Undergraduate — Regulations
Regulatory texts – Undergraduate studies
Updated on 31 October 2026 from the legal texts collection of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MESRS) and from the texts themselves. All texts can be read here as PDF files. Bold notes give the status of a text (repealed, or applicable only to students of earlier cohorts); where there is no note, no repeal was found. For any application to your case, please ask your department. Source : mesrs.dz.
General framework
- Law No. 99-05 of 4 April 1999 on the orientation of higher education, amended and supplemented by Law No. 08-06 of 23 February 2008
Law No. 99-05 Law No. 08-06 - Executive Decree No. 22-208 of 5 June 2022 setting the system of studies and training leading to higher education diplomas (Official Journal No. 39 of 8 June 2022). It repeals Executive Decree No. 08-265 of 19 August 2008 and, except for certain students already in training, Executive Decree No. 98-254 of 17 August 1998
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Registration, guidance and access
- Ministerial Order No. 1165 of 4 October 2025 setting the procedures for registration and re-registration in the programmes leading to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees, and the procedures for organisation, assessment and progression
In force since 2025-2026 for all Bachelor's and Master's students (Art. 119); repeals Orders No. 711, 712, 12, 13 and 171 (Art. 121)
view the PDF (Arabic) - Order No. 171 of 9 February 2023 setting the procedures for registration and re-registration for the Bachelor's, Master's, State engineer and architect diplomas, and the procedures for organisation, assessment and progression
Repealed by Order No. 1165 of 4 October 2025 (Art. 121); had itself repealed Order No. 992
view the PDF (Arabic) - Order No. 998 of 2 August 2022 setting the conditions of access, guidance procedures and registration for university studies leading to the Master's degree
view the PDF - Order No. 751 of 14 October 2020 setting the conditions of access, guidance procedures and registration for university studies leading to the Master's degree
Same subject as Order No. 998 of 2 August 2022, which is later (Art. 22: contrary provisions are repealed)
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Organisation of studies, assessment and progression (Bachelor's and Master's)
Since the 2025-2026 start of the year, organisation, assessment and progression for Bachelor's and Master's students fall under Decree No. 22-208 and Order No. 1165 of 4 October 2025 (section "Registration, guidance and access"), which repealed Orders No. 711 and 712. The other orders in this section are older: ask your department which ones have been updated since.
- Order No. 711 of 3 November 2011 setting the common rules of pedagogical organisation and management for university studies leading to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees
Repealed by Order No. 1165 of 4 October 2025 (Art. 121), which applies to all students since 2025-2026
view the PDF faculty copy - Order No. 712 of 3 November 2011 setting the assessment, progression and guidance procedures in the study cycles leading to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees
Repealed by Order No. 1165 of 4 October 2025 (Art. 121), which applies to all students since 2025-2026
view the PDF faculty copy - Order No. 714 of 3 November 2011 on the procedures for ranking students
view the PDF faculty copy - Order No. 713 of 3 November 2011 setting the composition and operation of the tutoring committee
view the PDF faculty copy - Order No. 452 of 9 December 2012 defining the characteristics of the transcript of marks in the study cycles leading to the Bachelor's and Master's degrees
view the PDF - Order No. 362 of 9 June 2014 setting the procedures for preparing and defending the Master's dissertation
view the PDF - Order No. 272 of 9 March 2017 setting the conditions for obtaining the Master's degree for students enrolled for the State engineer, architect or veterinary doctor diploma in certain higher education institutions
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University ethics and innovation
- Order No. 1082 of 27 December 2020 setting the rules on preventing and combating plagiarism
view the PDF faculty copy - Ministerial Order No. 1275 of 27 September 2022 on the "one diploma, one start-up" or "one diploma, one patent" mechanism
Amended and supplemented by Order No. 008 of 23 February 2025
view the PDF - Order No. 008 of 23 February 2025 amending and supplementing Order No. 1275 of 27 September 2022 setting the procedures for preparing a final-year dissertation project leading to a university degree — start-up — by students of higher education institutions
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Tutoring, internships, grants and student life
- Executive Decree No. 09-03 of 3 January 2009 specifying the tutoring mission and the procedures for its implementation
view the PDF - Executive Decree No. 13-306 of 31 August 2013 on the organisation of practical and workplace internships for students
view the PDF - Executive Decree No. 90-170 of 2 June 1990 setting the conditions for awarding grants and their amount, amended by Executive Decree No. 23-380 of 25 October 2023
Decree No. 90-170 Decree No. 23-380 - Order No. 371 of 11 June 2014 on the creation, composition and operation of disciplinary boards in higher education institutions
view the PDF - Order No. 44 of 13 January 2019 setting the procedures for creating, organising and running scientific clubs in higher education institutions
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International students (2025 texts)
- Presidential Decree No. 25-83 of 20 February 2025 setting the conditions and procedures for admitting foreign students to Algerian higher education and training institutions (Official Journal No. 12 of 23 February 2025)
- Joint ministerial order of 4 August 2025 setting the procedures for paying the training fees of foreign students in Algerian higher education institutions (Official Journal No. 59 of 4 September 2025)
- Joint ministerial order of 13 September 2025 setting the nature and conduct of the medical examination of foreign students before enrolment in Algerian higher education institutions (Official Journal No. 70 of 27 October 2025)
- Official Journal references taken from the ministry's collection
collection 2005-2025 (MESRS)
Archives
- Order No. 363 of 9 June 2014 on the conditions of registration for university studies leading to the Master's degree
view the PDF - Order No. 992 of 1 August 2022 setting the procedures for registration and re-registration for the Bachelor's, Master's, State engineer and architect diplomas, and the procedures for organisation, assessment and progression
Repealed by Order No. 171 of 9 February 2023 (Art. 85)
view the PDF - Order No. 55 of 21 January 2021 on the pedagogical organisation and management of the 2020/2021 academic year
view the PDF - Order No. 495 of 28 July 2013 setting the teaching programme of the Bachelor's common core in the "Matter Sciences" domain
view the PDF - Order No. 497 of 28 July 2013 setting the teaching programme of the Bachelor's common core in the "Mathematics and Computer Science" domain
view the PDF - Executive Decree No. 08-265 of 19 August 2008 on the system of studies leading to the Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees
Repealed by Executive Decree No. 22-208
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