University qualifications
Other higher education qualifications
Courses
under outdated syllabuses
Graduates, architects, engineers, three-year degree graduates (diplomats), technical architects or technical engineers can access the first course of first-cycle university course, or of the first and second cycles, by means of pre-enrolment.
Students who have more than one three-year degree qualification (diplomatura) or degree have to choose the one that is most appropriate for them.
Three-year degree graduates (diplomats) and graduates (llicenciats) or similar level who are in possession of another qualification that allows them access to university can make use of that possibility and have to present the documents accrediting the different courses.
The possibility exists of accessing the 2nd cycle of a different course from what has been studied, but in this case the pre-enrolment must be made directly in the centre that provides this course. It is thus not possible to obtain a place in the 2nd cycle through the University Pre-enrolment Office.
Students with a 1st cycle, a three-year degree qualification (diplomatura) or a degree who want to study audiovisual communication, humanities, journalism, publicity and public relations, and translation and interpretation, from any university, only have access to the 2nd cycle and thus are not eligible for pre-enrolment.
Students with a 1st cycle that gives them access to 2nd cycle courses cannot enter the 1st cycle of those courses but have to apply for access to the 2nd cycle directly to the centre.
For access to other university courses applied for by graduates, architects, engineers, three-year degree graduates (diplomats), technical architects or technical engineers this will be done with regard to the grade in the academic record of the university courses already completed and that grade is the result of averaging marks of the academic record.
Averaging marks the records of the three-year degree graduate (diplomats) and graduates (llicenciats) or similar level (path 2) according to Royal Decree 1267/1994, of 10 June
Courses under the New Syllabus or reformed
The weighted average is calculated taking into account the following
criteria: sum total of the credits achieved, each multiplied by the
value of the corresponding qualification, according to the table below,
and this is divided by total number of credits achieved from the corresponding
teaching.
Table of equivalencies:
pass: 1
good: 2
excellent: 3
with distinctions: 4
The recognised subjects have an equivalence of 1, the adapted ones have
the qualification of the centre of origin, failing that they are not
taken into account for the purposes of weighting. Those recognised without
qualification are also not taken into account for the purposes of weighting.
Royal Decree 1044/2003, of 1 August, single additional provision, partially
amends the second paragraph of section 1.5 of annex AND of Royal Decree
1267/1994, of 10 June, as follows: the recognised subjects will have
equivalence in points corresponding to the qualification obtained in
the centre of origin; for the adapted subjects the qualification or qualifications
will be calculated as obtained in the centre of origin and the recognition
of credits where there is no qualification will not be taken into account
for the purposes of weighting.
The criterion established by Royal Decree 1044/2003 will be applied to
students who present applications for recognition of subjects with effect
from 12 September 2003, the date on which this Royal Decree comes into
effect.
Old Syllabuses or not reformed
The arithmetical mean is calculated according to the following criterion:
the sum total of the qualifications of the subjects passed converted
according to the table of equivalencies mentioned above, and the division
of this sum among the total number of subjects passed. In the case
of four-month or six-month subjects, duly indicated, the calculation
will be of half of the qualification in the sum total and half of the
subject to be divided.
University courses studied abroad
Students who have studied university courses abroad that have been recognised
under the Spanish university system will be given an arithmetic mean
taking into account the abovementioned criteria and the tables of equivalencies
of the MECD (Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport) for
the secondary courses of each country.
When the equivalence has a value of 6.5, this qualification will count
as a pass grade.
The criteria for allocation of places through this access path are:
1st mean of academic record
2nd preferences applied for
Other higher education qualifications
People with the following qualifications can access courses of the first-cycle, second-cycle or first and second cycles through pre-enrolment through the path of graduates (llicenciats) and three-year degree graduate (diplomats):
- People in tourist companies and activities who have completed courses in accordance with Royal Decree 865/1980 of 14 April, considered as three-year degree graduates (diplomats).
-Officers of the Merchant Navy who have completed courses in accordance with Royal Decree 355/1979 of 28 February, considered as university qualifications.-Airline transport pilots in accordance with the Order of 9 May 1995.
-Holders of qualifications in ecclesiastical sciences of university level according to the agreement between Spain and the Holy See.
-Higher education qualifications in arts subjects (design, conservation and restoration of cultural items, dramatic art, music, dance, glass and ceramics).
-Holders of teaching qualifications or of the professional musical qualification according to Decree of 15 June 1942, or of diplomas of ability corresponding to previous syllabuses.
-Holders of an advanced level music teaching qualification according to Decree 2618/1966 of 10 September.
Courses under outdated syllabuses
People with the following qualifications can access courses of the first-cycle, second-cycle or first and second cycles through pre-enrolment through the path of graduates (llicenciats) and three-year degree graduates (diplomats):
- Students with the qualification of Technical Health Assistant (ATS) and the levelling course.
- Chartered accountants, mercantile intendants and insurance actuaries.
- Primary school teachers both from the 1950-67 syllabus (batxillerat elemental), and from the 1967-71 syllabus (batxillerat superior).