0. Hungarian citizens can apply to our programme through Felvi.hu and its application procedure applies to Hungarian citizens. They do not need to take the entrance exam.

1. Applicants who apply to the programme through DreamApply or Stipendium Hungaricum must take an entrance exam.

Details of the exam:

Place of Entrance Examination: Online

• During the examination, applicants will be asked to join a call (on Skype, Zoom, or other) to share their screens with the examiners and turn on their cameras. The platform of the examination will be shared before the exam and a link will be provided. 

Type of Entrance Examination: Written

• Questions will be based on: Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Hilgard, E. R., Atkinson, R. L., Atkinson, R. C., Fredrickson, B. L., Loftus, G. R., & Lutz, C. (2014). Atkinson & Hilgard’s introduction to psychology (16th edition). Cengage Learning EMEA. ISBN: 978-1-4080-4410-0
  • Chapters:
    • 1. The Nature of Psychology
    • 5. Perception
    • 8. Memory
    • 10. Motivation
    • 11. Emotion
    • 13. Personality
    • 14. Stress, Health, and Coping
    • 17. Social Influence

Preparation for the test is recommended.

For Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship applicants: A maximum of 80 points can be scored for answering the questions correctly. A maximum of 15 points can be scored for the applicant’s motivational letter. A maximum of 5 points can be scored if the applicant has a Certificate of English Language of C1 level of proficiency. A total of 100 points can be scored.

2. Certificate of Secondary Education (Senior Secondary School Certificate / High School Leaving Certificate)

Applicants must submit a PDF copy of the original certificate along with a certified English or Hungarian translation if not officially edited in bilingual version. A copy of original transcript of records or result sheet indicating the score and the subjects of the final examination of secondary education needs to be joined in original version along with a certified Hungarian or English translation.

Admitted students must bring the original hard copy of their Certificate of Secondary Education when they come to the University for academic enrollment.

3. Applicants must also submit a Certificate of English Language of B2 level of proficiency, issued by an accredited language center after a successful four-skill examination of English.

IELTS, TOEFL, TELS, Euroexam, LanguageCert or Cambridge First Certificate or Certificate of Advanced English are equally accepted as a proof of English proficiency. Those applicants who conducted their studies in an institution where the medium of instruction was fully English can provide an official statement from their secondary school as a proof.

4. Motivation Letter

A motivation letter needs to be submitted on the application platform. Characters: min. 1400 max. 4000.