OISE Segovia is a preparation centre for the Pruebas de Competencias Específicas (PCE) which works in collaboration with the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) Segovia.
In collaboration with the UNED, OISE Segovia offers you:

• Information on the regulations for access and admission to undergraduate studies in Spanish universities.
• Management and information on the administrative procedures we carry out for our students.
• Information about the results obtained in the PCE/selectividad for foreigners.
• Information on any changes to the rules and regulations governing access and admission to Spanish universities, as well as the examination models, programmes, contents, examination dates, etc.
• Possibility of contacting the teaching teams that prepare and assess the exams.
• Advice in case of complaints or exam revision.

The PCE or Pruebas de Competencias Específicas are the exams that, in most cases, foreign students have to pass in order to be able to study at a Spanish university or to improve their admission grade.
The PCE exam is organised by the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) through UNEDasiss, which is the body responsible for evaluating the academic records of international students and conducting the necessary tests so that they can gain access to undergraduate studies at Spanish universities.
The UNEDasiss PCE exams can be taken both at UNED’s centres in Spain and at some of its centres abroad.
The UNED organises two PCE examinations per year; the first one is usually held in May/June and the second one in September.

In order to be able to take the PCE or Specific Competence Tests that the UNED organises every year for international students, you must meet one of the following requirements:

Students from the European Union or countries with international agreements

Students from the European Union or from non-EU countries whose countries have signed a reciprocity agreement with Spain and who have one of the following qualifications may apply for the PCE:
– European Baccalaureate Diploma.
– International Baccalaureate Diploma.
– A qualification equivalent to the Spanish Baccalaureate from a European Union country or from a country with an international agreement.
These students must apply for the University Access Qualification (CAU) at UNEDasiss and subsequently, if necessary, they can take the Specific Skills Test (PCE).

International students from outside the EU

Students from outside the European Union, or from countries that have not signed an international reciprocity agreement with Spain, may apply for the PCE provided they have one of the following qualifications:
– Studies homologated or equivalent to the Spanish Baccalaureate that have been taken outside the European Union.
– Studies equivalent to the Spanish Baccalaureate taken in an EU country, but which do not provide access to university in the country of origin.
In this case, the student must apply for the homologation of their studies to the Spanish Baccalaureate and can then take the PCE exam.

It is important to bear in mind that NOT all Spanish universities follow the same criteria in terms of admission requirements. Each university has different admission criteria depending on the country of origin, the student’s studies and the degree that he/she wishes to study, and may establish different requirements. The following situations may arise:
– You may be able to access directly to the degree studies of the university you have chosen without having to take any test, only with the qualification for university access (CAU).
– That the university allows you to choose some subjects from the PCE (the number of subjects can vary from 2 to 6).
– That the university will offer you to take the PCE exams in the specific subjects of the branch of the baccalaureate corresponding to the degree course you wish to study.
– The university may require you to take the EBAU or selectividad.
In any case, the Admission Services of each university will define exactly what the admission criteria are for each particular case. They will advise you on which subjects it is advisable to prepare for the Test of Specific Competences.

General core subjects: Spanish Language and Literature, History of Spain and Foreign Language (choose from English, French, German, Portuguese or Italian).

Core subjects of modality: Mathematics II, Mathematics applied to Social Sciences, Latin and Fundamentals of Art.

Core option subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Economics, History of Art, Philosophy, Geology, Design, Physics and Technical Drawing.

UNEDasiss establishes the following guidelines depending on the situation of each student:

– It is recommended that you take at least two subjects if you are a student from a country that is a member of the European Union or a country with international agreements.
member country of the European Union or a country with international agreements. Unless the admission mark for the degree you wish to study is 5 points (in which case it will not be necessary to take the PCE).

– It is recommended that you sit at least four subjects if you are a student from a country that does NOT belong to the European Union or does NOT have international agreements.

– It is recommended that you sit at least six subjects of the PCE if the university where you want to study requires it, or when the university requires you to adapt the subjects of the specific competences tests to the EBAU (Spanish exam).