General Rules and Regulations for studying in France
Rating and evaluation in France
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory for all courses. All students in the program must be present in class at all times and on all scheduled assessments. Attendance is monitored at the beginning of each class using the “So We Sign” platform. Unexcused absences may have an impact on the student’s overall grades.
Homeworks and Projects
Homework and projects will be assigned throughout the course of study. All students must complete the assigned homework and projects in order to receive a final grade necessary for validation of the semester. Course evaluation criteria will be explained by the teachers at the beginning of class.
Final Evaluation and Grades
Each course will include a final assessment, such as a written exam or oral presentation. Students must pass the final assessment in order to complete the course.
All academic grades are scored out of 20. The final average score is calculated from two evaluation factors:
- Continuous assessment
- Final exams
Each of these assessments may be worth either 40% or 60% of the final grade. But it is up to the teacher to confirm which assessment adds the most weight to the final grade. The distribution is indicated in each course syllabus.
For your information, here is how grades work in France:
- From 18 to 20 : Excellent
- From 16 to 18 : Very Good
- From 14 to 16 : Good
- From 12 to 14 : Medium
- From 10 to 12: Fair
- From 0 to 10 : Insufficient
ECTS Credits
The credits attributed to each module are compatible with the ECTS (“European Credit Transfer System”). Each module is composed of two to four courses and a certain number of ECTS credits is assigned to each module according to the total number of hours of courses within the same module.
The final passing score is 10 out of 20. A student receives ECTS credits when the average grade of the courses in a specific module is equal to or higher than 10. Any mark lower than 10 for the specific module is considered a failure and ECTS credit is not awarded for this module.
Make-up Exams
This is a second exam designed to help the student make up the points he or she did not get on the final exams. Depending on your program and school, you may be given the opportunity to retake the exam in order to obtain the necessary grade to pass the semester.
Plagiarism, Cheating and Fraud
Any attempt at fraud, plagiarism or any form of cheating is considered a serious offense under OMNES Education policy and French law. Students found guilty of cheating will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis and may be called before a disciplinary board. The decision to expel the student from the course may be made according to the school rules and French regulations.
The European student card
When you arrive, you will get the European Student Card, whether you are a European or non-European citizen. Please note that this card is not linked to the Erasmus Charter.
If you want to know more about the benefits of this card, please visit the European Student Card website.
This is the European adaptation of the student card. It offers several advantages:
- Administrative documents are digitized and available in one place. Students can update their profiles and documents more quickly and easily.
- It provides access to various services on campus.
- It offers students discounts for cultural activities (cinema, etc.).
- It facilitates the follow-up of the administrative procedures of a student in mobility.
Contribution to Student and Campus Life (CVEC)
When you register at OMNES Education, you will be asked to obtain and send your CVEC certificate to the school staff in order to validate your registration. This is a financial contribution mandated by the French government for student life services and campuses.
To better understand the CVEC, you can directly consult the dedicated website of the CVEC.
The registration of all OMNES Education schools cannot be finalized without this certificate, so it is imperative to obtain it
.
USEFUL RESOURCES :
For more information, here are the Campus France tutorials:
- 10 things to know about the CVEC
- Download the CVEC Procedure
This contribution applies to all registered students, but not to exchange students (as they are subject to a separate agreement)
- Or, you are subject to the CVEC, and you must pay an amount of 95 € per academic year, payable online on the government website. You will then receive a certificate of payment of the CVEC.
- Or, you are exempt from the CVEC (with a proof of exemption produced by the CROUS or another organization), and in this case, you will obtain a certificate of exemption from the CVEC on this same site.
Omnes Education’s tools for successful studies in France
Academic Glossary
| ENGLISH | FRENCH |
| To enroll in a university | S’inscrire dans une université |
| Enrolment | L’inscription |
| A student card | Une carte d’étudiant |
| An undergraduate | Un étudiant de premier cycle |
| A fresher / a freshman | Un étudiant de première année |
| A postgraduate student | Un étudiant de troisième cycle |
| The academic year | L’année universitaire |
| A reading | Une conférence |
| A lecture hall | Un amphitéâtre / un amphi (familier) |
| A B.A. degree | Une licence de lettres |
| Schedule | Emploi du temps (EDT) |
| A final exam | Un partiel |
| On-going evaluation | Contrôle continu |
| A bachelor’s degree | Une licence |
| Academic writing | Un mémoire |
Preparations for evaluations
When preparing an essay or dissertation:
- Analyze and understand your subject.
