Admission: New Doctoral Studies regulated by RD 99/2011

In general, to access an official doctoral programme, you must be in possession of official Spanish Bachelor's degrees or equivalent and a university Master's degree.

You can also obtain access if any of the following cases apply:
a) You are in possession of official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish degrees, provided that you have passed at least 300 ECTS credits in all of these courses and can accredit level 3 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MECES).

These include:
—    Spanish university degree with 240 ECTS credits and official Master's degree with 60 ECTS credits.
—    Spanish university diploma and official Master's degree with 120 ECTS credits. 
—    Spanish Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine or Architecture. 
—    Spanish Bachelor’s degree, with MECES level 3 and 300 credits from the system prior to the European Higher Education Area.

b) You are in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), which does not need to be officially recognised, which accredits level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) provided that in the country where this degree has been issued it entitles access to doctoral studies. Admission does not imply, under any circumstances, the official recognition of this degree or recognition for purposes other than that of access to doctoral studies.

c) You are in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems outside the EHEA, which does not need to be officially recognised, which the university has previously verified that it accredits a level of training equivalent to that of an official Spanish university Master's degree and which, in the country where it has been issued, authorises access to doctoral studies. Admission does not imply, under any circumstances, the official recognition of this degree or recognition for purposes other than that of access to doctoral studies.

d) You are in possession of another doctoral degree.

e) You are in possession of a university degree and, once the specialised health training period has been obtained  by passing  the corresponding entrance exam, you have passed at least 2 years of training in a programme to obtain the official title of one of the specialisations in health sciences.

f) Have a licentiate degree, architecture or engineering degree without ECTS credits equivalent and are either in possession of the Diploma of Advanced Studies (DEA) of Royal Decree 778/1998, of 30 April, which regulates the third cycle of university studies, the obtaining and issuance of the doctoral degree and other postgraduate degrees or have achieved research proficiency in accordance with Royal Decree 185/1985,  of 23 January, which regulates the third cycle of university studies, the obtaining and issuance of the doctoral degree and other postgraduate studies.

Please refer to the Admission section of the chosen program's information sheet.

1. Check the information on the academic tutor and thesis supervisor in the Research Areas and Supervision section of each doctoral program's information sheet. The program will specify in the specific documentation section whether you need to attach the document Possible supervision and tutoring acceptance.  The admission notification will include the tutor and thesis supervisor, the line of research, the attendance regime (full-time or part-time), and, if applicable, any additional training you must complete during the first year.
2. If you choose the option of doing the doctorate part-time, attach this application to the mandatory documentation for the doctoral program.
3. You must indicate whether your studies have been completed or not. If, at the time of applying for admission, you do not yet have the corresponding degree or substitute certificate because you are still completing your studies, you must indicate this on the application form itself, in the “Academic details” section, by selecting the option “Pending completion” and, once you have filled in this field, click on the “Next” button to continue with the application.  When you have obtained your degree, you must notify ed.admissions@uab.cat

4. You must report only one line of research, and in exceptional cases you may report two.

We recommend that you watch this video before starting the application:

 
Summary of Online Application Procedure:

1.    To access the application you need a university identification number (NIU) and a password. To obtain them:

   o    If you are not a UAB student, enter your identification details to register.

   o    If you are or have been a UAB student and you remember your NIU (university identification number) and  password, go straight to the application.

   o    If you are or have been a UAB student but you do not remember your NIU (university identification number) and/or you do not remember your password, re-enter all your identification details to retrieve it.

2.    Make the application by selecting the doctoral programme you are interested in. You must have  all the documentation required by the programme ready.

3.    Enter your personal and academic details in the different sections of the application. Your name and surname must be those that appear on your DNI, TIE, NIE or passport. The application must be accompanied by the necessary personal and academic documents. The documents are attached in PDF, JPG or DOC format (up  to a maximum of 4 MB). Failure to include requested documents in the application sections may result in the denial of admission to the program.

4.    If you need early admission due to the application or award of a scholarship, you must indicate it in the corresponding field and put the name of the scholarship. Depending on the situation, the programme coordinator will decide on your early admission if necessary.

5.    On the last screen of the process, save the application. If you wish, you can download the proof of the application for admission. You will receive the resolution of your application at the email you included in the application. 

6.    You can check the status of your application by entering the application. 

CONSULT SOME INDICATIONS THAT MAY BE USEFUL for you to pre-register online

At this point, you can now access the application to submit your admission request: 

ACCESS THE PRE-REGISTRATION APPLICATION

Once the application has been saved, you will enter the selection process. You will receive the result of the resolution of the admissions at the email address  you put on the admission application. You will receive the notification in accordance with the calendar of each doctoral programme. Check your spam folder to make sure it didn't end up there.

Once you have received the notification of admission, if you need more information about doctoral studies, you can consult this  additional information.

Once you have received notification of the resolution, you must carry out the following:

• You must enrol through online enrolment. Check the Registration section. 
• If the notification of admission indicates that it is conditional on obtaining the degree of the studies that you had not completed at the time of making the application, once you are in possession of proof of having applied for the degree, you must send it to the address ed.admissions@uab.cat. The School for Doctoral Studies will register that you have already obtained the degree and admission will become final. The School for Doctoral Studies will inform you that you can now register online. You have one month to register. 
•  If the admission notification indicates that you must take bridging courses, the School for Doctoral Studies will contact you to inform you of the registration for the subjects you have to take and the credits. You must also self-register within one month of notification.
• If you do not register, admission to the doctoral programme will be null and void.  
• In subsequent years, regardless of the date on which you were admitted to the doctoral programme, you must register in October. To register for subsequent courses, consult the information in the  Registration: other courses section.
• Every year you must present to a progress review panel, in accordance with your programme. In the event that you do not present yourself for review (non-assessable grade), you will no longer have continuity in the doctoral programme and you will not be able to make any further registrations.
• If you need to make any changes on the direction and tutoring of the thesis, or Permanence regime/dedication time with regard to your already accepted admission, you must do so onceyou have completed your enrollment.

For more information on the doctoral studies, you can consult the website of the School for Doctoral Studies.

If you have not found the information you need, you can contact the School for Doctoral Studies at ed.admissions@uab.cat If you send an email, identify yourself by indicating your ID card or passport and your NIU, name and surname.

PhD student's guide.

To continue the doctoral studies you must re-apply for the doctorate according to the admission requirements and following the procedure for new students.

You are switching to a different PhD programme governed by RD 99/2011:

If you are registered on a PhD programme and you want to switch to another PhD programme governed by RD 99/2011, you must apply to join the programme through the general procedure for the admission to a PhD Programme but providind as complementary document in the pre-registration application the Report on a change of PhD programme.

To obtain the password for self-registration, follow this link.

Remember:

Once admitted you should contact the coordination of the PhD programme to process in this new programme the research plan, the activity document and the commitment document. In the 'After registration' tab of your PhD programme, you will find information on these procedures.

If you did not find in this page the information you need, you can contact the School for Doctoral Studies at ed.admissions@uab.cat (if you send an email, you must identify yourself by indicating your ID / passport, NIU, name and surname).