Article 1. Scope of application

These regulations are applicable to Bachelor's degree courses governed by the regulations that establish the planning of official university education. The economic management of tuition fees is governed by specific regulations.

Article 2. Admission

The University will regulate the procedure for admitting those students who, having commenced university studies, wish to take a Bachelor's degree course at UPF, in addition to other access procedures that may be regulated by the University.

Article 3. Reincorporation

3.1. Application (see General Order 10th september 2014 concerning the reincorporation of students finalising studies with recognised subjects)

3.1.1. Students who have withdrawn from their studies at Pompeu Fabra University because they have previously applied for a transfer to another university and who wish to resume the studies from which they withdrew must apply for readmission and obtain a favourable decision.

3.1.2. The student shall submit the supporting documents setting forth his or her reasons for applying for readmission. UPF continuance standards must be met in all cases

3.1.3. Applications must be submitted via the University's established channels and addressed to the dean or the centre director, in the period 1st to 10th July inclusive.

3.2. Decision

3.2.1. The body responsible for resolving applications is the dean or centre director.

3.2.2. In order to grant reincorporation, the competent body will assess the academic transcript of the UPF studies from which the applicant withdrew and the motivations set forth in his or her application, and will take into account the supply of and demand for places on the course for which he or she is applying.

3.2.3. Readmission to discontinued curricula is not applicable.

3.3. Notifications and appeals procedure

The centre secretary will inform the applicants in question about the resolutions. Those wishing to dispute these resolutions can bring an appeal before the rector within a period of one month.

Article 4. Enrolment

4.1. Procedure

The student must formally enrol on the bachelor’s degree course by the deadline established by the University. Past this deadline, the enrolment cannot be formally completed and changes may only be made to the enrolment in the periods established by the university. Applications submitted past the established deadlines will not be accepted for processing.

Acceptance of the application by the University is conditional on the accuracy of the data provided in the application, fulfilment by the student of the requirements laid down in the current regulations governing admission to bachelor’s degree courses, and payment in full of the corresponding public fees by the established method and deadline.

4.2. Enrolment modifications

Before the beginning of the academic year, the University establishes the deadlines for modifying enrolment applications.

Applications submitted after the deadlines laid down will not be accepted for consideration.

4.3. Mandatory nature of enrolment

4.3.1. First-year students must necessarily enrol for all the first-year credits, in accordance with the study modes regulated by the University.

4.3.2. At the time the enrolment is formally completed, students with basic training and compulsory credits that they have not passed must necessarily include those credits if they are also enrolling on credits for the first time.

4.3.3. The offering of optional subjects binds the University for one academic year.

4.3.4. The number of students per subject cannot be less than 20, generally speaking. However, subjects may continue to be taught with a lower number of students in the corresponding academic year in accordance with the criteria to be established by the vice-rector responsible for academic planning, in which the specific conditions to be able to continue offering the subjects in subsequent academic years must be provided for.

4.4. Maximum number of credits at enrolment

4.4.1. In order be able to request the qualification of Bachelor's degree, students must have passed the minimum number of credits required for that degree, which in most cases is 240 credits, in accordance with curricular planning. To allow a margin of flexibility, students may enrol for no more than 16 credits at enrolment.

4.4.2. With regard to the enrolment limitation described in the previous section, students admitted to special bachelor’s degree programmes will be subject to the specific academic regulations for them laid down in the corresponding reports approved by the Board of Governors.

4.5. Enrolment withdrawal

The student may withdraw from enrolment, no later than 30 November. Withdrawal must be accepted by the University, although it is effective as of the date of the withdrawal.

Acceptance of enrolment withdrawal has the same effects as if the student had not enrolled, and the provisions of the regulations on economic aspects of enrolment will be taken into account.

4.6. Fees

The system of enrolment fees is determined in the regulations on enrolment fees for official courses as approved by the University.

Article 5. Study modes

The University shall regulate study modes. The Board of Governors is responsible for approving the specific regulations, which must in all cases include the option of part-time study.

