Studies and grades recognition

Academic Recognition

Any student at Universidad Europea del Atlántico who studies at another university within the framework of ERASMUS+, other international programs, or bilateral agreements, is entitled to academic recognition of the studies completed at the host institution.

This recognition will be established in advance through the signing by the ORI and the student of a "Learning Agreement", which will specify, prior to the start of the mobility period, the subjects the student will take at the host university and those belonging to UNEATLANTICO that will be recognized upon their return.

The maximum academic recognition to be granted will be one full academic year or equivalent, or the proportional part corresponding to the duration of their stay abroad. Only those subjects in which the student is enrolled at the time the mobility period begins can be recognized.

Grade Recognition

Grade conversion requires the following conditions:

• Receipt by the ORI of all documentation required to finalize the mobility period.
• Receipt by the ORI of the official Transcript of Records issued by the host university. These transcripts can be delivered in two different ways:
  

  In-person submission
  The student must submit the original document bearing the seal and signature of the host university

  

  Electronic format
  The host university is responsible for sending the file in electronic format
• There must be a total match between the subjects for which the transcript of records is provided and those listed in the “Learning Agreement”. Any deviation from said Agreement will not be taken into account.

Equivalencies

Once the specified requirements have been met, grades will be converted according to the conversion table approved by Rector's Resolution of September 1st, 2017, and following the rules and procedures explained below:

Download Rector's Resolution dated September 1st, 2017

Download conversion table

Rules and Procedures

• The final grade obtained will be calculated proportionally based on the numerical data within each grade range.
• When there is no specific detail within a range, the intermediate score of that range will be applied.
• When several subjects taken at the host university are equivalent to one subject at UNEATLANTICO, the weighted average will be calculated based on the credits of each subject. The student must have passed all subjects from which the average is calculated. Otherwise, the final grade will be a failing grade.
• Due to differences in academic calendars with our partner universities, grades earned abroad may not arrive in time for the official grade submission deadline for the Spanish subject. Therefore, students taking the same subject through mobility programs will be listed on an annex transcript, which will be closed once all relevant Transcripts of Records have been received.
• Subjects resulting in a failing grade may be retaken either at the host university where they were taken or at UNEATLANTICO, upon prior notice to the Academic Director of the degree program, provided that the available exam sessions have not been exhausted. The maximum number of exam sessions a student may take per academic year, whether at UNEATLANTICO or at the host university, is two.
• In many countries, Higher Education institutions enjoy great autonomy to establish grading systems. Therefore, it is possible to find different grading systems within the same national university system. The grade conversion table attempts to account for these variations, but it is still possible that certain cases may fall outside those covered. Should this situation occur, it will be taken into account when converting grades, and the table will be modified accordingly.