Three years to develop real expertise in chemistry, process engineering and materials, depending on your field of study and the specialisation you choose in your third year.
The Chemistry Engineering program is designed to meet the needs of businesses and the challenges of tomorrow.
The first year is the same for all students, regardless of their route into the program (see Admission). This year is devoted to teaching in many branches of chemistry (organic chemistry, process engineering, materials chemistry) and the humanities and social sciences. Its aim is to prepare future engineers to work in a multi-specialised and multicultural cooperative environment.
Through various courses, it also prepares students to choose the department in which they will continue their studies in the second year.
Depending on the department chosen in the first year, students will join IPSACO (Health and Cosmetics Engineering) or MHP (High-Performance Materials) GPE (Process and Energy Engineering) in the second year.
In addition to courses common to all departments, the second year is devoted to discovering the specificities of the field. It also prepares students for choosing their specialisation for the third year in the IPSACO departments. The different departments are presented in the following sections.
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In the scientific fields, the first year begins with a review of the knowledge acquired in the student's previous studies. It is then structured around organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, process engineering, and engineering tools.
For humanities and social sciences, courses are structured around the themes of international outreach (two foreign languages, including English, are compulsory) and personal and professional development. Students may also learn a third foreign language.
For humanities and social sciences, students continue their studies on the themes of international outreach (2 foreign languages, including English) and personal and professional development (marketing, career planning, management, etc.). Students can personalise their program by choosing an elective course from a catalogue of around ten courses covering a wide range of topics.
For technical and scientific courses, the second year is structured according to the field chosen by students at the end of the first year.
These fields are:
In the third year, humanities and social sciences courses are common to all fields and help students build their career plans through international outreach (two foreign languages, including English) and personal and professional development (job marketing, strategy, engineering responsibility).
Students can personalise their training by choosing two elective courses from a catalogue of more than 20 courses covering a wide range of topics.
For technical and scientific courses, students continue their specialisation in the fields of High-Performance Materials and Process Engineering and Energy and take courses specific to their chosen specialisation in the field of Health and Cosmetics Engineering (Natural Active Ingredients or Fine and Pharmaceutical Chemistry).
The final semester (S10) is entirely devoted to an engineering internship lasting a minimum of 22 weeks.
It is possible to complete the third year under a professional training contract.
The school offers 81 places in the first year of the Chemistry specialisation. Most students are recruited through competitive examinations (CCINP) and come from the Gay-Lussac Federation, with a few places open to applications based on academic records. The following table shows the maximum number of places available for each admission route.
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Origin
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CCINP competitive examination |
Integrated preparatory class |
Academic applications | ||||
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PC |
TPC |
ATS |
CITI |
CPI |
Prépa INP |
BUT3 ou L3 | |
|
Places |
29 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
4 |
14 |
|
Recruitment |
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Academic records + oral examination | |||
Applications are open to holders of the following qualifications:
2026 recruitment schedule:
Apply for the admissions exam based on qualifications
*Details of registration fees:
- If you are a scholarship holder, you are exempt from the €628 registration fee. You must pay the CVEC (Contribution Vie Etudiante et de Campus) fee, which is €105 for the 2025-2026 academic year, as well as the SIGMA fee, which is €90.
- Registration fees for students who are not scholarship recipients are €628 for the 2025-2026 academic year, plus the CVEC (€105) and the SIGMA fee (€90).
- For non-EU students, registration fees are €3,941.
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The chemistry engineering degree from SIGMA Clermont offers a wide range of rewarding career opportunities in a variety of professions and sectors.
Discover the main opportunities available to graduates:
Fabrice GROS
Deputy Director in charge of Studies
Florence DELOR-JESTIN
Head of the Chemical Engineering Degree Program / Student Life Coordinator
