Applying for a degree course

The procedure for admission to the first year of a bachelor's degree (Licence 1) depends on your nationality, your country of residence and your secondary school graduation diploma. For the exact list of admission procedures to French higher education depending on your situation, please refer to the following page.

European and non-European applicants with a French or European baccalaureate

You must follow the same procedure as French nationals; please refer to the following page. For further information, please contact Inalco's Registrar's Office at the following e-mail address: scolarite@inalco.fr

Non-European applicants holding an International Baccalaureate or a secondary school leaving certificate issued by a country outside the EU and EEA

If you reside in France, you must follow the DAP verte procedure (Demande d'Admission Préalable - DAP). You must complete the DAP dossier vert and return it to us before the end of the application campaign (generally from the beginning of October to mid-December for a start in September of the following year).

The list of documents to be provided is available in the Notice explicative du Dossier Vert file. The dossier vert must be sent to Inalco:

• preferably by e-mail to the following address: mob-in@inalco.fr
• or by post with acknowledgement of receipt to the following address

Inalco
International Relations Department - Office 3.37
65 Rue des Grands Moulins75013 Paris, France

Applications: from 1 October 2024 to 15 December 2024
Results: 1 May 2025

If you live abroad in a country covered by the Etudes en France procedure, you must apply directly online, on the Etudes en France platform. For details of this procedure, please consult the following page.

If you live abroad in a country not covered by the Etudes en France procedure, you must follow the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP) dossier blanc procedure. 
You need to fill in the DAP dossier blanc application form and send it back to us before the end of the application campaign (generally from the beginning of October to mid-December for a start in September of the following year). To find out how to apply for the DAP Blanche, please contact the Service de Coopération et d'Action Culturelle (SCAC) and the Campus France section of the French Embassy in your country of residence.

Inalco does not handle directly any DAP from applicants living outside France.

Please note: To apply for the 2nd year of a bachelor's degree, you must be preparing for, or have already completed, the 1st year of a bachelor's degree. Similarly, to apply for the 3rd year of a bachelor's degree, you must be preparing or have already completed a 2nd year of a bachelor's degree.

The admission procedure depends on your nationality, your country of residence and your secondary school leaving certificate. Below you will find the procedure to follow according to your situation.

European and non-European applicants currently studying at a French or European university

You must follow the same procedure as French nationals; please refer to the following page. For further information, please contact Inalco's Direction de la scolarité at the following e-mail address: scolarite@inalco.fr

Non-European applicants currently living or studying in a country outside the EU or EEA

• If you live abroad in a country covered by the Etudes en France procedure, you must apply directly online via the Etudes en France platform. Please note that the application timetable may vary from country to country, so please consult the Campus France website for your country of residence to find out the application deadline. For more information, please consult the following page.

• If you live abroad in a country not covered by the Etudes en France procedure, you must apply directly to Inalco via an online form you must apply directly to Inalco via an online form, available from February 10 to March 10, 2025.

  To access the application form, please click here: Application form 2025-2026.

  Only applications from people living in a country not covered by Etudes en France will be considered.  

  • You will be asked to provide the following documents when you apply:
    • Passeport
    • Passport photo
    • Cover letter (A4 format, typed)
    • CV
    • Secondary school leaving certificate (original version + official translation into French)
    • Higher education transcripts (original version + translation into French)
    • Higher education diplomas obtained (original version + translation into French)
    • French language certification: DELF/DALF or TCF complete with 5 tests (minimum level B1; B2 or C1 may be required for some courses)
          

Inalco offers a range of Master's courses to suit your academic and professional plans. For details of the courses and admission procedures, please consult the following pages:

• Details of courses
• Admission procedures

If after completing your research you still have questions, you can contact the person in charge of the Master's course in question directly via the Contact tab on the right of each page.

Exile applicants are refugees, stateless persons or beneficiaries of subsidiary/temporary protection.

Depending on your profile, you may be eligible for the DU Passerelle Inalco.

