Individual courses
Enrolment as a free student allows students to attend certain courses and take exams, without having to register regularly.
Students wishing to register as free students (to take individual courses) must first obtain the authorization of the professor of the course concerned and that of the Dean of the faculty concerned or his/her delegate.
The total load of courses chosen may not exceed 20 credits per academic year.
Once a course has been successfully completed (with a minimum grade of 10/20), the student is issued with a certificate. This certificate gives a numerical evaluation of the result, without awarding credits.
If the student subsequently enrols on a regular course, the relevant jury may award credits for the successful completion of the course (at the time of validation of the student's annual program).
Detailed assessment procedures can be found at Règlement Général des Études et des Évaluations.
Note
"In application of the General Regulations for Studies and Assessments (art.32 §2), a regularly enrolled student is not authorized to follow, as an independent student, teaching units that are part of the 1st or 2nd cycle programs of his or her field of study, unless he or she is enrolled at the end of the 2nd cycle and requests, with the agreement of the Jury, to enroll as an independent student in a teaching unit of the same curriculum deemed useful for the completion of his or her end-of-studies work."
Consequently :
- A student who registers simultaneously for the bachelor's degree and the master's degree (BAMA) in application of article 100 of the "Landscape" Decree will not be authorized to register for other master's courses in his or her field of study as a free student in order to advance in his or her program.
- A 1st year undergraduate student who would only be able to register a very limited number of credits in his or her annual program in application of the rules of the "Landscape" Decree will also not be able to take courses as a free student to advance in the continuation of his or her bachelor's degree.
Registration procedure
The student prints out the "free student" form(link below), selects the teaching units he/she wishes to take and obtains the signature of the holder(s) of the course(s) concerned.
They should then contact or the Registrar's Office of the faculty concerned to obtain the approval of the Dean or his/her delegate.
As soon as he/she has the necessary authorizations, the student completes the online form linked below and attaches all the documents required to finalize his/her application for enrolment as a free student.
Registration deadline
- 30 September 2025 for courses given in Q1
- 15 February 2026 for courses given in Q2
* subject to exceptions duly justified by the Faculty
Documents required
- Identity card or passport (+ a birth certificate if the place of birth is not mentioned on the identity card)
- Authorization form (link below) duly completed, dated and signed
Fee
- From 1 to 10 credits: fixed fee of €145
- From the 11th credit: €13 per additional credit.
Registration as a free student is however free for students who are regularly enrolled at the end of the2nd cycle and who, with the agreement of the Jury, request to enroll in a UE of the same curriculum deemed useful for the completion of their final work.
Please note:
The documents provided must be in order and the registration fees paid in order for the registration to be taken into account.
Free Student Authorisation Form
Special cases
- Faculty of Medicine:
The Faculty of Medicine authorizes enrolment as a free student only in very specific and restricted cases.
The deadline for applications is 15th February 2025. Since these applications must be submitted to the Faculty Council for approval, the last applications (provided they are complete) will be accepted until 13th January 2025 at the latest (Faculty meeting on 21st January 2025). No requests for waivers will be accepted.
Contacts: for further information, please contact Ms VELKENEERS.
Documents to provide to enroll:
Students authorized to enroll must fill in this online form to provide:
- ID card or passport (+ a birth certificate if the place of birth is not mentioned on the ID card)
- Specific form duly completed and obtained exclusively from Mrs VELKENEERS
- Authorization from the Dean
- SPOC (Small Online Private Course) " Sustainability and Transition:
Access to the "online" part of this course is open to all students regularly enrolled at ULiège who wish to follow it without it being part of their annual program (PAE).
Applications for enrolment as a free student must be submitted on the usual form (see above), with the agreement of the course coordinator, Ms Sybille Mertens (via e-mail address durabilite.transition@uliege.be) and the approval of the Dean of the student's faculty of enrolment. Registration is free of charge, and can be submitted until 1st December for Q1 and 1st May for Q2.
At present, this SPOC is not open to external students.
For political refugees and asylum seekers
Special access conditions are reserved for recognised political refugees and asylum seekers.
Contact : actions-refugies@uliege.be
