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.
Application materials
- Application form
- Letters of recommendation (two)
- 1 photo (3 x 4 cm), attached to the application form
- Birth or marriage certificate
- Lattes résumé (CNPq), updated and printed
- Evidence of Portuguese language proficiency
- Copy of one of the articles listed in the application form or any other paper you consider to be relevant
- Official transcripts from the undergraduate institution
- 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
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Official transcripts from the graduate institution (Doctoral program applicants only)
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If English is not the applicant’s native language, he or she must show evidence of English proficiency at the admission. Satisfactory scores in other tests are also accepted:
Required scores:
TOEFL (Paper Based) 500 for Masters; 550 for Doctorate and Straight Doctorate;
TOEFL (Internet Based) 60 for Masters;79-80 for Doctorate and Straight Doctorate,
IELTS – 5 for Masters; 6 for Doctorate and Straight Doctorate;
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 atending 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.
Please submit your application materials (by the postmark deadlines) to:
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.
