Integrated Preparatory Course
The IPB offers 3 kinds of integrated preparation courses.
They do not give access to all the programmes.
- CPBx : the Bordeaux Preparatory Cycle
- CPP : the INP Preparatory Cycle
- The Gay-Lussac Federation Preparatory Cycle
CPBx : The Bordeaux Preparatory Cycle
The Bordeaux Preparatory Cycle offers holders of a scientific Baccalaureate a specific course giving them access to all the programmes of the IPB schools and also to two other schools in Aquitaine : the ESTIA in Bidart and the ENSGTI in Pau.
The students are registered with the Bachelors Degree Department of the University of Bordeaux 1.
Admission
The selection of the candidates is based upon their school records and more specifically on the marks they obtained in their last two years of schooling. You can only apply for admission to the CPBx the year you pass your Baccalaureate.
The admission procedure is managed through the shared school-leavers’ admission portal: www.admissions-postbac.fr
You can apply for several IPB schools at once.
2 years of preparation = 4 semesters to join the school of your choice
- Semester 1 - core curriculum to each programme
- Semester 2 and Semester 3 - orientation towards 2 courses of study: biology or maths/physics/chemistry
- Semester 4 orientation towards 3 courses of study: biology (ENSTBB or the Biologie-Diet department of the ENSCBP); maths/physics (ENSC or ENSEIRB-MATMECA) or physics/chemistry (ENSCBP or ENSEIRB-MATMECA).
For further information: cpbx@licence.u-bordeaux1.fr
CPP : the INP Preparatory Cycle
The Polytechnic Preparatory Cycle is common to all 4 INP schools of France (Bordeaux, Grenoble, Nancy and Toulouse).
It gives access to 24 engineering schools including the IPB schools.
Admission
Only students who have passed the baccalaureate S, STI or STL or an equivalent diploma for foreign students (without re-sits) can apply.
The application for the CPP is only possible the year the candidate passed the baccalaureate.
The candidates are selected on their school records and more specifically on the marks they obtained in their last two years of schooling and after an individual interview.
2 years of preparation = 4 semesters
• Semesters 1 to 3: core curriculum
• Semester 4: themed courses
Engineering science education covers a broad spectrum. It has been developed to give students a general scientific and technical culture
Assessment and admission panel in the schools:
In the CPP, evaluation is entirely based upon continuous assessment. At the end of the first year, a panel composed of the directors of the CPP, professors directors of the schools decide whether the student is admitted into second year or not, according to their results.
Admissions to the engineering schools are pronounced by a jury composed of the school directors. This jury draws up a single ranking of the CPP students. Admission to the schools is based on merit and seeks to satisfy the student's preferences.
For further information: www.cpp-inp.org
the Gay-Lussac Federation Preparatory Cycle
The Gay-Lussac Federation Preparatory Cycle gives access to the Chemistry-Physics programme of the ENSCBP.
This preparatory cycle is organised in the chemistry schools of Rennes, Lille or Clermont-Ferrand.
For information on the Gay-Lussac Federation Preparatory Cycle : www.gay-lussac.net
le CPBx : Cycle Préparatoire de Bordeaux
Le Cycle Préparatoire de Bordeaux offre aux bacheliers scientifiques un cursus spécifique leur permettant l'accès à toutes les spécialités des écoles de l'IPB ainsi qu'à 3 autres écoles d'Aquitaine : l'ENITA de Bordeaux, l'ESTIA de Bidart et l'ENSGTI de Pau.
Les élèves sont inscrits au département licence de l'université Bordeaux 1. 
admission :
La sélection des candidats se fait sur dossier scolaire à partir de leurs notes de 1ère et de terminale S. La candidature au CPBx n'est possible que l'année d'obtention du baccalauréat.
La procédure d'admission est gérée par le biais du portail commun des admissions post bac : www.admissions-postbac.fr
Vous pouvez déposer plusieurs dossiers pour les écoles de l'IPB.
2 ans de Formation = 4 semestres pour intégrer l'école de son choix
- Semestre 1 - tronc commun à toutes les spécialités
- Semestre 2 et Semestre 3 - orientation vers 2 filières biologie ou maths/physique/chimie
- Semestre 4 - orientation vers 3 filières : biologie (ENSTBB ou département biologie-alimentation de l'ENSCBP); maths/physique (ENSC ou ENSEIRB-MATMECA) ou physique/chimie (ENSCBP ou ENSEIRB-MATMECA).
Pour en savoir plus : cpbx@licence.u-bordeaux1.fr
le Cycle Préparatoire de la Fédération Gay Lussac
Le Cycle Préparatoire de la Fédération Gay Lussac donne accès à la spécialité Chimie-physique de l'ENSCBP.
Ce cycle préparatoire est effectué dans les écoles de Chimie de Rennes, Lille ou Clermont-Ferrand.
Pour connaître les modalités du cycle préparatoire de la Fédération Gay Lussac :
le Parcours renforcé de poitiers
Le parcours renforcé de Poitiers donne accès à 4 spécialités de l'ENSEIRB-MATMECA :
- éléctronique
- informatique
- télécommunications
- modélisation mathématique et mécanique
Pour connaître les modalités du parcours renforcé de Poitiers :
