BSc in Economics and BSc in Management

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Merit scholarships [2]

Social support [3]

Fees and tuitions [4]

Accommodation & VISA [5]

About the course [6]

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Contact us: t | +351 93 9450012 @ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8] | Leave your contact here [8] and we'll call you.

Admissions | Here you will find information on how to apply

If you still have doubts and require more information (study plan, course functioning,...), please check the course's website before submitting your application. Please click here [6].

If you already gathered all the information regarding the course and wish to submit your application, select the application regime that best suits your application.

Regular student

Just finished secondary education

National and EU applicants

here [9]

Transfer Students

Transferring from another course/university

National and EU applicants

here [10]

Graduate student

Applying for a second undergraduate degree

National and EU Applicants

here [11]

Mature students

Aged 23+

National and EU applicants

here [12]

International students

I am a non-European Union National

Other nationalities

here [13]

Applications - Regular student

ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/27 - Updated information available soon

Contac: t | +351 93 9450012 @ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8] | Leave your contact here [14] and we'll call you.

1 Check if you are eligible

Access conditions

In order to apply, students must meet the following requirements:

a) Be Portuguese or from a European Union country^[1]

b) to hold a Portuguese secondary education diploma OR a legally equivalent qualification (see the foreign diplomas accepted here [15])

c) to have taken one of the following groups of the Portuguese national secondary education examinations in 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 or 2022 and to have achieved in these examinations a mark equal to 95 points or higher (on a scale of 0 to 200 points) OR a foreign diploma final examinations considered equivalent. (see the foreign exams accepted here [16]):

(19) Matemática A + (04) Economia OR
(19) Matemática A + (18) Português OR
(19) Matemática A + (13) Inglês OR
(19) Matemática A + (07) Física e Química OR
(19) Matemática A + (09) Geografia OR
(19) Matemática A + (11) História

^[1]Non-EU citizens may be eligible as long as they are not covered by the International Student Status [17].

Application score (for ranking purposes):

Minimum total grade

Weight

Secondary Education diploma’s grade or legally equivalent qualification

100

50%

Final Exams classification

Exam 1: Mathematics (30%)

Exam 2 (20%)

Applicants who apply for the Undergraduate Degree in Economics and the Undergraduate Degree in Management will be ranked jointly. The best applicants will be offered admission regardless of which Undergraduate Degree they have applied for.

FEG/CPBS reserves itself the right to set a minimum application grade higher than 100 points in each application call depending on the quality of the results achieved by applicants.

2 Deadlines and places available

Applications 2026/27

Applications are expected to open in June 2026.

Places Available (combined for both courses): 251

Special quota: 7
Intended for candidates who are disabled (2), high-performance sports practitioners (2), emigrants and Portuguese descendants (3). More information here [18].

3 Gather the documents

To apply, students must present:

Depending on whether they hold a Portuguese secondary education diploma (a) OR a legally equivalent foreign diploma (b):

a) ENES Form (Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário) issued in 2026

b) foreign secondary education diploma* + certificate attesting the score achieved in the Mathematics’ final examination considered equivalent^[1] + certificate of equivalence to the Portuguese secondary education diploma^[2]

Copy of Identification Document
Application form for special quota [18] (if applicable)
Special Educational Needs form [19](if applicable)

Students who have already attended a higher education course and wish to apply for equivalence 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.

[1] Documents issued in foreign countries need to be certified by the Portuguese diplomatic representation (or consulate) in the country where the document is issued, or bear the Apostille stamp of the Hague Convention. When written in foreign languages other than Spanish, English, French or Italian, these documents must be translated into Portuguese, according to the Portuguese notary laws. The original documents must be presented on registration (if not previously provided).

[2] to be request in a portuguese secondary education school - more information here [20]

Applicants holding a secondary school diploma issued by a foreign education institution whose results are not available until after the end of the 1st and/or 2nd application calls must contact admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8].

4 Submit your application

Make sure beforehand that admissions are open.

[21]

For appointment services, please access here [22].

For more information contact us through:

p | +351 939 450 000/12
@ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8]

5 Payment

Your admission will only be considered valid after the payment of the respective fee has been confirmed by UCP, so you should make your payment according to the ATM references indicated in the final admission information.

See the Fees at the Tuition & Fees [23] tab for information on admission, enrollment and tuition fees, as well as other information regarding payments.

Application fee in not refundable.

6 Check the results

The results will be published in a digital platform of restricted access to the candidates, who will receive the credentials and access link by email, on a date close to the publication of the results, being presented with one of the following designations:

"Admitted" - if the candidate is admitted without any conditions
"Referred to the Next Call" - will be evaluated at the next phase on an equal basis with new candidates appearing at that phase
"Not Admitted"

Only Admitted candidates will be able to proceed to the registration.

