Your Examinations
esl | Louvain-la-Neuve
Enrolment fees
- In order to sit your examinations during the January and June sessions you have to be properly enrolled at ESL and have paid the enrolment fee.
- If it is not the case, you will not be able to register for the examinations.
- The registration fee for the examinations (sessions of January and June) is included in the enrolment fee.
Online Enrolment to the examinations
- Exam enrolment for January, June and September sessions is done by the student office for all the courses not credited yet (less than 10/20).
- If you do not want to sit an exam at the reportedly session, you need to withdraw yourself from the evaluation (go to My UCL dashboard / Mon programme / M'inscrire aux examens)
- Any problem should be reported as soon as possible to the ESL secretariat to Julie Porreweck
- The enrolment periods are indicated in the Administrative Calendar. These dates will be reminded on the portal and on the Notification board.
- It is compulsory to sit for the exams you enrolled on (except for withdrawal in time, illness or any other reason regarded as force majeure). On the other hand, you cannot sit for an examination on which you have not enrolled.
Examination sessions
Each course can be evaluated twice per academic year only if the mark obtained at the first evaluation is inferior as 10/20.
- For the January Session, you will be enrolled for all examinations related to the courses of the first semester
- For the June Session, you will be enrolled for all examinations related to the courses of the second semester
- For the September session, you will be enrolled for all examinations for which you have not sitted yet or obtained a mark superior as 10 out of 20
Each student is deliberated in June.
The examination schedule is available on ADE of HERE
Examination Rules
Each student is supposed to know the examinations rules.
- Practical arrangements - You are bound to follow the instructions published/pinned on the bulletin boards and on line regarding the examinations, particularly in terms of dates and deadlines. Any delay without exceptional reasons will be submitted to the decision of the President of the Jury of UCL/UNamur.
- Withdrawal - At each examination session, you have the opportunity to withdraw from one or several examinations (see deadline in the administrative calendar). Any withdrawal must be announced within the deadlines. No exception will be accepted.
- Attendance Mark: if you are registered to an exam but do not want to present it at the registered session, you have the possibility to request an attendance mark (0/20) via your virtual My UCL dashboard (see tutorial on how to request it)
- Absence - Any absence to one examination must be motivated. Original justifying documents (medical certificate, letters, attests, ect.) will be sent to the students' office.
Passing grade
The passing grade is:
- 10 out of 20 for each activity of the program (course)
- an average of 10 out of 20 for the annual bloc (annual programme) provided that all the credits for the activities of the programme or of the cycle have been awarded
The final mention (Distinction, Grande Distinction,...) are not awarded at the end of each year but only at the end of the whole cycle (Bachelor, Master).
Attest
After the June and September examination sessions, the transcript of records can be obtained personally at the Students' Office (you receive an official attest with the marks obtained).
Examination paper consultation
Please refer to RGEE for more details (Articles 97 & 97/1)