[2] According to the decree of creation, the DEUG "sanctions a multidisciplinary undergraduate general education and guidance", "lessons aim to develop in students the skills and knowledge to: the expression and realization ; understanding of the contemporary world, the study and use of concepts and scientific methods".
[3] Educational programs include 50 to 60% of required courses defined by national laws for each section and mention, they also have at least 5% of modern language teaching and 30 to 40% over the choice of universities with 10 to 20% of courses from outside the section or the main entry to the choice of students, such as "sociology and social psychology" for students of the word "science".
Students of institut universitaire professionnalisé also received a DEUG at the end of their first year.
[25] Since the implementation of the Bologna Process (2003 to 2006 depending on the university), the DEUG is a diploma through the Bachelor's degree.
It is issued if students are successfully completed double degrees first four (of six) semesters and receive one diploma with both major fields.
Areas and programs are no longer set nationally, but universities have often taken existing titles.