Étudiants hors programmes d'échanges / In individual enrolment

You are a foreign student and would like to come on an individual program.

To access higher education in France with a foreign diploma, you must :

  • Have met the requirements for access to higher education in the country where you obtained your high school diploma.
  • Demonstrate a level of understanding of the French language appropriate to the training course. This level is verified by an exam. Level B2 of the TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français) or its equivalent.

Admitted candidates will be registered at the beginning of September 2024. A registration form must be requested from the International Relations Office, and an appointment must be made to complete the registration process.
Admissions procedures vary according to your situation.

You wish to apply for the 1st year of a Bachelor's degree

Non-European candidates, holders of a non-European diploma and residing outside Europe

The dates for the 2023/24 candidacy campaign will be announced at a later date.

Each candidate must use one of the following two procedures:

  • Or electronically if the applicant is a resident of one of the following countries: Azerbaijan, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
  • Or by using the paper form(Dossier Blanc) available below, if the applicant is a resident of a country not included in the above list.

Non-European candidates holding a non-European diploma and residing in France

Candidates from the European Union or French nationals living abroad

  • Applicants who are nationals of the European Union, the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation, the principalities of Andorra and Monaco, and French nationals residing abroad, must submit their application for admission on ParcoursSup

You live in a country with a Campus France area

You must connect to the site corresponding to your country of residence.

  • Or electronically if the applicant is a resident of one of the following countries: Azerbaijan, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Qatar, Dominican Republic, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
    • You must apply online at Campus France
      Application deadlines to be announced later. This procedure is compulsory to obtain a study visa

      Please note: Any application made outside the Campus France area will be rejected by the University's pedagogical committees
      .

You wish to apply for a 1st year Master's degree

You are a European citizen or a non-European resident of the European Union

If you hold (or are preparing to hold) a national bachelor's degree or another diploma giving access to the master's program, you will need to use the new national application platform from March 2023, to apply for the first year of a national master's degree.
Check the following page regularly to keep up to date with application procedures: https: //www.umontpellier.fr/articles/candidature-master

You live in a country outside the European Union or in a country without a CEF Campus France procedure:

Please contact the International Relations Office

You wish to apply for a Licence 2, Licence 3 or Master 2 degree

You live in a country with a Campus France area

You must connect to the site corresponding to your country of residence.

  • Or electronically if the applicant is a resident of one of the following countries: Azerbaijan, Algeria, Argentina, Bahrain, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Peru, Qatar, Dominican Republic, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam.
    • You must apply online at Campus France
      . Online application deadlines will be announced later. This procedure is compulsory to obtain a study visa

      Please note: Any application made outside the Campus France area will be rejected by the University's pedagogical committees
      .

If you live in a European Union country or in a country without a CEF Campus France procedure

  • For countries that do not have a Campus France space with a CEF procedure, or for foreign students resident in France, or for students who are nationals of the European Union, you will need to apply for admission by returning the complete application form known at a later date.
  • STAPS application file - 2023-2024 (waiting for 2024/2025 file)

Administrative registration must be completed by the beginning of September at the latest (when courses start).
Several documents are required to validate administrative registration.

Contact: staps-ri@umontpellier.fr

Health insurance

CVEC (Student and Campus Life Contribution)

Open a bank account

Housing - Student rental deposit (Visale)

parrainage international / International Mentoring Program

  • Are you coming to Montpellier, Nîmes or Perpignan to study at a higher education institution as part of an individual mobility or exchange program?
  • Would you like to be welcomed and accompanied by a student volunteer from the moment you arrive in September 2024?

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  • You are coming to study in Montpellier, Nîmes or Perpignan independently or through an exchange program?
  • You wish to be welcomed and accompanied by a volonteer student from your arrival in September 2024?

Join the International Mentoring Program!

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