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3. French language knowledge test known as "Test de Connaissance du Français" (TCF) for the procedure "Demande d'Admission Préalable" (DAP)

Within the procedure of the Demande d'Admission Préalable (DAP), you will have to take a French language knowledge test: Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF).
This test consists in 4 mandatory papers :
  • 3 exercices as multiple choice quizz: oral understanding, grammar and vocabulary, written understanding ;
  • 1 exercice of written expression.
 
A minimum level of B2 or C1 in French is required by the University of Tours, depending on the courses. Please check the required level here :

List OF COURSES AND REQUIRED FRENCH LEVEL


Registration

Please register on the website of France Education International (ex-CIEP)
For information purposes only, the test's cost amounted 74€ in 2024.

 

Where will be the examination?

In France, in the university where you have applied.
Abroad, please contact the French Embassy's department for Cooperation and Cultural Action, the CampusFrance website or your nearest approved TCF test centre.

 

When will be the examination?

At the University of Tours, this test took place on January 29th, 2025.


Could I be exempt from the TCF for DAP?

You are exempt from the TCF for DAP if:
  • you hold a DUEF B2 from the CUEFEE;
     
  • you hold a DELF B2 (Diplôme d'études en langue française (Diploma in French Studies), "General public" or "Junior/academic" or "professional" version) or a DALF C1 or C2 (Diplôme approfondi de langue française [Diploma in Advanced French]);
     
  • You are a citizen of the European member country, the European Economic Area, the Swiss Confederation, Monaco and Andorra
     
  • You hold a French baccalaureate (diplomas covered by the binational certification system due to the delivery of 2 diplomas including the French baccalaureate – abibac, esabac and bachibac), a French qualification admitted as an exemption from the baccalaureate by a national regulations or the European baccalaureate (diploma awarded by the European schools of EU member states)
     
  • You are registered in post-baccalaureate training provided by French educational establishment the year preceding the academic year for which you are submitting your admission application
     
  • You are a citizen of an official francophone country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, Mali, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Togo;
     
  • You are a resident of a country where French is an official language exclusively and hold a secondary school diploma from a country where French is an official language exclusively : Benin, Burkina Faso, Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, Mali, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Togo;
     
  • You are a national of a country or a resident in a country where French is not the only official language, whose secondary studies took place, for the most part, in French : Belgium, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Comoros, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles, Switzerland, Chad, Vanuatu
     
  • You have followed education in French in secondary schools, the list of which is established by the Ministry for Higher Education and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
     
  • You have passed the "Test d'Évaluation du Français" (TEF-French Evaluation Test) organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Paris, and you have achieved at least 400/699 points, and B2 level (Bachelor) or C1 level (Master) in the writing examination.
     
Note: Algeria, Morocco, Lebanon and Tunisia recognize Arabic as their official language. French is a special status language. Candidates from these four countries must therefore also take the TCF for DAP.



For more information about the "Test de Connaissance du Français" (TCF) for the "Demande d'Admission Préalable" (DAP)

Please consult the website of France Education International.

Individual international students