Requirements
- Be 40 years of age the year in which access to the university is applied for.
- Not hold any academic qualification that enables access to the university by any other method.
- Accredit work or professional experience in relation to the university degree for which access is applied for.
Access to the university
To access the university using the admissions process for people over the age of 40, it is necessary to:
- Pass the appraisal phase.
- Have an individual interview and receive a PASS.
Admission process:
Annual applications. Valid exclusively to access the academic course that will start after obtaining the final qualification.
It is structured into two phases:
- Appraisal phrase; the following will be taken into account:
- Work and professional experience
- Training
- Knowledge of Catalan
- Knowledge of third languages
- Individual interview phase. To access the interview phase, it will be necessary to have obtained a mark equal to or more than 5 points in the appraisal phase.
Final qualification: depending on the results obtained in both phases, the maturity and suitability to successfully follow the degree chosen will be evaluated.
Individual interview
This will only be valid for the year in which the interview is done and to access only one centre-study.
Registration for admission tests
Enrolment formalisation period: 5 to 15 February 2024 on the University access portal.
Rates, allowances and exemptions of payment
The fees to be paid for the over 40s access registration are pending approval. For the call of 2023 they were 106.80 €.
A bonus of 50% of the fee is established for members of large families and single parents in the general category. This must be proven with the valid Department of Work, Social Affairs and Families card or the body of the corresponding autonomous community.
The following groups are exempt from paying fees (100% bonus) for registration at the university:
- The members of large and single-parent families of a special nature. Accreditation: card from the Department of Work, Social Affairs and Families in force or from the body of the corresponding autonomous community.
- People with a degree of disability equal to or more than 33%. Accreditation: valid card or certificate of the degree of disability from the Department of Work, Social Affairs and Families or from the body of the corresponding autonomous community, resolutions of Social Security pensioners or Passive Classes.
- Students aged 65 years or above. Accreditation: identity document.
- Victims of terrorist acts, spouses and children. Accreditation: corresponding certification from the Ministry of the Interior.
- Victims of gender violence and dependent children. Administrative certification of the situation of gender violence, according to article 23 of Organic Law 1/2004, of 28 December on comprehensive protection measures against gender violence.
When registering on the University Access Portal, payment must be made following the instructions that appear on the website.
Refund of enrollment fees
If you have paid the tuition fee for the test and you have a valid reason for not having to do so, you can request a refund. See all the information in the registration fee refund procedure.
Documentation that must be submitted
- Enrolment receipt (remember that the enrolment fee must be paid within the established time period).
- Original and photocopy or attested photocopy of DNI, NIE and passport.
- Curriculum vitae with recent photograph. The merits of the curriculum vitae ave to accredited to be appraised.
- Cover letter justifying the interest to study the official degree chosen. Preferably a single sheet (or on front and back), from the front (or in front and behind), interlinear single spacing and between 500 and 600 words.
- Numbered list of all the documentation submitted regarding professional or work experience and training
- Documentation proving the work or professional experience related to the official university degree chosen. This is accredited if there is a contract or nomination with duties and official certification of contribution periods to the General Social Security System or any other way to provide accreditation:
- Certification of the General Treasury of the Social Security (‘Vida Laboral’ [Work Life] document).
- Employment contracts (original and photocopy)
- Company certifications to specify the duties performed (original and photocopy)
- In the case of self-employed workers or autonomous workers or on own account, certification from the General Treasury of the Social Security with the periods of registration in the Social Security, in the corresponding special regime and description of the corresponding activity carried out and the interval of time in which this was carried out (original and photocopy).
- Documentation proving the education related or not to the university degree chosen, if applicable. Proof of this education can be provided by means of the corresponding certificate of the course that must name the studies, the period when they were carried out and the hours of duration.
- Documentation proving knowledge of Catalan, if applicable, by means of the corresponding certificate issued or officially recognised by the Secretariat for Language Policy of the Government of Catalonia or by the schools or modern languages services of Catalan universities.
- Documentation proving knowledge of a third language, if applicable. These certificates will have to be issued by the ‘Escola Oficial d’Idiomes’ [Official School of Languages] or by the schools or modern language services of Catalan universities.
- The candidates can submit any other documentation they consider relevant, if applicable
Submitting documentation
It is mandatory to formalise enrolment through the University access portal between 6 and 16 February. The list of documents that need to be submitted can be found in the "Documents that need to be submitted" section in these terms and conditions. If you need information on the documentation to be submitted, you can go to the Student Assistance and Access Support Section (CIAE Building).
Once the enrolment has been formalised, remember that you have to submit your documents by one of the means detailed below (the documents can NOT be sent by email):
- In person.You must contact the Registration Assistance Office of the University of Girona to make an appointment to present the original documents. Warning: the documentation should be submitted without binding, stapling, clips, or folders, or any other kind of physical support, to facilitate its digitisation.
- Electronically. An electronic application can be made through the Electronic register of the University of Girona (the attached documents have to be certified copies, in accordance with article 27 of Law 39/2015 of 1 October, on the common administrative procedure of the public administrations; if they are not, the university will require the original documentation to verify the authenticity of the documents presented).
- Postal mail. The documentation can be sent via ordinary or registered post to:: University Access Office. Via Laietana, 2. 08003 Barcelona. The requested documentation has to be sent photocopied. Later, the university will require the original documentation to verify the authenticity of the documents presented.
- Other channels. By means of any other channels provided for in article 16.4 of Law 39/2015, of 1 October, on the common administrative procedure of the public administrations.
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