Undergraduate programme
Admissions
EDHEC INTERNATIONAL BBA welcomes applicants from all around the world.
The minimum requirements in order to apply to EDHEC undergraduate programme are to have a good academic record and to graduate from a French lycée (in France or abroad) or from an international school preparing the equivalent of the French baccalaureate (High school diploma; A-Level; OIB; Abitur...). A limited number of students may enrol for the Global Business track.
International students, in general, if you have completed the level of education required to be admitted to a university in your home province, state or country — and you have achieved good grades — then you should be eligible to apply for first-year admission to EDHEC BBA. There is not a minimum score required for the International Baccalaureate.
- Create your account.
- Activate your account by clicking the activation link from the confirmation e-mail you have received.
- You will receive a second confirmation email containing your username and password.
- Proceed to your registration online « register now »
If you have a French baccalaureate, please refer to these admission requirements.
- 1st session is from November 2, 2017, to January 15, 2018 (closes at midnight). Interviews are from January 30, 2018, to February 16, 2018. Admission results will be sent on February 25, 2018.
- 2nd session is from February 25, 2018, to March 31, 2018 (closes at midnight). Interviews are from April 03, 2018, to April 22, 2018.
- High school transcripts
- ZeeMee profile (www.zeemee.com)
- TOEFL* or IETLS test results (see conditions in the "language requirements" section)
*We only accept the IBT version fo the test, not the paper-based one.
If you have a French baccalaureate, please refer to these admission requirements.
Replacing the resumé and the cover letter, ZeeMee is an online platform where you can introduce yourself to the admissions team. You will have to create a video, as well as write about your hobbies and why EDHEC BBA is the right place for you to study at.
Your ZeeMee profile will only be graded once you completed your online application and you paid the application fees.
Depending on which track you choose to apply for, you will have to create your ZeeMee profile in French or in English:
- Global Business track: in English ;
- Business Management track: in French ;
- Online track: in French ;
How to create your ZeeMee profile?
Step 1: download and install the ZeeMee app on your smartphone
Step 2: fill in the form with your personal information (Last name/First name/City/Profile picture)
Step 3: Create 2 videos in the “Record video” tab to answer the 2 following questions:
Question 1/Video 1: “Why did you decide to apply to EDHEC INTERNATIONAL BBA?”
Question 2/Video 2: pick one of the following questions:
- Do you have any project in mind for the long term? or
- What do you think are your main personality traits? or
- Which news affected you the most in the last few months?
Step 4: Create a photo album showcasing your hobbies and/or travels and/or passions.
Once you are fully satisfied with what your ZeeMee profile looks like, copy the “My Link” link available in the “Get profile link” tab. Then, add this link to your online application.
Depending on which track you choose to apply for, you might have to pass the TOEFL* or IETLS test:
- Global Business track: you must upload your convocation in your online registration file and take the test before March 23rd (session 1) or May 12th (session 2); This track requires a minimum score of 6.5 at the IELTS or 95 at the TOEFL test
- Business Management track: not required;
- Online track: not required.
*We only accept the IBT version fo the test, not the paper-based one.
International students applying to the Business Management track have to be proficient in French (no test is required).
You can be exempted from the TOEFL* and IELTS if :
- Your mother tongue is English and you are from the United States, England, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, or Anglophone Canada.
- You have studied for a minimum o four years at high school, college, or university in the U.S. or another English-speaking country as listed in the first bullet-point above. Please include transcript to show four years of study.
- You have earned a graduate degree from a college or university in the U.S. or another English-speaking country as listed in the first bullet-point. Please submit transcripts showing the degree awarded.
- You have completed AIEP, Level 107, and earned grades of A- or higher in the two core subjects. Please submit transcripts showing completion of AIEP and grades earned. You will be required to complete English X433B and X433C in addition to your certificate programme courses.
*We only accept the IBT version fo the test, not the paper-based one.
If you are not a French citizen and wish to pursue your studies in France, then you may need to obtain a study permit. For more information, please visit the ISO website.
Application fees for 1st-year applicants are 70 euros for non-scholars and 35 for scholars.
About EDHEC
Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 20 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC is a school for business, rather than a business school, where excellence in teaching and research focuses on innovation to stimulate entrepreneurship and creativity. For business from birth and dedicated to business, EDHEC makes entrepreneurs for life, able to remodel or create successful businesses wherever they work.
EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching philosophy, inspired by its award-winning research activities, focuses on “learning by doing”.
