When should I apply?

Calendrier des inscriptions à l'UCLouvain

This calendar shows the dates you need in order to apply. These dates vary according to your nationality and the type of application. Each point in the profiles mentioned are requirements, and all of them must be met in order for the given deadline to apply in your case.

Before sending your enrolment or admission application, make sure you have all the required documents. If the two tables below do not display properly on your screen, you can download them in pdf format.

General deadlines

Profile	Deadline
Students with the following profile : nationality of a country outside the European Union and not resident in Belgium and requiring a visa.	31 March 2025
Students with the following profile : nationality of a European Union country or a country with visa exemption (Norway, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Switzerland and Iceland) and eligible foreign diploma.	13 September 2025
Students with the following profile : nationality of a country outside the European Union and resident in Belgium and not requiring a visa.	13 September 2025
Students with the following profile : nationality of a European Union country or a country with visa exemption (Norway, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Switzerland and Iceland) and whose entry qualification is a Belgian diploma, an IBO or a Schola Europaea **.	30 September 2025
Students with the following profile : nationality of a country outside the European Union and enrolled at UCLouvain for 2024-25 and desire a course change.	30 September 2025
Students with the following profile : enrolled at the course’s end in 2024-25 in a higher education establishment in CfB; registered for the September 2025 session.	30 September 2025
Enrolment in a doctoral training programme and/or PhD (regardless of background).	No deadline

** The IBO and the Schola Europaea only apply to bachelor enrolments.

Other deadlines

Profils	Échéances
Students with the following profile : enrolled at UCLouvain and want to add/drop/change a programme.	30 September 2025
Students with the following profile : enrolled in the first year of a bachelor's course at a Wallonia-Brussels Federation higher education institution and want to modify your enrolment.	31 October 2025
Students with the following profile : enrolled provisionally at UCLouvain and want to withdraw.	31 October 2025
Students with the following profile : enrolled on a regular basis at UCLouvain and want to withdraw.	30 November 2025
Students with the following profile : enrolled in the first year of a bachelor's course at a Wallonia-Brussels Federation higher education institution and desire a course change.	15 February 2025

Late enrolments

If you have an eligible Belgian qualification or diploma, you normally have until 30 September to submit your application. After this deadline, you have to go through a special procedure: late enrolment. Here's what you need to know about this procedure:

Who qualifies?

applicants who are not already enrolled at a higher education institution in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation;
applicants holding an eligible Belgian qualification or diploma.

When and how do you submit your application?

From 1 October to 31 October inclusive

The application is analysed by the faculty, according to the timetable set by the faculty.

Via the re-registration module (accessible via your virtual office) if you were registered at UCLouvain the year before the year of application.
Via the online registration procedure if this is your first registration at UCLouvain.

From 1 November to 15 February inclusive

From the Office of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs. You will find more details on this page.