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PAU and previous Spanish systems


PAU (University Entrance Exam)

Students who have passed the university entrance exams (PAU, EvAU, EBAU, Selectividad, etc.), since the 1974-75 academic year

  • Passing the mandatory block will be valid indefinitely
  • They will be able to take the Voluntary Phase of the PAU to improve their admission grade
    • The grades for the subjects of the Voluntary Phase will be valid during the course that begins immediately after passing the test and the two academic years following this one.
  • The students who access through this quota belong to the 1 group in the cutting notes

Previous Spanish educational systems

Students who have passed COU prior to the 1974-75 academic year, Pre-University or State Exam:

  • The validity of your file is indefinite
  • They will be able to take the Voluntary Phase of the PAU to improve their admission grade
    • The grades for the subjects of the Voluntary Phase will be valid during the course that begins immediately after passing the test and the two academic years following this one.
  • The students who access through this quota belong to the 1 group in the cutting notes

Documentation to attach

Students with a PAU/EvAU taken from 2010 onwards in the Community of Madrid are exempt from submitting the following documentation.

The documentation must be attached electronically through the pre-registration platform. During the academic year, the physical presentation of the documentation that cannot be verified as valid digitally will be requested.

Provisional documents, drafts or documents without legal validity will not be accepted.

  • DNI, NIE or passport
  • Students who have passed the university entrance exams since 1975:
    • Access Test Card
      • With secure verification code or electronic signature. Failing this, with the stamp and signature of the issuing body
      • The qualifications of all the passed subjects must appear
  • Students from Spanish education systems prior to the 1974-75 academic year:
    • COU prior to the 1974-75 academic year
      • School book or official certificate detailing the grades of 5th, 6th and COU
    • Pre-university:
      • School book or official certificate detailing the grades of 5th, 6th and PREU
      • Passed Maturity Tests Card
    • State exam:
      • School book or certificate detailing the qualifications of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and the qualification of the State Exam
  • If applicable, card/s of the Voluntary Phase:
    • With secure verification code or electronic signature. Failing this, with the stamp and signature of the issuing body

Additional documentation

The documentation must be attached electronically through the pre-registration platform. During the academic year, the physical presentation of the documentation that cannot be verified as valid digitally will be requested.

Provisional documents, drafts or documents without legal validity will not be accepted.

  • In case of requesting access to degrees with Specific Test/language level test
    • Request to take the tests/language level test
    • Proof of payment of the fees for the Specific Test/language level test
    • In case of total or partial exemption from fees: Documentation that justifies said exemption (Disability, Large family...)

Percentage of reservation quotas

Students who meet the requirements to apply for admission through more than one access route -general and/or reserve percentage- may opt, for pre-registration purposes, for one of the several possible ones, at their choice, but only for one of them.

The places reserved for High Level/High Performance AthletesAs well as People with disabilities Those that remain unfilled will be maintained until the extraordinary call.

  • Reservation of places that affect only the general quota (group 1 of the cut-off marks):
    • Person with a disability: 5% of the total number of places offered.
    • High-level/high-performance athlete: 3% of the total number of places offered. Additional 5% in the following Degrees:
      • Sciences of Physical Activity and Sports
      • Primary education
      • Physiotherapy
  • Students requesting access to Degree studies through reserved places must attach the following additional documentation to their application:
    • In case of requesting admission for the disability quota: Certificate proving that you have been recognized as having a disability level equal to or greater than 33%, issued by the IMSERSO or the corresponding Autonomous Community
    • In case of requesting admission for the quota of high-level/high-performance athletes: Supporting accreditation issued by the Higher Sports Council or credential issued by the corresponding Autonomous Community