Students who have previously been enrolled in an official university and obtained university level credit, will be eligible to transfer to IE University.

Academic documentation must be presented in Spanish. Where the original document is in a language other than Spanish, a sworn translation must be attached, including the official stamp of the institution that issued the documents.

Non-graduates

Students who have previously been enrolled in an official university and have not completed their Bachelor must submit a certified academic transcript with the official stamp of the issuing university. If the university concerned is not European, the certificate must be recognized by the Apostille of the Hague or authenticated through diplomatic channels.
Students who want to apply for either a Visiting Student or an Exchange program at our university, should contact our Admissions Department for further information and visit the Visiting and Exchange Student section of the website.

Graduates

Students who have already graduated must submit the following documentation:

Certified copy of their university degree or a certificate issued by the Registrar’s Office which proves that the student has obtained, or will shortly obtain his or her degree.
Certified academic transcript, with the official stamp of the issuing university. If the university concerned is not European, the certificate must be recognized by the Apostille of the Hague or authenticated through the diplomatic channel.

How to Apply for Transfer or Credit Recognition

How to apply for transfer or credit recognition

If you would like to transfer to IE University and have partly completed your official university studies, your academic transcript will be revised by a member of faculty of the bachelor program you would like to transfer into.

Send by e-mail a copy of your certified academic transcript, your syllabus, and a description of each subject that you took. You should indicate “transfer” in the subject line, also please attach a recent CV, and a brief letter explaining your situation and reasons for applying for a transfer.

Once your academic transcript and documentation has been reviewed, we will advise you by telephone / email whether you may commence the admissions process.

If you are not in possession of a copy of these documents bearing an official stamp once you begin the admissions process, you may forward an ordinary duplicate. It is essential that you send us the original documents prior to formalizing your enrollment, which will be after the July or September examinations in your university of origin.

Once all the documents have been delivered, we will send you the final credit recognition/validation report within two weeks.

Visiting or Exchange Students have the opportunity to apply for a transfer after having completed their program, subject to place availability and providing they comply with the legal entry requirements for official undergraduate studies in Spain.

The Higher Education model at IE University is based on a personalized, applied, and student centered approach. This implicates that IE University can only guarantee the competence of its graduates after they have spent a certain period of time exposed to this model. IE University only admits the transfer of academic records from other universities that would do not imply the recognition or validation of more than 120 ECTS.