| European
Union Students
F.A.Q.
EUROPEAN STUDENTS ADMISSION
ADMISSION TO SPANISH UNIVERSITIES FOREU STUDENTS AND STUDENTS
FROM COUNTRIES WITH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
CONTENTS
- Admission
to Spanish universities without sitting an admission test
(questions 1 to 13)
- How to
obtainyouruniversity admission credential? (questions
14 to 37)
- University
entrance examination (Selectividad) (questions
38 to 47)
- Area-specific
examination phase (questions 48 to 50)
- Deadline
for applications (question 51)
- Tests
(questions 52 to 57)
- Marks
(questions 58 to 67)
- Complaints
and deadlines (questions 68 to 76)
- Certificates
that qualify students to begin university studies in the
educational system of their country of origin and are equivalent
to Spain’sAdvanced Expert’s degree in Vocational
Training, Advanced Expert’sdegree in Plastic Arts
an Design or Advanced Expert’s degree in Sports
(questions 77 to 79)
- Area-specific
examination phase (questions 80 to 86)
- Pre-enrolment
(questions 87 to 88)
- Deadline
(question 89)
- Applications
(questions 90 to 95)
- Procedure
(questions 96 to 99)
- Enrolment
and transfer of records (question 100)
- Admission
procedures in other Spanish universities (question
101)
- Accommodation
(questions 102 to 107)
- Other relevant
information (questions 107 to 108)
- Calculation
of equivalent average marks of university studies completed
abroad
- Relevant
legislation
1.
Who may gain admission to a Spanish university?
Students from EU educational systems and students from other
countries with which Spain has signed relevant international
agreements, on a basis of reciprocity, may be admitted to
a Spanish university.
2. Which countries does Spain have
such agreements with?
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom.
3. Which other educational systems
are party to these agreements?
Students who hold either the European Baccalaureate (EB) certificate
or the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma may be admitted
to a Spanish university.
4. Which requirements must applicants
meet?
Applicants must meetwhatever academic requirements and supply
whatever diplomas and certificates qualifying students to
begin university studies in the educational system of their
country of origin.
5. How may these students participate
in admission procedures?
Students may only participate in admission procedures for
an academic year given and via a single admission procedure.
6. As for students who have been admitted to a Spanish
university in the past via any procedure other than that laid
down in the current regulations,
may they apply for admission?
No.
7. As for students who have been admitted to a Spanish
university via the procedure laid down in the regulations
for the 2007–2008, 2008–2009 and 2009–2010
academic years,what are they required to do if they wish to
participate again in admission procedures?
They must apply for a new credential.
8. Are studentsrequired to sit the university entrance
examination?
Not necessarily.
9. Do students apply for admission on an equal footing
with Spanish students who have successfully passed the university
entrance examination? (P.A.U.)?
Yes. They participate in admission procedures under equal
conditions.
10. In addition to the provisions in the relevant
regulations, may universities set special terms or exams for
admission to certain qualifications?
Yes; these must be included in the approved and verified degree
curriculum report.
11. Should students have an appropriate knowledge
of the language of instruction of Bachelor’s degrees?
Yes.
12. May universities establish accreditation exams
for students to demonstrate their language ability?
Yes.
13. May students use their CV to demonstrate their
language ability?
Yes.
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14.
Who verifies whether students from EU educational systems
or studentsfrom other countries with which Spain has signed
international agreementsfulfil all university admission requirements?
Verification will be performed by the Universidad Nacional
de Educación a Distancia (UNED)
15. What are students required to do to start this
admission procedure?
Students wishing to start this admission procedure should
submit their application to the Vice-Rector’s Office
for Academic Planning of the UNED.
16. Where may this application be submitted?
It may submitted through the University website:uned.es/accesoUE
17. Where else may students submit an application,
according to the law?
Applications may be submitted:
a. At the registry office of any administrative bodies
belonging to either the central state administration, the
administration of the autonomous regions or any local government
authorities, should the latter have signed a relevant agreement.
b. At any post offices.
c. At any of Spain’s diplomatic representations or
consular offices abroad.
18 Which documents must be enclosed with an application?
1. Certified copy of the degree certificate, diploma
or provisional certificate qualifying the student to
begin university studies in the educational system of his
or her country of origin.
2. Certified copy of the transcript of records
of the last two years of secondary education, or the last
three years in those educational systems where upper secondary
educationspans over two years.
