Application requirements:
- Candidates that have completed the 12th grade of Portuguese high school or hold a legally recognised equivalent qualification;
- Candidates that have completed high school or 12th grade internationally. To this end, they are to obtain recognition of legal equivalence with the Portuguese secondary school system.
As regards admission requirements, candidates are admitted if they take the Portuguese National Exams or request the acceptance of the equivalent final examination completed on a foreign educational system. *
In order to find out about equivalent subjects to the university admissions, please contact Católica-Human Sciences.
* NOTE: The hard copies of all final Secondary Education documents must be certified by the Portuguese Consulate in the study location, by the Student's Country consulate in Portugal, or have Apostille.
Candidates are accepted according to the following entrance required exams:
Undergraduate Degress |
Required Exams |
Social and Cultural Communication Studies | Portuguese or History or English |
Applied Foreign Languages: | Portuguese or English |
Psychology |
Portuguese or Biology and Geology or Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences, Math A or B |
Social Work | Portuguese or History or Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences, Math A or B |
Philosophy | Portuguese or History or Philosophy |
NEW | Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
Math A and |
The application grade is calculated as follows:
- Final Secondary School grade: 60%
- Result of the Required Exams: 40%
Applications Calendar 2020/2021
1st Phase |
2nd Phase |
|
Applications |
July 6 to August 10 |
September 16 to 23
|
Results |
August 13 |
September 24 |
Registration (payment of enrolment and first tuition fee) |
August 13 to 18 |
September 24 to 27 |
Confirmation of the registration (by e-mail) |
Until August 21 | Until September 28 |
Applications - How to apply:
Candidates may submit their applications as from the month of July within the deadlines set by the calendar available on the Universidade Católica Portuguesa website by any one of the following means:
- Online, via the UCP website or through the following link.
In either situation, the application is only accepted following the delivery of all of the necessary documentation and the payment of the non-refundable application fee.