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Bachelor of Philosophy (Abridged Programme of 63 ECTS) (Leuven) (63 ECTS) Bachelor of Arts

 

Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application to the Institute of Philosophy via email.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here.

After admission procedure

Students holding an academic bachelor's degree may be admitted by the Board of Admissions upon consideration of their complete application file. Decisions on admission are based on the candidate's academic potential (as demonstrated by the complete application file including our academic reading and writing assignment).

Additional information

Students must be proficient in English. Their reading, listening, speaking and writing skills must be adequate for university- level studies. Taking an English proficiency test is recommended but not required. Expected minimum test scores can be found here.
The Institute of Philosophy recommends the Dutch-language bachelor programme if your mother tongue is Dutch.



Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.

Faculty-specific requirements with regard to these core documents and a list of extra documents required by the faculty can be found here: https://hiw.kuleuven.be/en/apply.

Diploma requirements

Students holding an academic bachelor's degree from a recognised university may be admitted by the Board of Admissions upon consideration of their complete application file: http://hiw.kuleuven.be/en/apply . Decisions on admission are based on the candidate's academic potential. (as demonstrated by the complete application file including our academic reading and writing assignment).

Language requirements

The Institute of Philosophy accepts the following tests as a proof of English proficiency:

- TOEFL (internet based or paper delivered). Minimum score: 100 overall (with no subscore below 20)
- Academic IELTS. Minimum score: 7.0 (with no subscore below 6.0)
- ESOL Cambridge: C1 Advanced (CAE) 185 (with no subscore below 169), or C2 Proficiency

An exemption from the proof of English proficiency by means of the above mentioned tests is only granted to applicants who hold a degree obtained in Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the USA. The degree and transcripts are sufficient, provided they can prove that the entire study was completed in English. Degrees obtained in an online format cannot serve as a basis for an exemption.

Additional requirements

Faculty-specific requirements with regard to the letter of motivation can be found here.

In addition to the letter of motivation and the other core documents requested to all KU Leuven applicants, applicants must also include the academic reading and writing assignment from the Institute of Philosophy in their application. More information, as well as the text and the answer sheet, can be found here.

Students with a degree obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application to the Institute of Philosophy via email.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here.

After admission procedure

Students holding an academic bachelor's degree may be admitted by the Board of Admissions upon consideration of their complete application file. Decisions on admission are based on the candidate's academic potential (as demonstrated by the complete application file including our academic reading and writing assignment).

Additional information

Students must be proficient in English. Their reading, listening, speaking and writing skills must be adequate for university- level studies. Taking an English proficiency test is recommended but not required. Expected minimum test scores can be found here.
The Institute of Philosophy recommends the Dutch-language bachelor programme if your mother tongue is Dutch.



Students with a degree not obtained at an institution of the Flemish Community

Students who did not obtain their previous degree(s) at an institution of the Flemish Community should submit an application via the Admissions Office: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/.

You can find a list of core documents, which should be submitted with every application, here: https://www.kuleuven.be/english/application/requesteddocuments.

Faculty-specific requirements with regard to these core documents and a list of extra documents required by the faculty can be found here: https://hiw.kuleuven.be/en/apply.

Diploma requirements

Students holding an academic bachelor's degree from a recognised university may be admitted by the Board of Admissions upon consideration of their complete application file: http://hiw.kuleuven.be/en/apply . Decisions on admission are based on the candidate's academic potential. (as demonstrated by the complete application file including our academic reading and writing assignment).

Language requirements

The Institute of Philosophy accepts the following tests as a proof of English proficiency:

- TOEFL (internet based or paper delivered). Minimum score: 100 overall (with no subscore below 20)
- Academic IELTS. Minimum score: 7.0 (with no subscore below 6.0)
- ESOL Cambridge: C1 (Advanced, CAE): 185 (with no subscore below 169), C2 (proficiency, CPE): 185 (with no subscore below 180)

Students who hold a prior degree awarded by an English-speaking programme from Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom or the USA are the only students who get an exemption from the language requirement.

Additional requirements

Faculty-specific requirements with regard to the letter of motivation can be found here.

In addition to the letter of motivation and the other core documents requested to all KU Leuven applicants, applicants must also include the academic reading and writing assignment from the Institute of Philosophy in their application. More information, as well as the text and the answer sheet, can be found here.