19. Where may certified copies of documents be obtained?
Certified copies of documents to be submitted to the UNED
may be obtained from UNED’s affiliated centres or any
of the Student Support Services (Unidades
de Atención al Estudiante) in Madrid (Bravo Murillo
38, PaseoSenda del Rey 7, or Juan del Rosal 16). They may
also be obtained from the Education Department of any of Spain’s
embassies abroad and from other countries’ embassies/consulates
in Spain.
20. Where may an official translation into Spanish
be obtained of documents, issued in a foreign language by
the relevant authorities in the country of origin, that are
to be legally valid in Spain?
In Spain, an official translation may be requested from a
Sworn
Translator of Spain’s Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
21. What if the student lives outside Spain?
An sworn translator from the above list may be contactedor,
failing this,the equivalent body to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in the student’s country of origin may be contacted
in order to request an official translation into Spanish.
22. What does UNED do with the documents submitted?
Once an application has been received, UNED verifiesfulfilment
of admission requirementsby the applicant.
23. What does UNED once it has verified fulfilment
of requirements for admission to university in the educational
system of the student’s country of origin?
UNED assigns him or her a university admission mark, expressed
to three decimal places.
24. When does UNED give a decision?
The University shall take a decision within three months.
25. How long should the procedure take until a decision
is made?
The procedure should take a total of six months from the date
of the student’sapplication.
26. What decision may be issued on a student’s
application?
A decision of approval or refusal.
27. What happens if UNED approves a student’s
application?
The university shall issue a credential to the applicant.
28. What is the holder of a credential entitled to?
A credential entitles its holder to gain admission to a Spanish
university.
29. How long is the credential valid for?
The credential is valid for a period of two years from the
date of its issuance; it will be valid for the purposes of
admission and enrolment.
30. What happens if UNED does not issue a decision
within the set period?
If nodecision is issued within the set time, the application
shall be deemed as refused.
31. May a student lodge a complaint or appeal against
a decision?
Yes. The student may lodge an administrative appeal against
a decision to the Rector of the UNED.
32. How much time does the university have to rule
on the appealand notify the decision to the student?
The appeal shall be ruled on and notified withina period of
up to three months.
33. What should the student understand if the university
does not give an answer by the set deadline?
The appeal may be deemed as dismissed.
34. When does the entire administrative procedure
end?
A decision from the Rector or a lack of decision within the
set deadline will settle the administrative procedure.
35. When does UNED issue a temporary credential?
Exceptionally, and solely in cases in which educational systems
in whichaccreditation of admission requirements include the
use of documents based on predictions and estimates, issued
for such purposes by the accredited institutions in the country
of origin, may UNED issue a temporary credential.
36. What effects does a temporary credential have?
A temporary credential shall be of a provisional nature and
shall be valid solely for the purposes of admission to all
universities in Spain.
37. When should a temporary credential be replaced
with a permanent credential?
A temporary credential must be replaced with a permanent credential
prior to enrolment.
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38. May
a student who has been issued a credential gain admission
to a Spanish university on an equal footing with Spanish students
who have successfully passed the university entrance examination?
Yes.
39 Are prospective student requiredto sit any examsjust
as Spanish students sit the university entrance examination?
While not required, it is advisable.
40. What type of exams?
Prospective students are advised to take the area-specific
examsof the university entrance examination a Spanish student
takes.
41. Whyareprospective students advised to sit the
area-specific exams of the university entrance examination?
Theyare advised to do so in order to improve the
mark recorded on their credential.
42. To what extent is it advisable?
It is advisable when prospective students wish to
be admitted to thoseBachelor’s degrees where the number
of applicants is higher than the number of places on offer.
43. Do universities set a limit on the number of
students to be admitted to a degree given?
Yes. Every academic year, admission is limited toa
certain number of students.
44. Which degreesseea higher degree of competition
for admission?
In general terms, degrees in the Health Sciences
area see a high degree of competition for admission, but so
do a number of degrees in other areas of knowledge.
45. How can a student find out aboutthe level of
difficulty involved in gaining admission to a certain degree?
The level of difficulty involved in gaining admission
to a degree may be known by takingthe minimummark needed for
admissionto a degree given in the latest academic year as
a reference point.
46. What is the minimum admissionmark?
It is the mark of the last student to have been admitted
to a degree given, which cannot be known until the pre-enrolment
process is completed. Thus it is not a mark set in advance
by the university, and it may go up and down every year.
47. Can the minimum mark needed for admission to
a degree given last year be found anywhere?
The minimum mark can be found on the website of the
University
of Córdoba.
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48.
It has been said that it is advisable to sit the university
entrance examination. Where can the area-specific exams of
said examination be sat?
