To access the Double Degree Program in Law and Management, it is necessary to have been previously admitted to both the Bachelor's Degree in Law and the Bachelor's Degree in Management.

Access to the Bachelor's Degree in Management

• Hold Portuguese nationality or that of a European Union country[1]
• Have completed secondary education in Portugal or foreign secondary education in Portugal or another country[2]
• Have successfully completed one of the following sets of national exams in 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, or 2022[3]:
  • (19) Mathematics A + (04) Economics OR
  • (19) Mathematics A + (18) Portuguese OR
  • (19) Mathematics A + (13) English OR
  • (19) Mathematics A + (07) Physics and Chemistry OR
  • (19) Mathematics A + (09) Geography OR
  • (19) Mathematics A + (11) History
• OR equivalent exams within the scope of the foreign diploma during the same period[2]

Access to the Bachelor's Degree in Law

• Hold Portuguese nationality or that of a European Union country[1]
• Have completed secondary education in Portugal or foreign secondary education in Portugal or another country[2]
• Have successfully completed one of the following sets of national exams in 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, or 2022[3]
  • (18) Portuguese + (06) Philosophy OR
  • (18) Portuguese + (11) History OR
  • (18) Portuguese + (16) Mathematics OR
  • (06) Philosophy + (11) History OR
  • (06) Philosophy + (16) Mathematics OR
  •  (11) History + (16) Mathematics

OR equivalent exams within the scope of the foreign diploma during the same period[2]

[1] Non-EU nationals may be eligible as long as they are not covered by the international student status

[2] Check the accepted foreign diplomas and/or exams here

[3] In the 1st call of applications, only the results of exams taken during the 1st call of national exams will be used to calculate the application score.

After being admitted to both degree programs, you will be eligible to compete for admission to the Double Degree Program in Law and Management.

Applications 2026/27

Beginning of classes (expected): September 07

Places available: 35

Opening of applications in each call depends on the number of remaining places from the previous call.

The Academic Board reserves the right to define a minimum application score in each phase, depending on the quality of the applicants’ results.

Applicants not admitted to each of the bachelor's degrees in each call will automatically be forwarded to the next call and will be ranked alongside the new applicants. Only after being admitted to both bachelor's programs will the applicant be considered for the Double Degree Program.

If you are not admitted to the Double Degree Program in Law and Management (even if admitted to each bachelor's degree individually), you must choose to attend only one of the degrees, following the standard study plan.

• One of the following documents depending on whether you completed secondary education in Portugal (a) or abroad (b):

(a) If you completed Portuguese secondary education – ENES Form (National Secondary Education Exams), issued in 2026 (request it from your secondary school)

(b) If you completed foreign secondary education, in Portugal or abroad – Foreign secondary school diploma[1] (indicating final grade and all exams taken) AND Certificate of equivalence to Portuguese secondary education[2]

• Copy of the candidate’s ID document
• Programme preference form
• Form for students with Special Educational Needs (SEN) – if applicable

[1] Documents issued in other countries must be legalized by the Portuguese diplomatic or consular authority in the issuing country, or contain the Hague Apostille, except those issued in the United Kingdom, EU countries, EEA or EFTA. 
When the documents are written in a foreign language other than Spanish, English, French, or Italian, an official translation must be submitted, in accordance with notarial law.

[2] The equivalence certificate must be obtained at a Portuguese secondary school. See information here.

OTHER INFORMATION

Applicants from foreign secondary education in Portugal

Applicants from foreign secondary schools in Portugal, whose results are only available after the 1st and/or 2nd application phases, should contact: admissions.porto@ucp.pt. 
 

ALREADY ENROLLED IN LAW OR MANAGEMENT AND WANT TO TRANSFER TO THE DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM

If you are already enrolled in the Law degree and are interested in transferring to the Double Degree in Law and Management, you must apply to the Management degree within the indicated deadlines.

You will be ranked with the other candidates, based on your Mathematics A grade and the entrance exam grade you used to be admitted to Law (even if the exam was taken before 2026).

If you are already enrolled in the Management degree and are interested in transferring to the Double Degree in Law and Management, you must apply to the Law degree within the indicated deadlines.

You will be ranked with the other candidates, based on your Mathematics A grade (used for admission to Management) and the entrance exam grade used for admission to Law.

If you are enrolled in the Economics degree and wish to transfer to the Double Degree in Law and Management, you must apply to the Law degree within the indicated deadlines, by submitting the ENES Form issued in 2024, with one of the required entrance exams taken in 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 or 2022 (you must request the form from your former secondary school). You must also submit an online request to transfer from Economics to Management, stating that you are applying to the Double Degree Program.

You will be ranked with the other candidates, based on your Mathematics A grade (used for admission to Economics) and the entrance exam grade used for admission to Law.

In these cases, the Application Fee is 97.5€

Credit Transfer of Completed Courses

If you are admitted to the Double Degree in Law and Management, you will be exempt from taking any courses that you have successfully completed in the Law or Management degree, provided they are also part of the Double Degree Program.

Applications must be submitted through the UCP Porto online application platform, under the "Undergraduate" menu, by selecting the application type '6 – Double Degree'.

Make sure applications are open before submitting. During the application process, you will need to upload scanned copies of the above-mentioned documents, so please prepare them in advance.

If you apply before the release of the national exam results, you may submit the application without the ENES Form, but you must send a scanned copy of it by email (to candidaturas.porto@ucp.pt) until the deadline for each application call (see step 2).

Changes to the application after submission

All changes you wish to make to your application after submitting it on the platform (such as adding a course within the same faculty, attaching the ENES form or another document, or correcting information) must be requested by email to candidaturas.porto@ucp.pt, attaching the updated documents and indicating your full name and application number.

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For further information, please contact us at:

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Address
Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Foz Campus
Rua Diogo Botelho, 1327
4169-005 Porto
Portugal

Your application will only be valid after payment of the respective fee, so you must make the payment using the Multibanco references provided in the final application information. Please ensure that applications are open beforehand.

If you are living abroad and are unable to make a payment via ATM, please request the IBAN for payment here.

Please refer to the "Fees and Tuition" section for information regarding application, enrollment, and tuition fees, as well as other payment-related information.

The application fee is non-refundable under any circumstances.

The results will be published in a digital platform of restricted access to the candidates, who will receive the credentials and access link by email, on a date close to the publication of the results, being presented with one of the following designations:

• Admitted
• Not Admitted
• Referred to the next phase (this will happen automatically and does not require any action or payment from the candidate).

Only Admitted applicants will be able to proceed to the registration.

The following documents are required for enrollment:

• Passport-style photograph (*.JPG, *.PNG or *.GIF)
• Copy of the vaccination record proving tetanus vaccination (only the page related to this record)
• Information requested by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (RAIDES questionnaire)
• Enrollment form and other specific documents to be indicated at the time of admission
• Proof of payment of the enrollment fee and the first monthly tuition fee (payment details will be provided in the email granting access to the enrollment platform)

If the candidate is a minor, the documents must be signed by the candidate and their legal guardian.

Failure to complete the enrollment within the given deadline will be considered as withdrawal.

Original copies of academic qualification documents (ENES form or other certificates, depending on the case) must be presented before classes begin, on a date and time to be set by the Academic Services.