ACCESS REQUIREMENTS

A. Baccalaureate in the Spanish Education System

In order to enroll you only need to have passed the university entrance exam (PAU) Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT)

• Photocopy of the Certificate of having passed the university entrance exams.
• Proof of application to Transfer University Entrance Exam Record.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

B. International Baccalaureate taken within or outside Spain

There are two different scenarios. Please select yours:

1. European union education system or with a specific agreement on educational matters

• You have studied in Spain at a center that employs the educational system of an EU country.
• You hold the European Baccalaureate or the International Baccalaureate.
• You have studied outside Spain at a center that employs the educational system of one of these countries: Germany, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Holland, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden or Switzerland.
• In any of these events, you can enroll at UCH-CEU without having to do the university access test (PAU). You should contact the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National University of Distance Education, hereinafter “UNED”) to obtain your university access credentials. We can perform this process directly. If you are interested, please write to admisiones@gasma.es.
• If you are in one of the situations described and have also passed the university access test (PAU) and/or specific tests, you can enrol without having to get your qualification officially recognized.
• Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT)
• University Access Credentials issued by the UNED.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

2. European union education system or with a specific agreement on educational matters

• You have completed your pre-university studies in a country that does not belong to the European Union and/or with which there is no bilateral agreement.
• In order to enrol at the UCH-CEU you are required to:
• Request official recognition of your baccalaureate qualification from the Spanish Ministry of Education.
• Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):
• Resolution of the Ministry officially recognizing the baccalaureate qualification or, in its absence, the application for official recognition.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

The current regulations allow us to admit students on a conditional basis if we do not yet have a response from the Ministry of Education. This allows students to begin the course at the start of the year.

A. Advanced vocational qualification (CFGS) or FPII obtained in Spain

Pursuant to current legislation, all students who have completed a CFGS (Advanced Vocational Training Cycle) may access the University from any professional sphere, but in the event that demand exceeds the number of places available, the University will give preference to qualified candidates holding qualifications from the same branch of knowledge as the one studied on the degree course that they wish to follow.

Through UCH-CEU University, the Gastronomy and Culinary Management Campus has established various recognitions for credits obtained in the different branches of advanced vocational training cycles towards degrees from the university itself.

Credit recognition

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):

• Certificate issued by your High School proving that you completed the Advanced Vocational Training Cycle.
• Proof of payment of the fees for the training cycle obtained.
• ONLY if you are going to request recognition of modules taken at High School will you be required to provide a Certificate of your grades.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

B. Qualification equivalent to Spanish vocational training or courses done abroad

There are two scenarios. Please select yours:

1. You completed your pre-university studies in an EU country or in one of the countries shown on this list: Countries with a bilateral agreement with Spain on educational matters: Germany, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Holland, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.

In the event that the demand is higher than the places offered, students with degrees assigned to the same knowledge branch as the degree they wish to study and/or those with a higher average grade will have preference.

In order to be able to enroll at the UCH-CEU, you should contact the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (National University of Distance Education, hereinafter “UNED”) to obtain your university access credentials. We can perform this process directly. If you are interested, please write to admisiones@gasma.es

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):

• University Access Credentials issued by UNED
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

2. You have completed your pre-university studies in a country that does not belong to the EU and does not appear on the above list.

In order to enrol at UCH-CEU, you are required to request official recognition of your qualification from the Spanish Ministry of Education.

In the event that the demand is higher than the places offered, students with degrees assigned to the same knowledge branch as the degree they wish to study and/or those with a higher average grade will have preference.

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):

• Resolution of the Ministry officially recognizing the qualification or, in its absence, the application for official recognition.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

The current regulations allow us to admit students on a conditional basis if we do not yet have a response from the Ministry of Education. This allows students to begin the course at the start of the year.

A. Older than 25/40/45 years

The admission criteria for students will be the grade obtained in the access test for people over 25 and 45 years of age.

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLMENT):

• Proof of Transfer of the access test for people over 25/45 years of age.
• Record transfer of the Grades obtained in the access test for people over 25/45
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

B. Professional experience for 40+ year old candidates

Candidates with professional or workplace experience related to the course they wish to enroll on at our University and who have no qualifications that would enable them to access university (via Baccalaureate, CFGS, Bachelor’s Degree, etc.). They must have turned 40 before 1 October of the academic year in which they wish to enroll.

Candidates will need to fill a simple online form and attach their employment history as well as their CV. The application will be evaluated and the candidate will be informed of the final decision.

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):

• Favorable admission resolution issued by the corresponding Dean.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

A. University studies previously completed in spain

In order to enroll you have only to provide a certified copy of the certificate for your university qualification: first-cycle degree (3-4 years), second-cycle degree (4-6 years), second-cycle architectural degree, second-cycle engineering degree, first-cycle architectural degree, first-cycle engineering degree or bachelor’s degree.

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):

• Certified copy of the Certificate for your university qualification.
• ONLY if you are going to request credit recognition for modules that have already been completed, will you be required to provide a certificate of your grades and a stamped transcript of the modules to be validated.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

B. University studies previously completed outside spain

Regardless of the country where you completed the university studies, you have to provide official recognition of the qualification in order to be able to enroll at UCH-CEU University.

Official recognition has to be obtained from the Spanish Ministry of Education and may be of two types:

• Official recognition of the academic degree: this is a fairly quick process and is designed for people seeking admittance to Spanish universities.
• Official recognition of the professional applications of the qualification obtained abroad: this is a more complex process, which takes longer, given that it is designed for those wishing for their university qualification to have the same value in Spain as in its country of origin, for all purposes.

