In general, to access an official doctoral programme, it will be necessary to hold the official Spanish Bachelor's degrees, or equivalent, and University Master's degrees, or equivalent, provided that at least 300 ECTS credits have been passed in these two courses.
Access is also open to those who are in one of the following situations:
- Holding official Spanish university degrees or equivalent Spanish degrees provided that they have passed at least 300 ECTS credits in the whole of these courses and accrediting a level 3 of the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education. Students with a Spanish master's degree and a non-Spanish bachelor's degree may access doctoral studies even if they have not reached 300 ECTS credits or five courses of joint duration of their official university studies.
- Students in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign education systems belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) may apply for admission to doctoral studies provided that, without the need for recognition, they accredit a level 7 of the European Qualifications Framework as long as the said qualification entitles them to access doctoral studies in the country in which the qualification was issued. This admission shall not imply, in any case, the recognition of the previous degree held by the person concerned nor its recognition for purposes other than that of access to doctoral studies.
- Students in possession of a degree obtained in accordance with foreign education systems outside the EHEA may apply for admission to doctoral studies without the need for recognition and after verification by the University of Vigo that this accredits a level of training equivalent to that of the official Spanish Master's degree that entitles access to doctoral studies in the country of issue of the degree. This admission will not imply, in any case, the recognition of the previous degree held by the person concerned nor its recognition for any other purposes than that of access to doctoral studies.
- Being in possession of another doctoral degree.
- Likewise, university graduates who, after obtaining a place in training in the corresponding entrance examination for specialised health training places, have successfully completed at least two years of training in a programme for obtaining the official degree in one of the specialities in Health Sciences, may also be admitted.