Article 6. Continuance

The continuance standards applied to Bachelor's degree students are as approved by the Board of Trustees, on the proposal of the Board of Governors.

Article 7. Credit transfer

7.1. Concept

Credit transfer consists of the inclusion in the student's academic record of credits obtained in official studies taken previously, at UPF or another university, that have not led to the attainment of an official qualification.

7.2. Procedure and inclusion in the student's record

Upon request addressed to the head of the office of the centre in which the course is taught, the student can apply for the transfer of credits to his or her academic record, by accrediting them with academic certificates issued by the corresponding university. Additionally, the student must sign a statement to the effect that the courses for which he or she is requesting the credit transfer have not led to the attainment of an official qualification and specifying whether he or she is simultaneously taking any other official course of study. The student is responsible for informing the University of any change with respect to these statements.

On verification that the application meets the provisions of the regulations, the office will incorporate the credits into the student's academic record.

Article 8. Credit recognition

8.1. Concept

8.1.1. Credit recognition consists of the acceptance by Pompeu Fabra University of credits which, having been obtained as part of an official course of study at the same or another university, are taken into account in different courses for the purposes of obtaining an official qualification.

Credit recognition entails the transfer of all the credits that figure in the academic transcript of the previous university study accredited by the student, on condition that this course has not led to the attainment of an official qualification.

8.1.2. The following may also be recognised, in the form of credits:

- University studies leading to the attainment of other qualifications, in accordance with the provisions of Article 34.1 of Organic Law 6/2001, of 21 December, on Universities.

- Official studies leading to the attainment of qualifications for higher education in arts, sports or vocational training, under the terms and within the limits established by current regulations on recognition of studies in higher education, and any agreements reached between the University and the corresponding educational authority.

- Accredited work and professional experience, on condition that this experience is related to the skills inherent in the official qualification that is pursued.

8.1.3. Credits corresponding to final-year projects are under no circumstances eligible for credit recognition.

8.1.4. The total number of credits recognized in a degree cannot exceed 60% of the total credits of the syllabus of said degree. Regarding credit recognition in special degree studies at UPF, the provisions of the programme specifications shall apply.

8.2. Courses and subjects that may be recognized

8.2.1. The following subjects may be eligible for recognition:

a) Basic training subjects carried over to the undergraduate studies

- Provided the degree that the student intends to enrol on belongs to the same branch of knowledge, a number of credits corresponding to basic training subjects from said branch of knowledge equal to at least 15 per cent of the total credits for the new degree shall be subject to recognition.

- Credits earned in other basic training subjects belonging to the branch of knowledge of the degree that the student intends to enrol on shall also be subject to recognition.

b) Other subjects

All other credits of a compulsory or optional nature may be recognised by the University, taking into account the match between the skills and knowledge acquired in the other subjects taken by the student and those provided for in the curriculum or that are of a cross-disciplinary nature.

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8.2.2. The knowledge associated with prior professional experience may also be recognized by the University, provided it is in keeping with that foreseen in the syllabus or is cross-disciplinary in nature.

It is up to the deans and directors of the centre to propose specific criteria for the recognition of the professional activity, which must be validated by the Academic Credits Recognition Committee.

8.2.3. In any case, the number of credits recognized on the basis of work and professional experience and non-official university studies may not exceed, in total, 15% of the total credits that constitute the syllabus. The recognition of these credits will be incorporated into the transcript with the mention of 'recognized credits' and will not count for the purposes of grading in the transcript.

8.2.4. However, credits from UPF-endorsed degrees may exceptionally be recognized at a higher percentage than that stated in the above paragraph or, where appropriate, be subject to recognition in their entirety when the corresponding UPF-endorsed degree has been terminated and replaced by an official degree, provided that such is provided for in the verification report of the new undergraduate syllabus.

8.3. Recognition of foreign degrees

Foreign qualifications may also be eligible for recognition in partial lieu of Pompeu Fabra University Bachelor's degree courses, in accordance with the specific provisions established by current regulations on recognition of foreign degrees.

