Registration

Once you decide to register for the Spanish classes at the Centro Compultense para la Enseñanza del Español, the application process is fairly easy.

1. On the website, go to there is an application form (formulario) that you can send electronically. Go to Curso de Español, and choose the program you wish to take. Then, click on "Reserva de Plaza" (http://www.ucm.es/info/cextran/nmatriCEE_11.htm)

The information necessary here is selection of the course (annual, trimestral, monthly etc) also available in English. The number of hours per week differs depending on how many classes you wish to take.

For example, for students who have the 360 hours per semester, it will be 12 hours per week and 4 hours on Monday and 2 hours per day from Tuesday to Friday.*In the case of winter semester of 2011-2012.

12 hours will be allocated to:
4 hours of Grammar and practice (Gramática y práctica)
4 hours of Comprehension and Written expression (Comprensión y expresión escrita)
4 hours of Comprehension of Oral expression (Comprensión y expresión oral)

If you have 14 hours,
2 hours of Vocabulary (Léxico) will be added on Tuesday.
If you have 16 hours,
2 hours of Composition (Composición) will be added on Wednesday.
If you have 18 hours,
2 hours of Grammar Practice (Prácticas de gramática) will be added on Thursday.
If you have 20 hours,
2 hours of Communication (Comunicación) will be added on Friday.

2. Pay the program fee in addition to the application fee (12 euros) to the bank account designated to the Secretaría of the Centro Compultense para la Enseñanza del Español (written on the application form page). Get the receipt of this payment.

BANCO SANTANDER CENTRAL HISPANO
Cuenta CCC: 0049 2196 07 2414410694 // IBAN: ES62 0049 2196 07 2414410694 //  
Código BIC: BSCHESMMXXX

3. Send the receipt to the Secretaría to certify that you have finished the application and the payment process, along with a copy of your passport (you can also send electronically to the email address of the Secretaría: ceextran@filol.ucm.es. Also send 6 photos of identification (tamaño carne, the size of the identification photos).

4. When the payment is confirmed by the Secretaría, they will send you a confirmation letter of the registration of the program to your address. When applying for a student visa, this official document is one of the required documents from the university.

5. Wait until the first day of the class and make sure you ask the Secretaría what time the placement test on the first day starts from. It seems that students are responsible for knowing the schedule, and the Secretaría will not be sending you any emails like "welcome information packet" for this program, which I thought is a completely different culture compared to American universities where they send you many information letters regarding your enrollment and make you feel that you have made a right decision to be part of the university!