Do you want to access the Higher Conservatory of Dance of Alicante and obtain the Degree in Higher Artistic Studies in Dance Pedagogy?
Here you have all the information about the CSDA Entrance Exams for the 2026-2027 academic year
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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
To access the official studies leading to the Bachelor's Degree in Higher Artistic Studies in Dance Pedagogy, it is necessary to meet certain academic requirements and pass the specific entrance exam:
Academic requirements:
1. To gain access to official courses leading to an official Bachelor's Degree in Higher Artistic Education in the different fields, the following will be required:
a) To hold a Bachelor's degree, or a higher artistic education degree, a university degree or a Higher Technician degree, or a degree declared equivalent or approved to said degrees, or to have passed the university entrance exam for people over 25 years of age.
b) Pass the specific entrance exam for the corresponding discipline, in which it must be demonstrated that one possesses the knowledge, abilities, skills and aptitudes necessary to successfully complete the coursework.
2. Applicants born in 2007, 2008 and 2009 who, without meeting the requirements set out in section a) of the previous point, pass a specific test for persons aged 16 to 18 without academic requirements may also take the specific entrance test for higher artistic education in music and dance referred to in section b) of the previous point.
3. Those who hold a Higher Technician's Degree in Plastic Arts and Design or equivalent may directly access higher education studies in Plastic Arts and Design without having to take the specific entrance exam.
4. In accordance with Article 76 of Decree 117/2022, of August 5, of the Consell (Valencian Government) on the admission of students with disabilities, applicants who meet the general requirements but have specific educational needs arising from physical, mental, or sensory disabilities or other serious disorders, officially recognized with a degree of disability of 33% or higher, may request adjustments to the specific entrance examinations. This request must be submitted along with the application for registration for the specific entrance examinations, including the official medical certificate and supporting documentation justifying the degree of disability or serious disorder recognized by the competent bodies of the Generalitat (Valencian Government), the State, or other Autonomous Communities. The Higher Institute of Artistic Education of the Valencian Community, after reviewing the applications, will, if applicable, inform the evaluation panels of any additional measures adopted for the administration of the specific entrance examinations. This consideration does not exempt the applicant from fulfilling the specific requirements and passing the specific access test.
Partial enrollment (18 to 36 ECTS credits) is possible for justified reasons such as pursuing other studies, employment, or other similar circumstances. You can find more information at this link.
SPECIFIC ACCESS TEST (CSDA)
There are two sessions for this test, in July and September 2026.
Application deadline :
Date of test :
Venue: Higher Conservatory of Dance of Alicante.
Tribunal responsible for conducting the specific CSDA 26-27 access tests .
Registration: Link for pre-registration
* Help guide for pre-registration for entrance exams
Registrations will be done electronically following the general instructions, that is, by completing the link indicated above and submitting documents.
Documentation to be provided :
If applicable, a photocopy of the Large Family, Single Parent Family Certificate or other documentation for exemption or discount (disability equal to or greater than 33%, victims of terrorist acts and gender violence, certificate of honors in the average grade of Baccalaureate)
IMPORTANT: Once registration is complete and the fees have been paid, it is mandatory to send and submit all required documentation via email.
Email address [email protected]
The original documentation will be checked against the one received by email at the center before the tests are carried out in person at the center.
The non-veracity of the documentation presented will be grounds for annulment of the entrance exam.
Access test sections 2026-2027:
Students will be required to write a commentary and analysis of a dance-related text provided by the examining board. This will be assessed based on maturity, analytical skills, relevant knowledge, and contextual understanding, if applicable. It will account for 30% of the final grade.
Practical test that will represent 60% of the final grade.
a) Conducting a practical class on dance technique of the style chosen by the applicant.
b) The applicant will perform a free variation or choreography, with a maximum duration of 3 minutes
This part of the test will be optional, at the discretion of the panel, except for the social dance style, which will be mandatory. Candidates must perform two variations: the first in the jazz style (mandatory) and the second chosen from urban dance, ballroom dancing, or Latin dance. Each variation will last 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Presentation and defense before the panel of a dissertation that will cover your training, professional life, interests, expectations, and concerns regarding higher education in dance. It will represent 10% of the final grade.
IMPORTANT : The average grade of the Professional Dance Studies record will constitute 50% of the grade of the specific access test, in the case of holding the Professional Dance Title, provided that this grade is beneficial for the calculation of the final grade.
(It is mandatory to submit the academic certificate showing the average grade within the registration period for the entrance exam).
* Check the status of your admission to the test and the grades you received after taking it
**NOTE: Students who have passed the test and wish to register can access the registration form via this link .
IMPORTANT UPDATE : For the 2025-2026 academic year, applications for Ministry scholarships will be accepted from March 24th to May 14th, 2025, at 3:00 PM (peninsular time). See link
SPECIFIC ACCESS TEST FOR RESIDENTS ABROAD (please inquire by email).
The center will enable the appropriate mechanisms for the test to be carried out by those foreign applicants who have previously requested it.
Foreign applicants will need to apply for the validation of their high school diploma (or higher university degree if they have one).
To do this, you can access the ministry's website where the process is described.
IMPORTANT:
Previously, a sworn translation of the title into Spanish must be carried out.
Start the process well in advance, as the deadlines can be longer than 8 months.
In the documentation section you have some help documents:
8. Information on high school diploma without validation
9. Spanish-English Baccalaureate Validation
10. Procedure Information
The CSDA will offer 50 places for the 2026-2027 academic year.
You can consult the official resolution of the ISEACV in this link
For any questions about the Access Tests 2026-2027 you can contact us.
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