8.4. General criteria for academic credit recognition

8.4.1. In order to have a subject recognised the course guide must first have been published. In the event that it has not previously been published, the dean or the director may, in exceptional circumstances, recognise the credits for a subject based on the contents and competencies stated in the verification report of the degree for which it is required.

8.4.2. Subjects within the course for which credit recognition is requested which the student has already passed, according to their academic record, can not be recognised for the degree under consideration. In the event that the student has failed a subject within the current degree, according to their academic record, the subject can only be recognised if the subject from the original course had previously been passed.

8.4.3. Credit recognition of a subject will be decided according to the total number of credits for one or more subjects.

8.4.4. When the subject passed in the student's previous studies has a lower number of credits than the subject under consideration, in order to have the subject recognised, the amount of credits of the original subject must amount to at least 80% or more of the credits of the subject under consideration.

8.4.5. The recognised subjects will be counted as subjects which the student has passed, for the purpose of continuing with their studies .

8.4.6. Coincidences in skills and knowledge in subjects completed in postgraduate courses will be considered for undergraduate studies.

8.4.7. Credit recognition can be allowed for subjects which have been duly accredited by students enrolled at UPF who have completed courses in foreign universities but which were not included in an exchange programme.

8.4.8. In applying credit recognition of basic education subjects completed in previous studies, the dean or the director can allow equivalence of these subjects. In all other cases, the student must specify in the application the proposed equivalences between subjects.

8.5. Requirements of applicants

Applicants must accredit having obtained a place on the Bachelor's degree course for which they are applying for recognition.

8.6. Where and when to submit applications

Applications must be submitted through the University's established channels, addressed to the dean or the centre director, within the following periods:

- For students enrolled on Pompeu Fabra University courses, applications can be submitted from the beginning of the academic year until 31st May.

- For new UPF students, applications must be submitted between 1st and 20th September (inclusive) without detriment to entry applications for university studies which have already started.

8.7. Documentation

8.7.1. Recognition of basic education subjects

When making an application the following documentation must be submitted. However, the centre secretary may request additional documentation from the applicant necessary for resolving the recognition application.

- Application form giving details of the basic education subjects completed.

- Academic transcript which includes the subjects, the subject type, the number of credits and the qualification obtained. If the student did their original studies at Pompeu Fabra University, this document is not required.

- Accreditation document or authorised copy of the syllabus of the completed studies, duly stamped by the corresponding centre, in which the branch or field of knowledge and the basic education subjects are stated. If the student completed their original undergraduate studies at Pompeu Fabra University, this document is not required.

- Receipt of payment of the public fee for the application of recognition of studies."

8.7.2. Recognition of all other credits

When making an application the following documentation must be submitted. However, the centre secretary may request additional documentation from the applicant necessary for resolving the recognition application.

- Application form giving details of the subjects for which credit recognition is requested. Given that requesting the recognition of credits that have already been completed is an option for students, who can always choose to complete the course subjects as normal as per the syllabus, no other factors will be taken into account that have not been specified in the application.

- Academic transcript which includes the subjects, the subject type, the number of credits and the qualification obtained. If the student did their original studies at Pompeu Fabra University, this document is not required.

- Accreditation document of the syllabus, or certified copy, duly stamped by the issuing centre. If the student did their original studies at Pompeu Fabra University, this document is not required.

- Photocopy of the course guide or the programme of the completed courses, duly stamped by the issuing centre. If the student did their original studies at Pompeu Fabra University, this document is not required.

- Receipt of payment of the public fee for the application of recognition of studies.

8.7.3. Documents issued abroad

Documents issued abroad must meet the following requirements:

a) They must be official and issued by the authorities competent to do so, in accordance with the legal framework of the country concerned.

b) They must be submitted authenticated by the appropriate diplomatic channel or, when appropriate, by the apostille of the Hague Convention. This requirement is not demanded for documents issued by the authorities of European Union member states or signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

c) They must be accompanied, if required, by the corresponding official translation into Spanish or Catalan.

