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This test consists of two phases: a mandatory phase, called the general phase (FG), and an optional phase, called the optional or voluntary phase. The first phase is mandatory for all students who have completed high school and wish to enter a Spanish university. The second phase is optional for both high school and advanced vocational training students and offers students the opportunity to improve their grades for more in-demand programs.
In the general phase to four subjects:
- Three common subjects from the 2nd year of Baccalaureate: Spanish Language and Literature II, Foreign Language II (chosen from German, French, English or Italian, whether or not it has been taken) and choosing between the History of Spain or the History of Philosophy.
- One subject of modality (taken): Mathematics II, Latin II, Mathematics applied to Social Sciences II, Musical Analysis II, Performing Arts II, Artistic Drawing II or General Sciences.
In the option phase You can enroll in up to four subjects (whether you have taken them or not). If you take four subjects, one must be a foreign language (choose from English, German, French, or Italian, always different from the one tested in the general phase). The others must be chosen from:
Technology and Engineering II.
A general core subject (maximum 1 subject different from the one taken in the general phase, to be chosen from Mathematics II, Latin II, Mathematics applied to Social Sciences II, Musical Analysis II, Performing Arts II, Artistic Drawing II or General Sciences)
- Biology
- Choir and Vocal Technique II
- Technical Drawing II
- Technical Drawing Applied to the Plastic Arts
- Design
- Company and model design
- Physics
- Artistic Foundations
- Geography
- Geology and Environmental Sciences
- Greek II
- History of Art
- History of Spain (if you didn't choose it in the general phase)
- History of Philosophy (if you didn't choose it in the general phase)
- History of Music and Dance
- Dramatic Literature
- Cultural and Artistic Movements
- Chemistry
- Graphic-plastic Expression Techniques
Registration for the University Entrance Exam (PAU) is done through an online application provided by the school or institute where you completed your second year of Baccalaureate, according to the calendar approved for each academic year. Check with your school or institute for the dates.
The tuition fee is set each academic year by regional decree. You can consult here its amount and whether you are exempt from payment.
You should inform your institute or center as soon as possible so they can initiate the appropriate procedure with the university so that, when the University Entrance Exam takes place, you can take it in the best possible conditions.
Since late registrations will not be accepted under any circumstances, you won't be able to take the University Entrance Exam (PAU) exam in that session. That is, you'll have to register for a future session (there are two per academic year, June and July).
Yes. For this reason, it's recommended that you review your PAU registration before completing it. Since it's an optional phase, once you've enrolled, you can choose whether or not to take the exam in the subject or subjects you want.
You must take the PAU (University Entrance Exam) at the location assigned to the institute or center where you registered. The center will inform you in advance.
Yes, you can request to take the exams at a location on a different island than the one you were assigned to, as long as you can prove residency on the island you are requesting to transfer to.
To do so, you must submit a general request through the University of La Laguna's online office, addressed to the Entrance Exams Office, indicating the center in which you are enrolled and the location where you wish to take the exam, attaching a certificate of residence.
Check the deadline for submitting the application for change of headquarters at our website.
Public universities in the Canary Islands hold two annual exam sessions: a regular session in June and a special session in July. Since there's no limit to the number of exams, you can apply as many times as you like in order to try to pass or improve your grade.
No, it's completely voluntary. Even if you enroll, it's not mandatory.
Since it's optional, you can enroll in one to four subjects and take the ones you'd like to take. If you take four subjects, one must be a foreign language (other than the one selected in the general phase). The enrollment fee is the same, regardless of whether you choose to take subjects in the optional phase.
Yes. You can choose between English, German, French, or Italian. You don't necessarily need to have completed the course.
Yes. In the optional phase, you can choose a second foreign language (English, German, French, or Italian), whether you have taken it or not, and always different from the one tested in the general phase as a Foreign Language II.
Yes. Always within the limits established in the PAU structure. See question 2.
Please see the table of subject weights for each of our university's degrees at the following link:
You must take the foreign language exam for the general phase on the same day as your Spanish Language and Literature exam. You will take the exam for the optional phase on Wednesday, June 4th, or Thursday, June 5th, depending on when you take the general phase exam.
Consultation here the PAU exam schedule.
You'll take the exam you choose for the general phase on the same day as your Spanish Language and Literature exam. You'll take the exam for the optional phase on Wednesday, June 4th, or Thursday, June 5th, depending on when you take the general phase exam.
Consultation here the PAU exam schedule.
To overcome these overlaps, the last day of the exams is used. You will be examined first in the subject that appears first in the exam schedule -which is published on the ULL website- and on the afternoon of the last day of the subject that appears second.
You should contact a member of the Court to try to resolve the problem.
In addition to everything recommended by your school or college and in the relevant information, you should have a lot of enthusiasm, lots of excitement, and, even if it's hard, peace of mind and confidence in having completed the best Baccalaureate you could have.
You should contact a member of the Court to learn the procedure you must follow.
Yes, by requesting a review of the exam scores you disagree with.
Analyze whether there are any material errors in the marking and, if so, correct them, assigning a new grade if it is higher than the first. The exam is then marked again by a different teacher than the one who made the first marking. This will result in a new grade, which may be equal to, lower than, or higher than the previous one. The final result will be the arithmetic mean of the two grades.
Yes, you will have the right to see the exam with its corrections once the review process is complete, but only for the exam for which you have requested review. To do so, you must request it in advance using the established procedure (for more information, see the section on review). exam views).
