Applying and Admission

Those who meet one of the following requirements will be able to access official university degree courses:

• he students of baccalaureate of the Spanish Educational System or equivalent, who passed the baccalaureate evaluation test for university access (hereinafter ABAU).

For the allocation of places, the admission grade will be calculated taking into account the following formula:

Admission mark = 0,6 * NMB + 0,4 * CPO + a * M1 + b * M2

• NMB: average baccalaureate mark
• CPO: qualification of the compulsory part of the baccalaureate assessment test for university access.
• M1, M2: qualifications of a maximum of two of the four subjects of which the student was examined in the voluntary part or of the corresponding core subject of modality, which provide the best admission mark.
• a, b: parámetros de ponderación das materias da parte voluntaria ou da materia troncal de modalidade da proba de avaliación de bacharelato para o acceso á universidade que proporcionen mellor nota de admisión.

Students who hold the degrees of Higher Vocational Training Technician, Higher Sports Technician or Higher Technician in Plastic Arts and Design, or equivalent degrees, will be able to access official university degree courses, without the need for a test.

For the awarding of places, the admission mark will be calculated taking into account the following formula:

Admission mark = NMC + a * M1 + b * M2

• NMC: average mark of the Higher Level Vocational Training Cycle.

• M1, M2: qualifications of a maximum of two of the four subjects examined by the student in the voluntary part and/or the core subject of the corresponding modality, which provide the best admission mark.
   
• a, b: parámetros de ponderación das materias da parte voluntaria ou da materia troncal de modalidade da proba de avaliación de bacharelato para o acceso á universidade que proporcionen mellor nota de admisión.

• Catalogue of credits and subjects recognised in official university degrees for those graduates in higher vocational training.

• Over 25s

People over 25 years of age in the calendar year in which the test is held who do not hold any academic qualification (baccalaureate or equivalent, higher technical or technical vocational training, etc.) that allows access to university by other routes.

• Over 45s

People over 45 years of age who do not have any academic qualification that enables them to access university by other routes, will be able to access official university degree courses by passing an adapted access test, if they reach or have reached 45 years of age in the calendar year in which the test is held.

People with a university degree (degree, diploma, degree and engineering) or equivalent, can apply for a place to do any university degree.

Pre-registration

To access the UVigo it is necessary to make this pre-registration. Graduates can apply in two ways, in a single application and in the call for applications in autumn:

General fee:

• Aptitude tests for university access (university entrance exams, PAU, ABAU...)
• Higher Level Training Cycles, Vocational Training II, Profesional Modules Level III

Because of their university degree

Students with pre-university studies

• Students in possession of the European baccalaureate degree, those who obtain the international baccalaureate diploma and students with degrees, diplomas or baccalaureate studies from educational systems of member states of the European Union or other countries with which international agreements will be signed, can access directly with the UNED credential that certifies that they have the requirements established in their educational system of origin, to access the university.
• Students in possession of qualifications, diplomas or studies equivalent to the baccalaureate degree of the Spanish education system from education systems of member states of the European Union or those of other states with which international agreements have been signed, when these students do not meet the academic requirements required in their education systems to access their universities; e estudantes en posesión de títulos, diplomas o estudos obtidos o realizados en sistemas educativos de estados no membros da Unión Europea o que no tendo acordo internacional, deben homologar o declarar a equivalencia dos seus estudos ao título de bacharelato do sistema educativo español. The homologation credential is a sufficient qualification for access, with a conditional character and a value of 5 points.
• Students in possession of qualifications, diplomas or foreign studies recognised or declared equivalent to the official qualifications of higher vocational training technician, higher technician in plastic arts and design or higher sports technician in the Spanish education system, will be able to access directly with the UNED credential.
• Students in possession of qualifications, diplomas or studies other than those equivalent to the qualifications of baccalaureate, higher vocational training technician, higher technician in plastic arts and design or higher sports technician in the Spanish education system, obtained or carried out in a member state of the European Union or in other states with which international agreements have been signed, when these students meet the academic requirements required in the respective state to access their universities. They will be able to access with the UNED credential.

In all cases they will be able to increase their initial access grade by taking the voluntary part of the ABAU, organised by the UNED and the Galician University System (SUG) through the​​CIUG

Students with university studies 

In order to facilitate the incorporation of students with university studies from other countries, UVigo establishes a specific procedure for the partial validation of these university studies.

They will be able to apply for partial validation of foreign university studies who are in one of the following situations:

1. Students with university studies that have not been completed with the corresponding degree. 
2. Students with foreign university studies completed when:

• If having requested the homologation this was denied, provided that the denial is not based on any of the causes listed in article 3.2 of R.D. 967/2014.
• If the person does not request the homologation and declares in writing that he/she will not request it.

You can apply for access through this route if you have started but not finished your studies. It will be necessary to obtain at least 30 ECTS credits or apply for pre-registration through the CIUG.

Admitted students are obliged to request the transfer of their academic transcript to their university of origin.

• Admission procedure for change of studies or change of university

I must have passed a minimum of 12 credits in the degree I want to retake.

The centre will be able to attend the applications presented according to its organisational possibilities, since there is no offer of places approved for this procedure.

Procedure for retaking studies at UVigo

Students who were eligible for university entrance according to the Spanish education system regulations prior to Organic Law 8/32013, of 9 December, will be able to access official degree courses.

If they wish to improve their marks, they can sit the

ABAU.