Published on June 3, 2024 – Updated on December 11, 2024
Admission into the first year of a bachelor's degree - DAP procedure (preliminary admission request)

Foreign applicants who do not hold a French baccalaureate and wish to enroll in the first year of a bachelor's degree must submit a DAP (preliminary admission request) several months before the start of the academic year (from October 1 to December 15, 2023, for the 2024 DAP campaign).

The required application materials and the admission period vary depending on the applicant's nationality and country of residence. Foreign applicants preparing for or holding the French baccalaureate are not subject to these procedures.

Your situation :

Procedure to follow
- You are an international applicant (outside the European Union)
- You are preparing for or have obtained a secondary school leaving diploma abroad.
- You live in France

DAP Green file
- You are an international applicant (outside the European Union)
- You are preparing for or have obtained a secondary school leaving diploma abroad.
- You live in France

DAP White file
 
Language proficiency test :

Important: The minimum required level of French to enroll in a program at UCA is B2.
Unless exempted, candidates must take a paid language test (74 euros for the 2024 campaign), the TCF DAP (Test de Connaissance du Français for the DAP).

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Green file procedure
-    Candidates can download the green file from October 1, 2024, to December 15, 2024.
-    The completed file should be sent to :
Direction de la Formation de l’université Clermont-Auvergne
Scolarité Centrale
49 bd François Mitterrand, CS 60032
63001 CLERMONT-FERRAND

White file procedure
Candidates must prepare their file between October 1, 2024, and December 15, 2024:
•     Online, on the Etudes en France platform for candidates from one of the 69 countries with the Etudes en France procedure.
•     Through the Service de Coopération et d’Action Culturelle (SCAC) of the French embassy for candidates from other countries.
Admission into the First Year of a BUT or DEUST
The procedure to follow is Parcoursup.
Admission into a bachelor's degree (2nd or 3rd year), a BUT (2nd or 3rd year), a professional bachelor's degree, or the 2nd year of a Master's program

Admission procedures vary depending on the program, the candidate's nationality, and their country of residence.

Program

Your situation

Procedure to follow and Admission Platform:

Bachelor's Degree 2 and 3

BUT 2 and 3

Professional Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree 2

- International candidates from outside the European Union, outside the European Economic Area, Quebec, and Switzerland,
-  residing in a country with the Etudes en France procedure.

Studies in France

Every other international candidates

eCandidate

The dates for the various application campaigns are indicated on each relevant admission platform.
 
Important : the minimum required level of French to enroll in a program at UCA is B2.
Admission into the first year of a Master's program

Program

Your situation

Procedure to follow and Admission Platform

Master 1

- International candidates from outside the European Union, outside the European Economic Area, Quebec, and Switzerland,
- residing in a country with the Etudes en France procedure.

Studies in France

Every other international candidates

My Master's degree

The dates for the various application campaigns are indicated on each relevant admission platform.
 
Important : the minimum required level of French to enroll in a program a UCA is B2.
Admission into health programs

Attention : The PASS et LAS programs are not accessible outside the Parcoursup platform. Therefore, students from outside the European Union cannot apply for admission.
Learn more about access to health studies for international students.

 Programs at IAE - Clermont Auvergne - School of Management

Programs taught in English: A double application procedure must be completed on Etudes en France and eCandidat.
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Programs taught in French: Applications must be submitted via the Etudes en France platform. If the application is preselected (preselected candidates will be notified through the Etudes en France platform), an additional admission request must be completed on eCandidat.
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