Information for higher education applicants from the European Union and the European Economic Area

            Higher education applicants who are citizens of European Union countries apply pursuant to the same conditions and by the same procedure as the ones stipulated for Bulgarian citizens. After submitting the required documents within the time frames specified below, applicants take the same admission examinations as the ones stipulated for Bulgarian citizens (for reference see the Application Guidelines of the National Academy of Music (NAM) for the relevant year).

        I. Required documents:

1. Application to the President, containing a short CV and a declaration of the desired major.

2. A copy of the applicant's secondary education document - for applicants for undergraduate programmes: a copy of the supplement that contains the grades, with a grade in A MUSICAL SUBJECT as a mandatory requirement. For applicants for MASTER's degree programmes or postgraduate training - a copy of the higher education diploma for the acquisition of a Bachelor's or a Master's degree and the supplement with the grades.

3. For applicants for undergraduate programmes - a document issued by a competent body, which certifies the applicant's right to continue their education in the higher education institutions in the country where the applicant obtained their secondary education.

4. Certificate of acknowledged secondary education, obtained in a foreign country, issued by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria - for applicants for undergraduate programmes (the documents required for the issue of this certificate are submitted by the applicant to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria, and after the certificate is issued, it is submitted to the National Academy of Music). For Master's degree programmes or postgraduate training - a certificate of acknowledged higher education, obtained in a foreign country - the documents required for the issue of this certificate are submitted by the applicant to the National Centre for Information and Documentation (information about the procedure can be obtained at www.nacid.bg), and the certificate thus obtained is submitted to the National Academy of Music.

5.A document certifying their proficiency in Bulgarian, issued by a higher education institution in the Republic of Bulgaria.

6.A health certificate, issued not earlier than one month prior to the date of application.

7.A copy of the applicant's document of citizenship.

8.Four photographs.

            The documents required pursuant to Items 2, 3 and 6 must be legalised, translated and certified in accordance with the provisions of the international agreements signed by the Republic of Bulgaria with their country of issue, and if there are no such agreements - pursuant to the general procedure for legalisation, translation and certification of documents. The documents must be submitted in two sets with original certifications and signatures, not in copies.

         II. Bulgarian For applicants who do not have the document specified in item 5:

       1. Applicants who have attended language training and specialised training in a preparatory course organised by the National Academy of Music or applicants who are proficient in Bulgarian, are required to take a written and an oral examination in BULGARIAN. Only applicants who have passed the examinations in BULGARIAN are allowed to take the admission examinations.

       2. Applicants who are not proficient in Bulgarian can attend a preparatory course - language training and specialised training - for one academic year. The course ends with examinations in all subjects studied, after which admission examinations are taken according to the same programme and schedule as stipulated for Bulgarian citizens. To apply for a preparatory course, the applicant must submit the above listed documents.

      III. Application periods:

1.     For the preparatory course - from 1^st September to 1^st October.

2.     For undergraduate programmes - the dates are specified in the Application Guidelines issued by the NAM.

3.      For Master's degree programmes - from 1^st September to 1^st October for application for programmes starting from the first semester of the relevant academic year, or until the start of the second semester, i.e. 15^th February, for application for programmes starting from the second semester of the relevant academic year.

      IV. Duration of the course of study:

-         Preparatory course - one academic year;

-         For Bachelor's degree programmes - four academic years;

-         For Master's degree programmes for holders of a Bachelor's or a Master's degree - two academic years for holders of a Bachelor's or a Master's degree, obtained in another higher education institution;

-         For postgraduate training - two years.

Information for higher education applicants from non-EU countries for

a preparatory course,

the first year of BACHELOR's or MASTER's degree programmes for secondary education graduates,

for MASTER's degree programmes for holders of a Bachelor's or a Master's degree

or for postgraduate training

        I. Required documents:

1. Application to the President, containing a short CV and a declaration of the desired major.

2. A copy of the applicant's secondary education document - for applicants for undergraduate programmes: a copy of the supplement that contains the grades, with a grade in A MUSICAL SUBJECT as a mandatory requirement. For applicants for MASTER's degree programmes or postgraduate training - a copy of the higher education diploma for a Bachelor's or a Master's degree and the supplement with the grades.

3. For applicants for undergraduate programmes or a preparatory course - a document issued by a competent body, which certifies the applicant's right to continue their education in the higher education institutions in the country where the applicant obtained their secondary education.

4. Certificate of acknowledged secondary education, obtained in a foreign country, issued by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria - for applicants for undergraduate programmes (the documents required for the issue of this certificate are submitted by the applicant to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria, and after the certificate is issued, it is submitted to the National Academy of Music). For Master's degree programmes - a certificate of acknowledged higher education, obtained in foreign country - the documents required for the issue of this certificate are submitted by the applicant to the National Centre for Information and Documentation (information about the procedure can be obtained at www.nacid.bg/), and the certificate thus obtained is submitted to the National Academy of Music.

5. A document certifying their proficiency in Bulgarian, issued by a higher education institution in the Republic of Bulgaria.

6. A health certificate, issued not earlier than one month prior to the date of application.

7. A copy of the applicant's document of citizenship.

8. Four photographs.

            The documents required pursuant to Items 2, 3 and 6 must be legalised, translated and certified in accordance with the provisions of the international agreements signed by the Republic of Bulgaria with their country of issue, and if there are no such agreements - pursuant to the general procedure for legalisation, translation and certification of documents. The documents must be submitted in three sets with original certifications and signatures, not in copies.

          II. Bulgarian: for applicants who do not have the document specified in item 5:

       1. Applicants who have attended language training and specialised training in a preparatory course organised by the National Academy of Music or applicants who are proficient in Bulgarian, are required to take a written and an oral examination in BULGARIAN. Only applicants who have passed the examinations in BULGARIAN are allowed to take the admission examinations.

       2. Applicants who are not proficient in Bulgarian can attend a preparatory course - language training (in Bulgarian) and specialised training - for one academic year. The course ends with examinations in all subjects studied. To apply for a preparatory course, the applicant must submit the above listed documents.

      III. Application periods:

1.     For undergraduate programmes and a preparatory course - from 1^st September to 1^st October.

2.     For Master's degree programmes or postgraduate training - from 1^st September to 1^st October for application for programmes starting from the first semester of the relevant academic year, or until 10^th February for application for programmes starting from the second semester of the relevant academic year.

   The admission examinations are taken after submission within the stipulated time frames of the complete set of documents listed above.

   After the documents are submitted to the NAM, they are sent by the Academy to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science of the Republic of Bulgaria for the issue of a D visa certificate.

        IV. Tuition Fees:

        For the academic year 2009 - 2010:

-         For a preparatory course - EUR 2 500

-         For undergraduate programmes - EUR 4 000

-         For Master's degree programmes - EUR 6 600

-         For postgraduate training - EUR 7 000.

  V. Duration of the course of study:

-         Preparatory course - one academic year;

-         For Bachelor's degree programmes - four academic years;

-         For Master's degree programmes for holders of a Bachelor's or a Master's degree - two academic years for holders of a Bachelor's or a Master's degree, obtained in another higher education institution;