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No, you are not. Applicants who obtain a French baccalauréat in a French high school abroad must open and submit their application through the Parcoursup platform. 

No, you do not have to sit for the SAT test if you hold an IB diploma.

The admission offer includes your student ID and a temporary password that enable you to sign in your online student account and accept the offer. Check the Student website to find out about the first steps (online student account, registrations, courses selection, calendars, and everything you need to know for your enrolment at Sciences Po).

Yes, during their second year all students will have to pick one of the three majors: “Economy & Society”, “Political Humanities” or “Politics & Government”.

Applicants holding a CEGEP diploma are eligible to apply through the international undergraduate admission pathway. However, you must provide all documents pertaining to your specific programme, including the academic transcript of the year following your secondary school graduation.

You must provide your academic transcript in the original language version. Depending on the chosen programme, a translation, whether official or informal, might be requested.

We do not accept references written on plain paper or sent by e-mail. 

In the interests of fairness, we encourage referees to complete the online form. However, if your referee is unable to use the online form, and only in this exceptional case, he or she should contact us to request the Word version of this form. The completed form should then be returned to us directly, in a confidential manner and from the referee’s professional address, through our contact form.

Remote interviews take place 3 to 4 weeks after the application deadline. You will receive an invitation by e-mail.

You may download an enrollment certificate through the student services centre in your online student space, once you have accepted our offer of admission. This document will help you in obtaining a visa.

Depending on the required documents, you may also present the Letter of Admission you received from Sciences Po.

No, in order for your application to be considered for this programme in collaboration with the partner institution (either the Institut de physique du globe de Paris, University of Paris or the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne), you must select the course as your first choice and validate the place via our online application form.

The tuition fees operate in the same way as for our other dual degrees with French partner institutions, in that students must pay the fees set by both the universities at which they are enrolled. During their third year abroad, students of the dual degree can benefit from the mobility grants offered at Sciences Po. For all students in their fourth year, in the case that a significant proportion of teaching is conducted at the partner university, Sciences Po will reduce its own tuition fees. 

The mathematic requirements of the BASc vary depending on each course: for the dual degree in Liberal Arts and Earth Sciences, offered on Sciences Po’s Paris Campus, students must demonstrate excellent mathematic ability within a scientific course of secondary education. However, for the dual degree in Liberal Arts and Life Sciences, offered on the Reims Campus, it is not mandatory for students to have completed a scientific course. They must, above all, be able to demonstrate their curiosity for issues relating to the environment, biodiversity, and the challenges of ecological transition.

No, candidates are only permitted to select one dual degree programme on their Sciences Po application form. However, if you are also applying to an international dual degree at one of the six dual degree programmes that require candidates to apply through the partner institution and not Sciences Po, in this case alone, you will be permitted to submit two separate application forms. 

Yes, but depending on the programme you must submit either one or two online applications. 

If you apply to the Dual Bachelor Degree with Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Hong Kong or Keio University, you only need to submit one application through Sciences Po, you must select the Dual Degree as a first choice of programme as well as one of our undergraduate programmes as a second choice.

For any other Dual Bachelor Degree: Columbia University, National University of Singapore, University of Sydney, University of British Columbia, and University College London, you must submit two applications. One on the website of the partner university for the dual degree and the other on the Sciences Po website in which you will be able to select one of our undergraduate programmes.

You may apply during the academic year in which you obtain your undergraduate diploma (bachelor degree or equivalent) which will make you eligible for the chosen Master's programme. Should you be selected, your admission will be confirmed at the time of your administrative registration and once you have obtained your degree. 

The international procedure is open to applicants who hold, or will hold by the end of the current academic year:

• a non-French undergraduate degree (180 ECTS credits, Bachelor’s degree or equivalent) from an institution located in France or abroad.
• a non-French Master’s degree from a country where universities do not release undergraduate degrees.

In all other situations, you must apply through the domestic procedure.  

No, the one-year master's programmes are full-time courses.

Yes, you can apply for a master's programme (excluding one-year programmes) and a dual degree programme at the same time.

The dual degree programme will be automatically considered as a first choice and the Master's programme as a second (but if admitted to both programmes, you will be able to choose in which you want to enroll). 

Sciences Po students should only submit an application if they wish to apply to a dual degree programme. Do not select any Master's programme as a second choice. You will be prompted to choose your Master's programme in March through your student platform at the invitation of the Academic Affairs office, as explained in several newsletters you will receive.

Please note: If you apply to a Master’s programme and a dual degree programme with different deadlines, you must submit your application by the earliest deadline.

No. The number of applications to each programme varies every year, but we hold to our criteria of excellence and the standards remain high for all Master’s programmes. 

No, but the earlier you apply, the shorter our response time will be.

They are unique programmes in partnership with an affiliated university characterized by specific enrolment requirements and diplomas. These programmes are open to Sciences Po students and certain partner universities students. Please review the eligibility criteria and the specificities of each programme.

In order to apply to any of these programmes, you must select the  “Partnership Programme” procedure in the online application to view the accurate list of programmes available. 

To apply for the Emile Boutmy scholarship you must indicate so in the "Financial Information" section of the Sciences Po application form and must provide the required documents by the required deadline.

Applications for a scholarship will only be considered if the entire application file is properly submitted with all supporting documents (including the required language tests) by the scholarship deadline.

Yes, you can apply for both. However, in the event that you are granted both scholarships, you would have to give up the Boutmy scholarship for the Eiffel scholarship.

Applicants wishing to be presented by Sciences Po to Campus France for the Eiffel scholarship must indicate so in the "financial information" section of their Sciences Po application form and attach all the required documents by the deadline for the scholarship.

Applications for a scholarship will only be considered if the entire application file is properly submitted with all supporting documents (including the required language tests) by the scholarship deadline.

Yes, you may delete or add a referee as long as your application has not been submitted.

In your application form, go into the academic background section and click on the check box which appears on the right of the referee from whom a reference is pending. A pop up box will appear with the question :"Are you sure you want to suppress this reference?" If yes, please accept. You will then be able to add a new referee

Make sure you inform your referee ahead of your request, as an automatic notification email will be sent once you provide their contact information.

No, you must make sure your referees have completed their forms before submitting your application. Keep in mind your application must be complete, including the references, by the programme's or scholarship's deadline. 

You must attach your transcripts in their original language. A translation may be required depending on the programme. This translation can be done by an official translator or by yourself.

Master's programmes: you must write your resume in French or English, according to the language of the programme you are applying for. 

One-year programmes: you must write your resume in English (except for SPEAP, resume to be attached in French). 

Dual degree programmes: you must write your resume in English only.

On our offer of admission, you will find your username (student ID) and a temporary password that will allow you to sign in to your student account and accept the offer.

The academic year at Sciences Po begins between the end of August and mid-September, depending on the programmes. Only exchange students may begin in January (second semester).

For some programmes, mandatory orientation sessions are scheduled before classes start; We recommend you contact your academic advisor for more information.

No, it is not possible to transfer to a different graduate programme (regular master's, One-Year Master's or dual degree programmes).