University admission in Belgium

Official entry requirements

As classified by the country with UNESCO (ISCED 2011), reference year 2020. Universities may set higher requirements.

School-leaving qualification (upper secondary)

• regular secondary education - 3rd stage2 years, from age 16

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 342)

  Awards: Diploma of secondary education

• regular secondary education technical and artistic of transition - 3rd stage2 years, from age 16

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 342)

  Awards: Diploma of secondary education

• special secondary education - 3rd stage2 years, from age 16

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 342)

  Awards: Diploma of secondary education

• special secondary edication form 4technical of transition - 3rd stage2 years, from age 16

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 342)

  Awards: Diploma of secondary education

• secondary education - 2nd stage for adult (with general graduation)

  Minimum entry: 15 years

  Awards: Diploma of secondary education

Bachelor's or equivalent (first degree)

• academically oriented bachelor3 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 344, 354)

  Awards: Bachelor

• tertiary adult education - level bachelorfrom age 15

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 344, 354)

  Awards: Bachelor of transition

• professionally oriented bachelor3 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: 3

  Awards: Bachelor

• tertiary education for adult - training to be teacher (without first certificate of tertiary education)from age 15

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 344, 354)

  Awards: teaching certificate

Short-cycle tertiary (diplomas)

• tertiary adult education - short cycle tertiary vocational2 years, from age 18

  Minimum entry: Completed upper secondary (ISCED 344, 354)

  Awards: certificate of higher education (after 2 years).