Candidates Over 23 Years Old - 2017/2018

• 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 1^st to 19^th May 2017 (information will be available on the homepage of FEUP).
A Realização da prova escrita de Matemática irá ocorrer dia 07 de junho de 2017, às 09:00h na sala B116 (no ato da realização da prova escrita os candidatos terão ser portadores do seu documento de identificação (bilhete de identidade, cartão de cidadão), sem o que não poderão realizá-la) de acordo com informação disponível aqui .

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

For the Master in Electrical and Computers Engineering (MIEEC), only applicants with a grade equal to, or higher than, 12 (out of 20) in the special examinations designed to assess the ability to attend higher education will be admitted.

Tuition fees:

Information for 2017/18

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	Places
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

Single Phase
Until 7th August 2017	Submission of applications
6th September 2017	Posting of provisional results
7th to 20th September 2017	Prior hearing
25th September 2017	Posting of final results
26th September to 17th October 2017	Submission of complaints
Until 24th October 2017	Publication of decision about complaints
29th September to 6th October 2017	Enrolment
13th to 20th October 2017	Admission of non-placed applicants
Until 6th October 2017	Request of credit transfer regarding prior training / work experience
Until 27th October 2017	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 and Order No. 7/2016 of the Dean of FEUP)

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 and Order No. 7/2016 of the Dean of FEUP).

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, amended by Decree-Law No. 63/2016, of 13^th September
• Decree-Law No. 63/2016, of 13^th September

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