BSc - Diploma

Graduation Timeline

July

Early Graduation Jury

You should use this track if:

  • You need the graduation letter before the end of September for master university study place, job or visa.
  • You are an Apprentice student.

You will receive:

  • The graduation letter and the digital graduation certificate in mid-july
  • Your Bachelor diploma(s) during the Graduation Ceremony in the following Spring.

September

Normal Graduation Jury

You should use this track if:

  • You don't need to graduate before the end of September
  • You failed one or more exams and went to resit
  • You need July/August to finalize your internship weeks or your internship requires student status and ends after the end of June

You will receive:

  • The graduation letter and the digital graduation certificate at the end of September
  • Your Bachelor diploma(s) during the Graduation Ceremony in the following Spring.

November

Late Graduation Jury

You should use this track if:

  • You are doing an internship requiring a student status that ends between the 1st September and mid November

You will receive:

  • The graduation letter and the digital graduation certificate at the end of September
  • Your Bachelor diploma(s) during the Graduation Ceremony in the following Spring.

Following year

Graduation Deferral after B3

You should use this track if:

  • You want to dedicate to an internship after B3
  • Your internship is requiring a student status and will conclude between mid November and June of the following year

You will receive:

  • The graduation letter and the digital graduation certificate in July of the following year
  • Your Bachelor diploma(s) during the graduation ceremony of the next cohort.

  • Early Graduation Jury in July

    Requirements & Process:

    1. You will be sent the Early Graduation survey in early February. Remember to check your inbox!
    2. Fill in the Early Graduation survey by mid March. You will need to give the reason why you need early graduation and by which deadline you need to have the early graduation letter. No definite admission offer is necessary, but you need to have at least started an application process.
    3. Register your B3 internship on Jobteaser at least 6 weeks before you start the internship.
    4. Validate all exams including the thesis by early May
      • If you are in Paris you have time until early June
    5. Complete your internship report by the 21st of June and pass it.
    6. Upload your Certificate of Professional Experience (COPE) of the B3 internship on Jobteaser by the 25th of June at the latest.
    7. The Programme Office will check the requirements and get in touch with you via email.
    8. You have no thesis resit. If you fail your thesis you will need to take the Late Graduation in November.
    9. Your case enters the Early Graduation Jury in the first/second week of July.
    10. Post Study Affairs sends out the early graduation letters when jury results are published around mid-July.

    Please note that this process does not apply if you are an Apprentice. See below:

    Apprentice students process:

    if you are an Apprentice Student, Early Graduation is your "default" graduation process. These are the steps to take:

    1. Upload all Certificates of Professional Experience (COPE) of the B1 and B2 on Jobteaser by the 5th of June at the latest
    2. Complete your professional experience report by the 21st of June and pass it.
    3. Submit all apprenticeship documents on Blackboard by 21st of June.
    4. You have no resit.
    5. Your case enters the Early Graduation Jury in the second week of July.
    6. Post Study Affairs sends out the early graduation letters when jury results are published around mid July.

  • Normal Graduation Jury in September

    Requirements & Process:

    1. Register your B3 internship on Jobteaser at least 6 weeks before you start the internship, and by 20 July at the latest.
    2. Upload your Certificate of Professional Experience (COPE) of the B3 internship on Jobteaser within the 23-31st of July at the latest
    3. Complete your internship report by the 31st of July and pass it.
    4. Fulfil and validate the internship requirements by the end of August.
    5. Validate all exams including the thesis by early May
      • If you are in Paris you have time until early June
    6. The Programme Office will check the requirements and get in touch with you via email.
    7. You have no thesis resit. If you fail your thesis you will need to take the Late Graduation in November.
    8. Your case enters the Normal Graduation Jury in mid September.
    9. Post Study Affairs sends out the normal graduation letters when jury results are published around mid September.

  • Late Graduation Jury in November

    Why?

