No, Of Course Not. It's almost as impossible as making night and day stay out together, at the SAME time.
Academic Differences:
The academic system in Navarre is alike most Latin counties a ten point system,
The students' performance is assessed using a 10-point grading scale. The grades can be expressed in words as follows:
- 10 with distinction: "Matrícula de Honor".
- 9-10: "Sobresaliente" ("outstanding").
- 7-8.9: "Notable" ("remarkable").
- 5-6.9: "Aprobado" ("pass").
- 0-4.9: "Suspenso" ("failed").
- "Matrícula de Honor": 4.
- "Sobresaliente": 3.
- "Notable": 2.
- "Aprobado": 1.
Furthermore, when a student has passed a subject according to this 10-point scale, her or his grade is converted to the following 4-point scale and recorded in out transcripts:
UPNA vs. MC
GRADING SYSTEM:
MC has the typical grading that other institution might have the only difference might be with varying professors, some just go by points ranging from the normal out of 100pts while others might add to that point scale and others might just assign letter grades which are as described below:
The typical grades given in a course are (from highest to lowest) A, B, C, D, and F. Sometimes these are as A+, A, A−, B+, B, B−, C+, C, C−, D+, D, D−, and F;. D−
| Percentage | Letter Grade | Common Meaning | Numeric Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90-100 | A | Excellent | 4.0 |
| 80-89 | B | Good | 3.0 |
| 70-79 | C | Average | 2.0 |
| 60-69 | D | Difficulties | 1.0 |
| 0-59 | F | Failing | 0 |
students in Spain tend to typically have a heavy workload in their normal studies yet it seems to me that college students have less of a workload and more hand-on in school instruction then regular school systems, this is because having the 'trail and error' system helps students gain real experience and insight as to what they are doing and what they need to do to succeed.
Classroom Culture:
Everyone in the classroom setting is very formal speaking with their professors and extremely respectful only calling them by 'Maestro' or 'Professor', the student to student interaction in big universities like anywhere else seems to be very minimum but from the UPNA course information and campus life information there is a chance for social in-class interaction everywhere.
Flow of the semester:
Like normal Universities with the exception of holy week, things in college seem to stay on schedule.
Expectations of faculty and staff:
Is clearly highlighted in the School's mission statement:
MISSION AND VISION OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE
The mission of the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) is to contribute to the progress of society through the creation and transmission of knowledge and the promotion of culture, achieving the comprehensive training of persons and promoting values such as quality, the effort, teamwork, coexistence in diversity and social responsibility.
Regarding the vision, the Public University of Navarre contributes to the comprehensive training of its students through methodologies based in learning, with customized processes adapted to the European Higher Education Area.
CREDITS:
Are usually worth 3 credits dependent on the hour of the class and the time it consumes.
It honestly all depends on my class enrollment and what day the Host ISEP coordinator gives me.
Academic SUPPORT:
FULL-TIME STATUS:
At MC to be a full-time student you have to live on campus and have a workload of at least 12 hours in school.
At my host institution to be considered a full time student I would have to enroll like a normal student it has to be at least cinco/ 5 coursos de classes in Spain
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