In general, to access an official doctoral program it will be necessary to be in possession of the official Spanish degree of Bachelor’s Degree, or equivalent, and Master’s Degree, or equivalent, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these two university studies together.
Likewise, those who are in any of the following cases established in section 2 of article 6 of Royal Decree 576/2023 of July 4 may have access:
Be in possession of official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish degrees provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these two university studies together 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 doctoral studies 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 in 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.
University graduates who, after obtaining a place in training 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 the official title of any of the specialties in Health Sciences. Doctoral students who have started their doctoral program in accordance with previous university regulations may access doctoral studies regulated by RD 99/2011, prior admission in accordance with the provisions in the Regulations for doctoral studies of the University of Vigo. In any case, they must meet the requirements established in general for access to doctoral studies regulated by RD 99/2011.
The following may access doctoral studies: Graduates, Architects or Engineers who are in possession of the Diploma of Advanced Studies obtained in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 778/1998, of April 30, or who have achieved the investigative sufficiency regulated in Royal Decree 185/1985, of January 23
The following may access doctoral studies: Graduates, Architects or Engineers who are in possession of an official master’s degree in accordance with Royal Decree 56/2005 or Royal Decree 1393/2007, modified by Royal Decree Decree 861/2010, or have passed 60 ECTS of official Master’s studies.
The following may also access doctoral studies: Diploma holders, Technical Engineers or Technical Architects who prove they have passed 300 ECTS credits in the set of official university studies, of which at least 60 are at the University Master’s level.
