Special Students enroll to isolated subjects of the graduate USP courses, without being a regular student at the university. Application period for special students are opened every semester.
Further information may be obtained at the Graduate Office.
Procedures
Entries will be accepted for up to three disciplines;
Enrollment confirmation will be made upon favorable manifestation of the responsible discipline professor;
The application fee will not be reimbursed, even in case of withdrawal.
Present the following documentation during proper application period. Please contact the Graduate Service for information on the application period through the e-mail cpgeefe@usp.br
Documentation
Students who are not affiliated in a Graduate Program:
- Approval certificate on the English proficiency exam;
- Updated Curriculum Vitae vitae;
- Copy of the diploma and undergraduate or graduate transcript, as appropriate;
- Copy of the ID and, if foreigner, permanency vista;
- Copy of the ID and, if foreigner, permanency vista;
- Fulfilled form (in Portuguese).
Regular students from other institutions:
- Registration statement of the semester, emitted by the origin institution;
- Updated Curriculum Vitae vitae;
- Copy of the diploma and undergraduate or graduate transcript, as appropriate;
- Copy of the ID and, if foreigner, permanency vista;
- Fulfilled form (in Portuguese).
USP undergraduate students:
- Undergraduate Research Scholarship Certificate;
- Approval certificate on the English proficiency exam;
- Copy of the undergraduate transcript;
- Fulfilled form (in Portuguese).
English Proficiency
The English proficiency exam may be taken in any institution and it must be certified when enrolling. Below we list the accepted exams and minimum grade required. All of them are valid for five years:
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Institutional Testing Program (ITP): 380 points
Internet-Based Test (IBT): 25 points
IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System): 2,5 points
CAMBRIDGE: KET
