The beginning and end of the academic year remain respectively 1st
October and 30th June as per a 1959 decree. However, universities have,
in this regard, a genuine autonomy to organise their educational
activities. Generally, holiday dates coincide as much as possible with
those of school holidays, as established by the minister in charge of
national Education.
University curriculums are organised in
semesters. The French academic year is divided into two semesters,
breaking down as follows:
- first semester: early October to late January
- second semester: early February to late May
Examination periods are at the end of each semester. The resits are usually held between the 2nd and 3rd week of September.
The
decree of 8 April 2002, defining the European higher education area,
establishes the credit system and focuses on the construction of the
educational offer around flexible curriculums.
Each semester of the licence and master’s curriculum includes a number of teaching units (UE), to which an ECTS value is
allocated (European credit transfer system). The number of ECTSs
depends on the importance of the subject in the curriculum considered
(number of hours, student workload, personal work). Stages (semester
equivalents) are each worth 30 ECTS credits in total.
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