Appendix No. 1.
Language requirements for CEMS MIM
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APPENDIX No. 1
to the CEMS MIM Selection Rules & Regulations
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
FOR CEMS MIM
(last update 19 May 2015)
1. According to the CEMS MIM requirements, all candidates must present one of the following certificates of
their proficiency in English, which automatically is their first foreign language (FL 1):
a) TOEFL (PBT/CBT/iBT) with the result of 600/250/100 or higher,
b) IELTS at 7.0 level or higher,
c) CAE at „B” level or higher
d) CPE (Grade A, B, C, or C1 Certificate)
e) BEC Higher (Grade “A” only)
f) GCSE (A-Level) exam issued in Singapore
2. Exemption from the above rule is granted to:
a) graduates of undergraduate or graduate level study programmes (with English as the language of
instruction) at CEMS member universities/schools, or universities/schools that are EQUIS or AACSB
International accredited, or issued in an English-speaking country;
b) students who successfully completed CEMS Accredited Course in English at C1 or C2 level (both written
and oral).
3. Proof of proficiency in the second foreign language (FL2) is optional and verified on the basis of:
a) SGH Language Competence Tests passed with minimum score 60 points (taken in the calendar year
calculated according to the following formula: x-2, where “x” stands for the calendar year in which the
selection takes place),
b) CNJO certificate on completing SGH tutorials in foreign language for economics (zaświadczenie o
ukończeniu lektoratu z języka obcego ekonomicznego) at minimum level of B1,
c) commercial tests’ certificates listed in the Table 1 passed at B2 minimum level or B1 minimum level, if
passed within last 2 calendar years,
d) CEMS Accredited Language Course,
e) SGH tutorials or accepted university/commercial elementary courses credited with at least 5 ECTS.
4. In case described in section 3.b, the candidate is awarded SGH Language Competence Test equivalent
points (hereinafter referred as “points”) assigned to a given level of proficiency (in ESOP/CEF scale) for SGH
tutorials according to Table 1; the certificates are issued by CNJO on candidate’s request for a fee according
to the rules as announced at: http://administracja.sgh.waw.pl/pl/CNJO/egzaminy/zaswiadczenie/
5. In case described in section 3.d, the candidate is awarded points assigned to a given level of proficiency (in
ESOP/CEF scale) for SGH tutorials according to Table 1.
6. In case described in section 3.e, the candidate is awarded 60 points.
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7. Optionally, students may be assigned points for the given (other than English) language, provided they
submit a copy (or upon request also the original) of:
a) certificate of secondary education abroad in foreign language - equivalent of C1 proficiency level,
b) certificate of maturity (secondary education) obtained from school in Poland with foreign language of
instruction or a certificate that confirms that a given student may enrol for studies abroad in the given
language - equivalent of B2 proficiency level,
c) diploma of graduation from studies abroad in the given language (language of instruction) – equivalent of
C2 proficiency level.
8.
In case of CEMS languages that are neither tested at SGH nor stipulated in the Table 1.:
a) the student is obliged to present a proof of taking courses in the given language with achieved level of
proficiency in the CEF scale and ECTS credits awarded, or any certificate, (provided it contains
information about the level of proficiency in the CEF scale or such information is published by the issuing
body);
b) the final decision whether to accept presented document as a proof of proficiency will be made by CEMS
Language Co-ordinator at SGH;
c) the number of points awarded for that language will equal to the number of points assigned to a given
level of proficiency (in ESOP/CEF scale) for SGH tutorials according to Table 1.
9. Native speakers of English (or candidates who declared English as their mother tongue) must select as FL1
another language from the list of official CEMS languages and provide a proof of its proficiency at B2
minimum level (or pass SGH Language Competence Test with minimum score of 76 points).
10. Certificates that do not fulfil minimum requirements, will not be accepted.
11. All above mentioned confirmations of proficiency in a foreign language (except the results of SGH Language
Competence Test) must be submitted within the announced deadline for submission of application’s
documents (as announced in Appendix 4), and checked-out in the on-line applications (both SGH and
CEMS, if the system offers such option).
12. Applications of students, who await official results of the required commercial test in English (and which
are to be announced after deadline for submission of application documents) will be conditionally
accepted, provided they submit internet confirmation of their score of the commercial test (that meets
CEMS minimum criteria) by the deadline announced in Appendix 4, and check-out the option “awaiting test
result” in SGH on-line application.
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TABLE 1.
A LIST OF SGH ACCEPTED COMMERCIAL TESTS
WITH CONVERSION INTO SELECTION POINTS
AND CEMS MIM APPLICABILITY
Language
ENGLISH
Certificate
TOEFL
IELTS (Academic)
FCE
CAE
CPE
BEC
GCSE
Test result
iBT
53-64
65-78
79-82
83-99
100-109
110-117
118-120
CBT
PBT/ITP
153-180
477-510
183-210
513-547
213-217
550-553
220-247
557-597
250-267
600-633
270-287
637-663
290-300
667-677
4.0-4.5
5.0-5.5
6.0-6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5-9.0
B1 Certificate
C
B
A
B2 Certificate
C
B
A
Level C1 Certificate
C
B
A
Preliminary (Pass, Pass with merit)
Preliminary (Pass w/distinction)
Vantage (B1 Certificate)
Vantage (C)
Higher (Level B2), Vantage (B)
Higher (C), Vantage (A)
Higher (B)
Higher (A)
A-level (issued in Singapore)
Proficiency
level in
CEF scale
Competence
Test
equivalent
score
B1
B1+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
B1
B1+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
B1
B1+
B2
B2+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C1
C1+
C2
C2+
B1
B1+
65
70
80
85
90
95
100
65
70
80
85
90
95
100
65
70
80
85
80
85
90
95
90
95
100
100
65
70
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
C1
80
85
90
95
100
90
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Language requirements for CEMS MIM
TOEIC
(L/R; L/R+S/W)
ENGLISH (cont.)
