Selection Process and Enrollment

09/05/2020 Vitor Luiz de Araujo

SELECTION PROCESS AND REGISTRATION

All required forms for registration are available on the program webpage:

(https://fcfrp.usp.br/en/ensino/pos-graduacao/ciencias-farmaceuticas/pcf-formularios/). Applications must be submitted by email to: ppg.cfrp@usp.br.

 

TÓPICS FOR SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE TEST

– MEDICATIONS AND COSMETICS

– NATURAL AND SYNTETHIC PRODUCTS

 

Call for applications PPG-CF 01/2026  Admission of new students to the MASTER’S COURSE – 2nd semester of 2026 – SCHEDULE

 

EVENT DATA/PERIOD
– Registration for the Selection Process March 23,2026 to April 10, 2026
– Heteroidentification Period April 13, 2026 to April 28, 2026
– Document verification period April 29-30, 2026
– Publication of approved registrations May 4, 2026
– Specific Knowledge Test (eliminatory and classificatory) May 06, 2026, at 9:00 AM
– Publication of the List of Candidates Approved in the Specific Knowledge Test May 11, 2026
– Curriculum analysis and interview (eliminatory and classificatory) May 12 -15, 2026
– Publication of preliminary result of the selection process May 19, 2026
– Appeals may be filed May 20, 2026, until 11:59 PM
– Final Result of the selection process May 26, 2026
– Enrollment Period July 01-13, 2026, from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 1:30 PM to 4 PM

– Proof of English language proficiency is mandatory at the time of registration.

– Applicants to the master’s program must demonstrate English proficiency sufficient to read and understand academic texts in English. The minimum scores required for acceptance of each exam, for both general applicants and candidates eligible for affirmative action, are listed below:

 

 

EXAM Score / Minimum required level
General competition Affirmative Actions
TEAP – Test of English for Academic Purposes 65 62
WAP – Writing for Academic Purposes 55 52
TOEFL ITP – Test of English as a Foreign Language – Institutional Testing Program 530 503,5
IELTS – International English Language Testing System 4,5 4,3
MICHIGAN – Michigan English Test 155 147
CAMBRIDGE – Cambridge English Qualifications B2 First B1 Preliminary
EF-SET – EF Standard English Test (50 min-EF-SET)* 50 * 47,5 *
Duolingo – Duolingo English Test 95 90
FUVEST 21 20

* If the candidate chooses to take the free English proficiency exam (EF Standard English Test – 50 min EF-SET), they must express their interest by April 2, 2026, by sending an email to ppg.cfrp@usp.br, with the subject: “Expression of interest in the 50 min Proficiency Exame-EF-SET”. The test will be conducted remotely on the EF-SET platform, under program supervision via Google Meet, until April 9, 2026. Only certificates from the EF-SET exam taken on the date established by the program and under remote supervision will be accepted. (See the full call for applications)

Call for applications PPG-CF 02/2026 – Admission of new students to the DOCTORAL and DIRECT DOCTORAL – 2nd semester of 2026 – SCHEDULE

CORRECTION Notice PPG-CF 02/2026 – TIMELINE

 

EVENT DATA/PERIOD
– Registration for the Selection Process March 23,2026 to April 10, 2026
– Heteroidentification Period April 13, 2026 to April 28, 2026
– Document verification period April 29- 30, 2026
– Publication of approved registrations May 4, 2026
– Specific Knowledge Test (eliminatory and classificatory) May 06, 2026 at 9:00 AM
– Publication of the List of Candidates Approved in the Specific Knowledge Test May 11, 2026
– Project presentation, Curriculum analysis and interview (eliminatory and classificatory) May 12-15, 2026
– Publication of preliminary result of the selection process May 19, 2026
– Appeals may be filed May 20, 2026, until 11:59 PM
– Final Result of the selection process May 26, 2026
– Enrollment Period July 01 to September 30, 2026, from 10 AM to 12 PM and from 1:30 PM to 4 PM

– Proof of English language proficiency is mandatory at the time of registration.

–  Applicants to the doctoral and/or direct doctoral programs must demonstrate English language proficiency that enables them, at a minimum, to read, write, interpret, and understand oral communications in English. The minimum scores required for acceptance of each exam, for both general applicants and candidates eligible for affirmative action, are listed below:

EXAM

 

 Score / Minimum required level
General competition General competition
WAP Plus – Writing for Academic Purposes 75 71
TOEFL ITP – Test of English as a Foreign Language – Institutional Testing Program 550 522,5
IELTS – International English Language Testing System 6,0 5,7
MICHIGAN – Michigan English Test 170 161,5
CAMBRIDGE – Cambridge English Qualifications C1 Advanced B2 First
EF-SET – EF Standard English Test (90 min-EF-SET)* 60 * 57 *
Duolingo – Duolingo English Test 125 119

* If the candidate chooses to take the free English proficiency exam (EF Standard English Test-90 min-EF-SET), they must express their interest by April 2, 2026, by sending an email to ppg.cfrp@usp.br, with the subject: “Expression of interest in the 90 min Proficiency Exame-EF-SET”. The test will be conducted remotely on the EF-SET platform, under program supervision via Google Meet, until April 9, 2026. Only certificates from the EF-SET exam taken on the date established by the program and under remote supervision will be accepted. (See the full call for applications)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

– Other English language proficiency exams may be evaluated by the CCP-CF upon request from the candidate submitted before the application deadline (See the full call for applications)

– For the validation of certificates not listed in this Call for applications, candidates must send an email at least three days before submitting their application, including: (i) a letter requesting validation, and (ii) the certificate to be analyzed, including its correlation with the CEFR scale. Candidates who submit certificates not listed in this Call for applications without prior validation request will have their application rejected.

– Foreign applicants from countries where English is the official language, who have resided there for at least 18 months, duly proven, are exempt from submitting proof of English proficiency.

– The Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences is not responsible for applications not received within the deadline due to any eventuality (for example, possible technical problems, communication failures, as well as other factors that prevent date transfer, etc.).

–  The documents required for enrollment are listed in full call for applications, along with the corresponding guidelines.