HOW TO APPLY FOR A DIPLOMA or DEGREE COURSE IN FRANCE?

APPLY FOR THE 1ST YEAR OF A LICENSE OR FOR PASS (DAP BLANCHE)

For a first-time registration in the first year of a bachelor's degree (licence) or in the 1st common core year of health studies (PASS) in a French university, a prior admission request (DAP) is obligatory for foreigners holding a foreign secondary school diploma.

These registrations concern candidates:

• who do not have French nationality or of a Member State of the European Union, of a State party to the agreement on the European Economic Area or of the Swiss Confederation (if you are in this case, please apply via the Parcoursup platform );
• who are not holders or future holders of the French or European baccalaureate ( the European baccalaureate is a diploma awarded by the only approved European schools in the Member States of the European Union ) (if you are in this case, please apply via the Parcoursup platform ) ;
• who live abroad (if you reside in France throughout the application and admission procedure, you are affected by the green DAP ).

Calendar

Applications must be submitted until December 15th, 2024.

• Opening of the procedure : October 1st, 2024
• Deadline for submitting files to establishments: December 15th, 2024
• Deadline for establishment educational commissions: April 30th, 2025
• Student decision deadline: May 31st, 2025

How to register?

Register on the Études en France online platform. Under the DAP, you are allowed to apply for 3 bachelor's programs.

Note: You can submit up to 7 training requests in total on the Études en France platform. It will therefore be possible to present other wishes outside of the DAP procedure. For example, you can make 3 wishes in the first year of a Bachelor's degree and 4 other wishes in the first year of IUT.

Complete the requested information and add the necessary supporting documents for your application:

The training basket

To find out about the Bachelor's degree offer in France, the Campus France website offers a catalog where it is possible to search for training by keyword, by field of study or by region of France: view the online catalog.

Be careful! Some of these training courses are not open on the Etudes en France platform. Check with the establishments to find out their application procedure.

Attention! Some courses ask candidates to complete a parallel application procedure when submitting their application on the Etudes en France platform. Remember to always check the “Training information” section in your basket.

Take a French assessment

French certification is mandatory as part of the DAP application procedure.

Alongside your Study in France application, register for one of the following tests TCF-TP (+ compulsory written expression) or DELF/DALF, necessary for the creation of your application file for French higher education.

Please note: exam registration deadlines may be BEFORE the DAP deadline. Contact your local Alliance Française or Campus France as soon as possible to find out how to register.

Exemption: Certain candidates may be exempt from the language test, in particular those whose secondary studies took place, for the most part, in French.

If you continued your studies in France or participated in a French immersion program, if you have already obtained one of the recognized French tests (DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF etc.) you just need to attach a copy of your diploma or your transcripts to be exempted from a French test before the deadline for submitting your DAP file.

Please see the Taking French exams in Canada page for more information.

Application fees

• $150 - DAP and HDAP candidates (the price remains the same whether you apply for one or more training courses)

Exemptions

The following are exempt from the Study in France application fees:

• Students who are beneficiaries of a French government scholarship for the academic year for which they are applying.
• Students holding a French baccalaureate obtained during the last four academic years.

If you fall into one of these categories, please email your local Campus France office - see geographic breakdown at the botton of this webpage - to request an exemption. Please include all documents relating to your exemption request (copy of your scholarship documents, etc.).

Terms and conditions

Payment will require the student's Campus France Etudes en France identification number (CAXX-XXXXX - number issued when the student created their Etudes en France account).
Payments will be processed by Interact at the Alliance Française de Toronto. They are final and non-refundable.    
The application file must be complete with the required documents uploaded and submitted. If the file is incomplete upon submission and payment, the examination of the application, including visa processing, will take longer.     
The student must be reachable by telephone throughout the process.

Interview with a Campus France advisor

Once your application has been submitted and your $150 payment validated on the Etudes en France platform, you will have an assessment interview. We will inform you of the available slots by message.

This will be a 20-minute online interview with a Campus France advisor. In this interview, we will discuss about your background, your academic and professional pathway, as well as your motivations for studying in France. It will also be an opportunity to assess your level of French and the coherence of your academic career.

The interview will be conducted in French or English, depending on the language of your program in France. If your program is in English, we will ask you a few questions in French to make sure you have a basic knowledge of the language.

Response from universities

Your application file is examined at the same time by the 3 universities you requested.

These universities will notify you of their acceptance proposal no later than April 30th, 2025.  They will be able to inform you, if necessary, of the proposed exemptions from which you could benefit.

You have until May 31st, 2025 to give your response to the university which made you a registration offer. If you receive several proposals, you will have to make a choice in favor of only one proposal.

The absence of a response beyond May 31, 2024 is equivalent to a refusal on your part of the registration proposal.

Support and monitoring

Campus France Canada is available to candidates to help them throughout their admission process. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Espace Campus France (branche) attached to your province of residence:

• Québec : montreal@campusfrance.org
• Ontario (except Ottawa) and Manitoba : toronto@campusfrance.org
• Ottawa, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island: ottawa@campusfrance.org
• British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories : campusfrance.vancouver-cslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr

For any questions related to your Etudes en France application file, please contact: peefcanada@campusfrance.org

The DAP jaune Preliminary Admission Request (or "yellow file") concerns candidates who wish to be admitted to a national school of architecture (ENSA) in France and who do not have French nationality, are not holders or future holders of the French or European baccalaureate and who reside abroad.

