If you meet the diploma and language requirements and passed the artistic entrance exam you fulfilled the first two steps in our enrolment procedure. You still need to take the following steps. It is possible that the entrance commission decides that your previous programme(s) do not completely resemble our academic Bachelor programme. In that case it is required you take some extra courses.
STEP 3. Confirm your arrival
1. Fill out the confirmation form (only for programmes with an artistic entrance exam)
To ensure your enrolment, you need to confirm it. Fill out the form you will receive via email.
! Attention, the confirmation email is not an official registration, this is only the confirmation we need to start the enrolment process
2. Complete your web registration as soon as possible
Before we can proceed with your enrolment, we need some documents from you. Please upload the following documents using the button ‘Documenten’ via the account that you used for your web registration: https://inschrijven.ap.be/Default.aspx – Change Registration:
- A copy of your ID-card or passport
- A copy of the diploma needed to enrol (see admission requirements). If the original is in a language other than English, French, German or Dutch, it must be accompanied by a legalized translation. Transcripts must include a complete description of the institutional grading system or other standards of evaluation with maximum grades and minimum marks indicated.
- A proof of admission to higher education (only if it’s not clear on the diploma)
If it applies: - D-visum (for visa-obliged foreign students);
- APS certificate (for Chinese students);
If you already have it in your possession: - Your residence card or other proof of residency.
Everything you need to know about a residence permit can be found on the AP website.
! Important message for NON EER candidates !
We advise you to start your visa application procedure as soon as possible, so you don’t run the risk of missing the start of the first semester
STEP 4. Determine the content of your study programme
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Individual programme and exemptions Music Jazz
An individual path is any study path that deviates from the conventional model path of 60 credits and is determined in a contract every academic year. You can obtain an exemption by proving that you obtained a credit in a previous study within higher education that corresponds with the content of a specific course in your new study programme.
Collect the necessary evidence:
- Scan or copy the obtained diplomas and credit certificates + the detailed overview of previously obtained credits and courses on the basis of the diploma supplement or transcript of records
- A brief official description of the content and objectives of the course for which the student wishes to obtain an exemption, based on official study information from the previous university college or university.
If you only want to apply for a few exemptions and you collected all evidence as described above. You can directly upload them in the exemption module (VA module) in iBaMaFlex. A manual for this can be found below.
If you wish to apply for many exemptions, select the programme comparison that applies to you below and fill it in, collect all the data, prepare yourself well and make an appointment with your study path coach Els Smedts, els.smedts@ap.be. You can also ask questions about the content here.
If you need technical assistance with your preparations and online registration in the module, please send an e-mail to vrijstellingen.kca@ap.be.
Your application will be discussed at the admissions committee. Once your application is in order, and you completed the composition of your study programme in the SPA module in iBamaflex, your study contract will be available via iBaMaFlex (e-postbus). You will need to confirm the contract there. It is only then that you are properly enrolled in the RCA. Welcome!
STEP 5. Confirm your study programme
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Study contract
After you have completed your study programme in iBaMaFlex and after this has been approved, your study contract will be made available via the e-mail box in iBaMaFlex. You must confirm the study contract there. New students also have to sign it digitally in iBaMaFlex..
STEP 6. Pay your tuition fee
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Tuition fees postgraduates
In September or October you’ll receive an invoice for the tuition fee and course related fees based on your signed study contract. The invoice will be sent to your AP-mail. It is not possible to get a scholarship or financial assistance from the Social Service for a postgraduate programme. It is not possible to pay the tuition fee by instalments.
Tuition fees 2024-2025
One year programme 60 credits
- Postgraduate Music - Chamber music
- Postgraduate Music - Composition
- Postgraduate Music - Concert soloist: instrument
- Postgraduate Music - Concert soloist: vocal
- Postgraduate Music - Orchestral instrument
- Postgraduate Music - Jazz
Registration for 30 to 60 credits fixed amount: 4 200 euro
Registration for 3 to 10 credits: 700 euro
Registration for additional credits: 70 euro per creditTrajectories 30 credits
- Postgraduate Music - Suzuki Teaching Method Violin ESA 1-2 (two year programme)
- Postgraduate Music - Suzuki Teaching Method Violin ESA 3
- Postgraduate Music - Suzuki Teaching Method Violin ESA 4-5 (two year programme)
Registration for 30 credits (one year): 2 400 euro
Registration for 3 to 10 credits: 800 euro
Registration for additional credits within the same programme: 80 euro per credit
STEP 7. You are enrolled
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Student card en certificates
If you have completed all the steps, you can pick up your student card at the student administration office. You can also request a registration certificate.
