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Undergraduate studies: how to apply, planning your studies

Before deciding to travel there are four important questions you must ask yourself

  • Is my French good enough to allow me to attend classes in French?
  • Do I have at least €800/month to fund one academic year in France? Do I have enough time (about one year) to complete all the necessary steps before coming?
  • What career path do I intend to follow? What is the added value of the course I will attend in Lyon in my home country?

Practical information, how to apply, funding....
  • You are a foreign student and want to do an exchange, you have to: 

-be registered in a university that has un agreement with our members. If you are not sure about it, please contact the international office of your university.
-be selected by your university to study here. Without the agreement of your university, you will not be allowed to come as an exchange student.
-fill the online application form on our members web sites: here

  • For students wishing to apply on an individual basis: 

-enrolling in the first or second year (L1 or L2): complete an application for preliminary admission, known as a DAP (demande d’admission préalable) at the cultural office of the French embassy in their country of residence.
In 31 countries, the DAP process must be completed online.
The online porcedured is required in: 

Algeria Argentina Benin Brazil Burkina Faso Cameroon
Chile China Colombia Congo (Brazzaville) Cote d'Ivoire Gabon
Guinea India Japan Lebanon Madagascar Mali
Marocco Mauritius Mexico Peru Senegal Russia
South Korea Syria Taiwan Tunisia Turkey USA
Vietnam  

Whether online or on paper, the DAP process begins in January of each year. follow a very strict timeline. 

Students from the countries of the European Union wishing to enroll in  the first year of postsecondary study must apply using the Admission  Post-Bac online application process. 

-enrolling in the third year (L3): in 31 countries, the application must be completed on line on Campus France Web site.

Algeria Argentina Benin Brazil Burkina Faso Cameroon
Chile China Colombia Congo (Brazzaville) Cote d'Ivoire Gabon
Guinea India Japan Lebanon Madagascar Mali
Marocco Mauritius Mexico Peru Senegal Russia
South Korea Syria Taiwan Tunisia Turkey USA
Vietnam  

Other countries (L1, L2, L3): you must apply on universities web site!
 



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