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BASIC LAW OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
Law no. 46/86, of 14 October
Establishes the General Framework of the Educational System

changed by:
Law no. 115/97, of 19 September
Law no. 49/2005, of 30 August   (2nd amendment to Law no. 46/86 and republication thereof) / (1st amendment to Law no. 37/2003, of 22 August)

ACCESS AND ENTRY TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Decree-Law No. 296-A/98, of September 25th
Regulates Access and Entry into Higher Education
changed by:
Decree-Law No. 99/99, of March 30
Decree-Law no. 26/2003, of 7 February (amends and republishes Decree-Law no. 296-A/98)

Decree-Law No. 76/2004, of March 27
Decree-Law No. 158/2004, of 30 June
Decree-Law no. 147-A/2006, of 31 July
Decree-Law no. 40/2007, of 20 February
Decree-Law No. 45/2007, of February 23
Decree-Law No. 90/2008, of May 30th (amends and republishes Decree-Law No. 296-A/98)

Declaration of Rectification No. 32-C/2008, of June 16
Decree-Law No. 11/2020, of April 2
Decree-Law No. 64-A/2023, of July 31st (amends and republishes Decree-Law No. 296-A/98)

PREREQUISITE (GROUP A) – 2024/2025
Deliberation no. 316/2024, of March 13
Prerequisites required for enrollment and enrollment in Higher Education – 2024/2025

USE OF NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FINAL EXAMINATIONS
Deliberation no. 1043/2021, of October 13
Use of national secondary school final exams as entrance tests – effects from application in the 2022-2023 academic year

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN NATIONAL EXAMS AND ENTRANCE TESTS – 2024/2025
Deliberation no. 317/2024, of March 13
Establishes the correspondence between national secondary education exams and the entrance exams for higher education applications 2024-2025

APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 20-A OF DECREE-LAW No. 296-A/98, OF SEPTEMBER 25th – 2023/2024
Deliberation no. 414/2023, of April 18
Approves the Regulation on the replacement of entrance exams with foreign final exams, provided for in article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A/98, of 25 September.
Deliberation no. 530/2023, of May 22
Exams through which the approval referred to in no. 2 of article 20.º-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A/98, of 25 September, in its current wording, is achieved, for the purposes of application for enrollment and enrollment in higher education in the 2023-2024 academic year

ENTRANCE TESTS – 2024/2025
2024 Entrance Exam Guide – Private Higher Education [Ed. 1st, February 2024]

COMPETITION FOR ACCESS AND ENTRANCE TO HIGHER PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL COURSES
Regulation no. 374/2022, of April 13
Regulations for the Specific Entrance Test to Assess the Capacity to Attend Higher Professional Technical Courses - 2024-2025
Regulation no. 172/2019, of February 20
Access and Entry Regulations for Higher Professional Technical Courses - 2024-2025

Order No. 3918/2021, of April 19
Grants exemption from taking a specific entrance test to holders of higher professional technical courses at ESSNorteCVP

ADMISSION (GENERAL REGIME) – 2024/2025
Regulation to be disclosed
Institutional Regulations for Admission to the 1st Study Cycle of Undergraduate Courses – 2024/2025
Ordinance No. 118/2024/1, of March 27
Regulation of Institutional Competitions for Admission to Courses Taught in Private Higher Education Establishments for Enrollment and Registration in the Academic Year 2024/2025

RE-ENTRY AND CHANGE OF INSTITUTION/COURSE PAIRING – 2024/2025
Regulation no. 405/2022, of April 27
Regulation of Re-entry Regimes and Change of Institution/Course Pair for Study Cycles Leading to a Bachelor's Degree and Higher Professional Technical Courses
Ordinance No. 181-D/2015, of June 19
Regulation governing the Re-entry and Change of Institution/Course Pairing regimes
changed by:
Ordinance No. 249-A/2019, of August 5
Ordinance No. 305/2016, of December 6th