LCCI
CHINESE
HSK Basic
HSK Intermediate
HSK
Advanced
Business Chinese
Test
CZECH
State exam
CCE
DANISH
DUTCH
550-664
790-904
665-784
905-1094
785-824
1095-1134
825-879
1135-1279
880-924
1280-1324
925-959
1325-1359
960-990
1360-1390
Level 1 (Credit, Distinction)
Level 2 (Pass)
Level 2 (Credit, Distinction)
Level 3 (Pass)
Level 3 (Credit, Distinction)
Level 4 (Pass)
Level 4 (Credit, Distinction)
3
4
5
6
BCT 2
BCT 3
BCT 4
BCT 5
The Language School
of the Capital City Prague
Charles University
Prøve i Dansk 2
Prøve i Dansk 3
Studieprøven
NT2
Programma I
Programma II
PMT
PPT
PTHO
PAT
CNVT-KUL
Suomen kieli
keskitaso 3
keskitaso 4
ylin taso 5
ylin taso 6
FINNISH
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B1
B1+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
B1
B1+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
B1
B2
C1
B1
B2
C1
B1
B2
B1
B2
B2
C1
B1
B2
C1
C2
65
70
80
85
90
95
100
65
70
80
85
90
95
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
65
80
90
65
80
90
65
80
65
80
80
90
65
80
90
100
Appendix No. 1.
FRENCH
Language requirements for CEMS MIM
DELF
DFP
DALF
TCF
TEF
GERMAN
ÖSD
DSD II
ZDfB
TestDaF*
Goethe
DSH
3
4
5
6
Niveau 3
Niveau 4
Niveau 5
Niveau 6
Zertifikat B1/ZDÖ
Zertifikat Mittelstufe Deutsch
Zertifikat Oberstufe Deutsch
Wirtschaftsprache Deutsch
Zweite Stufe
Goethe
TDN 3
TDN 4
TDN 5
Goethe Zertifikat B1
Goethe Zertifikat B2
Goethe Zertifikat C1
(57-61%)
DSH-1
(62-66%)
(67-74%)
DSH-2
(75-81%)
(82-89%)
DSH-3
(90-100%)
PWD
ZOP
KDS
GDS
GREEK
HUNGARIAN
ITALIAN
Certificate of
Attainment in
Greek
ELTE Idegennyeovi Tovabbkepzo központ
CIC
CELI (Perugia)
B1
B2
C1
C2
ORIGO
alapfokú
nyelvvizsga
közepfokú
egynyelvü
felsöfokú
Intermedio
Avanzato
2
3
4
5
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B1
B2
B2
C1
C2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B2+
B2
B2
B2+
C1
B1
B2
C1
B1+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
C1
C2
C2
C2+
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
B1
C1
B1
B2
C1
C2
65
80
80
90
100
90
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
100
85
80
80
85
90
65
80
90
70
80
85
90
95
100
90
100
100
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
65
90
65
80
90
100
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CILS (Siena)
AIL (Florence)
JAPANESE
JLPT
KOREAN
TOPIK
NORWEGIAN
POLISH
PORTUGUESE
RUSSIAN
State Certificate
Examination in
Polish as a
Foreign Language
DEPLE
DIPLE
DAPLE
DUPLE
TORFL-TKRI 1
TORFL-TKRI 2
TORFL-TKRI 3
TORFL-TKRI 4
MGU
Russian for
Business
Communication
SPANISH
DELE
DSE
CELU
SWEDISH
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CILS 1
CILS 2
CILS 3
CILS 4
DILI B1/DILC
DILI B2
DALI 1/DALC
DALI 2
N3
N2
N1
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Norskprøve 3
Test i norsk – hoyere nivå
Poziom podstawowy
Poziom średni ogólny
Poziom zaawansowany
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
C1
B1
B2
C2
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
65
80
90
100
65
90
65
80
100
Passed
Passed
Passed
Passed
Level 1
OUDO – Level 2
VUDO – Level 3
USDO – Level 4
Basic level
Intermediate level
Advanced level
Nivel B1
Nivel B2 (Intermedio)
Nivel C1
Nivel C2
C2
Intermedio
Avanzado
Sfiprøvet
SWEDEX
TISUS
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
B1
B2
C1
B1
B2
C1
C2
C2
B2
C1
B1
B2
C1
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
100
65
80
90
65
80
90
100
100
75
90
65
80
90
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Language requirements for CEMS MIM
ANY LANGUAGE
Test
kompetencyjny
SGH
CNJO Certificate
(tutorials)***
TELC
BULATS
onDaF, onSET,
other certificates
*
**
***
60-69
70-75
76-82
83-87
88-92
93-97
98-100
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B1
B1+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
B1
B1+
B2
B2+
C1
C1+
C2
B1
B2
C1
C2
60-69
70-75
76-82
83-87
88-92
93-97
98-100
65
70
80
85
90
95
100
65
80
90
100
Mandatory Certificates of Proficiency In English
Test or level not accepted for CEMS MIM Programme admission
Certificate or test result NOT exempting from CEMS language tests requirement in the CEMS MIM
TestDaF – It is required to achieve the given level of TDN in all 4 criteria
Based on CNJO certificate and translated according to the CNJO conversion table of the grades into
CEF/ESOP scale presented in Tables 2 & 3
B1 and B1+ result, exempts from CEMS language tests only if the tutorials were completed within 2
years before CEMS MIM year.