Admission



General and specific admission requirements for this Master’s programme must be satisfied at the time of enrolling at UCL:

1.     having acquired a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent academic degree of minimum three years of undergraduate study corresponding to 180 ECTS credits;

2.     having followed courses in mathematics, statistics and economics at an introductory level is mandatory; having an additional introduction to agricultural, environmental or food sciences is recommended; and

3.     proofing English proficiency at the minimum level of B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages ( see www.coe.int/en/web/portfolio).

Applicants not meeting these admission conditions need to follow additional supplementary courses. The modified study programme will be established with the Study Adviser of the Faculty.

The admission to the inter-university AFEPA programme is subject to specific conditions including English proficiency at the minimum level of a TOEFL score of 550 (paper version) or 80 (internet version) or an overall band IELTS score of 6.5 with no sectional score below 5.5 or with a signal deemed equivalent. Notwithstanding these admission criteria, individual partner institutions reserve their right to determine the final admission eligibility of each applicant. Applicants are requested to respect deadlines for their application. Additional information is provides at www.afepa.eu.

• 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

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University Bachelors
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
UCL Bachelors
Bachelier en sciences géographiques	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Bachelier en sciences économiques	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
BIR1BA	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Others Bachelors of the French speaking Community of Belgium
Bachelier en sciences géographiques et/ou environnementales	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Bachelier en sciences sociales et/ou économiques	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Bachelier en sciences de l'ingénieur, orientation bioingénieur	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Bachelors of the Dutch speaking Community of Belgium
Tout grade de bachelier en sciences sociales, économiques, agronomiques, géographiques et/ou environnementales	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Foreign Bachelors
Tout grade de bachelier en sciences sociales, économiques, agronomiques, géographiques et/ou environnementales	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Non university Bachelors
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university
Holders of a 2nd cycle University degree
Diploma	Special Requirements	Access	Remarks
"Licenciés"
Masters
Tout grade de master en sciences sociales, agronomiques, économiques, géographiques et/ou environnementales	voir www.uclouvain.be/afepa	On the file: direct access or access with additional training
Holders of a non-University 2nd cycle degree
Diploma		Access	Remarks
> Find out more about links to the university

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Adults taking up their university training

> See the website www.uclouvain.be/en-vae

It is possible to gain admission to all masters courses via the validation of professional experience procedure.

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Personalized access

Reminder : all Masters (apart from Advanced Masters) are also accessible on file.

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Admission and Enrolment Procedures for general registration