The common core curriculum is assessed by a single examination before a panel of professors. The epistemological work is presented to them, supported by a tutoring report that must refer to the different elements of the common core. This exam is divided into two parts: submission of an ‘integration of knowledge’ work and an oral defence.

Assessment of other courses varies according to the subject taught (see course descriptions), the size of the group and the topics covered by the different teachers. There are several systems:

• oral or written final examination;
• final examination combined with exercises throughout the year;
• group work instead of an examination;
• individual work instead of an examination.

The assessment of the ethnographic site (field study) is conducted by the director of the research monograph (presence on site, adaptability and participation). The monograph is defended before a panel of academics (from UCL or other universities according to the subject) and researchers from the LAAP (Laboratory for Prospective Anthropology).