Midwifery school

The training framework is built on the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate process.

Since September 2024, this training framework has been divided into three stages:

• General education during the first cycle (1st^,2nd^and 3rd^years )
• Advanced training during the second cycle (4th^and 5th^years )
• Doctoral training during the third cycle (6th^year )

• The first^year of the Bachelor's degree with a Health Access option. options at the University of Caen Normandy. Registration for these options is done through Parcoursup. This first year of the Bachelor's degree allows access to midwifery studies and corresponds to the first two semesters, which together award 60 ECTS.
• The 2nd^and 3rd^years at the School of Midwifery correspond to 4 semesters totaling 120 ECTS.
• The validation of these 6 semesters leads to the awarding of the Diploma of General Training in Midwifery Sciences which corresponds to a Bachelor's degree.

• The 4th^and 5th^years correspond to 4 semesters totaling 120 ECTS.
• The validation of these 4 semesters leads to the awarding of the Advanced Training Diploma in Midwifery Sciences which corresponds to a Master 2 degree.

• The 6th^year corresponds to 2 semesters totaling 60 ECTS.
• During this 6th^year , the student must publicly defend a thesis.
• The validation of these 2 semesters and the thesis of practice leads to the awarding of the State Diploma of Doctor of Midwifery Sciences.

During the 5 academic years at the School of Midwifery, clinical training takes place during internships in public or private hospitals, private practices, Maternal and Child Protection centers, in the Normandy region and throughout the French territory.

As every year, the school participates in the Studyrama Higher Education Fair in Caen , which this year takes place on October 4, 2025 at the Exhibition Center from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The school also participates in the Student Days, which will take place on November 18th and 19th, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the PFRS. The teams will offer high school students general information about the LAS (License for Access to Higher Education) and a specific presentation of the studies and career paths within each program.

The school will also be present at the Student Fair, which takes place on  December 12th and 13th, 2025 at the Exhibition Center. A presentation of the profession by midwifery students and teaching midwives will be offered.

On Saturday, January 24, 2026, the PFRS is organizing an Open Day during which each program welcomes interested students for a specific presentation of the studies and the profession, a visit to the University Health Library (Madeleine Brès) and a visit to the practical work and lecture rooms.

Finally, on Friday, February 13, 2026, theFaculty of Health is organizing a Careers Forum within the PFRS ( Regional Training and Research Program) during which midwifery students and teaching midwives will be present.

If you wish to pursue studies in midwifery sciences, these studies are selective and have a limited capacity.

The number of students admitted to the training program after passing the exams is established and reviewed annually.

You can access this training through a Licence with Health Access option (LAS) or through the Passerelle scheme.

1. You choose to enroll in one of the ten Bachelor's degrees with a Health Access option at the University of Caen Normandy. These Bachelor 's degrees allow you to apply to health studies (Midwifery, Medicine, Dentistry, or Pharmacy). Since admission to health studies is selective, choose your Bachelor's degree based on your interests and where you have the best chance of success. Indeed, the primary eligibility criterion is passing your first year in the first session.
2. On Parcoursup, you register for one of these degrees with the health option.
3. You can apply for entry into health studies after your first year of undergraduate studies only if you have taken the health module.
4. If you are accepted, you will enter the 2nd^year of Midwifery, Medicine, Dentistry or Pharmacy.
5. If you are not selected at the end of the 1st year, you continue your LAS in L2 and you can apply again to health studies in L2 or L3.
6. If you do not apply for L1, you can apply for L2 and L3.
7. The 10 LAS programs at the University of Caen Normandy : Law, Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Health Sciences, Economics, STAPS (Sports Science)

The Passerelle program allows individuals holding a Master's or Doctorate degree from another field of study, as well as students in paramedical programs, access the second^or third^to year of studies in midwifery, medicine, dentistry, or pharmacy. An initial selection is made based on application files, followed by a second selection following an oral examination.

Students admitted after a LAS or through the Passerelle scheme must pay university registration fees as well as the Student and Campus Life Contribution (CVEC).