Prospective students

E-mail: international@rector.msu.ru

General information

The academic year at MSU starts in September and ends in June (01.09-30.06).

All faculties provide full-time studies for BS, MS and Specialist programs. Post-graduate studies can be full-time or part-time.

Most programs at the Moscow State University are taught in Russian.

You can take a preparatory course of Russian language at MSU Institute of Russian Language and Culture.

• GENERAL PROGRAMS
  
• PROGRAMS in English
• PROGRAMS in Chinese
  

There are several ways to apply:

• on general base (same rules as for Russian students ? passing Russian State Exam (ÅÃÝ), following the general rules on http://cpk.msu.ru),
• receiving a compatriot status (verification of the compatriot status is necessary, same rules as on the general base would be applied),
• contract-based studies.

ADMISSION (contract-based studies):

1. Bachelor studies
2. Master studies
3. Specialist studies
4. Post-graduate studies
5. Courses
   • Training courses
   • Summer schools
   • Russian language courses:
     Lomonosov Moscow State University Institute of Russian Language and Culture
     The International Russian Language Courses at the Faculty of Philology
     

Please, be sure to contact Your Faculty before arrival and inform them when You arrive!

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