Admissions to Bachelor's degrees
To be admitted to a bachelor's degree program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:
- They have successfully passed the official University entrance examination.
- Have a higher vocational qualification (vocational training - higher education degree, artistic or technical training).
- Successfully pass the entrance examination for those over 25 years old.
- To accredit professional or work experience for those over 40 years.
- Successfully pass the admission examination for those over 45, with no academic degree or professional experience.
- Have a university degree
- For students from other European Union member countries or those with whom Spain has international agreements, they must have a degree in their countries of origin that allows them to carry out undergraduate programs.
- Students coming from educational systems of countries that are not members of the European Union or from countries with which international agreements for the mutual recognition of diplomas have not been signed, must be in possession of a document that recognizes their high school diploma or equivalent or prove that you have applied for recognition. Applicants who do not have the nationality of any country of the European Union and are not resident in Spain, and come from non-European educational systems, from countries that have not signed a reciprocity agreement with Spain, contact the admissions department / academic secretary of the educational institution or faculty where you wish to study.
Open days
Check, through the following tabs, the open daysd and information sessions organized by the centers, faculties and schools of the Ramon Llull University as well as the dates of the admission tests, informative sessions and documentation that you will need to pre-register
Sittings and requirements
The university entrance exam for the over the age of 25 programme is held once a year. Candidates can sit the exam any number of times until successfully passing it. Candidates can also re-sit the exam to improve their scores even if they have already passed it.
You can take the university entrance exam (PAU) for over-25s if you meet the following requirements:
- Be 25 years old during 2024.
- Not have passed the PAU university entrance exam or its equivalent
- Not hold any higher vocational training degree in a technical field, plastic arts and design or sports (or their equivalent)
- Not have any university degree
Exam registration
From February 5th to 15th, 2024
For the registration, please visit the University Admissions Portal.
In their application, candidates have to indicate:
- The foreign language for which they want to be tested (choosing between English, French, German, Italian or Portuguese).
- Their chosen area of study: Arts and Humanities, Science, Health Sciences, Social and Legal Sciences, or Engineering and Architecture.
- The two subjects linked to their area of study for which they want to be tested.
Exam fee and method of payment
The registration fees for the university entrance exams (PAU) for over-25s sitting are:
- Examination registration fee: €41.30
- Fee for the university entrance exam for over-25s: €68.70
A 50% rebate is set for the cost of the tax for individuals who are members of 'general category' large and single-parent families. Students must produce a valid card issued by the Catalan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families or the corresponding body in their Autonomous Community.
The following groups are exempt from paying university enrolment fees (100% discount):
- Members of ‘special category’ large and single-parent families. The accreditation: valid card issued by the Catalan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families or the corresponding body in their Autonomous Community.
- People with a recognised degree of disability of 33% or more. The accreditation: valid card or certificate accrediting your level of disability issued by the Catalan Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families or the corresponding body in the Autonomous Community, or proof that they are in receipt of a Social Security pension.
- Students aged 65 years or older. The accreditation: ID document.
- Victims of acts of terrorism, their spouses and children. The accreditation: the corresponding document issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Victims of gender violence and their dependent children. The accreditation: the court ruling.
Payment must be made at the University Admissions Portal, according to the instructions found on the website at the time of enrolment.
Date and time of exams
The two parts of the university entrance exam for those over 25 will be held on April 20th and 27th, 2024, at the following times:
- General phase: April 20th, 2024 (Saturday - morning):
- From 8.00 am to 9.00 am: verification of candidates’ data
- From 9.00 am to 10.30 am: text commentary
- From 11.00 am to 14.00 pm: three language exams (Spanish, Catalan and the chosen foreign language)
- Specific phase: April 27th, 2024 (Saturday - morning):
- From 9.00 am to 9.30 am: verification of candidates’ data
- From 9.30 am to 12.30 am: the two exams corresponding to the subjects in the candidates’ chosen area of study
Exam venue
Please, consult your registration receipt. Candidates must present their Spanish national ID card or passport and a printed copy of their receipt of payment on the day of the exams.
Results
Exam results will be published on 14th May, 2024 in the University Admissions Portal.
FINAL SCORE
- Each of the exam components is scored from 0 to 10 points.
- Candidates must pass all the exam components in the same phase to obtain the corresponding mark.
- The score for the general phase will be taken from the mathematical average of all four of its components.
- The score for the specific phase will be taken from the mathematical average of its two components.
