Pre-school and elementary pedagogy

Conditions of admission

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
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acquisition of complete secondary education or complete secondary vocational education (§56, par. 1 of the Higher Education Act);
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respect for the Catholic spirit of the university and the faculty;
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for the teacher education, art education, music education and music arts programs, successful completion of a talent examination is required (see Talent Examinations section);
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for the study programme Special Education and Education of the Mentally Handicapped, successful completion of the entrance interview is required (see section Admission Interviews);
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other study programmes - without an entrance examination and without a talent examination.
The ranking of applicants will be based on the following rules:
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The average value of the marks in the subjects of the matriculation examination will be calculated for the applicant. That value shall be multiplied by the coefficient of the secondary school from which the applicant has graduated:
coefficient 1 for a grammar school,
coefficient 2 for a vocational secondary school,
coefficient 3 for a vocational secondary school with a matriculation diploma.
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In the case of study programmes where passing the talent test is a condition (music education teacher, music art teacher, art education teacher), passing the admission interview (special education and education of the mentally disabled), the ranking of applicants will be made after adding the points for the talent test or the admission interview.
The resulting value determines the applicant's position in the ranking.
If a greater number of applicants meet the admission requirements for a given study programme, those applicants who have demonstrated the highest level of aptitude for the study according to the admission requirements will be admitted.

Additional information

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS:
If an applicant wishes to apply for more than one study programme, he/she must apply for each programme separately.
The application form must be accompanied by:
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a curriculum vitae;
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a certified copy of the matriculation certificate;
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an applicant for the study programme Teacher Education in the combination of: biology, geography, chemistry, computer science, mathematics or computer science single-subject, shall also provide a certified copy of the secondary school certificate of the last year of study,
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proof of payment of the fee. Without proof of payment, the application will not be registered. The admission fee is non-refundable!;
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The applicant for the study programme Preschool and Elementary Education shall also submit a medical certificate of the ability to take physical education without limitations and a certificate from a speech therapy examination on correct pronunciation and the absence of any kind of impaired communication skills;
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The applicant for the study programme Physical Education Teaching shall also submit a medical certificate of the medical ability to take physical education without limitations;
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applicants for the study programme Special Education and Education of the Mentally Handicapped shall submit a confirmation from a speech therapy examination of correct pronunciation and the absence of any kind of impaired communication ability;
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-samples of medical certificates of medical/speech fitness available at: https://www.to.en/faculties-of-the-catholic-university/pedagogical-faculty/candidate/admission-conduct.html;
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Applicants who require specific conditions for health reasons are advised to contact the KU Counselling Centre (poradna@ku.sk) in order to obtain qualified information about the demands and conditions of study well in advance of applying for university studies;
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in the case of applicants who have obtained their secondary education abroad, a decision on the recognition of a foreign document of education from secondary school for academic purposes and the transfer of grades to the Slovak grading scale - equivalence (more information on the website of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic: http://minedu.
Confirmation of application registration and information about the further process in the admission procedure will be sent to applicants in writing. In case of a small number of applicants for the study of teaching in one of the subject combinations, the faculty will propose applicants to study in other combinations.

Coordinator for students with specific needs

University Coordinator for Students with Specific Needs
Mgr. Katarína Markovičová, PhD., KU Counselling Centre, Hrabovská cesta 1, 034 01 Ružomberok. Students with specific needs are advised to contact the KU Counselling Centre (poradna@ku.sk) in order to obtain qualified information about the requirements and conditions of studies well in advance before applying for university studies.

General information on the admission exam

ADMISSIONS INTERVIEWS:
The admissions process in Special Education and Education of the Developmentally Disabled focuses on the applicant's general overview, seriousness and also depth of interest in the study of Special Education. During the admission interview, the applicant's level of content and formal communication with the committee members will also be monitored, with an emphasis on spoken language. If the applicant has extracurricular activities in the sense of volunteering, personal assistance and helping a person with a disability, he/she can submit the certificates/proofs to the committee for inspection.
The admission interview will take place on the following dates:
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Special Education and Education of the Mentally Disabled 28, 29 April.2025
TALENT EXAMS
Talent exams are held on the following dates:
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Music Education 28.4.2025
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Music Arts 28.4.2025
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Music Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) 28.4.2025
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Music Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) 28.4.2025
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Music Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) 28.4.2025
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Art Education 15.4.2025
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Art Education (DOUBLE DEGREE) 15.4.2025
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Talent examination in Music Education or Music Art consists of a practical part and an interview with the candidate. The skills and knowledge required are at least at the level of a graduate of a primary school.
Talent examination for applicants to the School of Musical Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) consists of three individually assessed individual performances (organ/piano: singing, intonation and rhythm, performance in the chosen specialisation; solo singing: intonation and rhythm, performance in solo singing, playing the piano or another musical instrument), supplemented by an examination in music education in the form of a written test
More information: https://khkurk.wixsite.com/department/talent-examinations
The Talent Examination in Art Education consists of two parts: theoretical and practical. Students demonstrate theoretical knowledge on the Art History exam, which focuses on historical or contemporary issues in the visual arts. The practical exam consists of active creative work, which is realized from the surface art disciplines and from the spatial art disciplines. The student carries out the practical examination on a topic and in a technique that is announced at the time of the entrance examination. The practical examination includes a presentation of the candidate's portfolio in intermedia, design and craft, surface art disciplines and spatial art disciplines.

