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Criteria of the Central Admissions Committee for undergraduate programmes
Students who are nationals of countries outside the European Union
Only one application for admission may be submitted per academic year. Only candidates who have been granted partial equivalence that does not give them access to the studies for which the admission application was submitted or who have failed the Polytechnique entrance examination may have their application re-examined by the Committee with a view to a possible reorientation.
Enrolment deposit : Non-EU candidates are required to pay an administration fee of €200.
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Applicants are required to pay an administration fee of €200. This payment constitutes a precondition for the application to be reviewed. Full information about payment will be available in the application portal.
Please note : international transfer fees are payable by the candidate.
As this administration fee is non-refundable if admission is refused or if the candidate does not complete their enrolment for the academic year concerned, applicants are advised to carefully check whether they meet the access conditions for the programme they wish to study.
Average mark criteria
You must also have obtained a mark of at least 12/20 in subjects directly related to your application for admission. The mark of 12/20 in these specific subjects will be verified in all assessments that led to the award of the secondary school leaving certificate (including state examinations, national examinations, regional examinations, continuous assessment, etc.).
- Law
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First and second languages; if French is not part of the final curriculum, the candidate must provide proof of proficiency in French at level B2.
- Literature, translation and communication
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First and second languages; if French is not part of the final curriculum, the candidate must provide proof of proficiency in French at level B2.
- Philosophy and history
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First and second languages; if French is not part of the final curriculum, the candidate must provide proof of proficiency in French at level B2.
- Psychology and education sciences
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Second language, mathematics, sciences (physics, chemistry and/or biology depending on the subjects on the curriculum for the secondary school leaving certificate)
- Sciences
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Second language, mathematics, sciences (physics, chemistry and/or biology depending on the subjects on the curriculum for the secondary school leaving certificate)
- Economics and management
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Second language, mathematics, sciences (physics, chemistry and/or biology depending on the subjects on the curriculum for the secondary school leaving certificate)
- Health sciences (veterinary medicine, physiotherapy, biomedical sciences, pharmacy, motor system science)
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Second language, mathematics, sciences (physics, chemistry and/or biology depending on the subjects on the curriculum for the secondary school leaving certificate); quota for non-resident students in physiotherapy, speech therapy and veterinary medicine.
- Medicine and dental sciences
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Obtaining a certificate of success in the ARES entrance examination.
- Architecture
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Second language, mathematics, sciences (physics, chemistry and/or biology depending on the subjects on the curriculum for the secondary school leaving certificate)
- Social and political sciences
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Mathematics, first and second languages
- Engineering sciences
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Passing the special entrance examination
Criteria relating to the time between obtaining the certificate and applying for admission:
- Candidates who obtained their secondary school leaving certificate within the last two years will be admitted provided that they meet the average mark criteria mentioned above and the following additional criterion: each year of study undertaken since obtaining the secondary school leaving certificate must have been successfully completed with a minimum average of 13/20. Successful completion of higher education studies must also include the successful completion and validation of each subject in the student’s programme. Subjects validated by compensation will not be considered as passed.
- Applications from candidates who obtained their secondary school leaving certificate more than two years prior to their application and who meet all the above criteria will also be subject to the sovereign judgement of the committee.
- Candidates who are currently obtaining their secondary school leaving certificate may be admitted subject to obtaining it with the above-mentioned averages.
Special cases for which it is impossible to obtain all the information or fulfil all the conditions mentioned above may also be submitted to the Committee for its sovereign assessment.
Equivalence
- If your application has already been reviewed by the department, you must provide proof that you have submitted an application for equivalence.
- If not, you may provide any other official document from the Equivalence Department stating that the application is being processed. For example, you may provide a copy of the online progress report for your application.
Non-assimilated non-EU students in their final year of secondary school must provide proof that they have submitted their equivalence application by 15 July at the latest.
Note that candidates whose admission to studies is also conditional on passing an entrance examination or competition (medicine, dentistry, civil engineering) may provide proof of their equivalence application after this date (15 July).
More information about equivalence