International students could be admitted into the English programme of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences if they provide the legalized high school or college certificate and transcript (officially translated into English) and meet the Entrance Exam requirements (see Entrance Exam). Good grades in biology, chemistry and physics will give preference. Good knowledge of the English language is obligatory (see below the list of 'Items to be submitted').

Starting from 15 January 2014, University opened the application online. All applicants shall apply online and provide all documents and other items required for admission. 

Holders of foreign qualifications who prefer to study in the Lithuanian language can be accepted to the state-funded study places in the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences or claim for scholarships in accordance with the procedures established by the applicable legislation in cases when:

• They are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania or other member countries of the European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) ;
• They are non-EU and non-EEA nationals granted a right of permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania or they are stateless persons;
• They are children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the Diaspora and people of Lithuanian origin (further the Diaspora and people of Lithuanian origin).

Foreign nationals and stateless persons who do not meet the required criteria are accepted to study at higher education institutions with their own funds by taking part in the competition. 

Items to be submitted (in English or with an authorized translation into English):

Application for the integrated and bachelor’s degree study programmes:

1. Matriculation / School Leaving Certificate approved by the governmental authorities (see below "Legalization of Education Documents"); 

Application for master’s degree study programmes:

1-A. Bachelor’s Degree Diploma (university’s level) approved by the governmental authorities (see below "Legalization of Education Documents"). Study programme shall be related to the one you apply for Master’s Degree. More detailed description of required education documents is provided within the application online: https://apply.lsmuni.lt/

Application for the integrated and bachelor’s degree study programmes:

2. Transcripts of high school/ senior secondary school courses verifying successful completion of General Biology and General Chemistry. For Health Psychology study programme - Mathematics and General Biology;

Application for master’s degree study programmes:

2-A. Transcript of Academic Records provided directly from the origin university;

3. Certificate proving the knowledge of English language: TOEFL – minimum 65 points (iBT); IELTS – above 5.5 points; the certificate confirming the knowledge of a foreign language at minimum B2 level (CEFR) or similar. 

4. Motivation letter;
5. Passport or ID copy; 
6. One passport-type photograph (3x4 cm); 
7. Application fee 150 EUR (nonrefundable).

Note: The Admission Committee may request additional documents.

Legalization of Education Documents
Applicants, who received their education in member countries of the Hague 1961 Convention (e.g. Israel, Italy, India, United Kingdom, USA, Australia, Venezuela, etc.) should have an attached Apostille to their educational documents. (In most countries the Apostille is issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the Ministry of Education.)

The education documents of applicants who received their education in any other country (Lebanon, Jordan, Philippines, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, etc.) should be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the diplomatic mission or consular post of the country where education was received.

Recognition of Education Documents
Applicants shall be eligible to enter university studies according the level of qualification from prior education. High school matriculation or university diplomas are verified according the required level of education and shall pass validation of authenticity. The process is performed following Procedure for Academic Recognition of Foreign Qualifications and Quality Assurance System for Decision-Making.

The tuition fee is outlined in the individual Study Contract to be signed between the student and the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences and has to be paid to the following account:

   
   Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas / Lithuanian University of Health Sciences 
   (address: A. Mickevičiaus st. 9, LT-44307, Kaunas
   Bank: AB SEB bank 
   (bank address: Konstitucijos pr. 24, Vilnius, Lietuva)
   Account no. LT09 7044 0600 0290 5377
   SWIFT (if needed): CBVI LT 2X

The applicants have to cover all bank charges and indicate the name, surname, and payment code in the payment details.

Tuition fees for the 2022/2023 academic year:

In all upper years, the annual tuition fee should be paid:
- before September 1 (for the fall semester);
- before February 1 (for the spring semester);

Transfer students shall pay the running payment of the actual year plus payment for the additional courses or exams (extracurricular fee), if any. An additional fee is required if the student has to repeat the course because of his/her academic incompetence.

