Prerequisites

Who can request a Validation of Prior Learning (VAE)?

You can request a VAE if you meet the following requirements:

• you meet the enrollment conditions of the University and faculty/ research unit where you want to study;
• you have not previously been eliminated from the program (except in special cases provided by the faculty/research unit);
• you have a professional or personal experience relevant to the degree, of at least three years' proven full-time (or equivalent part-time). Periods of apprenticeship or internship are not taken into account in this calculation.

Other resources

• VAE regulations (FR)
• VAE guide (FR)
• Procedure for primary and secondary education (deadline December 1) (FR)
• Joint guideline on the regional VAE procedure for primary and secondary education (FR)