CEU Fernando III Medicine Admission Test 2027: Complete Preparation Guide

The six official modules of the Biología syllabus, in the official A-F order, covering all 37 published epígrafes. 35% of the tests, the largest block.

• Biomoléculas (biomolecules): organic and inorganic biomolecules; water and mineral salts; monosaccharides: pentoses and hexoses, linear and cyclic forms, isomerism, bonds and functions; the disaccharides and polysaccharides of greatest biological relevance; saponifiable and non-saponifiable lipids; proteins and their biocatalytic role; vitamins and mineral salts as enzyme cofactors and their dietary intake; nucleic acids; and the relationship between bioelements, biomolecules and health
• Genética molecular (molecular genetics): DNA replication in the prokaryotic model; the stages of gene expression in the prokaryotic model; the genetic code and solving translation problems; mutations and their relationship to replication, evolution and biodiversity; regulation of gene expression and cell differentiation; and prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes
• Biología celular (cell biology): cell theory and its biological implications; optical and electron microscopy, resolving power and sample preparation; the ultrastructure and properties of the plasma membrane; the osmotic process in animal, plant and prokaryotic cells; transport mechanisms and the types of molecule each carries; eukaryotic and prokaryotic organelles and their basic functions; the cell cycle, its phases and regulatory mechanisms; mitosis and meiosis, their phases and biological function; and cancer, mutations, disruption of the cell cycle and harmful habits
• Metabolismo (metabolism): the concept of metabolism; anabolism and catabolism; anaerobic and aerobic cellular respiration; comparative calculation of energy yields; heterotrophic anabolism covering amino acids, proteins and fatty acids; and autotrophic anabolism covering photosynthesis and chemosynthesis
• Biotecnología (biotechnology): genetic-engineering techniques and their applications: PCR, restriction enzymes, molecular cloning and CRISPR-Cas9; the importance and repercussions of biotechnology in health, agriculture, the environment, new materials and the food industry; and the prominent role of microorganisms
• Inmunología (immunology): the concept of immunity; external barriers; innate and specific immunity; humoral and cellular immunity; natural and artificial, active and passive immunity; the phases of infectious disease; and the principal pathologies of the immune system

Ten areas from the three official bloques: A (chemical bonding and the structure of matter), B (chemical reactions) and C (organic chemistry), covering all 42 published epígrafes. 25% of the tests.

• Espectros atómicos (atomic spectra): atomic spectra as the reason the atomic model was revised, and their historical significance; interpreting emission and absorption spectra and relating them to electronic structure; and the relationship between wavelength, frequency and energy
• Principios cuánticos de la estructura atómica (quantum principles of atomic structure): quantisation of energy; from the Bohr model to quantum-mechanical models; Heisenberg's uncertainty principle and wave-particle duality; the probabilistic nature of the orbital; quantum numbers and the Pauli exclusion principle; and using the Moeller diagram to write electron configurations of atoms and ions
• Tabla periódica y tendencias (the periodic table and periodic trends): the experimental origin of the periodic table; locating an element from its electron configuration; trends in atomic and ionic radius, ionisation energy, electron affinity, electronegativity and metallic character; and predicting property values from position
• Enlace químico y fuerzas intermoleculares (bonding and intermolecular forces): types of bond according to the characteristics of the elements; the energy involved in forming molecules and crystals; the properties of substances; Lewis, VSEPR and hybridisation models; the Born-Haber cycle; the electron-cloud model and band theory; and intermolecular forces and their relationship to macroscopic properties
• Termodinámica química (chemical thermodynamics): the first principle and energy exchange as heat and work; thermochemical equations and enthalpy of reaction; endothermic and exothermic processes; Hess's law applied from enthalpies of formation or bond energies; the second principle and entropy; and calculating Gibbs energy and spontaneity as a function of temperature
• Cinética química (chemical kinetics): collision theory as the microscopic model; reaction rate and activation energy; the influence of reaction conditions on rate, catalysts included; and the differential rate law and reaction orders from experimental data
• Equilibrio químico (chemical equilibrium): equilibrium as a dynamic process; expressing the constant through the law of mass action; the constant for reactions with reactants in different physical states; the relationship between Kc and Kp; the solubility product in heterogeneous equilibria; and Le Châtelier's principle and the reaction quotient
• Reacciones ácido-base (acid-base reactions): the Arrhenius and Brønsted-Lowry theories; strong and weak acids and bases and the degree of dissociation; pH and the constants Ka and Kb; conjugate pairs and salt hydrolysis; neutralisation and acid-base volumetric analysis; and acids and bases of relevance to industry, consumption and environmental conservation
• Reacciones redox y electroquímica (redox and electrochemistry): oxidation state and identifying the species oxidised and reduced; the ion-electron method in acidic and basic media; stoichiometric calculations and redox volumetric analysis; standard potential and spontaneity; Faraday's laws and calculations for electrolytic cells; and batteries, electrolytic cells, fuel cells and corrosion prevention
• Química orgánica (organic chemistry): molecular and structural formulas and types of structural isomerism; molecular models, 3D representation and spatial isomers; the chemical properties of the organic functions; the principal types of organic reaction and their products; the formation of polymers from monomers, their structure and properties; and the classification of polymers and their environmental risks

