How to demonstrate your proficiency in English

Depending on your educational background and country of origin, you may need to provide evidence of your English proficiency to be able to study with us. The required level of English is B2.

List of recognised documents confirming proficiency in English​. 

•    International Baccalaureate Diploma, European Baccalaureate Diploma, or a foreign certificate  confirming completion of a secondary school in which English was the language of instruction.
•    Polish maturity certificate containing information on the results obtained in the written English maturity exam taken at:
1)    advanced level – at least 80 percentage points;
2)    bilingual level – at least 60 percentage points.
•    A diploma of higher education or postgraduate studies conducted abroad or in the Republic of Poland in which English was the language of instruction.
•    A higher education degree in English or applied linguistics in English; or a diploma of a teacher training college in English.
•    Certificates issued by Polish universities confirming the command of English at least at the level B2 of CEFR.
•    Certificates issued by international institutions:
1)    University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations: certificate B2 First (earlier: First Certificate in English) – grade A, B or C; certificate C1 Advanced (earlier: Certificate in Advanced English) – grade A, B or C, or Level B2; certificate C2 Proficiency (earlier Certificate of Proficiency in English) – grade A, B or C, or Level C1;
2)    Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, USA: certificate Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as Internet-Based Test (iBT) – at least 72 pts;
3)    British Council, IDP IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English: certificate International English Language Testing System IELTS – at least 5.5 pts.
•    Other document confirming the command of the English language, included in the list on the Regulation of the President of the Council of Ministers of 16 December 2009 on the manner of conducting qualification proceedings in the civil service (Journal of Laws 2021 item 141).
•    Other document confirming English language proficiency at least at B2 CEFR, accepted by the UKR on the basis of the opinion of the Foreign Language Centre.
 

What if I do not have any proof of my English competency?

If you know English, but you do not have any of the above-mentioned documents, you may always undergo an online interview during the admission process (no additional charges apply).
To be qualified to such an interview, you need to upload any proof that you have studied English previously, e.g. high school diploma with a grade in English or an online test result.

 

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