American Studies, full-time, first cycle

Admission rules

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Candidates are obliged to hold one of the documents accepted by the University of Warsaw, certifying their competence in the English language at least at the B2 level.

Polish new maturity exam 2005 – 2025

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject Polish language basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1	Obligatory subject Mathematics basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1	Obligatory subject English language advanced level x 1	Additional subject One of the following subjects: Social studies, Spanish language, Philosophy, History, Geography  basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1
weight = 15%	weight = 15%	weight = 65%	weight = 5%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on basic or advanced level
M – result from Mathematics on basic or advanced level
J – result from the English language on advanced level
X - result from additional subject on basic or advanced level
a, b, c, d – weights.

Important information for candidates with the foreign language exam result at bilingual level. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

Candidates whose result in the English language at the advanced level in the Polish maturity exam („new maturity diploma”) is lower than 60% are obliged to upload on their registration account in the IRK system (section “Education” – “Certificates and other documents required to start studies”) one of the documents accepted by the University of Warsaw certifying their competence in English (see the above list) and contact the Admissions Commission.

 

Old maturity exam

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject Polish language basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1 or undefined level x 0,8	Obligatory subject Mathematics basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1 or undefined level x 0,8	Obligatory subject English language advanced level x 1 or undefined level x 0,8	Additional subject One of the following subjects: Social studies, Spanish language, Philosophy, History, Geography basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1 or undefined level x 0,8
weight = 15%	weight = 15%	weight = 65%	weight = 5%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on basic or advanced or undefined level
M – result from Mathematics on basic or advanced or undefined level
J – result from the English language on advanced or undefined level
X - result from additional subject on basic or advanced or undefined level
a, b, c, d – weights.

Maturity exam after 1991

grade 6 = 100%
grade 5 = 90%
grade 4 = 75%
grade 3 = 50%
grade 2 = 30%

Maturity exam until 1991

grade 5 = 100%
grade 4 = 85%
grade 3 = 40%

Important information for candidates with Polish old maturity exam. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

International Baccalaureate (IB)

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject Polish language or language A* or literature and performance* standard level (SL) x 0,6 or higher level (HL) x 1	Obligatory subject Mathematics standard level (SL) x 0,6 or higher level (HL) x 1	Obligatory subject English language higher level (HL) x 1	Additional subject One of the following subjects: Philosophy, History, Geography, Politics, Spanish language**, Anthropology, Management, Economics or subjects listed in a col. 4 of the table for candidates with Polish new maturity exam 2005-2025*** standard level (SL) x 0,6 or higher level (HL) x 1
weight = 15%	weight = 15%	weight = 65%	weight = 5%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on standard or higher level
M – result from Mathematics on standard or higher level
J – result from the English language on higher level
X - result from additional subject on standard or higher level
a, b, c, d – weights.

The IB results will be converted according to the table below:

7 = 100%
6 = 90%
5 = 75%
4 = 60%
3 = 45%
2 = 30%

Important information for candidates with IB and EB. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

European Baccalaureate (EB)

 Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Obligatory subject Polish language or L1 language* basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1	Obligatory subject Mathematics basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1	Obligatory subject English language advanced level x 1	Additional subject One of the following subjects: Philosophy, History, Geography, Economics, Spanish language**, Sociology basic level x 0,6 or advanced level x 1
weight = 15%	weight = 15%	weight = 65%	weight = 5%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish language on basic or advanced level
M – result from Mathematics on basic or advanced level
J – result from the English language on advanced level
X - result from additional subject on basic or advanced level
a, b, c, d – weights.

The EB results will be converted according to the table below:

9,00 - 10,00 = 100%
8,00 - 8,99 = 90%
7,50 - 7,99 = 75%
7,00 - 7,49 = 60%
6,00 - 6,99 = 45%
5,00 - 5,99 = 30%

Important information for candidates with IB and EB. >> Check! <<

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

Foreign diploma

Minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 50

Qualification procedure consists of two stages: calculation of points obtained at high school diploma (I stage) and qualification interview (II stage).

Qualification result at I stage is calculated according to the table below:

Obligatory subject Polish language or original language of maturity (high school) exam*	Obligatory subject Mathematics	Obligatory subject English language	Additional subject One of the following subjects: Philosophy, History, Geography, Economics, Spanish language**, Anthropology, Management, Politics, Sociology
weight = 15%	weight = 15%	weight = 65%	weight = 5%

Points are calculated as follows:

W = a * P + b * M + c * J + d * X

where:

W – the final result
P – result from the Polish or original language
M – result from Mathematics
J – result from the English language
X - result from additional subject
a, b, c, d – weights.

Candidates, who obtain at least 60 points can participate in the II stage of the qualification procedure.

II STAGE

Candidates who do not receive the minimum number of points required at the 1st stage of the selection procedure (at least 60 points) will receive 0 (zero) points for the entire procedure.

In the II stage candidates participate in the oral exam. The exam can also be conducted via Google Meets or, if necessary, another Internet communicator.

Candidates can obtain 0-100 points in the additional oral exam.

The oral exam will cover contemporary social issues of the United States of America, as well as basic information about political, social, and economic life of the USA and the region. Basic knowledge of facts about the US history and geography will also be evaluated. The exam consists of 4 questions.

The final result is calculated as follows: the weight of stage I of the qualification procedure – 50%, the weight of stage II of the qualification procedure – 50 %. The final result will be the arithmetic average of the results of both stages of the procedure.

Qualification interview: 18th of July, 2025

Calculation of candidates high school diploma results. >> Check! <<

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Checking candidates' competence to undertake studies conducted in the English language

Candidates are obliged to hold one of the documents accepted by the University of Warsaw, certifying their competence in the English language at least at the B2 level.

Information on documents certifying knowledge of the English language. >> Check! <<

 

Deadlines

Announcement of results: 22nd of July, 2025

Reception of documents: 

• I round: 23rd-25th of July, 2025
• II round (in case of not fulfilling the limit during I round): 28th-29th of July, 2025
• III round (in case of not fulfilling the limit during II round): 30th-31st of July, 2025
• additional rounds will be announced in case of not fulfilling the limits

 

Payments

Application fee

Student's ID payment (ELS)

The studies are payable for citizens of Non-UE/EFTA countries (EEA parties) and Switzerland - tuition fees

 

Required documents

List of required documents submitted by candidates qualified for studies

 

Additional information

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