University Admission

Bulgarian Medical University Entry Requirements

Bulgarian medical university (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy) entry requirements differ from different medical schools and the program the prospective medical student is applying for. The main entry requirements are high school diploma or equivalent, health certificate, finance for tuition fee and living expenses, Health insurance and good command of English or Bulgarian language.

The mandatory requirement to apply to medical university in Bulgaria the high school leaving diploma. The medical student applicant must have completed 12th Grade in the US/Canada and elsewhere. UK: A-level or Advanced Level; England - General Certificate of Secondary Education; Ireland - Leaving Certificate (School Leaving Certificates ); Scotland - Scottish Higher/Advanced Higher; France : Baccalauréat (lycée); American or Canadian - General Education Diploma, General Equivalency Diploma, or Graduate Equivalency Degree; Germany: Abitur; Spain: Baccalaureate (Bachillerato).
Bulgarian medical university entry requirements for first year medical students
Bulgarian medical university entry requirements for first year medical students vary from different universities.

Below are the Bulgarian medical university entry general requirements for first year medical students:

• High school diploma or equivalent with at least 62 % of average high school results and 62 % in Biology and chemistry as basic subject to further university medical studies for non-European Union(EU), European union area (EEA) and Switzerland medical university candidate students, and at least 50% in Biology and chemistry for EU/EEA medical university candidate students.
• Certificate specifying that the candidate high school diploma give him access to university Height education and university in his country (where diploma has been delivered!).
• Self-finance: medical student candidate must have his own source of financing the medical studies in Bulgaria by student loans, wonderful parents or generous sponsors or other sources. The finance includes tuitions fee (5000 to 8000 €/year for medical university program, and 3000 to 4500 €/year for medical preparatory course) and everyday living expenses.
• Health certificate: medical student candidate have to be in good health mentally, physically and without daisies incompatible with medical career.
• Valid passport (travelling document) or ID card for those students from European Union (EU), European Union area (EEA) and Switzerland.
• Bulgarian Medical university language requirements: medical university candidate student must have good command of English or Bulgarian respectively for program in English or in Bulgarian. The candidate without enough commend of English language have to follow one year medical preparatory course prior to university medical program.
• Entry test: some university may organise medical university entry test in Biology and chemistry (for medicine and dental medicine program) or chemistry and Botany entry test (for pharmacy program). Behind science entry test, universities may organise university medical test for or medical candidate students for students from country where English is not official language and they do not have international certificate of English.
• Respect of the application deadline.

Bulgarian medical university entry requirements for transfer medical student

Bulgarian medical university entry requirements for transfer medical students are the same as those for application to the first year medical university in Bulgaria. However, the medical university transfer student must also have all university transcripts.

Bulgarian medical university entry requirements for Medical preparatory course

• Bulgarian medical university entry requirements for medical preparatory course are the same as those for application to the first year medical university in Bulgaria with exception of lack of English language.
• Bulgarian medical university entry requirements for Residency medical students (specialisation)
• Residency medical candidate must have Medical University diploma, university transcripts and fulfil all general entry requirements to medical university in Bulgaria (health certificate, self-finance, and passport). Postgraduate Medical Specialisations (Residency) are available in Bulgarian language.

Bulgarian medical university entry requirements per Medical University

Bulgarian medical university entry requirements  vary slightly from university to another even if the main application documents and requirements remain the same. Beloe are specific medical university entry requirements in Bulgaria per university:

Sofia medical university entry requirements:

• No entrance medical university examination test in Biology and chemistry, but medical English entry test for all medical student candidates;
• Tuition fees 8000€ per year and living expenses approximately 5000€;
• English language at least B2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• Letter of sponsor (we can help with it!);
• October entry;

Pleven medical university entry requirements:

• No entrance medical university examination test;
• Tuition fees 7000€ per year and living expenses approximately 5000€;
• English language at least B2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• Letter of sponsor;
• February entry;

Varna medical university entry requirements:

• Varna medical university Biology and Chemistry entry test;
• Tuition fees 8000€ per year and living expenses approximately 5000€;
• English language at least B2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• October Entry;

Plovdiv medical university entry requirements:

• No entrance medical university examination test;
• Tuition fees 8000€ per year and living expenses approximately 4000€;
• English language at least B2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• Middle September Entry;

Sofia university st Kliment Ohridski medical entry requirements:

• Entrance medical university examination test of Biology, chemistry and medical English;
• Tuition fees 5500€ per year and living expenses approximately 5000€;
• English language at least B2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• October Entry;

Trakia medical university entry requirements:

• No entrance medical university examination test;
• Tuition fees 7000€ per year for Medicine; 3500€ per year for Veterinary Medicine and living expenses approximately 3500€;
• English language at least B2 level according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
• October Entry;

Bulgarian medical university entry requirements are very reasonable compared to other medical universities in Europe and beyond. Most of that, given that once admitted, there is no more eliminating numerus clausus, all first year or transferred students are potentially future Doctors.