The General Nursing programme provides you with a practically oriented bachelor's education for subsequent practice of the health profession without professional supervision. The study programme is designed in accordance with Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications in the provision of services and provides you as a graduate with the basic prerequisites to practice a regulated profession in the European Union.

Applications should only be submitted electronically via the e-application application. The admission fee is 650,- CZK and must be paid no later than the closing date for applications of the given round (if you do not enrol, the fee will not be refunded). Further payment instructions (account number, variable symbol) find in the online application. The fee must be paid again for each round of admissions.

Applications in the 2nd and 3rd supplementary rounds will be allowed only if the number of admitted candidates is not already filled in the 1st basic round of admissions. 

Are you already interested in what subjects you will study?

A list of the courses you will take during your studies can be found in the Curriculum tab below on this page.
The student must successfully complete all compulsory courses during the course of his/her studies (in the case of a language variation of the same course, it is sufficient to complete only one of the variations).
In the case of compulsory electives, this obligation applies only to the self-selected group of courses. However, it is a condition for obtaining the minimum number of credits specified in the accreditation of the study programme.
NOTE: In the combined form of study, English 1 - 4 is not a compulsory subject, only a compulsory elective.
The full-time study also includes a long-term internship (57 weeks). 
Instruction in the combined mode of study is delivered exclusively on Saturdays. Each semester requires attendance on approximately twelve to fourteen teaching Saturdays

• The conditions of admission to study at the College of Polytechnics Jihlava  (hereinafter referred to as the VŠPJ) are determined in accordance with the provisions of Sections 48 to 50 of Act No. 111/1998 Coll., on Higher Education and on Amendments and Supplements to Other Acts (the Higher Education Act), as amended, and in accordance with the Regulations of the Admission Procedure at the VŠPJ and Articles 11 to 13 of the Statutes of the VŠPJ.
• In order to be admitted to a study programme, an applicant must fulfil the general conditions and other conditions specified for individual study programmes.

For the full text of the admission requirements for the 2026/2027 academic year, please see HERE. For the full text of the Schedule of Admissions to the VŠPJ for the 2026/2027 academic year, please see HERE.

The admission procedure for the academic year 2026/2027 again includes the possibility of EXEMPTING applicants in difficult social situations FROM THE FEE for the acts related to the admission procedure. No fee will be charged to an applicant who meets the following conditions:

o    he/she applies to study in a bachelor's or master's degree programme no later than 14 May 2026,

o    he/she is not a graduate of the same type of degree programme (written affidavit),

o    he/she proves that he/she is in a difficult social situation (written certificate issued at his/her request by the state social assistance body proving that the family income ascertained for the purposes of the child benefit for the third calendar quarter of 2025 did not exceed the product of the family's subsistence minimum and a coefficient of 1.5),

o    he/she requests that he/she be exempted from the fee no later than April 9, 2026.

An application for exemption from the fee is available HERE; a sample affidavit is available HERE.

Further information on the admission procedure:

• School-leaving Certificate/Certificate of Recognition, a medical certificate of medical fitness issued by a general practitioner on a recommended form (available for download in the e-application form after payment of the admission fee), and certification of experience corresponding to the General Nursing programme (the combined form of study only) of at least two years must be submitted in one of the following ways:
  
• online (uploading via a personal folder in the e-application) - only authorized document conversion (provided by Czech POINT branches) - other electronic versions of the document, e.g. a simple scan, will not be accepted
• by post to the study department (officially certified copy)
• in person at the study department (certified copy)
• School-leaving certificate/certification of recognition must be delivered by 9/10/2026 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the candidate will not be admitted to study).
• Medical certificate of medical fitness must be delivered according to the dates of the individual rounds of the admission procedure AR 2025/2026 (in case of failure to deliver it by the deadline, the applicant will not be admitted to study) - the form is available for download in the e-application after payment of the fee for the actions related to the admission procedure.

• The accepted candidate shall submit proof of vaccination against hepatitis B to the guarantor of the internship at the latest after the start of the training (a copy of the vaccination certificate is sufficient).
  In the case of the combined form of study, confirmation of experience corresponding to the General Nursing programme (Practical Nurse position, General Nurse position) of at least two years must be supplied according to the dates of the individual rounds of the admission procedure AR 2026/2027 (in case of non-delivery by the deadline, the applicant will not be admitted to study). The work experience must be duly documented by a certificate from the employer(s); the certificate must include the following:

  • Identification data of the employer (name, registered office).
  • Name and surname of the applicant.
  • The exact duration of the experience (from-to).
  • Job title.
  • Amount of working time.
  • Stamp and signature of an authorised person of the employer.
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

  I have 1 year of experience and will have another year in September. Can I apply now?

  • Yes, you do not need to have completed the full 2 years of experience by the date of application. The 2 years must be completed no later than the start date. If you do not meet this requirement, your application will be rejected for not meeting the admission requirements, and you will no longer be invited to sit for the entrance examination.

  I have experience from abroad. Is it accepted?

  • Yes, work experience from abroad is accepted if it is documented by a relevant certificate from the employer (see requirements above) and translated into Czech (a certified translation is unnecessary if the document is in English or Slovak).

  I have experience from secondary school (higher professional school). Does it count?

  • No, post-secondary experience in the health care profession is necessary to meet the professional experience requirement.
    

The last date for regular enrolment for the 2026/2027 academic year is September 14, 2026.

The participant is informed by e-mail about the access to the document in the IS of the VŠPJ. 

Where can I find the results of the admission procedure?

Summary admission results can be found HERE.

Your further questions can be answered at the Study Department, tel. 567 141 181 or e-mail: studijni@vspj.cz

Dates

Important dates for applications and admissions

The participant is informed by e-mail about the access to the document in the IS of the VŠPJ. 

The entrance examination for the study programme General Nursing consists of a PC-based test in professional subjects (human biology, psychology) and general study prerequisites and an oral examination in human biology. On this page you will find sample test from professional subjects and general study prerequisites and also test evaluation of the entrance examination.

• Full-time study
• Combined studies