06 - Slovakia - Admission requirements
Admission Requirements - Higher Professional Education
Higher professional education in the above types of schools is a continuation of study after completing the secondary school-leaving examination and entrance examination.
Admission Requirements - Bachelor's Study, Magister’s Study, Engineer’s Study, Doctor’s Study
Every
citizen has the right to study at a higher education institution in the
selected branch of study programme provided he fulfils the basic
admission conditions for study and further conditions specified by
higher education institutions. The basic condition for the admission to
Bachelor study is graduation from complete secondary education or
complete secondary vocational education (the education completed by the
secondary school-leaving examination). Basic condition for admission to
the study in study programme of the second stage is a subject of
completing the study programme of the first stage. The basic condition
for admission to PhD study is graduation from the second level study
program (Magister’s, Engineer’s or Doctor’s degrees).
Higher
education institution can admit applicants of accredited study
programmes which are in the list of study programmes. According to
Higher Education Act only the higher education institutions have the
prerogative to provide and organize higher education and hence they are
the only institutions empowered to admit students to higher education
study.
The admission examinations are organised directly by a
faculty, which determine by themselves the admission requirement in
such a way as to admit to the study only the candidates with necessary
abilities and prerequisites. The faculty or higher education
institution shall announce the framework content and way of evaluation
of results of admission examination. The other conditions must not go
beyond the content of knowledge offered by the secondary education with
school-leaving certificate in the light of the education law. The
admission examination is held mostly in written form. Some schools also
include oral examinations or interviews, too, for selected programmes.
Their aim is to evaluate the overall prerequisites for the study
programme chosen, language skills, etc. The talent or practical
examination is taken by candidates of the teacher training for the
first grade of primary school, or candidates of teacher training for
academic subjects in combination with physical education, music
education and art education, at the study programmes of sports,
journalism, architecture and at all programmes of artistic orientation.
The dean of faculty decides on the applicant admission in case of
appeal, the rector of higher education institutions makes the final
decision on the student admission. The result of admission examination
is usually issued on the day of performance, eventually, on the second
day. Almost all faculties, however, publicize the results on their
Internet pages. A written statement on admission or non-admission is
delivered to the student within 30 days.
The candidate with a
health disorder is determined upon his request the form of admission
examination and the way of its completion with a view to his health
disability. Each higher education institution has a tutor for work with
these students.
The applicant, who successfully passes the
admission exams, becomes the student of higher education institution.
The conditions for admission of foreigners to the study at higher
education institution are the same like for the citizens of the Slovak
Republic.
The admission of graduates of Bachelor's study to
Master's study forms a special form. The admission is stipulated by
study rules of higher education institutions. The admission to the
appropriate branch of study may be granted by the dean of the faculty.
It is conditional upon the results of the state examination by which
the Bachelor's study was finished, or merits in completing the
substitute entrance exam.
Admission Requirements - PhD Study
The admission to PhD. study is conditional on successful completion of higher education of the second level.
Before
the admission procedure the higher education institution or faculty
defines the themes of dissertation theses, to be applied for by the
applicant. The supervisor is appointed for each theme. The applicant
for PhD study will choose one of the announced themes. The external
educational institution may publicise the themes either independently
or in cooperation with the higher education institution or faculty.
The
admission interview is carried out in the training institute before the
admission commission which is represented by members of higher
education institution and members determined by the head of the
external educational institution if it is their topics. The members of
the admission commission from the higher education institution are
determined by the dean and/or rector. The admission examination may be
taken after agreement with the higher education institution or the
faculty with an external educational institution on the territory of
the external educational institution. The decision on the result of the
admission procedure must be made within 30 days from verification of
fulfilling the conditions for admission to the study. The PhD study has
both full-time and part-time forms of study.
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Date: 2009
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