Double Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics

About the course

A five-year double degree (276 ECTS) combining Business Administration and Economics, offered in English, face to face, at the Faculty of Economics and Business (Sarriko) on the Bizkaia campus in Bilbao. It leads to two bachelor’s degrees.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• Under Spanish law (Royal Decree 534/2024) students from EU systems such as Ireland do not sit the Spanish entrance exam (PAU/EAU), but must meet the rules for entry to an Irish university (as a guide, UCD asks for six subjects with at least H5 in two and O6/H7 in the other four, including English and Irish). UPV/EHU accepts foreign qualifications that give university access, and your Leaving Cert is converted by UNEDasiss into a Spanish score out of 10. UPV/EHU publishes nothing specific on the Irish Leaving Cert, so confirm with admissions (sarrera@ehu.eus).
• This course is very competitive: the 2026/27 cut-off mark was 11.990 out of 14. A converted Leaving Cert alone reaches at most 10, so you would need strong UNED PCE subject test results in subjects weighted for business and economics to have a realistic chance.
• English: students must prove English during first year, either with at least 8 in the English paper of the Spanish university entrance exam or with a B2 English certificate. The page does not say whether Leaving Cert English counts, so ask UPV/EHU whether a native speaker needs a separate certificate.

How to apply

1. Check Irish matriculationMake sure your expected Leaving Cert results meet Irish university entry rules (six subjects, including English and Irish, with the required Higher Level grades).
2. Get UNEDasiss accreditationApply to UNEDasiss (opens around February 2027, about 36 euro) to convert your Leaving Cert into a Spanish score, and register for PCE subject tests to push your score above 10 towards the roughly 12 needed.
3. Pre-enrol with UPV/EHUSubmit your pre-enrolment online through UPV/EHU in the summer 2027 window, listing this double degree; confirm the exact dates in spring 2027.
4. Enrol and prove EnglishIf you get an offer, enrol online within the deadline given, and during first year provide proof of English (a B2 certificate or equivalent accepted by UPV/EHU).

Costs

• UPV/EHU is a public university, so EU students pay the same as Spanish students. The official price for the current academic year is 13.72 euro per credit on first registration, about 823 euro for 60 credits (the degree is 276 ECTS over five years). Each year there are also small fixed charges: about 30.68 euro for enrolment and basic accident insurance and 1.12 euro school insurance, plus a one-off 27.96 euro for opening your academic record. Repeated credits cost more. Budget about 36 euro for UNEDasiss accreditation, plus UNED fees if you sit PCE subject tests.

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