APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
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 FCH-Católica.
* 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.
For the academic year of 2024/2025, candidates are accepted according to the following entrance required exams:
Undergraduate Degrees |
Required Exams |
Communication and Cultural Sciences | Portuguese or History or English |
Applied Foreign Languages | Portuguese or English |
Psychology |
Portuguese or Biology and Geology or Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences* |
Social Work | Portuguese or History or Mathematics Applied to Social Sciences* |
Philosophy | Portuguese or History or Philosophy |
NEW | Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
Math A (100%) or |
*can be replaced by Math A or B
The application grade for 2024/2025 is calculated as follows:
- Final Secondary School grade: 60%
- Result of the Required Exams: 40%
For the academic year of 2025/2026, candidates are accepted according to the following entrance required exams:
Undergraduate Degrees |
Required Exams |
Communication and Cultural Sciences |
Portuguese and History or |
Applied Foreign Languages |
Portuguese and English or |
Psychology |
Portuguese and Biology and Geology or |
Social Work |
Portuguese and Philosophy or |
Philosophy |
Portuguese and Philosophy or |
Philosophy, Politics and Economics |
Portuguese and Mathematics or |
The application grade for 2025/2026 is calculated as follows:
- Final Secondary School grade: 50%
- Result of the Required Exams: 50%
Applications Calendar 2024/2025
1st Phase |
2nd Phase |
3rd Phase |
|
Applications |
June 3 to July 19 |
July 20 to August 7 |
August 8 to 30 |
Results |
July 26 |
August 13 |
September 3 |
Registration (payment of enrolment and first tuition fee) |
July 26 to 30 |
August 13 to 15 |
September 3 to 5 |
Applications - How to apply:
Candidates may submit their applications as from the month of June 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 (165.00€).