ARTE transition year

ARTE, Année Réussite à Toulouse en Économie is a transitional year between high school and higher education designed to combat academic failure and promote access to long-term higher education. It provides training that enables students to embark on higher education the following year with a real chance of success.
This transition year enables motivated students to meet the academic requirements of the institution by developing their skills in three key areas—Mathematics, Economics, and English—which are essential for pursuing ambitious studies at one of the prestigious schools within the University of Toulouse Capitole: the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) and the Toulouse School of Management (TSM).

Courses are delivered jointly by Lycée Joséphine Baker and Lycée Ozenne (Economics, English, Mathematics, and general knowledge), and Toulouse Capitole University (Management, English, and descriptive Statistics). These subjects are validated by the university throughout the academic year.

Subjects taught in 2026–2027, with number of hours per week

• Introduction to Management (Semester 1) – 30 hours of lectures + 15 hours of tutorials – 6 ECTS credits
• Introduction to Law (Semester 1) – 30 hours of lectures – 4 ECTS credits
• English (Semester 1) – 15 hours of tutorials – 3 ECTS credits
• Organizational Management (Semester 2) – 30 hours of lectures + 15 hours of tutorials – 6 ECTS credits
• Descriptive Statistics for Economics and Management (Semester 2) – 18 hours of lectures + 15 hours of tutorials – 4 ECTS credits
• English (Semester 2) – 15 hours of tutorials – 3 ECTS credits
• Management Tutoring (Full year) – 20 hours of tutorials
• Mathematics Tutoring (Full year) – 20 hours of tutorials
• Economics Tutoring (Full year) – 20 hours of tutorials
• Mathematics (Full year) – 208 hours of tutorials
• Economics (Full year) – 176 hours of tutorials
• English (Full year) – 128 hours of tutorials
• General Knowledge (Full year) – 64 hours of tutorials

Applicants need to follow the Parcoursup procedure. Admission is based on academic records and social criteria. All pre-selected applicants will be invited to an online interview in order to assess the adequacy of their academic plans with the program. 
Admission is conditioned to obtention of the French baccalauréat or equivalent.

Number of students is limited to one class per high school, with 30 students at Lycée Joséphine Baker and 30 students at Lycée Ozenne.

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Upon successfully completing the ARTE year, students are admitted to the first year of the Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management.

After successfully completing the two first two years of the Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management, students may apply for the first year of the TSE Master of Science.

Other options:

• Third year of the Bachelor’s degree in Management – Management track, at Toulouse School of Management (TSM)
• Third year of the Bachelor’s degree in Management – Marketing track, at Toulouse School of Management (TSM)
• Third year of the Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Society, within the Faculty of Administration and Communication at Toulouse Capitole University (direct access)
• Third year of the Bachelor’s degree in Economics at other universities

"Having taken physics, chemistry and biology as my specialized subjects in my final year of high school, along with the advanced mathematics module, I didn’t feel sufficiently prepared to tackle my first year of an economics degree at TSE. I therefore decided to enroll in the A.R.T.E. programme to strengthen my foundations in mathematics and also to discover economics and the discipline associated with it. This transition year between high school and the bachelor’s degree proved essential to my academic success in the years that followed. The support provided by the teachers, along with the combination of high school and university courses, allows for a gradual and guided transition into higher education."

Victoire Jeanne (Third-Year Economics Student – TSE) [translated from French]