The general requirement for access and admission to the Doctorate

In general, for access to an official doctoral program, it will be necessary to be in possession of the official Spanish titles of Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent, and Master's Degree or equivalent, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in the set of these two teachings.

Likewise, those who are in any of the following cases may access:  

Be in possession of an official Spanish university degree, or from another country that is part of the European Higher Education Area, which qualifies for access to a Master's degree in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, and have passed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in the set of official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at the Master's level.

Be in possession of an official Spanish degree of Graduate or Graduate, whose duration, in accordance with community law regulations, is at least 300 ECTS credits. Said graduates must take the complementary training referred to in article 7.2 of this standard unless the study plan of the corresponding undergraduate degree includes research training credits, equivalent in formative value to the research credits from Master's studies.

University graduates who, after obtaining a place in training in the corresponding entrance test to specialized health training places, have passed with a positive evaluation at least two years of training in a program to obtain the official degree in any of the specialties in Health Sciences.

Being in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign educational systems, without the need for its homologation, after verification by the university that it accredits a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's Degree and that it authorizes access to doctoral studies in the country issuing the degree. This admission will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree held by the interested party or its recognition for other purposes than access to Doctorate studies.

Being in possession of another Spanish Ph.D. degree obtained in accordance with previous university regulations.

Be in possession of an official university degree that has obtained the correspondence to level 3 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education, in accordance with the procedure established in Royal Decree 967/2014, of November 21, which establishes the requirements and the procedure for the homologation and declaration of equivalence to the official university degree and academic level and for the validation of foreign Higher Education studies, and the procedure to determine the correspondence to the levels of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education of the official titles of Architect, Engineer, Graduate, Technical Architect, Technical Engineer, and Diploma.

The second additional provision, section 2, of Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, also establishes that graduates, architects, or engineers who are in possession of the Advanced Studies Diploma obtained in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 778/1998, of April 30, or have reached the research adequacy regulated in Royal Decree, may be admitted to doctoral studies, regulated by the Royal Decree of reference. Decree 185/1985, of January 23.

Likewise, article 7 of the regulations governing doctoral studies, approved by the Governing Council of Rey Juan Carlos University, specifies the access requirements for the following cases.

Access to foreign university degrees without homologation

Spanish or foreign students who, while in possession of qualifications obtained at a foreign University or higher education center, wish to pursue Third Cycle studies at the Rey Juan Carlos University, may access them without the need for their qualifications to be previously homologated, in accordance with the following provisions:

Submit the degree or degrees obtained at your home university, duly legalized.

Submit academic certification stating the subjects taken with the grades obtained, as well as the years and subjects that make up said degree (also legalized).

In the event that the source language of the documentation is not Spanish, a translation of the university degree and academic certification must also be attached, made by an official translator.

In no case will this access to third-cycle studies imply the approval of the foreign degree held by the interested party, nor the recognition of the same for other purposes than that of taking the indicated third-cycle university studies.

Access to approved foreign university degrees

Students with a foreign title approved by the Ministry of Education and Culture with the corresponding Spanish degree of graduate, engineer, or architect, will be subject to the provisions of section 2 a. of article 7 of the regulations governing doctoral studies, which says: that those who are in the following case may also access:

Being in possession of an official Spanish university degree, or from another country that is part of the European Higher Education Area, which enables access to a Master's degree in accordance with the provisions of article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29 and have passed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in the set of official university studies, of which at least 60 must be at the Master's level.

Regarding admission to doctoral programs, article 8 of the regulations governing doctoral studies, approved by the Governing Council of Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that:

Applicants may request admission to any doctoral program related or not to their university curriculum.

The Academic Committees of the doctoral programs may determine additional requirements and criteria for the selection and admission of students to a specific doctoral program. In the case of applicants for doctoral programs not directly related to their university curriculum, the Academic Committee will decide whether or not admission is appropriate.

Admission to doctoral programs may include the requirement of specific training complements. Said specific training supplements will not require their structuring in ECTS credits and will, for the purposes of public prices and the granting of scholarships and study aids, be considered doctoral-level training and their development will not compute for the purposes of the limit established in article 3.2. of RD 99/2011 on the duration of doctoral studies.

Students will be prioritized according to the criteria specified below. The admission criteria and procedures for part-time students will be the same as those for full-time students. To be admitted, it will be necessary to obtain at least 50 points as a result of adding the scores of all the criteria.

Academic record (up to 70 points). The score will result from multiplying the average in base 10 by 7.

The average mark of the academic record will be calculated taking into account all the studies carried out to complete the requirements for access to doctoral studies, including all the credits or subjects passed, not only those required.

The average grade for the bachelor's degree or equivalent degree (which we will denote by X_1, in base 10) and the average grade for the master's degree (which we will denote by X_2, in base 10), both with two decimal places, will be calculated separately. In each case, the number of credits for each subject will be multiplied by the grade obtained, and then the sum of the products of all the subjects will be divided by the total sum of the credits.

