Enrolment

The Galician Interuniversity Commission (CIUG) will open the registration and enrolment for the 2025-2026 academic year in May-June 2025. This is open to all candidates wishing to enrol on the Hospitality Business Management course at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC).

ENROLMENT FOR NEW STUDENTS

The process consists of 3 stages:

  1. Apply for a place on the Hospitality Business Management degree.
  2. Complete enrolment at USC.
  3. Complete enrolment at CSHG.

 

ENROLMENT FOR CONTINUING STUDENTS

The process consists of 2 phases:

  1. Complete enrolment at USC.
  2. Complete enrolment at CSHG.

ENROLMENT AT CSHG: For both new and continuing students, you will receive an SMS or email with the necessary information to formalise your enrolment at the CSHG once your USC enrolment has been completed.

Access requirements

Candidates wishing to enrol at the Centro Superior de Hostelería de Galicia (CSHG) must possess one of the following academic qualifications, diplomas, or approved equivalent qualifications:

CANDIDATES FROM THE SPANISH EDUCATION SYSTEM

Spanish candidates must meet one of the following academic requirements:

  1. Have completed COU or Baccalaureate studies and passed the university entrance exam (EBAU).
  2. Have completed a higher vocational training course.
  3. Hold an accredited university degree.
  4. Have passed the entrance exam for candidates over 25 years of age.
  5. If studies were completed in a school located within Spain but following the educational system of an EU member state (other than Spain), candidates must request a certificate from the National Distance Education University (UNED) confirming eligibility for admission to university (more information at www.uned.es/acceso UE).
  6. People aged over forty-five who pass a specific entrance exam.
  7. People aged over forty with work or professional experience related to university education.
  8. People who were eligible for university admission under the Spanish Education System regulations prior to Organic Law 8/2013 of 9 December.

FOREIGN CANDIDATES FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION (EDUCATION IN AN EU COUNTRY OTHER THAN SPAIN)

EU candidates must:

  1. Have completed the equivalent of the second year of the Spanish baccalaureate or hold an international baccalaureate.
  2. Pre-university studies only need to be approved on the website of the Ministry of Education and Scien.

FOREIGN CANDIDATES - REST OF THE WORLD (EDUCATION IN A NON-EU COUNTRY)

Non-EU candidates must:

  1. Have completed the equivalent of the second year of the Spanish Baccalaureate.
  2. Apply for approval of pre-university studies. On the website of the Ministry of Education and Science, you will find the countries that require this approval, the steps to follow and the documents required. The approval process may take approximately three months to complete.

Credits to Enrol Per Academic Year

Students must enrol for the entire course in the first year (60 ECTS). A maximum of 15% of students may study part-time (30 ECTS).

From the second year onwards, students must enrol for the entire course (60 ECTS) at least on their first attempt. Students cannot enrol for more than 75 credits per academic year and must enrol for any subjects they failed in the previous year.

Weighting Parameters for Optional and Core Subjects

The table below shows the weightings for core and optional subjects for the baccalaureate exam for admission to the Hospitality Business Management Degree for the 2022–23 academic year. (pending verification).

Performing Arts 0,1
Biology 0,2
Technical Drawing II 0,1
Design 0,1
Enterprise and Business Model Design 0,2
Physics 0,1
Mathematics II 0,2
Applied Mathematics II 0,2 
Chemistry 0,2 
Geography     0,2 
2nd Foreign Language 0,2
Cultural and Artistic Movements 0,1 

Access to the CSHG for People Over 40

Potential applicants must be aged 40 years or over on 1 January 2026.

In addition, they must demonstrate practical and professional experience related to the degree they wish to pursue, pass a personal interview to assess the suitability of their experience for the degree profile, and not hold any academic qualifications that would allow them to enter university by other channels.

Recognition of credits

Currently, the CSHG has credit recognition tables for the following degrees:

• Degree in Business Administration and Management (USC): 34 ECTS
• Degree in Business Sciences (UDC): 40 ECTS
• Degree in Tourism (University of Alicante): 38 ECTS
• Kitchen Management: 54 ECTS
• Catering Services Management: 54 ECTS
• Tourist Accommodation Management: 45 ECTS
• Administration and Finance: 36 ECTS
• Marketing and Advertising: 41 ECTS
• International Trade: 38 ECTS
• Sales and Commercial Space Management: 38 ECTS
• Teaching and Community Sports Animation: 6 ECTS

Candidates can apply for recognition of credits from other undergraduate degrees and vocational training programmes.

Guidance for New Students

The USC has a specific programme for providing information and promoting its academic offerings, which includes information about the CSHG. It also has a specific unit dedicated to pre-university guidance, the University Information Office (OIU), with a university participation and integration service (SEPIU) that works to integrate people with disabilities and a Programme for Non-EU Students (PATEX).

The CSHG has its own programmes for providing information and promoting its study programmes through its website. It has a programme of open days and virtual tours, offering personal guidance interviews for prospective students.

At the beginning of each academic year, the USC holds welcome days at its university centres, organised by the Vice-Chancellor's Office responsible for student affairs (Vice-Rectorate for Student Affairs, Culture and Continuing Education), which aim to introduce new students to the possibilities, resources and services offered by the university. For its part, the CSHG provides a range of welcome and orientation activities for new students, particularly those living on campus, within the framework of a process of personalised support for successful integration.

At the beginning of each academic year, a course presentation day is held, providing students with all the relevant information to ensure proper integration from day one. Each course is assigned a tutor, and there is a tutoring system in place throughout the academic year, offering support both individually and in groups.

The USC has a student-tutor programme for undergraduate courses, whereby final year students, after receiving training from the university, offer support and guidance to new students.

Criteria for Discontinuation of a Degree Programme

In the event of the discontinuation of an official degree programme, the USC ensures the effective completion of the courses that students have already begun. To this end, the University’s Governing Council approves criteria related to, among others:

  • The admission of new students to the degree programme.
  • The gradual discontinuation of teaching.
  • If the discontinued programme is replaced by a similar one (changing the nature of the degree), it establishes conditions enabling students to continue their studies in the new programme and equivalencies between the subjects on the old and new programmes.