Candidates who fall under the special access and admission competitions organized nationally by the Portuguese Directorate General for Higher Education (DGES):
- Portuguese staff in diplomatic mission abroad;
- Portuguese scholarship holders and citizens on an official mission abroad;
- Permanent staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces;
- Scholarship holders from the Portuguese-speaking African Countries;
- Foreign staff in accredited diplomatic mission in Portugal;
- Top-level athletes.
- Nationals from East Timor and children of nationals of East Timor.
Holders of a Foreign Secondary Education Diploma
In what concerns the national higher education contest, holders of non-Portuguese courses legally equivalent to the Portuguese secondary school, may apply with final exams of those subjects in accordance with article 20 of Decree-Law No. 296-A/98 of 25th September, updated by Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of 30th May.
BSC Application exams
| Bachelor Degress | Entry Exams |
|---|---|
| Automotive Engineering | Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics A |
| Bioressources | Biology and Geology / Physics and Chemistry / Mathematics |
| Chemical Engineering | Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics |
| Civil Engineering | Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics A |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics A |
| Electrical Engineering – Power Systems | Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics A |
| Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering | Biology and Geology + Mathematics / Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics |
| Informatics Engineering | Mathematics A |
| Mechanical Engineering | Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics A |
| Biomedical Engineering | Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics A |
| Engineering and Industrial Management | Physics and Chemistry + Matematics |
| Systems Engineering | Mathematics A / Physics and Chemistry + Mathematics A |