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Learning account
The learning account is applicable to each student who enrols in a University College or University in Flanders. With this tool the Government aims to encourage you to make the right study choice and monitor your study progress.
Principle
Every student starting higher education in Flanders receives a learning account of 140 study credits. Study credits are deducted from your learning account for each course you enrol for. If you pass your exam you earn back your credits. If you fail for your exam, the study credits are irrevocably deducted from your learning account. If you don't have any credits left in your learning account you can no longer continue your studies.You can check the balance of your learning account on https://studentenportaal.vlaanderen.be/ (website in Dutch only).
Example
If you enrol for a course of 6 study credits, then those 6 study credits will be deducted form your learning account. If you pass your exam with at least 10/20 then those 6 credits will be added again to your learning acount. If you fail, the 6 credits will be irrevocably deducted.Bonus
The first 60 credits you obtain under diploma contract in higher education in Flanders are doubled. Those 60 credits don't need to be earned in one academic year, one study programme or one institution.For whom?
The learning account applies to any student who enrols with a diploma contract or credit contract for a bachelor or master programme. It does not apply to students who enrol for a teaching qualification programme, for a bridging or preparatory programme or for a postgraduate programme. Also enrolments with an exam contract are not taken into account.Goal
The learning account aims to encourage you as a student to make the right study choice and to encourage you to change your study programme in time.Made the wrong choice?
Is your study not running so smoothly as you expected or do your realise that you made the wrong choice? Then you should make an appointment with your student counselor. You can withdraw or choose a new programme. This way you do not unnecessarily lose credits from your learning account. The quicker you decide, the more chance you have to gain back your credits.Already obtained a master's degree?
The balance of your learning account is reduced by 140 credits when you obtain a diploma for a master programme. If this results in a positive balance, you can use the remaining credits to enrol in an initial bachelor or master programme. If the balance of your learning account is less than 60 credits, you can build it up again to a maximum of 60. Ten credits are added to your learning account every academic year after you obtained your master diploma.More information about the learning account can be found in the Education and Examination Regulations under article 8.1 and on http://onderwijs.vlaanderen.be/leerkrediet (Dutch website only).
Additional information
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Regulations and year calendar
You can find the Education and Examination Regulations, ICT Regulations and Library Regulations on the general regulations page of the AP website. You can also find the specific year calendar of the Conservatoire on this page.
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Financial support
For general information about international scholarships, please check http://www.studyinflanders.be/en/scholarship-programmes/ and https://www.studentsonthemove.be/en/.
In order to receive a scholarship from the Flemish Community, you must fulfill multiple conditions. If you are temporarily staying in Belgium because of your studies, national conditions will be an obstacle and you might not be eligible to request this scholarship. If you do not meet the requirements, you will have to fund your studies yourself and (if possible) apply for financial assistance and/or study aid in your home country. For more information about the scholarship of the Flemish Community, please check https://centenvoorstudenten.be/english/scholarship-flemish-community/.
Students from outside the European Economic Area are not eligible for financial aid from the AP University College. It is not possible to pay the tuition fee in instalments.
Looking for an accommodation? What about the rental agreement? And the prices? Do you need insurance? Visa? Learn all about it on the practical information page of AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp:
https://www.ap.be/en/international/practical-information
For incoming master's students from abroad, there is also the Mastermind scholarship (read the requirements carefully).
The Conservatoire also offers some internal scholarships (between 1,500 and 3,000 euros per selected student) to regular students of the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp: the Soroptimist scholarship, the Orange scholarship and the Bolster scholarship. Every year an internal call is made for these.
There are also external support initiatives such as:
This is just a sample of what support is offered by externals. KCA staff regularly posts opportunities for support for projects, workshops, competitions and residencies on the student platforms Intranet and DigitAP.