▁existing ▁before ▁the ▁" special ▁exam ▁to ▁access ▁to ▁higher ▁education " ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Go als ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁object ives ▁of ▁this ▁qual ification ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁res ume ▁their ▁studies , ▁mainly ▁into ▁a ▁university ▁or ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁pass ▁administrative ▁compet itive ▁exam in ations . ▁ ▁Re quire ments ▁ ▁To ▁obtain ▁the ▁di pl oma , ▁it ▁is ▁necessary ▁to ▁be ▁en rolled ▁in ▁a ▁university ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁prepar ation . ▁ ▁Reg istration ▁is ▁open ▁to ▁candidates ▁: ▁ ▁who ▁dis cont in ued ▁their ▁initial ▁studies ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁years ▁; ▁ ▁satisfying ▁the ▁following ▁conditions : ▁ ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁twenty ▁years ▁old ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁degree ▁and ▁justify ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁date ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁work , ▁full ▁time ▁or ▁part ▁time , ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁contributions ▁to ▁social ▁security ; ▁ ▁are ▁at ▁least ▁twenty - four ▁years ▁old ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁degree . ▁ ▁Max imum ▁four ▁entries ▁are ▁possible . ▁ ▁Ex am ▁ ▁The ▁exam ination ▁consists ▁of ▁four ▁tests ▁which ▁can ▁be , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁option ▁chosen ▁and ▁the ▁material : ▁French , ▁English , ▁Mathemat ics , ▁History , ▁Geography , ▁Soci ology . ▁ ▁Option ▁A : ▁French , ▁foreign ▁language ▁and ▁two ▁tests ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁candidate , ▁ ▁Option ▁B : ▁French , ▁mathematics ▁and ▁two