Beaux-Arts de Paris

The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a public institution under the responsibility of the French Ministry of Culture. It is a place of artistic instruction and experimentation, exhibitions and conservation of historical and contemporary collections, as well as a publishing house. The school has 650 students (20% international students). The curriculum is studio-based, under the guidance of renowned artists/teachers and is supplemented by a range of theoretical and technical teaching.

At-A-Glance

What
Global Exchange School
Where
  • Paris, France
When

Final dates announced on school’s website.

Spring Semester

January — May

Fall Semester

September — January

Who
Open to RISD students

Juniors + Seniors. Minimum 3.0+ GPA required.

Eligible RISD Departments
  • Film/Animation/Video
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Sculpture
Links

Fact Sheet
University Website
Exchange Website

Spring Semester Application Deadlines
RISD Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
School Deadline: May 15, 2025
Fall Semester Application Deadlines
RISD Deadline: Mar 1, 2025
School Deadline: Mar 15, 2025
Academic Credits
Minimum 12 RISD credit equivalency
Instruction Language
  • French

No English instruction

The Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design (AAAD / UMPRUM)

Apply for Global Exchange

The entire application process will be completed using an online application portal. Apply the semester before you plan to attend.

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About Beaux-Arts

Academic Credits

ENSBA utilizes the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) to award academic credit for coursework. For transfer to RISD, 2ECTS is equivalent to 1 RISD credit.

Exchange studies will participate in the common course programme and must take 4 course units (unités de cours, "UC") in the semester spent at Beaux-Arts for a total of 30 ECTS credits (15 RISD credits):

  • Studio - Artistic Practice Department: 14 ECTS
  • Technical skills: 6 ECTS
  • Elective Course: 6 ECTS
  • French Language Course: 4 ECTS

French classes are given for three hours per week and are compulsory for non-French speaking students.

Instead of French Language course, French-speaking students must take a Theoretical Study UC (4 ECTS).

Semester Availability

Differently from most other partner schools, the deadline for admission to the ENSBA Exchange Program for incoming students for either semester (Fall/Spring) in the upcoming academic year is May 1st. This will be strictly adhered to due to the large number of applicants received each year.

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1:1 Advising Session

Have questions? The RISD Global team is available to meet for a 1:1 advising session. We can give you more information about your study options, help you figure out which program makes sense for you, and assist you with the application process.

Schedule an Appointment

Events

Global Exchange and Semester Studies Spring 2026 General Pre-Departure Meeting
Taproom, Memorial Hall 401

All Events and Announcements

Announcements

No announcements for this program.