Pharmaceutical Sciences - Admission Requirements

Deadlines

The deadline for filling in the online application form for admission in the academic year 2024/2025 is
April 30, 2024.

Entrance exams

• On web page www.scio.cz you will find all necessary information for entrance exams - 
  Pharmaceutical Sciences - online
• The entrance exam (face-to-face written exam in Hradec Kralove or online written exam) will be organized and the exact date and place will be announced later to registered applicants.
• An alternative date for the entrance examination will be in July 2024 (exact date and place will be announced later to registered applicants).

Admission requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent first degree obtained from an internationally recognized university in the field of Pharmacy, Biomedicine, Life Sciences, and disciplines related to Human Biology (e.g., Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology) and Chemistry (e.g., Organic chemistry, Analytical Chemistry) is required. Recognized universities are accredited as a university in their own country by the responsible national authority. Bachelor's degree must be awarded before the commencement of lectures (beginning of the academic year) at the Faculty of Pharmacy, but not necessarily at the time of application.

Written tests include a multiple-choice test in Pharmaceutical Botany (10 questions), Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry (10 questions), Human Physiology and Pathophysiology (10 questions), Biochemistry and Pathological Biochemistry (10 questions), and Analytical Chemistry (10 questions). The level of the English language will be tested by an English grammar test (20 questions).

In the final evaluation of the candidate's success, students will obtain points only for correct answers. They will get 1 point for each correct answer in Pharmaceutical Botany, Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry, Human Physiology and Pathophysiology, Biochemistry and Pathological Biochemistry, and Analytical Chemistry. Students will obtain points only for correct answers. They will get 0,5 points for each correct answer in the English language test.  In case the candidate does not answer or misspells any question, points will not be deducted.

It is the responsibility and right of the Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy to set the threshold level of points required for the admission with respect to the number of applicants and students' capacity of the Faculty.

Documents required for acceptance for studies

Recognition of documents verifying a completed secondary education:

• Nostrification in terms of the admission procedure – processed by our Faculty, more information
• Nostrification in terms of the admission procedure - General nostrification procedure please follow the website

Students who receive their Final Certificate after 1^st October of the study year, in which they would like to start their studies in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Charles University, Faculty of Pharmacy, have to obtain at least an official letter from their university confirming the completion of the Bachelor’s degree studies.

All above–mentioned documents have to be validated (officially verified) accordingly to the country of their origin: more information (pdf).

PLEASE NOTE: All documents must be translated into English or Czech by a court translator.

Preparatory Courses

The programmes are tailor-made for students interested in studying pharmacy or medicine. The preparatory programmes consist of a unique teaching method of Czech or English language and specialized subjects. More info...