Admission

The CPES Paris-Saclay admits 48 students each year through the Parcoursup platform. Selection is national and based on the excellence of the academic record, the quality of the study plan and the motivation of the applicant.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a general baccalaureate with the mathematics specialisation and a second specialisation from among: SES, SVT, Physics-Chemistry, History-Geography Geopolitics and Political Sciences, Engineering Sciences or Computer Science (NSI).

A genuine interest in interdisciplinary approaches and curiosity about societal issues are also required.

For international students: the ability to express and argue in French (oral and written) is required.

Selection criteria grid

The programme places particular importance on a carefully written and personal study plan. Participation in equal opportunities schemes (cordées de la réussite) is also taken into account.

Criteria breakdown

72%

14%

10%

72% Academic results 14% Work methods 10% Motivation 4% Engagement and activities

72% Academic results

Results in mathematics

Essential

Results in the Terminal speciality (excluding mathematics)

Essential

Results in English

Important

Results in science subjects

Important

Results in written and oral expression

Important

Results in other language subjects

Complementary

14% Work methods

Work method, autonomy, capacity to invest

Very important

10% Motivation

Coherence of the project, capacity to succeed

Important

4% Engagement and activities

Activities and areas of interest

Complementary

Advice for applicants

A carefully written and personal study plan is necessary and appreciated, given the interdisciplinary nature of the programme and the diversity of its partners.

Application conditions for international students

If you are a foreign national, do not hold a French baccalaureate, are not a citizen of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, Monaco or Andorra, and reside in a country with a Campus France office running the Études en France procedure: you must apply through campusfrance.org and not through Parcoursup.