Derived, not official. UF3 publishes only the level ("Inglés nivel B1 (MCER)"), with no grammar or lexical inventory, so these four areas follow the Council of Europe B1 descriptors. Everything is tested in multiple-choice form, so treat the content as recognition rather than production.

• Reading comprehension: the main idea and purpose of clear B1-level texts on familiar, school, health or science topics; locating specific information; distinguishing a stated fact from a reasonable inference; working out word meaning from context; and reference words, connectors and paragraph logic
• Tenses, modals and conditionals: present simple and continuous; past simple and continuous; present perfect; future with will, going to and the present continuous for plans; modals of permission, obligation, advice and probability; the zero, first and basic second conditionals; and unless and when in simple contexts
• The passive and sentence structures: the passive voice in present and past; basic reported speech; question formation and word order; defining and non-defining relative clauses; comparatives and superlatives; quantifiers, articles and prepositions of time, place and movement; and connectors of cause, contrast and consequence
• Vocabulary and exam technique: everyday B1 lexis for education, family, travel, work, technology, environment and health; basic health and science vocabulary; word formation with prefixes and suffixes; false friends for Spanish speakers; synonyms and definition in context; and eliminating options by tense, agreement or an illogical connector

Derived, not official. UF3's 2027/28 contents PDF heads this block "Razonamiento y Ética (20%)" and lists nothing under it. The first two areas below carry over from the 2026/27 description of the old reasoning block ("capacidad de razonamiento y comprensión de textos científicos"); the third, ethics, is IvyTest's own assumption about what a Medicine school's ethics questions ask, not a UF3 list.

• Scientific texts and experiments: identifying the research question, hypothesis, method, results and conclusion in a short text; separating what the text asserts, what can be inferred from it, and what it does not support; independent, dependent and controlled variables; control and experimental groups; correlation against causation; and sample size, repeatability, limitations and confounding factors
• Data and graphs: reading axes, units, legends and trends; calculating ratios, percentages and percentage change; comparing rates; and deciding whether a graph or a table supports, contradicts or is insufficient for a stated conclusion
• Ethical reasoning (IvyTest's assumption, not a UF3 list): the four principles of biomedical ethics (autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice); informed consent and confidentiality; telling a factual claim from a value judgement; and weighing the arguments for and against a course of action in a short case

It is Universidad CEU Fernando III's own admission test for its Spanish-taught Grado en Medicina at the Campus de Bormujos outside Seville, sat in person. For 2027/28 it tests four blocks: Biología 35%, Química 25%, English at B1 level 20% and Razonamiento y ética (reasoning and ethics) 20%, which together make up 40% of the admission mark; your 1º de Bachillerato average makes up the other 60%.

