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You may only apply once through this path, either in the year of your high school graduation, or during the following year.

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.

No. In order to sit for the interview, which is the fourth and final step of the admission process, applicants must have obtained a grade equal to, or higher than, the minimal grade set by Sciences Po every year.

No, applicants cannot view the reference letter. It is strictly confidential and will only be read by those responsible for assessing your application.

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.

No, in this case, you are not eligible to apply through the International undergraduate admission path and must apply though the national platform Parcoursup.

The online application is composed of several sections. Entries for each field may be saved by clicking on the « save changes » link at the bottom of the page. This allows you to save your information as you are completing your application. It will be saved until the next connection. You can thus complete your application in several steps.

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 the given programme.

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

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.

No, applications to the BASc programme will be made via the list of courses offered at Sciences Po alone.

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.

No, the procedure for admission at a one-year master’s programme only involves the assessment of an online application.

If you have taken part in an exchange programme in Sciences Po, either as an undergraduate student or in a Master's, you must apply for a Master's through the international admission procedure.

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 the given programme.

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

No, you can only select one one-year master’s programme.

No, you can apply only for one master's programme per academic year.

If you cannot pay by credit card, you may ask us for the required information to pay by bank transfer. You must send us a proof of payment in the form of an official bank confirmation. Once the payment has been registered it will be updated in the online application, you will receive a confirmation in order for you to continue completing the form allowing you to submit it for review.

Beware: Just because you have paid this fee does not mean that the application has automatically been submitted. You must manually submit your application by clicking "submit application".

Sciences Po awards scholarships to a select number of Students, in the form of tuition reduction. These tuition reductions range from 10% to over 50%. For more information, contact the academic advisor of the programme you are applying to. 

Applicants who wish to be presented for the scholarship by Sciences Po must indicate so in the "Financial Information" section of their Sciences Po application form and must likewise provide the required documents.

Examples of such material may be: a degree from an institution where English is the language of instruction (at least two years of study), proof of 2 years of professional experience in an English speaking country and/or in an exclusively English speaking working environment.

For SPEAP the same exemples apply for the French language.

The jury will take these documents into consideration, but please note that a language proficiency test may be required if the material submitted is not deemed sufficient to prove your language proficiency. 

We do not take into account the native language criteria. Please check if you fall into one of the exemptions categories. Otherwise, you will need to provide us with a relevant test result.

We do not accept reference letters sent by email. 

Once you have filled in (and saved) your referees' contact information on the online application, an e-mail will be sent automatically inviting them to complete an online recommendation form. 

We therefore recommend that you make arrangements with your referees beforehand and make sure that they will be able to respond to your request to fill out the recommendation form sent by Sciences Po. Bear in mind that your referees receive many such requests.

Make sure your referees know the deadline to fill the forms and in what language they must do so. The references can be written in French or English. If you are applying to a Master programme and to a dual degree programme, the references must be written in English.

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

• Official academic transcript(s) for the entirety of your time in higher education.
  
• Official transcripts of study abroad and exchange programmes, including at Sciences Po if applicable.
  

The academic year at Sciences Po begins by end of August and mid-September, depending on the programmes. Only exchange students may begin in January (second semester). Please consult the information on our Welcome programmes and be aware that certain orientation programmes may be compulsory.

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

Yes, insofar as you fulfill the criteria set for applying through a different procedure. However you will not be able to apply through a different procedure the same year.