The full and updated admission regulations will be published on the university’s website immediately after the relevant resolution is adopted by the SGH Senate.
The Senate resolution introducing the new admission rules is expected by the end of June 2025.
The planned changes may include:
-a requirement to sit an entry exam,
-an obligation to provide proof of proficiency in the language of instruction (B2 or higher),
-a requirement to submit a statement from the Director of the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA).
Other aspects of the admission process – including registration procedures, deadlines, the schedule, available programmes, and fees – will remain unchanged.
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 or higher.
- Entry Exam
Entry exam assessing the knowledge required to undertake first-cycle (Bachelor’s) studies by a foreign candidate – details coming soon.
- English exam, if you do not have a language certificate (B2 or higher)
If you know English, but you do not have any of the above-mentioned documents, you may undergo an online exam during the admission process (no additional charges apply). To be qualified to such an exam (both written and oral exam), 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.
The exam will assess the following language skills:1. Oral communication skills and listening comprehension
2. Reading comprehension skills
3. Written communication skills
4. Knowledge of grammatical rules and their correct applicationSection 1 comprises oral responses to two topics.
Section 2 evaluates reading comprehension through a multiple-choice test.
Section 3 requires the production of a written response to a problem question based on the previously read text.
Section 4 consists of two grammar exercises.- How To Demonstrate English Proficiency - the list may change
• 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 higher education degree in English or applied linguistics in English;
• 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 87 pts;
3) British Council, IDP IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English: certificate International English Language Testing System IELTS – at least 6 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.