Students who choose to sit the area-specific exams
may do so through the UNED.
49. Which regulations govern the
holding of these exams by UNED?
These exams are held in accordance with the provisions
of Orden
EDU/473/2010, of 26 February, which lays downprocedures
for admission to official Bachelor’s degrees.
50. Which requirements must a studentmeet
to be able to sit the area-specific exams?
Through their credential, students must provide evidence that
they fulfil the requirements for admission to a university
in the educational system of his or her country of origin.
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51. How
and where should students apply for sitting this examination,
and by which deadline?
Application deadlines and venues are set by UNED.
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52. Where
are the area-specific exams of the university entrance examination
taken?
Examination venues and dates can be found on the UNED
website .
53. Which subjects may a student choose to be tested
on in order to raise the mark in his or her credential?
A student may choose to be tested on any of the area-specific
subjects as laid down for the last year of upper secondary
education in article
8 of Orden ESD/1729/2008, of 11 June (see Anexo II).
54. What do these exams consist of?
The exercises comprising each of the subject testsselected
by the student will involveanswering, in writing, a number
of questions appropriate to the knowledge and competencies
to be assessed, the answer format of which should ensureapplication
of pre-approved objective assessment criteria.
55. How long are the exams?
Each exam shall last one and a half hours. There shall be
a 45-minute interval between the end of a test and the beginning
of the next.
56. Can the aims, specific guidelines, programme,
marking criteria, past examinations, etc. for each area-specific
subject be found anywhere?
They can be found on the Subject
Guides.
57. How are the tests?
Test distribution for the nextexamination session can be found
on the UNED
website.
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58.
What does the marking system consist of?
The admission mark shall be calculated on the basis
of the mark recorded on the student’s credential and
the marks obtained for each of the area-specific subjects,
if those subjects are assigned to the area of knowledge of
the degree to which the student is seeking admission, in accordance
with Anexo I of Real Decreto 1892/2008.
59. What is the calculation formula?
Admission mark = Credential mark + a*M1 + b* M2
60. What do M1 and M2stand for?
They are the highest marksfrom among the area-specific
test marks.
61. What do a and bstand for?
A and b are the weight parameters of the subjects
students aretested on as part of the area-specific exams.
62. What value do the above weight
parametershave?
They have a value of 0.1.
63. Are universities allowed to raise
such parameter to 0.2?
Yes.
64. When are universities allowed
to raise such parameter to 0.2?
Universities may raise such parameter to 0.2 for
those subjects theydeem to be more suitable for successfully
completing the relevant official Bachelor’s degrees.
65. When do universities publish
their weight parameters?
Universities publish their weight parameters for
the relevantsubjects at the beginning of the academic year
in whichthe examination is to be held.
66. Which weight parameters have
been set by universities in Andalusia for enrolment in the
2011–2012 academic year (forthcoming)?
The list of weight parameters for the area-specific subjects
in upper secondary education as apply to university degrees
for admission in the 2010–2011 academic yearcan be found
on the website of the Distrito
Único Andaluz.
67. Where can studentsfind outexam results?
Exam results will be posted on the UNED
website.
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68. May
a student lodge a complaint should he or she be unhappy with
the markgiven following the first marking?
Yes.
69. What system or procedure should students follow
to lodge a complaint?
On the basis of the markgiven following the first
marking, each student may choose one of two options:
a. Submit a request to the chair of the assessment board
for a SECOND MARKING of those exams where
application of general and specific evaluation and marking
criteria for each subject are deemed to have been inadequately
applied, or
b. Submit a request to the examination organizing committee
for a COMPLAINT, in which case it will
not be possible to request a second marking.
70. Is there a specific request form?
Yes,there is a form to request a second marking and
anotherto request a complaint.
71. How much time is there for a student to submit
a complaint request?
Complaint requests are to be submitted within three
working days, from the date of publication of the marks.
72. How is a complaint request handled?
Examsagainst whose results a complaint has been lodged
will be reviewed in order to verify whether all questions
have been assessed and whether general and specific marking
criteria have been properly applied; verification that no
clerical errors have been made in the process of calculating
the final mark is also included.
73. How is a second marking request handled?
Exams against whose results a second marking request
has been submitted will be marked by a specialized teacher
different than the one who carried out the first marking.
74. What mark is an exam given once subject to a
second marking?
The mark an exam that is subject to a second marking is given
is calculated by averaging the results of both markings.Should
there be a difference of two points or above between both
markings, a different board shall carry out an additional
marking on its own motion. The final mark is calculated
by averaging the results of all three markings.
