UNED PCE Course
UNEDASISS + Spanish Courses
Learn Spanish and prepare for the university entrance exam in our 8-month or 1-year program
Academia Avenida al Español offers you a complete UNED PCE Course designed for international students who need to prepare for the Spanish University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students. Our program is specially designed for those with a very low or non-existent level of Spanish who need to reach the academic proficiency required to successfully complete the PCE exam subjects.
We are an official UNED collaborating centre (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), which allows us to facilitate all procedures with UNEDasiss and support students throughout the admission process to Spanish universities. With over 20 years of experience, we are the centre that enters the most students for the PCE exams in Andalusia and one of the centres with the best results nationwide.
In our UNED PCE Course we combine the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language (SFL), from beginner level up to B2 or C1, with specific preparation for the subjects required in the Specific Competency Tests. All of this with a practical approach, adapted to the requirements for access to Spanish universities through UNEDasiss.
690-hour or 1010-hour course
8 months or 1 year. Exact duration subject to public holidays and vacation periods.
Schedules:
5 sessions of 4 h/week (SFL period)
5 sessions of 5 h/week (SFL + UNED period)
From 9:00 am to 1:30 pm and/or from 4:00 pm to 8:30 pm (with a break from 11:00 am to 11:30 am and from 6:00 pm to 6:30 pm).
This projection is approximate. Check the exact dates in the calendars.
LEVELS
SFL LEVELS (8 months): A1 - B2.2
SFL LEVELS (1 year): A1-C1 + 1 course for specific purposes.
SUBJECTS
5 to 6 subjects from the Specific Competency Tests (PCE) (subject to university admission requirements).
Format
Intensive (in-person and online* in special cases)
Maximum 15 students
Price: 8-month course (690 h) 3499 €
1-year course (1010 h): 4999 €
Deposit: 400 € (to be deducted from the final course price).
To process the STUDENT VISA, it is a legal requirement to pay the full course price.
- 20 hours per week.
- A textbook (on loan) and additional teaching materials.
- Continuous assessment.
- Access to the platform with recorded classes, additional teaching material and exercises.
- Avenida al Español Library: free book-loan service.
- Excursions and extracurricular activities (more information in the Excursions and extracurricular activities section at the bottom of the page).
- Legal advice for obtaining the STUDENT VISA through our immigration law specialist, Rocío Valero. Only for students enrolling from A1 and for the full course.
- SIELE exam. Once the course is finished, the student may certify their level of Spanish by paying the registration fee to SIELE GLOBAL. See SIELE Services.
- DELE Certification. See DELE exam dates.
1. To enroll in this course, we recommend that you take the “level test”. It is also essential that you review our enrollment procedure and refund policy.
2. The course deposit can only be made online, so you will need to click SIGN UP NOW!, where you must fill in the registration form to make the payment by credit/debit card.
3. The deposit amount is 400 €, which will be deducted from the final course price.
4. For the remaining course payment, we offer the following options:
– By bank transfer:
- Bank: BANCO SANTANDER
- Beneficiary: CENTRO DE FORMACIÓN ACERA DEL DARRLO S.L.U.
- Account number: ES88 0075 3167 8606 0505 1859
- SWIFT/BIC code: BSCHESMMXXX
In this case, you must send proof of payment to info@academiaavenidaandalucia.es
– At Academia Avenida al Español, by cash payment, provided the amount does not exceed 999 €, or by credit/debit card.
5. Once we have received the deposit form and payment, we will send you a confirmation email along with the corresponding receipt.
6. Approximately one week before the course starts, you will receive confirmation with the exact class schedule.
7. The remaining amount must be paid at the start of the course.
IMPORTANT for students who need a STUDENT VISA:
You must have paid the full course amount before your appointment at the corresponding consulate. In this case, Academia Avenida al Español will issue the following documentation so the student can process it:
- Letter of invitation.
- Enrollment certificate.
- Study plan.
- Payment letter.
- Letter of acceptance.
- If necessary: Accommodation certificate and/or delay certificate.
To do this, students must provide a copy of their valid passport.
If the visa is denied, the original denial letter will be required for any refund (see refund policy).
Academia Avenida al Español’s cancellation terms are as follows:
- All course booking cancellations must be based on fully justified reasons.
- Notice of cancellation must be received at least 15 days before the course starts and in writing (email or letter). Academia Avenida al Español must confirm receipt. The date of receipt, not the date sent, will be taken into account.
