Before and Upon your arrival at UAB
Before and upon arrival at the UAB
First of all, you must meet the Faculty’s admission requirements as an exchange student:
- Being enrolled in a related field of study.
- According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), to enroll in courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and Humanities there is a minimum language requirement depending on the language of instruction of the selected courses.
Students attending courses taught in English:
- No language certificate is required for students coming from an English speaking country.
- Students from non-English speaking countries must provide a minimum B2 level of English. In any case, we recommend consulting the syllabi because in some cases the level required is higher.
Students attending courses taught in Spanish and/or Catalan:
- No language certificate is required for students coming from Spanish or Catalan speaking countries or regions.
- Students from countries where Spanish or Catalan is not spoken must provide a minimum B2 level in Spanish or Catalan. In any case, we recommend consulting the syllabi because in some cases the level required is higher.
- Due to the linguistic proximity between Spanish and Catalan, a B2 certificate in either one of the two languages is sufficient, regardless of the subject’s language of instruction
The required level can be certified in the following three different ways:
1. Official Certificate (see table below)
2. Certificate issued by the home university, stating that the student has the required level.
3. Certificate issued by the home university stating that the student is studying entirely in the relevant language or has completed at least 90 credits in that language.
| Accepted Test | Minimum Score |
|---|---|
| MECR | B2 |
| TOEFL-IBT-Paper Edition | 87 |
| TOEIC | L-400/R-385/S-160/W-150 |
| Cambridge: IELTS | 5.5 |
| Cambridge: General English Exams | FCE |
| Cambridge: BEC | BEC2:Vantage |
| Pearson Test of English: PTE General/Académico | Nivel 3/59 |
| BULATS | 60 |
| University of Michigan: MET | 53/Competency |
| Oxford Test of English: OTE | 111 |
| TELC | B2 |
| CET-4 (China) | 425 |
| British Council | APTIS B2 |
| Trinity College | ISE II |
| DELE (Spanish) | B2 |
| SIELE (Spanish) | B2 |
| BULATS (Spanish) | 60 |
| TELC (Spanish) | TELC B2 |
Register at the INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE-ISS
Begin your courses (starting date: approximately 9th September (1st semester), approximately 9th February (2nd semester). You will find the information on classrooms on the webpage of the faculty.
Enrolment: July/January. We will send the official document to your email address.
At the end of July (1st semester)/ at the end of December (2nd semester) we will send you and e-mail with the Dossier for exchange students. If you have not received this Dossier contact us at intercanvis.lletres@uab.cat
Documents required for registration:
• Certificate of language proficiency B2 Catalan/Spanish.
• Copy of the medical insurance. For Erasmus+ students, the European Sanitary Card is valid.
Your Exchange Coordinator will sign your Learning Agreement (LA) once you have selected your courses during the official period.