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Admission requirements

Romanian ethnics 2022-2023

 

Admission requirements to Bachelor’s Degree:

  • The applications of Romanian ethnics who registered on the admission platform for the specially allocated places are verified and validated by the committee for admission of foreign students;
  • The candidates will be admitted to only one Bachelor programme with instruction in Romanian language, in decreasing order of their High School Graduation diploma and based on the availability of places to the programme selected in the application;
  • If the candidate graduated a high school that does not issue a diploma, the grade point average (GPA) will be considered. If two or more candidates have the same admission score, the following criteria will be used:
    • Grade point average (GPA);
    • Grade of the last year of high school;
    • The central admission committee will send the list of admitted candidates and their final results to the Ministry of Education for the enrollment approvals.

 

Admission requirements to Master’s Degree:

The applications of Romanian ethnics who registered on the admission platform for the specially allocated places are verified and validated by the committee for admission of foreign students;The candidates will be admitted to only one Master programme with instruction in Romanian language, in decreasing order of their Bachelor Degree diploma and based on the availability of places to the programme selected in the application;If the candidate graduated a high school that does not issue a diploma, the grade point average (GPA) will be considered. If two or more candidates have the same admission score, the following criteria will be used:

  • Grade point average (GPA);
  • Grade of the last year of Bachelor studies;
  • The central admission committee will send the list of admitted candidates and their final results to the Ministry of Education for the enrollment approvals.

 

 

Admission requirements to Doctoral Degree:

Eligibility requirements

All candidates who have a Bachelor degree diploma or an equivalent of a long-term university programme and candidates who have a Master degree diploma after graduating a Master programme can apply to a doctoral study programme.

The graduation grade must be at least 8 (eight), calculated as follows:

  • for candidates who graduated a long-term university programme, the arithmetic mean between the grade point average and the bachelor/project graduation average grade;
  • for candidates who graduated a long-term programme and have a Master degree and a Master degree diploma, the arithmetic mean between the grade point average (Master programme) and the graduation average grade (Dissertation);
  • the Bachelor or Master degree graduation grade may decrease to 7 (seven) if a candidate can prove that since the graduation of his last university programme to his/her registration to the admission contest for doctoral studies has carried out continuous scientific research activity in the field of study he/she wishes to apply for, which is sustained in the candidate's CV and list of publications. In this case, the request to register for admission to doctoral studies must be pre-approved by the Council of the Doctoral School in the field of interest after the analysis of data in the candidate's CV, their list of publications as well as scientific papers submitted in PDF format.

 

Documents required for online registration in the admission contest

 

 Content of the admission file for Bachelor’s Degree:

a) application form, see Annex 2;

b) birth certificate - copy and certified translation;

c) passport (first three pages), valid for at least six months from the date of submission of the file - copy;

d) identity card or a document certifying permanent residency abroad - copy;

e) marriage certificate (if applicable) - copy and certified translation into Romanian or an international language;

f) high-school graduation diploma (Baccalaureate or equivalent thereof) - copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

g) transcripts of records of high school studies - copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

h) the recommendation of the hierarchs or the agreement of the local religious leaders, for candidates for admission to higher theological education, if applicable – copy;

i) medical certificate in an international language, allowing access to studies in the community, stating that the applicant does not suffer from any contagious disease or illness which is not compatible with the future profession - copy;

j) declaration of affiliation to the Romanian Cultural Identity (except citizens of the Republic of Moldova and candidates for whom at least one of the parents can prove Romanian citizenship), authenticated by the diplomatic mission of Romania in the country of origin (Embassy, Consulate General) (Annex 3) - copy;

k) proof of studying the Romanian language (certificate of graduation of the Preparatory Year of the Romanian language, Romanian study documents - diplomas, certificates, or study documents, school situations attesting at least four consecutive years of study in Romanian, or the certificate of language proficiency of minimum level B1, issued by accredited higher education institutions in Romania, which organizes a preparatory year, by Romanian language, literature, culture and civilization lectureships in foreign universities/Romanian Language Institute or Romanian Cultural Institute). Romanian ethnics who have acquired Romanian language skills in non-formal or informal contexts can obtain certification of these skills through an assessment (minimum level B1), defined in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning;

l)  statement on one's own responsibility that s/he has not benefited from tuition financed from the state budget in Romania and that s/he does not hold identity documents issued by the competent institutions in Romania (Annex 6).

 

Content of the admission file for Master’s Degree:

For graduates with a Bachelor's degree in Romania:

a) application form, see Annex 2;

b) birth certificate - copy and certified translation;

c) passport (first three pages), valid for at least six months from the date of submission of the file - copy;

d) identity card or a document certifying permanent residency abroad - copy;

e) marriage certificate (if applicable) - copy and certified translation into Romanian or an international language;

f) high-school graduation diploma (Baccalaureate or equivalent thereof) and Bachelor’s degree diploma- copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

g) transcripts of records of high school studies and Bachelor studies -  copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

h) the recommendation of the hierarchs or the agreement of the local religious leaders, for candidates for admission to higher theological education, if applicable – copy;

i) medical certificate in an international language, allowing access to studies in the community, stating that the applicant does not suffer from any contagious disease or illness which is not compatible with the future profession - copy;

j) declaration of affiliation to the Romanian Cultural Identity (except citizens of the Republic of Moldova and candidates for whom at least one of the parents can prove Romanian citizenship), authenticated by the diplomatic mission of Romania in the country of origin (Embassy, Consulate General) (Annex 3) - copy;

k)  statement on one's own responsibility that s/he has not benefited from tuition financed from the state budget in Romania and that s/he does not hold identity documents issued by the competent institutions in Romania (Annex 6).

