The University Orientation Course () or COU was an academic level taught in Spain, its curriculum set by the Education Act 1970. It consisted of one single annual course, equivalent to the second year of the current bachillerato system. The previous completion of the three-year Bachillerato Unificado Polivalente (BUP) was an admission requirement. In order to be allowed to progress to the then-compulsory Spanish University Access Tests or Selectividad, an academic grade of 5/10 in each subject was needed.
It was equivalent to 12th grade in the United States,BOLETIN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, 1983-32004 the last year of sixth form in the United KingdomBOLETIN OFICIAL DEL ESTADO, 1988-12860 and the final International Baccalaureate level.
See also Education in Spain
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(Education Act 1970)