Entrance exams and criteria

What do we look for in future students?

 
 

We are looking for outstanding students from all over the world, who are curious, have an interdisciplinary mentality and are inspired to improve society – people whose talent and experience can drive our university forward.

How do we measure academic performance?

These are the elements we take into account:

 

 

High school junior year GPA
   

 
 

  • Grade obtained in entrance exam
   

 
 

GPA is worth 60% and the entrance exam 40% of the overall score.

In the case of Medicine, GPA is 30% and the entrance exam 70%.

What are the entrance exams like?

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

Degree in Architecture

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Mathematics, Physics and Geometry (30 questions)

    Practical creative test in which every student will have to present.

    English level test and personal interview with a grade teacher.

 

Degree in Design

  • Entrance exam (MCQ test) about knowledge of general culture in English (52 questions)

  • English level test

  • Spanish level test

  • Practical creative test in which every student must make a presentation.

  • Personal interview with a professor from the degree program

  • Interview with the Admission Delegate in your country

 

Applicants from outside Spain

Degree in Architecture

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Mathematics, Physics and Geometry (30 questions)

  • Practical creative test in which every student will have to present.

  • English level test

  • Spanish level test

  • Interview with the Admission Delegate in your country

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Topics

 

Degree in Design

  • Entrance exam (MCQ test) about knowledge of general culture in English (52 questions)

  • English level test

  • Spanish level test

  • Practical creative test in which every student must make a presentation.

  • Personal interview with a professor from the degree program

  • Interview with the Admission Delegate in your country

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degree programs

  • Multiple choice test of academic questions for the Baccalaureate in Physics and Mathematics (45 questions).

Download some test examples Matthematics and Physics.

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degree programs

  • Multiple choice test of academic questions for the Baccalaureate in Physics and Mathematics (45 questions).

    Psychotechnical test: verbal, spatial, numerical and logical reasoning.

    English level test

    Spanish level test

    Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degree programs

  • The exam consists of a test of English level, it is necessary to obtain a minimum level B2.2 for access.

    Personal interview with a professor from the Faculty.

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degree programs

  • The exam consists of a English level test, it is necessary to obtain a minimum level B2.2 for access.

    Spanish level test

    Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

Degree program's

  • Multiple choice test of general culture and news.

    Comment of a text of the degree to which you want to access.

    English level test.

    Personal interview with the Faculty of the School of Communication.

 

Double degree program's

  • Multiple choice test of general culture and news.

    Comment of a text of the degree to which you want to access.

    English level test.

    Personal interview with a professor from the Faculty of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

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Applicants from outside Spain

Degree program's

  • Multiple choice test of general culture and news.

    Comment of a text of the degree to which you want to access.

    English level test.

  • Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Double degree program's

  • Multiple choice test of general culture and news.

    Comment of a text of the degree to which you want to access.

    English level test.

  • Personal interview with a professor from the Faculty of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

  • Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: History, Philosophy, Geography, Economy, Spanish and Literature and current news. (35 questions). 

  • Critical-reflective comment on a text.

  • English level test

  • Personal interview with a professor from the degree program

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: History, Philosophy, Geography, Economy, Spanish and Literature and current news. (35 questions). 

  • Critical-reflective comment on a text.

  • English level test.

  • Spanish level test.

  • Interview with the Admission Delegate in your country.

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Mathematics, Philosophy y Spanish and Literature (30 questions).

  • Multiple choice test of logical, spatial, verbal and numerical reasoning.

  • English level test.

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Applicants from outside Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Mathematics, Philosophy y Spanish and Literature (30 questions).

  • Multiple choice test of logical, spatial, verbal and numerical reasoning.

  • English level test.

  • Spanish level test.

  • Interview with the Admission Delegate in your country.

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Mathematics, Philosophy and Language and Literature (30 questions).

  • Multiple choice test of logical, spatial, verbal and numerical reasoning.

  • English level test.

  • Personal interview with a professor of the Faculty.

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Mathematics, Philosophy and Language and Literature (30 questions).

  • Multiple choice test of logical, spatial, verbal and numerical reasoning.

  • English level test.

  • Spanish level test.

  • Before February 22, the applicant has to send a motivational video to degrees eyp@unav.es explaining why he wants to study at the University of Navarra and why he has chosen the degree.

  • Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

Degree program's

 

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: History, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, Language and Literature and current affairs (35 questions).

    English level test.

