Planning for the year

Calendar

The school year is divided into three 8-weeks-long sequences of “mention”, called SD9, SM10 and SM11, each preceded by a 2-weeks sequence of “filière”. The year begins in September and ends mid to late April. It is followed by an internship, lasting between 23 weeks and 6 montds. The internship must be completed by the end of November at the latest, in order to be graduated by the December jury.

The following table gives the sequence of fortnights (i.e. two weeks) of the whole 3rd year.

Weeks are denoted by

• F : “filière” weeks
• H : Christmas holiday weeks
• I : Internship weeks
• A or B: the two kinds of SDI weeks, detailed below.

Structure of the weeks

The structure of the weekly timetable varies according to the time of year.

• The six first weeks are of type A.
• The remaining 18 weeks are of type B, once the “end of study” project (PFE) has started.

The week organisation is compliant with master double-diplomas, “apprentis” and “contrat de professionnalisation”.

Week of type A

During week of type A,

• “Apprentis” and “contrats pro” work for their company on Thursday only.
• Students enrolled in a master’s program (mostly) follow master’s lectures on Thursday.
• Other students have Thursday off (sports, etc).

Week of type B

During week of type A,

• Wednesday is dedicated to the “end of study” project (PFE).
• “Apprentis” and “contrats pro” work for their company on Thursday only. They have no project.
• Students enrolled in a master’s program (mostly) follow master’s lectures on Wednesday & Thursday. . They are required to work on the PFE project at other times of the week, and expectations are the same as for other students.