.Presentation of the school - Nîmes

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E.S.B.A.N.
Competitive entry
First year entry criteria
Candidates must have passed the Baccalauréat or possess an equivalent
French or foreign qualification.
Candidates must sit for the Baccalauréat in the year of the entry examination.
Candidates may apply to the director of ESBAN for exemption from the
above. This is generally for older candidates at end of secondary education
level and with specific experience—professional for example.
Examination for competitive first year entry
A written test on general knowledge.
A test in art.
A foreign language test (English, Italian, Spanish, German).
Questioning by a jury on presentation of a set of personal work.
Criteria for starting the curriculum
(by crossover or an equivalence commission)
Students are interviewed by a jury of four teachers and must show a
file of personal work.
Applications may be made by students wishing to benefit from ”crossover”
equivalence or the ‘equivalence commission’.
Crossover from another institution
Applicants must possess a certificate or diploma in the plastic arts or
applied arts (BTS (Advanced Technician’s Certificate), a DEUG (general
university studies diploma), bachelor’s degree, master’s degree) for
the preceding year of studies.
Equivalence Commission
Entry after appraisal by the school of the candidate’s school and university
record, under the control of the Ministry of Culture.
Candidates from art schools in other countries may apply on condition
that their qualifications are certified. Applications are forwarded to the
equivalence commission for the examinition of the documents submitted.
Foreign candidates must provide a TCF (Test de Connaissance du Français)
certificate.
Social Security Cover
Two mutual insurance organisations are proposed to complement obligatory
social security cover for persons 20 years old or more.
Grants
Grants are awarded by DRAC LR (Direction Régionale de la Culture –
Languedoc-Roussillon) according to parents’ means or those of the
student if he/she is no longer a dependant. Grant applications will be
processed and decided by the CROUS (Centre national des oeuvres
universitaires et scolaires) from the 2009-2010 academic year
onwards.