Credits & Diplomas
Apart from just learning the language when studying Spanish it is also vital that students have a good experience and then are able to employ the studies in Spain to certify present studies at home as well as for professional use in the future. With this in mind it is imperative to receive a certificate that is recognized and to obtain credits for studying in Spain. Please see the further information regarding certificates offered and credits that are available to go with the programs that are on offer at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Diplomas & Certificates
A certificate of attendance will be given to each student who takes part in a Spanish language and culture course which is arranged through the UAB, this will show which Spanish language course was taken and also what level it was studied at.
Students can also obtain one of the diplomas and certificates below, this is dependable on which Spanish language course they have taken.
Certificate of Course
For all courses there is a certificate of transcript and course issued, there has to be a minimum of 80% attendance by the student and they must pass the final exam. The certificate shows the final level and also the hours actually present in the class.
Sufficiency in Spanish Language
To obtain the certificate the students have to take a Spanish language course and attend it for the minimum of a month, they must then pass a Sufficiency exam which is set by the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The certificate will display the score obtained by the student and will also show the level of Spanish learnt.
Credits
Credits on all of the courses which are specified can be obtained by the students at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. If students require credits they need to initially contact their study abroad office within their university, they will offer help and tell students how they can obtain credits through studying abroad. The certificates awarded by the Autonomous University of Barcelona which shows the final mark and also the kind of courses and amount of courses studied will usually be suffice to obtain enough credits for the student's studies. If preferred a copy of the final transcript can be sent to the student's home university. You can discover a standard guide to the European and US credits that can be obtained from each individual course.
- Monthly Intensive.
- 4 Week course (80 hours) = 5 US Credits and 8 EU Credits
- Semester Course.
- 2 Subjects (90 hours) = 6 US Credits and 11.6 EU Credits
- 3 Subjects (135 hours) = 9 US Credits and 17.4 EU Credits
- 4 Subjects (180 hours) = 12 US Credits and 23.2 EU Credits
- 5 Subjects (225 hours) = 15 US Credits and 29 EU Credits
- Summer Course.
- 1 subject (45 hours) = 5.8 European credits and approx 3 US semester credits
