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To be awarded a degree by Sciences Po Lyon, students must have been admitted to study at the Institute via our classic admission route, just like French students. Two competitive entrance examinations are available to international students: the first year competitive entrance examination, and the fourth year competitive entrance examination.

The first year competitive entrance examination is identical across the seven Sciences Po institutes in the Réseau ScPo (Aix-en-Provence, Lille, Lyon, Rennes, St-Germain-en-Laye, Strasbourg and Toulouse). This entrance examination allows students having passed the Baccalaureate, or within 1 year of obtaining the Baccalaureate, to be admitted to any of the seven Institutes via a single examination.

It is only possible to sit the examination twice, in the final year of the Baccalaureate or the year following obtention of the Baccalaureate.

Since 2019, enrollment for the examination must be completed directly on ParcourSup, and the examinations are held simultaneously in the seven cities of the ScPo network and 9 remote examination centers.

Applicants	Holders of the Baccalaureate in 2024 and 2025
Application	www.parcoursup.fr
Date of application	See the Parcoursup national schedule
Application fee	€180 / €50 for grant holders
Results	Published by Parcoursup
Examinations	3 written examinations: Contemporary questions (dissertation / 3 hours / coefficient 3) History (documentary analysis / 2 hours / coefficient 3) Program: relations between powers and opposition to political models from 1939 to present day. Modern foreign language (understanding and writing / 1.5 hours / coefficient 2)

Around 1,200 places are available for the competitive entrance examinations each year, distributed across the seven Sciences Po institutes in the Réseau ScPo, and around 240 places are assigned to Sciences Po Lyon. Those who successfully pass the examination are admitted to the institute corresponding to their choices and classification.

Find out more information about the first year competitive entrance examination on the Réseau ScPo website at: www.reseau-scpo.fr

The 4th year competitive entrance examination provides direct entry to Postgraduate study at Sciences Po Lyon. Around 40 places are available for the competitive entrance examination each year.
It is open to French students with 180 ECTS credits and international students holding an undergraduate degree and French DALF or DELF level B2+ certification.

Applicants	Students holding 180 ECTS credits or an undergraduate degree
Application	www.concours4a.sciencespo-lyon.fr
Application fee	€110 / €20 for grant holders
Results	Published on www.sciencespo-lyon.fr
Examinations	For students studying abroad: A personal application A 25-minute admission interview (if the application is accepted)

Find full admission conditions at www.sciencespo-lyon.fr

CONTACTS

Competitive entrance examination service
+33 4 37 28 38 02
infosconcours[@]sciencespo-lyon.fr