Admissions

Admission to the BAP requires a university entrance qualification, i.e.

• either the Luxembourgish ‘Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires’
• or an equivalent diploma (e.g. “Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife”, «Baccalauréat général» etc.)
  

For a non-Luxembourg secondary school leaving certificate, the equivalence of the diploma must be applied for, subject to a fee, at the Department for the Recognition of Diplomas of the Luxembourg Ministry of Education («Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse»).
Recognition does not have to be granted at the time of application, but should be submitted before the start of studies. As processing can take several weeks, we recommend submitting your application early. Further information on the recognition of non-Luxembourg secondary school qualifications can be found here: https://guichet.public.lu/fr/citoyens/famille-education/enseignement-secondaire/jeune-recemment-arrive-pays/reconnaissance-etudes/reconnaissance-bac-maturite.html

Applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate from non-EU countries can find information about admission requirements on the University of Luxembourg website; different application deadlines apply to them.

As the classes are held in German, french ans English, a good knowledge of all three languages is required:

• German: at least level C1 (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
• French and English: at least level B2.

Classes are taught in only one of these languages, with the majority of classes (60-65%) being held in German.

If your language skills are not documented (e.g. by your school leaving certificate), please enclose the relevant language certificates with your application: https://www.uni.lu/en/admissions/proof-of-language-skills/#

• Online registration: 2 February to 8 July 2026
• Submission of application documents: by 15 July 2026
• Selection interviews: 1 March to 31 July 2026

• Online registration: 2 February–29 April 2026
• Submission of application documents: by 6 May 2026
• Selection interviews: 1 March–5 June 2026

Step 1: Online registration
Applications for the BAP are submitted via the University of Luxembourg’s admissions platform. You must first register here, observing the deadlines mentioned above.

Step 2 : Application documents
After registering online, you must upload the following documents, among others:

• Letter of motivation (for information on content, languages and text length, see below)
• Curriculum vitae in table form
• grades from the last three school years – in descending order (from most recent to oldest) and in PDF format
• «Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires» or equivalent diploma
• Recognition of non-Luxembourg diplomas, if applicable
• Language certificates, if applicable
• You may also upload additional documents that you believe will support a positive evaluation of your application (e.g. references, additional certificates).

To complete your application, you must pay a processing fee of EUR 100. If your application is successful, this amount will be offset against the registration fee. If your application is rejected, the fee will not be refunded.

Important: Please do not finalise your application until you have uploaded at least the following four documents:

• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae in table form
• Certificates from the last three school years
• «Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires» or equivalent diploma

Otherwise, your application cannot be reviewed. (For example, if you receive your school leaving certificate at the beginning of July 2026, your application cannot be assessed before then, even if all other documents are available.)

Step 3: Interview
Candidates whose applications have neither been accepted nor rejected after step 2 will be invited to an individual, multilingual selection interview lasting approximately 30 minutes.

The invitation to the selection interview will be sent by email to the address provided during registration. Please check this address regularly, including your spam folder.

Step 4: Feedback of the study programme

• Candidates who are not invited to a selection interview will be informed in writing whether they have been accepted or rejected.
• Candidates who are invited to a selection interview will be informed verbally immediately after the interview whether they have been accepted or rejected and will also receive written confirmation.

Content: The letter of motivation will have to answer convincingly to the following question:

How did you inform yourself about the studies in psychology?

• Describe in detail what you have done to deepen your understanding about the studies in psychology.
• Also explain what specific information and insights you have gained in the process and how these have influenced your decision.

Languages: German, French or English

Text length: max. 500 words

Tip: Your letter of motivation must clearly show that your decision to apply for the BAP was based on a clear and comprehensive understanding of the psychology programme. Under ‘Aptitude’, we show you what you can do to obtain detailed information about the psychology programme.

When evaluating an application, the grade point average of the secondary school leaving certificate accounts for two-thirds of the overall assessment, and the letter of motivation accounts for one-third.