Language Requirements

English

Applicants must demonstrate full English-language proficiency. The tests that we accept are the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL ibt) and the following Cambridge General English Tests: First (FCE), Advanced (CAE) and Proficiency (CPE). Scores must date no earlier than two years prior to the start of the program.

The minimum scores required are:

TOEFL IBT.................................................  90

IELTS..........................................................  6.5

Cambridge Test - First (FCE)............. Grade B - 176

You must upload a copy of your IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge Tests results in the online application system. Do not send your scores electronically through ETS or the British Council.

You can submit your application without your English language test result. However, please note that any offer will be conditional on your providing your English language test results at the required level.

Applicants may be exempt from this requirement under the following circumstances: you hold an English-taught degree completed in residence (for at least 2 years) in an English-speaking country* (e.g. secondary school diploma, bachelor's degree, two-year master's degree...). The admission committee reserves the right to refuse exemption requests and will definitely confirm the decision upon admission.

*: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom, the United States of America.

French

No level of French is required to be admitted in the Master of Science and Technology Programs.

Although you do not need to speak French in order to complete the graduate degree, we believe that some basic French language skills are necessary to facilitate your everyday life in France.

Therefore, please note that if your mother tongue is not French or if you have never been enrolled in an academic program entirely taught in French (for at least one year), you will be tested by our Language department upon your arrival and depending on the results, you may be requested to enroll in an introductory French Language course and as part of the degree requirements.

Students who have already studied French as a Foreign Language may also attend B1/B2/C1 level classes: a good command of French language will indeed increase your employability in France upon graduation. No additional fees are charged for language courses.

Academic Requirements

The MSc & T programmes are open to high-level candidates applying to a first (M1) or second year (M2) of master:

M1 candidate’s profile:

  • Hold a bachelor degree of at least three years having obtained 180 ECTS with a solid background in science and/or engineering. Please see the specific academic requirements by programme here: https://programmes.polytechnique.edu/master/programmes-de-master-of-science-technology
  • Applicants may apply in the same year they obtain their degree. 
  • English proficiency: IELTS (academic) 6.5, TOEFL 90. 
  • French language proficiency is not required.

M2 candidate’s profile:

  • Hold a master's degree or M1 with a solid background in science and/or engineering. Please see the specific academic requirements by programme here: https://programmes.polytechnique.edu/master/programmes-de-master-of-science-technology
  • Applicants may apply in the same year they obtain their degree. 
  • English proficiency: IELTS (academic) 6.5, TOEFL 90. 
  • French language proficiency is not required.

The list of supporting documents to include in your application is available here.