8.8. Application decisions

8.8.1. The competent body to decide on the applications is the dean or centre director.

8.8.2. In the event of the application including credits that are already validated, recognised or adapted, the competent body will issue a decision taking into account the content that gave rise to the original act of recognition of academic equivalence, to which end it is necessary to provide the corresponding documentation.

8.8.3. The centre office will notify the decisions to the interested parties. An appeal may be filed against these decisions before the Rector within no more than one month.

8.8.4. The resolutions accorded by the deans or the directors will be passed on to the Academic Credit Recognition Committee for information purposes, as detailed in section 10 of this article.

8.9. Inclusion in the academic record

Any recognised credits will be recorded on the student’s transcript and will be reflected on the European Diploma Supplement, in accordance with the provisions of the legal regulations governing qualifications in force at the time the credits are recognised.

8.10. Fee

The framework of fees for credit recognition is determined by the regulations on fees for official studies as approved by the University.

8.11. Academic Credit Recognition Committee

8.11.11. The Academic Credit Recognition Committee is the competent body to analyse and approve the criteria for credit recognition and tables of equivalences, principally between courses offered by the University itself, and to issue mandatory but non-binding reports on any appeals filed concerning this matter.

In relation to cross-disciplinary free-elective training, its function shall be to ensure compliance with the regulations, approve the criteria proposed by the centres with regard to incompatibilities between subjects, and resolve any other matter concerning cross-disciplinary free-elective training.

8.11.2. The Academic Credit Recognition Committee is made up of the following members:

- President: whoever the rector or vice-rector nominates

- Members: up to a maximum of 10 lecturers designated by the board of governors.

- Secretary: head of the service responsible for academic management.

8.11.32  The criteria and other resolutions adopted by the Academic Credit Recognition Committee shall be published in the corresponding section of the University's website. This publication shall take place prior to their implementation, once the corresponding criterion or resolution has been approved.

Article 9. Academic recognition of activities

The University will regulate the criteria for academic recognition in credits for having taken part in university activities in the fields of culture, sport, student representation, solidarity or cooperation, up to a maximum of 6 credits out of the total for the curriculum followed by the student.

Article 9bis. Cross-disciplinary free-elective training

9bis. 1. Concept

Cross-disciplinary free-elective training is training offered to UPF students at the University in courses other than those on which they are enrolled. This training supplements the training provided as part of their curriculum, as well as any training they may complete within the framework of an exchange or mobility programme.

Only training explicitly completed as such through the University’s specific offering for each period of the academic year will be considered cross-disciplinary free-elective training. Under no circumstances may a subject taken as cross-disciplinary, free-elective training be listed as such on the transcript for more than one UPF degree.

9bis. 2. Offer

Cross-disciplinary free-elective training includes any subject taught as part of the curricula for official qualifications that is included in this programme by the centres and any other training activities that the University deems suitable to include in the cross-disciplinary training offer for each period.

Each centre will determine the subjects of its undergraduate studies and the number of places to be offered as part of this training. The vice rector responsible for teaching, in collaboration with the corresponding academic directors, will determine the other training activities to be included in this training and the number of places for them.

For students enrolling on subjects included in the cross-disciplinary free-elective training, these subjects will be treated, for all purposes, as optional subjects for their curriculum.

9bis. 3. Total credits

The sum of cross-disciplinary free-elective training credits and mobility credits – subjects taken as part of an exchange programme at  another university – shall not be greater than the total number of mobility credits established in the curriculum. Exceptions will be made for those cases in which the student wishes to take a minor, which will be regulated by the University in the corresponding regulations.

9bis. 4. Requirements and incompatibilities

9bis. 4.1. Only students enrolled on a year of their curriculum in which they are allowed to take optional subjects may enrol on subjects within the framework of cross-disciplinary free-elective training, except for those training activities that provide otherwise or when they are taken as part of a minor.

9bis. 4.2. Students may not choose a subject whose content is of an equal or lower level than that of another to be taken as part of their curriculum, that they have already had recognised, or that they are taking as part of another study programme at UPF. To this end, each centre will determine the incompatibilities that it deems appropriate.

