Academic information

Courses are generally divided into theoretical groups (larger groups) and seminar groups (smaller groups):

Theorical lectures

• Beginning the first day of classes
• Normally two lecture sessions per week
• 1.5 hours each
• Attendance is compulsory

Seminar sessions:

• Beginning the 2nd or 3rd  week of the term.
• Normally one seminar session per week
• 1.5 hours each
• Attendance is compulsory

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.

The maximum allowed course load per trimester is of 20 ECTS credits.
The number of credits of each module can be checked in the course offer.

You must design your own timetable.
Customised timetables timetables can be also checked at this link

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:

There are two different ways for checking your grades:

• Via Secretaria Virtual  > Click on "Expedients"
• 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.

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