Admission process for International students
Who does the status "individual international student" refer to?
If you benefit from an exchange cooperation agreement, this page does not concern you: click here.
If you have a French diploma (baccalauréat) or have registered at a French university in 2025-2026, this page does not concern you. You will follow the same procedure as French students: click here.
As an individual international student, you will be registered at the University of Tours, where you will attend a degree program and pay tuition fees.
There are admission procedures depending on your status.
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Once you have been accepted to the University, please click here for the procedures:
Please click here for registration procedures
Reform of differentiated tuition fees for non-EU international students
Find here the official statement from the President of the University of Tours published on June 1, 2026, related to the new decree published on May 19, 2026.
You can also consult the official Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) published by the French Ministry of Higher Education.
This FAQ answers the main questions raised by the decree of May 19, 2026.
Individual international students
- 1. Status of individual international student
- 2. Admission procedures
- 2.1. Admission procedure - 1st year Degree - Europe
- 2.2. Admission procedures - 1st year Degree - Resident in France
- 2.3. Admission procedure - 1st year Degree - Refugees, BGF... -Dossier orange
- 2.4. Admission procedure - 1st year Degree - Resident outside EU and without "Etudes en France"
- 2.5. Admission procedure - L2, L3, M1, M2 - EU or without Etudes en France
- 2.6. Admission procedure - Resident of an "Etudes en France" country
- 3. French language knowledge test known as "Test de Connaissance du Français" (TCF) for the procedure "Demande d'Admission Préalable" (DAP)
- 4. Administrative registration
- 5. International Students Welcome Desk
- 5.1. Cultural program for international students
- 5.2. Services for international students
- 6. Incoming Scholarships