On Academic
Is there an Eramus office at my faculty?
Yes, there is an Erasmus office in all faculties. In the following link you may find the emails and contact numbers of all the Erasmus Offices.
http://www.ucm.es/pags.php?tp=Erasmus (LLP) &a=&d=0023078.php
What documents do I have to take to the Erasmus office?
You have to take your Learning Agreement (enlace pregunta) and your arrival and departure certificate if applicable.
Where can I find information about the courses of my faculty?
You have to contact your Erasmus office of your faculty for further information.
What’s a Learnig Agreement?
It is the contract which includes the details of proposed study of the student in the UCM:
Do I have to fill out the Learning Agreement of the UCM or the one of my University?
You can do either the UCM’s or the one of your University.
What is the “matricula”?
Once we have approved your learning agreement, the “matricula” is the document that should be taken to the Erasmus Office of your faculty that specifies which courses you will be officially studying.
Where can I find a matricula form?
We will give all the students a matricula form on the Welcome day, but you could also get one in your Erasmus office or at the Central International Relations Office.
How can I do the “matricula”?
Please read the previous question. We will also explain it on the Welcome day.
Equivalences between UCM credits and ECTS are?
A UCM credit is 10 hrs of classes. For further information, please contact the Erasmus coordinator your faculty in the UCM.
When do classes start and when do they finish?
The course normally starts the last week of September or the first week of October. And the academic year ends July 15th.
Can I choose any course from the faculty I’ve been nominated?
For more information regarding courses please contact your Erasmus office from your faculty.
Am I able to study other courses outside my faculty?
Only the students that are nominated in the UCM faculties will be able to study TWO syllabi outside their faculty. However, these courses have to be from the SAME faculty different than the nominated one. I.e. Student nominated to the Chemistry Faculty, and the student wants to study two courses in the faculty of Biology.
NOTE: Students nominated to Felipe II, C.U. Villanueva, C.U. Estudios Financieros (CUNEF), ESCUNI, Don Bosco cannot study outside their nominated faculty, therefore, they may NOT study course in the UCM faculties.
Can I study other languages in the UCM?
Yes, the UCM has a Centro Superior de Idiomas Modernos (CSIM) for further information: http://www.ucm.es/info/idiomas/index.htm
Are they any courses held in English?
In our University we have courses in English in the Faculty of Economics and Business administration, for further questions please contact us erasmus1@pas.ucm.es or erasmus2@pas.ucm.es.
Can I extend my Studies at the UCM?
Yes, first we need the authorization from your Erasmus coordinator at your home University and the authorization from the Erasmus Office at the UCM. Afterwards, we need your Erasmus coordinator at your home university to email us at erasmus1@pas.ucm.es or erasmus2@pas.ucm.es.
What is the difference between “grado” and “licenciatura”?
http://www.universidad.es/titulaciones/el_sistema_universitario_espanol/lang.en
Can I study courses that belong to a master’s degree?
Please contact your Erasmus office at the UCM for further details.
When will I receive my transcript of records?
Once the semester or the academic year ends, the Erasmus office of the UCM will send your transcript of records to your Eramus coordinator at your home University.
