Access, admission and registration

Access is the set of requirements necessary to pursue the teachings

university. Completion of these requirements is prior to admission to the courses to be taken.

They are governed by the provisions of articles 16 and 17 of ROYAL DECREE 1393/2007, of October 29, amended by Royal Decree 861/2010.
Article 16. Access to official Master's degree courses.
· To access official Master's courses, it will be necessary to be in possession of an official Spanish university degree or another one issued by a higher education institution in the European Higher Education Area that authorizes access to Master's courses in the country issuing the degree.
· Likewise, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access the programme without the need for their qualifications to be recognised, provided that the University has verified that they certify a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university qualifications and that they entitle them to access postgraduate studies in the country that issued the qualification. Access via this route will not, under any circumstances, imply the recognition of the previous qualification held by the interested party, nor its recognition for any purpose other than to undertake Master's studies.
Article 17. Admission to official Master's degree courses.
· Students may be admitted to a Master's degree in accordance with the specific requirements and criteria for assessing merits that, where applicable, are specific to the Master's degree or established by the university.
· The University will include admission procedures and requirements in the curriculum, which may include specific prior training requirements in some disciplines.
· These systems and procedures must include, in the case of students with specific educational needs arising from disabilities, appropriate support and advisory services, which will assess the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies.
· Admission will not, under any circumstances, imply any modification of the academic and, where applicable, professional effects corresponding to the previous qualification held by the interested party, nor its recognition for purposes other than that of taking Master's courses.
· These access requirements are included in the current Regulations for Official Master's Degree Courses at the University of La Laguna.

In addition, the University of La Laguna, in compliance with the provisions of Decree 168/2008, of July 22 (Official Gazette of the Canary Islands No. 154, of August 1), establishes that in order to access this master's degree, it will be an essential requirement to prove a B1 level of English. Check the Documents recognized as proof of language skills. In addition, you can consult the following list of subjects that ULL and ULPGC, for the purposes of enrolment in a master's degree at the University of La Laguna, entails the acquisition of a B1 level of English and exemption from subjects as an academic requirement that enables admission to Master's degrees (to view the document, Click here).

Check the following link for the relationship of official ULL Degree qualifications whose completion recognises the achievement of foreign language skills (at least level B1) and the List of subjects from the different official ULL Degree courses, the completion of which involves attaining foreign language skills (level B1). 

Admission is the allocation of places offered by the ULL to study official university courses among those who, fulfilling the access requirements indicated above (Graduate/Bachelor's degree and/or approved foreign qualification and B1 in English), have requested them.

Admission is carried out through the procedure established for this purpose in the ULL Regulations. The student must attach all official documents that prove the profile required for access, his/her academic record and his/her curriculum vitae, through which he/she will be evaluated for admission to the master's degree according to criteria of equality, merit and capacity.

The body responsible for admission that will evaluate the applications will be the Academic Committee of the degree, whose composition is determined in article 30 of the Regulations for Official Master's Degree Courses at the University of La LagunaArticle 31 of the aforementioned regulation states that the proposal for admission of students is one of the functions of the Academic Commission.

The entry profile and prior training required to qualify for the degree is as follows: Possession of a degree in one of the following qualifications: Psychology, Law, Pedagogy, Teaching, Speech Therapy, Social Worker, Social Educator, Anthropology, Sociology and other qualifications in the legal, social and health sciences.

In addition, it will be a requirement to prove mastery of a foreign language at a level equivalent to B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.
Non-Spanish speaking foreign students who have completed their entrance studies in non-Spanish speaking countries must prove their knowledge of the Spanish language by providing an official certificate equivalent to level B1. This accreditation must be submitted along with the rest of the documents in the application for admission.

The Evaluation Committee for Access and Admission to the Master's Degree will be made up of the Director and Deputy Director of the Master's Degree.

 Only those merits that are accredited/certified are assessed, except for the degree, which is assumed to be already verified.

1) File qualification academic (maximum up to 4 points):

– 5 to 5'9: 0.5 points,  

– 6 to 6'9: 1 point,

– 7 to 7'9: 2 points,

– 8 to 8'9: 3 points,

– 9 to 10: 4 points.

It is prorated according to the qualification (see table). up to two decimal places can be assigned.

2) Previous training (maximum up to 3.5 points)

– Postgraduate university qualification in subjects related to the Master's content (0.01 for each hour of training up to a maximum of 1 point).

– Other bachelor's or equivalent degrees related to the master's degree other than the entrance degree (1 point for each one up to a maximum of 2 points)

– Accreditation superior at level B1 in a foreign language according to the Common European Framework of Reference (maximum up to 0.5 points). B2: 0.25 points C: 0.50 point

Language certificates are accepted by entities that have a minimum guarantee

 Other minor training (courses, seminars, workshops) provided they are awarded by a university or official entity (professional associations, Canary Islands Government, Governments of Spain, Councils...): 0.01 point per hour. Up to a maximum of 0.3 points

• 10 hour course: 0.1 point
• 20 hour course: 0.2 points
• 30 hour course: 0.3 points

 3) Professional experience (maximum 1 point)

In subjects related to the Master's degree (0.5 points for each year with employment contract or certification from official bodies). Months are counted at a rate of 0.04 points per month.

 4) Research experience (maximum 1.5 points)

On topics related to the Master's degree (publications, collaborations in projects and conferences). Always referring to related topics

• Participation in national conferences with communications: 0.20 p
• Participation in international conferences with communications: 0.30 p
• Publications with ISBN: book: 1 p
• Book chapter: 0.40 p
• Articles in scientific journals: 0.75 p
• Research team member of a project (university or related): 0.50p
• Research grant: 0.30 per year
• Other minor merits related to research experience: 0.10p (Max. 0.20 p)

Enrolment is the formal instrument through which one acquires the status of university student. Before enrolling, students who wish to take the Master's degree must meet the entry requirements and have obtained a place through the admission process.

The access, admission and registration instructions published annually contain the information necessary for the correct development of the process (modalities, periods, calendar, documentation to be submitted, payment methods, etc.).