Preregistration

Students who meet the access requirements and wish to enrol in one of the specific taught components of the doctoral programmes offered by the University of Salamanca and regulated by Royal Decree 99/2011 must apply through completing the preregistration procedure.
Preregistration applications is here .  The archival file will include the following numbered documentation:

1. Copy of national identity document or passport
2. Copy of the university qualification that allows the applicant access.
3. Transcript of the courses studied for the university qualification that allows the applicant access. This must expressly mention courses’ names, durations and qualification levels, as well as the average grade obtained.
4. Copy of the university degree certificate and, where appropriate, for international qualifications, a copy of the access decision for master’s studies at the University of Salamanca.
5. Transcript of the subjects studied in the degree
6. Curriculum vitae
7. Commitment of a researcher associated with the programme to act as tutor, supervisor or co-supervisor of the thesis. This can be in any format, in an email message or on the formalised acceptance form.
8. Specific documentation required for each doctoral programme. Information on this documentation is located in the “additional information” section for each doctoral programme.

Preregistration is a separate procedure from the access procedure to be completed by all students with foreign qualifications from outside the European Higher Education Area. Individuals should have received a favourable outcome to the access procedure before completing the matriculation process

Time frame: 

Matriculation

New students admitted to a doctoral programme must formalize their matriculation in it.
Documentation that must be submitted:

• Preregistration/matriculation form
• Photocopy of national identity document or passport.
• Copy and original of the certificate for the master’s degree that makes the student eligible for the doctorate, or a copy and the original of an official academic transcript attesting to the student’s successful completion of at least 60 ECTS credits at master’s level. Students required to have had the equivalence of their degree accredited must provide a copy of the decision.
• Copy and original of the certificate for the student’s undergraduate degree, except in the case of students who were required to have the equivalence of their degree accredited, in which case a copy of the decision must be provided.
• Students who completed undergraduate and master’s degrees that comprise ECTS credits in a member country of the European Higher Education Area must submit original proof that the master’s degree allows the student access to doctoral teaching in the issuing country. 
• Certificate of positive evaluation for at least two years of specialist health training in any of the specialities in health sciences, where appropriate.
• Copy and original or certified copy of the certificate-diploma of advanced studies obtained under R.D. 778/1998, or of the certificate of research proficiency obtained under R.D. 185/1985, where appropriate.
• Where appropriate, supporting documentation for fees discount or exemption (large family, application forms for scholarship, etc.).

Time frame: 

Location: Administration Office for the Doctoral Schools, University of Salamanca (Edificio I+D-i, C/ Espejo nº 2, 37007 Salamanca)

STUDENTS IN THEIR SECOND YEAR OR LATER DO NOT NEED TO GO THROUGH THE FORMAL PREREGISTRATION PROCESS ON THE BASIS THAT THEY ARE ADMITTED IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A POSITIVE ANNUAL EVALUATION AND RECEIVED A RATING OF “SUFFICIENT.” Students in this category will complete matriculation on the following dates:

Matriculation form for students in second year or later

Enrolment in Doctoral Studies regulated for students who are not able to register personally at the Doctoral School

The deadline for cancelling matriculation is 

Access

To be eligible for admission to official doctoral studies it is necessary to fulfil at least one of the following requirements:

• Holders of one of the official Spanish undergraduate degrees, or equivalent, and a university master’s degree, or equivalent, provided a minimum of 300 ECTS credits have been earned overall.  
• Holders of an official university degree from Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area that qualifies holders for master’s degree studies, provided a minimum of 300 ECTS credits of official university studies have been earned overall, of which at least 60 must be at master’s degree level.
• Holders of an official undergraduate degree from Spain, consisting of at least 300 ECTS credits, as required by European Union regulations. Such degree holders are required to complete bridging courses, unless the curriculum of the undergraduate degree completed includes research training credits whose training value equals the research credits obtained from master’s degree studies.
• University degree holders who, having passed the entrance examination for specialized medical training, have completed at least two years of a training curriculum leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialization.   
• Holders of a degree from a foreign education system. In this case, homologation is not required, provided that the university can verify that the level of training of such degree is equivalent to that of the official university master’s degree and that, in the issuing countries, holders of the degree in question are eligible for doctoral studies.
  • Information on the access procedure for students with foreign degrees
• Holders of a Spanish doctor’s degree.
• Holders of an official Spanish doctor’s degree, or equivalent, who have achieved research proficiency (pursuant to Royal Decree 185/1985 of 23 January).
• Holders of an official Spanish degree, or its equivalent, who have obtained a diploma of advanced studies (pursuant to Royal Decree 778/1998 of 30 April). 

