It is believed that he received his primary education in Polotsk and possibly in Vilnius.[5] In 1504, Skaryna is recorded as a student at Jagiellonian University. In 1506, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree.[5] In 1512, after passing all required tests, he received a doctorate in medicine at the University of Padua in Italy.[6] Records suggest that he requested to take his examination in Padua but had not studied in the city. Earlier, he obtained an "artium doctor" degree, but the exact date and place are unknown.