| ADMISSION FOR MATURE STUDENTS
(OVER 25)
QUALIFICATIONS
OF EXAMINATIONS 2000 !!!
Description
of the assessment tests for mature students
Requirements
to be admitted to the Assessment tests for mature students
What do the
assessment tests for mature students consist of?
After having
pass the Assessment Tests for mature students
Description
of the Assessment Tests for mature students
The full name is "Pruebas
de acceso a la universidad para mayores de 25 años" (University
entrance examinations for students over 25 years old)
Each University Faculty or
Centre organises its own assessment tests for this purpose and candidates
are to be assessed at the faculty or centre where the university degree
of their interest is taught (e.g. If the candidate wants to study
Law, s/he has to pass the assessment test organised by the Faculty of Law).
You can only enter those
centres at the Universities where the assessment tests have been passed
and the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia -UNED-
(Spanish State University for Distance Learning).
Requirements
Candidates must be 25 years
old before 1 October.
Candidates shall not be awarded
any degree allowing them to enter the ordinary examinations for the studies
they are applying for.
- If you have taken the Pre-University
Course, you cannot apply for the assessment tests to enter diploma degrees
(3-year study programmes), though are encourage to take 4 or -5year
university degrees (licenciatura, ingenieria y architectura).
- If you have passed the
Pre-University Course 88/89, they have to enrol for the University Entrance
Examinations (Selectividad).
- If you have passed Vocational
Studies, you can only enrol for the assessment tests leading to university
degrees that you cannot accede with your vocational qualifications.
What do
the Assessment Tests for mature students consist of?
Generally, these tests share
a common structure for all university degrees including::
- Lecture or text analysis
- Translation into Spanish from a previously selected EC language (with
dictionary).
- Current topic or general culture test, normally related to the studies
you are applying for
- Specific test (on the panel request)
- Those candidates succeeding at the assessments tests and not registered
to the introductory course, or not attending a minimum of a 75% of the
course, have the right to be registered to the next year's course. If this
course is neither attended nor passed, the candidate will be declined her/his
rights.
Assessment Tests for the
Faculty of Law:
1. EXAMEN:
- LECTURE: 40 minutes,
oriented to the selected studies.
- MODERN LANGUAGE TEST: direct translation into Castilian or
Valencian, with dictionary.
- DEVELOPMENT OF A TOPIC on general culture,
proposed by the panel
- PERSONAL INTERVIEW: Exploration on the candidate's cultural
background and on the reasons justifying the election of the studies
s/he has chosen (on the panel criteria).
2. INTRODUCTORY COURSE:
Within the next 10 days
after the publication of the results, successful candidates should
accomplish the registration form to the introductory course (registration
fees: 11.696 PTAs.). Those attending the course for the required
length, will be given a certificate, which is required for the registration
to the first academic year.
Those students without certificate
or non-registered to the course, can apply for registration to the next
year's course. If this course is neither attended nor passed, the candidate
will be declined her/his rights.
CONTENT OF THE INTRODUCTORY
COURSE LEADING TO UNIVERSITY STUDIES FOR MATURE STUDENTS
| GENERAL CONTENTS |
TEACHING LOAD |
| Higher Education Teaching.
Higher Education in the Valencian Community. |
2 hours.
|
| The University of Alicante.
Organisation. Governing Board and Representation. Faculties, Colleges,
Institutes, Departments. Students' Services. The Students' Council. University
Identity Card (TIU). Physical space: the campus. |
| University Degrees. Study
Programmes. Core Curricular Subjects. Curricula. Credits. Examination calls.
Continuance. Examinations. Tutorials. |
2 hour.
|
| Registration. Registration
cancellation. Grants and Financial Help. Validations. Transfers. Academic
Calendar. Timetables. |
| SPECIFIC CONTENT FOR
EACH STUDY PROGRAMME |
TEACHING LOAD |
| The Faculty/University College.
Governing Board and Representation. Students' Services. |
1 hour.
|
| Study Programmes. Curricular
Design. The University Degree Certificate. Professional Career. |
2 hour.
|
| Techniques of Study. Documentation.
Elaboration of Works. Basic Descriptions on the Core Curricula of the Study
Programme. Basic Bibliography. |
8 hour.
|
After
having passed the Assessment Tests for mature students
You are allow to be registered
to the University Faculty/Centre's Study programmes for which the assessment
tests were passed. At the Faculty of Law, you would be eligible to enter
the following programmes: 4-year
degree in Law,
3-year degree
in Public Management and Administration or those attached to the Institute
of Criminology.
The Spanish State University
for Distance Learning (UNED) admits students that have passed the
assessment tests at other universities.
Holders of this certificate
are eligible to enter the open competitions for Public Administration,
provided that this is specified in the corresponding official announcement
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