Studying in France
Admission to a French higher education institution
In more than twenty countries, an online, dematerialized application procedure has been set up. This procedure must be followed to obtain a student visa. In other countries, contact the institutions of your choice directly.
For Master's level programs, CampusFrance offers online application tools to students anywhere in the world.
Mandatory online procedure
The new online application procedure is now operational in some twenty countries.
This system enables students to complete the admission procedure by computer, continually interacting with their country's CampusFrance office and the many participating French education institutions.
In the countries concerned which do not belong to the European Union, this new tool must be used in order to obtain a student visa.
Enrolling in a French university in the first year of study : the preliminary application for admission.
Students who hold a foreign secondary school diploma and wish to enroll in a French university for the first year of study must file a preliminary application of admission (demande d'admission préalable: DAP) with the cultural services of the French Embassy in their country of residence. In the twenty some countries mentioned above, the application procedure is completed online.
The procedure begins in January each year and follows a very strict calendar.
To find out more
Online application through discipline-specific sites: the Campus Networks.
Campus Network websites provide access to targeted Master 1 and Master 2 level programs that are offered by the institution networks coordinated by CampusFrance.
The websites provide information on a range of programs as well as a rapid and interactive online application process. The disciplines involved are :
Art
Law
Economics
Management
Literature and Humanities
Mathematics
Engineering
This application process is available worldwide. Currently, in the countries that use the mandatory electronic procedure, a second electronic file must be completed to obtain a student visa.
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