{"id":31078,"date":"2021-09-03T15:09:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T19:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/?page_id=31078"},"modified":"2026-02-19T09:45:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:45:02","slug":"profile-sciences-po","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/exchange-partner-institutions\/profile-sciences-po\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile Page &#8211; Sciences Po"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2025\/07\/P_CarletonPhotography_CarletonCampus_01-08-24-22-768x512.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Profile Page &#8211; Sciences Po\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediamatic.net\/image\/2016\/12\/13\/screen_shot_2011_02_09_at_12_20_08_pm.png%28mediaclass-facebook-og.5b1a6c43821edb335f23abe4e193a6944c09e012%29.jpg\" alt=\"SciencesPo. Logo - Mediamatic\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Location<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Language of Instruction<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Open to<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Level of Study<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Paris\/ Reims, France<\/td><td>French, English<\/td><td>All Faculties, except Engineering and Design<\/td><td>Undergraduate (Reims) and Graduate (Paris)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"fields-of-study\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fields of Study<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Economics; Law; History; Humanities; Political Science; Sociology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Undergraduate students who wish to complete courses in French must have a level of B2 in the language. Graduate students completing courses in French must have a level of C1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 md:grid-cols-2 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h4 id=\"learning-about-exchange\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning about Exchange<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/02\/Sciences-Po-Factsheet-2026-2027.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/go-isso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/102\/2026\/02\/Sciences-Po-Factsheet-2026-2027.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sciences Po Factsheet 2026-2027<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/international\/en\/content\/exchange-programme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sciences Po Exchange Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/central.carleton.ca\/prod\/pkg_isso_search_course_equiv.p_search_schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Course Equivalencies Database<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<h4 id=\"preparing-for-exchange\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparing for Exchange<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/students\/en\/living\/housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sciences Po Accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/france-visas.gouv.fr\/web\/france-visas\/visa-application-guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embassy of France &#8211; Study Visa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"term-dates\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Term Dates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Fall Term<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Winter Term<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>September to December (Fall semester)<\/td><td>January to May (Spring semester)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*The information provided on this page is subject to change. Please consult the Host Institution&#8217;s factsheet, the Host Institution&#8217;s website, or the Host Institution directly to confirm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"student-testimonials\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Testimonials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-campus-life\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Campus Life\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-campus-life\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;Many opportunities for students to get involved in recreational sports and societies (can register in your student space) or volunteer with professional events such as the Paris Peace Forum. There are also student-organized groups that hold events across campus.&#8221;<em> &#8211; Fall 2023, Master of Public Policy and Administration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-academic-environment\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Academic Environment\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-academic-environment\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;The teaching style and expectations were not much different from a typical graduate-level course at Carleton. I found the workload manageable. My classes were sufficiently challenging and interesting.&#8221;<em> &#8211; Fall 2023, Master of Public Policy and Administration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-housing-experience\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Housing Experience\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-housing-experience\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;Former expats generally recommend (to those in search of an apartment) booking a hotel or AirBnb for the first 3\u20134 weeks, then meeting with letting agents or subletters in person during that time. Students must have figured out who can sign as their guarantor before going this route. However, it is the best option to ensure they will find a safe, reasonably priced place.&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fall 2023, Master of Public Policy and Administration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-setting-up-phone-and-bank-account\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Setting Up Phone and Bank Account\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-setting-up-phone-and-bank-account\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;Setting up a cell number with Free Mobile was easy and affordable. I went to one of their stores and a sales rep helped me install a SIM on my phone. The contract can be cancelled at any time. Until their phones are set up, students should consider downloading an eSIM with service in France\/Europe (before their departures) to at least have data in the meantime.&#8221; &#8211; <em>Fall 2023, Master of Public Policy and Administration<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-travel-tips\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Travel Tips\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-travel-tips\">\n            \n\n<p>&#8220;There is so much to see! 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