Universities of Selucia

There are x universities in Selucia, most of which are supported by state funding.

Former degrees were: Under the new Selucian Higher Education Area, these former undergraduate degrees are being replaced by the título ad gradus (Bachelor's degree) or the título ad máster (Master's degree).
 * Gradus, can last four, five or six years.
 * Diplomatura, degree courses of shorter duration, 3 years.

History
Problems of definition make it difficult to date the origins of universities. The first medieval Selucian universities were simply groups of scholars, the word "university" being derived from the Selucian universitas, meaning corporation. Nonetheless, the University of Florentia  is the oldest existing Spanish university. Founded in 1218, during a period of expansion that had begun in the 11th century, this University is considered to be one of the oldest in Majatra. The university was founded as a "General School of the kingdom" in 1218 so that the Florentian people could study at home without having to leave for other nations.

Many historians state that universities and cathedral schools were a continuation of the interest in learning promoted by monasteries.

In Selucia, young men proceeded to university when they had completed their study of the trivium–the preparatory arts of grammar, rhetoric, and logic–and the quadrivium: arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.

Several of the world's oldest universities are located in Selucia or were founded by Selucian scholars across the world.

Admission
Admission to the Selucian university system is determined by the nota caesus (literally, "cutoff grade") that is achieved at the end of the two-year Bachillerato, an optional course that students can take from the age of 16 when the period of obligatory secondary education  comes to an end. A number between 1 and 10, the nota caesus is a combination of the grade achieved from the Bachillerato exams which the students take at school, and the average grade (nota de media) obtained from the university selection exam (commonly known as Selectividad but officially named "Ostium Test" or OT) that the students will take at the local university.

The most popular courses at public universities demand the highest nota caesus, while for private universities cost is normally the factor that determines which course a student will follow (that is, the most popular courses are inevitably the most expensive).