Admission to a graduate dual degree programme
Please note
Applications for the 2022 intake start next October.
Sciences Po has signed dual degree conventions with several major universities throughout the world. Each year, these programmes enable students selected by both institutions to complete one year of studies at Sciences Po and the other at the partner institution, with a degree awarded by each universities.
The prestige of these degrees and the linguistic skills acquired, together with the experience of student life in two different countries, are advantages greatly prized by potential employers today, particularly European and international companies and organisations.
Dual degrees concerned by this procedure
See the table of double degrees concerned by the admission procedure described below.
Please note: The Joint Master in Journalism and International Affairs and the Joint Master in Law and Finance are not considered as dual degrees.
For all other dual degrees or partnership programmes listed here, please visit the programme page to find out how to proceed.
Partnership programmes
Other dual degree programmes
Strathmore University/Sciences Po: Double degree programme (Bachelor's/Master's) with the School of Management and Innovation, the School of Public Affairs and PSIA. This programme is exclusively open to students enrolled at partner university.
International Max Planck Research School/Sciences Po: Dual PhD degree.
Università Bocconi (Milan, Italy)/Sciences Po:
- Dual Master's degree in Economics and Management of Government and International organizations (programme in English)
- Dual Master's degree in Public Policy and Management (programme in English)
- Dual Master's degree in Finance and Strategy or in International Management and Sustainability
École du Louvre (Paris, France)/Sciences Po: Dual Master's degree in History, Art History and Cultural Management (Fr).
Inalco (Paris, France)/Sciences Po: Dual Master's degree in Political Science, Middle Eastern specialisation
École Nationale de la Statistique et de l’Administration Economique (ENSAE) / École Polytechnique (Paris, France)/Sciences Po: Dual Master's degree in Economics and Public Policy.
AgroParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences) (Paris, France):
- Dual Master's degree with the School of Public Affairs
- Dual Master's degree with the Urban School
- Dual Masters's degree with the School of Management and Innovation
- Dual Master's degree with the Paris School of International Affairs
ISAE-Supaero (Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space Engineering) (Toulouse, France):
- Dual Master's degree with the School of Public Affairs
- Dual Master's degree with the Urban School
- Dual Master's degree with the School of Management and Innovation
- Dual Master's degree with the Paris School of International Affairs
HEC Paris (France)/Sciences Po: Dual Master's degree in Corporate and Public Management
MBA/MPA dual degree
Columbia University (New York, USA)/Sciences Po:
- Dual Master's degree in Journalism
- Dual PhD degree in Political Science
Northwestern University (Evanston, USA)/Sciences Po: Dual PhD degree in Sociology.
Dual Degree Admission Procedure
Admission is granted on the basis of the evaluation of the application form and the required documents.
The final decision is taken by a joint committee Sciences Po/partner institution.
Several criteria are taken into account during the selection process.
Academic Excellence
Applicants must have achieved a certain level of academic performance during their undergraduate studies (bachelor level). They must rank among the best students of their class.
Motivation for the chosen institutions and programmes
While assessing applications, we make sure that the requested programme suits the applicant's career plan, to ensure that he or she stands to gain the most from it.
Applicants must show a clear idea of the professional field that they are aiming for, and clearly state what aspects of the programme they find interesting in and can benefit their future career.
Applicants should also show that they are eager to become part of Sciences Po’s and the partner university’s student communities.
References
References are mandatory and are a key element of your application.
The choice of referees is essential and applicants must contact them before applying.
Work Experience
Relevant professional experience (or at least one or more internships) is an asset, preferably in the field of the requested Master's programme.
Personal Background
Activities that demonstrate leadership capacity and overall responsibility are appreciated. Any personal experience attesting open-mindedness, curiosity or boldness is an asset (sports, arts, charity, etc.).
The application form to be completed depends on the applicant's previous studies.
Which procedure applies to your situation?
Applicants holding a French undergraduate diploma
You have obtained or will obtain (this academic year) a French undergraduate degree (or 180 ECTS credits / bachelor’s degree or equivalent) from an institution located in France or abroad, you must apply through the Domestic Graduate Admissions Procedure. Please check the French version of this page.
