Exemptions proof of language proficiency
In certain cases, you will be exempted from proof of language proficiency.
If you submit one of the following certificates of study:
For Dutch study programmes
- Diploma of secondary education awarded by an (recognized) institution in the Flemish Community
- Diploma of secondary education awarded by an (recognized) institution in the French or German-speaking Community with Dutch as part of the curriculum
- Diploma of higher education awarded by an (recognized) institution of higher education in the Flemish Community, where the language of instruction was Dutch
- Successfully completed a minimum of 1 year, be it secondary or higher education, where the language of instruction was Dutch
- Successfully completed a 60 credits for course units instructed in Dutch at an institution of higher education, where the language of instruction was Dutch
- 'European Baccalaureate' diploma with Dutch L1 or L2
- Diploma International Baccalaureate Certificate Dutch B
For English study programmes
- Diploma of secondary education awarded by an (recognized) institution in the Flemish, French or German-speaking Community
- Diploma of higher education awarded by an (recognized) institution of higher education in the Flemish Community
- You have already successfully completed one year of an English-language program, either in secondary education or at a higher education institution from the countries that ratified the Lisbon Recognition Convention, countries from the European Higher Education Area or the United States (i.e., 60 credits earned, whether or not earned in multiple academic years)
- Successfully completed a minimum of 1 year or 60 credits in English (can be obtained over several academic years), be it secondary or higher education (an official certificate must be submitted), only applicable for the countries that ratified the Lisbon Recognition Convention, countries from the European Higher Education Area or the United States
- Successfully completed a predoctoral training programme at Ghent University, provided that the majority of the programme were course units in English
Doctorate, doctoral program, pre-doctoral program
Prospective doctoral students are exempted from the language requirements for English, if they hold any of the following certificates:
- a secondary education diploma awarded by (an educational institution that is recognised by) the Flemish Community
- a higher education diploma awarded by an institution of higher education that is recognised by the Flemish Community
- a certificate establishing that the student has completed the predoctoral training programme at Ghent University, provided that this programme primarily consisted of course units taught in English
- Prospective doctoral students may also be exempt from the language requirements for English if they meet one of the following requirement: the prospective student has already passed an English-language study programme, either in secondary education or at an institution of higher education in Belgium or abroad (i.e., the student must have obtained 60 credits, whether it be in one academic year or several)
Prospective doctoral students are exempted from the language requirements for Dutch and/or English if they are admitted to a study programme on the basis of a selection procedure within the framework of an Erasmus Mundus Action 1 or Action 2, International Course Programmes, EU-US Atlantis, EU-Canada, which take language proficiency as one of the selection criteria.
If admitted to a program with own selection process
You no longer need to provide proof of language knowledge if you are admitted to a program with its own selection procedure in which language knowledge is one of the selection criteria.
In case of 2nd program
If you start a 2nd program at UGent, you do not have to submit a new language certificate for this next program if you met the same language requirements at your 1st enrolment.