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Micro-credential Academy World Religions and Interreligious Dialogue (Leuven) (20 ECTS)

 

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

For admission to this programme, the general admission requirements for a bachelor programme apply:
1°      a Flemish degree of secondary education; awarded in the school year 2024-2025 or earlier;
1°/1   a Flemish degree of secondary education, educational qualification level 4, awarded as of the school year 2024-2025;
2°      a Flemish degree of short-course higher education;
3°      a Flemish degree of higher education for social advancement, with the exception of the certificate of pedagogic aptitude (Getuigschrift Pedagogische Bekwaamheid), or
4°      a degree or certificate, awarded in the context of the Flemish HBO (hoger beroepsonderwijs)
4°/1   a Flemish bachelor's or master's degree



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

Diploma requirements

Applicants should be holder of (or be pursuing) a degree or certificate which, pursuant to a law, decree or European guideline or another international agreement, is deemed equivalent to the certificates mentioned under “Students with a degree obtained in the Flemish Community”. Examples of this are:
- European Baccalaureate
- International Baccalaureate

Students not holding such a degree can be admitted provided their degree is sufficiently equivalent to a Flemish secondary school diploma and gives access to university studies in the country in which the degree was initially obtained.

Both categories 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.

Language requirements

Prospective students or who are citizens of Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the United States of America, speaking English as their mother tongue, are not required to submit a certificate demonstrating their English knowledge.
All prospective students (regardless of their background) are allowed to submit an application file without including a TOEFL/IELTS test. However, prospective students must submit an English motivation letter, CV and writing sample. The faculty admissions committee will assess the application file without TOEFL/IELTS test and decide whether the student will be admitted based on the submitted file or whether the student has to present a TOEFL/IELTS Academic certificate after all. The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies requires a minimum score of 79-80 for the Internet-based TOEFL test, 550 for the paper version of the TOEFL test, 213 for the computer version of the TOEFL test or an IELTS Academic score of 6.5-7.

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

For admission to this programme, the general admission requirements for a bachelor programme apply:
1°      a Flemish degree of secondary education; awarded in the school year 2024-2025 or earlier;
1°/1   a Flemish degree of secondary education, educational qualification level 4, awarded as of the school year 2024-2025;
2°      a Flemish degree of short-course higher education;
3°      a Flemish degree of higher education for social advancement, with the exception of the certificate of pedagogic aptitude (Getuigschrift Pedagogische Bekwaamheid), or
4°      a degree or certificate, awarded in the context of the Flemish HBO (hoger beroepsonderwijs)
4°/1   a Flemish bachelor's or master's degree



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

Diploma requirements

Applicants should be holder of (or be pursuing) a degree or certificate which, pursuant to a law, decree or European guideline or another international agreement, is deemed equivalent to the certificates mentioned under “Students with a degree obtained in the Flemish Community”. Examples of this are:
- European Baccalaureate
- International Baccalaureate

Students not holding such a degree can be admitted provided their degree is sufficiently equivalent to a Flemish secondary school diploma and gives access to university studies in the country in which the degree was initially obtained.

Both categories 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.

Language requirements

Prospective students or who are citizens of Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the United States of America, speaking English as their mother tongue, are not required to submit a certificate demonstrating their English knowledge.
All prospective students (regardless of their background) are allowed to submit an application file without including a TOEFL/IELTS test. However, prospective students must submit an English motivation letter, CV and writing sample. The faculty admissions committee will assess the application file without TOEFL/IELTS test and decide whether the student will be admitted based on the submitted file or whether the student has to present a TOEFL/IELTS Academic certificate after all. The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies requires a minimum score of 79-80 for the Internet-based TOEFL test, 550 for the paper version of the TOEFL test, 213 for the computer version of the TOEFL test or an IELTS Academic score of 6.5-7.