Entrance Exams
Entrance examination date*
Venue*
Application deadline*
11 April, 2025
ON-LINE
21 March, 2025
17 May, 2025
ON-LINE
25 April, 2025
28 June, 2025
ON-LINE
5 June, 2025
PLEASE NOTE that in case the applicant would like to attend the preferred entrance examination date, his/her application file including all requested attachments has to be delivered (by e-mail or postal services) to the Study office by set deadline otherwise his/her participation at the preferred entrance examination date is not guaranteed.
Subjects:
Biology and Chemistry (The tests are set at the level of the upper secondary school leaving examination in Slovakia)
Language:
English
Form:
Written test (single, multiple choice and open ended questions, etc.)
Participants:
Applicants for the General Veterinary Medicine study programme
Admission requirements - BIOLOGY
- The Science of Biology (History of Biology, Interdisciplinary sciences, Dividing of sciences)
- Characteristics of Living Thing (Basic Life Characteristics - Order, Adaptations, Metabolisms, Movement, Responsiveness, Reproduction, Development, Genes, Evolution)
- Classification of living system (Subcellular organisms – prions, viroids, virusoids, virus – composition, classification, replication cycle; Unicellular organisms, Multicellular organisms)
- Cell as the basic unit of life and Cell Structures (Anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell and differences, Cell structures)
- The Basic Elements of Organisms (Organic compounds – Proteins, Nucleic Acids (DNA, RNA), Carbohydrates, Lipids - basic characterization - functions, structure, composition)
- Enzymes (Characterization of enzymes; Mode of action of enzymes - active site, enzyme/substrate complex, lowering of activation energy and enzyme specificity)
- Cell Membranes and Transport (Composition of cell membranes; Movement of substances into or out of cells - passive and active transport - Diffusion, Facilitated diffusion, Osmosis, Endocytosis – definition, types – Phagocytosis, Pinocytosis; Exocytosis, Homeostasis)
- Cell Cycle (Phases of the cycle, Mitosis, Meiosis)
- Gene Expression (Genetic code, Transcription, Translation, Types of RNA)
- Harvesting of Energy by Living organisms (Energy fixation - autotrophs, heterotrophs; Mitochondria and Cellular Respiration, ATP, Photosynthesis and Chloroplasts)
- Biological systems (Circulatory system; Skeletal system; Reproductive system; Digestive system; Urinary system; Respiratory system; Endocrine system; Lymphatic system; Muscular system; Nervous system: collecting, transferring and processing information with brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system)
- Plant Biology (Plant Tissues, Plant Growth and Development, Photosynthesis)
- Genetics (Passage of genetic information from parent to offspring, Mendel´s Laws, Nature of genes and alleles)
- Reproduction and Development (Cells specialized for reproduction, Fertilization, Development)
- Ecology (Levels of ecological organization, Energy flow through ecosystems, Interactions in ecosystems - biotic interactions, symbiotic relationship)
- Ethology (Basic characterization of ethology, Instincts, Learning, Key principles and concepts)
Example of of questions from Biology test:
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Meiosis results in:
- two haploid cells
- two diploid cells
- four haploid cells
- four diploid cells
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The energetic centers of the cell are:
- plastids
- vacuoles
- mitochondria
- endoplasmic reticulum
- Translation takes place on ………………………………………………………
Admission requirements - CHEMISTRY
- Matter: Classification of matter, states of matter, the chemical elements and their symbols, pure substance, compound, mixture. Atomic weight, relative atomic weight, molecular weight, relative molecular weight.
- Atom: Structure of atom, orbitals, shells, subshells, quantum numbers. Electronic structure of atom, electron configuration, Pauli Exclusion Principle, Hund’s rule, Build up principle. Atomic number, mass number, nuclide, isotope. Mole, Avogadro´s number, molar mass. Conversion of units.
- Periodic table: groups or families, periods, representative elements, transition elements, inner transition elements, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, halogens, noble gases.
- Chemical bond: Electronegativity, ionic bond, covalent bond, multiple covalent bonds.
- Naming: IUPAC naming of inorganic compounds (binary compounds, salts, acids, bases).
- Chemical reaction: Chemical equations, balancing chemical equations. Classification of chemical reactions, protolytic reactions, redox reactions, precipitation, reaction rate, factors affecting reaction rate, catalysts, exothermic and endothermic reactions, chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constant.
- Solution: definition of solution, solubility, composition of solutions, mass percentage, molar concentration, units of concentration, calculation of solution composition.
- Dissociation: electrolytes, acids, bases, salts. Brönsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases, acid/bases dissociation, acid and base strength, dissociation constant, ionization of water, pH definition, pH of acid/base solutions, hydrolysis of salts.
- Organic chemistry: Families of organic molecules, functional groups, molecular structure of organic compounds. Principles of IUPAC nomenclature. Reactions of organic compounds.
- Hydrocarbons: Alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic compounds – naming, properties, reactions, some important structures, common names.
- Derivatives of aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons: Halides, sulfonic acids, nitro derivatives, amines, alcohols, ethers, thiols, disulphides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids – naming, physical and chemical properties, reactions, some important structures.
- Derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: Aromatic halides, benzene sulfonic acids, nitro derivatives, aromatic amines, phenols, aromatic aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids – naming, physical and chemical properties, reactions, some important structures.
- Derivatives of carboxylic acids: Salts, esters, anhydrides, amides, acyl halides - naming, basic properties, reactions.
- Derivatives of carboxylic acids: Halide acids, amino acids, keto (oxo) acids, hydroxy acids - naming, basic properties, reactions, some important structures.
- Carbohydrates: Classification, physical and chemical properties, stereoisomerism, important reactions (oxidation, reduction, formation of hemiacetals and acetals), glycosidic bond, oligosaccharides, important disaccharides, polysaccharides (starch, glycogen, cellulose).
- Lipids: classification, physical and chemical properties, fatty acids, alcohols in lipids, fats and oils, waxes. Esterification and hydrolysis.
- Proteins: Formation and structure of peptides, properties, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins, isoelectric point.
- Heterocyclic compounds: 5-membered and 6-membered heterocycles, classification, naming, chemical properties, some important structures.
Example of of questions from Chemistry test:
- Name the compound: NaNO2 ..................................................................
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Which of the solutions is the most basic?
- pH = 12.0
- pOH = 12.0
- pH = 3.0
- pOH = 3.0
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Give the common name for the following compound: ...............................................
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