Where do you come from?
Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of the subjects of the specific tests considered essential for admission to the course(s) they are applying for, in accordance with the requirements for the general regime for access and admission into Portuguese public higher education.
You will have to prove it through documentary evidence or exam and this demonstration may vary depending on the candidates’ country of origin.
Check below how you can prove your qualification for the chosen course.
Brazil
Access with ENEM – National High School Exam
The PUC recognizes the ENEM as an entrance exam, as long as it meets the following requirements:
– Date of completion within the four calendar years prior to the application;
– Overall average score above 500;
– Grades specifically required for each degree.
Access without ENEM – National High School Exam
If it is not possible to access via ENEM (because the three requirements are not met or do not exist), there are two alternatives for applying:
– Through equivalence of program contents:
It is necessary to present:
– the High School Completion Certificate (or equivalent)
and
– a document (issued by the secondary school/official education services) containing the curriculum plan (from 1st to 3rd grade) of the subjects corresponding to the required entrance exams for admission to the Bachelor’s degree you wish to apply for;
NOTE: The academic transcript alone is not sufficient; a document with the curriculum plan is also required, which must contain the subject’s syllabus and list all the program contents that were taught in the subject(s) that serve as the entrance exam. This document will be analyzed by the selection panel to assess whether or not there is equivalence of content/knowledge. If there is equivalence, the candidate does not need to take any further tests;
or
– Through an Exam to be held at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra (exam taken in Portugal, at the School that teaches the course, in the required subject(s) for the specific course and on a date defined in the Contest calendar).
Consult our pamphlet here.
Angola
Candidates from Angola can apply in two ways:
– Through equivalence of program contents:
It is necessary to present:
– the Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education (or equivalent)
and
– a document (issued by the secondary school/official education services) containing the curriculum plan of the subjects corresponding to the required entrance exams for admission to the degree course you wish to apply for;
NOTE: the secondary school completion certificate alone is not sufficient; a document with the curriculum plan is also required, which must contain the subject’s syllabus and list all the program contents taught between the 10th and 12th grades in the subject(s) that serve as the entrance exam. This document will be analyzed by the selection board to assess whether or not there is equivalence of content/knowledge. If there is equivalence, the candidate does not need to take any further tests;
or
– Through an Exam to be held at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra (exam taken in Portugal, at the School that teaches the course, in the required subject(s) for the specific course and on a date defined in the Contest calendar).
Cape Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe
Candidates from Cape Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe may apply provided they meet the following requirements:
– 12th Grade Qualifications Certificate (or equivalent access title) proving approval in Secondary Education;
– The Qualification Certificate must prove that they have passed the subjects required for the specific course.
If the Certificate of Qualifications does not include approval in the subject(s) required for the chosen course, candidates may take the entrance exam of the Polytechnic University of Coimbra (exam held in Portugal, at the School that teaches the course, at subject(s) required for the specific course and on a date defined in the Contest calendar).
Other countries
International candidates can apply in two ways:
– Through equivalence of program contents:
It is necessary to present:
– the Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education (or equivalent)
and
– a document (issued by the secondary school/official education services) containing the curriculum plan of the subjects corresponding to the required entrance exams for admission to the degree course you wish to apply for;
NOTE: the secondary school completion certificate alone is not sufficient; a document with the curriculum plan is also required, which must contain the subject’s syllabus and list all the program contents taught between the 10th and 12th grades in the subject(s) that serve as the entrance exam. This document will be analyzed by the selection board to assess whether or not there is equivalence of content/knowledge. If there is equivalence, the candidate does not need to take any further tests;
or
– Through an Exam to be held at the Polytechnic University of Coimbra (exam taken in Portugal, at the School that teaches the course, in the required subject(s) for the specific course and on a date defined in the Contest calendar).