- Establish a schedule with milestones.
- Explore your topic by reading books, articles, journals and taking notes.
- Based on what you have written down, structure your ideas by sketching out an initial plan.
- Once your plan is established, begin writing. Make a draft based on your notes. Don’t try to write everything down right away, but try to spread your writing out over several days.
- When you have finished writing, take a step back to detach yourself from your work. Then, proofread, revise and edit if necessary.
Tips: Have another person review your work, they can bring a new perspective and observe things you may have missed.
When preparing an oral presentation:
- Analyze your topic and choose what is essential.
- Gather your ideas and find resources.
- Based on what you have found, begin to structure your ideas by sketching out a plan.
- Once you have structured your ideas, visually design your presentation using PowerPoint or other platforms.
- Be sure to adapt your presentation and speech to your audience.
- Don’t read your notes, memorize them if necessary. Make eye contact with the audience.
- Don’t put your entire speech on your slides, less text is better.
- Anticipate answers if there are questions.
Tips: rehearse your presentation with your slides beforehand, you will be able to adjust your time, as well as your speech and movements. We also advise you to anticipate any technical problems that may arise. If you come prepared, the rest should come naturally!
When preparing for a midterm:
When you are about to take an exam, you need to review and learn what you have been taught in class.
- Stay informed about your exam topic, so you know the scope of what you need to study.
- Avoid revising at the last minute. If you review in advance, you will know your subject better.
- Make sure you know when your exam will take place. This will help you plan your revisions.
- A few days before, check where the exam will take place and at what time. This will help you plan the transportation you will need.
- On the day, make sure you have all the necessary equipment (pen, spare pen, eraser, water bottle).
Tips: Don’t be afraid to ask your professor about grading criteria and exam procedures to get an idea of what to focus on.
library
As an OMNES Education student, you will have access to an exclusive digital library and newsstand application:
It provides centralized access to a wide range of multimedia resources for students, teachers, and researchers at each school.
You can access books, articles, specialized and scientific journals, market research, financial and business information. Throughout your studies, whether you want to take a class, read a book recommended by a teacher, write a report, consult a market study, research academic articles for your thesis or explore a current topic: the library meets your needs.
While the internet is a great source of information, you will find many expert resources in the digital library, which are only accessible with your student account.
It is a digital newsstand with thousands of newspapers from over 120 countries. You can read your favorite newspapers on your smartphone with your student account.
Discover the municipal library of your district on the website of the library of Paris.
You can consult the bookstores closest to your district on the Paris bookstores website.
Discoverthe municipal library nearest you on the Bordeaux library website.
You can find the bookstores nearest you HERE.
Discover the exciting English bookshop in Bordeaux.
Discover the nearest public library on the site of the library of Lyon.
Discover the bookstores near you here.
Discover the municipal library nearest you on the Chambéry library website.
Discover the bookstores near you here.
Student Organizations
Getting involved in a student organization is one of the best ways to discover a wide variety of activities, meet new people, share ideas, learn new skills, have unique experiences and have fun.
Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Chambéry host numerous student associations in various fields: cultural associations, ecological associations, communication and media associations, sports associations, dance clubs, humanitarian associations, international events associations, art clubs, etc.
To find out more, contact your schools and discover the existing associations on your campus. As a new student, we encourage you to join a student organization that interests you as it is an excellent opportunity to experience student life first hand.
Student welfare
The mental health and well-being of our students is our priority. We know how confusing it can be to move abroad and live in a cultural environment that is not our own. This is why the OMNES Education Group has put in place several support tools to listen to your needs.
In order to limit a possible culture shock, we invite you to read our selection of books that will give you an overview of the French culture:
- Sixty million Frenchmen can’t be wrong by Jean-Benoit Nadeau and Julie Barlow
- Paris VS New-York by Vahram Muratyan
- Almost French, a new life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull
- F is for France: A Curious Cabinet of French Wonders by Piu Eatwell
Moral and psychological assistance
Because your well-being is our priority, we offer you a unique access to a moral and psychological assistance platform with complete services to inform you and allow you to talk to professionals in your language.
