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Department of Physics

PLACEMENT EXAMINATIONS

Undergraduate students who hold a BSc or equivalent university degree can be admitted to the Physics Department as second-year students after successfully passing placement examinations in the following three courses:

Applications for admission under this scheme are accepted by the Departmental Secretariat every year during the period Nov 1st – Νov 15th. The examinations are held during the period Dec 1st – Dec 20th. The precise schedule is announced by the Secretariat at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date of the first examination.

Students must supply the following application material:

  • An explicit application by the student.
  • Copy of the BSc or other equivalent university degree or a certificate of completion of undergraduate studies at an accredited university. Degrees awarded by universities outside Greece must be accompanied by an official translation of the degree, as well as a certified solomn declaration stating that the foreign institution and the type of the degree are included in the registry of Article 304 of Greek N. 4957/2022.
  • Copy of National ID or another equivalent document with the same legal evidentiary validity.

The following are eligible to participate in the examinations:

(a) Graduates of Higher Education Institutions (AEI), Higher Ecclesiastical Academies, Technological Educational Institutes (TEI), and the Supreme School of Pedagogical and Technological Education (ASPETE)
(b) Graduates of foreign institutions that are included in the National Registry of Recognized Foreign Higher Education Institutions maintained by the Interdisciplinary Organization for the Recognition of Academic Titles and Information (DOATAP), under Article 304
(c) Graduates of branches of University Education Legal Entities
(d) Holders of diplomas from higher schools offering programs of study
longer than two years or two-year programs under the authority of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports and other ministries, at a rate of 20% of the number of admitted students each year.

Candidates with disabilities or other special educational needs, who cannot participate in the standard written examinations, can take a special oral examination. Prospective students can apply for participation in special oral placement examinations if:

(a) They are blind, as per Greek Ν. 958/1979 (ΦΕΚ 191 Α') or have an oral disability of at least 67% or have amblyopia (lazy eye) of at least 67%
(b) They have disability in the lower extremity of at least 67%
(c) They suffer from neuromuscular disorders of the upper extremities
(d) They suffer from fractures or other temporary disability of the upper extremities that renders their use for writing impossible
(e) They face special learning disabilities or difficulties including, but not limited to, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and dysorthography.

Applications for special oral placement examinations should be submitted to the Departmental Secretariat, every year during the period Nov 1st - Nov 15th. All applications must include a medical attestation by a public health service detailing the condition(s) that render participation in a written examination impossible.