Exemption from French degree requirement for admission to PhD program

This procedure applies to students who do not hold a French national master's degree or another French degree conferring the rank of master's degree (Master 2 or engineering degree).
When applying for a PhD program, you must request an exemption from the French degree requirement. An ad hoc committee will decide on the equivalence of the degree presented.
Exemption requests must be received 10 days prior to the committee meeting dates (CD3) in order to be reviewed. The committees meet approximately once a month.

Committee schedule (CD3) 2025/2026

Committee dates (CD3) Deadlines for submitting applications to Doctoral Schools
18/09/2025 08/09/2025
16/10/2025 06/10/2025
20/11/2025 10/11/2025
18/12/2025 08/12/2025
15/01/2026 05/01/2026
12/02/2026 02/02/2026
19/03/2026 09/03/2026
16/04/2026 06/04/2026
21/05/2026 11/05/2026
18/06/2026 08/06/2026
16/07/2026 06/07/2026

For more information, contact the Doctoral School to which you wish to apply.
Updated on  August 25, 2025