If you have finished secondary school and have taken the national secondary school final exams (entrance exams) this year or in the four years immediately before, you can apply via this route.

Check if you are Eligible

1. Have Portuguese nationality or that of a European Union country [1].
2. Have completed Portuguese secondary education or foreign secondary education in Portugal or another country [2].
3. Have successfully completed one of the examinations required for entry to the desired study programme. See the table:
   
    

NB:
[1] Non-nationals of an EU country may be eligible as long as they are not covered by the International Student Statute.
[2] Nationals (Portuguese) with foreign qualifications, completed in Portugal or abroad, may also be eligible. To this end, they need to provide documentary proof of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education and may replace the entrance exams with terminal exams in similar subjects that are considered in the list in the next point.
[3] Consult the foreign diplomas and/or exams accepted here.

Gather your Documents

One of the following documents depending on whether you completed Portuguese (a) or foreign (b) secondary education:

(a) If you completed Portuguese secondary education - Ficha ENES (Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário) compulsorily issued in 2025 (ask at the secondary school).

(b) If you have completed foreign secondary education, in Portugal or in another country - Diploma of completion of foreign secondary education (indicating the final classification and each of the exams taken) AND Certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education.

• Copy of ID card;
• Application form for special quotas (if applicable);
• Form for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) - if applicable.

Documents issued in other countries must be legalised by a Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority in the issuing country, or contain the Hague Apostille.

If the documents are written in a foreign language, they must be translated in accordance with notarial law.

The equivalence certificate is the responsibility of the Directorate-General for Education (DGE). For more information, please contact the Academic Services (servicosacademicos.braga@ucp.pt).

Note:

• All the vacancies in each quota are available for 1st stage applications.
• If not all the places are filled, new application phases will be opened until all the places are filled.
• Application fees are due and are non-refundable.
• The operation of the Portuguese Catholic University's Cycles of Studies is subject to a minimum number of students. If this minimum is not reached, the course will not be able to run and the relevant fees will be refunded.

Important Information:

The Portuguese Catholic University’s degree programs are contingent upon a minimum number of enrolled students.

If the minimum number of enrollments is not reached, the respective program may not be offered that academic year. In that case, students will be offered the option to enroll in another program, provided that the entrance exams taken and/or the requirements for admission to higher education allow for application and admission to the desired alternative program.

Alternatively, students may request a refund of any fees already paid.

Application:

Applications to the FFCS-Católica programmes will be made online.

Note: The application will only be considered complete once the fee has been paid and the relevant documentation has been submitted.