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The following information is intended for internal university use and has been provided as a reference for graduate admissions only.

International applicants should be directed to the public page.
Requirements for Brazil

Brazil

International Admission Requirements

Admission to Graduate Certificate or Diploma

Minimum Equivalent Qualifications

For admission to a Graduate Certificate or Diploma the requirement is a degree equivalent to a 51社区黑料 4-year bachelor鈥檚 degree with a minimum overall grade equivalent to a B-.

Admission to Master's Program

Minimum Equivalent Qualifications

For admission to a master鈥檚 program, the qualifications listed are normally recognized as equivalent to a 51社区黑料 4-year bachelor鈥檚 degree with minimum overall grade requirements.

Required Credential or Degree

Bacharel, Licenciado/Licenciatura, titulo or professional title (e.g. Engenheiro requiring 4 years of study)

Minimum Overall Academic Standing

8 on a 10-point scale;
MB on letter grade scale

Admission to Doctoral Program

Required Credential or Degree

Mestrado/Mestre

Minimum Overall Academic Standing

8 on a 10 point scale;
MB on letter grade scale

English Language Proficiency Test

Applicants with a degree from this country are required to submit proof of English language competency.

Education System

Language(s) of Instruction

Portuguese 

Grading System

Grading systems vary widely (alpha, numeric, percentage). It is important to note which grading scale is used by the institution issuing the transcript. The 10-Point scale may be the most common.

10-Point Scale A

Grade Scale Percentage Description  
A 9-10 90-100% Excelente Excellent
B 7-8.99 70-89.99% Bom Good
C 5-6.99 50-69.99% Aceptable Average
D 3-4.99 30-49.99% Suficiente Sufficient
F 0-2.99 0-29.99% Deficiente Fail

10-Point Scale B

Grade Scale Description
A 8.5-10 Excellent
BB 7.5-8.4 Good
B 6.5-7.4 Average
C 5-6.4 Pass

10-Point Scale C

Grade Scale Description
A 9-10 Excellent
BB 7-8.9 Good
B 5.69 Average

10-Point Scale D

U.S. Grade Grade Scale Description   Notes
A SS 9-10 Superior Superior  
B MS 7-8.99 惭茅诲颈辞 Superior Medium Superior  
C MM 5-6.99 惭茅诲颈辞 Medium  
F MI 3-4.99 惭茅诲颈辞 Inferior Medium Inferior Fail
F II 0-2.99 Inferior Inferior Fail

Letter Grade Scale

U.S. Grade Grade Description  
A E Excelente Excellent
A- MB Muito Bom Very Good
B B Bom Good
C S Aceptable Average
C R Aceptable Average
F I Deficiente Fail
F D Deficiente Fail

5-Point Scale

Scale Percentage Description  
5 90-100% Superior Excellent
4 75-89% Medio Superior Above Average
3 60-74% Medio Average
2 50-59% Medio Inferior Below Average
1 0-49% Insufficient Fail

Fast Track Admission

The institutions listed for Fast Track Admission have been selected based on our familiarity with applicants from these schools, and their placement on the overall academic world rankings of universities.

Applicants whose most-recently awarded credential  is from an institution are eligible for fast-track admission at this time.
Applicants from these institutions are only eligible for fast-track admissions to specified disciplines.

Fast Track Admissions

Fast Track Admission Institutions

  •  Brazilian Center for Research in Physics (CBPF)
  •  Federal University of ABC
  •  Federal University of Amazonas
  •  Federal University of Campina Grande
  •  Federal University of Lavras
  •  Federal University of Rio Grande
  •  Federal University of S茫o Jo茫o del-Rei
  •  Federal University of S茫o Paulo
  •  Federal University of Technology - Paran谩
  •  Federal University of Tri芒ngulo Mineiro
  •  Federal University of Uberl芒ndia
  •  Federal University of Vi莽osa
  •  Get煤lio Vargas Foundation
  •  Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IMPA)
  •  National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA)
  •  National Institute for Space Research (INPE)
  •  Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
  •  Pontifical Catholic University of Paran谩
  •  Rio de Janeiro State University
  •  S茫o Paulo State University
  •  State University of Maring谩
  •  Technological Institute of Aeronautics
  •  Universidade de Brasili
  •  Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP)
  •  Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
  •  Universidade Estadual de Londrina (FUEL)
  •  Universidade Estadual Paulista 'Julio de Mesquita Filho' (UNESP)
  •  Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
  •  Universidade Federal de Goias (UFG)
  •  Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
  •  Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT)
  •  Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sol (UFMS)
  •  Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (UFOP)
  •  Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)
  •  Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  •  Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
  •  Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
  •  Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos (UNSCAR)
  •  Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo (UFES)
  •  Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR)
  •  Universidade Federal do Para (UFPA)
  •  Universidade Federal do Piaui (UFPI)
  •  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
  •  Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
  •  Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE)
  •  Universidade Estado do Rio de Janiero (UERJ)

Recognized Institutions

  • Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Minas Gerais
  • Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Sao Paulo (PUC-SP)
  • Universidade de Santa Ursula
  • Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)
  • Universidade Estadual do Ceara (UECE)
  • Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)
  • Universidade Federal do Maramhao (UFMA)
  • Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janiero (UFRRJ)
  • Universidade Gama Filho
  • Universidade Mackenzie

Admission Notes

  • A list of all accredited programmes is also available at the website of the Brazilian Ministry of Education (e-MEC). It is possible to search by institution, or by programme.  It's currently only available in Portuguese. See  (go to "Consulta Avancada" tab)
  •  (the Coordena莽茫o de Aperfei莽oamento de Pessoal de N铆vel Superior) is the Brazilian Federal Agency for the Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education
  • The 3 year Titulo the Tecnologo credential is more vocationally based and gives access to professional master鈥檚 degrees in Brazil only, not academic master's degrees. It is not acceptable for graduate-level study at SFU.