Read these guidelines to understand our study plans and courses descriptions.
Courses and projects listed here, as well as limited places courses are not open to exchange students (SHS courses and 1st year subjects excepted).
Management of Technology and Financial Engineering:
Access to courses in Management of Technology (MTE) and Financial Engineering (FE) is limited for exchange students and subject to special conditions:
If a bilateral agreement in MTE or FE has been signed between your home university and EPFL (please contact the student exchange office of your home university to verify this), and that you have been nominated by your home university for an exchange in MTE or FE, you are authorized to register in the corresponding section. Please take note of the conditions imposed by MTE and FE for students who are registered in one of these sections (see paragraph « For students exchanging in the FE or MTE section »).
If, however, NO bilateral agreement in MTE or FE has been signed between your home university and EPFL, it is not possible to register in either sections. Access to a limited number of courses remains possible under certain conditions. For more information, please see the conditions imposed by MTE or FE for students who are registered in other sections (see paragraph « For students exchanging in other sections of EPFL or UNIL»).
If you are not authorized to take courses in these two sections and still register for classes at the beginning of the semester, your registration will be cancelled two weeks after the beginning of courses.
You are authorized to take French classes only. EPFL offers 2-weeks intensive French courses in summer and winter before the begining of the semester. These courses enable new students to strengthen their French knowledge and facilitate their integration. However, it does not grant any ECTS.
Access to French courses during the semesters cannot be guaranteed to exchange students. Credits obtained for French courses taken during the semester do not appear in the official transcript of records. An attestation mentioning the language course credits can be requested at the Language Center.
Courses and exams dates can be found on the academic calendar website.
Courses registration procedure can be found here.
Exams take place on specific dates. Extramural exams can be requested, but only under certain conditions. This request must be officialized via this form.
Please note that no extramural exam can be accommodated for first year courses (propedeutics).
Furthermore, EPFL does not organize remedial examinations. In case of a failed exam or absence during an exam, please contact your home university which is in charge of the validation of your credits.
The official transcript of records will be sent to the exam address you have mentioned in IS-Academia. The transcripts of records are sent at the end of February for exchanges during the autumn semester and at the beginning of August for exchanges during the spring semester. If the exchange is for the whole academic year, the transcript is sent only at the end of the 2nd semester.
It is your responsibility to give the transcript of records to your home institution.