Admissions of the first cycle – Bachelor’s programme

• Foreigner is any person without Polish citizenship. Persons who possess a few citizenships and Polish is one of them (e.g. dual citizenship), must apply and follow education at the Krakow University of Economics on the basis of rules for Polish nationals.
• All candidates applying for admission to the Krakow University of Economics who are not Polish citizens are subject to the same admissions procedures as foreigners regardless of their entitlements.
• Foreigners may enrol at and attend programmes on the basis of:
  1. international agreements, in accordance with principles set out therein,
  2. agreements concluded by the KUE with foreign entities, in accordance with principles set out therein,
  3. the minister’s approval,
  4. approval of the NAWA’ director (National Agency for Academic Exchange) with regard to its fellows,
  5. administrative decision of the Rector of the Krakow University of Economics.
• Foreigners are admitted to studies held in English on a fee-payment basis.

Enrollment for the first-cycle (BA) programmes is carried out on the basis of secondary education certificate which has been deemed to be equivalent to the Polish secondary education certificate by virtue of the law, or pursuant to a relevant international agreement or an administrative decision /recognition/ issued by the Board of Education in Poland, or NAWA’s Director information.

• Admission is based on the grades obtained at the secondary school-leaving examination, and the qualification procedure includes two following subjects: (table with subjects).

Exception
Foreigners applying for admission to first-cycle studies or long-cycle studies on the basis of a document issued abroad, which is not a document confirming the right to apply for admission to studies, referred to art. 326a (1) of the Law on Higher Education and Science – shall take an entrance exam of basic mathematical knowledge.
Details of the entrance exam.  See the details here (pdf).

• For each subject considered in the qualification procedure a candidate can receive a maximum of 100 points. The total number of points received is 200.
• Inclusion on the list of candidates qualified for admission to studies is determined by the number of points obtained by the candidate that falls within the established admission limit. Those candidates who have obtained at least the minimum number of points are qualified for admission.
• Candidates applying for admission to studies may apply to maximum of three major programmes (apart from selected/basic, maximum two alternative major programmes), but they may be admitted only to one major.
• Candidates are obliged to prioritize major programmes from the most preferred to the least preferred one. Admission to one of the programmes indicates that a candidate is not admitted to others.
• A candidate who is a student of the first cycle programme of a given major at the Krakow University of Economics may not apply for admission to the same major programme.
• The recruitment process is conducted for major programmes. The launching of the programme is conditioned by an appropriate number of candidates.
• The candidates who have graduated from foreign secondary schools or have taken international secondary school leaving examinations, in the event of being awarded their certificates at a later date, may be conditionally admitted to qualification procedures once they submit a certificate confirming the fact they took the final examination, and having met those requirements. Such persons are obligated to submit the original certificate (along with decision of recognition) and a translation into the Polish language by 25th of September 2026.

Enrollment for the first-cycle (BA) programmes is carried out on the basis of secondary education certificate which has been deemed to be equivalent to the Polish secondary education certificate by virtue of the law, or pursuant to a relevant international agreement or on the basis of an administrative decision issued by the Board of Education in Poland, or NAWA’s Director information.

• Admission is based on the grades obtained at the secondary school-leaving examination, and the qualification procedure includes two following subjects: 
  1. contemporary foreign language,
  2. optional: chemistry, philosophy, physics, geography, history, informatics, polish language, mathematics or society knowledge.
  – if the certificate of a school leaving examination indicates that more than one of the mentioned exams was taken, the subject taken into account is the one which results in a more favorable score.

Exception
Foreigners applying for admission to first-cycle studies or long-cycle studies on the basis of a document issued abroad, which is not a document confirming the right to apply for admission to studies, referred to in art. 326a (1) of the Law on Higher Education and Science – shall take an entrance exam of basic mathematical knowledge. Detailed information on the entrance exam. See the details here (pdf).

