Master of Business Administration

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT:

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

• A Specific Flemish Bachelor of Science in Business Administration or degree deemed equivalent to the required Flemish degree.

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

• An accredited academic bachelor’s or master’s degree in the field of economics or business
• The equivalency of your undergraduate degree to the required Flemish degree will be assessed based on the presence of a solid background in economics, mathematics, statistics, research methods and management courses and projects.

To be eligible for the Master of Business Administration, you have to fulfill specific prior knowledge requirements. You also have to provide evidence of

• your quantitative and verbal reasoning skills by means of a satisfactory GMAT or GRE
• your proficiency in English by means of a satisfactory TOEFL or IELTS certificate.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants whose entire prior degree was earned at an institution in the UK, USA, Ireland, English-speaking Canada, Australia, or New Zealand

• A certified degree and transcripts as required below (see: Official Documents) will suffice to prove this requirement, provided they confirm that the entire study was completed in English

Applicants whose entire prior degree was earned at an institution in any other country

• Applicants are required to demonstrate a good command of English. The applicant must achieve the minimum scores in one of the tests below. These are the only tests accepted to prove this requirement.
• The evaluation process can only start after the applicant has submitted the necessary test results.

The Cambridge Proficiency English certificate (CPE) is also accepted. 

Applicants who obtained an IELTS of 6.5 (minimum subscores 6.0) or a TOEFL of 90 (minimum subscores 20 out of 30) and have afterwards completed at least 1 year of full-time study in higher education in the English language, may also be considered for admission.

Exemption from the English proficiency requirement for students with a Flemish secondary education diploma and/or a Flemish academic bachelor/master

Students who completed their studies in a satellite campus which is located in another country than the main campus of the university are not eligible for an exemption from the English language proficiency certificate.

SUBJECT TEST:

• Applicant must achieve the minimum score on one of the following tests. These are the only tests accepted to prove this requirement.
• The evaluation process can only start after the applicant has submitted the necessary test results.

Exemptions from the GMAT/GRE requirement:

• Applicants with an academic bachelor’s/master’s degree from a Belgian university
• Applicants who completed an exchange programme at our KU Leuven Faculty of Economics and Business and obtained good results can be potentially exempted after requesting a waiver based on their transcript.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS:

Core documents to be submitted as part of the application:

• Copy of high school diploma and  higher education degrees and transcripts of academic records (please submit all your previously obtained diplomas and transcripts)
• Translation of diplomas and official transcripts
• Proof of payment of the application fee
• A photocopy of the identity page of your passport (if you currently hold a Belgian residence permit, also upload PDF scans of both sides of the card)
• CV