Bachelor’s degree programs

All programs and modes of education of Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv are open to applicants who have completed secondary education enabling the student to continue into the higher education institutions of the country where the diploma has been issued.

 Required documents

1. Application form 
   *Applicants may state more than one desired program and faculty in the application form and they will be ranked in their order of preference. 
2. A copy of the diploma for completed secondary education (including the diploma supplement with grades) and a certificate by the Regional Department of Education (RDE) (for individuals who graduated non-Bulgarian secondary schools).
   *The minimum grade point average of the subjects included in the document for completed secondary education, which are rank-forming for the program the person applies for, cannot be lower than 62% of the maximum value in the grading system used in the country where the secondary education was obtained (i.e. equivalent to the Bulgarian “Good 4”).
3. A document issued by competent authority which certifies the right of the applicant to be eligible for studying in the higher educational institutions of the country of completed secondary education.
4. The documents in 2. and 3. (with the exception of the Regional Department of Education (RDE) Certificate) have to be legalized, translated, and certified in accordance with the provisions and international treaties of the Republic of Bulgaria and the country in which the documents have been issued. When there are no such provisions and treaties, the general procedure for legalization, translation, and certification of documents and other papers must be followed.
5. A photocopy of a valid international passport or another identification document translated into Bulgarian. Applicants with dual citizenship, one of which being Bulgarian, must present the original and photocopies of their Bulgarian identity documents. In case of any differences concerning the name of the applicant in the Bulgarian and foreign identity documents he or she must present a notary certified declaration or another document for the identity of a person with two names.
6. Two passport size photos of the applicant.
7. A Bulgarian language certificate equivalent to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) issued by a higher educational institution in the Republic of Bulgaria – only for candidates who will study in Bulgarian and will not undergo language and specialized training.
   • In the first year, foreign nationals with no command of Bulgarian take up a one-year preparatory course in language and specialized training at the Department of Language and Specialized Training of Foreign Students of Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv.
   • The foreign citizens who are admitted (as students) to the University may continue their studies in the first academic year of the chosen program after successfully passing the preparatory course examinations for language and specialized training in Bulgarian (and the specialized disciplines) equivalent to level B2 of the CEFR.
8. The tuition fees for international students are determined on an annual basis by a Council of Ministers Decree.