Which universities offer a staggered start of the school year?

Studely
December 4, 2025

Did you miss the normal start of the school year or do you decide to reorient yourself in the middle of the academic year? The best solution to not lose your year is to opt for a staggered start.
If today, many higher schools and public universities offer this solution to their students, it is better to be informed.

In which establishments is it possible to start school at a later date?

Each school has its own calendar for the staggered start of the school year. What is certain, these institutions have between January and March to offer a course calendar to students who have chosen to do a staggered start.
Staggered returns in GOAL
If you are in a BUT (University Bachelor of Technology) course, the staggered start of the school year is scheduled for the second semester in some universities. At the University of Metz, you can start a staggered start to the school year in January. However, the program is quite dense, as it is spread from January to July.

  • BTS establishments
    The majority of institutions that offer Higher Technician Certificates at the end of the school year are private. The delayed start of school generally takes place between January and February. The EPB school has set up a staggered start to the school year for students who wish to start a course from January 2024.
  • The list of schools, institutes and universities offering BTS in staggered courses:

    • Cours Diderot-Paris
    • CFA CODIS
    • IEC (Institute of Business Studies)
    • ESTBA (École Supérieure des Techniques de Biologie Appliquée) Paris
    • ESUPCOM' Lille
    • ISEFAC Paris, Lille
    • ITIC Paris
    • IUT Bobigny
    • Janot & Curie High Schools
    • IUT Marne-la-Vallée
    • IPF (Institut Parisien de Formation)
    • IUT of Blois
    • ACOMM
    • ETS (European School)
    • ICO - Institute and Campus of Optics
    • Montchapet High School (Dijon)
    • Jacques Brel High School (La Courneuve)
    • ICOGES Paris, Lyon, Angers
    • Pigier Paris, Bordeaux, Nantes, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse
    • ISCG Paris...
    • Engineering schools
    • Engineering schools offer an admission procedure that is common to them. Students who want to opt for a delayed start can access the application portal for the competition or that of the institution chosen in December. Universities of technology such as Belfort-Montbeliard, Compiègne and Troyes are organizing a staggered start to the school year in February. There are also competition banks that allow students to win places after examination by admission. The most famous is the Alpha Power competition. For example, it offers between five and twenty places per school in the first and second years. Admission is based on the review of your application, but some schools set up a motivational interview. The vast majority of staggered returns take place at the end of February and the beginning of March. Engineering schools most often set up an accelerated program for newcomers to catch up. Engineering schools that are recruiting at the start of the school year delayed in 2024:
    • ESILV Paris (École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Léonard de Vinci)
    • ESA Angers and Paris (L'École Supérieure des Agricultures)
    • ECE (École Centrale d'Électronique)
    • EBI (School of Bio-Industries)
    • EFREI Paris (School of Engineering in Computer Science and Digital Technologies)
    • Esaip (engineering school focused on digital technology and the environment)
    • Business schools
    • More and more business schools are offering a staggered start to the school year. For the schools listed below, their staggered start of school will take place between December and March.
    • PPA Business School
    • Inseec (The Institute of Advanced Economic and Commercial Studies)
    • EMLV (Leonardo da Vinci School of Management)
    • Ipag (Business and Management School)
    • Idrac Business School (Institute for the Development and Research of Commercial Action)
    • The schools of the IGS and ESG groups and the GES network
    • ISTEC
    • ISC PARIS
    • MBS
    • Rennes School of Business
    • EDC Paris Business School
    • Specialized schools
    • Specific courses for specific professional environments are words that can define specialized schools. While the Grandes Écoles offer courses in business, management, law, and computer science, specialized schools offer their students specific training (Architecture, press, communication, arts, paramedical/social, fashion, medical, social, fashion, audiovisual, design or even cinema). Specialized schools that will start at a later date in 2024:
    • ESG Group
    • ECITV
    • EIML
    • ESGI
    • ISCOM
    • IIM
    • PPA BUSINESS SCHOOL
    • PPA SPORT
    • SPORTS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
    • SUP DE PUB
    • SUP DE LUXE

    It is important to develop your project for the delayed start of the new school year while learning about the training to choose. Studely is a candidate to support you and help you make the best choice.

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