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Recognition in form of credits by accreditation of labor and profesional experience for master's course

ITEM: Process which allows students to request the recognition in the form of credits by the URV of accredited professional and employment experience This experience must be related to the student's degree course competencies.

Application procedure
Who	The interested party or the authorized person on presentation of the necessary identification.
Where	Via the online administrative procedures on the URV's intranet.
When	Period: 2 May to 30 November.
How	Submitting the following documents : Application form addressed to the head of the Secretary's Office who, if necessary, will pass it onto the Office of the Dean or the Management of the Faculty/School. Employment record certificate that accredits the student's relationship with the company. Document issued by the company that details the work carried out by the student and the period in which this took place. If the documentation submitted by the student has been issued in a foreign country, the Faculty/School will decide if it provides the required information. Curriculum vitae of the student if this is expressly requested for the subject Career Counselling and Citizenship. Original and photocopy of the document that accredits the type of exemption, if appropriate (large family certificate, etc.).
Cost	Students must pay the recognition fee that is charged by the secretary's office of the center/campus in accordance with the current decree on public prices.
Observations	Students who are unable to make the application online may present the application at the auxiliary registrycorresponding to the Campus Secretariat/Secretary's Office of the Faculty/School where the student is studying/has studied (if students are entitled to any exemption, they must also present the necessary documentation that demonstrates this entitlement, e.g. large family certificate, etc.). Under no circumstances will credits corresponding to final master's projects be recognized. The number of credits based on professional and work experience may not exceed 15% of the total credits of the curriculum. This percentage also includes, if appropriate, recognized credits from non-official university courses (university-specific qualifications). The maximum number of credits based on professional and work experience that can be recognized for master's courses is: Master's degree of 120 credits: 18 credits Master's degree of 90 credits: 13.5 Master's degree of 60 credits: 9 credits

Resolution of the application
Who	The Office of the Dean or Management of the Faculty/School.
When	At most, five days after presenting the application and the necessary documentation. * August is not considered to be a working month.
How	The interested party will be informed of the decision. If necessary, the students' academic transcript will be updated automatically. Applications presented between 2 May and 6 July will be accepted for the 2016-17 academic year (this is not the case if the subjects to be recognised are registered during the 2016-17 academic year). Applications present between 7 July and 30 November will be accepted and charged for the 2017-18 academic year.
Cost	Students must pay the fee for the recognized subjects established by the the current decree of public prices.
Observations	The faculty/school must evaluate the experience accredited by the student and, if accepted, it will be recognized as forming part of the External Practicals subject. The faculty/school will only recognize the experience as forming part of a different subject in specific cases. The grade originally awarded for these credits is not recorded by the URV when it recognizes the credits and is therefore also excluded when calculating the overall grade of the academic transcript.