If you are thinking about studying at a Spanish university, don't miss the following post where we are going to explain the requirements and steps you have to take to enter the faculty you want. We will explain to you, on the one hand, the academic requirements, and, on the other, advice so as not to "lose" a year.
academic requirements
To be able to study at a university in Spain, you need 7 steps if you have a high school degree issued in the United States:
- Finish the high School.
- Apostille your title and translate it into Spanish.
- Homologate your high school diploma. Qualifications and a high school diploma will be required, if possible, by means of a certified copy.
- study the Subjects accurate for exams. In this case, no one better than us, Escuela PCE, to ensure your access to Spanish universities. Contact us and ask about the courses.
- Register for the PCE UNEDasiss Selectivity exams.
- Take the PCE UNEDasiss Selectivity (in New York, Seattle or anywhere in the world).
- Make university pre-registration.
Easy, right? Escuela PCE can help you with your homologation and all subsequent processes. We will advise you on choosing subjects, guide you in decisions, prepare you for exams and explain how to carry out your university pre-registration. Trust the leading academy to prepare your landing in Spain.
How to take the exams with the American baccalaureate
As we have mentioned, more and more students are finishing their high school education outside of Spain and then pursuing a Spanish university study. The majority come from the United States, and, given our experience, we want to indicate how to proceed in this case.
Normally, students finish their studies and use the following year to prepare for the PCE exams for university entrance in Spain. However, it's possible to "gain" a year by combining their studies in the final year of secondary school with preparation for the university entrance exams. To do this, it's necessary to know the subjects and assess the feasibility of studying for both. If the student wants to enter a degree program with a cut-off score below 12, this may be possible. If the cut-off score is higher, given the increased difficulty, it would be more appropriate to prepare more thoroughly throughout the following year.
If it is the first case, you have to start studying approximately 5/6 months in advance, that is, from January at the latest, and it is advisable to start earlier. Students with a US high school diploma usually have, obviously, a high level for the English exam, so this exam would be a mere procedure, "eliminating" this test from their access.
The next thing to consider is the short time between the PCE exams and high school graduation. Therefore, you must plan to have your transcripts from the last few years translated and apostilled as soon as you receive your diploma, so that you can then submit them to the Spanish consulate. This is the only way to obtain a valid score for admission in the same year you graduate from high school in the United States. Obviously, you need to have this plan well-defined and schedule appointments in advance so that you can submit all the documents on time.
Escuela PCE can, in all cases, guide the student and family to draw up this plan, in addition to carrying out the corresponding preparation of subjects according to their studies and preferences.