- The overall score for the entrance exam will be taken from the mathematical average of the scores in the two exam phases. Determining this average will only be possible when candidates achieve a minimum score of four points in both of these phases.
- Candidates will have successfully passed the entrance exam if they achieve a minimum of five points as their overall exam mark.
- After successfully passing the entrance exam, candidates may re-sit future exam editions to improve their scores.
- The score on any of the two exam phases when achieving a minimum of five points will also be considered valid to calculate the overall exam score. For those choosing to re-sit the exam to improve their scores, the best score obtained will be taken into account. In addition, when registering and paying to sit the exam, students must do so for the entire exam. In case students only want to use one phase’s score from a previous exam, candidates must register at the same university and for the same classes.
- In later editions, candidates will have to repeat the exam in its entirety.
INDIVIDUAL EXAM PHASE SCORES
- If you obtained a mark of five or higher in one or both of the exam phases (general phase ≥5 and/or specific phase ≥5), in the last three sittings held, you may use this mark for the upcoming sitting. That is, in the 2024 sitting, phases passed in 2023, 2022 and 2021 may be reserved. To reserve this score, when registering and paying to sit the current exam, candidates must:
. specify the phase whose score they want to reserve and
. register at the same university and for the same classes as in the reserved phase (in the case of the general phase, this refers to the same foreign language; in the specific exam, this refers to the specific subjects).
- To calculate the overall score of this entrance exam sitting, we shall always take into account the highest scores. As such, candidates must decide:
- If they DO want to use the score on the previously passed phase, one of the following will be used to calculate the final score:
- the score for the phase in the previous exam if the score on the current phase exam is lower,
- the score for the phase in the previous exam if the candidate does NOT sit for the subjects in the current exam, or - the score for the phase in the current exam if the score is higher than in the previous exam sitting;
- If they DO NOT want to use the score for the already passed exam phase (for example, if they want to change the area of study), the score for the phase in the current exam will ALWAYS be used to calculate the overall exam score
For example: A candidate who passed both entrance exams in 2021 but only wants to improve her score on the general phase in the 2024 edition because she has changed the study area (in the 2021 exam, she registered for Health Sciences but now wants to opt for Arts and Humanities).
This candidate will only be required to register for the same subjects in the 2024 exam’s general phase (the same foreign language), choosing the subjects for different specific subjects than those in the 2021 exam. To determine the overall score for the 2024 exam, we shall use the highest scores for the general phase (whether in 2021 or 2024 and only the scores in the 2024 edition’s specific phase. - If they DO want to use the score on the previously passed phase, one of the following will be used to calculate the final score:
Exam review
Candidates can request that their exam scores be reviewed on 14th, 15th and 16th May, 2024 in the University Admissions Portal.
Final decisions on these reviews will be published on 29th May, 2024.
More information
Those over 40
Candidates with work or professional experience in a given area of study can opt for these programmes so long as they have no university degree allowing them to access university any other way or if they have turned or are over 40 years old during the start of the academic year in question.
Participants will be able to access specific programmes provided by the university. Consequently, candidates must present their applications to the corresponding university Rector. Amongst the other criteria used to determine their acceptance or not, candidates must carry out a personal interview.
Requirements
- Have professional experience directly related to the programme in which they want to participate.
- Not have any prior academic qualifications allowing them access to university.
- Be 40 years old or older during the start of academic year (2024).
Procedure
Interested candidates must provide the following documentation:
- Photocopy of their Spanish national ID card or passport
- Application form
- CV and certificates or diplomas.
- Letter to the Rector explaining their interest and motivations
- Application fee (see the section “Exam fee and payment method”)
Registration period
The deadline to formalise their registration for the following exam will be from 2nd to 13th May 2024.
The programmes offered are Bachelor's degrees in:
Exam fee and payment method
- Price: 110 €
- Payment method: in person (cash or credit card) or via bank transfer to the following bank account number: ES28 0049 1806 9429 1188 0858. Candidates must indicate their name and surname(s), along with the text “MG40”. Receipt of payment must also be sent to the following e-mail address vicerectorat.docencia@url.edu.
CV evaluation
(See all the information regarding this procedure in the following document: Norms governing access to URL official degree programmes by those over 40 by means of their professional experience - Catalan version).
At this stage, URL will take into account the following:
- Professional or work experience related to the programme’s area of study
- Training
- Knowledge of Catalan
- Knowledge of other languages
Results of the first phase, assessing candidates’ CVs
You can consult the results of this phase on 31st May 2024.