 

For graduates with a Bachelor's Degree obtained in other states:

a) application form, see Annex 2;

b) birth certificate - copy and certified translation;

c) passport (first three pages), valid for at least six months from the date of submission of the file - copy;

d) identity card or a document certifying permanent residency abroad - copy;

e) marriage certificate (if applicable) - copy and certified translation into Romanian or an international language;

f) high-school graduation diploma (Baccalaureate or equivalent thereof) and Bachelor’s degree diploma- copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

g) transcripts of records of high school studies and Bachelor studies -  copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

h) the recommendation of the hierarchs or the agreement of the local religious leaders, for candidates for admission to higher theological education, if applicable – copy;

i) medical certificate in an international language, allowing access to studies in the community, stating that the applicant does not suffer from any contagious disease or illness which is not compatible with the future profession - copy;

j) declaration of affiliation to the Romanian Cultural Identity (except citizens of the Republic of Moldova and candidates for whom at least one of the parents can prove Romanian citizenship), authenticated by the diplomatic mission of Romania in the country of origin (Embassy, Consulate General) (Annex 3) - copy;

k) proof of studying the Romanian language (certificate of graduation of the Preparatory Year of the Romanian language, Romanian study documents - diplomas, certificates, or study documents, school situations attesting at least four consecutive years of study in Romanian, or the certificate of language proficiency of minimum level B1, issued by accredited higher education institutions in Romania, which organizes a preparatory year, by Romanian language, literature, culture and civilization lectureships in foreign universities/Romanian Language Institute or Romanian Cultural Institute). Romanian ethnics who have acquired Romanian language skills in non-formal or informal contexts can obtain certification of these skills through an assessment (minimum level B1), defined in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning;

l)  statement on one's own responsibility that s/he has not benefited from tuition financed from the state budget in Romania and that s/he does not hold identity documents issued by the competent institutions in Romania (Annex 6).

 

Content of the admission file for Doctoral Studies:

a) application form, see Annex 5;

b) birth certificate - copy and certified translation;

c) passport (first three pages), valid for at least six months from the date of submission of the file - copy;

d) identity card or a document certifying permanent residency abroad - copy;

e) marriage certificate (if applicable) - copy and certified translation into Romanian or an international language;

f) high-school graduation diploma (Baccalaureate or equivalent thereof) - copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

g) Bachelor’s degree diploma or equivalent diploma - copy and certified translation in Romanian or in an international language;

h) Master's degree or equivalent diploma, authenticated by the competent authorities of the issuing country or certificate of graduation of Master's studies, for graduates of the current year;

i) transcripts of records/supplements to the diploma on high school, Bachelor and Master studies - copy and translation certified in Romanian or in an international language;

j) the recommendation of the hierarchs or the agreement of the local religious leaders, for candidates for admission to higher theological education, if applicable – copy;

k) medical certificate in an international language, allowing access to studies in the community, stating that the applicant does not suffer from any contagious disease or illness which is not compatible with the future profession - copy;

l) declaration of affiliation to the Romanian Cultural Identity (except citizens of the Republic of Moldova and candidates for whom at least one of the parents can prove Romanian citizenship), authenticated by the diplomatic mission of Romania in the country of origin (Embassy, Consulate General) (Annex 3) - copy;

m) proof of studying the Romanian language (certificate of graduation of the Preparatory Year of the Romanian language, Romanian study documents - diplomas, certificates, or study documents, school situations attesting at least four consecutive years of study in Romanian, or the certificate of language proficiency of minimum level B1, issued by accredited higher education institutions in Romania, which organizes a preparatory year, by Romanian language, literature, culture and civilization lectureships in foreign universities/Romanian Language Institute or Romanian Cultural Institute). Romanian ethnics who have acquired Romanian language skills in non-formal or informal contexts can obtain certification of these skills through an assessment (minimum level B1), defined in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning;

n) Curriculum Vitae;

o) list of scientific papers published or publicly defended;

p) certificate of language proficiency for a foreign language of international circulation (English, French, German, Italian) – the language proficiency exam is held at the Interlingua Centre for Modern Languages – Faculty of Letters. The application for obtaining the certificate is submitted online by sending the application for the language examination to the e-mail addressinterlingua@ucv.ro, between 01.06.2022-12.07.2022 and 18.07.2022-26.07.2022.

The certificate of language proficiency is not required for the following categories of candidates:

- Candidates who have a Bachelor's or Master's Degree for a specialization graduated in a language of wide international circulation;

- Candidates who have a Bachelor's or Master's degree obtained in a country of the European Union, if the language of instruction was an international language (the Diploma thus obtained must be equated by CNRED-Ministry of Education).