Access requirements

On completion of the secondary school program (baccalaureate/higher secondary certificate), students can pursue their studies in many open-access () higher education institutions. They are, however, required to have high baccalaureate grades and take an entrance exam to attend limited-access () institutions. Higher schools (grandes écoles) require a further two years of preparatory classes, on top of a secondary-school diploma, for admission. As for private and privately-run () higher education institutions, students may be required to sit for an entrance exam/interview, as well as pay registration and scholarship fees.