9bis. 4.3. Students who have taken subjects within the UPF Open Bachelor’s Degree may request the inclusion of some of these subjects as cross-disciplinary free-elective training, provided that they have not already been included as subjects belonging to their final curriculum.

9bis.5 .  Academic supervisory body

The Academic Credit Recognition Committee will be the supervisory body responsible for enforcing these regulations, will approve the criteria proposed by the centres with regard to the incompatibilities between subjects, and will resolve any other matter concerning cross-disciplinary free-elective training.
 

Article 10. Framework for sittings

10.1. The Board of Trustees is the competent body to regulate the total number of sittings per subject.

10.2. In the event of the Board of Trustees establishing an extraordinary sitting, the student must address the application to the Rector, enclosing documentary evidence of the grounds for his or her application, no more than two weeks after the publication of the definitive grades.

The Rector, on the proposal of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for making application decisions, and the same decision may establish, in the event of the decision being favourable, the academic conditions whereby the student's enrolment is authorised.

10.3. There is a single sitting per subject and academic year.

Article 11. Learning evaluations (See Order 4th september 2020 and Order 21th july 2023, this Order was originally written in Catalan an subsequently translated into English. In case of divergence, the Catalan original shall prevail).

11.1. Definition

11.1.1. Evaluation of the student's learning determines the level of achievement reached for the competences and contents of the completed subject.

The results of the evaluation must be used to periodically inform students and lecturers on the development and progress of the achievement of contents and competences which are defined as learning objectives.

11.1.2. The evaluations are made up of a set of processes, tools and teaching strategies defined in the course guide and the learning plan for the subject, and are applied in a progressive and integrated way throughout the course.

11.1.3. The student has the right to an objective evaluation and, as far as possible, this will prevail, as well as the right to be fully informed about the University's assessment regulations.

11.2. Centres' evaluation and retake criteria

11.2.1. It is the centres' responsibility to approve the evaluation and retake criteria for activities included in the subject's course guide and learning plan.

Deans and centre directors will send the evaluation criteria to the different departments and ensure that the subject's course guide and learning plan incorporate an evaluation system that reflects the relevant criteria.

11.2.2. Students must be made aware of the evaluation criteria at the beginning of each academic period.

11.3. Evaluation and retake schedules

11.3.1. The University will schedule an evaluation period in the academic calendar at the end of each term, in order to carry out the subject exams and other evaluation activities. 

11.3.2. The University will schedule a period for retaking exams in the month of July, so that subject evaluation activities may be carried out then as long as this is stated in the subject's course guide and learning plan, although this does not affect the students' right to retake these subjects throughout the academic year. In this case, some Saturdays may be made available in the academic calendar in the second and third terms, in order to carry out retake exams for the first and second terms, respectively.

11.3.3. Concerning the criteria referred to in Article 11.2.1, centres must decide the period when retakes may take place, either in the month of July or during the academic year, according to the previous section.

11.3.4. The retake period in July officially concludes the procedures for the academic year for which the 'failed' qualifications apply, and which are the only subjects which may be modified in the retake process.

11.4. Subject retakes (See Order of 3rd april 2013)

11.4.1. Subjects will have retake activities in accordance with the subject's course guide and learning plan, which will establish the necessary requirements for eligibility.

11.4.2. All students who have participated in the learning and evaluation activities throughout the term and have obtained a 'failed' result for the subject corresponding to the termly assessment, may request to retake. Students who have not participated in the learning or evaluation activities, or who have withdrawn from the evaluation process may not request to retake subjects.

11.5. Evaluation withdrawals

11.5.1. At the beginning of each year, the University will publish the dates for evaluation withdrawals, in addition to the application procedure.

11.5.2. In situations where the student foresees that she/he will not pass the subject evaluation, and in order to avoid wasting the session, the withdrawal must be communicated in writing and addressed to the centre secretary via the University's established channels, by the last day of class in each term, in accordance with the academic calendar.

