Information for Faculty

Must comply with the requirements established in Section X – Supervisors and Co-supervisors of the PPGET Regulations, items X.6 or X.7.

Must comply with the requirements established in Section X – Supervisors and Co-supervisors of the PPGET Regulations, item X.8.

Must comply with the requirements established in Section X – Supervisors and Co-supervisors of the PPGET Regulations, item X.9.

  • Accreditation form completed by the co-supervisor – Click here to download the templat
  • Updated Lattes CV of the co-supervisor;
  • Student research plan;
  • Formal request from the supervisor including a detailed justification demonstrating the complementary role of the co-supervisor in relation to the supervisor within the student’s research project.

(VI.1 Discipline Accreditation – PPGET Regulations)

Orientation from Câmara Curricular of PRPG below:

Ofício Circ.CoPGr/11/2026 – Circular normativa – proposal and reaccreditation of disciplines (Portuguese only)

Orientations for Discipline Proposal and Reaccreditation request (Portuguese only)

  • Upon request by the instructor: the cancellation must be requested before the discipline starting date via ppget.poli@usp.br, which will forward it for approval by the CCP-PPGET;
  • Cancellation due to insufficient enrollment may occur if fewer than 5 students are registered.

Submission guidelines:

  • The proposal must be submitted by the supervisor;
  • Submit close to or before the student’s thesis/dissertation submission, and no later than 10 days after submission, in order to meet the deadline for approval by the Graduate Committee (CPG);
  • Number of members:
    • Qualification Exam (Master’s or PhD): 3 regular members and 3 alternates;
    • Master’s Defense: 3 regular members and 3 alternates;
    • PhD Defense: 5 regular members and 5 alternates (must comply with Article 89 – §4: the majority of examiners must be external to the Graduate Program, with at least one external to the School/Unit);
  • Lattes or Google Scholar link (for international members);
  • Members must have recent scientific production or a justification must be sent to ppget.poli@usp.br;
  • The proposal must be submitted via the official form.