Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Spain
This institutional profile has been created for use by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs.
Other names: Technical University of Madrid.
First degree/qualification: Licenciado (6 yrs); Professional titles (3-6 yrs).
Minimum quality for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 7.0/10.0
Minimum level for UW-Madison Graduate School admission: 5 year first degree.
Documents required: Official transcript; official certification of degree or title (título) and date awarded. All documents in Spanish and English.
Description: Instituted in 1972; a State school. The usual admission requirements were: entrance examination and completion of the Bachillerato Unificado y Polivalente (BUP) program and Curso de Orientación Universitaria - university orientation course (COU) (12 years of education). In 1998 and 2001 respectively the BUP and COU were phased out. Currently the bachillerato (12 years of education) and an entrance examination (prueba de acceso a la universidad) are the admission requirements.
Grading system:
| Equivalency scale | |
| A | 9,10 |
| B | 7, 8 |
| C | 5, 6 (5 = minimum pass) |
Course grades reported three times a year. Grading is severe.
Language of instruction: Spanish.
Advanced degrees:
Doctorate: 2 years after first degree; by thesis.
Last updated: Nov 09, 2004