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The following information is intended for internal university use and has been provided as a reference for graduate admissions only.

International applicants should be directed to the public page.
Requirements for Poland

Poland

International Admission Requirements

Admission to Graduate Certificate or Diploma

Minimum Equivalent Qualifications

For admission to a Graduate Certificate or Diploma the requirement is a degree equivalent to a Simon Fraser University 4-year bachelor’s degree with a minimum overall grade equivalent to a B-.

Admission to Master's Program

Minimum Equivalent Qualifications

For admission to a master’s program, the qualifications listed are normally recognized as equivalent to a Simon Fraser University 4-year bachelor’s degree with minimum overall grade requirements.

Most SFU graduate programs will assess a Bologna compliant degree as equivalent to a 4-year degree.

Required Credential or Degree

Licencjat or Inzynier or Magister

Minimum Overall Academic Standing

B on ECTS; 4 on a 6-point scale; Dobry (Good)

Admission to Doctoral Program

Required Credential or Degree

Pre-2005: Dyplom Ukonczenia Studiow Wyzszych Magister (requiring 5 years of study)
Post-2005: Magister 

Minimum Overall Academic Standing

B on ECTS; 4 on a 6-point scale; Dobry (Good)

English Language Proficiency Test

Applicants with a degree from this country are required to submit proof of English language competency.

Education System

Language(s) of Instruction

Polish

Grading System

ECTS

Grade Description
A Excellent
B Very Good
C Good
D Satisfactory
E Sufficient
FX Fail
F Fail

Common Grade Scale

Grade Scale Description  
6 Celujący Excellent
5 Bardzo Dobry Very Good
4 Dobry Good
3 Dostateczny Satisfactory
2 Dopuszczający Passing
2 Mierny Mediocre
2 Niedostateczny Unsatisfactory

Fast Track Admission

The institutions listed for Fast Track Admission have been selected based on our familiarity with applicants from these schools, and their placement on the overall academic world rankings of universities.

Applicants whose most-recently awarded credential  is from an institution are eligible for fast-track admission at this time.
Applicants from these institutions are only eligible for fast-track admissions to specified disciplines.

Fast Track Admissions

Fast Track Admission Institutions

  •  Jagiellonian University
  •  Kozminski University (Business)
  •  Warsaw, University of
  •  Warsaw School of Economics (Business)
  •  Warsaw University of Technology (Business)
  •  Wielkopolska Business School (Business)

Recognized Institutions

  • Adam Mickiewicz University
  • Bialystok, Polytechnic University of
  • Czestochova, Polytechnic University of
  • Gdansk, Polytechnic University of
  • Gdansk, University of
  • Kielce, Polytechnic University of
  • Lublin, Catholic University of
  • Lublin, Polytechnic University of
  • Rzeszow, Polytechnic University of
  • Silesia, Polytechnic University of
  • Silesia, University of
  • Szczecin, Polytechnic University of
  • Szczecin, University of
  • Warsa, Polytechnic University of
  • Wroclaw, Polytechnic University of
  • Wroclaw, University of

Admission Notes

  • *Applicants who have completed a first degree program of five or more years in length which includes a thesis may be considered for admission to a doctoral program. Admission to the PhD programme should be discussed with Graduate Admissions.
  • The title of Magister is an employment qualification as well as an academic credential.

Bologna Note:

  • Poland joined Bologna process in 1999.
  • Since 1990 most/some universities (for ex. University of Warsaw) started to offer three cycle degree system but the 2005 Law on Higher Education gave it a legal framework :
  • three cycle - Bachelor’s (undergraduate), Master’s (graduate) and Doctoral degrees.
    • First cycle (Bachelor’s) lasts 3.0- 4.0 years
    • Second-cycle (Master’s) lasts 1.5-2.0
    • Long-cycle (Master’s) lasts 4.5-6.0 years
  • Doctoral cycle lasts 3.0-4.0 years.
  • Diploma Supplements have been issued by institutions since 2005.
  • ECTS grading system is being used in addition to the local grades as of 2005.
  • Old degrees (traditional long cycle Magister) are still offered in some fields but are now considered second cycle awards.
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