7 Registration

For the Registration process you will need the following documents:

Copy of the Vaccination card with the date of the last Tetanus immunization
Registration form and other specific documents to be indicated at the time of admission
Proof of payment of the registration fee and first monthly tuition (see the "Fees and Tuitions” tab)
1 Passport photo

The originals of the qualification certificates must be presented on a date and time to be defined by the Academic Services.

The applicant’s withdrawal is assumed if the registration is not completed within the stipulated period.

The registration fee is not refundable under any circumstances

Applications - Transfer students

ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/26 - 2nd Semester - Applications Notice - Available here [24]

Contac: t | +351 93 9450012 @ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8] | Leave your contact here [14] and we'll call you.

1 Check if you are eligible

In order to apply, students must cumulatively meet the following requirements:

Be Portuguese or from a European Union country^[1]
Having been registered in a different institution/course in a previous academic years but not having completed it. Students are not required to have successfully completed any of the subjects attended at their home education institution.
Having taken one of the following groups of the Portuguese national secondary education examinations OR a foreign diploma final examinations considered equivalent, in any previous academic year, and having achieved a mark equal to 95 points or higher on a scale of 0 to 200 (see the foreign diplomas accepted here [16])

(19) Matemática A + (04) Economia OR
(19) Matemática A + (18) Português OR
(19) Matemática A + (13) Inglês OR
(19) Matemática A + (07) Física e Química OR
(19) Matemática A + (09) Geografia OR
(19) Matemática A + (11) História

^[1]Non-EU citizens may be eligible as long as they are not covered by the International Student Status [17].

Selection criteria: When the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants will be ranked according to the Final mark achieved at secondary school, the Mathematics’ final examination and the academic performance in higher education.

2 Deadlines and places available

Academic Year 2025/26 - 2nd Semester

Applications	Results	Registration	Start of classes
10 November to 15 January 2026	21 January	26 and 27 January	09 February

Places Available (combined for both courses): 4

3 Gather the documents

To apply, students must present:

Depending on whether they hold a Portuguese secondary education diploma (a) or a legally equivalent foreign diploma (b):

a) ENES Form (Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário)

b) foreign secondary education diploma^[1] + certificate attesting the score achieved in the final examinations considered equivalent^[1] + certificate of equivalence to the Portuguese secondary education diploma^[2]

Certificate (transcript of records)^[1] attesting to the successful completion of the subjects attended in a higher education institution (in the original programme or in a different context, namely attendance of isolated subjects) with the corresponding marks and ECTS credits earned/workload. Students who have not successfully completed any subject are required to submit certificate attesting to their registration in a higher education institution
Copy of Identification Document
Special Education Needs Form [25] (if applicable)

[2] to be request in a portuguese secondary education school - more information here [20]

Students who wish to see their prior learning recognized must submit a request the subjects’ syllabus/content along with the transcript of records.

4 Submit your application

Make sure beforehand that admissions are open.

[21]

For appointment services, please access here [22].

For more information contact us through:

p | +351 939 450 000/12
@ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8]

5 Payment

See the Fees at the Tuition & Fees [23]tab for information on admission, enrollment and tuition fees, as well as other information regarding payments.

Application fee in not refundable.

6 Check the results

"Admitted" - if the candidate is admitted without any conditions
"Not Admitted"

Only Admitted candidates will be able to proceed to registration.

7 Registration

For the Registration process, you will need the following documents:

Copy of the Vaccination card with the date of the last Tetanus immunization
Registration form and other specific documents to be indicated at the time of admission
Proof of payment of the registration fee and first monthly tuition (see the "Fees and Tuitions” tab)
1 Passport photo

The originals of the qualification certificates must be presented on a date and time to be defined by the Academic Services.

The applicant’s withdrawal is assumed if the registration is not completed within the stipulated period.

The registration fee is not refundable under any circumstances

Applications - Graduate Student

ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/27 - Updated information available soon

Contac: t | +351 93 9450012 @ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8] | Leave your contact here [14] and we'll call you.

1 Check if you are eligible

Students who cumulatively satisfy the legal conditions described below may apply under this regime:

Be Portuguese or from a European Union country^[1]
to hold a bachelor’s, undergraduate, master’s or doctoral degree, or equivalent
to have taken a foreign diploma Mathematics’ final examination considered equivalent OR, in its place and in the following order, to have completed a Mathematics subject in a higher education institution that is deemed equivalent OR to have achieve a passing score in FEG/CPBS Mathematics test (date and time to be published).

