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Application requirements
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Processing time of applications: 2-4 weeks.
General requirements
- Our professional bachelor's degrees in Business Management - Marketing (Belgium and Europe track) and Applied Computer Science require (at least) a degree that provides admission into higher education in the country where the degree was issued.
- Continuing education programmes, such as our advanced bachelor's degrees and postgraduate certificate degrees require (at least) a recognised bachelor's (undergraduate) degree issued by a nationally recognised higher education institution.
Regional requirements
Click on the region where your diploma is issued.
Academic entry requirements by country
Non-exhaustive list of qualifications by country that we accept for our bachelor/undergraduate programmes. This list will be updated/changed if needed at the beginning of the applications season.
Minimum SAT college benchmark results accepted
COUNTRY |
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION |
SATs needed |
EN Proficiency test needed |
---|---|---|---|
Albania |
State Matura, overall score 8 and up, out of 10 |
N |
Y |
Azerbaijan |
Certificate of complete secondary education (11 grades) |
Y |
N if SATs |
Bangladesh |
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) minimum grade A- |
Y |
N if SATs |
Brazil |
Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio + ENEM or SATs |
Y or ENEM |
No if SATs |
Cameroon |
3 A levels (minimum C grade) |
N |
Y |
Georgia (Europe) |
General Education Diploma (12 grades) |
Y |
N if SATs |
India |
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 (above 60%) |
N |
Y |
Iran |
High School Diploma + Konkur or SATs |
Y or Konkur |
No if SATs |
Kazakhstan 1 |
Certificate of complete secondary education (11 grades) |
Y |
N if SATs |
Lithuania |
Brandos Atestatas |
N |
Y |
Kazakhstan 2 |
NIS Grade 12 Certificate (Nazarbayev Intellectuals Schools) |
N |
Y |
Moldova |
Baccalaureate Diploma |
N |
Y |
Montenegro |
Secondary School Leaving Diploma / Diploma o plozenom maturskom ispitu |
N |
Y |
Morocco |
Baccalauréat (mention 'assez bien' and above) |
N |
Y |
Nepal |
School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI and XII) minimum grade B |
N |
Y |
Nigeria |
WASSC + SATs or (Higher) National Diploma without SATs |
Y if applicable see left |
N if SATs |
North Macedonia |
Diploma of State Matura (general secondary school) |
N |
Y |
Pakistan |
Intermediate/Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) minimum grade C |
Y |
N if SATs |
Poland |
Certificate of Maturity (Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci) |
N |
Y |
Romania |
Baccalaureate Diploma |
N |
Y |
South Africa |
National Senior Certificate + Nat Benchmark Tests (NBTs) or SATs |
Y or NBTs |
N if SATs |
Turkey |
Lise Diplomasi + Turkish national entrance examination YKS (TYT + AYT) or SATS |
Y or YKS (TYT + AYT) |
N if SATs |
UAE |
General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (General) minimum grade B |
Y |
No if SATs |
UK |
3 (international) A levels (minimum C grade) issued by accredited UK institutions, Cambridge, Pearson, … |
N |
N |
Ukraine |
Certificate of complete general secondary education (11 grades) + NMT or SATs |
Y or NMT |
No if SATs |
USA |
High School Diploma or GED |
Y |
N |
Venezuela |
Titulo de Educacion Media General |
Y |
No if SATs |
Vietnam |
Graduation diploma of General Upper Secondary Education (THPT) |
Y |
No if SATs |
International 1 |
IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma (English-medium instruction) |
N |
N |
International 2 |
EB (European Baccalaureate) diploma (English-medium instruction) |
N |
N |
International 3 |
EB (European Baccalaureate) diploma (multiple languages) |
N |
Y if majority of subjects is not taught in EN |
International 4 |
secondary education diploma from any other international school = assessed on a case-by-case basis |
? |
? |
COUNTRY MINIMUM QUALIFICATION |
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Albania State Matura, overall score 8 and up, out of 10 |
Azerbaijan Certificate of complete secondary education (11 grades) |
