Bachelor's in Economics

Step 1 – Apply to the Mathematics exam (a written exam to access the Over 23 special contest) through the online form made available in this page.

To apply to the Mathematics Exam, candidates should submit their application through the online form available in this page and pay an application fee of 60 €. 

The Over 23 Mathematics exam covers the same topics of the Portuguese Mathematics A course. On the day of the exam, candidates will have to bring their ID/Passport with them. Otherwise, they won’t be able to take the exam. 

The candidates who obtain less than ten values (out of 20) on the Mathematics exam will not be considered for the Over 23 special contest.  

Step 2 – The candidates approved on the Mathematics Exam confirm their application to the Over 23 Special Contest by paying another application fee of 70 €. They will occupy the vacancies available in accordance with the following criteria:

A.    Grade on the Mathematics Exam – 80 %
B.    Curriculum Vitae – 5 %
C.    Motivation letter – 5 %
D.    English Knowledge (minimum of B2), demonstrated by a British Council certificate or equivalent (the certificate should state the level attained according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) – 10 %.

The final list of approved candidates will be published at Nova SBE and at this website.  

• Copy of ID;
• Curriculum Vitae;
• Motivation letter where the candidate explains why he/she wants to apply to a bachelor degree at Nova SBE;
• Honor statement in which the applicant declares that it is not the holder of the legal requirements to enroll in a bachelor's degree in Portugal, according to the subsection a) of n.º 5 of article 12.º of the Law n.º 46/86, of October 14^th (“Lei de Bases do Sistema Educativo”), changed by the Laws n.º 115/97, of September 19^th, and 49/2005, of August 30^th;
• Certificate of English proficiency (minimum B2 level) issued by the British Council or an equivalent institution, according to the “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages”;
• Additional documents such as diplomas, certificates or recommendation letters that you find useful to prove your qualifications and curriculum.

Note: An English Certificate is not mandatory. However, it is advisable that all students possess the B2 English level given that the entire Bachelor's degree is entirely taught in English from the second year onwards.

• Decree no. 854-A/99 - Regulation of Special Contests (in Portuguese);
• Decree no. 64/2006 (in Portuguese);
• Internal Regulation: Resolution no. 24/2006 (DR – II Série, April 26^th, 2006) (in Portuguese);

• Over 23 Mathematics Exam 2018.