Decree of March 31st 2004 defining higher education, favoring its integration in the European framework of higher education and refinancing universities.
The admission requirements have to be met at the time of enrolment at the university.
All information can be obtained from the University’s Enrolment Office (Service des inscriptions – SIC).
General conditions
Special conditions
Language examination: knowledge of the French language (Pedagogical Master’s degree)
Students with one of the following qualifications have access to studies leading to the award of a Master’s degree:
- an undergraduate (first-cycle) degree in the same field of study;
- the same Master’s (second-cycle) degree, but with a different specialization;
- a university degree, in accordance with a decision by the academic authorities and subject to the additional conditions that they lay down;
- a “long-type” degree that gives access to Master’s studies, in accordance with a decision by the Government and subject to the additional conditions that it lays down;
- a degree comparable to those mentioned above, issued under the same conditions by the Flemish Community of Belgium, the German Community of Belgium or the Royal Military Academy;
- a degree obtained abroad and deemed equivalent to those mentioned above.
By way of derogation, Master’s programmes are also open to students who, in order to obtain their undergraduate degree in the same field of study, still have to gain no more than 12 credits and are registered for those courses. However, students admitted on these terms cannot be passed by the Master’s Examination Board until they have met the admission requirements in full and have obtained the necessary undergraduate degree.
- Access to the 2nd cycle on the basis of a “short-cut”:
- Access to the 2nd cycle of university for those students who have a short-type non-university higher education degree
- Access to the 2nd cycle of university for those students who have a long-type non-university higher education degree
- Access to the 2nd cycle on the basis of the enhancement of the knowledge and competence acquired by personal and professional experience:
With the aim of acceding 2nd-cycle studies, the jury of these studies can enhance the knowledge and competence acquired by their personal and professional experience.
This useful experience must correspond to at least 5 years of activities, without taking into account the years of higher-education study that were not passed successfully. At the end of an evaluation procedure organized by the academic authorities, the jury will decide whether the skills and knowledge of the student are sufficient to be able to follow these studies successfully (*).
- For those students who have an academic grade from a Belgian university or a foreign title or grade (which does not give access to studies in this particular year on the basis of the general conditions mentioned above), access to the 2nd basic cycle on the basis of a enhancement of 180 ECTS credits by the admissions jury (personalized admission on the basis of a file). (*)
(*) At the end of the admissions procedure organized by the competent jury and subject to the conditions fixed by the academic authorities, the student may follow complementary studies that make up a maximum of 60 supplementary credits. In case the supplementary workload of this student exceeds 15 credits, this training is considered to be a preparatory year. It does not lead to a degree and is considered to be the last year of a 1st cycle that gives access to the studies aimed at.
Language examination: knowledge of the French language
No student can be admitted to any one year of a Pedagogical Master’s degree if they have not passed an examination attesting to a sufficient knowledge of the French language.