11.5.3. Withdrawal from a subject evaluation implies losing the chance to participate in the evaluation activities, including the retakes for that subject.

11.5.4. If a full subject test is scheduled during the termly evaluation period and an unforeseeable force majeure makes it impossible for the student to complete it, the student can withdraw from the evaluation up to 7 days after the date of the test.

The application must be made in writing and addressed to the dean or centre director, with documents justifying the reasons why the full term test could not be completed.

In such cases, the dean or centre director will resolve the application within a maximum period of 10 days upon receipt of the application. Any appeals against the resolution may be brought before the vice-rector responsible for academic planning within 5 days, starting from the day following notification of the resolution.

11.6. Archiving of evaluation tests

The general secretary of the University, responsible for managing the University Archive, is the body responsible for establishing the conditions and calendar for storing the evaluation tests. (See Resolution of 22nd January 2018 in which a new procedure is established for destroying qualifying exams and documents).

Article 12. Grading

12.1. Qualification system

Students must be evaluated and marked in accordance with the course guide and learning plan guidelines and according to the governing regulations."

12.2. Notification of grades

The competent vice-rector in academic planning matters is responsible for setting the time limits and the procedure for the notification of grades. Priority will be given to notifying by means of information technologies.

12.3. Review of grades

12.3.1. The student is entitled to a review of the grade with the teaching staff responsible for the subject.

12.3.2. This review will be conducted on the day and at the time indicated by the lecturer responsible for the subject when delivering the provisional grades. The student will be notified of the result by means of its incorporation into his or her academic record once the transcript is closed.

12.3.3. Regardless of whether he or she has exercised the right set forth in the sections above, the student may file a claim against the definitive grade before the dean or centre director within no more than five calendar days from the date of publication of the definitive transcripts.

The dean or centre director will appoint a claims committee, which will settle the students' claims.

Before issuing a decision, the committee must take into consideration the views of the lecturer in charge of the subject.

The committee will settle all the requests for grade reviews within five calendar days of the previous deadline, and its decision will exhaust the administrative channel.

12.4. Assessment of academic records. (See Order of the Vice-Rector for  Academic Planning of 26 january 2024 for treatment of the grade of 'distinction' in Bachelor's or equivalent degrees).

12.4.1. Obtaining the average of the academic record

The average of each student's academic record is obtained using the formula set forth in Royal Decree 1125/2003, of 5 September, without prejudice to the provisions of the section below.

12.4.2. Obtaining the average of the academic record when there is more than one grading system

a) When any one academic record reflects the use of more than one grading system (quantitative and qualitative), for the purpose of standardising the assessment of students' academic records the numeric scale used must necessarily be obtained as follows.

The average of the academic record will be obtained using the numeric scale corresponding to the 'degree holder's overall grade' as set forth in Point 4.5 of Annex XII.A of Royal Decree 1002/2010, of 5 August, on the granting of official qualifications, and the formula established therein to weight the value of each subject with regard to the total subjects that comprise the academic record, in accordance with the following criteria:

- The numeric grades of the subjects or courses will be obtained in accordance with the table of equivalences below.

Grade	Points equivalence
Pass	5.5
Good	7.5
Outstanding	9
Distinction	10

- Recognised credits have the points equivalence corresponding to the grade obtained in the centre of origin.

- Ungraded recognised credits, transferred credits, credits with the grade 'apte/a' (a generic pass grade) and all those containing any other expression are not taken into consideration.

- The grade of each subject or course passed will be weighted by the number of credits awarded for that subject, in accordance with the following formula:

V = P x Nca / NCs, where V = weighted value of the subject or course, P= points for each subject or course in accordance with the table of equivalences, NCs= number of credits awarded for the subject or course, and NCa= total number of credits achieved.