Before starting your application, please check:
Applicants holding a non-French undergraduate diploma
If you have obtained or will obtain (this academic year) a Non-French undergraduate degree (or 180 ECTS credits / bachelor’s degree or equivalent) from an institution located in France or abroad, you must complete the international graduate admissions application form.
Before starting your application, please check:
- the deadlines, the prerequisites and supporting material by programme
- the list of documents to be included to your application
- the language requirements
- the required academic and professional references
Sciences Po Undergraduate Students (excluding Exchange students)
Sciences Po undergraduate students willing to apply to a dual degree programme must submit their application through our domestic admissions procedure (FR), regardless of their educational background prior to Sciences Po.
You do not need to create a new account: just login to your candidate platform by using your usual Sciences Po username and password.
When starting your application, select “French undergraduate degree (or 180 ECTS credits / bachelor’s degree or equivalent) from an institution located in France or abroad” and then “You are a Sciences Po student (and will obtain your bachelor this year) and you wish to apply to a dual degree programme”.
During the application process, you will be asked to enter your choice of dual degree (no Master’s programme choice is possible).
Please note:
- You should only complete this application if you wish to apply to a dual degree programme, not to a Sciences Po Master's programme. Do not enter any other choice in your application.
- You will be prompted to choose your Master's programme at Sciences Po in March through your student platform at the invitation of the Academic Affairs office, as explained in several newsletters you will receive. Learn more about our Master's programmes.
- In the "Academic Record" section of your application to a dual degree, you will be asked to provide proof of your cumulative average at the Undergraduate College. Please request it through college.international@sciencespo.fr. The answer you will receive can be used as a certificate of your cumulative average.
- Do not forget to mention that you are a Sciences Po student, in order to benefit from a reduced application fee of 100 euros.
Before starting your application, please check:
Undergraduate students in exchange at Sciences Po
You are currently an exchange student within the Sciences Po Undergraduate College: You must apply through the international procedure if your future Bachelor's degree is not French. You will be able to sign in with your usual Sciences Po login and password, without having to create an account.
Before starting your application, please check:
Specific requirements for applying to the dual degrees with Bocconi, GraSPP, LSE, MGIMO and SIPA
- Dual degree with Università Bocconi: Applicants must complete two applications: one at Sciences Po and one on Bocconi Admissions Portal - My Application (available starting from mid-October). Only applications that have been completed and submitted on both University websites will be evaluated for admission.
- Dual degree with GraSPP: applicants pre-selected by both institutions will be invited for an interview on 23 March 2022.
- Dual degree with the LSE : some admitted students may receive a conditional offer requesting satisfying academic conditions, if you do not yet hold your undergraduate degree at the time of applying. To receive a final admission offer, you must fulfil the conditions that have been applied to your offer.
- Dual degree with MGIMO: in addition to their application on Sciences Po platform, applicants have to fill out (after 1 March 2022) a registration form on MGIMO website.
- Dual degree with SIPA (Columbia university): admitted applicants will have to send their original transcripts to the Office of the University Registrar directly from their home institutions or authorized third parties (WES / CHESICC). The originals of the language tests, if any, will also need to be sent to Columbia University.
Important information
- You cannot apply for two dual degree programmes. You can however apply for a dual degree programme and a Master programme. In which case your first choice must be the dual degree with the graduate programme as your second. This is only a technical constraint which will not prevent you from choosing whichever programme you want to attend, should you be admitted to both programmes.
- If deadlines for these two programmes differ, you must respect the first to come to term. The Joint Master in Journalism and International Affairs and the Joint Master in Law and Finance are not considered as dual degrees.
- No conditional offers are provided for the dual degree programmes. Dual degree programmes require language test results for the application to be processed.
- Candidates are notified as to the outcome of their dual degree application two to three months after the selected programme's application deadline.
- Students must take up their place on a dual degree course at the beginning of the academic year following admission. It is not possible to defer entry for these programmes.
- Campus France does not grant the Eiffel scholarship to dual degree programme students (except for specific programmes). Please check the Eiffel Scholarship webpage.
