When are entrance exam waivers available?
When applying for the master's study program in General Medicine, you may be allowed to waive the entrance exam if you meet one of the following conditions:
- 1. a) Results in the A-level test – Physics or Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. Rating at least: A, A, A The test must not be taken before the 2022/2023 academic year.
- 1. b) International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) - Minimum achieved or predicted grades of 35 points overall (including from EE/TOK) with a total of 19 points from HL Biology and HL Chemistry and one of HL/SL Maths (AA or AI) or HL/SL Physics. The test must not have been taken before the academic year 2022/2023
- 1. c) Advanced Placement (AP) Exam (or) Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) AP: Biology and Chemistry and either Mathematics or Physics. Overall: at least 85th percentile. MCAT: Test score at or above 512 points. The AP and MCAT tests must not be taken before the 2022/2023 academic year.
- 1. d) Bachelor of Science (BS) in Medical Related Field – coursework including Physics or Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher among core requirements. The applicant must not have graduated from college before the 2021/2022 school year.
- 1. e) Grade point average for matriculation (“Abitur”) subjects concerning applicants studying at secondary schools in Germany and Austria equal or less than 1.30; in Switzerland equal or more than 5.50; and in Norway, equal or more than 5 Norwegian Grade points in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics; Finland at least 9 points in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics; Sweden minimum B grade in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. The applicant must not have graduated from high school before the 2022/2023 school year.
If you meet any of these conditions:
- Download and fill in the Application for Exemption from Entrance Examination
- Upload it together with your latest grades, predicted grades ( IB), high school diploma, BS diploma, AP or MCAT results to the online application (the Apply Electronically guide follows)
- Submit the electronic application to the Study Department by 30 April 2025.
- Pay the application fee of 910 CZK by 30 April 2025.
- You will be notified by 5 May 2025 whether the entrance examination was waived or not waived. If the examination was waived, you will be "conditionally" accepted into the programme untill you can submit your final grades meeting the conditions above. If the examination was not waived, you will be invited to attend the entrance examination in Prague on 28 May or 26 June or through our partner agencies abroad.
The entrance exam may be waived for a maximum of 25 top-scoring applicants in the 1.a), 1.c), 1.e) A-levels, AP, MCAT, matriculation group(“Abitur”) for Swiss, Norway, Finland, Sweden and a maximum of 25 top-scoring applicants in the 1.b), 1.d) IB and BS groups, with all applicants who achieve the same result being issued with the same decision content of the statement (either that the entrance exam was waived or that the entrance exam was not waived).
