Nursing – Bachelor of Science

About the course

A 3-year (6-semester, 180 ECTS) bachelor’s degree in nursing taught in English in Lublin. Students train in equipped skills laboratories and then on placements in healthcare institutions.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Contact admissions to confirm. Your school-leaving certificate must be legalised; for Ireland this means an Apostille.
• No entrance exam or interview is described on the programme page; the admission-requirements page says an entrance exam may be held for bachelor’s programmes ‘where applicable’, so ask admissions whether one applies.
• English at B2 or above (the university lists TOEFL 550, IELTS 6.0 or FCE grade B).

Working in Ireland afterwards

NMBI recognises EU/EEA nursing qualifications in a separate step before registration, and places each applicant in one of three groups. G1 is the EU automatic recognition pathway (Directive 2005/36/EC, Annex V), where NMBI only checks your paperwork. G2 is the general system, where NMBI also assesses your qualification, and you may have to complete a compensation measure. G3 covers qualifications outside the Directive. Under EU law, automatic recognition normally applies to general care (adult) nursing degrees listed in Annex V. Specialist qualifications such as psychiatric, children’s or intellectual disability nursing usually go through the general system, but NMBI does not publish a list. Its MyNMBI tool tells you which group you are in. English-language requirements also apply.

How to apply

1. Check requirementsConfirm your Leaving Certificate and English evidence meet the university’s requirements and ask admissions whether an entrance exam applies.
2. Apply onlineSubmit the online application (or email scans to infoenglish@pol.edu.pl) with your certificate and results, English certificate, passport page, photo, medical certificate and application form. The EU deadline for October 2026 entry was 15 September 2026.
3. Accept your offerIf you meet the requirements you receive an Offer Letter by email; sign the Acceptance of Offer and send it with confirmation of the initial payment. The university then issues a Final Acceptance Letter.
4. Arrive in LublinBring the originals of all required documents (including apostilled certificates) to submit to the university, and pay tuition (by 5 October for the annual rate).

Costs

• EUR 4,500 a year (the annual rate applies when the university receives full payment by 5 October; otherwise EUR 2,500 per semester), plus a one-off non-refundable administration fee of EUR 200. The standard fee applies to applicants from all countries except Poland, so Irish and other EU students pay it. These are the currently published figures; confirm 2027/28 fees with the university.

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