Admission Process

You may submit your application for admission to the University from 15 January to 23 July.

The process is as follows:

• The first step is to fill out an online application depending on your eligibility, and arrange to take the admission tests for the Bachelor’s in Medicine at the next available date. Apply online.

• Once you have completed your online application, you will receive an email with access to the pre-student portal. You can use this online portal to pay for the admission tests fee, which costs €150.
• By paying this fee, you confirm that you are participating in the University’s admissions process for the Bachelor’s in Medicine. This amount will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Once we have received your application with the corresponding documentation, we will send you instructions and passwords with the steps to follow to complete the language assessment:

English test

All students wishing to apply to the Bachelor's in Medicine must take this test. This tests your English level by assessing:

• Reading comprehension.
• Knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
• Listening comprehension.

Spanish test

All students whose mother tongue is not Spanish must take it, regardless of the language certificates they may have.

This tests your Spanish level by assessing:

• Reading comprehension.
• Knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.
• Listening comprehension.

Assessment criteria for the admissions process

External transfers*:

The number of places will depend on the vacancies in each course:

• Starting date of the admissions process for external transfers: 15 January 2021.
• Closing date of the admissions process for external transfers: 23 April 2021 (unless the University decides to extend it until places are filled).
• Date of completion of the process for external transfers: Starting 29 April 2021.

*The university reserves the right to accept additional admissions outside these dates, although this entails extension of the closing date of the process.

Criteria for admission into the process:

1. Submit the application within the dates listed
2. You must not be pursuing other bachelor's studies at UEM.
3. Submit the academic record to be recognised.
4. You must have a basis in the field of Health Sciences
5. Priority will be granted to applications coming from a Faculty of Medicine
6. For international students, a level of B2.2 is required in the first and second academic years, and level C1 at the start of the third and following academic years.
7. Students who have graduated from the UEM may apply.
8. Students will not be eligible to take the first full academic year and must take courses from higher academic years.
9. In any case, students with transferred academic records must take at least 133 ECTS corresponding to the clinical subjects of the Bachelor's in Medicine of the Universidad Europea de Madrid.

Rating criteria:

Students that opt for a transfer will be placed in order according to the vacancies on each course, and if several students apply for the same vacancy,  they will be ordered by the average mark on their academic record.
Admission will be assessed based on the following criteria:

• Academic record at the university of origin: 90%
• Language test: 10%.

Internal Transfers

The number of places offered to students from the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health at UEM who wish to carry out these studies represents 8% of the total offered in medicine. There will be a maximum of 16 places.

• Starting date of the admissions process for internal transfers: 15 January 2021.
• Closing date of the admissions process for internal transfers: 23 April 2021 (unless the University decides to extend it until places are filled).
• Date of completion of the process for internal transfers: From 29 July 2021.

*The University reserves the right to accept additional admissions outside these dates, although this entails extension of the closing date of the process.

Criteria for admission into the process:

1. Submit the application within the dates listed
2. You must not be pursuing other bachelor's studies at UEM.
3. You must be  and have passed the entire first academic year (60 ECTS) in an official bachelor's programme of the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and Health.
4. For international students, a level of B2.2 is required in the first and second academic years, and level C1 at the start of the third and following academic years.
5. Former students who have graduated from UEM in 2017 or earlier cannot participate in this process.
6. In any case, students with transferred academic records must take at least 133 ECTS corresponding to the clinical subjects of the Bachelor's in Medicine of the Universidad Europea de Madrid.

Rating criteria:

Priority in access for transfer to the Bachelor's in Medicine will be given to UEM students who have the highest number of ECTS recognised in the study plan of the programme, based on the recognition criteria established by the Faculty for this degree. In the event of a tie, this will be resolved by the average mark on the academic record.

The Admissions Committee will obtain the students’ average mark based on these criteria.

*Only candidates coming from the field of Health Sciences can opt for this.

General knowledge test

This general knowledge test is only necessary for international applicants who are registering to enrol on the first academic year of their bachelor's degree in Spain, and who do not have a UNED credential (1). They must therefore get their High School Diploma (bachillerato) approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

To pass this test the student must obtain a score of five or higher.

Admission of the student does not depend solely on the result obtained in this test. This test will determine the student’s personalised academic needs.

Take the general knowledge test. LINK.

