Admission procedures to Bachelor's or Integrated Master's Degrees

The general regime is aimed at National and other European Union Applicants who wish to enroll in a Bachelor's Degree (1st cycle) or Integrated Master's Degree at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

Applicants that are eligible to apply under the general regime:

1. Applicants who have completed Portuguese secondary education;
2. Applicants who have completed foreign secondary education.

 Applicants who have completed Portuguese secondary education:

• To have completed a secondary education or have a legally equivalent qualification;
• To have taken, in the year in which they are applying or in the five previous years, the entrance exams - national secondary education exams - set for the Bachelor's degree course(s) or Integrated master's degree course(s) they wish to apply to.

For 2025/26 applications, exams taken in 2022, 2032, 2024 and 2025 are accepted.

The application score results from the weighted average of the final grade of the secondary education course or legally equivalent qualification at 50% and the grade of the entrance examinations at 50% (25% each exam) , with the exception of some courses identified below.

Applicants who have completed foreign secondary education:

• To have completed a foreign secondary education course,  in Portugal or abroad, legally equivalent to Portuguese secondary education;
• The final examinations of foreign secondary education considered to be homologous are admitted as entrance examinations, according to the following correspondence table.

The application score is calculated in a similar way to that of Portuguese secondary school candidates.

For more information, please consult the Directorate General for Higher Education website. 

1. Applicants who have completed Portuguese secondary education;
2. Applicants who have completed foreign secondary education.

• ID document
• Fiscal number
• Photo (passport size)

If you have completed Portuguese secondary education in Portugal you will need to present the following documents:

• "Ficha ENES" obligatorily issued in the year in which you apply (you should request this document at your secondary school);

The form ("Ficha ENES") is obtained from the secondary school where the student has taken the last exams and must be handed in to the University within the deadlines indicated in the calendar.

An English language level certificate is also required for International Undergraduate Programs in Business Administration and in Economics & Finance,  and the Integrated Master's in Medicine.

If you have completed foreign secondary education, in Portugal or abroad, you will need to submit the following documents:

• Diploma and academic transcript of secondary education (subjects completed and scores) with final classification; (1) 
• Declaration, written in English, issued by the Secondary Education Institution, with information on the final grading scale and minimum pass scores, should this information not be included on the academic transcript;
• Certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education (2);
  
  An English language level certificate is also required for International Undergraduate Programs in Business Administration and in Economics & Finance,  and the Integrated Master's in Medicine.

(1) Certificates issued outside Portugal must be legalised/authenticated, depending on the country, in:

        -Portuguese embassies or consular services in the foreign country;

      - embassies or consular services of foreign countries in Portugal (previously inform yourself if this option exists);

       - In the country of origin, for countries that adhered to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, ratified by Decree-Law no. 48450, published in the Government Gazette, 1st Series, no. 148, of June 24, 1968.

      - In countries where there is no Portuguese diplomatic representation, or which did not adhere to the Hague Convention Apostille, the legalization/authentication will be made, depending on the case, by the official entity of the country of origin competent for that purpose (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice).

When the documents to be submitted are written in a foreign language other than Spanish, English, Italian or French, the respective official translation should be provided (made under the terms foreseen in the notarial law).

(2) The certificate of equivalence is obtained from the portuguese secondary school in your area of residence or from the Directorate General of Education.

The following additional documentation may also be required:

• Declaration, issued by a competent entity for the effect (duly authenticated), with information on the grading scale used and respective minimum grade for approval;
• Information on the foreign education system to which the qualification relates (e.g. number of years of schooling, entrance requirements, school certification).

Select the minimum score you wish to consult:

• Entrance examinations;
• Application.