The platform allows you to call and talk to a psychologist 24/7, in fifty languages.
Through this platform, you can access information on how to take care of your morale, your life balance, your stress, your emotions and benefit from the advice of experts.
Don’t forget to ask your school for the code to access the platform for free.
Association HUGO
Because school bullying can affect people of all ages and backgrounds, the association Hugo, created by a graduate of Sup de Pub, helps you if you are going through such situations. Do not hesitate to contact the association, its team will be the most able to advise you when it comes to dealing with harassment.
STUDYING WITH A DISABILITY WITHIN THE OMNES EDUCATION GROUP
In all OMNES Education schools, efforts are constantly being made to improve the quality of reception of students with disabilities, which has been recognized by the Qualiopi certification since early 2021.
As part of its social and environmental approach, equal opportunities and education for all are essential rights that the OMNES Education Group wishes to defend for all its students.
OMNES Education’s primary goal is not only to facilitate access to higher education for students with disabilities, but also to provide them with the comfort of daily work so that they can devote themselves to their studies with complete peace of mind.
Aware that it is not always easy to talk about one’s disability outside of a private setting, and that the disability is not always visible, OMNES Education does everything possible to allow the student to be in the best possible conditions of confidence and discretion to confide in us about their disability.
The disability may be temporary or permanent. In all cases, solutions exist and students have the possibility of being accompanied. To initiate these steps, students must contact the disability advisor.
Our Omnes Education Team
Even if the disability advisor remains the first point of contact, all the school’s departments can provide assistance to the student according to his/her needs. It is the collaboration between the student, the advisor and the different services of the school that will allow a successful accompaniment.
In addition, the student/learner has the possibility of being accompanied at any stage of his/her academic journey within OMNES Education.
Even if they have not declared their disability upon admission, students can turn to the advisor for help with internships, international travel, exams or, more generally, whenever they feel the need to be accompanied in their studies.
However,anticipation is the most important element in the success of the support process, so it is important to plan ahead if the student wishes to benefit from accommodations for a specific deadline (internship, exam, etc.).
The diagram below shows that, whatever the stage of the journey within OMNES Education, the student can rely on the disability referent and the various services available within the school.
Accompanying device
student with a disability
This diagram highlights several elements:
- The disability advisor and the student work together and are at the heart of the decisions.
- It is possible to initiate a coaching process at any stage of the academic career.
- At each stage, the various departments of the school are available to set up the support.
Want to know more? If you have a disability and would like to know how your campus can help you, don’t hesitate to ask for the contact information of your school’s disability advisor.
Find out how your host city can support you
Handicap Paris – this site has plenty of resources for users and essential information tools on access to rights and services for Parisians with disabilities.
The Departmental House for the Disabled of Paris (MDPH) is a public organization capable of orienting you, facilitating your steps and allowing you to access more easily to
your rights.
69 rue de la Victoire – Paris 9e.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday
Telephone: +33 1 53 32 39 39
contact@mdph.paris.fr
Whether in the areas of education, urban planning, transportation or access to citizenship, the City of Lyon is committed to creating conditions that are favorable to the urban and social inclusion of people with disabilities, so that everyone can participate fully in the life of the city.
To learn more about what the city can do to support you, you can visit the following site
Handitourism – The Chambery Tourist Office is committed to providing people with disabilities with reliable, consistent and quality information on the accessibility of the city’s various sites and places of interest (such as accommodation, restaurants, etc.) according to their disability (motor, visual, hearing and mental).
Savoie Departmental House for the Disabled – Information available concerning the aids of the Savoie region.
110 Ste Rose Street
73000 CHAMBÉRY
Telephone: +33 4 79 75 39 60
Telephone: 0 800 08 00 73
Ville et Handicaps: the city of Bordeaux is working to ensure that people with disabilities have full and independent access to its facilities. Consult the Handicap Plan “Bordeaux, the city for all”.
Third Time
If you have a disability, such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or other, you can request a third time during an exam.
When your disability is a barrier to an assessment, you can get help. You may be granted an increase in time called one-third time (i.e., an additional one-third of the time originally scheduled) to allow you to complete an evaluation in a favorable manner.
If you would like to know more, please contact the disability representative on your campus or in your program.
