Applying for Admission

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To be a successful student at the University of Bordeaux, first you need to find the degree programme that's right for you, follow the application procedure for preliminary admission and then start preparing for your stay.

Photo : International students © Arthur Pequin
International students © Arthur Pequin

Find the right degree progamme

Our catalogue

The online catalogue lets you check out all the degree programmes and courses the University of Bordeaux has to offer.

Look for a degree programme (in French)

Admission to first year

You are a resident of France and do not hold the French baccalaureate

Complete the "green" application (in French) and send it to the university of your first choice before 15th December.

You reside outside of France, are preparing or hold a diploma qualifying you to enter higher education in your country of origin

Send the "white" application (in French) together with the required supporting documents to the cultural department of the diplomatic post in your place of residence before 15th December. 

If you want to apply for a DUT (University Technical Diploma): go to the Parcoursup portal. 

You are from a country that has a Centre for Studies in France (CEF)

A dedicated "Studies in France" application is available for applicants from the following countries:

NORTH AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA    

Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo Brazzaville, ​​​​​​​Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, ​​​​​​​Côte d’Ivoire, ​​​​​​​Gabon, Ghana​​​​​​​, ​​​​​​​Guinea, Kenya, ​​​​​​​Madagascar, ​​​​​​​Mali, ​​​​​​​Mauritius, ​​​​​​​Mauritania, ​​​​​​​Niger, Nigeria, ​​​​​​​Senegal, South Africa,​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​Togo

ASIA 

Azerbaijan​​​​​​​, Cambodia​​​​​​​, China, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​India, ​​​​​​​Indonesia, ​​​​​​​Japan, ​​​​​​​Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, ​​​​​​​Taiwan, Thailand, ​​​​​​​Vietnam

AMERICA

Argentina, Bolivia​​​​​​​, ​​​​​​​Brazil, ​​​​​​​Canada​​​​​​​, Chile, ​​​​​​​Colombia, Dominican Republic, ​​​​​​​Ecuador​​​​​​​, ​​​​​​​Haiti, ​​​​​​​Mexico, ​​​​​​​Peru, USA

EUROPE      

Georgia​​​​​​​, ​​​​​Russia, ​​​​​​​Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

You are a (future) holder of a French baccalaureate obtained abroad of French or European nationality holding a diploma equivalent to the baccalaureate

You must submit an application via Parcoursup (in French).

Before applying

Check all the important information BEFORE applying: level of French required, registration fees, residence permit, budget, etc.

Plan ahead for your stay in Bordeaux

IMPORTANT

Syrian and Ukrainian students are authorised to apply directly to French institutions of higher education.

Admission to Bachelor and Master programmes

Your country has a Centre for Studies in France (CEF): Studies in France (EEF) procedure

An online application procedure has been set up by the Campus France Agency, to promote higher education, accommodation and international mobility.

Applications must be submitted before 1st January of each year.

1: until 1st January > Application on the Studies in France website 

2: April-June > Applications examined by the CEF and the university, with response to applicants.

3: July - September > Administrative and academic registration: consult the procedure for the college corresponding to your programme.

Follow the steps online depending on your country of origin:

NORTH AFRICA / MIDDME EAST

Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA    

Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Congo Brazzaville, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana​​​​, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, ​​​​​​​Mauritania, ​​​​​​​Niger, Nigeria, ​​​​​​​Senegal, South Africa​​​​​​​, ​​​​​​​Togo

ASIA 

Azerbaijan​​​​​​​, Cambodia​​​​​​​, China, ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​India, ​​​​​​​Indonesia, ​​​​​​​Japan, ​​​​​​​Laos, Malaysia​​​​​​​, Singapore, ​​South Korea, ​​​​​Taiwan, Thailand, ​​​​​​​Vietnam

AMERICA

Argentina, Bolivia​​​​​​​, ​​​​​​​Brazil, ​​​​​​​Canada​​​​​​​, Chile, ​​​​​​​Colombia, ​​​​​Dominican Republic, ​​Ecuador, USA, ​​​​​​​Haiti, ​​​​​​​Mexico, ​​​​​​​Peru

EUROPE      

Georgia, Russia, ​​​​​​​Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Your country does not have a Centre for Studies in France (CEF): Apoflux procedure

You are:

  • a European Union national
  • a French national holding a foreign diploma
  • a national of a country that is not included on the list of countries with a CEF procedure for holders of a foreign diploma

1: consult the programmes available before applying for admission
2: submit your application on Apoflux
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