Access and admission
Doctorate Access
Access and Admission Requirements
a) Hold official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish qualifications, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in the entirety of these courses and a level 3 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education has been accredited.
b) Hold a qualification obtained in accordance with foreign education systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), without the need for homologation, which certifies level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework, provided that said qualification entitles the holder to access doctoral studies in the country of issue. This admission shall not imply, under any circumstances, the recognition of the previous qualification held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
c) Hold a degree obtained in accordance with foreign education systems outside the EHEA, without the need for official recognition, after verification by the university that it certifies a level of education equivalent to that of the official Spanish university Master's degree and that it qualifies the holder for access to doctoral studies in the country of issue. This admission shall not imply, under any circumstances, the recognition of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral studies.
d) Hold another Doctorate degree.
e) University graduates who, after obtaining a place in the corresponding entrance examination for specialised health training positions, have successfully completed at least two years of training in a programme to obtain the official degree in one of the Health Sciences specialities may also be admitted.
