Student area
The Student Services Department welcomes you atBuilding 36 – Ground floor and 2nd floor.
A question about schooling?
Results and transcripts
Transcripts are generated automatically on your digital workspace, and you will be notified by email as soon as they are available. If you encounter any issues, you can request transcripts by email. Please complete and return the following document:
Request for enrollment in an TU
Master's Degree Program Agreement
The academic registration is the academic contract (choice of teaching units).
This document must be completed by the heads of departments, specializations, or programs, who will forward it to the Master's program office. This academic registration must be completed in both the even and odd semesters.
Educational registration is required in order to be invited to take exams.
Students who do not take the exams for the teaching units chosen in their educational contract will receive an "unjustified absence" for those exams.
Validation of prior learning
Higher education validation
The VES is a system that allows students to obtain part or all of a degree through the recognition of studies completed in France or abroad.
VES applications are handled by the Faculty of Science's academic affairs department: fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Anyone who has completed higher education at a private or public educational institution or training organization in France or abroad.
CERTIFICATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE VES
All courses are available at VES, with the exception of doctoral degrees and intermediate degrees (Deug and Maîtrise).
For guidance with your search, please contact the SCUIO IP where specialists in course offerings will provide you with information.
Check out our training offerings and learn about the training objectives and targeted skills.
STEPS IN THE VES APPLICATION PROCESS
Compiling the file
Send this file by email to the Faculty of Science's academic department: fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr
During the same calendar year, you may submit three VES applications for different degrees, regardless of the institution.
You may only submit one application for the same degree during the same calendar year.
Your file includes:
- Diplomas, certifications obtained, and training certificates
- Any other supporting documents that will enable the jury to assess the nature and level of your studies.
The department examines the admissibility of your application, processes it, collects the VES application fees, and organizes the jury.
- Complete applications must be submitted NO LATER THAN April 30.
- The fees do not guarantee that you will be granted VES; they correspond to administrative costs that enable the jury to review your application. They are therefore non-refundable, regardless of the jury's decision.
Interview with the validation jury
The validation committee meets in June. It reviews your application and interviews you. It determines the knowledge and skills required to obtain equivalence for the desired degree.
The deliberation may result in either:
- full validation
- partial validation
- refusal
Recommendations and advice are given at the end of the interview.
Approval of the request
The Faculty of Science forwards your file and the jury's deliberations to the Directorate of Education and Training (DFE).
It sends you your notification, issues your certificate of completion, and then your diploma if your validation is complete.
If validation is partial, it proceeds to register the validated Teaching Units.
Equivalencies between TU and LMD5
We are entering a new accreditation period (LMD5 2021-2026) and some of you began your studies during the previous one (LMD4 2014-2021).
Programs change, and sometimes so do the rules for credit transfer
Students repeating a year in particular will be able to keep TU last year when they are equivalent to those of this year.
Students will automatically see the TU they have received equivalence, along with their grades and the associated ECTS credits, reflected in their educational contract.
The transfer of validated semesters is not automatic. Program directors will validate these semesters on a case-by-case basis (according to the new compensation rules) and request the transfer from the registrar's office.
Notice of further studies
You are a third-year undergraduate student and you wish to apply for a master's degree.
Some universities will ask you for a document entitled "Notice of Continued Studies," when you apply on the MonMaster platform.
You can use the document below, which you should complete and send to the academic advisor for your bachelor's degree program.
SPECIAL STUDY REGIMES AND STUDY ADJUSTMENTS
Student employee status
Student Employee Status may be granted to any student enrolled at the University of Montpellier in an initial training program leading to a national degree (excluding work-study programs and general and advanced training in medical, pharmaceutical, and dental sciences).
Students who are eligible for this status and who, as such, can benefit from the provisions implemented under this scheme must provide proof of professional activity governed by a contract:
- A minimum of 10 hours per week on average, or 40 hours per month if the contract is for less than 12 consecutive weeks. (These durations are based on current regulations.)
- A minimum of 120 hours per semester of teaching or 240 hours during the academic year for an employment contract lasting more than 12 consecutive weeks.
The conditions for benefiting from this scheme are specified in the Student Employee Statute approved by the CFVU (University Council) of the University of Montpellier on June 25, 2024.
If you wish to have your status as a working student recognized, you must submit a request to fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr.
This request must be accompanied by a photocopy of the employment contract.
Student Artist Status
This program is designed to implement arrangements that enable the students concerned to take the courses necessary to pursue and successfully complete a university degree while developing their artistic projects.
This status is granted for one academic year by the University of Montpellier, following review by a dedicated committee.
The granting of this status is conditional upon the signing of an educational success agreement between the student and the Faculty of Science.