Minimum score in the entrance examinations: 95 points (0-200), except:

• Medicine (Lisboa) - 140 points
• Administração e Gestão de Empresas (Lisboa) - 100 points
• Economia (Lisboa) - 100 points
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Lisboa) - 120 points
• International Undergraduate Program in Business Administration (Lisboa) - 100 points
• International Undergraduate Program in Economics & Finance (Lisboa) - 100 points

Minimum application score of 100 points (0-200) except:

• Medicine (Lisboa) - 150 points
• Business Administration (Lisboa) - 140 points
• Economics (Lisboa) - 140 points
• Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Lisboa) - 120 points
• International Undergraduate Program in Business Administration (Lisboa) - 140 points
• International Undergraduate Program in Economics & Finance (Lisboa) - 140 points
• Dental Medicine (Viseu) - 130 points

Select your desired location:

• Lisboa - Headquarters
• Porto Regional Centre 
• Viseu Regional Centre

Lisboa - Headquarters:

• International Undergraduate Programs in Business Administration and in Economics & Finance: Proof of English Proficiency - minimum B2 CEFR | Personal Statement | Curriculum Vitae | Elevator Pitch Vídeo ( 1minute)  and  possible interview.
• Nursing: Group A - Interpersonal communication proven by medical certificate.
• Integrated Master's in Medicine: Group A - Interpersonal communication proven by medical certificate; Proof of English Proficiency - minimum C1 CEFR| Motivation letter |Mini- interviews.

For the International Undergraduate Programs and Integrated Master's in Medicine, the prerequisite classification is included in the calculation of the application score with a weight of 15%, 40% being attributed to the final classification of the secondary education course and 45% to the grade of the entrance examination.

Porto Regional Centre:

• Nursing: Group A - Interpersonal communication proven by medical certificate.
• Cinema: Completion of an online vocational questionnaire and the submission of an artistic portfolio. Candidates will be called for an interview via Skype, to be scheduled after registration.
• Sound and Image: Interview and portfolio submission, if applicable.

For the courses of Cinema (Porto) and Sound and Image (Porto) the classification of the prerequisite is included in the calculation of the application mark with a weight of 15%, 40% being attributed to the final classification of the secondary education course and 45% to the classification of the entrance examination.

Viseu Regional Centre:

• Integrated Master's in Dental Medicine: Group A - Interpersonal communication proven by medical certificate.

The application score can be calculated using the final classification of the secondary education course and the entrance examination(s). The application score (except Cinema, Sound and Image, Business Administration (Lisbon), Economics (Lisbon and Porto), Management (Porto) International Undergraduate Programs in Business Administration and in Economics & Finance, and Medicine) is calculated according to the following formula:

• Final classification of the secondary education course or legally equivalent qualification: 50%
• Classification of the entrance examinations: 50% (25% each exam)

Final Grading from Secondary Education: 50%
Grading from Admission Exams: 50% (30% Mathematics A (mandatory) + 20% (elective)

International Undergraduate Programs in Business Administration and Economics & Finance
Final Grading from Secondary Education: 40%
Prerequisites :15%

Medicine
Final Grading from Secondary Education :40%
Prerequisites: 15%

The eligibility requirements for International Student Status vary according to nationality.

To consult all the information, select your nationality: 

• Brazilian; 
• Other Nationalities.

To access the International Students Admissions area click here. 

Note: If you are from a member state of the European Union, you should consult the general regime.

Access for candidates who have already been enrolled in higher education, nationally or abroad, and who have not completed their degree and wish to change course or Faculty. 

It is aimed at students who:

1. Have been enrolled and registered in another institution/course pair and have not completed it;
2. Have taken the national exams of secondary education corresponding to the entrance examinations set by the Universidade Católica Portuguesa for the year in which they request the Change of Institution/Course Pair (these national exams may have been taken in any previous school year);
3. Have, in those exams, the minimum classification required by the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in that year.

The change to a programme for which prerequisites or specific vocational aptitudes are required is conditional upon their satisfaction.

The change of institution/course pair is not allowed in the academic year in which the student has been placed in a higher education institution/course pair under any access and admission regime and has enrolled and registered.

For more information please contact the Teaching Units. 

This access regime is aimed at candidates holding a medium or higher education degree, either Portuguese or foreign, who have attended Higher Education. Applicants must not be covered by the International Student Statute.

For more information please contact the Teaching Units. 
 

Access for candidates who have reached the age of 23 by 31 December of the year preceding the application, and who: 

- have not completed secondary education,
- or hold a secondary school diploma or equivalent, but have not taken the national exams for access to higher education or their results are no longer valid.

The applicants are subject to a special test, which will take place in the respective Faculty/School/Institute.

For more specific information, you can also contact the Teaching Units.

You may consult her the regulation for the tests especially designed to evaluate the capacity to attend higher education for people over 23 years of age.