Nursing (in English), Bachelor’s degree, professional qualification Nurse

About the course

A four-year, full-time Bachelor’s degree in Nursing taught in English, combining theoretical and clinical training (5,569 academic hours, 251 credits) and leading to the professional qualification of Nurse.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Its published rule is that the school-leaving mark in the official language of the country must be at least 62% of the maximum; ranking combines that grade (converted to the Bulgarian six-point scale) with the Biology entry test result multiplied by three, out of a maximum of 24. Contact admissions to confirm.
• An online entry exam in Biology is compulsory for all candidates.
• An English certificate at level B2 or above is required from applicants coming from countries where English is not an official language.

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. Register onlineRegister at application.mu-pleven.bg. For February 2027 the window was 1 June to 10 September 2026, so watch for the next cycle.
2. Sit the Biology examRegister by email at least one week in advance for the online Biology entry exam (2026 dates: 16 September and 1 October).
3. Send documentsSend the required hard copies by the deadline (26 October 2026 for February 2027), as listed in the nursing admission guide.
4. Ranking and enrolmentRanking is finalised within ten days of the exam, out of 24 points. If admitted, pay the first-semester fee to enrol for the February start.

Costs

• EUR 3,500 per year, paid in two equal parts at the start of each semester. There are no scholarships. The nursing pages checked do not publish separate registration or entry exam fees; check with the university.

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