Step by Step

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ENROLLMENT
  └─ Enter the program
  └─ Advisor may or may not be defined
  └─ First enrollment is done at the graduate secretariat
60 DAYS
└─ Submit Formative Track Plan
└─ Indicate list of 4 potential assessors
└─ Forms available in Sabiá for both
└─ Assessor is designated by CCP
UP TO 6 MONTHS
└─ Define advisor (mandatory)
└─ Recommended: define within first 2 months, if possible
└─ If not defined on time, CCP assigns an advisor
1st SEMESTER
└─ Required courses: QFL5930 + QFL5939 (4 cr)
└─ Courses from clusters [B] (Basic) and [C] (Conceptual)
└─ Technical training and internships, if any
2nd SEMESTER
└─ Courses from any cluster: [A] (Advanced), [F] (Frontier), [TT] (Cross-cutting Topics) or [S] (Topics)
└─ Technical training and internships, if any
└─ Complete course credits
UP TO MONTH 10
└─ Maximum deadline for qualification enrollment
└─ Requirements: 24 cr + B1 proficiency
└─ If applying for DD scholarship: 30 cr, 80% A, no C/R, DD scholarship application submitted or scholarship already granted
└─ Exam occurs within 60 days after enrollment
MONTH 12
└─ Deadline for co-advisor request
MONTH 24
└─ Dissertation submission
MAX 30 MONTHS
└─ With extension (180 days, in exceptional circumstances)

Required Courses

Critical Milestones

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ENROLLMENT
  └─ With defined advisor (mandatory)
60 DAYS
└─ Submit research plan
└─ Indicate list of 4 potential assessors
└─ Assessor is designated by CCP
1st SEMESTER
└─ Required courses: QFL5930 + QFL5940 (4 cr)
└─ Courses from clusters [B], [C]
└─ Technical training and internships, if any
2nd SEMESTER
└─ Courses from clusters [A], [F], [TT], [S]
└─ Technical training and internships, if any
MONTH 24
└─ Qualification (minimum 32 cr + B1 proficiency)
└─ Deadline for co-advisor request
└─ Recommended to take required course QFL5942 before qualification (2 cr; note: 32 cr required for enrollment, not all required courses completed)
UP TO MONTH 56
└─ Thesis submission
MAX 60 MONTHS
└─ With extension (120 days, in exceptional circumstances)

Required Courses

Critical Milestones

Visual Roadmap

ENROLLMENT
  └─ With defined advisor (mandatory)
60 DAYS
└─ Submit research plan
└─ Indicate list of 4 potential assessors
└─ Assessor is designated by CCP
1st SEMESTER
└─ Required courses: QFL5930 + QFL5939 + QFL5940 + QFL5942 (8 cr)
└─ Courses from clusters [B], [C]
└─ Technical training and internships, if any
2nd SEMESTER
└─ Courses from clusters [A], [F], [TT], [S]
└─ Technical training and internships, if any
MONTH 24
└─ Deadline for co-advisor request
MONTH 30
└─ Qualification (minimum 40 cr + B1 proficiency)
MONTH 60
└─ Thesis submission
MAX 66 MONTHS
└─ With extension (180 days, in exceptional circumstances)

Required Courses

Critical Milestones

Migration Information

The 2026 Regulations came into effect on January 9, 2026. Students already enrolled will have until April 9, 2026 (90 days after publication, as per CoPGr Resolution No. 8928, of January 9, 2026) to opt for migration.

Migration characteristics:

• The choice is irrevocable
• Upon migrating, the student assumes the new deadlines and requirements
• Everyone must indicate an assessor along with the research plan (60 days)

Why Master’s Students Under 2020 Should NOT Migrate

Master’s 2020

60 DAYS
  └─ Research plan + list of assessors. All students will have until **April 9, 2026** to submit documentation in Sabiá. The program will no longer use the SIAD system, but the project can be the same one submitted there. Ad hoc assessment will be replaced by the new open assessment model.
MONTH 18
└─ Qualification (minimum 22 cr + proficiency)
MONTH 28
└─ Deadline for co-advisor
MONTH 36
└─ Dissertation submission
MAX 40 MONTHS
└─ With extension (4 months)

Required courses (6 cr):

• QFL5930 or QBQ5744 (2 cr)
• QFL5939 (2 cr)
• QFL5940 (2 cr)

Doctorate 2020

60 DAYS
  └─ Research plan + list of assessors. All students will have until **April 9, 2026** to submit documentation in Sabiá. The program will no longer use the SIAD system, but the project can be the same one submitted there. Ad hoc assessment will be replaced by the new open assessment model.
MONTH 24
└─ Qualification (minimum 32 cr + proficiency)
MONTH 44
└─ Deadline for co-advisor
MONTH 56
└─ Thesis submission
MAX 60 MONTHS
└─ With extension (4 months)

Required courses (6 cr):

• QFL5930 or QBQ5744 (2 cr) — waived if already taken during Master’s
• QFL5941 (2 cr)
• QFL5942 (2 cr)

Direct Doctorate 2020

60 DAYS
  └─ Research plan + list of assessors. All students will have until **April 9, 2026** to submit documentation in Sabiá. The program will no longer use the SIAD system, but the project can be the same one submitted there. Ad hoc assessment will be replaced by the new open assessment model.
MONTH 30
└─ Qualification (minimum 38 cr + proficiency)
MONTH 54
└─ Deadline for co-advisor
MONTH 68
└─ Thesis submission
MAX 72 MONTHS
└─ With extension (4 months)

Required courses (10 cr):

• QFL5930 or QBQ5744 (2 cr)
• QFL5939 (2 cr)
• QFL5940 (2 cr)
• QFL5941 (2 cr)
• QFL5942 (2 cr)

Note for All 2020 Students

All students, regardless of regulations, must indicate an assessor along with the research plan (the 60-day deadline after enrollment has been extended to April 9, 2026).

Submission Deadlines

Qualification Deadlines

Credits for Qualification

Can I enter the Master’s without a defined advisor?

Yes, under the 2026 Regulations. You have 60 days to submit the Formative Track Plan and up to 6 months to define the advisor. Under the 2020 Regulations, the advisor must be defined at the time of enrollment.

What happens if I miss a deadline?

The deadlines are strict. Failure to submit the research plan within 60 days, failure to complete qualification on time, or failure to submit within the maximum deadline results in dismissal from the Program.

Can I change from Master’s to Direct Doctorate?

Yes. At qualification, you can request the transition to Direct Doctorate. If you wish to apply for a scholarship, the requirements are: 30 credits (100%), grade A in at least 80% of courses (no C/R), and DD scholarship application submitted or scholarship already granted. See Transfer.

Do I need English proficiency to enter?

No. Proficiency is not required for admission. You must prove it (B1 level) by the time of qualification enrollment.