Decree-Law 22/2021, of 5 October, modifying Article 211 of Act 2/2014, of 27 January, on fiscal, administrative, financial and public sector measures, regarding accreditation of a third language on the part of bachelor's degree students at Catalan universitiesprovides for, among other things, more flexibility in demonstrating their knowledge and skills in third languages.
Moreover, the Governing Council of the University of Girona, in session 8/2021, agreed to amend the regulations for third languages in bachelor's degree studies.See the full text of the agreement (eBOU-12/2021) .
Third-language accreditation channels at the UdG:
a) Obtaining a recognised certificate or having a qualification for which accreditation is not required according to the current Agreement by the Interuniversity Council of Catalonia. It shall fall to the UdG’s Authorised Teaching and Students Committee, once it has seen the report from the Josep Pallach Institute of Education Sciences - Teaching Innovation and Learning Service, to keep this information up to date and assess the acceptance of other certificates not included in the Agreement.
Certificates have to prove that the test has been taken in a controlled environment, on-site, on a specific date in an examinations centre, or they must be accompanied by a document attesting this.
b) Obtaining a certificate showing the passing of any specific test of knowledge confirming at least the level achieved in each qualification report, organised by state or private universities from the Spanish or Catalan university system, in accordance with the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and endorsed by the relevant bodies.In the case of Spanish universities, certificates will have to bear the seal of the Association of Language Centres in Higher Education.
c) Having obtained at least 9 ECTS corresponding to UdG study courses or recognised activities taught entirely in a third language.In that case, all the activities included in assessment of the subject, must be carried out in the third language in question.
d) Preparing, defending and passing the bachelor's thesis in a third language.
e) Subjects of teaching of a third language accredited according to the report of the bachelor's degree or with the supervision of the Josep Pallach Institute of Education Sciences - Self-Learning and Teaching Innovation Service (ICE-SAID), the required level or superior.