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Portugal Admissions Requirements
Prerequisite Equivalencies
- Review the program pages or international viewbook.
- Find your program(s) of choice.
- Review the international admission requirements for the exact required courses for your program(s) of interest.
- Come back to this page to find more specific information on the required courses and how we calculate your average.
- Detailed course descriptions may be requested for these subjects to ensure the required content is covered to meet prerequisite requirements.
Minimum Requirements
- 6 senior academic courses are required for admission.
- If you are currently in grade 12, include all in-progress or enroled courses.
- To clear conditions, the final official high school transcript with confirmation of graduation (one of the following) send directly from your school will be required:
- The Diploma Nivel Secundario de Educacao; Or
- Certificado Nivel Secundario de Educacao
- Proof of English proficiency is required from applicants completing the Portugal curriculum.
Portugal Grade Equivalency
| Canadian Equivalent* | Portugal Scale | Portugal Description |
|---|---|---|
| 100% | 20 | Muito Bom (very good) |
| 95% | 19 | Muito Bom (very good) |
| 90% | 18 | Muito Bom (very good) |
| 85% | 17 | Bom (good) |
| 80% | 16 | Bom (good) |
| 75% | 15 | Bom (good) |
| 70% | 14 | Bom (good) |
| 65% | 13 | Suficiente (satisfactory) |
| 60% | 12 | Suficiente (satisfactory) |
| 55% | 11 | Suficiente (satisfactory) |
| 50% | 10 | Suficiente (satisfactory) |
| Fail | 5 - 9 | Mediocre (poor) |
| Fail | 0 - 4 | Mau (very poor) |
*In acknowledgement of the various grading scales used throughout Portugal, the grading scale on the transcript will be used. Grades are converted to reflect a 50% pass.