European Union Students: Steps to follow in the Admission Process

1. Documents

How to request admission in two or more centers?

Requests for admission are studied and resolved only by the School or Institute to which they are presented. If you wish to apply for admission to two or more centers (for example, Medicine and Pharmacy), you may do so, filling out two or more applications and paying 30 € for each additional application. It is necessary to indicate the order of preference for the programs of study solicited.

It will not be necessary to fill out a new application form if the degree programs belong to the same center (for example, Journalism and Audiovisual Communication, given that both belong to the School of Communication). However, in the case of applying for admission to the degree programs of Architecture and Construction Engineering, two application forms must be filled out.

What about double degrees?

In case of applications for admission for double degrees (for example: Law + Business Administration or Journalism + Philosophy), it is sufficient to present a single application form, since this form includes the possible requests to study separately, if so desired, one of the degree programs that make up the double degree.

2. Credential Letter

Once the student fully completes the application process, the Admission Service will send a credential letter confirming the date, time and location of the entrance exam.

Important: Please, do not forget the credential letter and your identity card on the day of the entrance exam. It is mandatory to show both documents in order to acces the exam.

3. Entrance Exams

Every School at the University organizes its own entrance exam. The main objective is to evaluate the intellectual capacities and aptitudes of the applicants. Previous preparation is not required.

Students must take the entrance exam in their corresponding School, on the following date:

• See more details on the exams

Entrance exam lasts aproximately 3 hours.

4. Response

The resolution will be sent to the home address that is listed on the application form.
See more details about the dates in the web page about the admission deadlines.

Admission Criteria

In order to give a response to the admission applicants, the University takes into account two things mainly:

• Grade point average during Secondary School
• University Entrance Exam

The importance of each one of these factors in the final response:

School	Grade point average in Secondary School	Entrance Exam
School of Medicine	30%	70%
Schools of Sciences, Pharmacy and Engineering	70%	30%
Schools of Nursing, Communication, Law, Economics, Architecture, Humanities and Social Sciences, and ISSA - School of Management Assistants	60%	40%

Written Petitions

The reclamations should be sent in written form to the University's Admission Service, directed toward the Dean.

• Online petitions

5. Confirmation

Students admitted should make an initial payment of 500 € as a confirmation of their intention to enroll(excluding those admitted in the School of Medicine, that should pay 3.000 €) and should do it before the following dates:

• December applicants: before February 15

• February applicants : before April 15

• April and July applicants: they must pay an amount equivalent to the reservation fee, as proof of registration.

Some details about the payment:

• Only one payment is required, even if the student has been admitted in more than one degree.

• If the student later decides to not enroll, this amount is non-refundable. This excludes the students who do not pass the Selectividad Exam.

• This sum will be deducted from the total cost of the first academic year.

Forms of Payment

Forms of Payment:

1. Through the Internet, in our web page .

2. Check, written in favour of the University of Navarra.

3. By transfer in the bank account indicated below. In the receipt of the payment it must be written the full name of the student and the word "RESERVA".

   • Bank account:
     Caja Navarra
     (Avenida Carlos III, nº 8. 31500 Pamplona)
     SWIFT/BIC: CANVES2P
     IBAN: ES42
     Bank account number: 2054 0295 13 9164393153

   Note: If you pay by transfer, you must send the receipt of the payment, preferably through the Applicants Website.

6. Language Skills

A. Spanish Language Skills (required to get enrolled in any official degree at the University of Navarra)

1. The students that must prove their Spanish level are those who

   • do not speak Spanish as their native tongue.

   • have obtained in other language a degree equivalent to the Spanish Bachillerato, that gives access to university degrees.

2. These students can prove their level with one of the following exams:

   • DELE B2 (Instituto Cervantes).

   • Subject Test in Spanish with Listening from SAT (score 540-670).

   • Exam of the ILCE B2 level.

Those students who apply for any degree, but do not reach the required level of Spanish language, can attend the ILCEsummer courses. It is a good option to obtain the required skills by the beginning of the academic year.

B. Accreditation of level of English (for entrance into the Bilingual Bachelor's degrees of the School of Economics and Business Administration)

Those students who wish to take one of the bilingual programs of the School of Economics and Business Administration during the 2012-2013 academic year, must accredit their level of English via one of the following certificates or degrees:

• Cambridge Advanced English Exam (Cambridge ESOL Exams)

• Cambridge Proficiency English Exam (Cambridge ESOL Exams)

• TOEFL with the following criteria:* IBT (Internet-based Total):70 or more points

• C1 Level of the Official School of Languages

• Students who have studied the two last years of their Bachillerato in an International High School [Colegio International] whose language of teaching is English.

