Admission Process

Grado: Acceso con título universitario o traslado de expediente

Below, we will outline the main steps for you to take to become part of Universidad Europea’s student community. For more detailed information on Universidad Europea’s admissions process, we recommend you consult our undergraduate admissions regulations.

See the admissions process details for the following degrees:

Bachelor's in Medicine - see the specific admissions process.
Bachelor's in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences - see the specific tests you will need to take, described below in the Admissions Applications section.

1. Start your admissions process

You are just a few steps away from becoming part of the more than 16,000 students that make up the University community of Universidad Europea. The first step is to complete your online application according to your desired University course. You can start your online application here.

Once you have completed your online application, you will receive an email with access to our pre-student portal.

Request a credit recognition plan*—it’s simple, free of charge and commitment-free.

Any questions regarding credit recognition should be sent to convalidaciones@universidadeuropea.es.

In order to request a credit recognition plan, you must provide the following documents:

Personal academic certificate from your previous institution.
Study plan stamped by the previous centre’s Registrar’s office.
Academic transcript of the subjects taken and/or enrolled in at the previous centre.
Official Degree for foreign students (translated).

If you are applying for credit recognition based on your previous work experience, you must provide a:

CV
Certificate of work history (vida laboral)

*Company certificate - only when it is necessary to demonstrate duties carried out at the company, or in the case of students with international work experience who cannot provide a certificate of work history (vida laboral). Once the application is completed, you will receive your credit recognition plan within a few days.

*The credit recognition plan is intended to be used as guidance. It will not be officially recognised until all of the information in the file is validated and approved by the Dean of the Faculty.

Once you have received your validations and are satisfied with them, you must make the online payment of the admissions tests fee (€150) through the pre-student portal (you will have previously received an email with your access link.) By paying this fee, you confirm that you are participating in the University’s admissions process. This fee will not be refunded under any circumstance.

Once this payment is received, an advisor will be assigned to you who will help you throughout the process. With their guidance, you can choose whether to take the tests online, without having to come to campus, or by appointment, in specifically designed facilities at our University headquarters.

Take the admissions tests

Competencies and Skills Assessment

This competencies and skills assessment measures intellectual work skills, attitudes towards work and attitudes towards cooperation and teamwork. The approximate duration is 30 minutes and the test consists of 116 general competency questions and 23 study behaviour questions.

Language test:

English language test: This must be taken by all students who come from countries whose official language is not English, except for those who have opted to study degrees where the language of instruction is not Spanish or English. This is an English language assessment which tests reading and comprehension, knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and listening skills.

Spanish language test: This test must be taken by:

Students who wish to study their degree in Spanish and whose mother tongue is not Spanish.
Students who wish to study their degree in a language other than Spanish but who need evidence of a certain level of Spanish in order to carry out their studies.
Students who wish to study a degree which requires a certain level of Spanish according to regulations.

This is a Spanish language assessment which tests reading and comprehension, knowledge of grammar and vocabulary, and listening skills.

Interview / Cover Letter

The candidate will answer a series of motivational questions, which will be assessed by a member of the corresponding faculty as part of the admissions process.

Once you have completed your admissions tests, after allowing a reasonable amount of time for them to be evaluated, you can check your admissions status via the pre-student portal. Once logged into the platform, you will need to click GO TO APPLICATION. If the RESERVE step is highlighted blue, it means you have been accepted into the University. You can also check with your advisor.

Additional test for Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Students

Students that are applying for the Bachelor's in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences or dual degrees at the Faculty must take their assessments in person and present their original and physical Medical Certificate on the day of the test.

See the physical aptitude assessments here

Given the current situation, these tests have been postponed.

2. Reserving your place

If you are admitted, you can reserve your place. This means that you accept your place and would like to continue your registration at the University. During the next 7 days, this place will be reserved and awaiting your acceptance. After this period, you must check availability with your advisor.

Once you have registered, you can pay to reserve your place on the pre-student portal. The payment methods are:

CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD, which registers you immediately.
ONLINE TRANSFER, which will register you approximately three to five days from the start of the transaction.

The fee to reserve a place depends on the degree chosen. You can find financial information in Student Fees. At all times, the student will be informed of the next steps to follow, either by their advisor or via the pre-student portal where they have previously registered their personal data.

3. Complete your enrolment

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. Students who apply with recognised credits must enrol in a minimum of 30 credits and a maximum of 72 credits each academic year. For Joint Honours degrees, the maximum is set at 84 credits each academic year.
Direct Debit Form.
General Enrolment Terms and Conditions.
Informed Consent Form for Legal Admissions Requirements.

All students who enrol at the Universidad Europea for the first time to study a bachelor’s degree must open an academic file. This payment will take place once only by direct debit.

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.

Once admission is confirmed, you must digitally sign all the necessary documents on the pre-student portal to complete your enrollment. 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 Legal Admissions Requirements.

Students of the Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences should also include:

Consent form for practicum work.
Informed consent form on the language requirements for the clinical practices of the Bachelor’s in Dentistry, Physiotherapy and Psychology in university clinics at Universidad Europea.

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

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.)

If you enter the University already holding a degree from a Spanish university:

The university degree or academic certificate that certifies that you have completed your university studies, or a certificate of having paid the fees for the degree.

If you start at the University with unfinished studies from a Spanish university:

Transfer fees from the university of origin stamped by the Registrar’s Office of the university of origin.
Personal Academic Certificate.

If you start at the University with a foreign university degree*:

A copy of your university degree
Personal Academic Certificate.
Study plan stamped by the university of origin.
Official certificate that indicates the validity of the university where the course was taken and officially recognises the qualification.

This document can be issued by both the university of origin (signed by the rector or the equivalent authority) or the Ministry of Education of the country of origin.

A sworn statement confirming that you have not submitted parallel documentation to the Ministry of Education in order to recognise the degree.

Admissions documents are only accepted in Spanish or English. If the documents are in a different language, they must be translated by a sworn translator. In the case of studies carried out in a country outside the European Union, these documents must be authenticated.

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

If you start at the University with an unfinished foreign university degree:

Personal Academic Certificate.
Study plan stamped by the university of origin.
Official certificate that indicates the validity of the university where the course was taken and officially recognises the qualification. This document can be issued by both the university of origin (signed by the rector or the equivalent authority) or the Ministry of Education of the country of origin.

Admissions documents are only accepted in Spanish or English. If the documents are in a different language, they must be translated by a sworn translator.

In the case of studies carried out in a country outside the European Union, these documents must be 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 have any questions, contact us at:

Universidad Europea de Madrid: +34 91 740 72 72 or ads@universidadeuropea.es
Universidad Europea de Canarias: +34 922 98 50 22 or ads.canarias@universidadeuropea.es
Universidad Europea de Valencia: +34 961 04 38 83 or ads.valencia@universidadeuropea.es

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