General Information
- All students must take 120 credit hours of a foreign language before successfully completing their programme of study.
- Foreign language courses are incorporated in the model curriculum of studies for semesters 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Polish students) and semesters 1,2, 4,5 (International students).
- All students (both Polish and International) admitted to the Faculty must pass the English exam at C1 Academic level before successfully completing their study programme.
Hours | POLISH STUDENTS | INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS | EXAM | |
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Sem 1 | 30 | A course of Polish | ||
Sem 2 | 30 | A foreign language course – mandatory. English for Academic Purposes level C1 | A course of Polish | |
Sem 3 | 30 | A foreign language course– mandatory. English for Academic Purposes | - | C1 Academic Exam must be passed no later than by the end of the fifth semester |
Sem 4 | 30 | A foreign language course – mandatory. Academic English, including academic writing OR any other foreign language for students who have already passed the C1 exam | A foreign language course – mandatory. Academic English, including academic writing OR any other foreign language for students who have already passed the C1 exam |
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Sem 5 | 30 | A course in any other foreign language | A course in any other foreign language if a student still has free credit hours remaining at his/her disposal |
Detailed rules and guidelines for students
Sem 1 (0 - 30 h) | International students are required to take a 30-hour course of Polish | Registration online according to the instructions available on www.sjo.pw.edu.pl (click : Polish for Foreigners) or in person with Ms Marta Szpak, MA during her office hours. |
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Other first-semester students are not required to attend foreign language courses. | |||
Sem 2 (30 h) | Polish Students with recognized language certificates: IELTS –7.5 TOEFL – 110-120 C2 C1 – A grade | C2 level English course or another language course to be continued until all the remaining free credit hours have been used. | |
Other Polish Students are required to take the placement test | A course in Academic English at C1 level, including academic writing. Allocation to groups is based on the placement test results. Students earn credits for course completion. |
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International students continue their course of Polish | |||
Other second-semester students have no foreign language classes. | |||
Sem 3 (30 h) | Polish Students that still have not passed their C1 Academic exam | A course in English for Academic Purposes level C1 Students earn credits for course completion. End-of-course exam at C1 level based on IELTS C1 Academic |
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International third-semester students have no foreign language classes. | |||
Sem 4 (30 h) | Students that still have not passed their C1 Academic exam | Continue their course in English for Academic Purposes. Students earn credits for course completion. End-of-course exam at C1 level based on IELTS C1 Academic |
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Students that have already passed the C1 Academic exam | Continue a course in another foreign language | ||
or choose a course of English at C2 level | |||
International Students with recognized language certificates: IELTS – 7.5 TOEFL – 110-120 C2 C1 – A grade | Choose a course in another foreign language. | ||
International Students that have not passed their C1 Academic exam or do not hold any recognized language certificates start a course of English at C1 level. | A course of English for Academic Purposes C1 level, including academic writing | ||
Sem 5 (30 h) | International Students that still have not passed their C1 Academic exam | Continue a course in Academic English | End-of-course exam at C1 Academic level based on IELTS C1 Academic |
Polish Students that still have free-of-charge credit hours left at their disposal | Continue their second foreign language | Students are encouraged to complete the course by taking A2-B2 exam, depending on the level achieved . | |
or take a course of English at C2 level |
JK 01.10.2015