For all other applications (excluding Masters), please contact the International Office directly at the following e-mail address: mob-in@inalco.fr

As Inalco's courses are taught in French, all applicants must prove that they have a sufficient level of proficiency in French to be able to follow the courses effectively. If the candidate's level of French is judged insufficient to follow the course applied for, the candidate may receive a positive admission result, on condition that they follow French courses in the Inal'FLE section of Inalco.

Required proficiency levels

• International applicants must have a minimum level of B1 in French to apply for a Licence. Due to the large number of applicants and the difficulty of the courses, some departments require a minimum B2 level. For more information, consult the page for each course on the Etudes en France platform. Please note that the admissions committee may decide to admit a student on condition that they follow the French as a Foreign Language courses in the Inal'FLE section, if it considers that the supporting documents do not show that the applicant has a sufficient level of French to follow the course without difficulty. In this case, the student is obliged to follow and validate the French courses until they obtain level required by the department and must pay the registration fees for the Inal'FLE course.
• For the professional track courses, candidates must have a minimum level of C1 in French (+ minimum level B2 in English). 

Acceptable certificates
Candidates must provide proof of their level of French by submitting one of the following certificates:

• DELF or DALF
• TCF complete with the 3 compulsory tests and the 2 optional tests. Any TCF that does not include these 5 tests will be automatically disregarded.

The following applicants are exempt from having to provide a certificate of French proficiency:

• Nationals of countries where French is the only official language
• Candidates holding a secondary school completion certificate from a country where French is the only official language
• Applicants who are nationals or residents of a country where French is not the only official language, and whose secondary education was mainly conducted in French
• Applicants from other countries may benefit from this exemption if they have received instruction in French at secondary level in establishments whose list is drawn up jointly by the Minister for Higher Education and the Minister for Foreign Affairs. 

If you are admitted to Inalco, you will then need to complete your administrative registration by following these steps:

For students applying via the Etudes En France platform:

• If you are notified that you have been accepted, you must confirm that you accept the offer of admission via the platform. You must confirm your acceptance before the deadline indicated in the offer of admission.
• You can then submit your visa application to the consulate using the procedure indicated on Etudes En France. You must have obtained your visa to proceed with your administrative registration at Inalco.
• Within a few days of obtaining your visa, we will send you a message via the Etudes En France platform containing the link to the site where you can complete your administrative registration, following the same procedures as national students, after paying the CVEC. Your administrative registration will be complete once you have paid your tuition fees; you will then be able to download your certificate of enrolment from your Espace Numérique de Travail (ENT).
• Once your administrative registration is complete, communication with Inalco will be by email only, via the address given in your administrative registration. If you have any questions about your courses at Inalco, please contact your department's pedagogical secretariat. 

For students not applying via Etudes En France :

• If your application is successful, you must confirm that you accept the offer of admission you have received. You must confirm your acceptance before the deadline indicated in the e-mail.
• If you accept the offer, an Acceptance Letter will be sent to you, enabling you to start the visa application procedure.
• At the beginning of July, you will receive an e-mail containing the application form, which you must complete, sign and return to us, along with all supporting documents. You will be asked to pay the CVEC. This application form must be sent to us before the deadline for administrative registration indicated on the Acceptance Letter, otherwise admission will be automatically cancelled.
• An online payment link will then be sent to you to pay the tuition fees.
• Once the administrative registration has been completed, you will receive your certificate of enrolment.
• Please note that once you have completed your administrative registration, you will be able to proceed with your academic registration. To do this, please consult the pedagogical registration page.
   

This English translation is provided as a courtesy; only the information in French is legally binding.

Nationality: EU / non-EU

► I am a national of a European Union (EU) member country and/or European Economic Area (EEA), and/or of Andorra, Monaco, or Quebec. Am I subject to differentiated tuition fees? NO, you are not subject to differentiated tuition fees for the entire duration of your studies. You pay the same national tuition fees as French students.

► I am not a national of an EU/EEA country, Andorra, Monaco, or Quebec. Am I subject to differentiated tuition fees? YES, you are subject to differentiated tuition fees and must pay €2850 per year for undergraduate (Licence) studies and €3879 per year for Master’s studies. HOWEVER, several exemption criteria exist, defined by decree or by Inalco’s Board of Directors. Main exemption criteria are listed at the end of this document.