    Personal interview with a professor of the Faculty.

 

Degrees: Double International Relations and History and Double Law and Philosophy

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: History, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, Language and Literature and current affairs (35 questions).

    Critical-reflective commentary on a current text.

    English level test.

    Personal interview with a professor of the Faculty.

 

Degrees: Doubles of the Faculty of Communication and Philosophy

  • Multiple choice test of general culture and news.

  • Comment of a text of the degree to which you want to access.

  • English level test.

  • Personal interview with a professor from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters.

 

Applicants from outside Spain

Degree program's

 

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: History, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, Language and Literature and current affairs (35 questions).

  • English level test.

  • Spanish level test.

  • Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Degrees: Double International Relations and History and Double Law and Philosophy

Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: History, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, Language and Literature and current affairs (35 questions).

Critical-reflective commentary on a current text.

English level test.

Spanish level test.

Personal interview with a faculty member of the School.

Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Degrees: Doubles of the School of Communication and Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Multiple choice test of general culture and news.

  • Comment of a text of the degree to which you want to access.

  • English level test.

  • Spanish level test.

  • Personal interview with a professor from the School Humanities and Social Sciences.

  • Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test: Biology, Mathematics (Social Sciences), Philosophy and Spanish and Literature (40 questions).

  • English level test.

  • Personal interview with a professor from the School.

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test: Biology, Mathematics (Social Sciences), Philosophy and Spanish and Literature (40 questions).

  • English level test.

  • Spanish level test.

  • Personal interview with a professor from the School.

  • Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degrees

  • Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (40 questions).

  • English level test.

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degrees

Multiple choice test of high school academic questions: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (40 questions).

English level test.

Spanish level test.

Interview with the delegate of the Admission Service in your country.

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degrees

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degrees

 

Topics

Applicants who studied 2º Bachillerate in Spain

All degrees

 

Applicants from outside Spain

All degrees

1. English: For bilingual degrees, the University requests accreditation of the level of English. The required level is defined together with the description of the admission tests of each School.

2. Spanish: To enter any of the official degrees at the University, knowledge of the Spanish Language is necessary. For this reason, students must prove their level of Spanish in case of:

  • who do not have Spanish as their mother tongue.

  • who have completed studies equivalent to the Baccalaureate, which give access to university studies, in a language other than Spanish.

These students will be able to certify their level of Spanish through the following exams:


Students who apply for admission and do not have the minimum established competencies can enroll if they wish, in the ILCE summer courses. In this way, they will achieve the language skills required for the start of the course.

Content of the examinations

Examples of the aptitude and skills tests:

Example examination

Apply to the University of Navarra through the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program

Apply to the University of Navarra via the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP)

Students who have taken the IB Diploma Program can choose to apply to the University of Navarra via the ordinary route or via the IB Route (provided they meet the minimum admission requirements for their chosen degree program). They must indicate on their application (miportal.unav.edu) that they are applying through the IB Route and attach a certificate of their specific IB Program grades.

  • The IB Route allows students to enter the University of Navarra without taking the official university entrance examination. Instead, they must request the access credential issued by the UNED.

  • In order to gain access via this route, the student’s predicted grades after having completed the first year of the IB Diploma must meet the minimum grade required for each degree program as stipulated by each School (see grades below).

If the student does not reach the required score at the end of the IB Diploma and as a result is not admitted to the requested degree, he may write an instance through the miUNAV Portal in Help / Contact, requesting to reconsider his admission by means of admission tests.

  • Those whose expected qualifications meet the requirements will be summoned to an interview at the chosen Scho. The Faculty of Economics will conduct this interview in person at the Pamplona Campus on the days of the admission tests to the applicants who study in an academic center based in Spain.

  • Those applicants studying outside Spain must arrange an interview with the delegate of the University in their country.

  • In the case of passing the interview, the IB student will obtain conditional admission on the effective achievement of the required final grades upon completion of the IB Program. The deadline to deliver the transcripts will be July 10th.

Degree

IB Mark

Subjects

Level

Mark

Architectural studies*

33 

Physics

HL

5

Maths

SL

5

Language Acquisition (English)

SL

5

Design

29

Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

SL

5

 

*Requirement: Two of these subjects are required.

