Validation is the official recognition of the academic equivalence of university studies carried out abroad, independently from whether a certificate has been issued when finished and that allows to continue such studies in a Spanish university.

Validation corresponds to the university where the student in question wishes to continue studying.

The effects of the validation of partial studies (subjects) are usually merely academic, given that such validation allows to continue studying within the educational system. Such studies shall conclude, where appropriate, with the obtention of the corresponding Spanish certificate, once the subjects of the applicable curricula have been passed. Such final Spanish certificate will have all the necessary effects.