OVER 23 YEARS OLD - 2024/2025
Regulation no. 373/2022, of April 13
Regulation of Specially Appropriate Tests Designed to Assess the Ability to Attend Study Cycles Leading to a Bachelor's Degree and Higher Professional Technical Courses for People Over 23 Years of Age
Decree-Law No. 64/2006, of March 21
Regulates Tests Especially Adequate to Assess the Ability to Attend Higher Education of People Over 23 Years of Age
changed by:
Decree-Law No. 63/2016, of September 13
Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of July 16

Regulation No. 406/2022, of April 27th
Regulation of Special Competitions for Access and Entry to Study Cycles Leading to a Bachelor's Degree for Students who Pass the Examination for those over 23 years of age, Holders of a Technological Specialization Diploma, Higher Professional Technician and Other Higher Education Courses.
changed by:
Order no. 5406/2023, of May 10

TECHNOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION DIPLOMA HOLDERS (CET) – 2022/2023

HOLDERS OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL DIPLOMA (CTESP) – 2024/2025
Regulation no. 375/2022, of April 13
Regulation of the Specific Entrance Test to Assess the Capacity to Attend the 1st Cycle of Studies of Degree Courses for Holders of a Technological Specialization Diploma, Higher Professional Technical Course and International Students

Regulation no. 406/2022, of April 27
Regulation of Special Competitions for Access and Entry to Study Cycles Leading to a Bachelor's Degree for Students Passed in the Exams of Over 23 Years of Age, Holders of a Technological Specialization Diploma, Higher Professional Technician and Other Higher Education Courses.
changed by:
Order No. 5406/2023, of May 10

HOLDERS OF OTHER HIGHER COURSES – 2024/2025
Regulation No. 406/2022, of April 27th
Regulation of Special Competitions for Access and Entry to Study Cycles Leading to a Bachelor's Degree for Students who Pass the Examination for those over 23 years of age, Holders of a Technological Specialization Diploma, Higher Professional Technician and Other Higher Education Courses.
changed by:
Order no. 5406/2023, of May 10

HOLDERS OF DUAL CERTIFICATION COURSES AT SECONDARY LEVEL AND SPECIALIZED ARTISTIC COURSES – 2024/2025
Regulation no. 376/2022, of April 13
Regulation of the Specific Entrance Test to Assess the Capacity to Attend the 1st Cycle of Studies of Degree Courses for Holders of Dual Certification Courses at Secondary Level and Specialized Artistic Courses
Regulation no. 486/2020, of May 22
Regulations for the Special Access and Entry Competition for holders of dual certification courses at secondary level and specialized artistic courses for study cycles leading to a bachelor's degree at ESSNorteCVP

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT – 2024/2025
Regulation no. 372/2022, of April 13
Regulations for the Special Competition for Access and Entry for International Students to the 1st Study Cycle of Undergraduate Courses
Regulation no. 375/2022, of April 13
Regulation of the Specific Entrance Test to Assess the Capacity to Attend the 1st Cycle of Studies of Degree Courses for Holders of a Technological Specialization Diploma, Higher Professional Technical Course and International Students

Decree-Law No. 36/2014, of March 10
Regulates the Statute and Special Competition for International Students
changed by:
Decree-Law No. 77-A/2021, of August 27

Decree-Law No. 62/2018, of August 6
Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of July 16

SPECIAL ADMISSIONS
Decree-Law No. 113/2014, of July 16
Regulates the Special Competitions for Access and Entry into Higher Education, referred to in paragraphs a) to e) .
changed by:
Decree-Law No. 64-A/2023, of July 31st (amends and republishes Decree-Law No. 296-A/98)
Rectification Declaration No. 32/3021, of September 27th
Decree-Law No. 77-A/2021, of August 27

Decree-Law No. 11/2020, of April 2
Decree-Law No. 63/2016, of September 13