Summary of information for citizens entering Sholokhov Moscow State University for the Humanities

1. The procedure of admission to the university:

Entrant of SMSUH :

gets acquainted with the terms of admission, prepares a set of documents,

submits the documents:

Russian citizen — p.2- foreigner, p.1 and p.2.

1. To the International Relations Department personally (Moscow, Verkhnaya Radishchevskaya, 16- 18), signs an enrolment contract-

2. to the Admissions Commitee personally (Moscow, Tashkentskaya, 18, building 4) or by mail-

Takes the entrance exams (Unified State Examination or internal examinations in accordance with the Rules of Admission — Str. Tashkentskaya, 18, korp.4)-

— — — — — — provides the original document of education (no matter paid education or free education ) and other documents in accordance with the Rules of Admission to the Admissions Office head of the university (Moscow, Tashkentskaya, 18, a building .4)

— — — — — — an entrant -of contract of education -(Russian citizen) signs a contract for payment, receives a receipt for tuition fees in the Baltic Bank (or its branches) (you can find -addresses on this site)

— — — — — — provides a copy of the receipt (the citizens of all states) to his personal data file.

2. Excerpts from the Rules of Admission:

2.1. Bachelor’s programme

Deadline for full-time and part-distance learning:

— From 24 May to 5 July — for entrants according the results of entrance examinations ( Unified State Examination) (July),to the creative specialty-

— May 24 to July 10 — for entrants according to the results of entrance tests conducted by Sholokhov Moscow State University for the Humanities-

— From 24 May to 25 July — for entrants according to the results of exams in all subjects entrance tests.

-Deadline for distance learning:

— From 24 May to 5 July — for entrants according to the results of -Unified State Examination (in July)-

— From 24 May to 13 September — for entrants according to the results of internal examinations-

— From 24 May to 15 November — for entrants according to the results of internal examinations (only in places with payment of tuition fees).

2.2. Master’s programme

Deadline for full-time and part-distance learning:

— 24 May to 15 August

Deadline for distance learning:

— May 24 to September 13 — for those entering places of state-subsidized education and places of payment of tuition fees-

— From 24 May to 15 November — for those entering places with payment of tuition fees).

Valid results of USE — 2010 and 2011.

— — — —Applications` filing — — — — — — — — — — — — —Russian citizens — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —Foreign citizens — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

1. The entrant arrives to the Admission Committee personally for filing of the application on chosen training direction

In personal assignment of the documents, the applicant is given the receipt of the documents admission.

When filing the application to admission in the Admission Committee (Moscow, Tashkentskaya Street, 18, building.4) the entrant is to assign at his own discretion:

the original or a copy of documents, certified his personality, nationality,

the original or a copy of educational document of the state standard.

the document, approved surname, name and patronymic name changes if it`s necessary.

When filing the application to admission on the 1st course, the entrant can present the original or a copy of certificate of USE results.

The Persons, who were called up for military service and retired from military service, who have the right to use USE results during a year after retiring from military service, if they have passed USE during a year till the draft to military service, they are to present the military card, while entering to SMSUH. —

The Documents filing is carried in two steps:

The 1st step:

a) The Nostrification – if it`s necessary – (or the legislation) of the educational document, issued by educational institution of the foreign state.

b) The documents filing and conclusion of contract on unpaid (paid) educational services to the International Communication Department -of the University (Moscow, Verkhnaya Radishchevskaya , 16-18)

The 2nd step:

c) The Documents filing set to the Admission Committee (Moscow, Tashkentskaya Street,18, building.4)

2. Entrants have the right to send an application for admission on the 1st course, as well as necessary documents through the post operators of common usage (by post)

The documents directed by the entrant by post are accepted by SMSUH at the time of their coming till terms, fixed by the Admission Rules —

While sending the documents by post, the applicant attaches to the admission application the copies of documents, certified his personality and nationality, the copy of educational document of the state standard, as well as another documents provided by The Admission Rules. —

-The documents are sent by means of post parcel coming through postal operators of common usage with notification and the list of enclosures.

The notification and the list of enclosures are the basis to prove the documents admission of the entrant.

Before the beginning of the documents filing a foreign citizen concludes the Contract with the International Communication Department of SMSUH on paid (unpaid) educational services, according to form, fixed by the University. —

The terms of educational services (a standard form of the contract) are brought by the International Communication Department to foreign citizen`s notice before the documents filing to the Admission Committee. —

The Persons, who have some special rights for admission to the higher educational institutions, fixed by legislation of the Russian Federation, are to present the appropriate documents, when filing the application. The benefits, which the entrant pretends, are approved by the documents, while filing the application The benefits, which the entrant pretends, are approved by the documents, while filing the application The benefits, granted to citizens of the Russian Federation are not available for foreign citizens.

The entrants, presented to the Admission Committee of SMSUH the spurious documents deliberately are responsible for that, in accordance with legislation of the Russian Federation.

The admission of students, entering to SMSUH for granted education is carried out on the basis of competition, if other isn`t provided by legislation of the Russian Federation.