Successfully completing this stage is not considered equivalent to successfully completing secondary education.
Results
Personal interview
Once successfully completing this stage, the Evaluation Committee will invite all candidates to a personal interview.
Definitive results
Candidates’ final qualification scores will be those obtained in the first phase when their CVs are evaluated so long as the Evaluation Committee determines that these candidates are APT in the second phase during the interviews.
The definitive scores will be published on 14th June 2024.
Resolution
Place reservation
For those over 45 or those over 40 accrediting work or professional experience, the university will reserve no less than 1.1% of all spots but no more than 3% in its programmes.
Successful completion of this process, CV avaluation and personal interview, not automatically entitle the award of a spot in the corresponding center of the university.
Compatibility with other means of access
In no case shall access by means of programmes for those over 40 be the same as for those over 45 at the same centre.
Further information: Norms governing access to URL official degree programmes by those over 40 by means of their professional experience.
Applicable laws
Royal Decree 412/2014, dated June 6th, which regulates the basic procedures for admission to official university degrees. Published in the official gazette, BOE.
Those over 45
Requirements
- Be 45 during 2024
- Not have any degree entitling candidates to attend university
Procedure
- Successfully pass the entrance exam
- Carry out a personal interview and be considered APT to carry out university studies
Entrance exam
To be able to access university via the over 45 programme, candidates must successfully pass the entrance exam and personal interview. Passing the entrance exam is valid for an indefinite period of time. However, being considered APT in the personal interview (a necessary requirement) will only be valid for the year carried out and to begin classes at only one academic centre.
The exam consists of three parts:
1. Text commentary
2. Spanish language test
3. Catalan language test
Registration period
Candidates can register and pay to sit the entrance exam from February 5th to 15th, 2024 by https://accesuniversitat.gencat.cat/accesuniversitat/login.
Candidates who wish to access the university via the programme for those over 25 and those over 45 to participate in both programmes will have to sit the two entrance exams and pay the corresponding amounts for both.
Exam fee 2024
| Ordinary Fee | FN general (large family) and single-parent family | FN Especial (large family) and others |
|---|---|---|---|
MG45 Fees | 110 € | 55 € | 0,00 €
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Documentation
Candidates sitting the Universitat Ramon Llull entrance exam must provide all required documentation directly incorporated electronically in the "Academic data" section of the University Access Portal.
Exam schedule and times
The entrance exam will be held on Saturday, April 20th, 2024, as follows:
From 8.00 am to 9.00 am: verification of candidates’ data
From 9.00 am to 10.30 am: text commentary
From 11.00 am to 1.00 pm: Spanish and Catalan language components
Results and overall scores for those over 45
Exam results will be published on 14th May, 2024 by the University Access Portal.
- Each of the exam components is scored from 0 to 10 points.
- Candidates must pass all the exam components to obtain the overall mark.
- The overall score for the entrance exam will be taken from the mathematical average of the scores on all three components (text commentary, Catalan and Spanish exams). Determining this average will only be possible when candidates achieve a minimum score of four points in these components.
- Candidates will pass the entrance exam if they obtain a minimum of 5 points as their overall mark.
- After passing the entrance exam, candidates may re-sit the exam in future editions to attempt to improve their scores.
- To be admitted to study at university via the programme for those over 45, candidates must pass the entrance exam and carry out a personal interview and be considered APT to carry out university studies.
Personal interview
- Only for those having passed the entrance exam.
- It will be valid for 3 years and to begin classes at only one academic centre.
- It shall be carried out at the university where candidates wish to study even if the entrance exam was passed at another university within the Catalan university system.
- Registration deadline: PENDING at Ramon Llull University (c. Claravall, 1-3)
- Application form
Those candidates who passed the entrance exam for those over 45 in previous editions but who want to schedule the personal interview must also register within the dates established for the current year (February 5th to 15th, 2024). They may also re-sit the entrance exam if they so desire. The best score will be taken into account.
Exam review
Candidates can request that their exam scores be reviewed on 14th, 15th, 16th May, 2024 by the University Access Portal.
Final decisions on these reviews will be published on 29th May, 2024.
Place reservation
For those over 45, the university will reserve no less than 1.1% of all spots in its programmes.
Compatibility with other means of access
In no case shall access to the over 40 programme be the same as for those over 45 at the same centre.
Further information: Government of Catalonia: by those over 45