Państwowy Egzamin Certyfikatowy z Języka Polskiego jako Obcego (the State Certificate in Polish as a Foreign Language) can be taken on three levels:
- elementary level (poziom podstawowy) - the Council of Europe B1 level, ZD in German, PET in English and CEFP2 in French;
- intermediate level (poziom średni ogólny) - the Council of Europe B2 level, FCE in English and DL in French;
- advanced level (poziom zaawansowany) - the Council of Europe C2 level, ZOP and KDS in German, CPE in English and DHEF in French.