Recognition of Foreign Diplomas and Degrees ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** In case you graduated outside the Czech Republic, you will need to go through a procedure previous education recognized. We recommend you familiarize yourself with the rules of rec schedule the steps you need to complete in order to facilitate the process. You can choose either nostrification or recognition by the Faculty. Nostrification certificate has lifelong validity whereas recognition by the Faculty is val one admission procedure (admissions procedures at the Faculty). Please note that nostrific are processed by Prague City Hall or other relevant Regional Authorities (secondary educat Rectorate of Charles University (higher education). For further information visit this web CU's Diploma Recognition [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-593.html"] Recognition by the Faculty is overseen by the Faculty of Humanities itself which means tha you through the process. Please read the important information below and check out our Fac more details: Faculty of Humanities - Recognition of Foreign Diplomas and Degrees [ URL "https://fhs.cun FHSENG-912.html#4:~:text=Recognition%20by%20the%20faculty,-If"] • When should I start the recognition p•oWhich documents do I need? We recommend you start the recognition If you applied for our Bachelor's program, prepare admissions results are published. Don'tdocuments confirming your secondary (high school) you will be invited to proceed to this education - diploma and transcript of records. admissions via e-mail. In the case of tIf you applied for one of our Master's programs, programs, you can start the recognitionprepare documents confirming your higher you receive feedback on your applicatio(university) education - Bachelor's/Master's diplom department. and diploma supplement. • Should I translate my documets? • And what about certifications? All submitted documents must be translaAll submitted documents must be certified by a or English. Documents in other languagenotary; a copy without official certification accepted. Please, note that a certifiedwill not be accepted. Please, note that additional is not enough - the translation must beverification (apostille or super-legalization) a notary. If your documents were issuedmay be required. Refer to the list of states and or have already been translated into Enrespective verification methods below to find out not need to get a notarized translationwhether further verification is needed in your case List of states and respective verification requirements [ URL "https://cuni.cz/UKEN-16-version1- tabulka_overeni_abecedni_seznam_statu_en_1_2024.pdf"] • How do I file a recognition request? • How do I pay the fee? Once all documents are prepared, you neAfter your request is filed, the recognition fee of a recognition request and pay the recog990 Czech crowns will be automatically generated to fee. In the section "Proof of educationbe paid by card. If you have any troubles with your online application, you will find an oppayment, please, let us know at am submitting the following in support study@fhs.cuni.cz [ URL application”. Please choose “a foreign "mailto:study@fhs.cuni.cz"] . concerning foreign education – it will be assessed”. • Where do I send my documents? • When will I receive the decision? We accept both hard and electronic copiThe recognition process usually takes up to 30 days above-mentioned documents. You may eithIn some cases, we may contact you and ask you to via post to the Faculty's headquarters send additional documents but don't worry - the 2137/5, Prague 8, 182 00) or submit PDFdeadline for fulfilling this part of the admission to your online application in the sectiprocess is September 30. You will have enough time education". to go through the procedure - however, we still recommend that you start the process as soon as you are invited to do so. Once your previous education is assessed and recognized, it means you have met the second admission requirement and are therefore officially accepted to your chosen study program. An acceptance letter will be issued and sent to you via post. Below, you can read illustrative cases of Lily and Lucas which may help you better understand the process: Lily is an undergraduate Lucas is a student of a Bachelor’s applicant. She finished program at a university in the her secondary education USA. After graduation, he wants to in Ukraine last year and continue his academic path at the now wants to apply for the Faculty of Humanities and apply Liberal Arts and Humanities for the Master’s program in Gender program at Charles University. Studies at Charles University. Lily filed her online application Lucas sent his online application and paid the application along with all of the required fee in January. She had been documents in December and received preparing for the entrance conditional acceptance from the exam for a few months and department verge of March/April. successfully passed it in April. Lucas was still a student at Right after the exam results were that time so he had to postpone published, Lily received an e- the recognition process until mail with detailed information he officially graduated and on how to file a request for received his diploma in July. recognition at the Faculty and However, he filed the request for pay the recognition fee. She recognition at the Faculty and followed the instructions in paid the recognition fee right the e-mail and made the request. after receiving the feedback. From She took the documents concerning the list of states and required her secondary education - her high verification methods, Lucas school diploma and transcript of learned that since he completed records - to a notary office in higher education in the US he had Ukraine to get them translated two options – he could either a) from Ukrainian to Czech According verify his documents via apostille to the lists of states and or b) send notarized copies and required verification methods, ask his university in the US she learned that documents from to e-mail documents confirming Ukraine do not need to be verified his graduate status directly through apostille or super- to the Faculty of Humanities. legalization. Therefore, it is He decided to go with the second sufficient for her to send the option and started by taking Faculty either the original the documents concerning his documents or hard copies certified Bachelor’s degree - Bachelor’s by a notary. Lily made notarized diploma and diploma supplement - copies so she could keep the to a notary in the US. Since his originals. Once the documents documents were issued in English, were prepared, Lily sent them he did not need to get them to the Faculty’s headquarters translated. Lucas only needed to in Prague via the post. get notarized copies which he then A month later, she checked her sent to the Faculty’s headquarters online application and learned in Prague via the post. that her previous education had After sending the documents, been recognized and, therefore, Lucas contacted the Student she had been officially accepted Affairs Office at his university to the program. Lily started and asked them to prepare and the recognition process in mid- send the required confirmation. June received a decision on The confirmation, which the acceptance by the end of July. Student Affairs Office e-mailed to the Faculty of Humanities, consisted of Lucas’ personal information, information about the program he completed, and the date of his graduation. Three weeks later, Lucas checked his online application and learned that his degree had been recognized and he is officially accepted to the Master’s program. He started the recognition process in July and received a decision on acceptance by the end of August. Still have questions? Feel free to contact us at study@fhs.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:study@fhs.cuni.cz"]