Courses organization

Each academic year comprises two semesters numbered as follows:

However, the rules for awarding ECTS credits to exchange students are different from those applied to regular students enrolled on a degree course. Visit the ECTS grades and credits page (LIEN).

A day's lessons are divided into time slots as follows:

There are two types of lesson :

• CM - Lectures in lecture halls;

• TD - Tutorials in the classroom 

Depending on the components and courses, they can sometimes be indissociable. In this instance, it is compulsory to follow the TD and CM.
Remember to ask each of your teachers this question at the start of the semester.

Université Lumière Lyon 2 is a French-speaking university, so the teaching language is French for most courses.

As a guide, B2 is the reference level for being able to follow a course at university.

The University does not require exchange students to have a language certificate (in French or English).