Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa

1st Phase

Applications | from January 1st to April 15th, 2024

Exam | April 20, 2024 at 9:30 am

2nd Phase

• Application Submission: until June 14, 2024
• Test: June 22, 2024 at 9:30 am
• Results Released: June 28, 2024
• Registration Deadline: July 15, 2024

3rd Phase

• Application Submission: until September 6, 2024
• Written Test: September 14, 2024 at 9:30 am
• Results Released: September 20, 2024
• Registration Deadline: September 30, 2024

Who can apply?

Students coming from secondary-level vocational paths, considering for this purpose the holders of:

• professional courses;
• learning courses;
• education and training courses for young people;
• sectorial courses of the network of schools of Turismo de Portugal;
• specialized artistic courses of double certification of secondary education;
• specialized artistic courses in the area of music;
• Vocational training courses within the scope of the Training Program for the Insertion of Young People from the Autonomous Region of the Azores.

With a view to promoting the return of Portuguese students settled abroad, students who have completed secondary-level professional trajectories abroad may also apply, provided they are equivalent to Portuguese secondary education.

Candidates will be ranked for the respective courses by assigning an application grade, on a scale of 0 to 200, calculated using the following weighting: 20% for the professional aptitude test or final aptitude test, 50% for the final course classification obtained by the student and 30% for the classification of tests taken at UAL. Candidates will have to respect the minimum score of 95 points in the entrance test and 95 points in the application average. Candidates will be ranked in descending order of their application grades and placed in existing vacancies.

note: This competition only applies to candidates who are not covered by the international student status.

Ranking criteria:

Candidates will be ranked for the respective courses by assigning an application grade, on a scale of 0 to 200, calculated using the following weighting: 20% for the professional aptitude test or final aptitude test, 50% for the final course classification obtained by the student and 30% for the classification of tests taken at UAL. Candidates will have to respect the minimum score of 95 points in the entrance test and 95 points in the application average. Candidates will be ranked in descending order of their application grades and placed in existing vacancies.

Which course can I apply for?

You can apply for the 1st cycle (degree) and Integrated Master courses that fall within the CNAEF area that corresponds to the course you took.

When secondary level vocational students wish to enter other cycles or areas of study, they may take the national final exams of the National Entrance Contest, as students with scientific-humanistic secondary education do.

What are the weights for evaluating candidates?

The evaluation of the application for a degree study cycle implies the assessment of the ability to attend the same, in the following terms:

• Weighting of 50 % on the final grade of the dual certification course obtained by the student;
• Weighting of 20 % on the final grade of the aptitude test/final assessment obtained by the student according to the type of course of origin;
• Weighting of 30 % on the Internal Written Test classification in the area of knowledge of the degree.

The ranking is performed, in descending order, considering the weights indicated above.

Access and admission under the special competition referred to in this article depends on the candidate obtaining ratings equal to or greater than 95 points, on a scale from 0 to 200 points, in each of the evaluation elements mentioned above.

Exclusion of candidates

Candidates who:

1. They have not filled out their application form correctly, either because they omit some element, or because they indicate others that do not correspond to those contained in the documents delivered;
2. Do not meet the conditions to submit to the competition;
3. Have not completed the instruction of the respective processes within the due time;
4. Make false statements.

Note: The application fee will not be refunded if the candidate is not selected.

• Certificate of Qualifications (Professional, artistic, apprenticeship level 4) (certified or original photocopies);
• Document showing the final exam grade level 4 (PAP, PAF, PAA) if it is not included in the qualifications certificate (authenticated or original photocopies)
• Valid civil identification document.
• Time counting statement issued by SEF (Mandatory for foreign citizens, not nationals of an EU member state). Foreign students who, at the time of submitting their application, comply with any of the provisions set out in paragraph 2 of article 3 of Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of March 10, as amended by Decree-Law no. 62/2018 of August 6th, you will not be able to apply for this special competition.

In cases where documents are issued in a foreign country, they may be required to be translated into Portuguese and endorsed by the consular service or to have the Hague Convention Apostille affixed.

The application fee is not refunded if the candidate withdraws, irrespective of the reason, or for non-placement.