- The average grade of the academic record is obtained by adding the weighted value of all the subjects or courses completed.

b) In the event of processes of competitive concurrence in which the students' academic records do not use the same grading systems, transcripts that give qualitative grades (totally or partially) will be treated as indicated in the section above, for the purposes of calculating the average of the academic record between 0 and 10 points.

c) When it is specifically required that the average of the academic record be obtained scoring from 1 to 4, the numeric scale used will be that corresponding to the 'degree holder's overall grade' as set forth in Point 4.5 of Annex I of Royal Decree 1044/2003, and the formula established therein to weight the value of each subject or course with regard to the total subjects or courses that comprise the academic record, taking into consideration that the numeric grades of the subjects or courses will be obtained in accordance with the table of equivalences below.

Grade	Points equivalence
Pass	1
Good	2
Outstanding	3
Distinction	4

12.5. Certification of grades in the academic record

The certification of the academic record will include the grading information in accordance with the specifications established in the above sections of these regulations.

The academic certificates will state the average of the academic record.

 

Article 13. Incorporation into the academic record

All enrolled credits will be incorporated into the student's academic record.

Once the minimum requirements to obtain the Bachelor's degree have been met, the student's academic record will not incorporate any optional subjects that he or she has not passed.

Article 14. Phasing out of curricula

14.1. When Bachelor's degree curricula are approved that replace other Bachelor's degree curricula, the latter will be gradually phased out year by year. Once all the years have been phased out, the student is entitled to sit examinations for the two immediately consecutive academic years in any sittings established by the University, on condition that he or she is entitled to do so under the academic regulations in force.

14.2. Once the period indicated in the previous point has terminated, students who wish to continue their studies must submit an application for the adaptation of new study plans, addressed to the Dean's office or Centre Director, via the University's established channels, before 1st September of the academic year for which the new study plan must be incorporated.

Article 15. Granting of official qualifications and the European Diploma Supplement

The official Bachelor's degree and the European Diploma Supplement may be requested once the credits necessary to obtain them have been achieved. The application may be made at any time, and should be addressed to the competent service in academic management matters.

First additional provision: affiliated centres

Applications for credit recognition, academic recognition of activities, reincorporation into the University and other formalities requested by students of higher education institutions affiliated to Pompeu Fabra University that, according to these regulations, are to be dealt with by the dean or centre director, will be dealt with by the body designated by the affiliated centre concerned.

Second additional provision: mobility students

The recognition of credits taken by students in the framework of a mobility programme agreement is governed by the regulations on mobility of undergraduates approved by the University.

Third additional provision

Articles 10, 11 and 12 of these regulations will also be applicable to long degrees, engineering long degrees, diplomas and engineering diplomas, the curricula of which are being phased out.

Fourth additional provision

The centres shall deliver the criteria for resits and assessment, which shall be published through the University's usual channels prior to the beginning of the academic year, to the competent vice-rector in academic planning matters before 1 July 2012.

Fifth additional provision

In exceptional circumstances, and duly justified, the dean or centre director has the authority to modify the evaluation and qualification system of the subject course guides of the courses offered by that centre, and to make whatever curricular adjustments may be required, if appropriate.

First transitional provision: Academic Credit Recognition Committee

For as long as the University provides tuition in official courses in first- and second-cycle long degrees, diplomas and engineering long degrees and diplomas, whether ongoing or being phased out, the Academic Credit Recognition Committee assumes the responsibilities of the Validations Committee approved by Resolution of the Governing Board of 17 May 2000, amended by Resolutions of the Board of Governors of 2 May 2007, 18 July 2007 and 3 October 2007. 

Second transitional provision: special policy on incompatible studies

Official Bachelor's degree courses provided by Pompeu Fabra University cannot be taken simultaneously at the University with the studies regulated by Royal Decree 1497/1987 that they replace.

Sole additional provision (Resolution of the Board of Governors of 9 May 2012)

1. The amendment of Article 8 will come into force the day after its approval.

2. The amendment of Articles 10, 11 and 12 will come into force in the 2012-2013 academic year.

Sole repeal provision (Resolution of the Board of Governors of 9 May 2012)

The regulations on final examinations, approved by Resolution of the Board of Governors of 6 October 2004, are repealed, without prejudice to their application to the processes corresponding to the 2011-2012 academic year.