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Aragón PAU Design study plan

Aragón PAU Design · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Acceso a grados - información general & Acceso para mayores de 25 años

  • Map the full Aragón PAU access routes (Bachillerato/CFGS, over-25, over-45, over-40 with professional experience, graduates, foreign studies) and record for each one: who qualifies, which exams or documents are required, and which body administers it.

  • Build a one-page comparison table of the four access routes in scope this week, listing exam structure, scoring formula, and key deadlines side by side.

  • Explain in writing how the PAU phase (fase general/obligatoria) and the voluntary phase (fase específica) differ in purpose, weighting, and effect on the admission score.

  • List the specific documents an Aragón candidate must submit for the over-25 route and identify the ones that require advance preparation (e.g., certification, fees, registration form).

Your checkpoint

A dated master calendar plus a route-comparison table covering domains 1 and 2, checked against the official Aragón university access information for the current cycle.

Week 2

Acceso a grados - información general & Acceso para mayores de 25 años

  • Summarize the grading and weighting rules for the specific phase, including how the two best-weighted subjects modify the admission score and which subjects carry a 0.2 versus 0.1 multiplier for a chosen degree.

  • Draft a personal subject-selection plan for the voluntary phase based on the weighting table of two target degrees.

  • Write a 300-word plain-language explainer of the over-25 access exam (structure, subjects, scoring, and pass criteria) that a non-specialist could follow.

  • Identify the appeal and review procedures available if a candidate disagrees with an exam result or an access decision.

Your checkpoint

A subject-weighting worksheet for two target degrees plus a finished over-25 explainer document.

Week 3

Acceso para mayores de 45 años & Acceso de mayores de 40 años con experiencia profesional

  • Describe the over-45 access route: eligibility conditions, the interview or aptitude component, the written component, and how the final decision is reached.

  • Describe the over-40 route with accredited professional experience: what counts as experience, how it is documented, and what the candidate must still complete.

  • Create a checklist of evidence a working adult would need to assemble for the over-40 route (employment history, social security records, employer certificates) and note which items take longest to obtain.

  • Compare over-45 and over-40 requirements in a single table and flag the three most common reasons applications are rejected or delayed.

Your checkpoint

A two-column comparison table plus a document-gathering checklist for domains 3 and 4, with realistic lead times noted for each item.

Week 4

Acceso de titulados universitarios & Acceso con estudios de Formación Profesional

  • Explain the access and admission pathway for holders of a university degree or equivalent higher qualification, including whether any specific-phase testing is still needed for a different degree.

  • Explain how a Formación Profesional qualification (including CFGS) grants access, what the admission score is built from, and how it can be improved.

  • List the recognition or validation questions a CFGS holder should resolve before applying to a design-related degree, and where to ask them.

  • Draft a short decision guide that tells a reader which route applies to them given degree holder, CFGS holder, or neither.

Your checkpoint

A decision guide for domains 5 and 6 with a short FAQ of five questions a candidate in these routes typically asks.

Week 5

Acceso con estudios extranjeros & Acceso a grados - información general

  • Describe the foreign-studies access route: which qualifications are recognized, what credential evaluation or homologation means, and how it differs from simple recognition of a partial study record.

  • Outline the steps and typical timelines for a candidate with a foreign secondary or university qualification applying in Aragón, including language and documentation requirements.

  • Identify the deadlines that differ between foreign-route applicants and domestic applicants and add them to the master calendar.

  • Write a risk list of the five most likely documentation problems for foreign applicants and a mitigation for each.

Your checkpoint

An updated master calendar with foreign-route deadlines plus a one-page risk and mitigation list for domain 7.

Week 6

Acceso a grados - información general & Acceso para mayores de 25 años & Acceso para mayores de 45 años & Acceso de mayores de 40 años con experiencia profesional & Acceso de titulados universitarios & Acceso con estudios de Formación Profesional & Acceso con estudios extranjeros

  • Consolidate all seven domains into a single reference sheet organized by applicant profile rather than by administrative category.

  • Resolve every open question flagged in weeks 1 to 5 by checking the official source and recording the answer with the date checked.

  • Write ten original practice questions spanning all seven domains and answer them without notes, then score yourself.

  • Identify the two domains where your recall is weakest and write a targeted review list for each.

Your checkpoint

A consolidated profile-based reference sheet, a closed log of resolved questions, and a scored ten-question self-test.

Week 7

Acceso a grados - información general & Acceso para mayores de 45 años & Acceso de mayores de 40 años con experiencia profesional & Acceso con estudios extranjeros

  • Rehearse the over-45 interview component by drafting and speaking aloud answers to five likely questions about motivation, academic readiness, and study plans.

  • Re-derive the scoring and eligibility rules for over-40 and over-45 from memory, then verify against the reference sheet and correct errors.

  • Walk through a complete foreign-qualification scenario end to end, naming each document, office, and deadline in sequence.

  • Time yourself answering fifteen mixed questions across the four focus domains and record accuracy and elapsed time.

Your checkpoint

A recorded or written interview rehearsal set with self-critique, plus a timed fifteen-question mixed drill with score and error log.

Week 8

Acceso a grados - información general & Acceso para mayores de 25 años & Acceso para mayores de 45 años & Acceso de mayores de 40 años con experiencia profesional & Acceso de titulados universitarios & Acceso con estudios de Formación Profesional & Acceso con estudios extranjeros

  • Take a full 40-question cumulative self-test covering all seven domains under exam-like timing and score it against an answer key you wrote.

  • Re-teach the three weakest concepts aloud or in writing, as if explaining them to another candidate, and note where the explanation falters.

  • Finalize a personal action checklist for the real application: dates, documents, fees, and offices, in the order they must be completed.

  • Review the error log from weeks 6 and 7 and confirm every logged error has a corrected, verified answer.

Your checkpoint

A completed 40-question cumulative test with score, a corrected error log, and a finalized personal application action checklist.

Milestones

Week 2: Can name all seven access routes and state who qualifies for each, without referring to notes, and can explain how the voluntary phase modifies the admission score.

Week 4: Can explain the over-25, over-45, and over-40 routes and the graduate and CFGS routes accurately enough that a peer could choose the right one using only your comparison tables and decision guide.

Week 6: All open questions from weeks 1 to 5 are closed with a verified answer and a date checked, and the ten-question self-test scores at least 8 out of 10.

Week 8: The cumulative 40-question test scores at least 34 out of 40, every logged error has a verified correction, and the personal application checklist is complete with dates and documents.