Candidates Over 23 Years Old - 2016/2017

• Programmes/Cycle of Studies
• Applicants
• Numerus Clausus
• Applications
• Deadlines
• Ranking Criteria
• Documents Required
• Fees
• Procedures
• Legislation

There is no definition of competitions open for this type of admission scheme.

Applicants

Note: The information on this page is provisional and awaiting approval.

Applicants over 23 years old who have taken special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education in accordance with Order No. 15229/2006, of 14^th July (the examination results must be within their period of validity).

Notes:
1 - The examinations are valid to apply for enrolment and registration in the year they are successfully taken and in the three subsequent academic years.

2 - If you have not taken the special examinations yet, you may see further here. Applications for taking the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education for applicants over 23 years old take place from 2^nd to 20^th May 2016 (information will be available on the homepage of FEUP).

3 - Applicants covered by the international student status (Decree-Law No. 36/2014, of 10^th March) cannot apply under this regime.

Tuition fees:

Information for 2016/17.

Numerus Clausus

Programmes/Cycle of Studies	Phase	Numerus Clausus	Curricular year
Bachelor in Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering	1	1
Master in Bioengineering	1	3
Master in Chemical Engineering	1	3
Master in Civil Engineering	1	7
Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering	1	10
Master in Engineering and Industrial Management	1	4
Master in Environmental Engineering	1	2
Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering	1	6
Master in Mechanical Engineering	1	8
Master in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	1	2

Cycle of Studies	Vagas
Licenciatura in Engineering Sciences - Mining and Geo-Environmental Engineering	1
Master in Bioengineering	3
Master in Civil Engineering	7
Master in Environmental Engineering	2
Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering	10
Master in Engineering and Industrial Management	4
Master in Informatics and Computing Engineering	6
Master in Mechanical Engineering	8
Master in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	2
Master in Chemical Engineering	3

Applications

Deadlines

Fase única
Until 8th August 2016	Submission of applications
5th September 2016	Posting of provisional results
6th to 19th September 2016	Prior hearing
23rd September 2016	Posting of final results
23rd September to 7th October 2016	Submission of complaints
Until 21st October 2016	Publication of decision about complaints
27th to 30th September 2016	Enrolment
Until 14th October 2016	Eventual admission of non-placed applicants
Until 30th September 2016	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
Until 24th October 2016	Publication of credit transfer results
Up to 10 working days after the publication of the credit transfer results	Change of the registration in result of the credit transfer process

Ranking Criteria

Final grade of the examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education for applicants over 23 years old: 100%.

Tie-breaking criterion
In the event of a tie, priority will be given to applicants who have obtained approval in the said examinations longer ago.

Documents Required

• ID document (ID Card / Citizen Card / Passport) (mandatory);
• Certificate of approval on the examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education for applicants over 23 years old (mandatory);
  NB:
  - In case you have taken the examinations at FEUP, you may submit a document with your name, the year in which you have taken the examinations and the corresponding final grade.
• Declaration of honour stating that the applicant does not have qualifications for admission to higher education regarding the intended cycle of studies (mandatory);
• Curriculum vitae (optional);
• Photo (passport-size colour photo, preferably with a neutral background; 200 pixels height x 140 pixels width; JPEG format; medium or high quality of the JPEG compression algorithm) (optional).

Fees

Application is subject to the payment of a non-refundable fee of 55 euros.

Procedure to generate ATM references:
1. Click on the button   next to the application fee.
2. Confirm the data displayed and click "Atribuir" (Assign) and the associated reference will be automatically generated.
3. If you click "Voltar à conta corrente" (Back to current account), you will see the reference generated.

Payments from abroad must be made by bank transfer, at payer’s expenses, using the information in the attached document.

Note:
- After the deadline for submitting applications has passed, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.

Credit transfer request/recognition (optional) is subject to the payment of the following non-refundable fees (see the UP table of fees):

- Recognition/credit transfer request regarding prior training (except in readmission processes when the said training has been done as a student of the cycle of studies they are applying for): 50 euros;

- Sole credit transfer request of single curricular units of the cycle of studies the student is applying for (regarding any applications/regime, including readmissions): 25 euros;

- Recognition/credit transfer request regarding work experience: 200 euros;

- Reassessment of the credit transfer process (including readmissions): 80 euros.

Procedures

Procedure for submission of application

1. Choose the intended cycle of studies/course and access regime (Applications).
2. Select "Apresentar a candidatura" (Submit application). If you are already a student at FEUP, you will have to log in using your student’s username and password. If you are not a student at FEUP, you will be asked to complete a user registration form. The credentials (username and password) will be sent to the email address you specify on that form.
3. Fill in the application form and attach the requested documents. Please note that fields in red are mandatory.
4. Submit your application. If an error is detected (e.g. mandatory fields left blank), the system displays an alert message.
   If the information is successfully submitted, you must check all data entered and either confirm or edit the data.
5. After confirmation of your application submission you will receive information regarding the payment of the corresponding fee (Note: It may take a while to generate ATM references).
   Payments from abroad must be made by bank transfer, at payer’s expenses, using the information in the attached document.
   Then, you must send proof of the bank transfer to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt, with the following data:
   - Name, address, country, tax identification number.
   Note: After the deadline for submitting applications has passed, any applications regarding which fees have not been paid will be rejected outright.
6. If you have encountered any problems while submitting your application, you must report them to acesso.ingresso@fe.up.pt during the application submission period or on the working day following the deadline for submission.

Procedure for checking the status of your application

1. Log into the information system with the username and password that you used in your application;
2. Click on your name;
3. In the options that appear on the right hand side of the page, select "Candidaturas de Ingresso" (Applications).

Procedure to request credit transfer/recognition

1. In the field "You want to make a request for recognition" of the application form, select "Yes".
2. After submitting your application, in the options on the right hand side of the page, under "Reconhecimentos" (Credit transfer), select "Criar/Editar" (Create/Edit) and enter the request.
3. The credit transfer request will only be processed after the payment of the corresponding fees (see the UP table of fees).

Procedure for enrolment

This procedure will be available through a link on the homepage of FEUP at the beginning of the enrolment period.

 

Applicable Legislation

Decree-Law No. 64/2006, of 21^st March - Regulates the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education for applicants over 23 years old, amended by:

• Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of 16^th July - Regulates special applications for access and admission to higher education

Order No.10447/2011, of 18^th August (2^nd Series) - Regulation concerning the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend the University of Porto for applicants over 23 years old

Order No.15229/2006, of 14^th July (2nd Series) - Regulation concerning the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend the Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto for applicants over 23 years old