Already enrolled at Inalco

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I was enrolled at Inalco in 2024-25 and am continuing the same program. Am I subject to differentiated tuition fees? NO, you are not subject to differentiated fees and pay the same national tuition fees as French students.
Examples:

• Enrolled in (Licence 1) in 2024-25: you do not pay differentiated fees for Licence 2 in 2025-26.
• Enrolled in an initiation or intensive diploma in 2024-25: you do not pay differentiated fees for your enrollment in the first year of a Bachelor's degree ("Licence 1") in 2025–26, as long as it is in the same subject area or language as your diploma program.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I was enrolled at Inalco in 2024-25 and repeating the same program. Am I subject to differentiated tuition fees? NO, you are not subject to differentiated fees. The exemption applies to the entire uninterrupted cycle, up to 5 years for undergraduate and 4 years for Master’s programs, excluding gap years.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I was also enrolled at Inalco in Licence 3 in 2024-25 and am continuing to Master 1 in 2025-26. Am I subject to differentiated tuition fees? NO, continuing directly from L3 to M1 exempts you from differentiated fees.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I was also previously enrolled at Inalco, but not in 2024-25 or before 2019. Am I subject to differentiated tuition fees? YES, unless another exemption applies.

Type of Degree

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national and want to enroll in a distance-learning program. Am I subject to differentiated fees? YES, distance learning is not exempt. You must pay €2850 (Licence) or €3879 (Master) per year, unless another exemption applies.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national and I want to enroll in an institutional (non-national) diploma. Am I subject to differentiated fees? NO, differentiated fees apply only to national diplomas. Institutional diplomas have their own tuition rates.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national and I want to enroll in a PhD. Do I pay differentiated tuition fees? NO, differentiated fees apply only to 1st and 2nd cycle degrees (Licence and Master).

Residence Status in France

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I am also a refugee (or stateless, under temporary or subsidiary protection, or an asylum seeker). Do I pay differentiated tuition fees? NO, and this also applies to children or legal dependents of individuals with such status. Exemption requires proof and decision by the President of the university.

► I am a non-EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but a resident in France. Do I pay differentiated fees?

• YES, if you are a short-term resident, unless another exemption applies.
• NO, if you hold a long-term residence permit (“carte de résident” or “EU long-term resident card”) or a 10-year Algerian residence certificate.
• NO, if your household has been fiscally based in France for more than 2 years (proof via tax notices for 2023, 2024, and 2025).

Special Status: Scholarship Holder, CPGE, Exchange Student

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I am also a scholarship student on social criteria (CROUS). Do I pay differentiated fees? NO, as well as French government scholarship holders.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I am also in a CPGE (Classe Préparatoire aux Grandes Écoles) and registered at Inalco. Do I pay differentiated fees? NO, CPGE students enrolled in public high schools pay national tuition fees.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I am an exchange student studying at Inalco through Erasmus+ or a bilateral agreement. Do I pay differentiated fees? NO, exchange students are fully exempt from tuition fees.

Family Situation

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I am also a family member of an EU citizen. Do I pay differentiated fees? NO, holders of a “family member of an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen residence permit” are exempt.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I am also a minor child of a long-term residence permit holder. Do I pay differentiated fees? NO, supporting documents such as proof of relationship and parent’s residence status must be provided.

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I am also a child or dependent of a person with refugee, stateless, temporary or subsidiary protection, or asylum seeker status. Do I pay differentiated fees? NO, supporting documents such as proof of relationship or tutorship and parent’s residence status must be provided.

Enrolled in 2018-19 in a French Higher Education Institution or FLE Center

► I am not an EU/EEA/Andorra/Monaco/Quebec national but I was enrolled in 2018-19 in a French higher education institution or FLE (French as a Foreign Language) center. Do I pay differentiated fees? NO, you pay only national tuition fees for the entire duration of your studies.