^[1]Non-EU citizens may be eligible as long as they are not covered by the International Student Status [17].

2 Deadlines and places available

Academic Year 2026/27

Applications are expected to open in June 2026.

Places available (combined for both courses): 2

3 Gather the documents

To apply, students must present:

To verify the Mathematics requirement
- ENES Form (Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário)
- foreign secondary education diploma^[1]+ certificate attesting the score achieved in the Mathematics’ final examination considered equivalent^[1]
- syllabus/content of the Mathematics subjects completed in a higher education institution

Certificate^[1] attesting to the academic degree detailing the subjects completed, marks achieved and ECTS credits earned/workload and final mark
Copy of Identification Document
Special Education Needs Form [25] (if applicable)

Students who wish to see their prior learning recognized must submit a request the subjects’ syllabus/content along with the transcript of records.

4 Submit your application

Make sure beforehand that admissions are open.

[21]

For appointment services, please access here [22].

For more information contact us through:

p | +351 939 450 000/12
@ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8]

5 Payment

See the Fees at the Tuition & Fees [23]tab for information on admission, enrollment and tuition fees, as well as other information regarding payments.

Application fee in not refundable.

6 Check the results

"Admitted" - if the candidate is admitted without any conditions
"Not Admitted"

Only Admitted candidates will be able to proceed to registration.

7 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:

Copy of the Vaccination card with the date of the last Tetanus immunization
Registration form and other specific documents to be indicated at the time of admission
Proof of payment of the registration fee and first monthly tuition (see the "Fees and Tuitions” tab)
1 Passport photo

The originals of the qualification certificates must be presented on a date and time to be defined by the Academic Services.

The applicant’s withdrawal is assumed if the registration is not completed within the stipulated period.

The registration fee is not refundable under any circumstances

Applications - Mature Students

ACADEMIC YEAR 2026/27 - Updated information available soon

Contac: t | +351 93 9450012 @ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8] | Leave your contact here [14] and we'll call you.

1 Check if you are eligible

Students who satisfy the cumulatively legal conditions described below may apply under this regime:

Being at least 23 years old on the 31st of December 2025
not have the qualifications required to access higher education under another regime

Applicants will have to take and be approved in a written examination to be taken at our University. The exam is based on the Mathematics A syllabus taught in the Portuguese secondary education system. Further information regarding the exam here [26].

Applicants who achieve a mark lower than 10 points (on a 0 to 20 scale) on the written text shall be eliminated. When approved, applicants will have to take an interview.

Ranking and selection for the Undergraduate Degree in Economics and the Undergraduate Degree in Management will be done jointly for both courses and will take into consideration the mark attained in the exam, as well as the applicant’s motivation (to be assessed during the interview) and Curriculum Vitae or resume.

2 Deadlines and places available

Academic Year 2026/27

Applications are expected to open in May 2026.

Places available (combined for both courses): 2

3 Gather the documents

To apply, students must present:

Statement of honor that applicants do not have the qualifications required to access higher education under another regimen [27];
Academic and professional Curriculum Vitae (CV or resume), updated and signed
Additional documents (certificate attesting to the highest qualification completed, when applicants have any, other certificates, recommendation letters) that applicants find useful to demonstrate the submitted CV or resume
Copy of Identification Document
Special Education Needs Form [28] (if applicable)

4 Submit your application

Make sure beforehand that admissions are open.

[21]

For appointment services, please access here [22].

For more information contact us through:

p | +351 939 450 000/12
@ | admissions.porto@ucp.pt [8]

5 Payment

See the Fees at the Tuition & Fees [23]tab for information on admission, enrollment and tuition fees, as well as other information regarding payments.

Application fee in not refundable.

6 Check the results

"Admitted" - if the candidate is admitted without any conditions
"Not Admitted"

Only Admitted candidates will be able to proceed to registration.

7 Registration

For the Registration process you will need the following documents:

Copy of the Vaccination card with the date of the last Tetanus immunization
Registration form and other specific documents to be indicated at the time of admission
Proof of payment of the registration fee and first monthly tuition (see the "Fees and Tuitions” tab)
1 Passport photo

The applicant’s withdrawal is assumed if the registration is not completed within the stipulated period.

The registration fee is not refundable under any circumstances

Merit scholarships

Católica Porto Business School rewards students who have a high level of academic achievement with merit scholarships.

MERIT SCHOLARHIPS

For further and more detailed information, please see the Regulations on Merit-based Scholarships for Undergraduate degrees in Economics and Management (1st cycle) [29] and the Notice for Merit Scholarships [30]. [31]

Contacts

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