Idiomes UPF runs Catalan and Spanish courses for foreign students. These courses are partially subsidized, open to exchange students but with limited places. To obtain further information or enrol, please contact [email protected].
A certificate with the grade and the amount of credits will be issued at the end of the course.
You must design your own timetable.
You can check the courses schedules at the Faculty’s website: course offer link under the timetable section.
Customised timetables timetables can be also checked at this link
Click on the "Study Search" tab: Select the academic year and the Center (Faculty) in which you will be studying at UPF
or
Click on the "Subject Search" tab: Type the name or code of the module
* Note that some of the 2018/19 syllabi are currently being updated and you may find out that there are no syllabi. In such cases you must check the syllabus of the preceding year 2017/18.
Exams:
There is one ordinary examination call and one resit call per academic year. Examination dates are published on Aula Global around the fifth week of classes.
Ordinary call: End of the term in which the subject has been taught
Resit call: Can take place at the beginning of the following term or in the month of July
Retakes:
To resit an exam you must have participated during the term and failed the course. Moreover, resit exams must be taken at UPF.
Grades:
UPF grading system is based on a scale from 0 to 10, where 5 is the minimum passing mark:
UPF grading system
ECTS grading system (approx. equivalence)
Excellent *(Excel·lent / Sobresaliente)
9 -10
A
Good (Notable / Notable)
7 -8.99
B
Pass (Aprovat / Aprobado)
5 -6.99
C, D and E
Fail (Suspens / Suspendido)
0-4.99
FX and F
*The top 5% of the class can get a Honours mark (Matrícula d'Honor / Matrícula de Honor)
There are two different ways for checking your grades:
Via Campus Global -> Aula Global and teaching > My transcript academic record
Via Campus Global > Academic Secretariat > Your academic transcript
At the end of your stay we will send the official academic transcript to your home address.
If you took a language course:
Note that the marks and credits of the language courses cannot be included in the academic transcript of records.
At the end of each term you can choose between collecting your language certificate at the Idiomes UPF office or waiting until OMA sends the certificate along with the academic transcript.