Admission Process

Real Decreto 822/2021, de 28 de septiembre: Chapter VIII Art. 37: The general requirement for access to a continuing education master's degree or a specialization diploma is to have a university degree or equivalent (minimum 180 ECTS credits or 3 academic years).

Until the 22/23 academic year, some postgraduate degree programs could, exceptionally, admit students without undergraduate studies, who are issued a certificate instead of a diploma. From the 23/24 academic year, with the application of Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organization of university education and the procedure for quality assurance, it will no longer be possible in any case.

Exceptionally, the coordinator may authorize access to persons without a degree with the accreditation of sufficient professional experience that guarantees the attainment of a level of competence equivalent to a bachelor's degree. You can find the access requirements on the web page of the program in which the procedure of recognition by professional experience has been authorized.

If you do not have a university degree but expect to obtain it before the start of the course, you can enroll and apply for Conditional Admission by attaching the following completed document. If you have not obtained your degree or equivalent by the start of classes, you will not be able to enroll.

-Bachelor's degree or equivalent or higher. If you do not yet have the degree, you can prove it by presenting the substitute certificate or the receipt of the application for the degree and the payment of the fees.

-ID card, NIE or passport

Not required (recommended)

- Academic record
- Passport size photograph (176 x 220 px. in jpg format)
- Curriculum vitae
- Cover letter

The Academic Administration needs to verify the documentation that you attach to your application for admission.

For this reason it is necessary to have a diploma with a Secure Verification Code/QR or to submit a copy of the diploma when you enroll.

If, during the admission process, you attach the documentation of access to the Master's Degree or Specialization Diploma with Secure Verification Code (CSV) or QR code, you do not have to send any further documentation.

However, if you do not attach the documentation with the verification code or QR code, you must send us a certified copy of the diploma (the original certification, copies will not be accepted), or the diploma with the secure verification code or QR code.

The application for admission is formalized on-line. First of all, scan the mandatory documentation (ID card, NIE or valid passport and university degree or equivalent) to have it ready.

Online application for admission

To enroll you need a NIU (university identification number) from the UAB. Select, depending on your case, the corresponding option:

• If you are or have been a UAB student and you remember your NIU and password. Enrollment with NIU (if you have any doubts, please check the Application handbook)
• If you have not been a UAB student or you do not remember your NIU and password (if you have any doubts, please check the NIU obtention handbook): Enrollment without NIU. 

Follow the Application handbook

Admission and pre-enrollment

Once the application for admission has been made and we verify that you meet the requirements for access, the coordination of the studies makes the selection of the candidates based on the documentation provided. We will send you the result of your application to the email address you provided when you applied for admission.Check your spam mail folder. Sometimes, messages can enter as spam mail folder.

If you are accepted, we will include all the necessary information to pre-register by paying the reservation fee.

- We recommend you to complete your pre-enrolment as soon as possible, so as to facilitate the whole process of admission, visa arrangements and other practical matters related to your arrival and your stay at the UAB.

- It is not necessary to have the degree certificate legalised until the moment of enrollment but Academic Management needs to verify the documentationyou have attached in the admission application. Consult this link. to find out how lo legalize the documents.

- Click here for all the practical information you need on arranging for visas and accommodation, preparing documents, etc.


Information for students with a degree from a university abroad:

Degree certificates and transcripts issued by institutions in the EU, in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland must be official and issued by the competent authorities.

Degree certificates and transcripts issued by institutions not in the EU or in the European Economic Area or in Switzerland must be official and issued by the competent authorities, and must have been legalised through diplomatic channels or, where applicable, the Apostille of The Hague or the Andrés Bello Convention.

Translation of documents issued abroad:

All documents in Catalan, Spanish or English are admissible. To translate documents in French, Italian or Portuguese, you may use the UAB Language Service (Servei de Llengües). Responsibility for arranging to have the documents translated and the costs involved lies with the applicant. Documents in other languages must be accompanied by a translation into Catalan, Spanish or English carried out by a sworn translator, or by any Spanish diplomatic representative in the applicant's home country.

Once you receive the admission communication, you can reserve your place by making the pre-enrollment payment.

To do this, go to http://sia.uab.cat, go to the "Students of other programmes" section, and select "Registration on master's degrees, graduate diplomas and other courses with NIU", under the title FUAB Formació. Once you acces, you must go to the Reservation section (3rd tab).

In the section you must make the payment with TPV-Pago con tarjeta and confirm the reservation.

To see the detailed steps, please refer to the pre-enrollment and seat reservation manual.

The pre-enrolment fee is only refunded if

• the programme is cancelled
• there has been an error attributable to the Centre.
• a non-EU student  is refused a visa and presents supporting documents.
• serious illness, accident or other exceptional circumstances mean that the student is unable to follow the course. Submitted before the start of the enrolment period