Modification

Universities may request changes to their official degree programmes when they need to update or improve any aspect of the programme. Depending on their scope, these changes may be non-substantial or substantial.

Substantial modifications

The university submits the request to the Consejo de Universidades, which asks AQUIB to issue the corresponding evaluation report. The Commission of Study Programmes Evaluation (CET) of the agency analyses the proposal and issues a Provisional Modification Report, which may be favourable, favourable with conditions, or unfavourable.

The university has 15 working days to submit observations. After reviewing them, the CET issues the Final Modification Report, either favourable or unfavourable.

Non-substantial modifications

In institutions that are not institutionally accredited, the university approves the modification following a favourable report from its Internal Quality Assurance System and submits it to AQUIB. The CET analyses the proposal and AQUIB issues a resolution within a maximum period of two months.

In institutionally accredited centres, the university approves the modification and notifies AQUIB. No external evaluation or formal resolution is required.

The linked texts are exclusively provided in Spanish and Catalan.

1. Organic Law 2/2023, of March 23, of the University System.
2. Organic Law 10/2022, of September 6, on the comprehensive guarantee of sexual freedom.
3. Royal Decree 905/2025, of October 7, amending Royal Decree 640/2021, of 27 July, on the creation, recognition, and authorisation of universities and university centres, and the institutional accreditation of university centres; Royal Decree 1509/2008, of 12 September, regulating the Register of Universities, Centres and Degrees; Royal Decree 1002/2010, of 5 August, on the issuing of official university degrees; and Royal Decree 822/2021, of 28 September, establishing the organisation of university education and the procedure for quality assurance.
4. Royal Decree 534/2024, of June 11, establishing the requirements for access to official undergraduate university programmes, the basic characteristics of the entrance examination, and the basic regulations governing admission procedures.
5. Royal Decree 576/2023, of July 4, which modifies Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, regulating official doctoral studies.
6. Royal Decree 822/2021, of September 28, which establishes the organisation of university education and quality assurance procedure.
7. Royal Decree 43/2015, of February 2, which modifies Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, which establishes the organisation of official university education, and Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, by which regulates the official Doctoral Studies.
8. Royal Decree 534/2013, of July 12, which modifies Royal Decree 1393/2007, of October 29, which establishes the organisation of official university education; 99/2011, of January 28, which regulates official doctoral studies; and 1892/2008, of November 14, which regulates the conditions for access to official university degree courses and admission procedures to Spanish public universities.
9. Royal Decree 99/2011, of January 28, regulating official doctoral studies.
10. Royal Decree 1125/2003, of September 5, which establishes the European credit system and the qualification system in official university degrees and valid in throughout the national territory.

Note that part of the documentation is available in Spanish only.

General documentation

1. Evaluation protocol for the modification of study programmes leading to official Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees (REACU)

Evaluation

1. Guide for the modification of official university Bachelor’s and Master’s study programmes
2. Guide for the modification accreditation of official university PhD programmes

The Commission of Study Programmes Evaluation (CET) oversees the processes related to official university study programmes. It operates based on the criteria established in the Agency's external evaluation guidelines. The composition and functions of the CET are defined by the Internal Operating Rules of the CET and Panels of AQUIB. According to its regulations, this commission is divided into two subcommissions:

Subcommission of Arts and Humanities, Social and Legal Sciences

Subcommission of Sciences, Health Sciences and Engineering and Architecture

Agreements of the CET

Appointments of members of the CET