    French law does not allow graduating a student who is still in an internship even if the student has already done the 20 weeks required for the degree. This applies when

    • you have a French, Spanish or Italian Internship agreement which is issued by the school (e.g. Convention de stage)
    • you need to be enrolled as a student to receive an internship contract (e.g. mandatory internship contract) in Germany or the UK.

    Requirements & Process:

    1. Contact your Programme Office  by July 10 if you need a specific Late Graduation agreement.
    2. Register your B3 internship on Jobteaser at least 6 weeks before you start the internship, and by 17 August at the latest.
    3. Complete your internship report by the 31st of July and pass it.
    4. Upload your Certificate of Professional Experience (COPE) of the B3 internship on Jobteaser within 7-15 November at the latest.
    5. Validate all exams including the thesis by early October.
    6. Fulfil and validate the internship requirements by the mid November.
    7. The Programme Office will check the requirements and get in touch with you via email.
    8. Your case enters the Late Graduation Jury in mid November.
    9. Post Study Affairs sends out the early graduation letters when jury results are published around mid November.

  • Graduation deferral to following Academic Year

    Pros & Cons:

    • You will not be able to walk the stage and receive your diploma during the graduation ceremony of your cohort but you can attend as a guest
    • You will receive your diploma during the graduation ceremony of the next cohort
    • A letter of completion can be obtained in July - following year
    • You can do only one internship in France with an internship agreement from ESCP during the gap year, the internship in France must start no later than mid November
    • You will have to register and pay the fee for a gap year (400 €)

    Requirements & Process:

    1. Validate all exams including the thesis by early May of the year of you cohort
      • If you are in Paris you have time until early June
    2. Contact your Programme Office by July 10 if you need a specific Graduation Deferral agreement.
    3. Register your B3 internship on Jobteaser at least 6 weeks before you start the internship, and by 17 August at the latest.
    4. Complete your internship report by the 31st of July and pass it.
    5. Complete your internship and upload the Certificate of Professional Experience (COPE) to have the internship validated no later than 30 June of the following year.
    6. Fulfil and validate the internship requirements by the end of June of the following year.
    7. The Programme Office will check the requirements and get in touch with you via email.
      • Please note: your internship is only validated by the PO in late June/early July of the following year, even if you have finished the internship well before.
    8. Your case enters the Early Graduation Jury in the first/second week of July.
    9. Post Study Affairs sends out the early graduation letters when jury results are published around mid-July.

Degree Award

Students obtain the Degree upon successful academic progress after passing all courses and validating the required work experience.

The Programme Board examines academic progress at the end of each semester during the Examinations Boards and at the end of each academic year during the Annual Programme Review Board (APRB).

  • Who awards the degree?

    The Associate Dean chairs the Programme Board upon the mandate of the Dean for Academic and International Affairs. It comprises:

    • the Dean for Academic and International Affairs,
    • the Associate Dean,
    • the Director of Studies Europe,
    • the Local Academic Directors.
    • Optionally:
      • the Course Coordinators
      • the programme’s Instructors
      • other qualified School members
      • other External Examiners

    The decisions of the Board are communicated in a synthetic form to the student representatives, who are invited to the meeting to provide their feedback.

  • How are the Programme Baord's decisions communicated?

    The Director of Studies Europe or the Programme Offices communicates the Board’s decisions to students, who are informed of their obligations yet to be fulfilled and whether they are authorised to progress to the next academic year.

  • Which are the possible outcomes?

    Depending on the results of Year 3 students, the Programme Board can make the following decisions:

    • Grant the degree to the students who meet the programme requirements
    • Depending on their results, students can receive their degree with honours (when their final mark score - GPA - is in the best 35% of the cohort) or high honours (when their final mark score - GPA - is in the best 10% of the cohort).
      • The average grade is calculated based on a student’s results for each course, weighted by the number of ECTS credits granted for each course.
      • Students who have had a disciplinary sanction under the School rules during their studies cannot, under any circumstances, receive this distinction.
    • Deny the degree - Students who have not met the necessary requirements will only receive a school certificate.