HL = Higher level

SL = Standard level

Degree

IB Mark

Subjects

Level

Mark

Law

30

Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

HL/SL

5

International Relations

30

Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

HL/SL

5

International Relations + Law

32

Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

HL/SL

5

International Relations + History

32

Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

HL/SL

5

Double Degree in Law, Philosophy and Public Administration

32

Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

HL/SL

5


HL = Higher level

SL = Standard level

  • All degree programs require 32 points for entry.

  • A minimum score of 5 (NS) or 6 (NM) is required for Mathematics.

  • Students must provide proof that they hold an Advanced Certificate, TOEFL or C1 level of English. A grade higher than 5 in the Language Acquisition (English) or Language subjects will also be accepted.

  • Degree

    IB Mark

    Subjects

    Level

    Mark

    Management + General Management and Strategy

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Management (bilingual) + Innovation and Entrepreneurship

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Management (bilingual) + General Management and Strategy

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Management (bilingual) + Finance and Accounting

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Management (bilingual) + Innovation and Data Analytics

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Economics (bilingual) + International Economics and Finance

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Economics (bilingual) + Data Analytics

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Economics (bilingual) + Leadership and Governance Program

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Management + Law (bilingual)

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

    Management + Law

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Economics (bilingual) + Law

    32

    Maths

    SL / HL

    6, 5

    Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

    SL

    +5 o Advanced, TOEFL o C1

 

SL = Standard level

HL = Higher level

Degree

IB Mark

Subjects

Level

Mark

Degree in Biology*

30

Biology

HL

5

Degree in Biochemistry*

30

Biology

HL

5

Chemistry

HL

5

Degree in Chemistry*

30

Chemistry

HL

5

Degree in Environmental Sciences*

30

Biology

HL

5

Chemistry

HL

5

Degree in Chemistry + Biochemistry*

32

Biology

HL

5

Chemistry

HL

5

Degree in Biology + Environmental Sciences*

32

Biology

HL

5

 

*Requirement: Minimum of 3 (HL). Grades no lower than 5.

SL = Standard level

HL = Higher level 

For international students, a minimum of level B2 in Spanish is required.

Degree

IB Mark

Degree in Psichology

30

Degree in Early Childhood

30

Degree in Primary Teaching

30

Degree in Education 

30

Degree in Education + Early Childhood

30

Degree in Education + Primary Teaching

30

Degree

IB Mark

Mark

Degree in Nursing

30

5

Degree

IB Mark

Subjects

Level

Mark

Degree in Pharmacy

30

Chemistry

HL

5

Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics

30

Biology

HL

5

Degree in Pharmacy + Human Nutrition and Dietetics

30

Chemistry

HL

5


SL = Standard level

HL = Higher level

International students will be required to sit a Spanish level test.

Degree

IB Mark

Mark

Degree in Philology

30

 

Degree in Philosophy

30

 

Degree in History

30

 

Degree in Humanities

30

 

Degree in Literature and Creative Writing

30

 

Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

30

 

Degree in Philology + Journalism

30

5

Degree in Philosophy + Law + Itinerario en Gestión Pública

32

5

Degree in Philosphy + Journalism

30

5

Degree in History + Journalism

30

5

Degree

IB Mark

Subjects

Mark

Degree in Biomedical Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree in Electrical Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree in Electronic Communications Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree in Industrial Electronics Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree in Industrial Management Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree in Telecommunications Systems Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

 +5

Degree in Industrial Technology Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

34

Physics

5

Maths

5

Degree

IB Mark

Subjects

Level

Mark

Degree in Audiovisual Communication

29

Language and Literature

HL

5

Language Acquisition B

HL

5

Degree in Journalism

29

Language and Literature

HL

5

Language Acquisition B

HL

5

Degree in Marketing (bilingual)

32

Maths

SL / HL

6 / 5 

Language and Literature

SL

5

Language B or Language Acquisition (English)

SL

+5 o B2

Degree in Audiovisual Communication (bilingual)

30

Language and Literature

HL

5

Language Acquisition B

HL

5

Degree in Journalism (bilingual)

30

Language and Literature

HL

5

Language Acquisition B

HL

5

Double degrees

30

 Language and Literature

HL

5

Language Acquisition B

HL

5


HL = Higher level

SL = Standard level 

The School will require the applicants to do languages tests just in order to know their level, but this will not be taken into consideration for admission.

Degree

IB Mark

Subjects

Level

Mark

Degree in Applied Management

30

Language Acquisition

HL

5

Language and literature

HL

5

Language B

HL

5


HL = Higher level

SL = Standard level

CLT (Classic Learning Test)

CLT is one of the standardized college entrance exams and provides the most accurate and rigorous measure of academic formation, accomplishment, and potential.

