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NARIC guide on Higher Education Systems in the European Union

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II.2.3. Academic recogniti<strong>on</strong> of <strong>in</strong>termediate<br />

qualificati<strong>on</strong>s for purposes of fur<strong>the</strong>r study<br />

As already menti<strong>on</strong>ed, <strong>the</strong> cours universitaires offer <strong>on</strong>ly <strong>the</strong> first year of university studies, and students with a sec<strong>on</strong>dary<br />

school leav<strong>in</strong>g certificate can register at any of <strong>the</strong> three departments. If <strong>the</strong>y change <strong>the</strong>ir m<strong>in</strong>ds dur<strong>in</strong>g, or at <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong><br />

first year, <strong>the</strong>y can register at <strong>on</strong>e of <strong>the</strong> two o<strong>the</strong>r departments <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g year.<br />

With<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> n<strong>on</strong>-university sector, a change of field implies a change of <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>. The student who aband<strong>on</strong>s his/her studies<br />

has to start from <strong>the</strong> beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g at ano<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> of n<strong>on</strong>-university higher educati<strong>on</strong>. S<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> k<strong>in</strong>d of study and <strong>the</strong><br />

special entrance qualificati<strong>on</strong>s differ from <strong>on</strong>e <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> to ano<strong>the</strong>r, previous years cannot be recognised.<br />

Students with a sec<strong>on</strong>dary school leav<strong>in</strong>g certificate who are registered at an <strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> of n<strong>on</strong>-university higher educati<strong>on</strong> can<br />

afterwards register at <strong>the</strong> cours universitaires if <strong>the</strong>y change <strong>the</strong>ir m<strong>in</strong>ds.<br />

On <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r hand, students who have successfully completed <strong>the</strong> year at <strong>the</strong> cours universitaires and wish to tranfer to an<br />

<strong>in</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong> of n<strong>on</strong>university<br />

higher educati<strong>on</strong> have to register for <strong>the</strong> first academic year.

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