Courses outside study plan

Optional courses of up to a maximum of 12 credits may be chosen outside the study plan. To assist you in your choice, you may consult the list of courses already approved by the IC sections.

The courses outside the study plan must be requested from the sections via this form by the beginning of the 2nd week of the semester at the latest

The courses outside the study plan can be:

  • 2nd or 3rd year Bachelor courses from other EPFL sections.
  • 2nd or 3rd year UNIL-HEC courses in Economics and/or Management.
  • Master IC optional courses (coded CS or COM)

Specificities for UNIL-HEC courses

  • Registration is done on IS-Academia and at UNIL-HEC. Take the time to review the procedure (in French only).
  • Please note: The list of UNIL-HEC courses is indicative. It is up to you to check on the UNIL-HEC website that the course is indeed given. Also remember to check the course’s Moodle, as it will indicate whether the course is restricted and whether places are still available.
  • Please note: There may be time overlaps between the EPFL and UNIL-HEC exams. If this is the case, no action will be taken, neither by UNIL-HEC nor by EPFL. It is therefore a risk that you are taking (see web page: exam sessions).
  • If you are unable to take the UNIL-HEC exam or if you fail it, you can retake exam during the session organized in August (valid for courses in both semesters).
  • Important: Courses you take outside EPFL will be evaluated with an equivalence (R = pass; E = fail) and not with a grade.
  • Please note: The individual project and the internship are not open to EPFL students. This is also applies to the courses “Business English” and “English for Studying Economics”

Non-approved courses

  • All 1st year courses from other sections, including programming courses.
  • All Master’s courses outside IC and PhD programs.
  • Computer science courses from UNIL-HEC and faculties other than HEC are not permitted.

Note

The 2nd year IC optional courses are not considered outside the study plan. You can select them in IS-Academia via “other subjects”.