Accreditation
Accreditation is the recognition of the level of knowledge and skills previously acquired and its suitability for the scientific areas of the study cycle in which the student is enrolled to pursue studies. Accreditation is a curricular act that presupposes enrollment, registration in at least one CU and the payment of tuition fees.
The ECTS obtained by accreditation are valid only in the cycle of studies in which the student is enrolled and registered, and in the case of cancellation of enrollment or change of study cycle, the obtained accreditation is invalidated.
Academic accreditation can be given based on the following training within the Higher Education System (HIS), taking into account the credit limits stipulated in the Regulation on Academic Accreditation and Professional Experience :
• Study Cycles;
• Non-awarding degree courses
• Technological Specialization Courses;
• Higher Professional Technical Courses (TeSP);
• Isolated curricular units
• Extra-curricular units
HOW TO PROCEED
Credit applications must be submitted online at SIIUE. Students will only be able to make a new request for accreditation if the decision to ratify the previous request has already been completed. A new request for accreditation can only be made if there is an increase in academic skills in relation to the previous request.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
The following documentation must be attached to the online crediting requests (even if it was delivered at the time of application, it must be delivered again, not necessary in the case of qualifications obtained at UÉ):
• Authenticated qualification certificate, in which all Curricular Units with the respective ECTS, performance and respective classifications are listed;
• Normative for the creation of the study cycle with the respective study plan, in the scope of which it obtained the training that it intends to see credited;
• Programs and workloads of authenticated CUs, when the academic training to be credited has been obtained at a Higher Education Institution other than UÉ (when, given the volume of the same, it is impossible to attach to the online application at SIIUE, the application for credit must be submitted in person, in the Academic Services, and deliver the respective programs on paper).
The documentation delivered in the accreditation process, for education carried out abroad, must be authenticated by the Embassy / Consulate or with the apposition of the Hague Handout .
Crediting requests that are not accompanied by the respective certified documentation will not be validated.
DEADLINES
Applications must be submitted by the deadline defined annually in the Academic Procedures Calendar.
PAYABLE AMOUNTS
Crediting requests are subject to fees, with the payment amount being made available on the SIIUE profile. If the payment is not made within 3 days after the order, the order will be canceled.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In the case of re-entry, or use in Isolated or Extracurricular Curricular Units, carried out at the University of Évora within the scope of the course in which you are enrolling, requests for accreditation are automatic upon registration, without being subject to fees
AMOUNTS PAYABLECrediting requests are subject to fees, with the payment amount being made available on the SIIUE profile. If the payment is not made within 3 days after the order, the order will be canceled.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONIn the case of re-entry, or use in Isolated or Extracurricular Curricular Units, carried out at the University of Évora within the scope of the course in which you are enrolling, requests for accreditation are automatic upon registration, without being subject to fees
Education accreditation outside the Higher Education System and / or Professional Experience can be attributed by duly proven professional or scientific experience, namely non-academic training activities (training actions, seminars, workshops, etc.) or professional activity carried out by the student, as long as they align within the scientific area of the study cycle, with no classification being assigned and as such the credited ECTS are not counted towards the final grade average.
HOW TO PROCEED
Credit applications must be submitted online at SIIUE.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
The following documentation must be attached to the online crediting requests (even if you delivered it at the time of application, you must deliver it again):
- Curriculum Vitae
- Authenticated certificates of all training, courses or other activities that the student intends to see considered for the accreditation of education obtained outside the higher education system
- Certified copies of the supporting statements issued by employers, with an indication of their functions and the duration of their exercise, in the case of accreditation for professional experience.
The documentation delivered in the accreditation process, for education carried out abroad, must be authenticated by the Embassy / Consulate or with the apposition of the Apostila de Haia .
Crediting requests that are not accompanied by the respective certified documentation will not be validated.
DEADLINE
Within the period defined annually in the Academic Procedures Calendar .
FEES
Crediting requests are subject to fees, made available for payment in the SIIUE profile. If the payment is not made within 3 days after the order, the order will be canceled.
In cases where the applicant disagrees with the decision taken, it may request, through a reasoned statement, a reconsideration of the crediting process.
HOW TO PROCEED
Re-examination requests must be submitted online at SIIUE.
DEADLINES
It must be submitted to the SIIUE, within 10 working days after the date of notification of the decision, and can only be requested once.
FEES
The review request is subject to the payment of emoluments, with the amount being made available in the profile at SIIUE. Failure to pay the fee within 3 days of registering the application implies that that it is considered invalid.
The accreditation will appear in the qualification certificate (to be given after the student has graduated) and in the Diploma Supplement, to be issued when obtaining the degree, which will explicitly include the CUs obtained by accreditation.
Since the accreditation is intended for the continuation of studies, if more than 70% of the total ECTS has been accredited to obtain the following Diplomas, they can be conferred, but they can only be issued after completing the master's degree or PhD:
- Within the curricular component of the 2nd cycle:
- Specialization course diploma;
- Master's degree diploma.
2. Within the curricular component of the 3rd cycle:
- Advanced Studies Diploma;
- PhD course diploma.
Regulations and Guides
- Decree-Law nº74/2006, 24 of March
- Regulation for Training and Professional Experience Creditation
- Fees Table
- Guide for Payment Values
- Guide for On-Line Creditation
- On-Line Review Request Guide
Contacts
For more information, please consult SAC.ONLINE , the Online Services Desk for Academic Services.
Click here to see the service hours and contacts of Academic Services.