After accessing your student profile on the Academic Portal, you must click on “Payments”, select the item(s) you want to pay and proceed by clicking on the button “Item(s) to pay”. After confirming, your order will be processed automatically and ATM references will be displayed on your screen. You can use these at any ATM machine or your home banking website. The ATM references generated will be valid for 48 hours. If you do not pay during this period, you must access the Academic Portal again and generate new references, following the steps mentioned above.

Students with special educational needs (SEN) are considered to be those who have certain specific conditions, as a consequence of which they may need a set of particular educational resources, during all or part of their academic career, in order to facilitate their academic, personal and social-emotional development. It should be noted that these conditions may be chronic or temporary.

It is necessary, therefore, to recognise these students’ entitlement to equal rights so that they can participate in all spheres of academic life successfully.

In order to promote their inclusion, it is important to adopt appropriate and anti-discriminatory measures and solutions. To this end, a set of measures applicable to students with SEN has been put in place to guarantee that they can access and pursue their studies at the University of Algarve (see Support Regulation for Students with Special Educational Needs).

The application of these measures should be considered in accordance with the principle that the education of people with SEN should take place in the least restrictive environment possible, but without giving up the parameters of demand and quality of the teaching and learning process.

• Students who have physical or sensory disabilities (hearing impairment, visual impairment, motor impairment and/or others) which put them at a disadvantage with regard to academic performance;
• Students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, attention deficit and hyperactivity or other difficulties associated with understanding written material;
• Students with chronic diseases (e.g. asthma, epilepsy) or long-term diseases associated with periodic and frequent treatments or aggressive treatments (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or similar) that put them at a disadvantage in terms of academic performance;
• Students who present with chronic mental illness (autism, Asperger's, depression, bipolar disorder or others) which strongly compromises adaptation and is limiting with regard to the academic learning process.

The status of student with special educational needs (SEN) must be requested at the time of registration, or at another time, if the particular needs are only identified later or are the result of events occurring after the beginning of the academic year.

Students seeking this status must submit an application to the Rector of UAlg by filling out the application form here or available from Academic Services, accompanied by up-to-date specialist reports. Students must also specify what support they need in terms of class attendance and assessment.

To obtain the declaration for the U23 Pass, you must access your student area on the Academic Portal and choose the “Request Documents” option from the Academic Activities menu.

Next, follow these steps:

• Select SUB23@SUPERIOR.TP Pass  
• Click on “Add Documents”  
• For delivery mode, choose “Online delivery”  
• Select the academic year  
• Click on “Buy” (Note: this document is free of charge)  
• Confirm

After following the previous steps, you should go to the "Documents" tab and select "Consult". Click on the item “SUB23@SUPERIOR.TP Pass” to open the page that will allow you to save/print with the requested document.

The document will already have been signed electronically and must be given to the transport company which will be issuing your pass.

You can apply to the University of Algarve through the international student procedure for Bachelor’s and Integrated Master's courses. The results you obtained in the ENEM exams will be accepted in place of the entrance exams.

For applicants who took the ENEM exams, the University of Algarve requires a minimum of 500 points in the essay paper and at least 475 points in each of the other papers, as per the information available on the University of Algarve’s website.

The Calendar for the Special Competition for Access and Admission to the first cycle (Bachelor's Degrees) and Integrated Master's under the statute of international student at the University of Algarve will be made available at the beginning of December each year. The competition comprises three application phases and you should note that some courses may not offer places in the second and third phases.

Before formalising your application, you should take note of the following procedures:

• Confirm if there are places available on the course that interests you;
• Gather the documentation required to attach to your application:​​​​​​
  • Identity document (passport)
  • CPF;
  • A statement confirming that you have completed secondary school;
  • Your ENEM results (It is mandatory to have a score equal to or greater than 500 points in the essay paper and equal to or greater than 475 points in the other papers);
  • A declaration of honour (mandatory document for your application to be considered valid).

The document attesting to your academic qualifications must be authenticated by the official education services of the issuing country and by the Portuguese embassy or consulate in that country or must bear the Hague Apostille.

• Pay the application fee (each application corresponds to one course, if you want to apply for more than one course you will have to pay a fee for each application).

Applications are made online using the form provided on the University of Algarve website. After you have registered on the website and filled in the form, you will receive an e-mail confirming that your application has been submitted.

​​​​​​​Tuition fees can be paid in up to eight instalments. Top-ranked applicants are eligible for discounted tuition fees under the Incentive Scheme for the Enrolment of International Students in Initial Study Cycles at the University of Algarve.

You can apply online on the Application Portal, via the special competitions intended for applicants who have passed the exam specifically designed to asses the capacity of adults aged 23 and over to take a degree course. The dates of the application period will be advertised on UAlg’s website. For more information about the necessary documentation, selection criteria and places on offer, see the UAlg website.

These are competitions for students with specific qualifications, as follows:

1. Adults over the age of 23 who have passed the exams specifically designed to assess their capacity to attend higher education;
2. Holders of a technological specialisation diploma;
3. Holders of a higher vocational technical diploma ;
4. Holders of other higher education certificates or diplomas;
5. Special competition for international students.

Applications are made online, on the Application Portal.

No. This is only one of the specific qualifications necessary to apply through the Special Competitions for access and entry to higher education. After you have passed the final assessment procedure in the exams for applicants aged 23 and over, you must submit an application through the Special Competitions process.

No. The purpose of these exams is solely to allow access to higher education, pursuant to Decree-Law no. 64/2006 of 21 March and the Regulations for Special Competitions for Access to Higher Education. No equivalence to school qualifications is granted.

