Undergraduate - Other Nationalities

(U) – Undergraduate degree
(1) To know which examination you need to present, see step 3
(2) Only if there is a sufficient number of students to open a class fully taught in English

Other courses are only taught in Portuguese. To know more see http://www.candidaturas.porto.ucp.pt/ > Licenciaturas (outras nacionalidades)

To be eligible, applicants must:

A.       be considered an International Student, for which you must satisfy the following conditions:

Not to be a national of a European Union Member State and:

• not a direct descendant, spouse (husband/wife) or partner of a national of a European Union Member State
• not having been legally residing in Portugal continuously for more than two years on the 1^st January of the year in which you intend to enter higher education (yourself, your spouse or any of the parents with whom you lawfully reside)
• not a beneficiary of the status of equal rights and duties conferred in accordance with international treaties between the Portuguese State and the State of which they are nationals

B.       Having cpmpleted a course equivalence to the Portuguese secondary education (find out here if your secondary education course is equivalent – this document may be presented until the beginning of classes) OR another qualification that gives access to higher education in the country of origin

C.       Having taken the final secondary-school exams in the areas required to access each programme (find out here if the examinations that you have taken are enough). If the examinations that you sat for are not enough you can take examinations at UCP.

Students who are in an emergency situation for humanitarian reasons may apply under the International Student Status, in accordance with article 7 of the Regulations on the Application of International Student Status to Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and should therefore contact admissions@porto.ucp.pt.

This regime is also to be used by international students who are already students in a foreign higher education institution or who are holders of a higher education degree (national or foreign).

The admission at UCP of foreign citizens who are not covered by the provisions of the International Student Status can only take place under the terms applicable to students of Portuguese nationality.

For further and more detailed information, please see the Regulations on the Application of International Student Status
to Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

(1) The 2^nd Call for applications depends on the number of places that remained unfilled in the 1^st Call.

(2) Exclusively for  applications to the Bachelor Degree in Bioengineering, Nutricional Sciences and Microbiology.

(3)  In the specific areas of the programme that students are applying for - exclusively for those whose previous exams were deemed insufficient.
     Exceptionally, the exams for the Bachelor's Degrees in Bioengineering, Nutricional Sciences and Microbiology, will be carried out online, due to the COVID-19.

To apply, the following documents must be presented:

• Form with information on personal data  or copy of Identification Document
• Diploma and detailed secondary school transcripts or equivalent document (including a list of completed courses with classifications and final mark) * - (see which diplomas are accepted as equivalent here)
• Document attesting to the passing of secondary-school examinations* OR programme content of secondary education courses for assessment* - (check here  if the examinations taken or the courses completed are deemed sufficient)
• Declaration on honour that the applicant is eligible for “international student” status
• Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese or English, B2 level or equivalent (depending on whether the programme is taught in Portuguese or in English) or pass mark in written or via Skype exam by the UCP – applicants who have attended secondary education in the language in which the programme they are applying for will be taught are exempted from providing a language proficiency certificate 

*When admitted, students must submit the original version of the document. All required documents issued outside Portugal need to be: a) certified by the Portuguese embassy or consulate in the issuing country, OR b) bear the Hague Apostille stamp issued by the relevant authority of the issuing country  - for countries that have subscribed to the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the Hague Convention). When written in foreign languages other than Spanish, English or French, the documents must be translated into Portuguese, in accordance to the Portuguese notary laws.

PLEASE NOTE: Students who have already attended higher education and wish to apply for accreditation of prior learning, are required to submit their transcripts with the subjects successfully completed in higher education (including marks and workload) as well as the subjects’ syllabus/content.

Applications may be submited in the Online System  (if you experience any difficulties, please email us at admissions@porto.ucp.pt).

Applications will only considered after the application fee has been paid and proof of payment has been sent to UCP. Thus:

• If the application was completed in the online application system:
  • Payment can be done using the ATM payment details mentioned in the final information of the application OR, when applicants do not have access to a Portuguese bank account, data for payment by bank transfer may be requested to admissions@porto.ucp.pt
  • Send proof of payment to admissions@porto.ucp.pt
• If the application was completed on site, the fee payment will be done immediately after, at the Treasury’s Office

The application fee is not refundable.

Please see the "Fees and Tuitions” tab for additional information on application fees, registration and tuition payments.

The results of your application will be published on the scheduled dates (see step ❷), on a digital platform with restricted access to candidates, who will receive their credentials and access link by email, on a date close to their publication.

The results will be published with the mention of “Admitted” or “Not admitted”, along with the information about registration for admitted applicants.

Only the applicants who have been Admitted can proceed to step ❼ (Registration).

The registration process will be made online and the access to the platform will be provided to the admitted applicants after publication of the results. On this platform, it will be necessary to submit:

Documents that you should know for the purpose of registration:

• Registration Form and Statements
• Tuition fees and other costs table for 2019/2020
• Tuition Fee Regulations