Application procedure

What are the requirements and facilities offered?

Exchange students are exempt from tuition fees at La Rochelle Université.

The International Office can help exchange students by offering to find accommodation, facilitate the enrollment process and obtain a visa for non-European students.

A tutoring system is set up to welcome all exchange students and help them settle in.

The Institute of French as a Foreign Language (IUL) offers all exchange students free French lessons. Successfully completing these courses is worth 6 ECTS credits per semester.

How to apply ?

To participate in an exchange program between a partner university and La Rochelle Université, students must be officially selected by their home institution. Students will be contacted directly by the International Office and will be asked to follow the registration procedure and provide the following documents:

• Certification of level in French
• Identity Card or Passport
• European Social Security card (Erasmus students only)
• CV
• File showing marks of exams taken at your home university

When to apply

Nomination deadline

• 15 October for arrival in January
• 15 March for arrival in September

Application deadline

• 15 November for arrival in January
• 30 April for arrival in September

The university calendar

The French university calendar is divided into two semesters

• 1^stsemester : September-December
• 2^ndsemester : January-June

There are also vacation periods :

• All Saints (October)
• Christmas (December)
• Winter (February)
• Spring (April)

Meet international students :

Find out what international students are saying about life at La Rochelle Université