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%20you%20applied%20for"] • 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 her program at a university in the secondary education in Ukraine USA. After graduation, he wants to last year and now wants to continue his academic path at the apply for the Liberal Arts and Faculty of Humanities and apply Humanities program at Charles for the Master’s program in Gender University.   Studies at Charles University.   Lily filed her online application Lucas sent his online application and paid the application fee in along with all of the required January. She had been preparing documents in December and received for the entrance exam for a few conditional acceptance from the months and successfully passed it department verge of March/April. 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 he mail with detailed information officially graduated and received on how to file a request for his diploma in July. recognition at the Faculty and pay However, he filed the request for the recognition fee. She followed recognition at the Faculty and the instructions in the e-mail and paid the recognition fee right 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 to she learned that documents from e-mail documents confirming his Ukraine do not need to be verified graduate status directly to the through apostille or super- 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 originals. Once the documents were his documents were issued in prepared, Lily sent them to the English, he did not need to get Faculty’s headquarters in Prague them translated. Lucas only needed via the post. to get notarized copies which A month later, she checked her he then sent to the Faculty’s online application and learned headquarters in Prague via the that her previous education had post. been recognized and, therefore, After sending the documents, Lucas she had been officially accepted contacted the Student Affairs to the program. Lily started the Office at his university and recognition process in mid-June asked them to prepare and send received a decision on acceptance the required confirmation. The by the end of July. confirmation, which the 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"]