Finalize registration & payment
Step 1. Pay the deposit
To be able to register, you are required to pay a deposit at least 2 working days before your registration date.
- New students: You will find a deposit slip in your Offer of Admission.
- Current students: Every fall: Log in to banner > “Student Services & Financial Aid” the click on “Student Record” and choose “Print Statement of Deposit”. Print 2 copies. No action required at this stage.
Step 2. Arrange for transportation (Optional for Byblos students only)
To facilitate the daily commute of Byblos students, LAU provides a bus shuttle as follows:
- Beirut-Byblos-Beirut. Bus leaves Beirut campus at 6:30am. Return time to be announced.
- Tripoli-Byblos-Tripoli. Bus leaves Tripoli (Saht Al Noor) at 6:30am. Return time to be announced.
Signing up for this service will add a fee to your statement of fees (check the current amounts).
This is done during the registration process at the beginning of each semester. Fill out the application and e-mail it to logistics.byblos@lau.edu.lb.
- Date & Time: June 3- June 14, 2013
- Location: Tohme-Rizk Bldg. 206
For more information, contact Ms. Asmahan Wehbe (ext. 2137) or Ms. Praline Slaiby (ext. 2136 & 2816).
Step 3. Book a parking slot for your car (Optional for Byblos students only)
Log in to Banner> “Student Services & Financial Aid”
- Click on “Student Records” and choose “Student Parking Request”
- Note that you must be currently enrolled in Byblos campus and there are vacant parking spaces
- Select the semester you are enrolled in and click “Continue”
- Fill in your car and insurance info and click “Submit”
- Send a copy of your driving license, the car registration document and the insurance policy to the Auxiliary Services Office in Tohme-Rizk Bldg. room 206
- Once your request is approved, the parking fees will be automatically charged to your account and will appear on your statement of fees
For summer 2013, you can apply starting June 18, 2013 at 9:00 a.m.
Parking lot rules:
- Dorm residents park in Block B and their parking fee is already incorporated in the housing fees.
- Campus parking lots are restricted to cars with LAU permits only.
- Permit should be affixed on the windshield - passenger side.
- Permit is non-endorsable, non-transferable.
- Cars should be parked properly in the areas designated for students.
- Parking is prohibited in reserved areas for faculty/staff or other restricted ones.
- Speed limit in the campus is 30 km/h.
- Blocking entrance to building and driveway is prohibited.
- Parked cars constituting a threat to safety are subject to being towed away at owner’s expense.
- Parking violation issued more than twice per semester will result in cancellation of the parking permit.
- No vehicle will be allowed to enter the campus and park without valid sticker.
- Accepting the parking permit, the student acknowledges that LAU assumes no liability for theft or damages to vehicles parked in the campus.
For more information, contact Ms. Asmahan Wehbe (ext. 2137) or Ms. Praline Slaiby (ext. 2136 & 2816).
Note: In Beirut, on-campus parking is not available to students.
Step 4. Activate your financial aid (For students on financial aid)
If you’re on the work-study program, you will be assigned an office soon after classes start. The number of hours you were given will be deducted from your payment for this semester.
When: June 18-25, 2013 (9am-1pm)
Where: Financial Aid & Scholarships Office (Beirut: Shanon bldg., 3rd floor/ Byblos: Tohme-Rizk 303)
You should pass by the Business Office in the following cases:
- You are sponsored by foundations, embassies, Lebanese army or other institutions.
- You are a cross-registered student from other university.
- You are an Intensive English student, you need to get an exemption from the late registration fee.
Step 5. Sign the loan note (For students who have loans)
Regular full-time students on financial aid registered in a minimum of 12 credits should activate their financial aid and then sign their loan note online.
To do so, log in to Banner > “Student Services & Financial Aid”
- Choose “Student Records”.
- Click on “sign loan promissory note” and press on the “Agree” button. Otherwise, you will have a hold which will prevent you from printing your statement of fees and finalizing your payment.
Step 6. Defer your payments (Optional)
Regular full-time students registered in a minimum of 12 credits may defer their tuition fees payment online.
To do so, log in to Banner> “Student Services & Financial Aid”:
- Choose “Student Records”.
- Choose “Deferred Payment Request” (This will display the “student deferred payment form” which will indicate the first payment and the deferred payment amounts with their due dates).
- Click on the “Proceed” button and confirm that you agree on the deferred payment request.
- If you do NOT agree on the deferred payment, you should log out.
- If you are a student with financial aid, you should activate your financial aid at the Financial Aid and Scholarships office BEFORE requesting the online deferred payment to be eligible to for a 50% deferral.
Graduate students
If you have a graduate assistantship and would like to benefit from the deferred payment online, you must confirm with your School that your name was sent to the Business Office to ensure that the amount of assistantship will be included in the deferred payment amount.
Please note that:
- A $50 deferred payment fee will be charged to all students who do not have financial aid, graduate assistantship or who are not sponsored by a third party.
- Students registered in less than 12 credits and students registered in Intensive English are NOT allowed to defer their payments.
Step 7. Print your statement (Starting June 24, Payment deadline: July 1)
- Log in to Banner.
- Login with your username and password.
- Choose Student Services and Financial Aid.
- Choose Student Record.
- Choose Print Statement of Fees.
- The statement of fees will appear on the screen. Print two copies. (Here’s a sample.)
You must pay the amount indicated as “total due.”
Step 8. Pay your fees at the bank
To pay your tuition and fees, take the two copies of the statement to any branch of one of the banks mentioned on your statement.
You can pay in cash (LBP or USD) or by banker’s/certified check paid to the order of the bank-LAU account (for example, “Bank Med-LAU account”).
The bank will give you back one of the copies. Don’t lose it!
Step 9. Pay your deferred payment (At a later stage)
Once your second payment is due:
- Print 2 copies of your statement of fees (SOF) as indicated in step 8 above.
- You may pay an amount equal to or less than the “Total Due” amount of your SOF.
- After the deadline, a monthly penalty of 0.75% will be added to the unpaid balance.
- If you intend to pay after the deadline, do not print your billing invoice before that date as the 0.75% penalty will not be included in your payment, but will be charged to your account.
- Payment should be in the form of cash, certified checks or banker’s checks drawn on the Central Bank of Lebanon. Payment by personal check will not be accepted.
- Check your account on the web after one week of payment to make sure that the amount paid was processed correctly.
- You should note that if you have an unpaid balance, a “Financial Hold” will be placed on your record and you will not be allowed to complete registration for next semester, receive transcripts, statements or degree until the account is fully settled.
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