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Our International Programs are designed with the expectation that participating students are undergraduate students who have completed approximately half of their bachelor's degree. The modules offered are primarily upper-level (300- or 400-level), intended for students with sufficient academic preparation to engage with advanced material. While this reflects the general academic level for which the programs are intended, the following specific eligibility criteria apply:

Entry Requirements at the Moment of Application

  • Academic Performance: You must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, a 7 out of 10 on the UPF grading scale, or the equivalent of a B+ or higher.
  • Language Proficiency: You must demonstrate proficiency in the language of instruction (Spanish or English), both written and spoken. A language certificate is not required, but a minimum B2 level is expected. Insufficient language skills may negatively affect your academic performance or lead to course failure.
  • Fall/Full Year Applicants: You must be enrolled at an accredited university or higher education institution and be in at least your second year of study (sophomore year or higher) when you apply. 
  • Winter Term Applicants:  You must be enrolled at an accredited university or higher education institution and be in at least your third year of study (junior year or higher) when you apply.

Note for Transfer Students: Exceptionally, transfer students will be eligible regardless of their year of study if they have completed 60 US credits. These credits must be officially recognized by their current university at the time of application.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Term & Full Academic Year (September Start):
    March 1st to May 30th
  • Winter and/or Spring Term (January/April Start):
    August 1st to October 30th
  • Barcelona International Summer School (July Start):
    March 1st to May 17th

Please ensure your application is submitted within these periods.

Application Process

Students officially nominated from one of our partner universities need to complete the following sections within the online application and upload the relevant documents. 

For those applying through a third-party provider, this process will be managed on their behalf, requiring no additional steps from the applicant.

Students without an institutional agreement can apply to UPF International Programs as independent students (free movers). They must provide pre-approval of credit transfer during the application, and await further instructions upon application review. Independent students (free movers) have access to the following UPF terms: Fall (1st UPF term) and Winter (2nd UPF term). Access to the Spring term is not available for independent students.

 

 Download the Registration and Enrolment guide (2024/25)

You must complete both STEP 1 and 2 of the application.


1.1 Application: STEP 1

Register in the UPF system by introducing your personal data. This takes around 2-3 minutes.


1.2 Application: STEP 2

Login into Virtual Secretary and click on "Mobility". Select "International Programs", and fill in the online form with your personal and academic details. Upload the required documents (PDF, 9MB maximum). If you don’t upload them, you won’t be able to finish the process:
•    A photocopy of your identity card or passport.
•    A passport-size picture (max 75kb). It must be passport-style (without sunglasses or hat, with a plain background).
•    A photocopy of your transcript of records.
•    Travel Medical insurance (Healthcare cards from your home country are not valid).

Optionally:
 

Successful applicants will receive confirmation they have been allocated a place on their round within 5 working days. Details of how to complete the registration will be included in the email.

Please note: You will not be able to register online for your modules until you have received an email from our Admissions team inviting you to do so.

Login into Virtual Secretary, select “Enrolment” and choose your modules.

  • The system does not show timetable clashes, so please make sure that there are no conflicting modules in your selection.
  • When a course is full, the system will let you know.

Tuition fees

The program you’re on will determine whether you’ll need to pay tuition fees to your home university or to UPF.

  • If you’re coming as part of an exchange or custom program where you’ve been nominated by your home university, you won’t have to pay any tuition fees to UPF.
  • If you’re coming to UPF through direct enrolment, you’ll need to pay tuition fees directly to UPF or the third-party provider you apply through.
For this process to work you must be registered in the system and have a password reset email address pre-assigned (the one you provided during Step 1).

You will need your Campus Global username/code and password to enter Aula Global (where you will see course materials, submit assignments and check your grades), Access UPF email, Set up Wi-Fi (Eduroam), etc.

In order to get your username/code and password, enter Campus Global and follow these steps:


 

  1. Click on You don’t know or can’t remember your code? You will need to enter your year of birth (i.e. 2003) and last name(s)
  2. Go back to Campus Global  and click on Did you forget your password? Use the code you obtained in the previous step and write the captcha. You will get a link to your personal email to reset your UPF Campus Global password.
  3. Enable the two-factor authentication (2FA) by associating a mobile device to your account.

For more information, visit our digital toolkit.

FAQs

No - it is free to apply to our Programs. Only after your application in accepted, a registration fee will be applied upon enrollment. See the Fees Section to know more about registration and tuition costs.

Yes, you have a right to cancel your application, please inform our team

  • Updated passport
  • Passport-style picture
  • A copy of your transcript of records
  • Travel insurance that covers emergency medical evacuation, accidents and repatriation of remains.