The final average grade will be obtained (also with two decimal places) as the average weighted by the number of credits between the average grade obtained in the degree and the average grade obtained in the master's degree. That is, it will be the result of (X_1*G + X_2*M)/(G+M) where G denotes the number of credits completed in the Degree, and M denotes the number of credits completed in the Master.

In the case of students who have not completed master's studies, but have taken doctoral courses in endangered programs regulated by Royal Decree 778/98 of April 30, and who have obtained the DEA title (Diploma of Advanced Studies), A grade equivalent to the master's average will be obtained from the grades from said doctoral courses.

The average grades of the titles obtained in teachings taken at two or more universities must contain all the subjects and credits passed, with the corresponding score. The validated subjects will have the equivalence in points corresponding to the qualification obtained in the center of origin; For the adapted subjects, the grade obtained in the center of origin will be computed and the recognition of credits in which there is no grade or that correspond to training activities not integrated into the study plan will not be taken into account for the purposes of calculating the average grade. , in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 1044/2003, of August 1, and Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5.

In the case of studies carried out partially or totally in foreign university systems adapted to the EHEA, the average mark will be made on all the studies of Degree or equivalent qualification. In the event that the number of credits of the Degree is less than 240 ECTS credits, the average mark will be made on said studies plus all the credits passed in the master's degree, which must be a minimum of 300 credits in the set of both studies.

In the case of studies carried out partially or totally in foreign university systems not adapted to the EHEA, the average mark will be made on all the studies completed to obtain the degree, applying the equivalences corresponding to the organization of Spanish university education.

In the case of the average grades of studies carried out abroad, whether they were recognized or not, the provisions of the Resolution of July 16, 2008, of the General Directorate of Universities, which establishes the criteria to be applied for calculating the average grade of the academic records of students with an approved foreign degree, will apply.

 Knowledge of the English language (up to 15 points). The maximum score can be obtained by accrediting having level C1, or higher, or also if the student's mother tongue is English, or if he has completed his university studies in said language. Up to 10 points can be obtained when certifying a B2 level and up to 5 points when certifying a B1 level of the foreign language indicated above. In all cases, the accreditation of the foreign language level will be done by presenting an official certificate.

 Up to 15 additional points may be obtained for the following merits: Scientific production of the candidate (authorship of publications or scientific-technical documents, participation in congresses), Erasmus, SICUE-Seneca or similar stays, specialization courses received outside of official university education, and previous professional experience related to the topic of the doctoral program.

Up to two letters of recommendation written by university professors, researchers, and, exceptionally, professionals who have had a relationship with the candidate and have participated in their academic or professional training may also be taken into account. The Academic Committee may enter into direct communication with the authors of said references in order to gather more information about the candidate. In no case will merits taken into account in the previous sections be valued in this section.

On a voluntary basis, the presentation of a letter of motivation is recommended in which the line of research that is intended to be developed during the doctorate is indicated, the reasons for this choice, the scientific objectives pursued, and if there is a guarantor director.

Admission procedures for students with special educational needs derived from the disability.

The unit's main objective is that those members of the university community, students, professors, or administration and service personnel who present any type of functional diversity or special educational need, can enjoy the same opportunities as the rest for the development of their studies. university students, or for the performance of their jobs, under the prism of equal opportunities.

Physical, administrative, and communication accessibility, linked to SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities).

Teacher training on functional diversity (disability according to WHO criteria), linked to SDG 4 (quality education).

Research and technological development, linked to SDG 4 (quality education).

University Extension and Social Service: adapted sport, linked to SDG 3 (health and well-being).

Advice for access, performance, and maintenance of employment, linked to SDG 4 (quality education) and SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth).

Information, advice, and support for students with special educational needs, linked to SDG 4 (quality education).

Note taker, linked to SDG 4 (quality education).

The procedure to follow is the following:

The user contacts the unit (via email or telephone) and requests their registration in it.

Provide, among others, the documents that prove the existence of a disability and/or special educational needs.

With the information obtained and taking into account your needs, an adaptation report is issued.

In the case of students, this report is sent to the coordination of the corresponding grade, from there is sent to the teachers responsible for the subjects in which the student is enrolled.

Admissions Option 2

Amount of full-time academic tutoring - €390

Amount of part-time academic tutoring - €234

Credit amount in the case of access with specific training supplements

Experimentality Level 1 (corresponding to levels 1 and 2 of teachings of annexes I and III of Decree 80/2014, of July 17, of the Government Council of the Community of Madrid) - €69.93

Experimentality Level 2 (corresponding to level 3 of teachings of annexes I and III of Decree 80/2014, of July 17, of the Government Council of the Community of Madrid) - €49.84

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