Nursing (first-cycle studies), English Division

About the course

A three-year (six-semester), full-time nursing degree worth 180 ECTS, taught in English with classes Monday to Friday.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• There is no entrance exam for Irish Leaving Cert applicants: you are ranked on one subject of your choice from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, with up to 150 points. The 2027/28 rules convert Irish grades on an 8-point scale: grade 1 = 100, 2 = 88, 3 = 75, 4 = 63, 5 = 50, 6 = 38, 7 and 8 = 0. Advanced-level results are multiplied by 1.5, but the rules do not say how Leaving Cert Higher and Ordinary Level are treated. You need at least 30 points.
• English: you need a B2 certificate (for example IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL iBT 72). EU citizens with an Irish school-leaving certificate whose secondary schooling was taught in English are exempt.

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. Pick your subjectYour ranking is based on one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, so the university will use the subject you choose; pick your strongest.
2. Register in IRKWhen the 2027/28 schedule opens, create an account in the IRK online recruitment system, choose Nursing in English, choose a tuition payment plan and pay the PLN 85 application fee.
3. Upload documentsUpload your Leaving Cert with a sworn Polish translation, the signed application form printed from IRK, your passport or EU ID card, and a notarised parental form if required.
4. Confirm your placeIf you are conditionally accepted, pay the tuition fee and submit your original certificate (or a notarised copy of an apostilled certificate) by the deadline given in the schedule.

Costs

• PLN 32,700 a year for 2026/27 (roughly EUR 7,650; the university charges in Polish zloty, so the euro figure moves with the exchange rate). The English-language programme is fee-paying, so Irish and other EU students pay it too. You can pay in one, two or four instalments; paying in two instalments adds 2.5% and paying in four adds 3.5%. Fees may be indexed each year in line with inflation. There is also a one-off application fee of PLN 85 (about EUR 20) for EU applicants.

At a glance