Access Qualifications

- Be the holder of a secondary school qualification or be a final year student;
- Having sat the entrance exams - Portuguese National Exams - set for the Bsc degree that you wish to apply for.

Please note: If you are currently finishing secondary education, you can apply with predicted grades. You will need to fill in the full name of the secondary education institution where you obtained or will obtain your qualification and the average grade achieved (final or predicted).

Entrance Exams

For the application to be considered, the student must score a minimum of 95 points (0 to 200) in each of the entrance examinations.

Note: The national final exams are valid as entrance examinations in the year it is sat and in the two following years, according to the Deliberation No. 1233/2014 of the Comissão Nacional de Acesso ao Ensino Superior.

Prerequisites

- Of Selection

• English Proficiency*

Minimum English level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), attested by one of the following certificates:

a) Cambridge English Exams - Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) - minimum score of 180;

b) International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic - minimum score of 7;

c) Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) - a minimum score of 94;

d) Aptis ESOL Advanced - British Council: minimum level C1 of CEFR;

e) Satisfaction test carried out at Católica Languages & Translation: minimum level C1 of CEFR;

f) Applicants who provide proof that they have English as their first language or have attended secondary school exclusively in English.

*Note: You should pay attention to the recommendations for the validity of the exams.​

Required Documentation for the Application

Applications must be submitted via an online platform.

If the applicant is no longer in secondary education, the following documentation is required:

• Photograph (passport type);
• Identification Document - Citizen Card;
• National Examination Certificate - ENES file (Exames Nacionais do Ensino Secundário) compulsorily issued in the year of application (please ask at the secondary education establishment);
• Proof of English Language Proficiency.

The ENES sheet is obtained from the secondary education establishment, where the student has taken the last tests, and must be submitted in the online application, according to the application calendar.

Application Calendar:

1st phase of applications: June 1 to July 21, 2026
Results: July 24, 2026
Enrollment: July 24 to 28, 2026

2nd application phase: July 22 to August 9, 2026
Results: August 12, 2026
Enrollment: August 12-14, 2026

3rd application phase: August 11 to August 30, 2026
Results: September 3, 2026
Enrollment: September 03-06, 2026

Call for applications 2026/27

Classes will start on September 7th 2026
Welcome Day on 4th of September 2026

Vacancies

There are 30 vacancies for the General Competition, for the 2026/27 academic year.

Application Fee

The application fee for the BSc in Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience will be €180.00. This amount is not refundable.

Application fee for the 3rd round of applications is 270€

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