Depending on the personal situation, 3 procedures are offered to students or future students in France:
1. Applying for a Bachelor degree from the 1st year
2. Applying for a Bachelor degree from the 2nd or 3rd year or a Master degree
3. Applying for a PhD
1. I want to apply for a Bachelor degree from the 1st year
If I have a non-European Secondary diploma
DAP Procedure (white or yellow)
Would you like to apply for a first year of studies (Licence - L1) or a first year in Health Studies (PASS) in a French public university? In that case, the DAP (Preliminary Admission Request) is a mandatory procedure that a candidate must do on "Etudes en France".
The DAP application procedure allows you to choose up to 3 courses and apply up to 3 universities and 2 institutions for architecture. White DAP is for normal applications to public universities, whereas yellow DAP is aimed for Architecture schools and institutions. Either way, the choices should be ranked based on your order of preference.
Registration for the academic year 2022/2023 starts on October 1st 2022 and ends on December 15th, 2022.
Attention: French language exam (TCF or DELF) is mandatory for DAP
As part of the L1 registration, a compulsory test is organized by the French Language Institutes (TCF DAP, Delf-Dalf, TEF) to evaluate the candidates' written and oral comprehension of the French language, as well as their writing skills.
More information on exams and language tests : www.af-ksa.com
If I have a French or a European Secondary diploma (Baccalauréat)
If you are preparing a French or European baccalaureate (high school diploma), you must make your wishes on the "Parcoursup" platform.
Once you're accepted in a program through DAP or Parcoursup, you must follow the "Etudes en France" procedure to start your visa procedure.
2. I want to apply for 2nd/3rd year (Bachelor) or for a Master degree
Do you want to enroll in a public university (Licence, Master, DUT), a Business School or an Engineering School?
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Follow the “Etudes en France” procedure
Create your personal electronic file and let yourself be guided. If necessary, contact the Campus France team for additional information.
Registration for the academic year 2022/2023 starts on October 1st 2020 and ends on January 1st, 2023.
You will later on be asked to make an online appointment for a pedagogical interview with a Campus France advisor in your city.
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If the institution does not appear in “Etudes en France”
In case the institution or the university does not appear in Etudes en France, you must apply to it by your own means and contact us as soon as you receive an acceptance letter.
Attention: Each university / educational center holds its own calendar with specific application and registration deadline.
3. I want to apply for a PhD
Direct application
If you would like to do a PhD, we advise you to read our article dedicated to PhD studies in France.
For the PhD, you must apply to a Doctoral school (attached to a university) by your own means and contact us as soon as you receive an acceptance letter.
Attention: Each university / educational center holds its own calendar with specific application and registration deadline. Doctorate offers are generally published in January, and state an application deadline between April and May for the start of the academic year in September of the same year.