75. Can a complaint be lodged to the organizing committee
against the mark given following both markings?
Yes, within three working days from the date of publication
of the marks against which the complaint is to be lodged.
76. What decision shall be adopted by the organizing
committee?
It shallmake such decisions as will formally set
the final marks of those examswhose markings have been appealed,
via one or another procedure, and shall notify them to the
claimants.
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77.May
students from an EU educational systemor other countries with
which Spain has signed relevant international agreements,
on a basis of reciprocity, be admitted to a Spanish university,
while holding a degree certificate or diplomathat qualify
them to begin university studies in their country of origin
and are equivalent to Spain’s Advanced Expert’s
degree in Vocational Training, Advanced Expert’s degree
in Plastic Arts an Design or Advanced Expert’s degree
in Sports?
They may be admitted subject to verification of admission
requirements by Spain´s
Ministry of Education.
78. Where are students required to
submit a request forverification of admission requirements?
At UNED.
79. What does UNED do with the request
and the accompanying documents?
It forwards them to Spain’s Ministry of Education, which
shall subsequently issuea binding and determining report.
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80. Is it
necessary for students to sit any exams just as Spanish students
sit the university entrance examination?
While not required, it is advisable.
81. What type of exams?
Students are advised to take the area-specific exams
of the university entrance examination a Spanish student takes.
82. Why are students advised to sit the area-specific
exams of the university entrance examination?
They are advised to do so in order to improve the
mark recorded on their report.
83. To what extent is it advisable?
It is advisable when students wish to be admitted
to those Bachelor’s degrees where the number of applicants
is higher than the number of places on offer.
84. Do universities set a limit on the number of
students to be admitted to a degree given?
Yes. Every academic year admission is limited to
a certain number of students.
85. Which degrees see a higher degree of competition
for admission?
In general terms, degrees in the Health Sciences
area see a high degree of competition for admission, but so
do a number of degrees in other areas of knowledge.
86. How can a student find out about the level of
difficulty involved in gaining admission to a certain degree?
The level of difficulty involved in gaining admission
to a degree may be known by taking the minimummark needed
for admissionto a degree given in the latest academic year
as a reference point.
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87.
What must a student wishing to be admitted to university do
once he or she has his final mark?
Most Spanish universities require students who are
going to begin university studies to pre-enrol or apply for
admission tothe relevant Faculties.
88. Forthe purposes of enrolling
in universities in Andalusia, ¿who comprises the Distrito
ÚnicoAndaluz?
It is comprised of all public universities in Andalusia
and the Committee of the Distrito
Único Andaluz (D.U.A.).
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89.
How much time is there for a student to apply foradmission
to a Faculty in Andalusia?
Every year the schedule is set by the Distrito
Único Andaluz (DUA), with dates for the regular
June session and the special September session.
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90.
How do students from EU educational systems and students from
other countries with which Spain has signed relevant international
agreements, on a basis of reciprocity, apply for admission
to Bachelor’s degrees offered by universities in Andalusia?
They can do so by submitting the relevant pre-enrolment application
on the DUA
website.
91. What should a student include
in his or herapplication?
Other than personal and academic information,students should
also indicate thoseBachelor’s degrees they wish to be
admitted to by priority order.
92. Which degrees are offered in
Andalusia?
Degrees on offer can be found on the Degree
Catalogue published by the Government of Andalusia.
93. Are students required to accompany
any documents once an application has been filled in and submitted
online?
Students should contribute documents as indicated by the computerized
system once the application has been submitted.
94. What type of documents are usually required from
EU students?:
a. Original and photocopy, for comparison purposes, of
your National ID card, your Foreign Resident Identity Number
(NIE), or, failing this, your passport.
b. Original and photocopy, for comparison purposes, of the
relevant credential qualifying students gain admission to
University in Spain.
c. If applicable, proof of having successfully completed
any area-specific exams of the university entrance examination,
clearly identifying the marks obtained as well as the session
in which each exam has been taken.
95. Where shall these documents be submitted?
Every university in Andalusia has an admissions
office that collects documentation required by
the computerized system.
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96. What
does the admission procedure consist of?
Information on the admission procedure can be found on the
DUA
website.
97. What happens once the deadline for submitting
applications passes?
Applications submitted before the relevant deadline are handled
in accordance with the regulations, and three lists of admitted
students are published according to the admissions schedule.
98. What should be done before each deadline, following
a priority order, once a list of admitted students has been
published?
Information on the procedure to be followed can be found on
the DUA
website.
