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Subject area profiles
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Financing your education
Educational costs
Financing your doctoral training

Academic Life
Grading and credit for experience
How courses are organized
Degrees and equivalences

Enrollment in a French Higher Education Institution
Pre-registration to undergraduate studies(first year) in France
Pre-registration to architecture school in France (all level)
Pre-registration to a French instution (3rd year's of Licence, master...)

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TCF examination in Canada
Delf & Dalf Centres in Canada
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French as a foreign language

Programs Taught in English

Double and Joint Degrees (cotutelle)

Erasmus Mundus

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French degrees
Living in France
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Housing
Finding a place to live
University residences
Other student residences
Renting on the private housing market
Finding a place to live for short stays
Housing assistance for students
The House of Canadian students

Working
Working while enrolled
Working after graduation

Daily life in France
Getting around
Managing your money
Taking care of yourself
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Type of study program
What higher education institutions exist in France?
Is it possible to change the field of study?
How is the academic year divided?
Do universities offer summer courses?
How are university studies organized in an academic year (number of in-class hours, subjects and work outside of class)?
How to choose the type of institution?

Level of studies
What are the different levels of studies?
Is the French grading system the same as the Canadian system?
What is the time frame for completing the degree programs?
What level should students have in order to be able to register in a French establishment?
Are there restrictions on entrance into programs of study?
What level of language are students required to have?

Equivalences
Does an equivalence of degrees exist?
How does the transfer of credit work?
Can I finish my diploma (for ex. bachelor’s) in France?
Can I study in France and then at another European university?

Opportunities to study in France
Learning French
What are the different possibilities for studying in France?
Can students do a thesis in France and in Canada?

Registration
How can students register at a French establishment?
When should students register?

Social security

Visa and residence permit
What kind of visa do I need?
Do I have to go to a Consulate of France?
Am I required to follow administrative procedures in France as well?
Can I travel within the European Area with this visa?
Can I work while studying in France?
Can I work in France once the university year has ended?
Is it possible to extend my visa in France?
Am I allowed to enter France before the beginning of my courses?
I have dual citizenship (Canada + a European country). Do I still need a visa?
I am neither a Canadian nor a European citizen. Which visa do I need?

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