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ESADE HAS ITS OWN ADMISSION PROCESS OPEN TO STUDENTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (OR EQUIVALENT, DEPENDING ON COUNTRY OF ORIGIN).
Who can begin the admission process for ESADE Bachelor programs?

The admission process is ongoing and there are several opportunities to begin it throughout the year, but it must be started before the end of your final year at Senior High School (or equivalent, depending on country of origin).

We do advise you though to start the admission process as early as possible. If you are accepted, final admission to an Undergraduate program will depend on the following academic requirements.

Language requirements

. Candidates to the Bachelor and Master in Law are not required to have an English langague knowledge for admission, but must be fluent in Spanish
. Candidates to the Bachelor in Business Administration - BBA (Bilingual section) must have an English level equivalent to Cambridge First Certificate and must be fluent in Spanish
. Candidates applying to the Bachelor in Business Administration - BBA (English section) must have an English level equivalent to Certificate in Advanced English
. Canidates applying to the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law must have an English level equivalent to Certificate in Advanced English and must be fluent in Spanish

Academic requirements

. For candidates from the Spanish education system.
. For candidates from an EU education system (except Spain).
. For candidates from other education systems around the world.

Candidates from the Spanish education system

Access for candidates from the Spanish education system
. You must be studying the second year of Bachillerato when you make your application, and you must pass it in June. Those who studied the second year of Bachillerato in the last two years or studied IB can also apply. Más información.
. You can access both ESADE Bachelor programs from any area of Bachillerato, except for Humanities and Arts in the case of the BBA, providing you pass the admission process.
. You must pass the note access to university.

Candidates from an EU education system (except Spain)

Access for candidates from an EU education system (except Spain)
. You must be studying your country's equivalent to the Spanish second year of Bachillerato when you make your application, and you must pass it in June. Those who studied the second year of this course in the last two years can also apply.
. If you went to High School in any of the following countries you do not have to sit the Spanish pre-university examination, only if you are eligible to study at university in your country. This examination is also waived if you studied at a High School in Spain which follows the education system of an EU country (not Spain). To access the Spanish university system, you must present documentation proving you are eligible to access your own country's university system. You must apply for this documentation from the Spanish Distance-Learning University (UNED), please see www.uned.es/accesoUE

Candidates from other education systems around the world

Access for candidates from other education systems around the world (non-EU)
. You must be studying your country's equivalent to the Spanish second year of Bachillerato when you make your application, and you must pass it in June. Those who studied the second year of this course in the last two years can also apply.
. You must apply for official recognition of your pre-university studies. On the website of the Spanish Ministry of Education you can find a list of those countries requiring official recognition, the steps you must take, the application form and all necessary documentation to be presented. Please take into account that this process can take up to 3 months, so you must start it at the same time as your ESADE admission process.
. You will have to pass the Spanish pre-university examination in June. On the UNED (Spanish Distance-Learning University) website, the registration dates are listed, as well as centers in your country where you can take this examination.