In the general phase it is not necessary (although it would be advisable), since each exercise is graded from 0 to 10 points and the grade for the general phase is the arithmetic mean of the four exercises, so one grade can be offset by another.
In the optional phase, however, each subject is considered passed when a grade of 5.00 or higher is obtained. However, this phase will only count if you have passed the general phase.
You must achieve at least 4.00 points in the general phase of the University Entrance Exam (PAU). Remember that the grade obtained in this general phase represents only 40% of your university entrance grade, that your average Baccalaureate grade represents the remaining 60% of your university entrance exam grade, and that the combined weight of both grades must add up to at least 5.00 points to pass the University Entrance Exam (PAU) and gain university admission.
Regardless of which exams you pass in the general phase, if you don't pass the entire exam, you'll have to enroll again for the general phase of the University Entrance Exam (PAU) in its entirety (four subjects) and, if you consider it appropriate, for the optional phase.
Passing the general phase is valid indefinitely; however, you can take the PAU as many times as you wish in order to improve your grade (if you get a lower grade, you will keep your previous grade).
In any case, the grades from the optional phase, as well as those from the subjects in the general phase, are valid for three academic years for the purposes of weighting to obtain a higher admission grade depending on the degree you are applying for: the year in which you take the PAU and the following two (for example: after passing the PAU in 2025 (2024/25 academic year), the grades are valid for admission (pre-registration) for the 2025/26, 2026/27 and 2027/28 academic years). These grades can also be improved in subsequent exam sessions and, while their value is valid, you can choose to submit the highest grades you have achieved.
No. Only subjects in which you obtain at least a 5.00 can be weighted.
If you completed your Baccalaureate at a school in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, you will need to register for the exam through the ULL website. Here You have information about the documentation you need to submit and the procedure to follow. Once you have successfully submitted your application, you will receive an email informing you how to proceed with your registration for the University Entrance Exam (PAU). If you registered at a center in another province, you must register in the provincial area to which that center belongs.
Admission grade = NA + a*M1 + b*M2
NA: Access note = 40 % CFG + 60 % NMB = 0.4 CFG + 0.6 NMB
CFG: Qualification of the general phase of the PAU
NMB: Average grade of high school
M1, M2: the two highest grades among the weighted subjects of the PAU, depending on the degree you wish to access.
a, b: weighting parameters for the 2nd year Baccalaureate subjects depending on the grade you are seeking to access.
The admission grade may vary depending on the degree program you are applying for. The grades obtained will be those that, when weighted, offer the highest score for each degree program applied for.
Example: The average grade for a student's Baccalaureate (A-levels) exam is 7.00, and the average grade for the general phase of the University Entrance Exam (PAU) is 8.00. They took the general phase of Spanish History, Mathematics II, and English, and the optional phase of Physics, Technical Drawing II, French, and History of Philosophy, obtaining 8.00, 7.00, and 6.00, respectively. What is their entrance grade?
Access grade = 40 % of 8.00 + 60 % of 7.00 = 3.2 + 4.2 = 7.400
M1: Physics grade, 8.00
M2: Technical Drawing Note, 7.00
M3: Note on the History of Philosophy, 6.00
M4: French grade, 8.00
M5: Mathematics II grade, 9.00
M6: English grade, 6.00
M7: Spanish History Note, 8.00
M8: Grade in Spanish Language and Literature II, 9.00
– For the Degree in Fine Arts your admission grade will be: 7.400 + 7.00*0.2 + 8.00*0.1 = 9.60
– For the Degree in Art History your admission grade will be: 7.400 + 6.00*0.2 + 8.00*0.2 = 10.20
– For the Degree in Physics your admission grade will be: 7.40 + 8.00*0.2 + 9.00*0.2 = 10.80
– For the Degree in Tourism your admission grade will be: 7.40 + 8.00*0.2 + 6.00*0.2 = 10.20
No, only the two best subjects passed that provide the highest admission grade according to the degree you wish to access will be taken from among all those taken in the optional phase and the grades of the subjects taken in the general phase (if their grade is equal to or greater than 5) and that are weighted towards the degree you wish to apply for.
Example (if you are a high school student): you want to study Medicine and you are applying for the optional phase with Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Geology:
In the general phase of the University Entrance Exam (PAU), you get an 8.50; while in the Baccalaureate, your average grade is 9.00. The formula for calculating the admission grade is (0.6*NMB + 0.4*CFG) + (a*M1 + b*M2). For now, we know that (8.50 x 0.4) + (9.00 x 0.6) equals 8.80, not including the optional phase.
If the results in the option phase were:
Biology: 8.50
Chemistry: 7.50
Physics: 10.00
Geology: 9.75
And the grades for the weighted subjects of the general phase were:
Mathematics II: 9.00
Foreign Language: 8.00
Spanish Language and Literature II: 9.00
History of Philosophy: 8.00
The grades in Biology and Chemistry would be taken into account because both, when weighted, offer more points toward the degree in Medicine. Both have a weighting of 0.2.
(0.2 X 8.50) + (0.2 X 7.50) = 3.20
The admission grade for the Degree in Medicine would therefore be (8.80 + 3.20) = 12.00
Mathematics II and Physics are not considered because they are weighted 0.1 for medical studies, which would result in a lower final grade.
Foreign Language, Spanish Language and Literature II, History of Philosophy and Geology do not count towards Medicine.
