Access requirements for Doctorate studies

The requirements for access to the doctorate are included in article 6 of Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, which regulates official doctoral teachings , which in its consolidated version after the publication of subsequent regulations is worded as follows :

1. In general, to access an official doctoral program it will be necessary to be in possession of the official Spanish Bachelor's degrees, or equivalent, and a Master's degree, or equivalent , provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been obtained in the set of these two teachings .
2. Likewise, those who find themselves in any of the following cases may access: 
   • Be in possession of official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish degrees as long as at least 300 ECTS credits have been obtained in all of these courses and accredit level 3 of the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education .
   • Be in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) , without the need for homologation , that accredits a level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework , provided that said degree entitles access to higher education studies. doctorate in the country of issue . This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral education.
   • Be in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems outside the EHEA , without the need for its approval, after verification by the university that it accredits a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish university Master 's degree and that it authorizes the country of issue of the degree for access to doctoral studies . This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for purposes other than access to doctoral education.
   • Be in possession of another Doctorate degree .
   • Likewise, university graduates who, after obtaining a training place in the corresponding test for access to specialized health training places , have passed with a positive evaluation at least two years of training in a program to obtain an official degree in any of the specialties in Health Sciences .

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