You would like to enroll in an architecture school to prepare for one of the following diplomas:

• Diploma in architecture (bachelor's degree)
• State diploma in architecture (master’s degree)
• Authorization to exercise project management in one's own name (HMONP)

Attention ! The diplomas below , also offered by architecture schools, are not covered by the DAP procedure :

• Diploma specific to schools of architecture (DPEA)
• Landscape designer diploma
• Specialization and Advanced Diploma in Architecture (DSAA)
• Professional and research master's degree from National Schools (excluding state architect diploma)

For these diplomas you must contact the architecture school of your choice directly to apply.

Calendar

• Opening of the procedure: October 1st, 2024
• Deadline for submitting files to establishments: December 15th, 2024
• Deadline for establishment educational commissions: April 30th, 2025
• Student decision deadline: May 31st, 2025

How to register?

Candidates for the Yellow DAP must register on the Études en France online platform and are authorized to apply for a maximum of 2 programs.

Take a French assessment

At the same time, register for the TCF-DAP test , necessary for compiling your application file for French higher education.

Please note: exam registration deadlines may be BEFORE the DAP deadline . Contact your local Alliance Française or Campus France as soon as possible to find out how to register.

Exemption  : Certain candidates may be exempt from the language test, in particular those whose secondary studies took place, for the most part, in French.

If you continued your studies in France or participated in a French immersion program, if you have already obtained one of the recognized French tests (DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF etc.) you just need to attach a copy of your diploma or your transcripts to be exempted from a French test before the deadline for submitting your DAP file.

Please see the Taking French exams in Canada page for more information.

The non-DAP (hors-DAP or HDAP) procedure concerns foreign students who apply for the second or third year of an undergraduate program (License 2 and 3), in selective university training (BUT, DEUST, DU) or at all other second cycle programs (Masters) in France.

When to register?

• Opening of the procedure: October 1st, 2024
• Deadline for submitting files to establishments: February 15th, 2025
• Deadline for establishment educational commissions: April 30th, 2025
• Student decision deadline: May 31st, 2025

Note: For establishments not connected to the Etudes en France platform, it is recommended to contact them directly to find out their application procedure and the registration deadlines for their different programs as they follow different calendars.

Register on the Études en France online platform. Under the HDAP, you are allowed to apply for 7 programs.

Complete the requested information and add the necessary supporting documents for your application:

The training basket

To find out about the Bachelor's degree offer in France, the Campus France website offers a catalog where it is possible to search for training by keyword, by field of study or by region of France: https://cataloguelm.campusfrance.org/licence/#/domain or https://cataloguelm.campusfrance.org/master/

To find training offered in English, consult the Programs taught in English directory.

Be careful! Some of these training courses are not open on the Etudes en France platform. Check with the establishments to find out their application procedure.

Attention! Some courses ask candidates to complete a parallel application procedure when submitting their application on the Etudes en France platform. Remember to always check the “Training information” section in your basket

Take a French assessment

French certification is mandatory as part of the HDAP application procedure for training in French.

Alongside your Study in France application, register for one of the following tests TCF-TP (+ compulsory written expression) or DELF/DALF, necessary for the creation of your application file for French higher education.

Please note: exam registration deadlines may be BEFORE the HDAP deadline . Contact your local Alliance Française or Campus France as soon as possible to find out how to register.

Exemption  : Certain candidates may be exempt from the language test, in particular those whose secondary studies took place, for the most part, in French.

If you continued your studies in France or participated in a French immersion program, if you have already obtained one of the recognized French tests (DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF etc.) you just need to attach a copy of your diploma or your transcripts to be exempt from a French test before the deadline for submitting your HDAP file.

Application fees

• $150 - DAP and HDAP candidates (the price remains the same whether you apply for one or more training courses)

Exemptions

The following are exempt from the Study in France application fees:

• Students who are beneficiaries of a French government scholarship for the academic year for which they are applying.
• Students holding a French baccalaureate obtained during the last four academic years.

If you fall into one of these categories, please email your local Campus France office - see geographic breakdown for Montreal/Ottawa and Toronto - to request an exemption. Please include all documents relating to your exemption request (copy of your scholarship documents, etc.).

Terms and conditions

Payment will require the student's Campus France Etudes en France identification number (CAXX-XXXXX - number issued when the student created their Etudes en France account).
Payments will be processed by Interact at the Alliance Française de Toronto. They are final and non-refundable.    
The application file must be complete with the required documents uploaded and submitted. If the file is incomplete upon submission and payment, the examination of the application, including visa processing, will take longer.     
The student must be reachable by telephone throughout the process.

Response from universities

Your application file is examined at the same time by the educational committees of the courses for which you applied.

These universities will notify you of their acceptance proposal no later than April 30th, 2025.  They will be able to inform you, if necessary, of the proposed exemptions from which you could benefit.

You have until May 31st, 2025 to give your response to the university which made you a registration offer. If you receive several proposals, you will have to make a choice in favor of only one proposal.

The absence of a response beyond May 31st, 2025 is equivalent to a refusal on your part of the registration proposal.

Support and monitoring

Campus France Canada is available to candidates to help them throughout their admission process. If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact the Espace Campus France (branche) attached to your province of residence:

• Québec : montreal@campusfrance.org
• Ontario (except Ottawa) and Manitoba : toronto@campusfrance.org
• Ottawa, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island: ottawa@campusfrance.org
• British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories : campusfrance.vancouver-cslt@diplomatie.gouv.fr

For any questions related to your Etudes en France application file, please contact: peefcanada@campusfrance.org