Conditional Admission

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):

• Resolution from the Ministry officially recognizing the qualification or, in its absence, the application for official recognition.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

A. Studies conducted in Spain

If you are studying at another Spanish university and want to continue studying the same degree, you must have passed a minimum number of credits in order to request a transfer; specifically, we must be able to recognize at least 30 ECTS.

Required Documentation (ONLY AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT)

• Copy of proof of having passed selective or credential of access to the university.
• Proof of having applied for a transfer at the university of origin (for this, you need the Letter of Admission of the UCH-CEU).
• Official transcript of grades.
• Sealed syllabi of those subjects you intend to validate.
• Copy of DNI (Spaniards)/Passport (foreigners).
• Bank data sheet (available on the Futuro Alumno intranet).
• Large family? Please bring an original and copy of your updated large family card or book.
• Permanence regulations and administrative regulations of the University. You should refer to these rules, as you will be asked to sign for their acceptance at the time of enrollment.

B. Studies carried out abroad: validation

If you have completed university studies outside Spain and want to continue with the same studies, you must have passed a minimum number of credits to request the transfer; specifically, to achieve partial validation of foreign studies, we must be able to validate at least 30 ECTS credits.

If you cannot reach the minimum number of credits (30 ECTS), you can always access with pre-university studies and have the possibility of validating credits.

It is a relatively simple process but it is advisable that you contact us (admisiones@gasma.es) to give you some tips that can shorten the administrative process and thus achieve your quick incorporation to the classes. For example, we can specify the deadlines for submission, as well as the data that must necessarily be included in the documentation to be provided (number of ECTS credits, grading system, etc.) and/or the language and validation of such documents (sworn translations, legalization, etc.).

Required Documentation (ONLY AT THE TIME OF ENROLLMENT)

• Copy of proof of having passed selective or credential of access to the university.
• Proof of having applied for a transfer at the university of origin (for this, you need the Letter of Admission of the UCH-CEU).
• Official transcript of grades.
• Sealed syllabi of those subjects you intend to validate.
• Copy of DNI (Spaniards)/Passport (foreigners).
• Bank data sheet (available on the Futuro Alumno intranet).
• Large family? Please bring an original and copy of your updated large family card or book.
• Permanence regulations and administrative regulations of the University. You should refer to these rules, as you will be asked to sign for their acceptance at the time of enrollment.

A.Qualifications begun in Spain

If you have begun university qualifications in a Spanish university and wish to continue with the same Bachelor’s Degree, you will need to have passed a minimum of 30 ECTS points in order to get a record transfer.

If you are studying in a Spanish university but want to start a different Bachelor’s Degree, when you apply for admission you need to attach an informative copy of your academic record to carry out the validation study.

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLMENT):

• A Certificate proving you have passed the university entrance exam.
• A document proving that you have requested a transfer of your academic record from your home university (for this you need the UCH-CEU Admissions Document)
• Original certificate of grades from the university of origin.
• The syllabuses of the subjects you have passed and wish to validate.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enrol.

B. Qualifications begun abroad: Partial Validation of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are studying university qualifications abroad but you want to start a different one, when you apply for admission you will need to attach an informative copy of your academic record to carry out a Validations study.

It is a relatively simple process but it is better to get in touch with us so we can give you more specific advice (admisiones@gasma.es) This will make the process quicker for you and help you to begin classes quicker. For example, we will be able to give you more information as well as the details you need to include in your documents you need to bring (Number of ECTS points, qualification system etc.) and/or language and validation requirements (legal translations, authorizations, etc.).

Required documentation (ONLY AT TIME OF ENROLLMENT):

• A Certificate proving you have passed the university entrance exam.
• A document proving that you have requested a transfer of your academic record from your home university (for this you need the UCH-CEU Admissions Document)
• Original certificate of grades from the University of Origin.
• The syllabuses of the subjects you have passed and wish to validate.
• Photocopy of Spanish national identity document (DNI) (Spanish applicants) / Passport (non-Spanish applicants).
• Bank data forms (available on the Future Student’s intranet).
• Large family? Please bring the original and a photocopy of your up-to-date large-family book or card.
• University continuance and administrative regulations. Please read these regulations because you will be asked to sign to show that you accept them when you enroll.

In order to get students beginning classes as soon as possible, the law allows them to have a conditional admission. This will mean the student will be able to register at the university without handing in/having all the required documents. This special type of agreement between UCH-CEU and the student is agreed through the following rules and conditions:

• You will only be able to apply for this status under the conditions of the Education Law LOMCE
• The student will take on this status voluntarily and under their own responsibility
• An essential requirement is that the student bring/hands in proof to UCH-CEU University that they have requested the credential/validation/official approval of their documents by the Ministry of Education or equivalent
• The student’s enrolment will not be confirmed and will not take full academic effect until the Ministry of Education or equivalent approves their request and the student has provided the Administration Office with proof of this decision
• During the time that the student has ‘conditional admission’ status, the student will have the same rights and responsibilities as other UCH-CEU students, except the following:
• Until their enrolment has been made official they will not be able to receive any type of Certificate of their results or qualification from UCH-CEU that reflects the studies they are currently doing.
• Until the student is officially enrolled they will not be able to request an academic record transfer to another Spanish university
• In all certificates or documents that may be produced by UCH-CEU for the student they will have to certify that the student is of ‘conditional admission’ status.
• As the student takes on voluntarily the status of ‘conditional admission’ they accept the risk that, ultimately, the Ministry of Education could refuse their request. If this situation occurs, the student will have to leave the university at the end of the semester, without claiming any compensation from UCH-CEU. The university will not be able to produce an academic certificate given that the student did not complete the legal requirements for accessing the university.
• If the Ministry of Education or authorities deny the student’s request, UCH-CEU will not be able to refund any payments made for the enrollment, academic procedures, or any other type of payment, regardless of the time and /or the course the student concerned has taken.