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
- Resume
- 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
- Undergraduate degree diploma (front and back). Students whose diplomas have not yet been issued should present an official document indicating the date of conclusion and degree earned
- Official transcripts from the graduate institution (Doctoral program applicants only)
- 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
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.