- All courses will run on the scheduled dates provided there is a minimum of four confirmed students. Otherwise, the student will be offered a refund of the amount paid, or, if preferred, the option to enroll in another course with a different start date and schedule.
- In the event of course cancellation due to the centre’s inability to hold it or other cases of force majeure, natural disasters, or physical or personal risk to the student either in attending classes or travelling to them (upheavals, state of war, national alert, etc.), the student shall be entitled to request a full refund of the amount paid or to change the date.
Grounds for refund due to STUDENT VISA denial:
- Students who, despite meeting all the documentation and other requirements needed to obtain the student VISA, are denied it, may request a refund by sending a copy of the denial letter.
- Academia Avenida al Español commits to this refund provided the visa process was handled under the supervision of our immigration law specialist, Rocío Valero, whose services our centre offers free of charge.
- 400 € will be deducted from the refund amount for administrative costs, along with the days elapsed since the course started.
Student VISA
For our international students, especially those from outside the European Union, Avenida al Español provides comprehensive support in obtaining the STUDENT VISA. Our service will make it easier for you to come and study in Spain, allowing you to focus on your learning and enjoy the unique cultural experience that Málaga offers.
The procedures include assistance in obtaining your N.I.E (Foreigner Identification Number), essential for your educational stay in our country.
- Pay the full course price.
- Have guaranteed the financial means necessary to cover the costs of my stay and return to my country in accordance with the amounts required by Spanish regulations, which represents 100% of the IPREM per month.
- Have health insurance arranged with an insurance company authorised to operate in Spain. Click here to take out health insurance.
- Have accommodation arranged for my stay in Spain. Click here to see our accommodation partners.
- Have no criminal record in Spain or in the countries where I have resided over the last 5 years.
- Not suffer from any disease that could have serious public health repercussions.
- To learn more about legal advice and support for international students, click here.
UNEDasiss University Entrance Exam
Structure of the UNEDasiss University Entrance Exam
In the Spanish education system, the Specific Competency Tests (PCE) of the UNEDasiss University Entrance Exam are organised according to the different Bachillerato (Spanish high school) tracks. These tracks determine which subjects it is best to prepare for, depending on the university degree the student wishes to pursue. The four main tracks are:
- Health Sciences: for university degrees such as Medicine, Pharmacy, Biology, Dentistry, Psychology, Nutrition…
- Technological Sciences: for university degrees such as Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics…
- Social Sciences: for degrees such as Economics, Law, Marketing, Psychology, History…
- Humanities: for degrees in the Arts, Philology, Art History, Philosophy…
That’s why, when enrolling in our UNED PCE Course at Academia Avenida al Español, it is essential to know which university degree you wish to pursue. This allows us to design personalised preparation, selecting the most suitable PCE subjects for your profile and ensuring you have all the resources needed to successfully pass the Spanish University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students.
What is UNEDasiss?
UNEDasiss is the service run by the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED) responsible for managing the access and admission of international students to Spanish universities. This system allows students to obtain official accreditation and take the Specific Competency Tests (PCE), required for those wishing to pursue higher education in Spain.
The UNEDasiss service is aimed primarily at students from the European Union and from international education systems who can have their studies validated as equivalent to the Spanish Bachillerato. That’s why, in our UNED PCE Course, we prepare students not only to successfully pass the PCE exams, but also to understand and correctly complete the entire university access process through UNEDasiss.
- 2 subjects: European or Chinese Bachillerato graduates, or International Baccalaureate graduates. Also the universities of Galicia.
- 4 subjects: Madrid, Valencia, Murcia, Extremadura, León, Salamanca, Valladolid and Burgos. In these cases, students can apply for the Bachillerato Track option, an extra requirement.
- 6 subjects: the rest of the universities. They require an EBAU structure, the same one used for Spanish Bachillerato graduates (having an EBAU structure does not mean having to take the same exams as Spanish students. It only refers to their choice of subjects to sit).
The Bachillerato Track is a requirement that some universities in Spain (not all) may ask for: those are the universities of the Community of Madrid and those of Castilla y León.
At these universities, you can achieve the maximum score by taking just 4 subjects. There are 4 Bachillerato Tracks:
- Sciences Track
- Social Sciences Track
- Humanities Track
- Arts Track
To apply under this admission criterion, you would need to choose one core subject, the track subject according to your field of study (sciences, arts, social sciences, humanities), and up to two elective subjects.
