Entrance exam waivers criteria
When applying for the master's study program in General Medicine, you may be exempt from the entrance exam if you meet one of the following conditions:
- a) Results in the A-levels test - Physics or Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology: Rating at least: A, A, A The test must not have been taken before the 2023/2024 academic year or
- b) International Baccalaureate (IB) - Minimum achieved or predicted grades of 35 points overall (including from EE/TOK) with a total of 19 points from HL Biology and HL Chemistry and one of HL/SL Maths (AA or AI) or HL/SL Physics. The test must not have been taken before the academic year 2023/2024.
- c) European Baccalaureate - 9.00 and above in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or Physics and an overall average mark of 90.00 and above. The test must not have been taken before the academic year 2023/2024 or
- d) Advanced Placement (AP) - Exam (or) Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) AP: Biology and Chemistry and either Mathematics or Physics; Overall: at least 85th percentile. MCAT: Test score at or above 512 points. The AP and MCAT tests must not have been taken before the academic year 2023/2024 or
- e) Bachelor of Science (BS) in Medical Related Field – coursework including Physics or Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology. Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher among core requirements. The applicant must not have graduated from college before the academic year 2023/2024 or
- f) Grade point average for matriculation (“Abitur”) subjects concerning
applicants studying at foreign secondary schools: Germany and Austria equal or less than 1.30; Switzerland equal or more than 5.50; Norway, equal or more than 5 Norwegian Grade points in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics; Finland at least 9 points in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics; Sweden minimum B grade in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics. Canada: grade 90% and above in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or Physics. USA: grade A college/honors level in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or Physics. Australia: ATAR – overal 98+ with at least 95+ in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or Physics. Iceland: 9.0 and above in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or Physics. The applicant must not have graduated from high school before the academic year 2023/2024.
If you meet any of these conditions:
- Download and fill in the Exemption from Entrance Examination form
- Upload it together with your latest grades, predicted grades ( IB), high school diploma, BS diploma, AP or MCAT results to the online application (the Apply Electronically guide follows)
- Submit the electronic application to the Study Department by 30 April 2026.
- Pay the application fee of 2500 CZK by 30 April 2026.
- The applicant will be notified by the end of May 2026 whether the entrance examination has been waived. If the examination is waived, the applicant will be conditionally accepted into the programme, pending submission of final grades that meet the conditions outlined above. If the examination is not waived, the applicant will be invited to attend the entrance examination either in Prague on 27 May or 15 July, or through one of our partner agencies abroad.
The entrance exam may be waived for a maximum of 25 top-scoring applicants in the a), d), f) A-levels, AP, MCAT, matriculation group(“Abitur”) and a maximum of 25 top-scoring applicants in the b), c), e) IB, EB and BS groups, with all applicants who achieve the same result being issued with the same decision content of the statement (either that the entrance exam was waived or that the entrance exam was not waived).
