You may have already conducted some research on the admission requirements of Spanish universities and discovered that there are multiple pathways available. One of the possible ways to study at a Spanish University is through Partial Validation of Studies (Convalidación parcial de estudios extranjeros).
Partial Validation of Studies offers a gateway for students to transfer to a Spanish university by validating their initiated studies. Essentially, this allows you to continue your initiated studies at a university in Spain without losing your obtained credits at your current studies. This is a great solution for people who already initiated their studies at a foreign university but wish to continue their studies in Spain.
To transfer your obtained credits you need to make sure that the subjects taken at your current university are similar to the subjects at the chosen Spanish university. You can check this by comparing the syllabus of the subjects at your current university with the syllabus of similar subjects at the Spanish university. Of course, it is very hard to find 100% similarity between two subjects offered at different universities, but it is important that the basic competencies and course durations are similar.
In addition to this, you need to provide extra documentation, which can vary slightly per university.
Here is a General Guideline with the documents most university will require you to provide.
The major benefit of partial validation of studies is that in case you are able to validate a minimum of 30 Credits / ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) you can be directly admitted to the university in case there are vacant places. Compared to the traditional admission method, this approach is significantly more efficient, sparing you the need to homologate your secondary education (high school) diploma and undergo the university entrance exam (EBAU), as required of all Spanish students.
Another significant advantage is the exemption from having to retake subjects already completed at your home university. This facilitates the completion of your studies within a similar timeframe as if you had continued your studies at your current university. If you were to apply to a Spanish university through the traditional admission method, you would need to start your university studies in Spain all the way from scratch. Which in case of already having initiated university studies, would be a significant time loss.
Of course this admission method is not perfect, as Spanish bureaucracy is notorious for being complicated and slow. The amount of documents that need to be provided can form many frustrations, since these documents need to be officially recognized, or legalized in some instances. To take away this burden we at UniConnectSpain are specialized in assisting you with partially validating your university studies in order to make a successful and stressless academic transfer to Spain.
If you decide that you want to study in Spain but already started your university studies in your home country, you should definitely consider applying for a partial validation of studies. It is the most effective way to enter a university in Spain, since you can transfer previously obtained credits from your current university. In addition you don’t need to go through all the standard university admission requirements, that are mandatory with the traditional admission method.
Partial Validation of Studies (Convalidación parcial de estudios extranjeros) enables students to transfer credits earned at their current university to a university in Spain. Therefore, for those who are already pursuing higher education, this procedure presents a valuable opportunity to seamlessly continue your academic journey in a new cultural setting.
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