Foreigners may be admitted to higher education studies at the Pedagogical University of Krakow, conducted in Polish, provided that they:

• complete a preparatory course to take up education in Polish at any of the institutions designated by the minister competent for higher education, or
• have a certificate of proficiency in Polish at level B1 or higher, or have a certificate of proficiency in Polish at the level specified in the detailed qualification criteria for the particular fields of study, issued by the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language, or
• obtain a confirmation issued by the Centre for the Teaching of Polish as a Foreign Language at the Pedagogical University that their command of Polish enables them to undertake studies in Polish at the level required and specified in the detailed admission criteria, or
• have a certificate of maturity issued in the Polish educational system, or
• graduated from a secondary school abroad where classes were conducted in Polish.