Study for a Bachelor’s Degree at the Sciences Po Undergraduate College

A degree programme grounded in the humanities and social sciences

Open to students who have completed a Baccalaureate diploma (or its foreign equivalent), the Sciences Po Undergraduate College is a three-year programme taught on one of the institution’s seven campuses (four-year in case of a dual degree). Students graduate with the Sciences Po Bachelor of Arts degree (Bac +3).

The Bachelor’s degree combines a core curriculum in the humanities and social sciences with additional courses in arts and hard science disciplines. Students gain hands-on experience through the Civic Learning Programme, conducting fieldwork with disadvantaged or vulnerable communities. The programme culminates in the submission of an extended critical reflection, the Capstone Project, in which students bring their practical experience into dialogue with the knowledge they gained during their courses.

Two years in France and one year abroad

• First year: students take core courses in law, economics, history, political humanities, political science and sociology.
• Second year: students take further core courses and choose a major combining two disciplines.
• Third year: students spend the year abroad studying at one of Sciences Po’s 480 partner universities, possibly with the addition of a semester-long internship.

The Undergraduate College's programmes

A core curriculum complemented by a geographical minor

The Undergraduate College is comprised of seven campuses, where all students study the same core courses in the humanities and social sciences. In addition, each campus offers a specific geographical minor: Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East-Mediterranean, and North America.

Dual degrees with leading universities around the world

Sciences Po Undergraduate College offers ten dual Bachelor’s degrees programmes with prestigious universities around the world. Students benefit from a unique international experience combining the strengths and academic specialties of both institutions.

Six double degrees designed in collaboration with French universities are also offered (Including four as part of the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences), in order to provide a unique course at the crossroads of social sciences, sciences and humanities.

Students who choose an international dual degree spend two years studying on one of our campuses and two years at the partner university. Those enrolled in a French dual degree study for both programmes in parallel.

One Bachelor’s degree, infinite opportunities

At the end of their three years at the Undergraduate College, students graduate with a Bachelor’s degree (equivalent to a French licence). 

They may choose to enter the job market directly or to further their studies with a master’s degree at Sciences Po or at any other university in the world.