Further information on admission can be found in the following chart

Admission

On the basis of the pre-enrolment forms submitted, the Academic Committee of each doctoral programme shall apply the specific requirements and merit assessment criteria established for admission to the corresponding programme.

• The Academic Committee may publish lists of admitted students before the established deadline in September.
• The Academic Committee shall publish the final list of admitted students on 19 September.

Admission to doctoral programmes may require specific bridging courses.

Successfully completing the process of establishing the equivalence of previous studies is essential in order to access doctoral studies in the cases of students for whom any of the following circumstances are applicable. The process must be completed prior to and separately from the rest of the procedures, which are dependent on successfully establishing equivalence.

Who should complete this procedure?
a) Students with a bachelor’s university degree or equivalent and a master’s degree that were both obtained in accordance with the educational systems of countries that do not belong to the EHEA.
b) Students with a bachelor’s university degree or equivalent and a master’s degree that were both obtained in European countries prior to the implementation of the EHEA (that is, the studies are not structured based on ECTS credits).
c) Students with a master’s degree obtained at any Spanish university, and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a country that does not belong to the EHEA.
d) Students with a master’s degree obtained at any Spanish university (including USAL), and a bachelor’s university degree or equivalent that was obtained in a European country prior to the implementation of the EHEA (that is, the studies are not structured based on ECTS credits).
e) Students with a master’s degree that was obtained in accordance with an educational system that belongs to the EHEA (that is, a degree structured based on ECTS credits), irrespective of the country where the student’s bachelor’s degree or equivalent was completed if that degree is not structured based on ECTS credits. Students with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from Spain are excluded from this circumstance.
f) Students with a diploma of advanced studies obtained from a Spanish university other than the University of Salamanca and with a foreign bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

What documentation needs to be provided?
The access application form must be accompanied by the following documentation:
1. A copy of the student’s national identity document or passport that has been properly legalized or authenticated by a public notary.
2. Documentation related to the student’s bachelor’s degree or equivalent:
     a) A copy of the degree certificate that has been legalized or authenticated by a public notary.
     b) An original official transcript or legalized copy of the courses studied, with express mention of their name, duration and qualification.
     c) An original official transcript or legalized copy showing the total number of completed hours.
3. Documentation related to the student’s master’s degree (*):
     a) Copy of the degree certificate, or a receipt showing that it has been applied for. The document should be legalized or authenticated by a public notary.
     b) An original official transcript or legalized copy of the courses studied, with express mention of their name, duration and qualification.
     c) An original official transcript or legalized copy showing the total number of completed hours.
     d) Original proof that a master’s degree qualifies the holder for access to doctoral teaching in the issuing country.
     (*) Students whose master’s degree is from USAL only have to submit a copy of the degree certificate or a receipt showing that it has been applied for. Students whose master’s degree is from a Spanish university only have to submit the documentation contained in points a) and d)
4. Proof of payment of the fee for this process, which, as set out in the Castilla-León Decree on Rates, is 210.97 euros. Banco Santander account number: 0049-1843-45-2210187494, IBAN: ES22, SWIFT: BSCHESMM. In no case will presentation and payment of the fee replace the process of presenting an application in accordance with the correct time and form.

The documents must be legalized through diplomatic channels or, where appropriate, through the Hague Apostille Convention. For the purposes of the provisions on providing certified copies, the legalization or apostille must appear on the original document prior to producing the copy that will be certified by the competent authority.

In no case will standard copies of the documents be accepted.

Students must also send an official translation into Spanish of all the documentation provided where necessary. (Translations are not required for the following languages: Portuguese, English, French and Italian.)

All the required documentation must be submitted. Processing of an application will not begin if the application is incomplete or does not fulfil the indicated legalization requirements. In such a case, the application will be deemed to have not been presented.

Documentation may be delivered by post, courier or in person to the Official Master’s and Doctoral Studies Section. No other means of submitting documents will be accepted.

In no case will the presentation and payment of the equivalence fee replace the process of presenting an application in accordance with the correct time and form.