Visiting student
Visiting students are students who participate in an official degree at the UPC in order to complete part of their university education, but do not do so as part of a mobility programme or under any other sort of agreement that allows them to enrol at the UPC free of charge.
Requirements
- Candidates may take a maximum of 60 ECTS credits on a bachelor’s degree and a maximum of 30 ECTS credits on a master’s degree.
- The economic conditions are stablished by a committee of the UPC each academic year. The price of the credit is approximately €150.
- Have a minimum level of B1 in English or Spanish.
Deadlines
autumn semester & full year
from 1 to 31 May.
spring semester
from 5 to 30 November.
Selection of courses
- 1. Find out the courses from our course catalogue.
- 2. Check the academic level of the course and the teaching language.
- 3. Complete and sign the course selection form
Preparing the compulsory documents
- Copy of your passport (non-EU citizens) or also National ID card (EU citizens)
- Transcript of Records for your degree program, listing all courses completed to date, issued in either English or Spanish.
- Copy of your language certificate that meets our minimum requirements.
- Support letter from your home university.
- Sign the academic responsible statement
- Sign the insurance responsible statement
Application online
- Read carefully the application guide
- Log in with your university email address.
- Fill out the online application form completely and upload the compulsory documents and the course selection form signed by your home coordinator.
- Please, don't submit your application until you get ready all the documents duly signed.
- Your application will be evaluated by the International Office. In case of acceptance, we will send you the admission documents.
After applying
- When planning your trip to Barcelona, consult the academic calendar.
- Read the welcome guide.
- If you are a Non-EU student staying for longer than three months, you are required to apply for a student visa. Please initiate this process at the Spanish embassy or consulate in your home country.
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