BASIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS for 2026/2027

1. High school/secondary education - all Candidates who have Secondary School Leaving Certificate obtained outside Poland.

PLEASE NOTE ! Not all Secondary School Leaving Certificates obtained outside Poland are recognized automatically.

You can automatically generate a general Recognition Statement concerning recognition of a given type of certificates and higher education degrees obtained abroad HERE <--CLICK

In case your Certificate can not be recognized automatically you can apply for IDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION STATEMENT via SYRENA system <--CLICK

2. Upon enrolment “Predicted scores” document issued by the school can be taken into consideration.
Final School Leaving Certificate appostilized and in English must be submitted later but no later than the deadline specified in the recruitment calendar. 

3. In order to rank the Candidate the scores obtained in 2 out of 4 subjects (biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics) will be recalculated.

4. On-line interview in biology and chemistry will be organized EXCLUSIVELY for the Candidates who do not have at least 2 out of 4 subjects (biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics) for recalculation.
The interviews will be organized in May 7-8 and June 29-30, 2026.
The Candidate can choose May or June for the interview, however the exact day will be appointed by the Examination Commission.

5. In order to rank IB/EB Diploma Candidate the final number of points obtained during the secondary school leaving examination (matriculation) will be recalculated.
IB/EB Diploma Candidates do not take an on-line interview.

6. Official confirmation of knowledge of English on min. B2 level - it applies only to the Candidates who graduated from secondary school / program where the language of instruction was different from English. 
The list of English Certificates that will be taken into consideration - < -- CLICK HERE

7. On-line registartion of the Candidates in IRK system will start in April 2026. The exact dates will be given soon.

Academic Year in Poland starts always in October.

Please address all queries to vetmed@uwm.edu.pl