In order to be admitted in the first year of the Bachelor Program (Cycle 1), you need to complete your application form with the requested documents and sit for an admission exam.
The admission exam is addressed to all candidates: holding a Belgian high school diploma (CESS) or an equivalent foreign diploma, wishing to pursue an academic trajectory in the school.
In order to have access to the Bachelor Program (Cycle 1):
Candidates holding a foreign High School Diploma must submit a request for equivalence of their diploma or certificate of completion of their secondary studies to the Equivalence Service of the Ministry of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. Please check: equivalences.cfwb.be
The admission exam is organized in relation to each curriculum. It consists of:
- An artistic evaluation;
- An interview with the applicants to express their motivations (and the evaluation of the portfolio and/or artistic works)
- A written exam.
To prepare for the admission exam, it is recommended to have already made some research on the artistic practice of the curriculum, to have sharpened a cultural knowledge (exhibitions, artists, books, publications…). It is also recommended to submit a portfolio with artistic works at the admission exam.
The admission exams are to take place from Tuesday 31 Augustus to Friday September 3 included (every day from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm)
In order to complete your application file, submitting the following documents is mandatory:
- Copy for both sides of the identity card (or passport);
- Certified copy of the CESS (Certificat d’Enseignement Secondaire Supérieur) or a any other temporary document that justifies you have succeeded;
- If you are a holder of a foreign diploma:
- Certified copy of your high school diploma (example: baccalaureate)
- Transcript of records (grade sheet)
- Equivalence request or decision regarding your diploma if you are applying for the Bachelor study program all years included (the request need to be introduced to the equivalence services cfwb.be) ;
- Receipt of administrative fees (25 euros)
To finalize your file, you will also need to provide the following documents. They can be submitted after the admission exam. However, you will not be registered in the school as long as your application is incomplete.
- Original birth certificate
- Supporting documents that justifies of your activities or years of study since obtaining your high school diploma. If you obtained your CESS in 2020: no need to provide any document. If you obtained your CESS in 2019, justify the 2019-2020 academic year. If you obtained your CESS in 2018, 2017, 2016 or 2015, you need to justify respectively the last two, three, four or five academic years. If you obtained your CESS before 2015, you need to justify the last 5 academic years. In the absence of supporting documents for the last 5 years of activity and, only in this case, a sworn statement will be requested. Please note that any omission is considered a registration fraud.