Changing to a different course of study

If you would like to switch to a BUT programme, you must apply on the RéoSup platform. From mid-October onwards, you’ll be able to check the availability of places on the courses. Once you have submitted your application, the University of Lille will issue a response as soon as possible, so that you can start your course as soon as possible.

Key dates: October to December

Website:ReoSup - Académie de Lille

The course change at the end of S1 and S3 concerns you if you are currently enrolled in your first or second year at a French higher education institution in France.

Please note that you are not automatically entitled to change course. We recommend that you don’t quit the course in which you are currently enrolled. In addition, not all courses accept transferring students.

So please don’t hesitate to contact the University course guidance and information service (service universitaire d’accompagnement d'information et d’orientation; SUAIO). In order to provide you with the best possible support, we are organising the following events during this period:

• Information meetings to present the application procedure and available courses;
• Brainstorming workshops for preparing and helping with applications.

Dates and locations of information meetings for 2023/2024.pdf

List of courses open to transfers univ-Lille 2023-2024.

If, at the end of your course, you wish to start a new course from first year (licence1, BUT1, BTS1, etc.) in the following year, you must reapply through Parcoursup.

To consolidate your plans, we invite you to attend student fairs and open days to meet our teaching staff and find out more about studying here.

The university course guidance and information service (service universitaire d’accompagnement et d’information pour l’orientation; SUAIO) organises a series of events from February to March:

• Information meetings to present the application procedure and answer questions;

• Set office hours to help you make your choices and assist you with any technical difficulties you may encounter.

Key dates: February to March

ParcourSup website

If you have completed your first year (or are thinking of completing your year), you can switch to a different course at the University of Lille in 2nd year.

Each course has its own application timetable, and most open between March and April for varying periods of time. You should therefore regularly check the ‘available courses’ tab of the Ecandidat application to see if the course you’re interested in is listed and find out the application period, whether the course you’re interested in is selective or not.

The university course guidance and information service (service universitaire d’accompagnement et d’information pour l’orientation;SUAIO)can advise and support you as you think about your new study plans. Teaching staff also take into account previous experience, which they compare against the prerequisites for the course you’re interested in. The greater the coherence between the two, the more likely the student is to be accepted on to the course.

Key dates: March and April

Ecandidat platform

Take stock of what hasn’t gone well on your current course and try to identify the reasons why you’re considering this change: is it a problem with the pace? With the content? Are the courses too theoretical or better suited to your plans?
Take stock of your desires, your passions, your skills, what drives you and what holds you back in life. This phase is essential for developing your study and career plans.

Before attending the information meeting and workshop for changing course, check the list of courses to which you are able to transfer.Some courses do not allow students to transfer in the second semester.

List of courses open to transfers univ-Lille2023-2024.

To find out everything you need to know about changing course (procedure and deadlines, expectations of teaching staff, etc.), we suggest you attend one of the information meetings scheduled on the different campuses.

Dates and locations of information meetings for 2023/2024.pdf

Are you a student from outside the university? The link to use is: reo-suaio.univ-lille.fr.You must first create an account before choosing a workshop and submitting your application to change course.

Before submitting your application to change course, you must take part in a workshop on changing course. Participation in a workshop is mandatory and you must sign up via the REO-SUAIO application
Important: Please note the date and time of the workshop, as well as the campus and room where it will be held if it is an in-person event. Remote workshops are also available!
This workshop will provide an opportunity for you to:

• Understand the procedure;
• Find out about the content and expectations of the course to which you wish to transfer;
• Have discussions with other students attending the workshop;
• Benefit from the support and advice of a guidance officer;
• Firm up your study and career plans by writing a cover letter.

Once the workshop has been completed, a guidance officer will approve your application so that it can be forwarded to the course director, so he/she can review it and make a decision.

REO-SUAIO is the application you need to use to submit your application and attach all the required documents.

You will need:

• a copy of the current year’s proof of enrolment certificate
• report cards from your final year of secondary school and the results of your baccalauréat
• a cover letter (tobe written during theworkshop)
• and other compulsory/optional supporting documents, depending on the course

We recommend that you check your e-mail regularly to track the progress of your application. A notification is automatically generated for each stage of your application.
If your application is accepted, you must:

• definitively confirm that you wish to join this course in the second semester using the REO-SUAIO application. The student affairs office will amend your administrative enrolment;
• notify the CROUS of the change of course;
• contact the teaching secretariat for the new course;
• attend the classes (CM, TD and TP) of your new course as per the timetable issued by your new secretariat.

If your application is turned down, you can:

• make an appointment with a member of the SUAIO to redefine and reflect on new study and career plans.