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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS THROUGH TRANSFER OF ACADEMIC RECORD

To apply through this access route, it is essential that at least 30 ECTS credits are recognised within the study plan of the degree programme you wish to access.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS THROUGH TRANSFER

In the following programmes, access through this route is subject to compliance with the requirements set out in the corresponding annexed documents:

• Dentistry.
• Psychology.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION

If you meet the requirements for access through Transfer of Academic Record, you must provide the following documentation in order to complete the admission process at UCAM:

• Copy of a valid ID card or passport.
• Official academic transcript including the average grade calculated in accordance with Royal Decree 1125/2003.
• Course syllabi or study guides for the subjects taken, stamped or digitally signed by the university of origin.

PROCEDURE

The first step to apply for transfer of academic record is to submit your Bachelor’s degree application. You can start the process through the following link:

Admission

A guide to the admission process is available here:

Once you have submitted your admission application and paid the pre-registration fee, you must register on our credit recognition platform and request your Prior Studies Assessment (available from 16 March).

Please remember to indicate that you are applying through ‘Transfer of Academic Record’ when requested by the system.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: if you are admitted, once you have completed your enrolment you must apply for official credit recognition starting from 1 September, with a deadline of 30 November, through the following link: Application for credit recognition.

Royal Decree 967/2014 of 21 November regulates the official recognition and declaration of equivalence of foreign qualifications to Spanish degrees and academic levels. Applications for official recognition or equivalence of foreign qualifications are submitted to and processed by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. 

Official recognition is only requested when a foreign university qualification needs to be recognised as a Spanish degree granting access to regulated professions (see Chapter II, Section 1 of the Royal Decree).

When foreign studies lead to a qualification that, once recognised in Spain, may allow access to a regulated profession, applicants may choose between applying for official recognition (homologación), or requesting 
partial recognition of university studies. However, both procedures cannot be requested simultaneously.

Aptitude test (additional training requirements): 

If deficiencies are detected in the training accredited for the foreign qualification compared to the requirements for the Spanish degree, and these deficiencies are not sufficient grounds to deny recognition, official recognition may be conditional upon passing additional training requirements. These requirements are determined in accordance with the report referred to in Article 11 of the Royal Decree and aim to align the academic content of foreign and Spanish qualifications.

For further information on aptitude tests:

Email: jmmompean@ucam.edu

Telephone: +34 968 277 951

Obtaining equivalence to a qualification and academic level means official recognition that the foreign qualification corresponds to the academic levels (Bachelor’s/Master’s) and the branches of knowledge and scientific fields used to structure Spanish university degrees (see Chapter II, Section 1 of the Royal Decree).

Obtaining official recognition or equivalence (certified by a credential issued by the Ministry) allows applicants to apply for places in Bachelor’s programmes through the quota reserved for university graduates. For more information on these procedures, please consult the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

The Royal Decree 967/2014 of 21 November regulates the recognition and declaration of equivalence to qualifications and academic levels. Requests for the recognition or obtaining of equivalence of foreign degrees are submitted and resolved by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.

Recognition will only be requested when a foreign university degree is held and is to be recognised by a Spanish university degree giving access to regulated professions: see Chapter II, Section 1 of the Royal Decree.. 

When the studies concluded having obtained a foreign diploma which, once recognised in Spain, could mean access to a regulated profession, the interested party may choose between applying for recognition as a Spanish qualification foreseen in the Royal Decree, or recognition by partial university studies, bearing in mind that both possibilities cannot be applied for simultaneously.

Aptitude test (additional training requirements):   

When deficiencies are detected in the training accredited for obtaining the foreign degree, in relation to that required for obtaining the Spanish degree with which it is intended to be recognised, and whose entity is not sufficient to refuse the recognition, this will be conditioned to the fact that the interested party has previously passed some complementary training requirements. These training requirements will be determined on the basis of the report provided for in Article 11 of the Royal Decree, and their purpose will be to put the training content of foreign and Spanish degrees on the same level.

More information about aptitude tests: