History
A French law of August 23, 1985, authorized people with work experience to ask for a Diploma equivalence. It was mostly for vocational degrees. The great revolution came with the Loi de Modernisation Sociale (Social Modernization) dated January 17, 2002, that specifically authorizes Universities and other "établissements d'Enseignemernt supérieurs" (Institutions of Higher Education) to grant the classical original degrees (BTS, DEUG, Licence, Maîtrise, DES, DESS, Master, Mastaire, Doctorat, etc.) based only on the work experience of the candidate. The required minimum of work experience was lowered from five to three years.
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