— — —The required documents — — — — — — — — — The citizens of the Russian Federation — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —The foreign citizens1 — — — — — —
— a state-recognized education certificate (or a copy)

— the original of a state-recognized certificate of the secondary (complete) general education (or its copy),

— the original of a state-recognized certificate of the secondary vocational education (or its copy),

— the original of a state-recognized certificate of the higher vocational education (or its copy),

— the original of a state-recognized certificate of the primary vocational education (or its copy), if it has a record of the receiving by the holder -the secondary (complete) general education.

— the original of a state-recognized education certificate (or a properly certified copy), —

— either the original of a foreign state-recognized education certificate , accepted as the equivalent in the Russian Federation of a state-recognized education certificate (or a properly certified copy),

-the testimonial certificate to establish its equivalence (if necessary), or the properly legalized originals (if necessary) of a foreign state-recognized education certificate and its enclosures (if the latter is provided by the laws of the State, which issued an education certificate).

— a properly certified translation into Russian of an international foreign state-recognized education certificate and its enclosures (if the latter is provided by the laws of the State, which issued a certificate of education)-

— a document (or a copy), approved the identity and the citizenship — a document (or a copy), approved the identity and the citizenship

— a copy of the identity document of the entrant or the identity document of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation and its certified translation (if necessary)

— the copies of the documents or other evidence to prove -the membership of compatriots living abroad

— the additional documents -the benefit documents — a copy of an entry visa to the Russian Federation if the foreign citizen has arrived in the Russian Federation through an entry visa-
— photos — 6 photos 3х4 sm size — 10 black-and-white photos 3х4 sm size

The admission to SMSUH on the first course for the Bachelor’s -programme education is held:

-All translations into the Russian language should be written in the name, specified in the entry visa.

2If the certificate on the recognition of the level of education does not confirm the level required for the selected entrant training program, the candidate will be denied in the admission to the training program (or will be sent out from the number of the students at any grade level, if a certificate of equivalence obtained after the order of admission).

The Admission to SMSUH on the 1st course for studying on bachelor`s degree programme is carried out:

— —Forms of entering tests to SMSUH — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —Annotation — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1. According to results of Unified State Exam (USE) on the general subjects, corresponded to training direction, on which the admission is open The Persons, who are to assign USE results but didn`t pass USE, in accordance with The Admission Rules, have to be registered in the Selection Committee till the 5th of July 2011, to take USE in terms from the 8th till the 19th of July with assignment of the document, approved the valid reason of impossibility to pass USE in May-June of 2011.
2. According to results of entering tests, carried by SMSUH without any assistance

the categories of citizens:

who have secondary (comprehensive) general education, graduated till the 1st of January 2009-

who have secondary professional education in the concrete sphere – when admission for studying on bachelor`s degree programme in the appropriate sphere-

who have higher professional education – when admission for studying on bachelor`s degree programs-

who have secondary (comprehensive) general education, graduated from the educational institutions of foreign countries.

3. According to results of entering tests, the form and the list of which SMSUH fix without any assistance —

the categories of citizens:

who have secondary professional education – when admission for studying on the part-time program of bachelor`s degree in the appropriate sphere-

who have higher professional education – when admission for studying on undergraduate programs-

who have higher professional education, approved by assignment to person the qualification of ‘’a certified specialist’’ – when admission for studying on undergraduate programs.

4. additional entering tests of artistic and (or) professional direction on training directions, required from applicants a number of artistic skills, physical and (or) mental abilities on those subjects, which are not included in USE.

for citizens of all states, entering artistic specialties

Conducting admission tests

— — — —1. Schedule of entrance examinations and additional entrance tests (subject, date, time, examination group and place of examination, consultation, date of announcement of results) is approved by the Chairman of the Admission Committee or his deputy and notified to the entrant no later June, 20. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —All entrance examinations in general subjects and in form and content of exam are held at Moscow, st. Tashkentskaya d.18, korp.4 — Admissions

— Creative entrance examinations at the faculties of culture and musical arts and design are held at the Faculty in accordance with the schedule. — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

2. Persons who do not appear on the opening test, additional entrance examinations for valid reasons, are allowed to them in the parallel group to the next stage of passing the entrance test, additional entrance examinations or individual prior to their completion.

-Illness or other circumstances should be documented.

— — — The document provided after the completion of entrance examinations, the Admissions Committee is not considered.

3. Entrants take entrance tests in Russian (except for the entrance examinations for foreign language).

-Admission to the University

To enroll to Bachelor’s programme or Master’s programme entrants -provide these documents to his personal data file:

— — — —1. By enrolling to state-subsidized places- the original state documents of education and 6 photos of 3×4 cm

2. By enrolling to place according to agreements with payment of tuition fees, including the admission of people with higher professional education:

— To train as a student — the original state documents on education and 6 photos of 3x4cm-

— To train as a listener — a copy of the state standard of education and 6 photographs3x4 cm

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— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — -Entrant who sent the documents by mail, while providing state recognised document -represents the original of the document attesting to their identity, a copy of which was sent to them by mail. — —