In France, students do not pay for their university tuition, and Education says Jersey students who attain the required grades at A Level would only need to pay an insurance and enrolment fee to undertake a course at the university.
An Education spokeswoman said the department hoped to finalise the agreement soon.
She added: ‘We’re hopeful the first students from Jersey could go there to study from September 2018.
‘The university is very close to Jersey, the free tuition is obviously a big advantage and the educational benefits a student would get from having not only a degree, but a very high proficiency in a foreign language, would give them a great extra level of employability. Jersey students would only need to pay a medical insurance fee and a one-off registration fee, which will be approximately a couple of hundred pounds.’
She said students taking GCSE and A Level French would be particularly well placed to study in Caen.
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