Agricultural Microbiology

Admissions

For information other than application procedures, please see the respective program descriptions.

Application deadlines

Courses are conducted on a semestral basis. Application is made within the periods specified below, with entrance in the following semester:

  • Master's and Doctoral degree programs: March 1-31 or August 1-31, each year

Interviews and Exams

Interviews and exams are not required for international students applying through the PEC/PG Agreement. If not applying through such agreement, foreign applicants should undergo both interview and written tests.

Master's degree exam bibliography

  • MOREIRA F.M.S.; SIQUEIRA J.O. Microbiologia e bioquímica do solo. Lavras: Editora UFLA, 2006. 729p.
  • PELCZAR Jr., M.J.; CHAN, E.C.S.; KRIEG, N.R. Microbiologia, 2ª ed., vol. 2, 1996.
  • VAN ELSAS, J.D.; TREVORS, J.; JANSSON, J. Modern soil microbiology, v2, 2006.
  • Scientific journals: Nature, Science, ISME Journal, Microbial Ecology.
  • Microbiology news

Application materials

  1. Application form
  2. Letters of recommendation (two)
  3. 1 photo (3 x 4 cm), attached to the application form
  4. Birth or marriage certificate
  5. Lattes résumé (CNPq), updated and printed
  6. Official transcripts from the undergraduate institution
  7. Copy of the undergraduate degree diploma (front and back). Students whose diplomas have not yet been issued should submit an official document indicating the date of conclusion and degree earned. Students who are still atending undergraduate school should submit an official letter indicating that they are potentially eligible to graduate
  8. Official transcripts from the graduate institution (Doctoral program applicants only)
  9. Master degree diploma (Doctoral program applicants only). Students whose diplomas have not yet been issued should present an official document indicating the date of conclusion and degree earned. Students who are still attending the graduate program should submit an official letter indicating that potential date of the dissertation exam. Graduate diplomas obtained in countries other than Brazil, applicants should additionally submit a recognition or equivalence of the diploma.
  10. Research Plan (Doctoral degree applicants only). It should include Title, Abstract, Literature Review, Objective, Methodology, Time Schedule and References (maximum 15 pages, paper size A4, double- spaced, font size 12). 
  11. Evidence of Portuguese language proficiency

Please submit your application materials (by the postmark deadlines) to:

USP/ESALQ - Serviço de Pós-Graduação
Av. Pádua Dias, 11
Caixa Postal 9
13418-900 Piracicaba, SP
Brazil

Tuition and fees

The graduate studies provided by the University of São Paulo are non-tuitional. The application process, however, includes a R$150 (approx. sixty US Dollars) fee, which admitted international students can pay upon arrival.