99. What must a student do once he or she has been
admitted to his preferred degree?
The student must proceed to enrolment according to the schedule
set by the universitywhere the Bachelor’s degree to
which the student has been admitted is taught.
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100.What
documents are students required tosubmit to proceed to enrolment?
Along with documents indicated by the university to which
the student has been admitted, students must submit acertificate
that he or she has applied for a scholarship (provided that
he or she complies with the requirements for receiving these
aids) and a certificate that he or she has
transferred his or her student records, if applicable.
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101. Where
can I find information on admission to other universities
in Spain?
Information can be found at the Student
Information Office (O.I.E.) at this University.
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102. Where
can I find accommodation at the University of Córdoba?
Accommodation can be found through the Accommodation
Service or the O.I.E.
websites.
103. What does theAccommodation Service at the University
of Córdoba offer?
The University of Córdoba’s Accommodation
Service is comprised of institutionsthat provide the members
of the university community with accommodation and foster
their human, cultural and scientific training.
104. Which institutions comprise the Accommodation
Service at the University of Córdoba?
• "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"
Hall of Residence
• “Bélmez” Student Residence
• “Lucano” Student Residence
• University Flats and Rooms
105. Which accommodation information is provided
by the O.I.E?
The Student Information Office’s main aim in this regard
is to assist those students who attend our university in order
to complete their academic training at either one the Campuses
in Córdoba or the Belmez campus to find accommodation.
106. What kind of private accommodation information
is provided by the O.I.E.?
Private accommodationoffers included in the database are sorted
into four areas:
• Flats offered for rent.
• Vacant rooms offered in flats shared by students
• Full-board accommodation offers (shared or individual
accommodation if applicable).
107. Where
can information be found on Spanish as a foreign language
courses?
Information can be requested from the Ucoidiomas
language centre at the University of Córdoba.
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108. Where can information be found on the University
of Córdoba?
Information can be sought from the Student
Information Office.
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Existing
legislation
1. Real Decreto1892/2008, of 14 November, which sets
out the requirements for admission to official Bachelor’s
degrees and procedures for admission to Spanish public universities.
(B.O.E. núm. 283 de 24/11/2008)
2. Correction of errors in Real Decreto 1892/2008,
of 14 November, which sets out the requirements for admission
to official Bachelor’s degrees and procedures for
admission to Spanish public universities. (B.O.E.
núm. 75 de 28/03/2009)
3. Correction of errors in Real Decreto 1892/2008,
of 14 November, which sets out the requirements for admission
to official Bachelor’s degrees and procedures for
admission to Spanish public universities. (B.O.E.
núm. 175 de 21/07/2009)
4. Orden EDU/1434/2009, of 29 May, which updates the
appendices to Real Decreto 1892/2008, of 14 November, which
sets out the requirements for admission to official Bachelor’s
degrees and procedures for admission to Spanish public universities.(B.O.E.
núm. 135 de 4/06/2009)
5. OrdenEDU/473/2010, of 26 February, which sets out
the procedure for admission to official Bachelor’s
degrees for students from international educational systems
holdingqualifications equivalent to Spain’s “Bachillerato”
certificate. (B.O.E.
núm. 54 de 3/03/2010)
6. Orden EDU/1161/2010, of 4 May, which sets out the
procedure for admission to Spanish universities for students
from educational systemscovered by article 38.5 of Ley Orgánica
2/2006, of 3 May, on Education.(B.O.E.
núm. 111 de 7/05/2010)
7. Real Decreto 558/2010, of 7 May, which modifiesReal
Decreto1892/2008, of 14 November,
which sets out the requirements for admission to official
Bachelor’s degrees and procedures for admission to
Spanish public universities.(B.O.E.
núm. 113 de 8/05/2010)
8. Resoluciónof 6 July 2010, fromSecretaría
General de Universidades, which modifies Anexos I and IV
ofOrden EDU/1161/2010, of 4 May, which sets out the procedure
for admission to Spanish universities for students from
educational systems covered by article 38.5 of Ley Orgánica
2/2006, of 3 May, on Education. (B.O.E.
núm. 167 de 10/07/2010)
9. Orden EDU/3242/2010, of 9 December, which sets out
the contents of the area-specific exams of the university
entrance examination to be sat by those holding an Advanced
Expert’s degree in Vocational Training, an Advanced
Expert’s degree in Plastic Arts an Design or an Advanced
Expert’s degree in Sports and other similar degrees.(B.O.E.
núm. 306 de 17/12/2010)
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