To succeed with this criterion, there are two possible scenarios:
- Pass the core subject, the track subject and one of the specific subjects; if you fail one elective, it doesn’t matter, your grade will still be positive.
- Have an average grade of 5 points across the four subjects in your field of study. You can pass two subjects and fail two, provided the average grade across the four subjects is a pass (higher than 5).
Information on universities for UNEDasiss in Spain
The application period for accreditation opens in February and closes on December 1st of the same year. Applications can be submitted through the UNEDasiss website’s online application system.
The fees payable for UNEDasiss accreditations have been approved by the UNED Governing Council and its Social Council. The approved fees for the various accreditation services are as follows:
These fees are not subject to reduction or exemption for large families, nor are they eligible for any other type of discount and/or exemption.
Students must pay the applicable fees for all accreditation services requested, even if these are denied by UNEDasiss following review of the submitted documentation.
Once the application has been submitted, the student may not remove services already requested, although services may be modified or additional accreditation services may be added.
Modifications that do not reduce the amount payable and that are requested before accreditations are issued or before the deadline for requesting PCE will be accepted.
The request for recognition of a new subject must be paid for, even if the decision on this request is negative.
REFUND OF FEES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS FROM INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN ADMISSION TO SPANISH UNIVERSITIES, AS APPLIED BY UNEDASISS
In general, the grounds and causes for refund set out in articles 12 and 27.5 of the Law on Fees and Public Prices apply to these fees.
Refunds of amounts paid shall only proceed in the following cases:
- Duplicate payments for the same item.
- Payments exceeding the required fees.
- When the service was not provided due to a cause attributable to UNEDasiss.
- When the student does not meet the minimum requirement for university admission and this is verified by UNED.
- Death of the student
Under no circumstances will amounts paid for administrative and file-opening fees be refunded.
All refund requests must be initiated by the applicant by sending an email to unedasiss@adm.uned.es and will be processed once the application period has ended.
Amounts paid will not be refunded for the following reasons:
- Failure to sit the exam
- The destination university does not require certain services or does not value UNEDasiss accreditation
- The requested services are not necessary
- The requested services have been denied
- The applicant was requested to provide documentation and this was not provided.
Andalusia
Universidad de Almería
Universidad de Cádiz
Universidad de Córdoba
Universidad de Granada
Universidad de Huelva
Universidad de Jaén
Universidad de Málaga
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Universidad de Sevilla
Aragón
Canary Islands
Universidad de La Laguna
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Cantabria
Castilla-La Mancha
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Castilla y León
Universidad de Burgos
Universidad de León
Universidad de Salamanca
Universidad de Valladolid
Catalonia
Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Universidad de Barcelona
Universidad de Girona
Universitat de Lleida
Universidad Pompeu Fabra
Universidad Rovira i Virgili
Universidad de Vic
Chartered Community of Navarre
Universidad Pública de Navarra
Community of Madrid
Universidad de Alcalá
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Valencian Community
Universidad de Alicante
Universitat Jaume I de Castellón
Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche
Universidad Politécnica de Valéncia
Universitat de València
Extremadura
Galicia
Universidad de A Coruña
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Universidade de Vigo
Balearic Islands
Universitat de las Illes Balears
La Rioja
Basque Country
Principality of Asturias
Region of Murcia
What are the UNEDasiss University Entrance Exam PCE exams like?
SFL (UNED PCE Spanish Courses)
Plan and methodology
Methodology of the Spanish PCE course classes
In our UNED PCE Course, the Spanish classes are designed to comprehensively develop all the necessary language skills: listening and reading comprehension, as well as spoken and written expression. In addition to grammar content, key aspects of Spanish culture and history are covered, essential for achieving true language immersion and helping international students integrate academically.
The methodology combines dynamic classes with practical activities outside the classroom, where students apply what they have learned in real-life contexts, reinforcing their confidence and fluency in Spanish.
Assessment within the UNED PCE Course is continuous and personalised. Students carry out regular activities and tests, and receive individual monitoring from teaching staff, supported by our digital platform to ensure effective learning adapted to each student’s pace.
PCE course programmes
Our UNED PCE Course not only prepares you to pass the Specific Competency Tests, but also offers you a complete immersion experience in Spanish culture. Studying with us means living the language in a city with a privileged historical and cultural setting, ideal for international students.
The programme includes 20 hours of intensive classes per week designed to quickly improve your command of Spanish and reach the level needed to successfully tackle both the PCE exam subjects and your future university stage. In addition, you will have the opportunity to sit the official DELE exams, obtaining internationally recognised certifications from the Instituto Cervantes.
