Exchange
Programme

International Affairs Department & Student Exchanges Team27, Rue Saint-Guillaume - 75337 PARIS Cedex 07
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Academic Calendar
2024-2025
SEMESTER 1
WELCOME PROGRAMME

Dijon

Le Havre

MentonNancy

Poitiers

Reims

26 - 31 August 2024
CLASSES INCLUDING EXAMS
2 September - 18 December 2024*

SEMESTER 2
WELCOME PROGRAMME
13 - 18 January 2025 (TBC)
CLASSES INCLUDING EXAMS
20 January - 14 May 2025* (TBC)
6 January - 14 May 2025* (Law Schoolonly)*Students are required to be present atSciences Po until the last day of exams
per the published academic calendar

VACATION
SUMMER BREAK
June - August
INTER-SEMESTER
One-week break each semesterParis

www.sciencespo.fr/students/en/study/
handbook/calendars.html

n Application Deadline

n Eligibilityn Application Procedure

Online nominations by the partnerand submission of the applications
by the students:

Both the undergraduate
and graduate programmes
at Sciences Po welcome
exchange students.

Students who wish to study on
exchange at Sciences Po must
be nominated to do so by their home
university. Upon nomination, students
will be invited to complete an online
application and to transmit required
supporting documentation (CV,personal statement, photo ID,
university transcripts, and French and/or English language test results).
Application dates are indicated tostudents in the email they
will receive.

• for the Autumn semester:
online nomination by the partner :5 to 27 March 2024 andsubmission of the applications by
the students : until 3 April 2024.
• for the Spring semester:
online nomination by the partner:
24 September to 8 October 2024
and submission of the applications
by the students: until 10 October2024.

• Undergraduate exchange:
students having completed 4 ormore semesters of undergraduate
study.
• Graduate exchange:
students with a Bachelor’s
degree, or 6 semesters or more ofundergraduate study.

AcademicProgramme
Exchange students may
register for between 5 ECTS credits(minimum) and 30 ECTS credits(maximum) per semester. Students
can attempt up to 60 ECTS credits
per academic year.

Ȫ Choose 1 or 2 academic
disciplines of studyȪ Select either a French or an
English programme on the Paris
campus, given that the bilingual
one is no longer offered
Please also note that proof of aminimum of C1 level in English is
now required for the Englishspeaking programmes.

Graduate students
Exchange students in our graduate
programmes must be attached toa specific Masters programme andare restricted to classes in that
programme only. Not all graduate
courses are open to exchange
students, and some may impose
academic or linguistic prerequisites.

A Certificate of Studies in SocialSciences and Humanities isavailable for undergraduate
exchange students. This certificate
gives students an opportunity to
deepen their knowledge of thehumanities and social sciences
within a core, multidisciplinary
curriculum in the disciplines
taught at Sciences Po (Politicalscience, Law, History, Economics,Sociology, Humanities), either in
French or in English.It also enables
students to study a foreign
language.
In addition to the certificate,students may select a regional
specialization if they apply for acampus outside Paris. They may
study the geographical minors:
Ȫ European Union, Central andEastern EuropeȪ Asia-PacificȪ Mediterranean and Middle ȪEast- European Union, Franco-German
partnershipȪ Latin America and the Caribbean
Ȫ North America
Ȫ Africa
To be awarded, the certificate
requires exchange students tovalidate a minimum of 45 ECTScredits in an academic year and 20
ECTS credits in a semester (witha maximum of 60 ECTS credits in ayear and/or 30 ECTS credits in asemester). They must take two core
courses in one or two disciplines ora lecture course combined with adiscussion section to satisfy thecertificate’s requirements.
REMINDER: Please note that sincethe 2023/2024 academic year,students have the opportunity to:Ȫ Indicate two campuses to beconsidered for (although it remains
possible to indicate only one
campus of preference)©Pierre Morel/Sciences Po

Undergraduate students

n Academic Rules and Regulations
Students are invited to read the Academic Rules and Regulations and tofamiliarize themselves with Sciences Po’s attendance policy (not more than 2absences allowed per class)n Language of instruction
Undergraduate and graduate exchange students may study exclusively in
French or English, or in both languages simultaneously for those programmes
offering this option. Students can also follow language classes (Foreignlanguage charters: www.sciencespo.fr/students/en/study/languages/charters)n Language requirements
Exchange students must provide documented justification of their level in studies
while at Sciences Po (French and/or English). Exceptions can be made for students
for whom the mother tongue is French or English.
French language requirements - minimum scores required: Undergraduate
studies: TCF 400 or DELF/DALF B2.
Graduate studies: TCF 500 or DELF/DALF C1.
For Erasmus + partners, please refer to the language level mentioned in the existing agreement

English language requirements - minimum scores required: Undergraduate
and Graduate studies: IELTS 6.5, TOEFL/TOEFL IBT Home Edition 100.
Cambridge tests C1: (Cambridge English First, CAE and CPE).
For Erasmus + partners, please refer to the language level mentioned in the existing agreement

Contacts
Please do not hesitate to contact the Sciences Po Student Exchanges Team at:
candidature.echange@sciencespo.fr or consult the International Affairs Department
website: www.sciencespo.fr/international/en

Accomodation, Visa procedures and Health center

The Sciences Po Students website lists all the relevant information about the first steps
and the contacts on campus for incoming students, especially regarding accommodation,
Visa procedures and the health center. For students who have a temporary or permanent
disability or disabling health condition, our disability support service is available to offer
specific adjustments. www.sciencespo.fr/students/en.html