Accepted Documents Confirming Proficiency in Polish at B2 Level or Higher

Candidates with EU citizenship (i.e. citizens of the Member States of the European Union, the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as citizens of the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom) who are applying for admission to studies on the basis of a foreign document that grants access to higher education and qualifies as a document referred to in Article 326a(1) of the Law on Higher Education and Science* are required to submit one of the following documents:Candidates with EU citizenship (i.e. citizens of the Member States of the European Union, the Member States of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as citizens of the Swiss Confederation and the United Kingdom) who are applying for admission on the basis of a foreign document that does not grant access to higher education and does not qualify as a document referred to in Article 326a(1) of the Law on Higher Education and Science*, as well as candidates with non-EU citizenship, are required to submit one of the following documents:

1) Graduation certificate issued within the framework of the Polish education system

2) Diploma of completing studies in Polish at a Polish university or

3) Diploma of completing studies in Philology of the language of instruction.

4) Certificate confirming knowledge of Polish on a language fluency level of at least B2 issued by:

  • State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency of Polish as a Foreign Language or
  • a certified by the minister in charge of higher education and science to organize examinations of Polish language as a foreign language on a specified level of language fluency or
  • a Polish or foreign institution of higher education that offers studies in Polish Philology

5) In the absence of an honored document, the candidate will be invited to take an entrance test in Polish at B2 level.

1) Certificates confirming proficiency in Polish (covering all four skills: listening, reading, speaking, writing) at B2, C1, or C2 level:

  • A certificate of proficiency in Polish referred to in Article 11a(2) of the Act of 7 October 1999 on the Polish Language.
  • A certificate of proficiency in Polish issued by one of the following institutions:
    • European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages (ECL)
    • telc GmbH, WBT Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH (TELC)

2) Certificate of completion of a preparatory course
A certificate of completion of a preparatory course for undertaking studies, as referred to in Article 60(4) of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners, lasting no less than 9 months.

3) Diploma with Polish as the Language of Instruction
A diploma of completion of studies with Polish as the language of instruction, issued by a higher education institution operating within the Polish higher education and science system.

4) Diploma in Philology / Applied Linguistics
A diploma of completion of first-cycle, second-cycle, or long-cycle Master’s studies in Polish Philology or Applied Linguistics, issued by a foreign higher education institution, together with a diploma supplement or certificate confirming that the number of Polish language class hours amounted to at least 500.

5) Certificate of Sworn Translator Qualification
A certificate of entitlement to practice as a sworn translator of Polish issued by the Minister of Justice, as referred to in Article 5(2) of the Act of 25 November 2004 on the Profession of Sworn Translator, or a certificate confirming entry in the list of sworn translators of Polish.

Documents referred to in Article 326a(1) of the Law on Higher Education and Science:

The right to apply for admission to first-cycle (Bachelor’s) or long-cycle Master’s studies in the Republic of Poland is confirmed by the following:

Certificates and other documents issued by a school or educational institution operating within the education system of a European Union Member State, a Member State of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), or a Member State of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) – parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area – which entitle the holder to apply for admission to first-cycle and long-cycle Master's degree programmes in those countries;

IB Diplomas (International Baccalaureate) issued by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva;

EB Diplomas (European Baccalaureate) issued by European Schools in accordance with the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools, signed in Luxembourg on 21 June 1994 (Journal of Laws of 2005, item 10);

Certificates and other documents issued abroad by schools or educational institutions recognized by the state in whose territory or within whose education system they operate, covered by the provisions of international agreements.