• Students who have taken the International Bachillerato: Language A2, Grade of 5 or more in English, Standard Level.

Important Note:

Those students applying to a bilingual degree that can not prove the required level of English language during the enrollment process, must register for classes in Spanish language, but they can send a written petition in order to keep their place at the bilingual degree until September 15 of 2012.

If the level of English language can not be proved before the deadline, students can attend classes in Spanish but they will not be allowed to attend the bilingual option.

C. Accreditation of level of English (for entrance into the International Media Program of the School of Communication)

Below these lines you can see the English level credentials that students will be required to prove by the Secretary of the School of Communication before September 1 of 2012, in case they are applying to the International Media Program (academic year 2012-2013):

• Cambridge B2 English Exam (Cambridge ESOL Exams)

• Cambridge Advanced English Exam (Cambridge ESOL Exams)

• Cambridge Proficiency English Exam (Cambridge ESOL Exams)

• TOEFL with the following criteria:* IBT (Internet-based Total):70 or more points

7. Validation

Students with the Spanish "Bachillerato" do not need to ask the validation of their studies

Students from the European Union should go to the Spanish Embassies or to the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science, in order to request the validation of their High School Studies. Once students have applied for the validation, both, the Ministry and the Embassies can issue the "Volante para inscripción condicional en centros docentes o en exámenes oficiales", which is a document that students must attach during the enrollment process in the University of Navarra.

Requirements

The process begins when the incoming students present the information at their local Embassy or Consulate and it should begin after receiving their diploma. The requirements are the following:

1. Completion of the Application

   Download de application [RTF Format – 77 KB]

2. Official proof of the nationality of the applicant (Passport, etc.)

3. The official diploma that you would like to validate, or if necessary, official proof that you have passed your final exams.

4. Academic transcript of the past four years of study.

5. All of these documents should be official in nature and be completed by the competent authorities.

It is necessary that all documents from countries outside of Spain are accompanied by an official translation to Spanish. (only when necessary).

Time for Response

The validation of previous studies can take up to three months, again we advise that you begin this process as soon as possible.

More information

Visit the webpage of the Ministry of Education for more information about theValidation of the High School Studies

8. Selectividad

Students who must pass the Selectividad Exam

Selectividad Exams are mandatory for:

• Spanish students who have obtained the Spanish Bachillerato degree and are applying to any official degree at University of Navarra.

• Students from the rest of the EU who do not fulfill the academic requirements for entering the university system in their countries and are applying to any official degree at University of Navarra.

Students who do not need to pass the Selectividad Exam

The following students may enter a Spanish university without needing to take the Spanish National Entrance Examinations (Selectividad):

• Those students who have obtained a Bachillerato degree in the educational system of a European Union country (British, German and French secondary schools,.) and who fulfill the academic requirements for entering the university system in those countries (A Levels, Abitur, Baccalauréat,.). IMPORTANT: These students, however, should request "la Credencial de Acceso Universitario a la UNED.

• Those students who have obtained the International Baccalaureate, issued by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

• Students applying for one of the following programs: Bridge Year, ILCE Programs, Liberal Arts degrees and other custom programs of the university.

More information

We strongly advice you to visit the web page of the Selectividad and study its contents, in wich all the requirements, exams locations and calendar are listed.

9. Transfer

Once the national university entrance exam (Selectividad) has been passed and a place at the University of Navarra has been obtained the student must request an official receipt showing that he or she has requested the transfer of his or her academic transcript,which is a mandatory requirement for registering for classes and paying tuition.

Spanish students

Once the student has received the notification of having been admitted, he or she must visit the University Secretary of the university where he or she took the national entrance examination, in order to pay the fees for transferring the academic transcript. This does not apply to those students who have their transcript at the Public University of Navarra, since the University of Navarra handles these cases directly via the Office of the Registrar.

Students from the rest of the EU

In order to obtain the transfer of their academic transcripts, students should send or personally present the following documents to the UNED:

• Admission letter sent by the University of Navarra (original).

• The receipt that proves that the amount of the transfer has been paid (see IMPRESO P* )

  Download form [PDF format 1363 Kb]

• Copy of the "Tarjeta de Selectividad".

Warning

• These requirements may vary, for these reason we strongly advice you to visit the web page of the UNED, to make sure they are still valid.

• This part of the process is only required to those students who have passed the Selectividad Exam.

10. Enrollment

Those students admitted to begin their first year of studies must register for classes and pay their tuition in the Office of the Registrar, located on the ground floor of the Central Building of the University, either in person or via some third party.

• Dates and times for registration

• Required documentation

In case the student is unable to come to Pamplona, registration can also be performed via a specialized agency (gestoría).