Active guidance in L1
Since the start of the 2018 academic year in September, the active guidance system provided for by the ORE law has been implemented at the Faculty of Sciences. It comprises several levels to enable you to find the refresher resources best suited to your background.
Succeed with the help of the guidance service
Whether it's because you're struggling to keep up or because you realize you don't want to pursue this course, you may want to change direction. This is possible from the first semester onwards thanks to the "See flyer"certification offered by SCUIO-IP (on the ground floor of the Science Library).
They will help you assess your project and skills and will present you with the many training courses available. Did you know that there are BTS (higher technical certificates) and DUT (university technical diplomas) courses that start in January? If that's what you want to do, don't wait until the end of the academic year!
The active guidance program applies to all first-year undergraduate students.
When might I need help?
● If I don't have a science diploma...
● If I have a science diploma but low grades in science...
● If I got low scores on the ParcourSup placement tests...
● If I have interrupted my studies...
● If I received a "yes, if" response...
YOU HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO THE FIRST YEAR OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCES IN MONTPELLIER ON A CONDITIONAL BASIS ("YES, IF")
This response to your application is not a sanction. This page explains why you have received this response and how the Faculty of Science will take steps to give you the means to succeed in your year.
The educational committee that reviewed your ParcoursSup application deemed that your profile revealed potential weaknesses. These weaknesses may include the subjects chosen in your junior and senior years, low grades in science in your senior and junior years, a break in your studies, *non-traditional* schooling, etc.
In certain programs (Mathematics and its Applications, Computer Science), TU will be offered to you from the first semester onwards. In other programs, you are free to choose your courses: no options are closed to you because of your "yes, if" status. You will be in groups mixing "yes" and "yes, if" students and will take the same exams and tests.
This classification is not a punishment, let alone a stigma. On the contrary, being "yes, if" gives you privileged access to certain support mechanisms, including mentoring by master's or third-year undergraduate students and individual interviews during the first semester with teacher advisors from your portal.
Semester 1
Specific and early guidance on "yes, if" statements:
- Individual meetings withthe director of studies and the teaching team's reference teachers,
- Student mentoring formethodological or disciplinary assistance,
- In some portals,remediation TU .
Choosing your major in semester 2
Towards the end of semester 1, it will be time to take stock and think about what to do next in this first year.
- If you don't have any particular difficulties, you can continue on to a standard L1,
- If you are experiencing difficulties but completing your first year in two years is a reasonable possibility, some portals offer lighter second semesters, in which TU are replaced byremedial TU . This choice means you will not be able to complete your first year in one year, but it will allow you to strengthen your skills so that you can succeed at a more suitable pace. Of course, you will retain the TU during the first year.
The three portals offering this option are Maths et ses applications, PCSI, and SVSE (see the semester 2 program for each portal by clicking on the links below).
=> Maths portal
=> PCSI Portal
=> SVSE Portal
- If you think that your initial choice of program was not the right one, in some cases it is possible to prepare for a change of program for the following year by taking internal TU as part of a lighter second semester. At the end of your first year, you will repeat your first year in your chosen program in order to complete your first year in two years.
- If you encounter significant difficulties that lead you to believe that the science faculty is not the right course for you, reorientation classes will enable you to make the most of your second semester and prepare your ParcourSup application in the best possible conditions. These classes take place during the first seven weeks of semester 2 so that the grades can be included in your application.
The teaching team will be there to advise you on the best course of study for you.
The specific features of each portal are detailed in the documents below.