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Eligibility


In this section you will find a simple, step-by-step information guide to apply for a master's degree or a graduate certificate programme.
 General academic requirements 
Specific academic requirements

These general academic requirements refer to the academic degrees that make you eligible for admission.

Students with a Spanish university degree
Students with university degrees from the EU
Students without university degrees

To be considered an eligible candidate in good standing for admission to a graduate programme, you must hold a bachelor´s degree or equivalent, i.e.:

  • A university degree equivalent to an EHEA undergraduate qualification (minimum 180 ECTS credits/3 academic years)

Documents you must submit:

  • Copy of your DNI/NIE/Passport
  • Certified copy of your duly validated university degree.  You may bring us the original and a copy, and we will certify it for you.
  • Certified copy of your duly validated transcript, listing courses taken and grades earned.
  • If the documents were issued in a language other than Catalan, Spanish, English, French or Portuguese, you will need to submit a certified translation of all the ducuments.
  • 1 passport-size photograph

If you are a foreign student taking courses on campus, you must also submit a copy of your NIE. If you have not obtained it yet by the time of registration, please submit it as soon as you get it.


More information about validating academic documents: 

You must submit your university degree duly validated or legalized by the Ministry of Education. Validation of a documents is based on the agreement subscribed between Spain and the issuing country: 

  • Countries which have subscribed The Hague Convention:  all you need is for the documents to bear the Apostille of The Hague.

    In addition to the members of the European Economic Area, the following countries have subscribed the Convention: Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Colombia, South Korea, Croatia, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Slovenia, United Stated, Estonia, Russian Federation, Fiji, Georgia, Granada, Honduras, Hong Kong, Marshall Islands, India, Israel, Japan, Kazajstan, Lesotho, Liberia, Macao, Monaco, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, Cook Islands, Mexico, Moldavia, Namibia, New Zealand, Niue Island, Panama, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Western Samoa, Saint Christopher and Nevis,  Saint Marino, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, Switzerland, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Serbia & Montenegro.

Extensions: The Netherlands (Dutch Antilles, Aruba); United Kingdom (Anguila, Jersey, Bailiwick of Guernesey, Isle of Man, Bermuda, British Antarctic Territory, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Saint Helen, Turks & Caicos, Virgin Islands).

  • All other countries
    • the documents must be stamped by all three: 
      • Ministry of Education of the issuing country
      • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country
      • Spanish diplomatic authorities to that country

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