Licence Sciences de la vie et de la Terre, parcours : CUPGE – agro-véto at Aix-Marseille University

Programme overview

The CUPGE Agro-Véto-ENS pathway prepares students for the Licence competitive entrance exam of agronomy schools (ENSA, ENITA), veterinary schools (ENV) or the second competition of the École normale supérieure, while awarding a Licence in life and earth sciences. About 30 students are admitted per cohort.

Faculty: Faculty of Sciences (Faculté des Sciences), Aix-Marseille University | Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS) | Study mode: full-time; French | Location: Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

What you will study

L1 is in the Louis Pasteur portal in a dedicated tutorial group. Each semester combines units shared with other SVT pathways and specific units for the written exam (mathematics, chemistry, physics, French, English) and the orals (Sciences et société, professional interview). The exam is taken at the end of L2 and possibly again at the end of L3.

Career pathways

Veterinarian; agricultural engineer (livestock or crop adviser, ecologist engineer, oenologist, forestry engineer, quality or R&D engineer in agri-food or cosmetics, plant breeder); nature heritage officer; study officer. Pursuit of study in AMU masters or other universities, agro engineering schools, veterinary schools or ENS. Average success rate since 2022 is stated as about 99% for the agro (BIO) exam and about 30% for the veterinary (ENV) exam.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission in L1, L2 or L3 is by selection on file. L1: holders of a baccalauréat with scientific specialities (Parcoursup: school-leavers and re-orienting students). L2 and L3: students from scientific programmes (licence, Louis Pasteur portal, SV-SVT, CPGE, BTS, BUT) via eCandidat (outside the Études en France procedure), whose previous studies must match the CUPGE programme in mathematics, physics, chemistry and life and earth sciences. International students are referred to the faculty's registration and differentiated-fee pages.

Domestic applicants: EUR 178 a year (2025). Initial-training rate stated for 2025; exemption for scholarship holders and apprenticeship students. Differentiated rates for non-EU students are not stated for this programme. Source

International applicants: EUR 2,902 a year (2026/2027). Differentiated registration fee for non-EU students (Licence level); exemptions apply for French-government scholars, cooperation-agreement students, refugees and others listed on the page; 75% partial exemption possible within a quota Source

Duration: 3 years (180 ECTS)

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