in the most effective way, taking advantage of the best of both online and face-to-face teaching methods. The major course components of freshman and first year courses will be delivered in-person, while labs will also be offered mostly face-to-face with some of their lecture or instruction type components delivered online to minimize contact.
We are working relentlessly with all of our faculty members to ensure the best quality of education in these daring times. Our Emergency Health Response Committee (EHRC) also continues to work with everyone to adapt to any developments in the pandemic and enhance our understanding of the virus to ensure the safety of the whole LAU community. The on-campus presence of our students will follow strict social distancing measures and the use of masks and sanitizers. In case the pandemic situation deteriorates, LAU will effectively transition to a well-prepared fully online learning delivery of courses.
In light of the prevailing situation and travel restrictions, the University will also allow international students, Lebanese students living abroad, and students with medical conditions who cannot be present on campus in Fall 2020 to complete their courses remotely by registering in courses that are primarily online. In addition, online courses will not be restricted by campus, allowing students from either campus to register for any offered online course. Finally, it is important for you to know that alternative grading (P/NP), which was offered exceptionally during Spring and Summer 2020, will no longer be an option in Fall 2020.
Sincerely,
George Nasr
Provost