(1) NOTE: Students who can apply via the UNED credential route are those who come from the following educational systems: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, European School, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and any other State with which an international agreement is signed on a reciprocal basis. 

The results will not be communicated by mail or telephone, the candidate will have to login to the system on the corresponding admission date starting at 4:00 p.m. and consult their status through the pre-student portal.

Admission dates:

• 29 April 2021 - 4:00 p.m. For external transfer applications submitted before 23 April.
• 29 July 2021 - 4:00 p.m. For internal transfer candidates (and external until all places are filled).

Once inside the portal, click on GO TO APPLICATION. One of the following statuses will appear within your application:

1. If the section RESERVE is highlighted blue, it means you have been accepted into the Bachelor's in Medicine.
2. If the section IN PROCESS is highlighted blue, it means you have been placed on the waiting list for the Bachelor's in Medicine.
3. If the section APPLICATION DENIED is highlighted blue, it means that you have not been accepted into the Bachelor's in Medicine.

The published result is not subject to appeal.

RESERVING YOUR PLACE

If you are one of the admitted candidates, you have five business days to make the corresponding payment throughthe pre-student portal link

• Transfers from Universidad Europea: €3,200 as a reservation fee;
• Transfers from other universities: €3,970. €770 to open your administrative student file and €3,200 as a reservation fee.

COMPLETE YOUR ENROLMENT

By completing the enrolment process, the student declares that they accept the enrolment plan and the associated recognition of subjects.

Once admission is confirmed, you must digitally sign all the necessary documents on the pre-student portal in order to complete your enrolment. To do this, you will receive a link via email that will direct you to a digital signature platform where you will find the following documents:

• Degree enrolment application form.
• Direct debit form.
• General enrolment terms and conditions.
• Informed consent form for the Legal Admission Requirement.
• Internship consent form.
• Informed consent form on the language conditions for the clinical internships.
• Document of exemption from recognised subjects.

Please contact your advisor if you encounter any problems with the digital signature platform.

Students must also provide proof of compliance with the legal requirements for the programme they are interested in. These documents can be submitted in the following ways:

• If your documents include a digital signature, upload them to the pre-student portal before completing your registration.
• In-person at the Vice-Rector’s office.
• By post to the following address:

Vice-Rector's Office.

Villaviciosa de Odón Campus Building B

C/ Tajo, s/n. Urb. El Bosque. 28670.

Villaviciosa de Odón Madrid

If the candidate fails to reserve their place and complete enrolment within five business days following admission, their spot will automatically go to one of the candidates in the waiting list, strictly in the order determined by the Admissions Committee.

Regardless of the method of payment used, the student must submit a duly completely direct debit form.

There is a six week time limit for late enrolment in a trimester. At the end of this period, it is up to the Dean of each Faculty or School to authorise a student's enrolment.

Submit the Legal Admissions Requirement

Your enrolment is conditional on submitting these documents to the University before completing your registration. We recommend that you submit these as soon as possible, with a formal deadline of 15 November 2021. (This information is indicated in the Informed Consent Form for Legal Admissions Requirements.)

For students coming from a university degree programme, the following documentation must be provided:

1. In the case that you have a degree from a Spanish university: the university degree or academic certificate that certifies that you have completed your university studies.
2. In the case that you have unfinished studies from a Spanish university: transfer fees from the university of origin and your Personal Academic Certificate.
3. If you have a degree from the EU: university degree or academic certificate that certifies that you have finished your studies, study plan and programme. These do not need to be authenticated.
4. If you have a university degree from a country outside the EU: university degree and official transcripts, all of which should be duly stamped by the university of origin, translated and authenticated.
5. If you have an unfinished foreign university degree: Personal Academic Certificate, study plan and programmes, all of which should be duly stamped by the university of origin, translated and authenticated.

*To be accepted into the University this way, it is essential that the University recognise at least 30 ECTS credits.

* Information subject to possible regulatory changes

How to submit the legal admissions requirement documents:

If your documents have an electronic signature:

• On the Pre-University Student Portal if you have not yet registered.
• On the Student Portal if you have already registered.

If your documents do not have an electronic signature:

• In person at Student Services, by requesting an appointment through the following link
• By certified post to the following address:

Dpto.: Secretaría Académica
Universidad Europea de Madrid:
C/ Tajo S/N. 28670
Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid

If you need any futher information please see the University Access Guides or the FAQs