Form of entrance exam

ADMISSIONS INTERVIEWS:
The admissions process in Special Education and Education of the Developmentally Disabled focuses on the applicant's general overview, seriousness and also depth of interest in the study of Special Education. During the admission interview, the applicant's level of content and formal communication with the committee members will also be monitored, with an emphasis on spoken language. If the applicant has extracurricular activities in the sense of volunteering, personal assistance and helping a person with a disability, he/she can submit the certificates/proofs to the committee for inspection.
The admission interview will take place on the following dates:
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Special Education and Education of the Mentally Disabled 28, 29 April.2025
TALENT EXAMS
Talent exams are held on the following dates:
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Music Education 28.4.2025
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Music Arts 28.4.2025
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Music Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) 28.4.2025
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Music Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) 28.4.2025
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Music Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) 28.4.2025
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Art Education 15.4.2025
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Art Education (DOUBLE DEGREE) 15.4.2025
3
Talent examination in Music Education or Music Art consists of a practical part and an interview with the candidate. The skills and knowledge required are at least at the level of a graduate of a primary school.
Talent examination for applicants to the School of Musical Arts (DOUBLE DEGREE) consists of three individually assessed individual performances (organ/piano: singing, intonation and rhythm, performance in the chosen specialisation; solo singing: intonation and rhythm, performance in solo singing, playing the piano or another musical instrument), supplemented by an examination in music education in the form of a written test
More information: https://khkurk.wixsite.com/department/talent-examinations
The Talent Examination in Art Education consists of two parts: theoretical and practical. Students demonstrate theoretical knowledge on the Art History exam, which focuses on historical or contemporary issues in the visual arts. The practical exam consists of active creative work, which is realized from the surface art disciplines and from the spatial art disciplines. The student carries out the practical examination on a topic and in a technique that is announced at the time of the entrance examination. The practical examination includes a presentation of the candidate's portfolio in intermedia, design and craft, surface art disciplines and spatial art disciplines.

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Anticipated number of applicants to be accepted
50


Additions

• CV (paper form, electronic form)
• leaving certificate (paper form, electronic form)

Annual tuition fees
Standard length of study: 900 €
Study longer than the standard length of study program, parallel studies: 900 €


The fee for admission procedure
application form: 40 €
E-application form: 40 €

Billing information

Fee for material support for admission:

Paper application form
Amount: 40,- €
IBAN: SK86 8180 0000 0070 0022 4305
variable symbol: 1300501904
specific symbol:
For citizens of the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic it represents
the birth number without a slash.
Other nationals do not fill in the specific symbol, but enter the first name, surname, study programme in the note for the
recipient.
Note for the recipient:
first name, surname, study programme;
[Optional for citizens of the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.]
[Optional for citizens of the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic.]

Electronic application form*
Amount: 40,- €
IBAN, variable and
specific symbol:
The payment order will be generated by the KU electronic application form:
https://e-prihlaska.ku.sk/
*The e-application form will only become valid after the generated e-application form
has been sent in paper form along with all the documents as per the admission
instructions.

Foreign payment:
Name of the intermediary bank: ŠTATNA POKLADNICA, Radlinského 32, 810 05 Bratislava 15
IBAN: SK86 8180 0000 0070 0022 4305
BIC: SPSRSKBA
Payee: Catholic University of Ružomberok,
Faculty of Education, Hrabovská cesta 1A
034 01 Ružomberok
Annual tuition fee according to the valid Rector's Directive on the amount of tuition fees and fees associated with studies at
Catholic University of Ružomberok: https://www.ku.sk/katolicka-univerzita-v-ruzomberku/uradnavyveska.
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FACULTY OF PEDAGOGY
Hrabovská cesta 1, 034 01 Ružomberok
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