Documents and criteria

Application documents

1. Application form (Appendix No. 1). The application form must be completed in Bulgarian or English on computer and signed by the applicant on every page.
2. Diploma of completed secondary education, incl. diploma supplement or academic transcript with grades.
3. Official document with the grading system description (in case of no grading scale is enclosed to the Diploma of completed secondary education).
4. Certificate of recognition of secondary education obtained in a foreign country issued by NACID (National Centre for Information and Documentationunder the Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria).  Ple ase follow their guidelines to issue the Certificate of Recognition which is required for the purpose of continuing education in any higher education institution in Bulgaria.
You can find some important links to their website with more information:

4.1. General information:
https://nacid.bg/en/recognition-of-secondary-education-obtained-in-a-foreign-country-school/information/

4.2. Procedure:
https://nacid.bg/en/recognition-of-secondary-education-obtained-in-a-foreign-country-school/procedure/

4.3. Equivalence of grades:
https://nacid.bg/en/equivalence-of-grades-from-a-foreign-country-school/information/

4.4. Documents:
https://nacid.bg/en/description-of-the-issued-documents/information/

You will need:
- 3436 Certificate of recognition of secondary education obtained in a foreign country school,

and maybe

- 3434 Official note for the equivalence of grades
4.5. Documents could be submitted personally by the applicant or by their authorised representative - both physically or via NACID's platform:

Electronic application: https://nacid.bg/en/electronic-application/

In case of authorisation, a Power of attorney is required to authorise a person or a university to submit and receive the documents for recognition.

4.6. Document certification and legalisation [diploma; supplement with grades or transcript of records; certificate that confirms applicant's right to pursue their studies at higher education institutions in the country where the secondary education was obtained; power of attorney (in
case of authorisation)]: https://nacid.bg/en/document-certification/

5.  Transcript of Records (for applicants who apply for transferring from one university to the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economic).
6. Copy of passport or ID card. Applicants with dual citizenship should also provide copies of their Bulgarian ID card or passport. In case there is a difference between the names on the two ID cards or passports, the applicant must also provide a notary certified declaration of identity (or, alternatively, a certificate issued by the respective municipal authorities) stating that the different names belong to one and the same person.
7. Four (4) photos passport format.
8. Certificate of Bulgarian language command issued by a higher education institution in Bulgaria (for applicants who apply for Bulgarian-taught programmes and who have not passed a language and specialised preparatory course).
9. Document for a paid document-processing fee.

Documents specified in points 2, 3 and  5 (if any),  must be validated, translated, and legalised according to the standard procedure for legalisation of official papers. For more information, see “Legalisation and certification”.
Translation in Bulgarian could be done abroad (by the Bulgarian Embassy) or in Bulgaria (by translation agency).
The signature of the translator has t be notary certified.
Admission criteria
(One of all criteria depending on the applicant’s status)

1. The applicants should have in their diploma of completed secondary education scoring grades that are required for application at the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics.
2. The applicants should pass an admission exam in Mathematics, Economics, Economic Geography of Bulgaria, English, German or Russian language. The exams are organised by the D. A. Tsenov Academy of Economics.
3. The applicants could transfer their grades on the admission exams passed at another university in Bulgaria.
4. The applicants who are national or international Olympiads laureates do not pass admission exams. They receive the maximum grade possible (Excellent 6.00).