Bangladesh Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) minimum grade A- |
Brazil Certificado de Conclusão de Ensino Médio + ENEM or SATs |
Cameroon 3 A levels (minimum C grade) |
Georgia (Europe) General Education Diploma (12 grades) |
India Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) / Standard 12 (above 60%) |
Iran High School Diploma + Konkur or SATs |
Kazakhstan 1 Certificate of complete secondary education (11 grades) |
Lithuania Brandos Atestatas |
Kazakhstan 2 NIS Grade 12 Certificate (Nazarbayev Intellectuals Schools) |
Moldova Baccalaureate Diploma |
Montenegro Secondary School Leaving Diploma / Diploma o plozenom maturskom ispitu |
Morocco Baccalauréat (mention 'assez bien' and above) |
Nepal School Leaving Certificate Examination (Grade XI and XII) minimum grade B |
Nigeria WASSC + SATs or (Higher) National Diploma without SATs |
North Macedonia Diploma of State Matura (general secondary school) |
Pakistan Intermediate/Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) minimum grade C |
Poland Certificate of Maturity (Swiadectwo Dojrzalosci) |
Romania Baccalaureate Diploma |
South Africa National Senior Certificate + Nat Benchmark Tests (NBTs) or SATs |
Turkey Lise Diplomasi + Turkish national entrance examination YKS (TYT + AYT) or SATS |
UAE General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (General) minimum grade B |
UK 3 (international) A levels (minimum C grade) issued by accredited UK institutions, Cambridge, Pearson, … |
Ukraine Certificate of complete general secondary education (11 grades) + NMT or SATs |
USA High School Diploma or GED |
Venezuela Titulo de Educacion Media General |
Vietnam Graduation diploma of General Upper Secondary Education (THPT) |
International 1 IB (International Baccalaureate) diploma (English-medium instruction) |
International 2 EB (European Baccalaureate) diploma (English-medium instruction) |
International 3 EB (European Baccalaureate) diploma (multiple languages) |
International 4 secondary education diploma from any other international school = assessed on a case-by-case basis |
COUNTRY SATs needed |
---|
Albania N |
Azerbaijan Y |
Bangladesh Y |
Brazil Y or ENEM |
Cameroon N |
Georgia (Europe) Y |
India N |
Iran Y or Konkur |
Kazakhstan 1 Y |
Lithuania N |
Kazakhstan 2 N |
Moldova N |
Montenegro N |
Morocco N |
Nepal N |
Nigeria Y if applicable see left |
North Macedonia N |
Pakistan Y |
Poland N |
Romania N |
South Africa Y or NBTs |
Turkey Y or YKS (TYT + AYT) |
UAE Y |
UK N |
Ukraine Y or NMT |
USA Y |
Venezuela Y |
Vietnam Y |
International 1 N |
International 2 N |
International 3 N |
International 4 ? |
COUNTRY EN Proficiency test needed |
---|
Albania Y |
Azerbaijan N if SATs |
Bangladesh N if SATs |
Brazil No if SATs |
Cameroon Y |
Georgia (Europe) N if SATs |
India Y |
Iran No if SATs |
Kazakhstan 1 N if SATs |
Lithuania Y |
Kazakhstan 2 Y |
Moldova Y |
Montenegro Y |
Morocco Y |
Nepal Y |
Nigeria N if SATs |
North Macedonia Y |
Pakistan N if SATs |
Poland Y |
Romania Y |
South Africa N if SATs |
Turkey N if SATs |
UAE No if SATs |
UK N |
Ukraine No if SATs |
USA N |
Venezuela No if SATs |
Vietnam No if SATs |
International 1 N |
International 2 N |
International 3 Y if majority of subjects is not taught in EN |
International 4 ? |
A fair recognition and admission process
UCLL guarantees a fair screening of your application.
- Our guidelines for the recognition of your credentials is governed by the Lisbon Recognition Convention if the country where the degree/diploma/certificate was issued, has ratified the Convention.
- Students must hold a diploma/degree/certificate that provides access to higher education in the country where it was issued, similar to the education level that you apply for at UCLL.
In addition, we mainly use the UK Enic/Ecctis database to assess candidates' diplomas/degrees.
Should you wish to appeal the result of your admission procedure or your request for the recognition of prior learning:
- send your complaint and completed application file to the Committee for Appeals at interne.beroepscommissie@ucll.be
- mention 'Appeal procedure + your name' in the subject line
The Committee meets on a regular basis.