Candidates of other Nationalities

• 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 1st 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 be 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. 

The following conditions must be met cumulatively:

A - To have completed an educational degree:
1. That is equivalent to the Portuguese secondary education
OR
2. To have an educational qualification that grants access to higher education in the country of origin.

B - To hold one of the following items, as ranked below:
•Final exam for secondary education at the country of origin that may be considered as a legal equivalent to the to the required exam for the program you wish to apply to;
•Passing grade at the secondary school subject in your home country at that may be considered as an equivalent to the required exam for the program you wish to apply to;
•National admissions exams in Portugal that are required for the program you wish to apply to;
•Other options may be available on a case-by-case assessment by the University (e.g. for some programs, applicants can take admission exams at UCP).

Chinese Candidates

Admission will be granted to students who have completed Gaokao in the last two academic years and who were classified in 1st and 2nd categories in the ranking by Province. 

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

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%

Note: The classifications obtained will be converted to the Portuguese scale in accordance with Portuguese law.

• Photocopy of identification tax number (or any other fiscal identification document);
• A photograph;
• Declaration, under oath, that the applicant is eligible as "international student";
• Secondary School Diploma with complete list of  courses (courses taken and their classification) and final classification; *
• Certificate of the marks obtained in the final national secondary school exam (if applicable in the country);  *
• Payment of Application Fee (if not admitted the amount is non-refundable).

* The original of this document must be submitted at the start date of classes and: a) be legalised by Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority, OR b) contain the Hague Apostille issued by the competent authority of the issuing country, if that country has joined the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Hague Conference). 

To request equivalence, the document in the original language and a translation into Portuguese (official translation) must be submitted.

• Document indicating the rating scale in the country concerned, including mention of the positive scale, issued by competent authority, whenever the certificates do not indicate the country's grading scale  and/or Portuguese law does not provide for conversion of the grades of that country; 
• Document issued by competent authority attesting the evaluation in the final national exams of the subjects relevant for the course *

* The original of this document must be submitted at the start date of classes and: a) be legalized by Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority, OR b) contain the Hague Apostille issued by the competent authority of the issuing country, if that country has joined the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents (Hague Conference). 

To request equivalence, the document in the original language and a translation into Portuguese (official translation) must be submitted

To apply online to UCP, go to the application websites: Lisboa* | Porto | Braga | Viseu | Faculty of Theology;

*Applications for the integrated master's programme in Medicine should be submitted here and for the international degrees at the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, here.

Note: Before submitting or sending your application, you must ensure that applications to the program you are interested in are open.