The actual time for the test will be two hours (120 minutes). The time is divided as follows: Verbal Reasoning (40 minutes), Grammar/Writing (35 minutes), and Quantitative Reasoning (45 minutes). During the time allotted for each particular section, the student must work only on that section and may not move to an earlier or later section.

If you want to take the test you must register on the web at www.cltexam.com/register

The CLT has five examination dates per year, and these five dates are set. Individual students who wish to take the CLT must register for one of these five dates at a convenient location. Test Sites are not required to offer the CLT for all five tests throughout the year. Check individual Test Site availability at registration.

We do not require a minimum test score. The test scores will be considered along with your whole academic record and a personal interview.

You can send your scores to admissionclt@unav.es.

If you have not yet received official scores by the deadline for the submission of the application documents, you can send a copy of the unofficial scores got online and provide us with the official ones when they become available.

  1. School of Humanities and Social Sciences: 92 points minimum.

  2. School of Law: 92 points minimum.

  3. School of Communication: 92 points at least for Audiovisual Communication and Journalism. 98 for Marketing.

  4. School of Economics and Business: 98 points minimum.

  5. School of Education and Psychology: 92 points as a minimum.

  6. ISSA | Applied Management: 92 points minimum.

Criteria and admission exams for candidates that are 25 or 45 years old or above. 

Candidates over 25 and 45 years of age who wish to begin university studies at the University of Navarra, but who do not have a high school diploma, must pass the University Entrance Examinations in order to apply for admission to an Official Degree.

Deadline for admission and examination date

Deadline to apply: from february 3rd to february 17th 2021

Examination date: March 1st

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The documentation to be submitted with the online application form between February 3 and 17 is the following:

  • Photocopy of your ID or Passport.

  • A Headshot with white background.

  • Proof of having transferred the amount of two hundred and thirty-five (235 euros)*, by way of registration fees, to the following bank account:

  • CaixaBank: ES92 2100 9161 47 2200152057

*This amount is not refundable. 

 

Admission examination content for candidates over 25 and 45 years of age

Examinations for candidates over 25 years of age

Candidates must choose one of the following options: 

  1. Text commentary

  2. Develoo a general current issue 

This exam option gives preferential access to the following degrees:

Hispanic Philology, Philosophy, History, Humanities, Literature and Creative Writing.

In order to take the entrance exam, two of the following subjects must be chosen:

Art history 

Download topics [formato DOC – 33 KB]

Latin

Geography

Contemporary history

This exam option gives preferential access to the following degrees:

Biology, Biology + Environmental Sciences, Biochemistry, Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Chemistry + Biochemistry.

In order to take the entrance exam, two of the following subjects must be chosen:

Mathematics

Physics 

Chemistry

Biology

This exam option gives preferential access to the following degrees:

Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Pharmacy + Human Nutrition and Dietetics

In order to take the entrance exam, two of the following subjects must be chosen

Chemistry

Biology

Download topics [formato DOC – 23 KB]

Mathematics

Physics

This exam option gives preferential access to the following degrees:

Business Administration and Management, ADE + Law, Economics, Economics + Law, Law, Law + International Relations, International Relations, International Relations + History, Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, Marketing, Philosophy + Journalism, Philosophy + Law, Philology, Hispanic + Journalism, History + Journalism, Management Assistance, Teacher Training in Early Childhood Education, Teacher Training in Primary Education, Pedagogy, Pedagogy + Early Childhood Education, Pedagogy + Primary Education, Psychology, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE).

In order to take the entrance exam, two of the following subjects must be chosen:

Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences

Download topics [formato DOC – 24 KB]

Contemporary History

Art History

Latin

This exam option gives preferential access to the following degrees:

Architecture, Design, Industrial Technology Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Electronics Engineering, Telecommunication Systems Engineering, Communications Electronics Engineering, Industrial Organization Engineering, Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Energy Engineering.

Two of the following subjects must be chosen for the entrance exam

Mathematics

Physics

Geometry

Technical Drawing

Download topics [formato DOC – 39 KB]

Examinations for candidates over 45 years of age

Candidates must choose between the following options:

The second exercise consists of a compulsory Spanish language test. | Topics | Example
Finally, candidates will be required to have a personal interview.