The tuition fee covers the following:

• use of library facilities, lecture rooms, laboratories, clinics and equipment during the academic year;
• attendance at scheduled lectures, practical and laboratory classes, seminars, clinical practice;
• attendance at scheduled tutorials held weekly by the teaching staff of the University;
• testing of acquired knowledge and skills via weekly tests, colloquiums, examinations, or final semester tests according to a teaching plan.
• and dental materials for those studying at the Faculty of Odontology.

Application to the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) for full-time degree studies

STUDENT’S GUIDE

This Guide is designed to assist students and recruiting agencies during the application process. We recommend you to read the Guide before starting your application for admission at LSMU. Applications for all study programmes in English shall be done online.

For your benefit: 

• No application fee for the first review of your application and feedback on eligibility;
• Feedback within 72 hours from submission of application;
• Three options available to sit an entrance examination of LSMU. For exemptions from the entrance test see NOTE 1 below;
• Possibility to sit entrance test online bu choosing the acceptable time from the entrance exam schedulle;
• Results of the entrance examination are provided and eligible applicants are offered a study place at LSMU on the next day after the entrance examination.

NOTE 1: Applicants are exempted from the entrance test of the LSMU - please see the Admision menu item 'Exemptions from Entrance Exam'

APPLICATION CALENDAR

Applicants are recommended to apply as early as possible. Applications submitted after the deadline could be considered in case of academic place availability in a certain degree programme.  

HOW TO APPLY

Step 1. CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT ON THE APPLICATION SYSTEM

Go to https://apply.lsmuni.lt and start with ‘Become an applicant’ or https://archyvas.lsmu.lt/en/study-at-lsmu/degree-studies/ - ‘APPLY NOW!’ After completion of this step, your personal account will be created and you will receive an applicant’s code, which provides you access to the application form.

Step 2. FILL UP AND SUBMIT THE APPLICATION FORM ONLINE

Log in using your code and start up filling the application form online. You may save the data at any time and continue later. This applies both to the information entered into the text fields and to uploaded electronic copies of documents (see ‘Items to be uploaded’). Application system will check automatically your application and reveal the incomplete issues. After completion of application form, please, do not forget to click on SUBMIT, because only SUBMITTED applications will be considered by the University.

Items to be uploaded

Application for the integrated and bachelor’s degree study programmes:

1. Matriculation / School Leaving Certificate authenticated by the governmental institutions. If you are to graduate after the application deadline, please, provide an official letter including your most recent academic results. The letter shall be signed by the school authorities;

2. Transcripts of high school/ senior secondary school courses verifying successful completion of General Biology and General Chemistry. For Health Psychology study programme - Mathematics and General Biology;

Application for master’s degree study programmes:

1-A. Bachelor’s Degree Diploma (university’s level) approved by the governmental authorities (see below "Legalization of Educational Documents"). Study programme shall be related to the one you apply for Master’s Degree.

2-A. Transcript of Academic Records provided directly from the origin university;

NOTE 2: All education certificates shall be provided in original language plus the authorized English translation, if necessary;

Education documents shall be legalized in the following way:

• If you acquired your education in the member countries of the Hague 1961 Convention (e.g. Israel, India, the United States of America, Australia, Venezuela, etc.), you should present your education documents with an affixed Apostille;
• If you acquired your education in any other country (Lebanon, Jordan, Philippines, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, etc.), your education documents should be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the diplomatic mission or consular department of the country where education was acquired;

3. Score Reports on the BMAT, MCAT, IMAT, NEET Subject Tests in Chemistry (for Medical Psychology - Mathematics) and Biology, if available;

4. Certificate proving the knowledge of the English language (TOEFL, IELTS, B2 Level ‘Independent user’ by CEFR or adequate).

5. Motivation letter;

6. Passport or ID; 

7. Passport-type photograph (white background).

Step 3. WAIT FOR THE UNIVERSITY’S FEEDBACK

The submitted application will be reviewed and you will get a feedback within 72 hours after submission of the application. Feedback will be forwarded to your email or you may log in to your personal application form and check the feedback. Positive feedback means that you are eligible to continue application at LSMU and sit the entrance examination. If you are not eligible to continue application at LSMU, feedback will provide the reasons of ineligibility.

