France

A warm welcome to the France page of the University of Hertfordshire website!

This resource is designed to inform you of important information for French students and how we can support you through the application process.

If you have any questions after reading the information below, please contact us.

Entry requirements

We typically require the following qualifications from French students:

Point of Entry 

Academic Requirements * 

Language Requirements * + 

FoundationCompleted high school with good grades  IELTS 4.5 with no less than 4.0 in any band  
 Undergraduate (year 1)
  • Baccalauréat Général or Baccalauréat Technologique with minimum score of 12 out of 20
  • International or European Baccalaureate at a good standard.
Baccalauréat 14 or IELTS 6.0 
 Postgraduate Taught Licence or Maitrise with minimum score of 13 out of 20IELTS 6.0 or 6.5 (depending on course)


* some courses may vary and/or have specific requirements – for details of the entry requirements for your course, please see our Course pages or contact us to check your qualifications. Please note that all applications are assessed on an individual basis

+ for details of accepted English language qualifications please see our How to Apply page

Additional Information

To find out what our students think about studying at the University of Hertfordshire, please see What our students say about the University.

To view Frequently Asked Questions, please see our general FAQs for international students.

If you have any questions which have not been answered, please contact us.   

The University has a number of partner institutions, under the Socrates Erasmus programme, with which it has student exchange agreements. It is possible for students at one of these institutions to take a semester or year at Hertfordshire. Please click here for details of these institutions.