Selectividad
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Selectividad is the popular name given to the Spanish University Access Tests ("Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad", PAU), a non-compulsory exam taken by students after secondary school, necessary to go into University
. Students must take six 90 minutes written exams over three days in June or September, consisting of common and specific subjects taken in "Bachillerato" (the last two non-compulsory years of secondary education"). Selectividad exams are set by the Public Universities of each Autonomous Community and enable for accessing the Spanish university system.
Selectividad or Scholastic Aptitude Test is accepted by USA universities if accompanied by TOEFL English exam.
Humanities:
Social Sciences:
Sciences and Engineering:
Nature Sciences:
, Valencia
, the Basque Country and Balearic Islands
)
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. Students must take six 90 minutes written exams over three days in June or September, consisting of common and specific subjects taken in "Bachillerato" (the last two non-compulsory years of secondary education"). Selectividad exams are set by the Public Universities of each Autonomous Community and enable for accessing the Spanish university system.
Common Subjects
- Spanish language and literature
- First foreign language (mainly English,non oral, rarely French, German or Italian)
- History of Spain or History of Philosophy
- GalicianGalician languageGalician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
, CatalanCatalan languageCatalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
, Valencian and BasqueBasque languageBasque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
are also common subjects in Galicia; Catalonia and Balearic Islands, Valencia; and the Basque Country, respectively.
Selectividad or Scholastic Aptitude Test is accepted by USA universities if accompanied by TOEFL English exam.
Specific Subjects
Arts:- Artistic Drawing
- History of Art
- Choose between Graphic Expression Techniques or Image
Humanities:
- Latin
- History of Art
- Choose between: Ancient Greek, Geography or History of Music
Social Sciences:
- Applied Mathematics
- Economy and Business Administration
- Geography
Sciences and Engineering:
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Choose between: Chemistry, Technical Drawing, Industrial Technology, Electrotechnics or Mechanics
Nature Sciences:
- Chemistry
- Biology
- Choose between: Mathematics, Physics or Environmental Sciences
Common part
Everybody has to do this part, and it consists in 4 compulsory tests (5 in case of Galicia, CataloniaCatalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Valencia
Valencian Community
The Valencian Community is an autonomous community of Spain located in central and south-eastern Iberian Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Valencia...
, the Basque Country and Balearic Islands
Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital...
)
- First foreign language (English, French, Italian, German or Portuguese)
- History of Spain or History of Philosophy
- Spanish Language and Literature.
- GalicianGalician languageGalician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and...
, CatalanCatalan languageCatalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
, Valencian and BasqueBasque languageBasque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
are also common subjects in Galicia; Catalonia and Balearic Islands, Valencia; and the Basque Country, respectively - Whatever subject you want from your specific "Bachillerato"