Courses

The complete course catalog and offering schedule can be consulted in the Janus System:

• Program course catalog
• Courses offered this semester

Access the Janus System for enrollment and queries.

At USP graduate studies, courses are evaluated with the following grades:

Minimum attendance: Attendance of at least 75% in scheduled activities of each course is required for approval.

Failure: Courses in which the student failed may be retaken. Both grades appear on the academic transcript, but only the most recent is considered for credit completion purposes.

Grade submission deadline: Faculty have up to 60 days after course completion to submit grades to the system.

Program Regulation 2026

The Program’s course catalog is organized into six thematic cores. In the title of each course there is an index in brackets indicating which core it belongs to. For example, “Thermodynamics and Chemical Kinetics [C]” is a Conceptual course whose objective is to discuss the most general aspects of the topic and prepare the student to take “Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics [A]”, an Advanced core course.

This method allows analyzing alumni trajectories in terms of courses taken.

For more details and organization suggestions, see the Formative Tracks page.

Exemption: Doctorate students who completed mandatory courses during their Master’s in the same Program are exempt from retaking them. However, they must fulfill the minimum course credit load through other courses.

Mandatory courses should be taken in the first semester.

Course QFL5930 or QBQ5744 should be taken preferably in the first 12 months.

Exemption: Students who took QFL5930 or QBQ5744 in Master’s are exempt from this course in Doctorate.

All courses offered by the Program will be taught in English when there is at least one enrolled student who does not speak Portuguese. This policy:

• Promotes program internationalization
• Prepares students for international scientific communication
• Facilitates participation of foreign students and faculty

The Program maintains continuous course offering throughout the academic year. Courses have modular course loads, which:

• Aligns the academic calendar with international semesters
• Promotes global student mobility
• Facilitates compatibility with courses from partner institutions
• Allows greater flexibility in organizing the formative track

Course accreditation or re-accreditation is decided by the CCP based on:

• Analysis of the syllabus
• Compatibility with Program research lines
• Specific competence of instructors
• Detailed report from designated reviewer

Requirement: The faculty member responsible for the course must be accredited in the Program as an advisor.

Class cancellation may occur in two situations:

1. At instructor request: In case of force majeure, subject to CCP approval. The CCP has up to 10 calendar days to issue a decision.

2. Due to insufficient enrollment: When there are fewer than 3 students enrolled. Cancellation must be formalized before classes begin and the CCP decision must occur up to 2 business days before the scheduled start date.

Course enrollment cancellation may be requested by the student within deadlines established in the CPG-IQUSP academic calendar. Cancellation:

• Must be formally requested
• Does not count as failure
• The course does not appear on the academic transcript (if cancelled within the deadline)