Excursions and extracurricular activities
Because we believe that learning a language isn’t only about studying grammar, at Academia Avenida al Español we encourage language learning and cultural immersion through special activities that usually take place outside the classroom.
– Free activities:
- Competition-style challenges to discover the city and practise Spanish.
- Traditional breakfast with “churros”. In this case, students only need to pay for what they order.
- Tapas day to get to know our cuisine. This activity is free; in this case, students only need to pay for what they order.
- Film day (usually once a week). Students can watch films and documentaries in Spanish on our centre’s interactive screens, to get to know Spanish and Latin American culture.
- Celebration of World Literature Day, language exchanges…
– Activities that are not free, although they may be included in some courses:
- Guided tours of Málaga city centre.
- Guided tours of the Alcazaba of Málaga, the amphitheatre and the whole old town, with a Spanish-speaking guide.
- Visit to the Pompidou Centre in Málaga, one of the most important museums in the city.
- Visit to Selwo Aventura.
Meet our Spanish for Foreigners team
At Academia Avenida al Español we have a team of professional native teachers passionate about teaching. They have many years of experience helping our students improve their Spanish.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
Academia Avenida al Español’s teaching staff are university graduates, either native speakers or holders of an accredited C2 certificate in Spanish, with extensive experience teaching Spanish as a foreign language.
From A1 to C1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). To find out more about your level of Spanish, we recommend taking the “level test”.
Students must be at least 14 years old to enroll at our centre.
Although we recommend taking the “level test” before enrolling, at the start of each course the teacher will check whether your level is right for the course you have enrolled in.
However, whether you find the classes too easy or too difficult, you can ask your teacher to change groups.
When you finish your course at Academia Avenida al Español you will receive a Certificate of Attendance and Achievement. You can also choose to take the SIELE GLOBAL exam at our centre, or take one of our DELE Preparation courses to sit it at one of the official exam centres and certify your level of Spanish.
Visit SIELE Services for more information.
Discover our DELE Preparation courses.
Once the course has finished, you will have access to the platform for the following two weeks after it ends.
No, our Spanish courses for foreigners do not have any additional registration costs.
When you enroll in one of our courses, you will pay a deposit; however, this will be deducted from the final course price.
10 days before the course starts, we will contact you by email to inform you of your group’s schedule within the time slot you previously chose when enrolling.
Yes, but to extend your stay it is essential to start the procedures 60 days before your STUDENT VISA expires. To do this, you can rely on the legal advice of Rocío Valero, our immigration law specialist, whose services are included in the courses that indicate so.
Academia Avenida al Español works with high-quality student residences and professional real estate agencies.
If requested, we will provide all information regarding accommodation and, if necessary, arrange the booking in order to issue the corresponding accommodation certificate, if required.
Depending on your choice, most of the accommodation offered by the real estate agencies or residences we work with is located close to our centre.
Academia Avenida al Español is located in the centre of Málaga, in a very well-connected area for public transport.
Yes, we are in contact with residences that offer shared rooms, as well as the possibility, through real estate listings, of renting an apartment. Ideally, you should let us know about this as soon as possible.
Yes, as long as we are able to offer you other options.
No, our accommodation arrangements are exclusively for our students.
No, smoking is not allowed in the rooms or common areas. It is permitted on balconies/terraces.
Due to the high demand for Spanish courses, it is best to enroll at least one month in advance, provided you do not need a STUDENT VISA. In that case, it is best to do so three months in advance.
Yes, Academia Avenida al Español will issue the following documentation so the student can process it:
- Letter of invitation
- Enrollment certificate
- Study plan
- Payment letter
- Letter of acceptance
- If necessary: Accommodation certificate and/or delay certificate.
To do this, students must provide a copy of their valid passport.
In addition, for courses that indicate so, legal advice for obtaining the STUDENT VISA is included in the price.
Students who, despite meeting all the documentation and other requirements needed to obtain the student VISA, are denied it, may request a refund by sending a copy of the denial letter.
The days elapsed since the course started will be deducted from the refund amount, a period during which the student may attend classes online.
- No refunds will be granted to students who do not submit the official rejection letter from the embassy or consulate.
- When a refund is granted, bank charges related to transfers, exchange rates and express courier costs will be deducted from the total refundable amount owed.
For more information, please see the “Cancellation and refund policy” for each course.
