AUB-EN - AUB English Entrance Examination

It is the AUB English Entrance Examination, an English proficiency test associated with the American University of Beirut and listed in the AUB site navigation with a separate results page. Its purpose is to establish whether a candidate's English is adequate for English-medium university study. This page is an independent guide and is not officially affiliated with AUB.

The official format could not be verified: the AUB admissions page for the English Entrance Exam currently returns a "Page Not Found" error, so section structure, item counts, and whether any writing sample is included are unknown here. Check the AUB Testing Center page and the Admissions English Requirements page for the current structure before you prepare.

Duration, scoring scale, and passing threshold are not stated in the source available to us, so we do not publish figures. Treat any specific numbers you see elsewhere as unverified until you confirm them with the AUB Testing Center. Plan for a timed sitting and ask about timing accommodations well in advance if you need them.

Difficulty depends on the level AUB requires for your program and on your starting level. Expect university-entry English: extended reading passages, vocabulary in context, grammar accuracy, and clear writing. Candidates who read English daily and write regularly generally find the reading and writing demands manageable; those who rarely read long texts usually find timing the hardest part.

The retake policy is not confirmed in the source we retrieved, so we cannot state how many attempts are allowed, how soon you may re-sit, or what fee applies. Contact the AUB Testing Center directly for the current rule. In the meantime, prepare as if you have one attempt, and address your weakest skill first.

Start with a diagnostic: one timed reading passage and one short essay, scored honestly. Then work in this order: vocabulary in context, sentence-level grammar, longer reading comprehension under time pressure, and finally timed writing with review. Finish with full timed practice and error analysis rather than new material in the last week.

Running out of time on reading because of slow, word-by-word decoding; misreading question stems and answering from memory rather than the passage; weak control of sentence structure in writing; and ignoring instructions such as word limits. Most of these are fixable with timed practice and a review log of your recurring errors.

AUB lists an AUB-EN Results page and a Testing Center page in its site navigation, and a separate Admissions English Requirements page. Use those official pages for dates, fees, results, and requirements. Because the admissions exam page we checked returned a 404 error, verify every logistical detail there before relying on it.