The LUMS BSc (Hons) programme of School of Humanities and Social Sciences / Suleman Dawood School of Business is a four year degree. offering three specializations. The objective of the BSc (Hons) curriculum is to impart a broad-based education, which while meeting our national needs, is of an international standard. The freshman courses concentrate on building foundation skills in mathematics, language, natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. These courses prepare the students for more advanced courses in subsequent years.

The BSc (Hons) Programme at LUMS offers courses in the following major areas:

• Accounting and Finance

• Economics

• Economics and Mathematics

• Politics and Economics

• Social Sciences

The normal duration of the BSc (Honours) Programme is four years. After enrolment, the courses must be completed within six years. Courses and degree requirements are computed in terms of units. Each unit involves 10 hours of class interaction in a quarter. For the BSc (Honours) degree a total of 180 units are required. A minimum of 12 units are required for maintaining full-time status in regular quarters. There is no such requirement for the summer quarter. A regular quarter is covered over eleven weeks while the summer quarter is six weeks long.

Students can combine a variety of different complementary subjects, while having the flexibility of selecting courses to suit their needs and interests. Course requirements for each area of specialization are designed to ensure that students acquire a background in liberal arts and sciences, as well as significant proficiency in their major field.

Courses are grouped by subject areas and are specified as either core (compulsory) or elective (optional). The study plan may be structured in a variety of ways although it is advisable to complete the core subjects before selecting electives.

a) Applicants who have completed FA/FSc, A’ Levels, High School Diploma, or IB must satisfy any one of the following academic qualifications:

• Matric & FA (with at least 60% marks) / FSc (with at least 65% marks)  
• O' Levels results (in at least 6 subjects) & Advanced Level (at least 2 Bs and 1 C grade in three principal subjects. There should be no more than 1 C grade and no grade less than a C across these three principal subjects). No credit will be given for any Advanced Subsidiary, General Paper. 
• American High School Diploma (at least 80%) 
• International Baccalaureate(at least 30 or above points out of 45)
• Any other equivalent qualification (minimum acceptable scores will be determined by the Admissions Committee). The decision of the Admissions Committee will be final.

b) Those applicants whose FA/FSc, A’ Level, High School Diploma or IB grades have not yet been completed and are expecting their final result in July/August 2008 will be considered for conditional admission, and conditional offers will be made to successful applicants based on their academic performance of 11 years of education. They must satisfy one of the following academic qualifications:

• Matric & FA 1st year (at least 60% marks) /FSc 1st year (with at least 65% marks) 
• O’ Levels results (in at least six subjects)
• American High School Diploma (9th, 10th, & 11th year) results with at least 80% marks 
•  IB (first year) results

Those applicants who are made a conditional offer for admission must subsequently meet one of the following conditions for admission:

•  FA (at least 60%) / FSc (at least 65%) * Advanced Level (at least 2 Bs and 1 C grade in three principal subjects. There should be no more than 1 C grade and no grade less than a C across these three principal subjects). No credit will be given for any Advanced Subsidiary, General Paper.  
• American High School Diploma (Minimum requirement will be communicated to the student by the Admissions Committee)  
• International Baccalaureate (at least 30 or above points out of 45)

Only those applicants who satisfy the minimum requirement in terms of their academic record as mentioned above are allowed to apply for the test.

All applicants residing in Pakistan need to take the LUMS Common Admission Test (LCAT). For admission in the fall 2008 session, the LCAT will be conducted only once, i.e. on the 2nd of March 2008. LCAT is compulsory for all applicants except: Foreign nationals  Overseas Pakistani nationals  Applicants residing in Pakistan having more than 2100 score in the new SAT I and with one of the following academic qualifications:  O' Levels with 6 A grades  Matric with 80% marks and FA (1st year/ final year) with 70% marks /FSc (1st year/ final year)with 75% marks  American High School Diploma (at least 90%)

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Fee
The fee structure for the academic year 2008-2009 is as follows:
Sample Fee Calculation
ONE TIME EXPENSES Fee Pak Rs. US $ [1]     Admission 20,000 500     Security (Refundable) 10,000 250     TOTAL 30,000 750
ANNUAL EXPENSES Fee Pak Rs. US $ [1]     Registration, Computing, Extracurricular Activities 19,000 475     Tuition* 255,000 6,375     TOTAL 304,000 7,600
[1] For overseas nationals * The tuition fee will depend on the number of units to be taken in a year. The average number of units taken per year is 51. Students will be responsible for buying their own books and other reading material. Estimated expenses in this connection are Rs 250-350 per unit.
Hostel Dues
Fee Pak Rs. Registration (Non-refundable. One time expense) 1,000 Monthly charges (Excluding food) 3,350 Security (Refundable) 10,000 * The average expense on food is Rs 4,500/month for students living on campus
The University reserves the right to change its fee at any time without prior notice.