''Honours'' in Baccalaureate
In Baccalaureate, the best Baccalaureate academic record of the entire promotion is awarded with ''Honours'', recognizing the excellent academic performance of the awarded student and entailing a discount on the university fees of the following year. Spanish legislation establishes that each Baccalaureate school can grant an ''Honours'' for every twenty students, if a school, in a promotion, has 100-110 students, there would be 5 ''Honours'' to be distributed among those students with the best Baccalaureate academic record of that promotion. Obtaining mentions of ''Honours'' or other high qualifications may mean, at the end of the studies, obtaining the " Baccalaureate Extraordinary Award", access to the "Scholarships for Academic Excellence" of the Government and the "National Excellence Award" of the Ministry of Education (upon request of the person concerned). Students who enter the university from Baccalaureate studies will have free tuition fees for the first year if they have obtained a global ''Honours'' classification in 2nd year of Baccalaureate or if they have obtained the " Baccalaureate Extraordinary Award". Likewise, they will be entitled to exemption from registration fees in the entrance exam (''Honours'' in university
The ''Honours'' in the university is granted in each subject enrolled in the university degree, to the student who obtains a classification equal to or greater than 9 and also deserves that qualification, recognizing the academic result and trajectory of the awarded student and this entails a discount on the rates of the university of the following year equal to the number of credits in which said ''Honours'' has been obtained. The legislation establishes that each university faculty can grant an Honours for every twenty students. It is similar to distinction (merit with distinction) in the English classification, but it is a little bit more than a distinction. In the university, the honours are regulated by each Autonomous Community and each university. Students with the best record of each promotion will be recognized with the Award for Excellence in Academic Career. The centers (Faculties / Polytechnic School) propose to the University Council the granting of extraordinary prizes for each university degree offered by that university. The granting of extraordinary awards is made ''ex officio'', the request by the interested party is not necessary. The obtaining of the extraordinary prize is notified in writing to the student, it means a mention in the student's file and title and entitles the refund of the fees paid for the issuance of the title. Example of an academic record in the university with the rating system of Spanish universities (academic record of a bachelor's degree in law): As you can see in the example, a grade of 10 out of 10 in a subject can be Merit, it doesn't have to be an ''honours'' classification. It is similar to distinction (Merit with distinction) in the English classification, but it is a little bit more than a distinction. In Spanish university qualification scale, there is: ''aprobado, bien'' / Pass (5 to 6.9), ''Notable'' / Good (7 to 8.9), ''Sobresaliente'' / Merit (9 to 10).Notable students with ''Honours''
Among the people who have obtained ''Honours'' in Bachelor and / or University are: * Soraya Saénz de Santamaría, she finished first of his promotion in the Law Degree at the University of Valladolid, with an academic record full of ''Honours'' and she obtained the Award for Excellence in Academic Career. * Pablo Iglesias, he obtained 13 ''Honours'' in his university degree in the Complutense University of Madrid (in Political Science), the best record of his promotion and therefore obtained the Award for Excellence in Academic Career. * Mario Conde, he obtained ''Honours'' in all subjects of the Law Degree at the University of Deusto, and the highest grade ever achieved in oppositions to State Lawyer. * Jesús Posada, civil engineer, has 40 honors in his academic record, in addition to obtaining the " Baccalaureate Extraordinary Award".See also
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