Applicants with Foreign Secondary Education, with European Union nationality

Admission Requirements

Applicants must meet all of the following conditions:

· Have completed secondary education or at least the 12th grade abroad. In this case, official recognition of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education is required;

· Hold Portuguese or European Union nationality, and not fall under the international student category, as defined by:

• Decree-Law No. 36/2014 of March 10,
• o Amended by Decree-Law No. 113/2014 of July 16 and Decree-Law No. 62/2018 of August 6;
• Have achieved a minimum application score of 100 (scale of 0–200);
• Have completed final exams in terminal subjects of their foreign secondary education that are considered equivalent to the Portuguese entrance exams. Accepted combinations are:

(02) Biology and Geology + (07) Physics and Chemistry or

(02) Biology and Geology + (16) Mathematics or

(02) Biology and Geology + (18) Portuguese

The required entrance exams are considered equivalent to the corresponding Portuguese national exams in accordance to the Deliberation No. 677/2024.

Note: Final national exams are valid as entrance exams in the year they are taken and for the four subsequent years, in accordance with Legal Opinion 4/2022 (Diário da República, 2nd Series, July 12, 2022).

Application Score Calculation

· 50% – Final secondary school grade

· 50% – Entrance exam grades (25% from each exam)

Required Documents

· Copy of Identification Document (ID card or passport)

· Diploma from the foreign secondary school including final grades and exam results

· Official Certificate of Equivalence to Portuguese secondary education, issued by a Portuguese secondary school

[1] Documents issued in foreign countries must be either:

· Legalized by the Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority in the country of issue,

· Or with the Hague Apostille,

· Except for documents issued in the UK, EU, EEA, or EFTA countries.

If documents are written in a language other than Spanish, English, French, or Italian, they must be accompanied by a certified translation in accordance with Portuguese notarial law.

[2] The Certificate of Equivalence must be requested from a Portuguese secondary school. [Click here for more information.]

Application Process

Applications are submitted online.

Step 1

Start your online application. Complete your personal information and select the Bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences program.

Step 2

After submitting your application, pay the application fee using the Multibanco reference provided at the final step.

Note: Applications are only considered complete after both the fee payment and the submission of all required documentation.