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Proficiency Exam

To join the Program, proof of proficiency in a foreign language will be required, no older than two years from the date of registration, in one of the following languages: English or French. The proficiency certificate must be submitted during the registration process for the selection process.

Proficiency in English will be proven by passing exams conducted by the following institutions:

Reading Comprehension – União Cultural Brasil-Estados Unidos: the minimum required score for the master’s is 50%, valid for two years from the date of the exam.

Educational Testing Service, which administers the TOEFL® – Test of English as a Foreign Language™, Internet Based Test – IBT (electronic): the minimum required score is 60 points, valid for two years from the date of the exam.

Reading Test in English for Candidates for Postgraduate Courses, conducted by Cultura Inglesa, Pinheiros branch, exclusively for the USP School of Medicine, with a minimum score of 50 points. Check the website of the School of Medicine.

Test of English for Academic Purposes – TEAP – administered by TESE PRIME, with a minimum score of 50 points.

Certificates from the Aliança Francesa (DELF, DALF, TCF, and TEF) with a minimum score of 6.0 (six).

Proficiency in Portuguese, required for foreign candidates, may be proven within up to 12 (twelve) months from the start of the student’s period in the course:

  1. a) by passing the CELPE-Bras test – Certificate of Proficiency in Portuguese Language for Foreigners, conducted by institutions certified by the Ministry of Education of Brazil, requiring the intermediate level;
  2. b) by an Examination Committee appointed by the CCP, composed of three members holding a Doctorate degree;
  3. c) by the Language Center of the USP School of Philosophy, Languages, and Literature and Human Sciences, with a “Sufficient” rating. The validity of the exams is two years from the date of their completion.

Candidates who can prove they have completed an undergraduate degree in Literature at a higher education institution, with a specialization in one of the languages required by the Program, may be exempted from the foreign language proficiency test.

UPDATED ON MARCH 15, 2025.