Entry Requirements for Master's Degrees (Article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021)
Holding an official Spanish university degree or equivalent is a prerequisite for admission to a Master's degree programme, or, where applicable, holding another Master's degree or qualifications of the same level as the Spanish Bachelor's or Master's degree issued by universities and higher education institutions in an EHEA country that allows access to Master's degree studies in that country.
In the same way, people with degrees from education systems that aren't part of the EHEA, which are equivalent to a Bachelor's degree, can get into a Master's degree in the Spanish university system without needing to get their degree recognised, but the university does need to check the level of education it represents, as long as the country where the degree was issued allows access to postgraduate studies. Under no circumstances shall access via this route imply the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than that of undertaking Master's studies.
Universities shall ensure that information on admission procedures is transparent and accessible, and shall have student guidance systems in place. They shall also ensure that such information and admission procedures take into account students with disabilities or specific needs, and shall provide adequate support and advisory services.
Universities may, in exceptional cases, establish conditional enrolment procedures for access to a Master's degree, based on specific regulations approved by their governing bodies. This will consist of allowing an undergraduate student who has yet to complete their Final Degree Project and a maximum of 9 ECTS credits to access and enrol in a Master's Degree, although under no circumstances will they be able to obtain the Master's Degree if they have not previously obtained their Bachelor's Degree. Universities shall guarantee priority enrolment for students who hold an official university degree.
This procedure may take into account credits pending recognition or transfer in the degree programme, or the requirement to pass a certain level of foreign language proficiency in order to obtain the degree.
Universities or centres shall regulate admission to Master's degree programmes, establishing specific requirements and, where necessary, supplementary training, the credit load of which may not exceed the equivalent of 20 per cent of the credit load of the degree. Credits for supplementary training shall be considered in the same way as the other credits in the Master's degree programme curriculum.
Universities shall reserve at least 5 per cent of the places offered on official Master's degree courses for students with a recognised degree of disability equal to or greater than 33 per cent, as well as for students with permanent educational support needs associated with personal circumstances of disability, who in their previous studies have required resources and support for their full educational inclusion.
The Academic Committee of the master's degree will decide the admission of the students preregistered in the master's based on their academic record, multiplying their average grade by 1 for the graduates in History, History and Heritage, and Humanities, Intercultural Studies and other grades containing Modern History in their curriculum. By 0.6 in the case of other degrees of the Humanities branch. And by 0.3 in the case of other degrees. Furthermore, the result of this operation will be multiplied by 1 for those who have chosen the master's degree as their first option, by 0.5 for those who have chosen it as their second option and 0.3 for those who have it as their third option.