The conditions for benefiting from this scheme are specified in the Student Artist Statute approved by the CFVU (University Academic Council) of the University of Montpellier on April 30, 2024.
Applications for Artist student status can be made online on the following page:
High-Level Sports Status
High-Level Sports Status may be granted to any student enrolled in an initial training program leading to a national degree at the University of Montpellier, following review by the dedicated committee. This program is designed to implement and develop cooperation between the contracting parties by making university education and sports activities compatible for students benefiting from this status.
The granting of this status is conditional upon the signing of an educational success agreement between the student and the Faculty of Science.
The conditions for benefiting from this scheme are specified in the High-Level Student Athlete Status approved by the CFVU of the University of Montpellier on June 25, 2024. Applications for High-Level Student Athlete status can be made online on the University of Montpellier website:
Status Committed student
Students who wish to have their involvement recognized must submit a request. The terms and conditions for recognizing student involvement are set out in the charter on the recognition of student involvement.
Validation is a mandatory part of obtaining a national diploma.
If you would like to have your commitment recognized, you must submit a request to fds.mitra@umontpellier.fr.
Other special cases of study adjustment requests
Under the special study arrangements (RSE) defined in Article 12 of the decree of January 22, 2014 (point 1-4 of the Bachelor's degree study regulations), this system is intended to implement adjustments enabling the students concerned to follow the courses essential for the continuation and success of a university program.
If you are a student at the University of Montpellier, enrolled in initial training for a national degree, and you are in one of the following situations, you can apply for study accommodations:
- Pregnant student (Contact the Quality of Life at Work department of the Campus Life Division)
- Student with dependents
- Student enrolled in several programs (excluding university diplomas)
- Student with special educational needs
- Student with a long-term illness
- Hospitalized students
- Student entrepreneurs
- Student with responsibilities within the office of an association
- Student performing military service in the operational reserve as provided for in Book II of Part 4 of the Defense Code
- Student performing duties in the operational reserve of the national police force as provided for in Section 4 of Chapter I of Title I of Book IV of the Internal Security Code
- Student carrying out a mission as part of the civic service referred to in Article L. 120-1 of the National Service Code or military voluntary service provided for in Article L. 121-1 of the same code
- Student performing duties as a volunteer firefighter
- Students elected to school councils and CROUS councils
If you wish to apply, you must contact the education department at the following addresses, depending on your level of study:
L1 => fds.l1@umontpellier.fr
L2 – L3 => fds.l2.l3@umontpellier.fr
Master => fds.master@umontpellier.fr
Menstrual leave
Montpellier University takes into account the impact of menstrual periods that may occur during studies, in the form of menstrual leave.
Starting in 2025-2026 and in accordance with the CFVU's decision of June 17, 2025:
Any menstruating person enrolled at UM in a national degree program may justify an absence from in-person classes (lectures, tutorials, practicals, etc.) due to menstrual disorders, excluding scheduled assessments and any periods spent in a professional environment.
Terms and conditions
The person concerned shall provide the school with the following sworn statement, which they shall complete in advance, if possible on the first day of leave and no later than 48 calendar hours after the lesson(s) concerned.
These absences are limited to 10 days of exemption from attendance at face-to-face classes (lectures, tutorials, practicals, etc.), with a limit of 2 days per cycle, excluding scheduled assessments and any periods spent in a professional environment.
Beyond that: referral to the SCMPPS for a possible extension and medical follow-up
Campus life
Lost and found
Playing sports at university
Are you a student at the University of Montpellier and want to take up a sport?
The University of Montpellier offers a wide range of physical activities, among which you are sure to find one that suits you.
University Library
Cultural life
The UM, CULTURE
The UM's Art & Culture Department invites you to experience contemporary art and culture within the university and beyond.
Artists
Every year, artists are welcomed into residence. Immersed in the heart of the campuses, they create a work in situ and invite you to discover their creative process.
Workshops
Electronic music, pocket films, theater... All year round, and it's free.
Events
European Heritage Days and the 1% Art Initiative, Anti-Homophobia Week, Women's Month... These are just some of the events to which the department contributes.
Tours and shows
Museums, theaters, opera houses... Go behind the scenes and enjoy their programs at preferential rates thanks to the new YOOT system from Crous. It replaces the Pass'Culture [https://passculture.crous-montpellier.fr/] and offers new services.
All UM art and culture programming is now available online on a dedicated website.
Don't miss out on any of UM's artistic and cultural news!
Contact:
Art & Culture Department
Triolet Campus / Building 5 (opposite the IAE) – Montpellier
dvc-culture@umontpellier.fr
04.67.14.48.34 / 06.37.32.63.79 – 06.74.93.73.90
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