No. Spain's private medical schools each write and grade their own paper: there is no shared national format. That includes the other CEU institutions: CEU Cardenal Herrera in Valencia and CEU San Pablo in Madrid belong to the same network but run genuinely different exams, with different subject blocks, different published detail and different weightings. A result from one is not transferable to another.

In person, on the Bormujos campus in Seville. Whether the paper is answered on paper or by computer is not published, and neither is the calculator policy: both official UF3 documents were read in full and neither says.

Every question offers four options with exactly one correct answer, and wrong answers carry no penalty, both stated directly in UF3's own documents. So guessing always helps: a blind four-option guess is worth (1/4 × 1) = +0.25 marks in expectation, rising to +0.33 with one option eliminated and +0.50 with two. A blank is worth exactly zero and is never the better choice.

No. Neither the official contents PDF nor the official admissions brochure sets a pass mark, and uf3ceu.es/admision/ and /admision/nacional/ were checked directly and set none either. What the brochure publishes is how your score is weighted: 60% your 1º de Bachillerato (or CFGS) average and 40% the tests (Biología 35%, Química 25%, Inglés B1 20%, Razonamiento y ética 20%), plus up to 2 additional points.

The tests are 40% of the admission mark, and UF3 splits that 40% into Biología 35%, Química 25%, Inglés B1 20% and Razonamiento y ética 20%. Out of 100 admission points that is 14 for Biología, 10 for Química, 8 for English and 8 for reasoning and ethics; your 1º de Bachillerato average supplies the other 60, plus up to 2 extra points. In 2026/27 the English paper counted for only 5 points and reasoning was 5% of the content; for 2027/28 those two blocks are worth 16 points between them, more than Biología alone.

UF3 does not publish either figure, and that has been verified rather than assumed: both official documents were read in full and its admission pages checked directly. A figure of roughly 75 questions in roughly 90 minutes circulates from third-party reports, but it is an estimate from before the 2027/28 weights, and this guide treats it as one. Any per-block question split you see quoted for this exam is likewise not a UF3 figure.

The degree is taught in Spanish; UF3 does not state the tests' language, though their contents are Bachillerato subjects and they include an English block at B1 level on the Common European Framework. The IvyTest study guide and simulator questions for CEU Fernando III are in Spanish; only the subject content on this page is translated into English.

UF3's Medicine page gives 120 places, but UF3 publishes no acceptance rate and no historical cutoffs, and there is genuinely no track record to draw on, because Medicine only launched in 2025/2026. Two sittings a cycle mitigate the uncertainty a little: the higher mark counts, so an earlier attempt costs only the €80 fee and produces the only calibration that exists. ACCUA's verification report of May 2025 gave 60 new places a year; the Ministry's register of the degree (RUCT) records 120 under a modification in effect from 18 June 2026, the figure on the programme page.

UF3's Medicine page names it the official Grado en Medicina, giving access to the regulated profession of doctor (Médico), and Andalusia's quality agency ACCUA gave its study plan a favourable verification report, with points to be monitored, in May 2025. The caveat specific to UF3 is programme age: Medicine started in 2025 and has no graduates yet, so IvyTest records a higher recognition uncertainty here than for an established Spanish school; confirm the current status with UF3 before you commit. As IvyTest's general guidance rather than a UF3 statement: a Spanish medical degree falls under the EU rules on recognising doctors' qualifications, practising as a specialist in Spain additionally requires the MIR, Spain's national residency-entry exam, and US-bound graduates need ECFMG certification via USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK. For the UK, the law itself answers: under the Medical Act 1983 (section 21B, as in force on 12 October 2026), a Spanish medical degree is a 'relevant European qualification', so a graduate who applies to the GMC with one, whatever their nationality, is not asked to show the knowledge and skills other international graduates prove through PLAB/UKMLA; evidence of English is still required, and the rule is UK policy that can change.

