FAQ - College

You must attach all your transcripts of the past three years of secondary education, and where applicable from your first year of higher education, including periods spent in an exchange programme. You must also provide your secondary school exit exam final results.

The application process consists of two phases: A pre-selection and the oral interview. If you have not been pre-selected you will not be invited to pass an interview.

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.

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

Yes, an application to either of the BASc dual degree programmes at Reims or Paris must always be selected as your first choice. For your second choice, you may select the standard BA programme at any of the seven campuses.

When submitting your application form on the Sciences Po Admissions site, you will be able to highlight a first and second choice of course: the first being one of the courses of the BASc and the second being Sciences Po’s standard Bachelor of Arts programme at any of the university’s six regional campuses.

In French, with a gradual increase of classes in English as you progress through the course. 

Your first two years of study will be split between Sciences Po and the University of Paris (UP) or between Sciences Po and the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne (URCA), depending on the dual degree you have chosen. You will spend your third year studying abroad at one of Sciences Po’s international partner institutions, before returning to France for a fourth year of study at the BASc partner university (i.e. either UP or URCA)

The final BASc degree is the culmination of a mandatory dual curriculum in the sciences and liberal arts. It cannot, therefore, be awarded to students who have not obtained a valid undergraduate degree in science from one of the two partner universities.

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

You may download an enrollement 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. You need to create a new account with a different email address. 

You may apply the year prior to you obtaining a diploma. 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.

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.

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.