Being admitted to the main state-run art schools requires intensive and rigorous preparation. The school provides a one-year course, with 29 hours of class per week, plus personal work.

Admission requirements:
- French baccalaureate or equivalent
- Interview including the presentation of an artistic portfolio

The school prepares students for the entry to art schools such as:
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Décoratifs de Paris
Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts de Paris
Ecole Nationale Superieure de Création Industrielle
Les Gobelins, IFROA
And other major art schools outside Paris

Also, some important foreign art schools, including:
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp
Saint-Martin’s College of Art and Design in London
La Cambre
Saint-Luc
School of Decorative Arts in Tournai

And many other schools that require an artistic portfolio.