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Deadline to apply to the 1st stage of a Post-secondary Specialization Programme for the academic year of 2017/2018: 1 June to 11 August 2017.

Applications for a Post-secondary Specialization Programme are performed exclusively online through the link: applications.ipleiria.pt.

Before applying read carefully every available information in this page.

How do I apply?

Programmes: 2017/2018

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES – Leiria

Intervenção em Ambiente e Património (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Intervenção em Espaços Educativos (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Intervenção Social e Comunitária (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Intervenção Sociocultural e Desportiva (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Práticas Administrativas e Comunicação Empresarial (daytime) – 25 vacancies

ESCOLA SUPERIOR DE TECNOLOGIA E GESTÃO (ESTG) – Leiria

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND DESIGN – Caldas da Rainha

Audiovisual e Multimédia (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Design para Media Digitais (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Ilustração e Produção Gráfica (daytime) – 27 vacancies
Produção Industrial e Desenvolvimento de Produto – Cerâmica e Vidro (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Prototipagem Digital e Desenho 3D (daytime) – 26 vacancies

SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND MARITIME TECHNOLOGY – Peniche

Análises Laboratoriais (daytime) – 30 vacancies
Animação em Turismo de Natureza e Aventura (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Aquacultura e Recursos Marinhos (daytime) – 35 vacancies
Cozinha e Produção Alimentar (daytime) – 25 vacancies
Gestão Hoteleira e Alojamento (daytime) – 50 vacancies
Inovação e Tecnologia Alimentar (daytime) – 25 vacancies

SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES – Leiria

Gerontologia (daytime) – 40 vacancies

Who can apply for a Post-secondary Specialization Programme at IPLeiria?

Holders of a secondary school final certificate or a legally equivalent qualification; ⁽¹⁾
Holders of a technological specialization diploma, of a higher technical professional diploma or of a higher education degree, seeking for professional retraining; ⁽¹⁾
The ones that were approved previously by the special assessment to evaluate the capacity to attend higher education for applicants over 23, held for the concerned Post-secondary Specialization Programme, under the terms of Decree-Law no. 64/2006, published on March. ⁽²⁾

(1) The applicants, holders of a secondary school leaving certificate or a legally equivalent qualification, as well as holders of a technological specialization diploma, of a higher technical professional diploma or a higher education degree, do not need to perform admission tests to enter in post-secondary specialization programes.

(2) For the purpose of the application process, only the applications of candidates that have had performed the special assessment to evaluate the capacity to attend higher education for adults over 23, in the last four years, will be considered.

What are the conditions of access and admission?

The applicant’s ranking system is based on a formula with different items:

· Average score at the end of the course;
· Course typology;
· Result of admission test / of test for applicants over 23 [just for candidates of criterion C)]

Application grades are estimated according to these formulas:

Application Criteria	Application Grade
CRITERION A1	13,5 + (secondary school average– 10)/10 × 6,5
CRITERION A2	13,0 + (secondary school average – 10)/10 × 3
CRITERION B	12 + (Course average – 10)/10 × 3
CRITERION C	12 + (Over 23 years old exam’s grade-10)/10 × 5

In which:

CRITERION A1 – Holders of a secondary school course, with a professional qualification in the same training and education area (CNAEF) of the Post-secondary Specialization Programme for which they apply.
CRITERION A2 – Holders of a secondary school course, in a different training and education area.
CRITERION B – Holders of a high education course and of a technological specialization course.

CRITERION C – The ones that were approved previously by the special assessment to evaluate the capacity to attend higher education for applicants over 23 years old.

Students applying through CRITERION C, above mentioned, must be able to establish proof of admission at Tests for those over 23 years old suitable to the Post-secondary Specialization Programme for which they apply, under the terms of Decree-Law no. 64/2006, published on March, 21.

How to apply for a Post-secondary Specialization Programme at IPLeiria?

The application for a Post-secondary Specialization Programme is held exclusively online at: Applications Website

Each application involves three main steps:

Registration at the Application Website;
Filling in the application form and online submission of the required documentation;
Payment of the application fees.

Which documents to submit?

The application is held exclusively online by filling in and submitting the application form.

The filling in the application form involves submitting private information such as identity card and ITIN number (individual Taxpayer Identification number) [display of identity card and ITIN number or citizen card or, alternatively, the copy of these documents).

The following documents must be added when:

Applications follow CRITERION A):

Secondary school final certificate or a legally equivalent qualification (with average score at the end of the course).

Applications follow CRITERION B):

A Post-secondary Specialization Programme or a high education course final certificate (with final grade, subjects/units and average score at the end of the course).

Applications follow CRITERION C):

Supporting document of having performed special assessment to evaluate the capacity to attend higher education for applicants over 23 headed for the Post-secondary Specialization Programme for which they apply, under the terms of Decree-Law no. 64/2006, published on March, 21 (in case these tests have been performed in the last four years).

Charges and Fees
Application – 50,00 € – Existing value in the academic year of 2016-2017

Value of the anual fee – 940,00 € (175,00 € at enrollment + 9 monthly instalments of 85,00 €) – Existing value in the academic year of 2016-2017 and upgradeable for each academic year.

Other Informations

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

Decree-Law no. 63/2016 – Post-secondary Specialization Programmes (amends Decree-Law no. 43/2014)

List of schools in partnership being able to access Post-secondary Specialization Programmes of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria.

When do I apply?

Special pre-registration admission for applicants holders of a foreign academic degree.

Appplications deadline: 15-03-2017 a 15-05-2017

Applications calendar 2017/2018

18-09-2017

	1st Stage	2nd Stage
Application submission	01 June – 11 Aug 2017	04 – 08 Sept 2017
Ranking of applicants	16 Aug – 28 Aug 2017	09 – 11 Sept 2017
Notification of Selection Results	29 Aug 2017	12 Aug 2017
Admissions complaints	29 – 31 Aug 2017	12, 13 Sept 2017
Enrollment	01 – 07 Sept 2017	14 – 18 Sept 2017
Teaching begins on	Monday 18 Sept 2017

Admissions for applicants via the over 23 years old access link

The registration process for the exams of applicants over 23 years old took place between Wednesday 22 March 2017 and Wednesday 05 April 2017.

Applicants interested in accessing through the over 23 Years old access link should follow the same procedures that are established for applicants to undergraduate programmes, via this same access link.

List of specific Knowledge admission exams

Click here for more information

Special pre-registration admission for applicants holders of a foreign academic degree

The registration process for applying to a special pre-registration admission for holders of a foreign academic degree living abroad, took place between Wednesday 15 March 2017 and Monday 15 May 2017.

For more information, please contact: ctesp@ipleiria.pt.

2016/17 Key Dates – Please check here your school’s Key Dates
2017/18 Key Dates – Available soon

Notification of Selection Results

Notification of Selection Results 2016 – Post-secondary Specialization Programmes

General Admissions List (1st stage)

General Admissions List (2nd stage)

Enrollment

Enrollment online at enrollment.ipleiria.pt.

Readmission Regimes

Readmission regimes applications for Post-secondary Specialization Programmes take place between Tuesday 01 and Friday 11 Aug 2017.

Candidates can apply to readmission regimes cumulatively if:

They have been enrolled and registered, in the previous academic year, in another Post-secondary Specialization Programmes and have not concluded it;
They hold a secondary school final certificate or a legally equivalent qualification.

Applications are exclusively performed online at Applications Website

Before applying, please consult all the information registered in the following Public Notice