• For each subject considered in the qualification procedure a candidate can receive a maximum of 100 points. The Total number of points received is 200.
• Inclusion on the list of candidates qualified for admission to studies is determined by the number of points obtained by the candidate that falls within the established admission limit. Those candidates who have obtained at least the minimum number of points are qualified for admission.
• Candidates applying for admission to studies may apply to any number of major programmes, in accordance with the requirements set out below, but they may be admitted only to one major.
• Candidates are obliged to prioritize major programmes from the most preferred to the least preferred one. Admission to one of the programmes indicates that a candidate is not admitted to others.
• The recruitment process is conducted for major programmes. The launching of the programme is conditioned by an appropriate number of candidates.
• The candidates who have graduated from foreign secondary schools or have taken international secondary school leaving examinations, in the event of being awarded their certificates at a later date, may be conditionally admitted to qualification procedures once they submit a certificate confirming the fact they took the final examination, and having met those requirements. Such persons are obligated to submit the original certificate (along with decision of recognition) and a translation into the Polish language by 25th of September 2026.

A. Qualification on the basis of points obtained at the secondary school-leaving examination/certificate

The points for graduation certificates of secondary education must be properly calculated. For this purpose, attach scans of documents in the IRK system or check the information on how to convert points by yourself, following the instructions in the document “Conversion of points from foreign secondary school certificates”.

The University Enrollment Committee calculates points, enters them into IRK system and determines admission to further qualification.

B. Qualification on the basis of the exam

In the case of Foreigners applying for admission to first-cycle studies on the basis of a document issued abroad, which is not a document confirming the right to apply for admission to studies, referred to in art. 326a (1) of the Law on Higher Education and Science – shall take an entrance exam of basic mathematical knowledge.

• Maximum number of points to obtain: 200.
• The number of points qualifying for admission to each major programme will be published on the Online Candidate Admission platform after the closing of the first recruitment period.
• No registration is required for the exam.
• The list of candidates for the exam will be prepared on the basis of the education documents that candidates must compulsorily upload in the IRK system/Online Candidate Admission platform.

• Digital Competences (pdf)
• Language skills (pdf)

Rules for choosing a specialty in first-, second- and long-cycle studies at the Krakow University of Economics

1. During the recruitment process, a specialty is not chosen, it is chosen on specific programs during the course of studies. The vast majority of programs at the Krakow University of Economics provide specialties, but there are also programs without specialties.
2. The choice of specialty takes place in the semester preceding the semester from which the specialties are planned, in accordance with the curriculum of a given program.
3. Registration for a given specialty is preceded by an information campaign among students, the purpose of which is to present the program of the specialty as well as the procedure and deadlines for enrolment. The information campaign among students involves e.g., meeting lecturers of departments involved in the program and program coordinators, informing students about specialties by means of announcements, leaflets, guides, advertising films.
4. On the Institute’s website, the Institute Director announces the dates of enrolment for specialties and determines their form, as well as the limit of places and the number of groups for individual specialties.
5. This information is also posted on the website of the Student Service Centre.
6. Registration for the specialty takes place via the USOSweb system.
7. Enrollment onto the specialty is based on the ranking of the average grade obtained in the semesters preceding enrollment. Priority in enrollment is given to people with the highest grade point average (GPA).
8. The condition for launching a specialty is achieving the minimum required number of students for a student group, specified in the Rector’s Ordinance on determining the number of student groups in relation to individual forms of classes.
9. In the case of too few people who have chosen a given specialty, the Institute Director decides not to launch this specialty. In this case, students are assigned to one of the launched specialties.
10. Persons who have not submitted a declaration of choice of specialty within the set deadlines are directed by the Institute Director to one of the launched specialties that have vacancies.
11. The Institute Director informs students regarding the list of launched specialties via the Institute’s website.
12. Detailed rules for the selection of a specialty are set out in the Rector’s Ordinance No. R.0211.51.2021 from 22 July 2021 (późn.zm.: Rector’s Ordinance No. R.0211.33.2023 from 28 April 2023) on the introduction of the Rules for the selection of specialties and subjects (elective) in first-cycle, second-cycle and long-cycle programs.

• ORDINANCE of the Rector of the Krakow University of Economics No. R.0211.31.2025 from 13 June 2025 on organization of the academic year 2025/2026 and commencement of classes in full-time and part-time first-, second- and long-cycle programs (pdf)
• ORDINANCE of the Rector of the Krakow University of Economics No. R.0211.32.2025 from 24 June 2025 on organization of education at the Krakow University of Economics in the academic year 2025/2026 (pdf)