Admissions

– A higher education entrance qualification, that is, the Luxembourgish “Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires” or an equivalent diploma are a prerequisite for the BAP study programme.

– Applicants with a non-Luxembourgish secondary school leaving certificate (or a secondary school leaving certificate not issued by the “Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse”) must apply to the Luxembourg Ministry of Education (“Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse”) for equivalence of their certificate.

– The recognition certificate does not need to be provided at the time of application, but will have to be handed in before the start of the academic year. Please take care of it in time: the procedure may take several weeks. Further information on the recognition of a non-Luxembourgish secondary school leaving certificate can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/4b42juzx

– Applicants with a secondary school leaving certificate from non-EU countries may consult the University of Luxembourg’s website to find out about the conditions of admission and the different deadlines.
The Bachelor of Science in Psychology is a trilingual programme – courses are taught in German, French and English, requiring a C1 level in German and B2 level in French and English. Courses are taught in just one of these languages, with most courses taught in German (60-65%).

The “Bachelor of Science in Psychology” is a trilingual programme – courses are taught in German, French and English, requiring a C1-level in German and B2-level in French and English. Courses are taught in just one of these languages, with most courses taught in German (60-65%).

– Letter of motivation
– Curriculum vitae in tabular form
– If your language skills are not certified (e.g., by your school leaving certificate), you must add the respective language certificates to your application (see “language skills”). Language certificates can be handed in until the start of the academic year.
– You may also upload additional documents in support of a positive assessment of your application (e.g., references, additional certificates).

Step 1: Online registration
Your application for the BAP will be handled via the admission platform of the University of Luxembourg. You must register online in compliance with the above-mentioned deadlines.

Step 2 : Application documents
The evaluation of your application (acceptance, rejection or invitation to an additional selection interview) will only start when the following documents have been uploaded:

• your letter of motivation
• your curriculum vitae in tabular form
• your transcripts from your last three years of school
• your “Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires” or an equivalent diploma

This means, for example, if you receive your school-leaving diploma only at the beginning of July 2023, your application cannot be assessed before then, even if all the other documents are uploaded.

Step 3: Interview
Applicants who have not already been accepted or rejected after Step 2 will be invited to an personal, possibly multilingual, interview of about 30 minutes. The invitation to the interview will be sent to the email address provided during the online registration. Please enter an email address that you consult regularly – this will ensure that you do not miss the invitation to the interview. Please make sure to check the spam folder of your email inbox regularly!

Step 4 Feedback of the study programme
Applicants who have been accepted or rejected after Step 2, that is, those who have not been invited to an interview, will be informed in writing about their acceptance or rejection. Applicants who have been invited to an interview will be informed directly about their acceptance or rejection after the interview. They will also receive a written notification.

The motivation letter must answer the questions mentioned below convincingly.

As you know, you are applying for a trilingual degree programme. Therefore, you can use the German language and/or the French language and the English language for the letter of motivation:
– You can write a monolingual letter of motivation – in this case, please write either in German or in French.
– You also have the option of writing a bilingual letter of motivation (German/French, German/English; French/English).
– Or you can write a trilingual letter of motivation (German/French/English).
A letter of motivation written exclusively in English will not be accepted.

We do not specify a number of pages for the letter of motivation, but we assume that a convincing application cannot be less than two pages.

Ideally, applicants have informed themselves comprehensively about the study of psychology. They are not only aware that psychology is an empirical science, but they are also looking forward to dealing intensively with scientific research methods. Please also check our tips under “Is psychology the right course for you?”