• VAE

 

 

IMPORTANT

The Work Experience degrees (VAE) procedure takes 3 months
Click here to start your VAE application


 

The VAE Process

    1)Fill the Questionnaire
    Pay the Application Fees

    2)Send by E-mail, Fax or post the Documents.

   3)Admission Decision within 4 weeks

    4)If admitted, pay the tuition & diploma Fees

    5)Within 3 months the VAE Jury will render its decision

    If granted the Diploma and the UNESCO Diploma supplement will be mailed immediately


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Degrees Partially or Totally Based on Life Experience (VAE)

The VAE (Validation des Acquis de l'Experience)
France is a pioneer in recognizing the academical value of work experience. In 2002 the Loi # 2002-73 du 17 Janvier 2002  art. 137 Journal Officiel du 18 janvier 2002 now Article 613-4 of the French Code de l'Education allows French Universities (public and private) to grant  degrees based partially or totally on life experience.

The equivalence, broadly accepted, is that 3 years of documented life experience may be equivalent to one year of academic studies. This rule is also applied by the US immigration service for H1B visas. Please see Yahoo group on VAE

This life experience can be added to previous academical studies at accredited institutions.

 
Degrees granted through the VAE (Life Experience)

The University follows the European System called "Bologna"
(3/5/8) At the universitéde Wallis through the VAE, you may apply to:

1. Bachelor: You will need the equivalence of 3 years of academic studies i.e. 3 to 9 years of documented Life Experience depending of the previous university studies. In the "Non Bologna" countries this degree is equivalent to a US Bachelor's degree.

2. Master: You will need need the equivalence 5 years of academic studies i.e. 3 to 15 years of documented Life Experience depending of the previous university studies. Could be obtained also with an Academic Bachelor's degree + 5 years of work experience. Equivalent to a US Master's degree

3. Ph.D. : You will need need the equivalence 8 years of academic studies i.e. 3 to 24 years of documented Life Experience depending of the previous university studies. Equivalent to a US PH.D. degree.

Please see a sample of our degree:

If accepted a jury of Ph.D. holders specialist of the field will within 3 months render its decision on the view of the documents presented and electronic interview(s) if necessary. This jury's decision is final. How to apply for a VAE Degree?

1. Fill the on line application Form click here

2. Pay the application fees (Pay with Paypal on this page )

3. Send the notarized or certified copies of your academic degrees and transcripts/mark sheets (if applicable). The notarized or certified copies of certificate(s) of employment or affidavit/declaration of co-workers of your work/life experience. Those certificate(s) should include the length of employment, the position(s) and a detailed job description.

4. If your application is accepted (within 4 weeks) by the "committé d'admission" of the université de Wallis, you will have to pay through Paypal (on this page) the Tuition and Diploma fees.

 5. The VAE Jury will decide within 3 months and if it decides positively on a degree, you will receive your Diploma in French (click here to see a sample) and the UNESCO - CEPES diploma supplement in English.

 
Degree
 Years of Life Experience*
 Application Fees
 Tuition & Diploma Fees
Bachelor
 3-9
 Euros 59
 Euros 550
Master
 5-15
 Euros 59
 Euros 550
 Ph.D.
 9-24
 Euros 59
 Euros 550
*Students can combine prior university studies with work experience. For example one year of undergraduate studies combined with 6 years of life experience may be equivalent to a licence (Bachelor's degree).

Application fees for VAE degrees.

Your are Wallisian(copy of the "carte de résidence" needed): Gratuit/Free of Charge

All other Applicants:  Euros €59
No application will be reviewed with the application fees payment
The "comité d'admission" of the University de Wallis ® will render its decision within 4 weeks.

Tuition and Diploma Fees for VAE Degrees

If admitted, you should pay the following Tuition and Diploma fees upfront to the University of Wallis.

You are Wallisian (carte de résident needed): Gratuit + frais de port et d'impression:  3500 CFP (30 €)


You are not a resident of Wallis:  Euros  €550 

The VAE jury will convene and render a decision within 3 months

Degrees and Certificates issued by the University de Wallis® a French Institution of Higher education.


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University of Wallis ® may check the validity of all documents presented in order to ensure the highest quality of its degrees. For studies not done in the French-inspired systems, we use the Duke University International Credential Guide.