{"id":1583,"date":"2016-09-20T16:53:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T14:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ensapc.fr\/en\/admissions\/premiere-annee"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:38:36","slug":"premiere-annee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ensapc.fr\/en\/admissions\/premiere-annee\/","title":{"rendered":"FIRST-YEAR ADMISSIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3596″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”bottom-to-top”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”g\u00e9n\u00e9ral”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Students of any nationality may apply for admission into the first year of the ENSAPC curriculum. There is no age limit. Annual tuition for 2025\/26 is set by law at \u20ac451 ( Decree of June 4th, 2023). ENSAPC does not charge non-EU students more than EU students. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Registration fees for the entrance examinations (for both initial and transfer admissions) are set each year by the Ministry of Culture. In 2025\/26, they are \u20ac39 euros. Scholarship students are exempted from the examination fees.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”conditions”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The French baccalaur\u00e9at<\/em> or an equivalent secondary-school diploma is required for admission. All applicants of all nationalities\u2014those still working toward their diploma, those who already have it, and those already enrolled in a postsecondary program\u2014must apply online using the Parcoursup portal. Applications received through any other channel will be disregarded.<\/p>\n

Applicants who do not hold a secondary-school diploma may request an exemption allowing them to sit for the first-year entrance examination. To request the exemption, they should contact the school directly at concours.1annee@ensapc.fr\u00a0 <\/a>before the 08 of March 2026.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”epreuves”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Eligibility phase :<\/p>\n

1. Application file with the requested documents and a statement of free form indicating your motivations
\n2. Portfolio
\n3. Creative exercise
\n4. Freeform text on a work, event or artistic issue of your choice<\/p>\n

Admission phase :<\/p>\n

Interview (about 15 minutes) with a jury of at least two professors, during which the candidate presents a selection of personal works. The interview is set to evaluate the candidate’s capacity for analysis, motivation, autonomy and knowledge of the stakes of contemporary creation.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”resultats”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

EXAMINATION RESULTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Following the announcement of the examination results and prior to July 31 of the year of enrollment, successful applicants will be mailed a registration form that is to be completed and submitted to the school with the required documentation during registration week in September. Upon submission of their registration form, new students are to pay their tuition and fees, including the cost of membership in the national student health insurance system. These amounts are set each year by the Ministry of Culture.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”calendrier”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

2026 ADMISSIONS CALENDAR<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The application form for admission may be downloaded from this page between January 19th and April 1st 2026.
\nThe calendar follows Parcoursup’s calendar<\/a>.
\nThe deadline for submission of applications is 1 April, 2026 (midnight<\/span>).
\nThe dates of the interviews with the jury on the basis of the dossier will take place from May 4 to 7, 2026.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”dossier”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

APPLICATION FORM<\/h3>\n

Application form for the first year entrance exam has to be returned to the school at the same time as the registration on Parcoursup. Downloadable as of January, 19th and until April 1st, 2026.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”apa”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

COMMON FIRST YEAR IN ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, AND LANDSCAPE DESIGN<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Beginning in fall 2020, ENSAPC, the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure de Paysage (National School of Landscape Design), and the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure d\u2019Architecture de Versailles will offer a common first-year undergraduate curriculum for incoming first-year students. The common curriculum will begin to prepare them for the degrees offered by the three institutions: respectively, the Dipl\u00f4me National d\u2019Art (DNA) and Dipl\u00f4me National Sup\u00e9rieur d\u2019Expression Plastique (DNSEP); the Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019Etat de Paysagiste; and the Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019\u00c9tat d\u2019Architecte. The common first year will be center on a cross-cutting, multidisciplinary program of study that allows students to develop a better idea of their educational goals and professional interests. The bulk of the program takes place at the historic Potager du Roi in Versailles, the site of the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure de Paysage.<\/p>\n

The French baccalaur\u00e9at<\/em> or equivalent secondary-school diploma is required. All applicants of all nationalities\u2014those still working toward their diploma, those who already have it, and those already enrolled in a postsecondary program\u2014must apply online using the Parcoursup portal. Applications received through any other channel will be disregarded.<\/p>\n

Applicants not holding a secondary-school diploma may request an exemption allowing them to sit for the first-year entrance examination. To request the exemption, they should contact the \u00c9cole Nationale Sup\u00e9rieure de Paysage directly (admission@ecole-paysage.fr<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Click<\/a> here for more information on the admissions calendar.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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