Undergraduate Programme in Political Science, full-time, first cycle

Admission rules

Rules of eligibility for candidates transferring from another university

Transfers are made after the completion of the first year of studies.

Transfers are possible only within the same field of study and level of education. Transfers are made before the start of the academic year.

The candidate is obliged to attach the following documents to the personal recruitment account in the IRK system:

1. a reasoned request for transfer containing full correspondence address;
2. a certificate from the Dean’s office of student's parent unit containing the following information:
   a) confirmation that the candidate has student rights,
   b) number of completed stages (semesters) of studies, with an indication of the field of study,
   c) the average of all grades earned in the hitherto course of the studies,
   d) the level and form of study;
3. a list of completed subjects passed with syllabuses (subject name, number of hours, grades, ECTS credits), confirmed by the parent unit with an annotaton on the grading scale applied at the university;
4. a certificate signed by the Dean (Director) of the parent unit that the student has fulfilled all obligations resulting from the regulations in force at the student’s parent unit and has no outstanding debt;
5. documents confirming candidate's exceptional life situation if it constitutes the basis for the application for transfer.

Submitting incomplete documentation will result in a negative decision.

The decision to transfer a student within a given limit of places is made on the basis of the submitted documents, programme differences resulting from different study plans and on the basis of an oral examination conducted in English.

The topics for the examination:

• The concept and understanding of politics
• Concepts of political power and authority
• Theories of state
• Political regime. Democratic and non-democratic examples
• The concept of civil society
• Political ideologies

A candidate can obtain a maximum of 30 points.

The minimum number of points needed to be qualified: 12 points

When taking up studies under the transfer procedure, the candidate shall be obliged to complete the curriculum differences resulting from the different study plans. The number of these differences may not exceed 6 examinations, pass/fail and credit passes per academic year. In particularly justified cases, when the candidate has a greater curriculum difference than 6 subjects, the Head of the Teaching Unit may decide to admit the candidate with a greater number of programme differences to be completed.

 

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

Candidates are obliged to hold an accepted by the UW document confirming the English language knowledge at least at B2 level.

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Deadlines

Date of the exam: 25th-26th of July, 2024

Announcement of results: 29th of July, 2024

Reception of documents: 30th-31st of July, 2024

 

Payments

Student's ID payment (ELS)

The studies are payable - tuition fees

 

Required documents

List of required documents submitted by candidates qualified for studies

 

Additional information

Contact data to the admissions coordinator responsible for transfers from other universities: mgr Alexander Parmee, a.parmee@uw.edu.pl, (22) 55-22-964

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