Study Art or Architecture in France
You wish to enroll in a school of architecture or arts? Two procedures are possible.
1/ For the National Schools of Architecture (ENSA), you have to apply through the DAP Jaune procedure between October 1st, 2025 and December 15th, 2025.
2/ For other schools of Architecture or in the Arts: The CampusArt network offers students a choice of artistic courses at the preparatory (French+Art), Licence, Master, post-Master and Doctorate levels, tailor-made for international students. These courses, more than 500 to date, are offered mainly by public or private higher schools of art, and architecture and by universities.
We invite you to read the documentation on Arts studies.
Study architecture
The DAP jaune Preliminary Admission Request (or "yellow file") concerns candidates who wish to be admitted to a national school of architecture (ENSA) in France and who do not have French nationality, are not holders or future holders of the French or European baccalaureate and who do not reside in France.
This application procedure is for candidates who would like to enroll in an architecture school to prepare for one of the following diplomas:
- Diploma in architecture (bachelor's degree)
- State diploma in architecture (master’s degree)
- Authorization to exercise project management in one's own name (HMONP)
Attention! The diplomas below, also offered by architecture schools, are not covered by the DAP procedure:
- Diploma specific to schools of architecture (DPEA)
- Landscape designer diploma
- Specialization and Advanced Diploma in Architecture (DSAA)
- Professional and research master's degree from National Schools (excluding state architect diploma)
For these diplomas you must contact the architecture school of your choice directly to apply.
Calendar
- Opening of the procedure: October 1st, 2025
- Deadline for submitting files to establishments: December 15th, 2025
- Deadline for establishment educational commissions: April 30th, 2026
- Student decision deadline: May 31st, 2026
How to register?
Candidates for the Yellow DAP must register on the Études en France online platform and are authorized to apply for a maximum of 2 programs.
Take a French assessment
At the same time, register for the TCF-DAP test, necessary in order to be able to study in French in a French higher education institution. A French language certificate is not mandatory if you choose to study in a program entirely taught in English.
Please note: exam registration deadlines may be BEFORE the DAP deadline. Contact your local Alliance Française or Campus France as soon as possible to find out how to register.
Exemptions: Certain candidates may be exempt from the language test, in particular those whose secondary studies took place, for the most part, in French.
If you have studied in France or in a francophone school, if you have already obtained one of the recognized French tests (DELF, DALF, TCF, TEF etc.) you just need to attach a copy of your diploma or your transcripts to be exempted from a French test before the deadline for submitting your DAP file.
Please see the Taking French exams in Canada page for more information.
Study art
The CampusArt network
CampusArt is a network of French higher education offering university level programs within the field of art and architecture, led by Campus France with the support of the Ministries of Higher Education, Resarch and Innovation, Europe and Foreign Affairs and Culture, and the ANdÉA (Association Nationale des Écoles Supérieures d’Art).
The CampusArt network offers students from all over the world a wide choice of programs in art tailored to the needs of the international student, at both preparatory (French + Art), Bachelor, Master, Post-Master levels and PhD. These programs (currently more than 500) are mainly run by public or private post-secondary art and architecture schools and universities
Application procedure
Use the CampusArt search engine to search for programs by subject, keywords, levels, or even by school.
You can then apply to these programs directly with CampusArt : only one application file (entirely online) is necessary in order to apply to up to 7 programs at the same time. The CampusArt team can be there to help you through the process.
Calendar
The calendar for 2026-2027 will be updated soon.
- October 1st, 2024 - February 29th, 2025: applications are open on the CampusArt website
- February 29th, 2025: deadline for submitting CampusArt applications
- February 29th, 2025: students undergo phone or online interviews; member institutions extend offers of admission to the candidates on their CampusArt platform
- April 30th, 2025: deadline for admission offers by the member institutions to the students
- April 30th to May 31st, 2025: students accept or decline admission offers on their CampusArt account
- May 31st, 2025: deadline for confirmation of entry into the program by the students on their CampusArt account; CampusArt website closes
- May 31st, 2025: preparation and submission of original certificates of pre-registration by institutions
Guide à la Candidature CampusArt
Please note that if you are admitted to a school of art or architecture via CampusArt, you may have to apply for a visa afterwards in order to be able to study in France. You can read more on the visa application process after having been accepted by a French higher education institution on our website.