What is credit recognition and transfer?

What is credit recognition and transfer?

In July 2026, the regulations governing the recognition of academic credits were partially amended. These changes apply to students admitted to their programmes from the 2026/2027 academic year onwards. Where necessary, students should consult the section of the regulations that applies to them according to their year of admission to the programme.

The idea is to make use of subjects that students have already passed in other studies or activities outside the curriculum and add them to their new academic record as recognised credits. This has an impact on the calculation of credits to obtain an official qualification, without having to take the subject again.

Subjects must have been taken in the past and they must count as credits of any type (basic, compulsory or optional). This does not include final degree projects.

Activities not included in the syllabus can include language courses, and cultural, sports-related, student representation, charity-related, cooperation, related to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, and to guaranteeing sustainability or other taught activities (UAB Challenges, micromodule etc.).

These activities are recorded on the student's academic transcript as optional credits. The number of credits that may be recognized for these activities is subject to a maximum limit. This limit is explained in each of the corresponding sections.

When taking a Master's degree, these activities do not count for credit recognition.

Credit transfer is understood to be the inclusion of credits in the academic record previously obtained from official university qualifications at the same level, which did not lead to an official qualification and have not previously been used to obtain recognition. The transfer is purely for information purposes, since the credits transferred through this method make no impact on final calculations to obtain a qualification.