Admission

Documents

1. NAWA recognition

From 1 July 2025 NAWA Director issues recognition statements on a secondary education certificate confirming the right to apply for admission to first-cycle studies or long-cycle studies.

The NAWA’s Director individual recognition statements on secondary education certificates confirming the right to apply for admission to first-cycle studies or long-cycle studies are issued online.

It is a mandatory document for all students from non-European countries. It does not apply to students from Turkey, China and Ukraine.

For more info please : Secondary school certificate – NAWA

2. English certificate_OBLIGATORY

B2 English language certificate for bachelor’s programme and B2 English language certificate for master’s programme.

The list of accepted English language certificates according to the new Polish law:

University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations

B2 First (FCE)
C1 Advanced (CAE)
C2 Proficiency (CPE)
B2 Business Vantage (BEC Vantage)
C1 Business Higher
Certificate in English for International Business and Trade (CEIBT)

University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations, British Council, IDP IELTS Australia

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) – minimum score: 5.5

Trinity College London

ESOL Skills for Life – Level 1 (B2) or higher
Integrated Skills in English (ISE) – ISE II or higher
ISE Digital – above 80 points (B2)

Educational Testing Service (ETS)

TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language – Internet-Based Test) – minimum: 72 points
TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) – minimum: 785 points – Listening & Reading AND 150 points – Speaking AND 160 points – Writing

Pearson Assessment English

Pearson English International Certificate (paper-based & computer-based; formerly PTE General or London Tests of English)

o Level 3 (Edexcel Certificate in ESOL International Level 1 – Pass, Merit, or Distinction) or higher

PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) – both on-site and online versions – minimum: 59 points

LanguageCert (PeopleCert Qualifications – PCQ)

LanguageCert International ESOL –

o Listening, Reading, Writing (Communicator B2) or higher

o Speaking (Communicator B2) or higher

LanguageCert Academic – B2 or higher (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)
LanguageCert Test of English – B2 or higher (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Education Development International (EDI), London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)

English for Business – Level 2 or higher
Foundation Certificate for Teachers of Business English (FTBE)

European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages

Level B2 (Vantage) or higher

telc GmbH, WBT Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH

Certificate in English
Certificate in English for Business Purposes
Certificate in English for Technical Purposes
telc English
telc English Business
telc English Technical
telc English University

3. Additional Accepted Proofs of English Language Proficiency:

– A diploma of completion of first-cycle (Bachelor’s), second-cycle (Master’s), or long-cycle Master’s degree studies in the field of Philology (in the relevant foreign language) or Applied Linguistics, issued by a higher education institution operating within the higher education and science system of the Republic of Poland or a foreign university, together with a diploma supplement or certificate confirming that the number of hours of classes in that foreign language was at least 500.

– A diploma of completion of first-cycle, second-cycle, or long-cycle Master’s degree studies, issued by a higher education institution operating within the higher education and science system of the Republic of Poland or a foreign university, which:

includes information about the language of instruction, or
if the diploma does not specify the language of instruction, it must be accompanied by a diploma supplement or certificate confirming the language of instruction during the studies.

– An International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, with reference to the main language of instruction.

– An European Baccalaureate Diploma, with reference to the first (L1) or second (L2) language.

4. Certified translation into Polish of education documents (after arrival to Poland)

Original certified translations into the Polish language (or English language if a candidate undertakes studies provided in English) of all the documents listed issued in a language other than English.

Please note that if your school certificate needs to be recognized by the province education board it should be translated into Polish.