In the event of the divergence between the different linguistic versions of the present conditions, the French version shall prevail
- University Bachelors
- Non university Bachelors
- Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
- Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
- Adults taking up their university training
- Personalized access
University Bachelors |
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| UCL Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in engineering [180.0] | Minor in biomedical engineering | Direct access | |
| Bachelor in engineering [180.0] | Access with additional training | Students who have neither majored nor minored in the field of their civil engineering Master’s degree, must submit a written application in which they list their detailed course curriculum (list of course work and marks year by year) to the programme commission. The commission will then suggest a programme in keeping with the student’s previous course of study with the possible addition of a maximum of 15 supplemental credits. | |
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Bachelor in chemical sciences [180.0] Bachelor in physics [180.0] Bachelor in mathematics [180.0] Bachelor in biology [180.0] Bachelor in geography, main stream [180.0] Bachelor in bioengineering [180.0] |
Access with additional training | The jury may admit candidates with excellent academic records and training on the basis of their written application provided that they integrate a maximum of 60 additional credits into their Master’s degree programme. A minor in engineering sciences (biomedical engineering) is considered an advantage for candidates seeking this type of admission. |
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| Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in engineering | With specific options in former institution related to biomedical engineering | Direct access | |
| Bachelor in engineering | Access with additional training | Students with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering sciences (with a focus on civil engineering) who have not taken the equivalent of a minor in biomedical engineering must submit a written application to the biomedical programme commission in which they list their detailed course curriculum (list of course work and marks year by year). The jury will suggest a programme in keeping with the student’s previous course of study with the possible addition of a maximum of 15 supplemental credits. | |
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Bachelor in chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology or geography Bachelor in bio-engineering |
With specific options in former institution related to biomedical engineering | Access with additional training | The jury may admit candidates with excellent academic records and training on the basis of their written application provided that they integrate a maximum of 60 additional credits into their Master’s degree programme. A minor in engineering sciences (biomedical) is considered an advantage for candidates seeking this type of admission. |
| Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium | |||
| Bachelor in engineering | With specific options in former institution related to biomedical engineering | Direct access | |
| Bachelor in engineering | Access with additional training | Students who have no specialisation in biomedical engineering must submit a written application to the programme commission in biomedical engineering in which they list their detailed course curriculum (list of course work and marks year by year). The jury will suggest a programme in keeping with the student’s previous course of study with the possible addition of a maximum of 15 supplemental credits. | |
| Bachelor’s degree equivalent to one of those required from graduates of the French-speaking community | With specific options in former institution related to biomedical engineering | Access with additional training | Students without a Bachelor’s degree in engineering sciences (with a focus on civil engineering) must submit a written application to EPL in which they list their detailed course curriculum (list of course work and marks year by year). The jury will determine whether the student may be admitted (based solely on the common Bachelor's degree training for engineering sciences with a focus on civil engineering) and their decision will be in keeping with the rules pertaining to bridge years. When necessary, the jury may suggest a programme in keeping with the student’s previous course of study with the possible addition of a maximum of 15 supplemental credits. |
| Foreign Bachelors | |||
| Bachelor in engineering | Bachelors from the Cluster network | Direct access | Conditions imposed on UCL Engineering Bachelor. |
| Bachelor in engineering | Other institutions | Access with additional training | Students will submit a written application for admission to EPL in which they list their detailed course curriculum (list of course work and marks year by year). The jury will determine whether the candidate may be admitted according to the regulations. Where necessary the jury may suggest a programme in keeping with the student’s previous course of study with the possible addition of a maximum of 15 supplemental credits. |
Non university Bachelors |
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> Find out more about links to the university |
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| > BA en sciences industrielles - type long | Accès au master moyennant ajout de maximum 60 crédits d'enseignements supplémentaires obligatoires au programme. Voir 'Module complémentaire' | Type long | |
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree |
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| Diploma | Special Requirements | Access | Remarks |
| "Licenciés" | |||
| Engineers considered equivalent to the corresponding Bachelor’s degree | Direct access | ||
| Masters | |||
| Master in engineering | Direct access | ||
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree |
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> Find out more about links to the university |
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> MA en sciences de l'ingénieur industriel (toutes finalités) > MA en sciences industrielles (toutes finalités) | Accès direct au master moyennant ajout éventuel de 15 crédits max | Type long | |
Adults taking up their university training
> See the website Valorisation des acquis de l'expérience
It is possible to gain admission to all masters courses via the validation of professional experience procedure.
Personalized access
Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.
Students may submit an application for admission to the Louvain School of Engineering in which they list their detailed course curriculum (list of course work and marks year by year). The School in collaboration with the relevant programme commission will determine whether the student may be admitted and their decision will respect the programme rules. When necessary, they may suggest an individualised programme consisting of a part of the elective courses in the relevant Master’s degree programme in civil engineering with the possible addition of a maximum of 15 supplemental credits.
The School in collaboration with the relevant programme commission will determine whether the student may be admitted and their decision will respect the programme rules. When necessary, the jury may suggest a programme in keeping with the student’s previous course of study with the possible addition of a maximum of 15 supplemental credits.
Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration