MA STUDIES
All necessary documents are to be uploaded in the ERK system (online admissions system)
The documents necessary to complete the admissions process are as follows:
- Application form – you’ll find this official form in your personal ERK account. Print it out, sign it, and upload it back into the ERK system;
- Diploma and diploma supplement which entitles you to continue your studies in the country the document was issued
+ Polish translation of these documents provided by a sworn translator; - (if required) Certificate of graduation from your university
+ Polish translation of this document provided by a sworn translator; - (if required) Apostille or legalization on your diploma and diploma supplement
(due to the aggression of Russian Federation on Ukraine, apostille isn’t required on documents from universities in Ukraine; - (if the programme’s admission criterion is your GPA) certificate from your university which confirms your grade point average;
- A current photo of the applicant (same requirements as for an ID photo apply);
- A copy of the application fee receipt;
- An insurance policy in case of sickness and accidents valid for the time of studying in Poland,
or the European Health Insurance Card (EKUZ),
or a statement on joining the National Health Fund upon the start of the academic year; - (Applicants for English-language programmes only) English language proficiency certificate (level B2 or higher)*,1
or a certificate or a diploma stating English to be the language of instruction in a school at the above-primary level,
or a certificate issued by the University of Szczecin’s Exam Committee upon completion of the English language exam – you must submit a declaration to take the English exam in advance,
or another certificate approved by the University’s Exam Committee
*List of accepted certificates confirming English language proficiency; - (Applicants for Polish-language programmes only) Polish language proficiency certificate (level B2 or higher) issued by State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish (Państwowa Komisja Poświadczania Znajomości Języka Polskiego),
or a certificate on completing a year-long Polish language course in preparation to study in this language (NAWA programme),
or a certificate issued by the University of Szczecin’s Exam Committee upon completion of the Polish language exam – you must submit a declaration to take the Polish exam in advance,
or another certificate approved by the University’s Exam Committee; - (Applicants represented by an agency only) Legal mandate which authorizes the agency or person to represent you during the admission process;
- (Applicants who take part in NAWA programmes) Decision of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange director;
- Documents that confirm your status to undertake full-time Polish-language studies without a fee (check what conditions apply) 2
- (Applicants for Polish-language programmes: Biologia, Biologiczne podstawy kryminalistyki, Biotechnologia, Diagnostyka sportowa, Fizyka, Mikrobiologia, Ochrona i inżynieria środowiska przyrodniczego, Wychowanie fizyczne only)
Medical certificate* which states that there are no health-related reasons against you taking up these programmes.
*We only accept medical certificates issued by doctors specialists in industrial medicine, requested on part of the University of Szczecin. You’ll find the required form in your personal ERK account
+ Polish translation by a sworn translator if the medical certificate isn’t in Polish; - (Applicants for part-time studies only) Declaration on the number of tuition fee installments – available in your personal ERK account.