FAQ -

No, a written examination is not part of the international admissions procedure.

Yes, because you obtained your French Baccalauréat abroad.

You will be able to choose from a list of available dates and locations through the online application, including the campus you are applying to in France. 

You must submit a completed application at least six weeks prior to the interview date most convenient to you.

Please note that the earlier your application reaches us, the more scope you will have to choose the interview location and therefore the more chance you will have to be interviewed in your location of choice.

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

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. 

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.

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.

International applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application through their personal dashboard and 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 assist you in obtaining a visa.

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

You may apply the year you graduate (Bachelor degree). However, if you are admitted, your admission will be conditional to you obtaining and providing your diploma.

When you send us missing documents at our request, the status update is not instantaneous: it might take between 7 and 15 days to update.

Please be patient and avoid sending several copies of the same document. It will only slow down the process! Once we have checked out your documents, you will be able to see it directly on your online space.

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".

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

There is no age limit for applying to a Master degree.

For undergraduate programmes, please refer to the eligibility criteria for each procedure (exam and international procedures).

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 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). 

You may apply to a Sciences Po Master programme up to 3 times, from admissions 2018 and on. A fourth application will be declared non eligible.

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

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 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). 

No, it is not possible : applying to the one-year master’s programme is exclusive to all other admission procedures. Candidates must therefore choose to apply either for a regular Master program (and/or dual degree) or a one-year master's programme.

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. 

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".

Please note that, except for the Cambridge certificates, the DELF and the DALF, language tests are valid for two years. Tests must be valid on January 1st of the year you will join Sciences Po.

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. 

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. 

Master 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.

In the Academic background section, you are required to indicate your exact cumulative/final grade average for each university degree (Bachelor and Master level if adequate) in the dedicated box. 

If you have not yet finished your degree, please write your average obtained to this date.

No conversion is required. You must write your average as it is, using the grading scale of your university. In the comment of the attachment, please specify the position of your average on the transcript.

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 assist you in obtaining a visa.

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

No, deferrals are not granted for 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.