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Accepted Proficiency Certificates

ACCEPTED LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES

Candidates who do not hold Polish citizenship and are applying for admission to degree programmes conducted in Polish are additionally required to include in the application folder submitted to the admissions committee a document confirming their knowledge of the Polish language at a level not lower than B2.

TYPES OF DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING POLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AT A LEVEL NOT LOWER THAN B2:

  • Certificate of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language issued by the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language at level B2 or higher
  • ECL – European Consortium for the Certificate of Attainment in Modern Languages
  • TELC – telc GmbH, WBT Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH
  • certificate of completion of a preparatory course for undertaking studies, lasting no less than 9 months
  • diploma of graduation from studies with Polish as the language of instruction issued by a higher education institution operating within the higher education and science system of the Republic of Poland
  • diploma of graduation from a Bachelor’s degree programme (first-cycle), a Master’s degree programme (second-cycle), or an integrated Master’s degree programme (long-cycle) 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 hours of Polish language instruction was at least 500
  • certificate of acquisition of the right to practise as a sworn translator 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 register of sworn translators

Candidates who do not hold Polish citizenship and are applying for admission to degree programmes conducted in English are additionally required to include in the application folder submitted to the admissions committee a document confirming their English language proficiency at a level not lower than B2.

TYPES OF DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AT A LEVEL NOT LOWER THAN B2:

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:

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – 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 – over 80 points (B2)

Educational Testing Service (ETS):

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

Pearson Assessment English:

  • Pearson English International Certificate – paper-based or computer-based (formerly Pearson Test of English General (PTE) or London Tests of English) – Level 3 (Edexcel Certificate in ESOL International Level 1 – Pass, Merit, Distinction) or higher
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), in-person or online – minimum score: 59

LanguageCert (PeopleCert Qualifications (PCQ)):

  • LanguageCert International ESOL – LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing) (Communicator B2), also known as LanguageCert International ESOL Communicator B2 Listening, Reading, Writing or higher, together with LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking) (Communicator B2), also known as LanguageCert International ESOL Communicator B2 Speaking or higher
  • LanguageCert Academic – LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) (LanguageCert Academic B2) or higher
  • LanguageCert Test of English – LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) (LanguageCert Test of English B2) or higher

Education Development International (EDI), London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board:

  • 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

ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS CONFIRMING ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY AS THE LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION OF STUDIES:

  • certificate of completion of a preparatory course for undertaking university studies, referred to in Article 60(4) of the Act of 12 December 2013 on Foreigners, lasting no less than 9 months, confirming knowledge of the given foreign language in all four language skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing, at proficiency level B2, C1, or C2
  • diploma of graduation from a Bachelor’s degree programme (first-cycle), a Master’s degree programme (second-cycle), or an integrated Master’s degree programme (long-cycle) in the field of philology in the given 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 by a foreign higher education institution, together with a diploma supplement or a certificate confirming that the number of instruction hours in the given foreign language was at least 500
  • diploma of graduation from a Bachelor’s degree programme (first-cycle), a Master’s degree programme (second-cycle), or an integrated Master’s degree programme (long-cycle), issued by a higher education institution operating within the higher education and science system of the Republic of Poland or by a foreign higher education institution, containing information on the language of instruction; if the diploma does not include such information, a diploma supplement or a separate certificate confirming the language of instruction is also required
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma – with respect to the primary language of instruction
  • European Baccalaureate Diploma – with respect to the first (L1) or second (L2) language
  • certificate of acquisition of the right to practise as a sworn translator of the given foreign language issued by the Minister of Justice, 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 register of sworn translators of the given foreign language

Candidates holding the foreign language certificates listed below are awarded the maximum number of points for the language component in the admissions process.

ENGLISH

  • the certificates listed above

FRENCH

Centre international d’études pédagogiques (CIEP):

  • Diplôme d’Étude en Langue Française (DELF)
  • Diplôme Approfondi de Langue Française (DALF)
  • Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF) – minimum score: 400

Chambre de commerce et d’industrie de Paris (CCIP):

  • Diplôme de Français des Affaires (DFA) – 1er degré (DFA 1) or higher
  • Diplôme de Français Professionnel (DFP) – Affaires B2 or higher

Alliance Française:

  • Diplôme Supérieur Langue et Culture Françaises (DSLCF)
  • Diplôme Supérieur d’Études Françaises Modernes (DS)
  • Diplôme de Hautes Études Françaises (DHEF)

telc GmbH, WBT Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH:

  • Certificat Supérieur de Français
  • telc Français

Educational Testing Service (ETS):

  • Test de Français International (TFI) – minimum score: 605

SELFEE – Sorbonne Université:

  • Sorbonne B2, C1 – Certificat pratique de langue française
  • Sorbonne C2 – Diplôme de langue et littérature françaises
  • Sorbonne C3 – Diplôme supérieur d’études françaises

SPANISH

Fundación para la Investigación y Desarrollo de la Cultura Española (FIDESCU):

  • D.I.E. (Diploma Internacional de Español)

Instituto Cervantes:

  • DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera)

Universidad de Salamanca:

  • DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera)

telc GmbH, WBT Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH:

  • Certificado de Español para Relaciones Profesionales
  • telc Español

GERMAN

Goethe-Institut:

  • Goethe-Zertifikat
  • Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom (KDS)
  • Grosses Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
  • Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (ZDfB)

TestDaF Institut:

  • Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache (TestDaF) – TDN 3 or higher

Österreich Institut / examination centres of the Austrian Language Diploma in German (ÖSD):

  • ÖSD Zertifikat

telc GmbH, WBT Weiterbildungs-Testsysteme GmbH:

  • Zertifikat Deutsch Plus
  • Zertifikat Deutsch für den Beruf (telc Deutsch B2 Beruf)
  • telc Deutsch

Kultusministerkonferenz (KMK):

  • Deutsches Sprachdiplom II der Kultusministerkonferenz der Länder (DSD II)

Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK), Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK), Carl Duisberg Centren (CDC):

  • Prüfung Wirtschaftsdeutsch International (PWD)

RUSSIAN

  • Тест по русскому языку как иностранному (ТРКИ) – TRKI
  • Test of Russian as a Foreign Language (TORFL)

TRKI A2 – Europe: A2
TRKI–1 – Europe: B1
TRKI–2 – Europe: B2
TRKI–3 – Europe: C1
TRKI–4 – Europe: C2

The European Language Certificates (TELC):

  • A1, A2, B1, B2