Academic calendar and assessments
Academic calendar
2020/2021
| First semester | Second semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of the academic year | 03/09/2020 | Classes and assessments period | 22/02/2021 – 31/07/2021 |
| Classes and assessments period (except for first year students) | 07/09/2020 – 20/02/2021 | Easter break | 29/03/2021 – 05/04/2021 |
| Classes and assessments period for first year students | 12/10/2020 – 20/02/2021 | Registration on Special Examination Period | Until 11/08/2021 |
| Christmas break | 21/12/2020 – 01/01/2021 | Special Examination Period | Until 15/09/2021 |
Assessments
Register for the Referral Examination Period and the Special Examination Period
Registration is done via the Student Portal is only completed once you pay the examination fee (up to 2 days before the exam date).
For each curricular unit in the Referral Examination Period – €10.
For each curricular unit in the Examination Special Period – €5 *
*See Order No 40/2021 of 4 February 2021
Referral Examination Period | Students can register for the Referral Examination Period if they failed the continuous or regular assessment or when curricular units are only assessed through summative assessment.
Special Examination Period | Exceptionally, in the academic year 2020/2021, all students will be able to attend the Special Examination Period (up to 30 ECTS).
«All enrolled students in 2020/2021 will be admitted to assessement in special period, up to a limit of 30 ECTS credits, with this access being dependent on enrolment and the payment of the emolument provided for scholarship students»
Order No 40/2021 of 4 February 2021
Covid-19 | Special Examination Period 2020/2021
Considering the social, economic, environmental and emotional difficulties all students have gone through during this academic year, Politécnico de Leiria has reviewed its academic success strategy.
Therefore, exceptionally, all students registered in the academic year 2020/2021 will be able to access the Special Examination Period, up to a limit of 30 ECTS, as long as they pay the examination fee.