Step 4. PAY APPLICATION FEE

Once you have received a positive feedback, you are requested to continue application procedure and pay application fee 150 EUR. Application system of the University will automatically issue the invoice for application fee payment.

Once the payment received, your application will be proceeded.

In case you didn’t received on-line invoice, you may use the following bank details:

Beneficiary's bank: AB SEB Bank, Vilnius, Lithuania
SWIFT: CBVI LT 2X
Beneficiary's account No.: LT09 7044 0600 0290 5377
Beneficiary: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Payment code: P6181

Step 5. CHOOSE THE OPTION HOW TO PROCEED WITH ADMISSION AT LSMU

Choose ONE from the following three options:

Option 1. To sit LSMU’s entrance examination online during the application period, i.e., from 15 January till 15 July. Check for the schedule of online entrance examinations here...

Option 2. To provide the Score Reports of BMAT, MCAT, IMAT, NEET Subject Tests in Chemistry (for Medical Psychology - Mathematics) and Biology (see the table NOTE 1 above). 

Go to Step 7.

Option 3.1. If you have successfully pursued studies in biomedical field at any other accredited university and were awarded a Bachelor Degree, you may skip the LSMU’s entrance examination. Courses completed during the previous studies, could be validated after the precise checking of curriculum.

Option 3.2. Other exemptions from the entrance test are provided in NOTE 1.

Go to Step 7.

Step 6. IF YOU CHOOSE OPTION 1 – TO SIT THE LSMU’s ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Entrance examination shall be completed until 15 July.

Entrance examination is composed of multiple-choice questions (MCQ) in Biology and Chemistry (20 questions each). The applied curriculum is the same as used in a senior secondary (high) school. The structure of the test is MSQ type. If needed, the test of English language will be given after Biology and Chemistry test. Results of the entrance examination are provided and eligible applicants are offered a study place at LSMU on the next day after the entrance examination. Based on the results of entrance examination, applicants are assigned to the following groups:

Step 7. OFFER LETTER (Options 1, 2, 3.1, 3.2)

If you completed the above-mentioned procedures successfully and received the Offer Letter to study at LSMU, please, CONSIDER THE TERMS PROVIDED HEREIN and inform the University if you accept the Offer or not. In case of a positive answer, registration fee of 250 EUR shall be paid to the University’s account (see Offer Letter for the bank details). Status of the applicant will be changed into ACCEPTED after reception of registration fee payment.

Step 8. SIGN A STUDY CONTRACT, PAY A DEPOSIT AND A FIRST-YEAR TUITION FEE

Study Contracts will be issued to all applicants who accepted University’s Offer and paid registration fee 250 EUR. Copy of the signed Study Contract shall be uploaded to the personal file of online application. Deposit of 1000 EUR (non-refundable) shall be paid till the stated deadline. First-year tuition fee shall be paid following the terms and conditions of the Study Contract.

Step 9. APPLY FOR A LITHUANIAN NATIONAL VISA D (IF APPLICABLE)

Depending on the citizenship you possess, the entrance visa could be required. Please, check the list of countries at http://keliauk.urm.lt/en/entry-to-lithuania/visas/list-of-countries-whose-citizens-do-not-require-visas-to-enter-the-republic-of-lithuania the citizens of which need a visa to enter Lithuania. In case you do not need any visa, simply skip this Step and move to the next Step.

National visa (D) is granted through the mediation of the University at student’s expenses. Mediation letters for visa application will be issued by the University (online procedure) in case all the above-mentioned Steps are successfully completed. Application for a national visa (D) shall be submitted to the diplomatic mission or consular office of the Republic of Lithuania. Visa D will enable you to enter Lithuania and start studies at University legally.

Step 10.  WELCOME AT LSMU!

Responding to the current situation in the World, the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) changed the obligatory entrance examination to an online mode. Online examinations start on 20 January 2022. The exam has two steps: the interview and the test in Biology and Chemistry. You will have an interview several days prior to the entrance test during the same week. Evaluation of the applicant’s motivation will be the primary goal of the interview; meanwhile, we can also check the online connection quality between the applicant and the University.

