UFP follows a continuous evaluation system. This means students will only take exams at theoretical curricular units, theoretical-practical and practical non-laboratorial if they fail the continuous evaluation and the teachers accept them for the exams period.
2024-2025 academic year
1st semester (Winter):
Orientation week: from 9 to 13/September/2024
Classes:
- 1st Cycle Business Sciences, Civil Engineering, Communication Sciences, Computer Systems Engineering, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Nutrition Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Quality, Environment and Safety Management; Integrated Master’s Degree in Architecture and Urbanism (all years): from 16/September/2024 to 01/February/2025
- 1st Cycle in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (all years), Speech Therapy (all years), Nursing (1st and 2nd years), Physiotherapy (1st and 2nd years): from 16/September /2024 to 17/January/2025
- 1st Cycle Nursing – 3rd year: from 16/September /2024 to 31/January/2025; 4th year: from 16/September /2024 to 5/February/2025
- 1st Cycle Physiotherapy – 3rd year: from 16/September /2024 to 17/January/2025; 4th year: from 16/September /2024 to 10/January/2025
2nd Cycle: classes may start later; please keep an eye on this page (if you have chosen 1st Cycle subjects, please note their start and end dates).
Re-examination period:
- 1st Cycle of Business Sciences, Civil Engineering, Communication Sciences, Computer Systems Engineering, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Nutrition Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Quality, Environment and Safety Management; Integrated Master’s Degree in Architecture and Urbanism (all years): from 20/January to 01/February/2025
- 1st Cycle of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (all years), Speech Therapy (all years), Nursing (1st and 2nd years), Physiotherapy (1st, 2nd and 3rd years): from 27/January to 7/February/2025
Public holidays:
5/October/2024: Day of the Implantation of the Portuguese Republic
1/November/2024: All Saints’ Day
1/December/2024: Independence Restoration Day
8/December/2024: Immaculate Conception Day
Christmas holidays:
from 23/December/2024 to 5/January/2025
2nd semester (Spring):
Orientation week: from 3 to 7/February/2025
Classes:
- 1st Cycle of Business Sciences, Civil Engineering, Communication Sciences, Computer Systems Engineering, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Nutrition Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Quality, Environment and Safety Management; Integrated Master’s Degree in Architecture and Urbanism (all years): from 10/February to 28/June/2025
- 1st Cycle in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (all years), Speech Therapy (all years), Nursing (1st and 2nd years), Physiotherapy (1st and 2nd years): from 10/February to 6/June/2025
- 1st Cycle Nursing – 3rd year: from 3/February to 13/June/2025; 4th year: from 10/February to 13/June/2025
- 1st Cycle Physiotherapy – 3rd year: from 10/February to 13/June/2025; 4th year: from 13/January to 6/June/2025
2nd Cycle: classes may start later; please keep an eye on this page (if you have chosen 1st Cycle subjects, please note their start and end dates).
Re-examination period:
- 1st Cycle of Business Sciences, Civil Engineering, Communication Sciences, Computer Systems Engineering, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Nutrition Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Quality, Environment and Safety Management; Integrated Master’s Degree in Architecture and Urbanism (all years): from 16 to 28/June/2025
- 1st Cycle in Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (all years), Speech Therapy (all years), Nursing (1st and 2nd years), Physiotherapy (all years): from 16 to 27/June/2025
- 1st Cycle of Nursing – 3rd year: from 23 to 27/June/2025; 4th year: from 14 to 25/July/2025
Public holidays:
18/April/2025: Good Friday
25/April/2025: Freedom Day
1/May/2025: Labor Day
10/June/2025: Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities
19/June/2025: Corpus Christi Day
24/June/2025: St. John’s Day
Carnival holidays:
from 3 to 4/March/2025
Easter holidays:
from 14 to 21/April/2025
Break (Queima das Fitas):
- Academic break for all years of the courses Business Sciences, Civil Engineering, Communication Sciences, Computer Systems Engineering, Criminology, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Nutrition Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Quality, Environment and Safety Management; Architecture and Urbanism: from 5 to 11/May/2025
- The other courses do not have a break.
2023-2024 academic year
1st semester (Winter):
Orientation Week: September 4 to 8 2023
Classes of 1st Cycle subjects: September 11 2023 to January 12 2024
Classes of 2nd Cycle subjects (*): October 9 2023 to February 3 2024
Re-examination period: January 22 to February 2 2024
(*) If you chose 1st Cycle subjects, pay attention to their start and end date.
Public holidays:
October 5 2023
November 1 2023
December 1 and 8 2023
Christmas holidays: December 18 2023 to January 1 2024
2nd semester (Spring):
Orientation Week: January 29 to February 2 2024
Classes of 1st Cycle subjects: February 5 to May 31 2024
Classes of 2nd Cycle subjects (*): April 2 to July 13 2024
Re-examination period: June 11 to 21 2024
(*) If you chose 1st Cycle subjects, pay attention to their start and end date.
Public holidays:
March 29 2024
April 25 2024
May 1 and 30 2024
June 10 2024
Carnival holidays: February 12 to 13 2024
Easter holidays: March 25 to April 1 2024
Break: May 6 to 10 2024