Entry requirements
 

• Applicants who have completed their secondary education or a legally equivalent qualification;
• Applicants who have completed their secondary education (or just the 12th grade) abroad. To do so, they will have to obtain legal equivalence to Portuguese secondary education.

Concerning entrance exams, candidates who have taken the national exams in Portugal or the final exams of the corresponding subjects in foreign secondary education are admitted. To find out which terminal subjects are similar to the entrance exams requested, contact the FCH.

Entrance Exams 2025/2026
 

* Minimum mark of 120 points (0-200) in the national exams.

Application Score
 

The application score is calculated as follows:

• 50%: Final mark of secondary education diploma;
• 50% (25% each exam): Entrance exams mark.

Applications 2025/2026
 

Notes
In the 1st stage of applications, all candidates who fulfil the admission conditions are ranked.
In the 2nd and 3rd phases, the following candidates are ranked together and on equal terms:

1. candidates who were not admitted in the previous phases because their application grade was lower than the minimum value set by the Faculty of Human Sciences for admission in that phase;
2. new applicants.

Required Documentation
 

• Identification document;
• Photograph (standard passport size);
• ENES file, or foreign secondary school diploma and transcript (subjects taken and respective marks) with final mark and certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education.

Note: When applying, only scans of original documents are required.

Application Process
 

Step 1 – Start your online application HERE 

Please fill in your personal details, select the degree(s) you wish to apply for, and attach all the required documentation.*

* All documents must be submitted in PDF format.

The original documents submitted must be submitted to the Secretaria Escolar (Academic Services) by October 15 of the year of application, otherwise the application will be cancelled and there will be no refund of any amounts paid up to that date. Documents must be submitted in their original version or as a certified copy.

Step 2 – Payment of application fee 

After completing your application and attaching the required documentation, you must complete payment of the application fee (175.00€* - which is non-refundable). Please note that your application will only be considered complete after payment of this fee.

*Application fee for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Step 3 – Application Results

Results will be made available in the applications platform on the scheduled date, with the indication of “Admitted”, “Not Admitted” or “Excluded”.

Once the results have been announced, and if admitted, you will receive an email with the procedure to follow to enrol.

Start your application here