If you did not complete your secondary education, the only way is to take the exams designed to assess the ability of those over the age of 23 to attend higher education. However, you can only do this if you will be 23 years old or over by the 31st of December in the year prior to sitting the exams. Please read the information available on this competition as well as the Regulation for the Assessment of Capacity for Higher Education Attendance for Over 23s.

Passing the test allows you to move on to the subsequent phases: curriculum review and interview. When you have successfully passed the entire process you will be able to apply for a Bachelor’s or Integrated Master's degree course at the University of Algarve. To apply, you must complete the procedures inherent to application via special competitions.

It is an entrance exam, which will assess your potential to enter higher education. It consists of two phases of assessment:

• Phase one consists of the written exam and carries a weight of 50% in the assessment process. If you obtain a mark of less than 9.5 you will be excluded from the next phase. The exam consists of two parts. The first part is a general Portuguese language exam, which is the same for all courses and lasts one hour; the second part, lasting two hours, is specific to the course being applied for;
• Phase two comprises a curriculum review and interview, which have a weighting of 30% and 20%, respectively, in the assessment process.

Registration for these exams is done online on the Application Portal. You must submit the following documents along with the online application form:

• ​​​​​​​A Europass model curriculum vitae(http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/) along with documentary evidence of the details you include in it;
• Certificate of academic achievement;
• Training carried out, courses attended and anything else that will enhance your curriculum;
• A copy of your identity document;
•  Your taxpayer number;
• A declaration, under honour, that you do not have a qualification that would entitle you to access higher education.

These documents must be scanned and submitted using the online application form.

You must have turned 23 years old by the 31st of December in the year preceding the exams and you must not have any qualification that would entitle you to access higher education, as provided for in paragraph 1 of article 4 of the Regulation for the Assessment of Capacity for Higher Education Attendance for Over 23s. You must also not have international student status pursuant to Decree-Law no. 36/2014, of 10 March, amended and republished by Decree-Law no. 62/2018, of 6 August.

Pursuant to article 6 of the University of Algarve’s Ad-hoc Module Regulations, you must formalise your ad-hoc module application by completing the online registration form. The application period is set annually and is advertised on the UAlg website. Your application must be accompanied by the following documents, in PDF format:

1. Certificate of academic achievement;
2. A detailed curriculum vitae;
3. An explanation as to why you want to take an ad-hoc module;
4. A copy of your identity document (or, in the case of foreign nationals, your valid residence permit) and your taxpayer number.

Yes. Students enrolled on a course at UAlg can apply to take ad-hoc modules from other courses, at the same degree level, with the following limits:

1. Up to 60 ECTS in each academic year;
2. Up to 50% of the curricular ECTS for a given cycle of studies, as long as they do not exceed 60 ECTS for that cycle;
3. Up to 78 ECTS, in the set of all modules in which they enroll, in their study cycle and in the other study cycles, as long as it does not contravene the provisions of point a). ​​​​​​

A student enrolled on a course and requiring up to 30 ECTS to complete it may enroll on an ad-hoc moduIe from a course that is on the next degree level up; however, enrolling for more than 60 ECTS in the set of study cycles is not permitted.

Anyone who is not matriculated as a student at UAlg can apply to take ad-hoc modules as an external student, with the following limits:

1. Up to 60 ECTS in each academic year;
2. Up to 50% of the curricular ECTS for a given cycle of studies, as long as they do not exceed 60 ECTS for that cycle;
3. From different UAlg courses, respecting the provisions of the previous paragraphs.

Pursuant to article 5 of the University of Algarve’s Ad-hoc Module Regulations, the following can apply to take ad-hoc modules:

• UAlg students who wish to take modules that are not included on their course syllabus as long as they abide by the defined limitations (up to 60 ECTS in the study cycle);
• Any interested persons over 17 years of age who are not UAlg students and who have the knowledge and skills appropriate to the level of education they intend to attend, as long as they abide by the defined limitations (up to 60 ECTS in the study cycle) .

Yes, you can withdraw. However, if you withdraw from ad-hoc modules after registering for them, you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees paid and all fees due must be paid in full.

No, but you do have to pay a registration fee, which may be paid upon registration or in instalments as defined by Rector's Order.

Yes. In this case you will be covered by the University of Algarve’s Ad-hoc Module Regulations. You must pay any applicable registration fees or taxes, which you may do when you register. Alternatively, you can pay in instalments as defined by the Rector's Order.

No. Pursuant to paragraph 3, article 9 of the University of Algarve’s Regulations for Ad-hoc Modules, successfully completed modules can only be credited from the academic year after you pass them, under the terms and limits fixed by law and the regulations.

Pursuant to paragraph 1, article 9 of the University of Algarve’s Regulations for Ad-hoc Modules, attendance of said modules is subject to the operating rules set out in the module description, including assessment methods, when applicable.

The special end-of-course exam session does not apply to ad-hoc modules because it is intended only for students who are in a position to complete their course and obtain their degree in that academic year. Consequently, students taking ad-hoc modules do not meet the requirements to sit exams during the end-of-course exam session.

No. Pursuant to paragraph 6, article 9 of the University of Algarve’s Ad-hoc Modules Regulation, students enrolled exclusively on ad-hod modules are not eligible for worker-student status or other special statuses.

No. Ad-hoc modules, even if successfully completed, do not entitle you to recognition for part or all of the study cycle that they belong to.

They can be credited, from the academic year subsequent to passing them, under the terms and limits fixed by law and the regulation, if you have or will acquire UAlg student status, as provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3, Article 9 of the University of Algarve’s Ad-hoc Modules Regulations.