Diplomas & Certificates
All students participating in one of the Spanish language and culture courses arranged by Malaga University will receive at least a Certificate of Attendance. The Certificate of Attendance will state what Spanish language course you have taken and at what level, but without any final note.
Apart from the certificate of attendance it is possible to get one of the following certificates and diplomas depending on the Spanish language course taken.

Certificate of Course – This certificate is similar to the Certificate of Attendance but to get this students have to participate in at least 80% of all classes and pass the final Spanish exam. This certificate will also state your final note and number of hours of class.

Sufficiency in Spanish Language – to get this certificate students must take a Spanish language course for at least one month and then pass the exam of Sufficiency set by Malaga University. This certificate will state your note on the exam and define the Spanish level reached.

Diploma of Hispanic Studies – To get the diploma of Hispanic studies you will have to take minimum a 4 month course at one of the two highest levels in Spanish language studies. Apart from this you will have to participate in at least 80% of all classes, pass the sufficiency exam and at least 8 (5 for the 3 hour course) of the culture Spanish courses you have participated in during the semester. This diploma will state the final note obtained and the number of and type of Spanish language classes taken.

Diploma of Higher Hispanic Studies – To get the diploma of Hispanic studies you will have to take minimum a 8 month course at one of the two highest levels in Spanish language studies. Apart from this you will have to participate in at least 80% of all Spanish language classes, pass the sufficiency exam and at least 16 (10 for the 3 hour course) of the Spanish culture courses you have participated in during the semester. This diploma will state the final note obtained and the number of and type of Spanish classes taken.

Credits
If you need credits for your Spanish studies at Malaga University you will first of all have to contact the study abroad office at your university for full information about how to obtain credits from your studies abroad.
The different certificates given by Malaga University which states the final mark and the number and type of courses taken will normally be enough to get credits for your studies at Malaga University. If requested we can send a copy of your final transcript directly to your university.
Below you can find a standard guide of US and European credits obtained from each course.

Monthly Intensive
This is a 100 hour course and you will obtain 10 European credits and approx 6 US semester credits.

Semester Course
At the semester course you will have 210 hours with 3 hours per day and 280 hours with 4 hours daily. For this course you will obtain 21 or 28 European credits and approx 16 or 20 US semester credits.

Summer Course
A one month summer course is an 80 hour course and you will obtain 8 European credits and approx 5 US semester credits.