Online exam consists of multiple-choice questions (MCQ) in Biology and Chemistry; each part will be comprised of 30 questions (the total of 60 questions). The total time for answering the questions will be set to 90 minutes. As soon as applicants will get logins for the exam (7-5 days before the entrance test), they will be granted access to examination platform and will be able to “warm-up” and practice by completing a demo test.

All hours in the table are in local Lithuanian time, check online (google search: time in Lithuania right now) for the difference with your country's time

The exam cycle is currently open

All hours in the table are in local Lithuanian time, check online for the difference with your country's time.

Registration

Everything you need to register for the entrance exam is to choose the most suitable day and register by answering few simple questions. A week before the entrance exam, you will be contacted by the admission officer with further instructions and login information.

Important to note while registering:

Biology Topics and Recommended Text Books for the Entrance Exam Test
Topics
Chemistry Topics and Recommended Text Books for the Entrance Exam Test
Entrance examination test Example

If an applicant provides the Score Reports on SAT Subject Tests for Chemistry and Biology (a score of 550 and more), he/she will not be required to sit the entrance test given by the University. The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences is registered at the College Board (applied code – 7210).

If an applicant is not able to present a certificate proving the knowledge of English language (TOEFL, IELTS, B2 Level ‘Independent user’ by CEFR or adequate), he/she shall sit the English language test, prepared by the University.

The following applicants are exempted from LSMU entrance test:

1. Applicants who apply for the following programmes:

• First Cycle (Bachelor’s) degrees: Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Health Psychology, Physiotherapy, Medical and Veterinary Genetics; 

• Second Cycle (Master’s) degrees: Applied Public Health, Management of Public Health, Advanced Nursing Practice, Lifestyle Medicine, Food Science, Animal Science, Clinical Health Psychology, Animal and Human Interaction.

Note: The admission of the above-listed applicants will be based on their prior education grades and interview results.

2. Applicants who received an education based on formally acknowledged educational systems listed below, and their evaluation score in Chemistry (Mathematics for Health Psychology study programme) and Biology are as follow:

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR NATIONAL VISA APPLICATIONS

VISA APPLICATION FOR THE NON-EU FRESHMEN (ADMISSION 2022/2023)

GENERAL INFORMATION HOW TO APPLY/RENEW TRP (ONLY NON-EU CITIZENS)

Migration procedures for non-EU citizens (PDF)

Migration procedures for EU citizens (PDF)

Students must obtain a temporary residence permit (TRP), which enables them to live in the Republic of Lithuania for a longer period, i.e., the whole study period. Students coming from the Member States of the European Union also nationals of Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein shall be issued a residence permit for a national of the European Community Member State - EC residence permit.

Students coming from any other country than the EU Member State shall apply for the national visa D at first. The application for the issue of a national visa D shall be submitted to the diplomatic mission or consular office of the Republic of Lithuania abroad. The visa D will enable a student to enter Lithuania and stay for one calendar year legally. Since the application for the issue of temporary residence permit could be examined within four (4) months, first-year students shall submit an application for the issue of TRP to the local Migration Office four (4) months before the expiry of the visa D. Usually TRP is valid for one calendar year. A student of the EU Member State shall submit an application for the EC residence permit in Lithuania to the Migration Office, too. The application will be examined not later than within one month from the date of receipt of the application.

Students staying legally in the Republic of Lithuania shall submit an application for the replacement of residence permit (TRP) to the local Migration Office two months before the expiry of the actual TRP.

The visa D and the TRP are obtained through the mediation of the University at the student's expense. The following documents should be submitted when applying for the visa D or the TRP:
1. Application Form;
2. Valid passport or ID;
3. University's mediation documents;
4. Documents certifying the financial status of the applicant;
5. Health insurance policy;
6. Application fee;
7. Two passport-type photos.

IMPORTANT!

8. A student who applies for the temporary residence permit (TRP) first time shall submit a Statement (Criminal Record) of a competent authority of a foreign country, where the student lived before arriving at the Republic of Lithuania or where s/he currently lives, certifying the fact that s/he has (not) been convicted of a crime in that state.

Refer to the Migration Department for detailed information about the issue of visa D and the TRP.