GRADUATION

Access Requirements

1. International students may apply for enrollment in the Bachelor’s degree programs at NOVA FCT if they:

a) Hold a qualification that, in the country in which it was obtained, grants them the right to apply and be admitted to higher education in that country, validated by a diploma or certificate issued by a competent authority of the country in which it was obtained;

b) Hold a Portuguese secondary education diploma or a legally equivalent qualification.

Admission Requirements

1. International students are eligible to apply if they cumulatively:

a) Have an academic qualification in the fields of knowledge required for the study program they are applying to, corresponding to the entrance examinations established for that program, as stated in the application notice;

b) Possess the required level of language proficiency for the study program they are applying to, as specified in the application notice.

2. Students who have completed secondary education at institutions with which NOVA FCT has signed a cooperation agreement (Brazil) may also be admitted.

3. Applicants who have successfully completed the Pre-University Program of NOVA University Lisbon and meet the prerequisites for the study program to which they are applying, as established in the application notice, may also be admitted.

Vacancies and Application Deadlines
1. The Special Admission Contest takes place in accordance with the notice (edital) issued annually by NOVA FCT. The notice includes:
a) A calendar covering all actions related to the application process;
b) Number of available places per study program;
c) Rules for verifying candidates’ academic knowledge;
d) Prerequisites per study program;
e) Recognized foreign exams for academic knowledge verification.

Application and Required Documents
1. Applications are submitted online through NOVA FCT’s academic management platform (CLIP), by completing the application form and uploading the required documents, including:
a) Foreign identification document, indicating the applicant’s nationality;
b) Declaration, under honour commitment, stating that the applicant meets the requirements of International Student status (Decree-Law of August 6), and is not covered by the exclusions outlined in Article 2 of the Regulation;
c) Document certifying qualifications for access, duly validated by the competent authority of the issuing country:
a. The secondary school completion certificate (or equivalent) must include the final average grade, detailed subject grades, and grading scale. This document must demonstrate that the applicant passed curricular components related to the subject areas covered by the academic knowledge exams required for the intended study program;
b. If the final average grade is not available, it will be calculated as the simple arithmetic average of the yearly averages. If these are also not available, it will be calculated based on the simple arithmetic average of all subject grades;
c. International students who completed secondary education in Portugal must upload their Portuguese secondary school certificate or legally equivalent qualification.
d) Certificates of any other exams taken for access to higher education in the applicant’s country of origin, including the respective grades and grading scale;
e) Proof of language proficiency in the language of instruction of the program to which the applicant is applying;
f) Any other documents deemed necessary for assessing the application, according to the prerequisites of the study programs, as outlined in the application notice.
2. Documents referred to in items b) to f) above must be translated into Portuguese or English if they are not originally issued in Portuguese, English, French, or Spanish.
3. Before enrollment, documents referred to in c) and d) above must be either:
• Recognized by a Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority; or
• Presented with a Hague Apostille issued by the competent authority of the country where the document originated; or
• Authenticated by another certification method validating the diploma’s authenticity.
4. Each year, applicants may apply to a maximum of three study programs, which must be listed in order of preference.
5. The application is subject to the payment of a fee as specified in the Fee and Charges Table of NOVA University Lisbon. The application will only be considered valid after the fee has been paid.