Yes. The IvyTest simulator runs practice in UF3's confirmed format (four options, exactly one correct, +1/0/0 marking) with each block reported separately, in timed, tutor and review modes, and a free diagnostic available without payment. It still files the fourth block under its 2026/27 label, Razonamiento Científico, and does not yet include ethics questions. Where UF3 publishes no figure, such as the paper length or the duration, the simulator states which value it is assuming rather than presenting it as fact.

There are two sittings for 2027/28, both on the Bormujos campus: applications from 15 October 2026 to 31 January for the exam on 6 February 2027 (results on 11 February, preadmissions on 12 February), and from 15 February to 28 March for the exam on 3 April 2027 (results on 8 April, preadmissions on 9 April). UF3's brochure prints the days without the year. The first sitting gives up to 70% of the preadmissions; take both and the higher mark counts. Each sitting costs €80.

UF3's 2027/28 contents PDF lists four blocks, all multiple choice with four options and one correct answer: Biología of 2º de Bachillerato (LOMLOE), 35%; Química of 2º de Bachillerato (LOMLOE), 25%; English at B1 level of the Common European Framework, 20%; and Razonamiento y Ética, 20%. Together they are 40% of the admission mark. The Biología and Química modules are listed in the syllabus section above; UF3 gives no topic list for English or for reasoning and ethics.

UF3 publishes no nota de corte for Medicine, and with its first students admitted for 2025/2026 there is no history to infer one from. Candidates are ranked for the 120 places on the admission mark: 60% your 1º de Bachillerato average and 40% the tests, plus up to 2 extra points. PEvAU (selectividad) marks do not count towards the ranking, although candidates in the Spanish system must still pass its general phase.

No. UF3's 2027/28 admission brochure answers the question itself: "No, no tenemos exámenes de años anteriores. El temario se encuentra publicado en la web." The temario it means is the contents PDF linked from its Medicine page, which lists the blocks, their weights and the Biología and Química topics; there is still no sample test or past paper. The practice questions on this page and in the IvyTest simulator are IvyTest's own, written to UF3's published format.

Six years and 360 ECTS: 91.5 credits of basic training, 181.5 compulsory, 9 optional, 69 of external placements and a 6-credit final project, as UF3's plan de estudios page lists them. The first year includes Bioquímica, Biología Molecular y Biología Celular I and II, the structure and function of the human body and of its locomotor, urinary and reproductive, respiratory and cardiovascular systems, Claves de Historia Contemporánea, and Psicología, Ética y Comunicación Asistencial. The programme page counts 1,665 hours of clinical practice and a Simulation Hospital.

€15,500 for the first year in 2026/27, on UF3's prices page: a €1,950 place reservation, €650 enrolment and 60 credits at €215 (€12,900), which the page says can be split into up to 9 instalments. The admission test costs €80 per sitting. For 2026/27, UF3 also offered six Fundación Nemesio Díez scholarships of €12,900 and 10 CEU Merit Medicina scholarships of 35% off tuition for an access mark of at least 9. The 2027/28 prices are not yet published.

School leavers apply with Bachillerato, a higher vocational qualification (CFGS) or an equivalent foreign qualification, upload their ID and 1º de Bachillerato average, and sit the admission test. In the Spanish system you must also pass the PEvAU; from another system you need the Credencial de Homologación and an equivalence report giving your penultimate-year average on the Spanish 1 to 10 scale. Biosanitary graduates (3 places, an average of at least 7) and transfer students (3 places, between 30 and 180 ECTS recognised) do not sit the exam.

UF3's 2027/28 brochure gives two dates for each sitting, one for the exam results and one for the preadmissions: results on 11 February and preadmissions on 12 February for the 6 February exam, results on 8 April and preadmissions on 9 April for the 3 April exam. Candidates follow the process in their 'futuro alumno' portal. A preadmitted candidate has at most 5 days to pay the place reservation, or the place goes to the next on the waiting list; a candidate on the first sitting's waiting list may sit the second, and the higher mark counts. Preadmitted candidates in the Spanish system must also show they have passed the general phase of the PEvAU.