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cabecera early admission

The application for the Early Admission process is submitted online. 

Prepare your documentation:

Documents must be in Spanish or English.

In order to save your application, all the requiered documents must be attached.

The application allows you to upload files up to 4MB in diferent formats. You recommend you to use PDF format as it allows to group pages in the same file and with less weight.

You must attach the following documentation:

  • Passport, NIE, ID card (or equivalent) 
  • Academic certificate of the last two years of the Baccalaureate or High School:
    • If you have already completed the Baccalaureate or High School, in addition to the transcripts, you must attach the Diploma obtained and, if you take the entrance exams to the university, they have to be attach them as well.
    • In case you have not yet completed your Baccalaureate or High School studies, you must attach the transcripts of the penultimate year and the most updated transcript from the last year. In case you are studying an IB, you must also attach our "Final Predicted Grades".
  • Motivation letter: explaining the reasons why you want to study the degree chosen and why you want to study at this university.
  • Official Certificate of Language with a minimum level B2.
    • If you are going to study a degree fully taught in English or bilingual and your native language is not English, then you must attach an Official Certificate, recognized by the University, that accredits you have at least B2 level. In case you do not have the Official Title you can fill in this Responsible Statement of languages (declaración responsable
    • If you are going to study a degree fully taught in Spanish or bilingual mode and your native language is different from Spanish, then you must attach an Official Title recognized by the University, that accredits you have at least a B2 level. In case you do not have the Official certificate you can fill in this responsible statement for languages (declaración responsable
  • Merits: Grades obtained in SAT, ACT or other standardized tests, or other academic merits such as participation in MUN, that you consider relevant (optional).
  • If your baccalaureate is from an educational system of the European Union, International Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, countries with agreement (United Kingdom, Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Andorra China or Colombia) is a prerequisite that the family unit resides abroad, being necessary official accreditation (registration certificate, tax certificate, etc.)

Access to the application

The application will be submitted only online, incorporating a scanned copy of the required documents.

  • Registration: Before applying you must register. If you have any problems registering, it may be because you have some kind of previous relationship with UC3M. If you have forgotten your password change it here: Change your password
  • Access:Access the application form at the end of your registration process or clicking on the following link (when you enter, click on "Access")
  • Tutorial: Tutorial for application
  • Cost: Online Application and Common App 
    • The application fee is 100€ and you can choose a maximum of two degrees (indicating the second option in the field 'Observations').
    • In addition, you can also apply through the platform 'The Common Application' (It costs 100$).