Two periods established for the submission of applications for the modification of official degree programmes
The AQU Catalunya Governing Council has established two periods for the submission of applications for modifications to official degree programmes: from 15 October 15 to 15 January 15 and from 1 February 1 to 31 March.
AQU Catalunya has a calendar of calls associated with the different assessment processes for validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation of official university degree programmes. Until now this calendar was as follows:
AQU Catalunya disposa d’un calendari de convocatòries associat als diferents processos d’avaluació de verificació, seguiment, modificació i acreditació de titulacions universitàries oficials. Fins ara aquest calendari era el següent:
- Presentation of the documentation for the validation of official degrees: February – mid-April.
- Modification of official degrees: February – March
- Monitoring of official degrees: December – February
- Visits to centres and accreditation of official degrees: year-long
- Certification of IQAS implementation: year-long.
In order to more appropriately respond to the needs of the Catalan university system and optimize the work of the specific committees, the AQU Catalunya Governing Council has approved the establishment of two periods for the submission of applications for modification of official university or higher education courses as follows:
- 1st period: 15 October – 15 January
Relevant modifications that are intended to be implemented in the following academic year and that generally affect the elaboration of the annual course plan (introduction of new modalities, important changes in the number of places, etc.) will be assessed.
- 2nd period (extraordinary): 1 February – 31 March
Less relevant modifications that must be implemented in the following academic year, but that do not affect the annual course plan (changes in subjects, changes of name, etc.), will be assessed. This call does not assess the most complex modifications, as they must be submitted during the first period.
The same degree programme can only be modified in one of the two calls.
This agreement is in force as of 15 July 2021, although temporarily, during the extraordinary call for 2022, those relevant modifications that could not have been planned previously will also be assessed.