École Polytechnique Scholars Program
ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE SCHOLARS PROGRAM
École Polytechnique (EPT) in Palaiseau, France
GPA Requirements
A minimum 3.3 cumulative GPA is required.
Length of Term
14-week term, with 1-week break in mid-November and two weeks of exams at the end of the term; 11 weeks of lectures.
Term Dates
Caltech students can only apply to study abroad for École Polytechnique's Year 3 curriculum, for the first term at the École, which runs from mid-September to mid-December.
Places Available
Students apply to École Polytechnique for a limited number of placements and are competing with students from École Polytechnique partner universities around the world. This number of spots varies each year.
Coursework
Note that Year 3 classes are typically equivalent to senior year or first year graduate student level. Students should not assume Year 3 classes are equal to junior year classes at Caltech, although juniors have studied abroad at École Polytechnique. If a student would like to go as a junior, he/she must demonstrate his/her adequate preparation for the higher-level course by the end of sophomore year.
Students study in École Polytechnique's Programme d'Approfondissement (PA), which is comparable to a Caltech option. Students must take four classes in their Programme d'Approfondissement (PA) and cannot take classes in any other PA.
Students may take one additional class in the social sciences or humanities.
Students are encouraged to take a French language course to help with everyday life but it is not required. Students are placed in a French class that is taught at the level of the student's French language proficiency.
Application Material