Before your arrival
Here you will find some information about the admission process and the first steps to be taken before arriving at UAB.
Once we have reviewed your online application and confirmed that everything is correct, we will send you the acceptance letter.
Before your arrival
Language knowledge
Incoming exchange students must provide:
- Certified B1 level of Spanish mandatory to attend courses held in Spanish, if applicable.
- Certified B1 level of Catalan mandatory to attend courses held in Catalan, if applicable.
- Certified B1 level of English, not older than 2 years, mandatory to attend courses held in English, if applicable.
For mother languages you must provide your passport.
For questions regarding language requirements or accepted certifications refer to the Exchange Office.
Important: even in the case of enrolling only in courses taught in English, a knowledge of the Spanish language corresponding to B1 level is strongly recommended.
To improve your language level, the Servei de Llengües of UAB offers free Catalan courses and subsidised Spanish courses. Find more information and registration details on the Servei de Llengües website
Please note that we only offer undergraduate courses. We do not offer master's courses.
The number of vacancies per course is limited. Please, note that the annual courses can only be taken by annual exchange students.
In the following documents you will find the courses offered by the Faculty by semester:
- Courses offered at the Autumn Semester:
- Courses offered at the Spring Semester:
- Courses taught in Catalan are generally not usually in high demand among exchange students. If you are interested in taking any courses in this language, please contact us at Intercanvis.comunicacio@uab.cat
You can find the syllabus of the courses available on the website of each bachelor's degree.
Important: Given that you will most likely have to complete your learning agreement with subjects taught in Spanish, due to the limited number of vacancies and courses offered in English, we recommend at least a B1 of Spanish.
If you want to take courses from other faculties, you must consult for the available courses offer ans timetables on their websites.
Please, remember that you must enrol at least the 50% of your total credits within the Faculty of Communication Studies. The remaining 50% may be taken in the other UAB faculties, subject to available vacances.
Step 1: Registration at UAB
After being nominated, you will receive an email with the instructions to submit our online exchange application at sia.uab.es (Mobility and Exchange\ INcoming students - Signing up and application form). You should fill out the application with the same information we received in the nomination and within the following application periods:
- Autumn semester or full year: from the 15th of February to the 15th of May (starting in September)
- Spring semester: from the 15th of September to the 15th of November (starting in February)
It is VERY IMPORTANT to enter the number of your national ID, or your passaport number only in case you hold a non-EU nationality. Please note that you will not be able to change this number after the registration process.
Step 2: Upload documents and courses selection
You must access at the pre-enrollment application (https://apps2.uab.cat/upload) and upload the following documents:
- Copy of your health insurance (which must cover the entire period you will be at UAB as an Exchange student)
- Language level certificate/s (For all languages, native speakers are exempted of these certificates, with the birth location in your passport is enough)
Once the documents are uploaded, if they are correct we will validate it and the system will allow you to select the courses of your choice through the same application (https://apps2.uab.cat/).
Dates
- Autumn semester or full year:
- To Updete documents: from the 17th of June to the 10th of July 2025
- To select courses: from the 17th of July to the 27th of August 2025
- Spring semester: to confirm
Outside these dates, you will not be able to select courses. Please note that, without the approval of the documents by the Exchange Office, you will not be able to choose any course.
Important: Annual students may only choose subjects from the semester with open selection.
Academic Calendar 2025-2026
Dates of the courses (compulsory attend classes from the 1st day):
Autumn semester: 15th September 2025 - 30th January 2026
Spring semester: 9th February 2026 - 3rd July 2026
IMPORTANT: Transcripts of records will be sent directly to your home university from 20th February 2026 for the Autumn semester and from the 9th July 2026 for the Spring semester.