{"id":5204,"date":"2026-06-16T14:15:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/?page_id=5204"},"modified":"2026-09-01T12:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T15:27:25","slug":"doctoral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/admission\/doctoral\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission to the Doctoral Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5204\" class=\"elementor elementor-5204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-928b323 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"928b323\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf058f9\" data-id=\"bf058f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c44e770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c44e770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Doctoral program of the Graduate Program in Transportation Engineering (PPGET) is a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stricto sensu<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> research-oriented program. Upon fulfilling all program requirements, the student will be awarded the title of <\/span><b>Doctor of Science<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum deadline for submission of the doctoral thesis is <\/span><b>56 months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and students must register for the qualification examination within <\/span><b>28 months<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from their initial enrollment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doctoral students holding a Master\u2019s degree from USP or recognized by USP must complete a minimum of credit units as follows:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><b>152 (one hundred fifty-two) credit units<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, of which 2 (thirty-two) credits in coursework and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">120 (one hundred twenty) credits in the thesis.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/09\/doctoral-2027-site.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6236 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/09\/doctoral-2027-site.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/09\/doctoral-2027-site.png 1200w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/09\/doctoral-2027-site-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/09\/doctoral-2027-site-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/09\/doctoral-2027-site-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/09\/doctoral-2027-site-400x210.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">New Public Notice!<\/span><\/h3><h3><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/08\/Edital-PTR_EPUSP-02-2026-DOUTORADO-PPGET-2027-e-ANEXO-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PUBLIC NOTICE N\u00ba 02\/2026 &#8211; PTR\/EPUSP 2027 e ANEXO I<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/08\/Edital-02-2026-PTR-EPUSP-DOE-24082026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Publication of Public Notice n\u00ba 02\/2026 in the DOE on August 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Doctoral Selection Process consists of three (3) stages:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>First Stage<\/strong> (ELIMINATORY):<\/span><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Written subject exam;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English language proficiency;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysis of the Lattes Curriculum Vitae and undergraduate and Master\u2019s academic transcripts<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Second Stage<\/strong> (ELIMINATORY): Oral examination (interview\/defense)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Third Stage<\/strong> (ELIMINATORY): Presentation of a research project proposal<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions: ppget.poli@usp.br<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237711e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"237711e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3711\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3711\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Application<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3711\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3711\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Application period: From 08:00 on 09\/01\/2025 until 23:59 on 08\/31\/2026.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Required Documents<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Photo ID and CPF<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undergraduate and Master\u2019s academic transcripts, including any course failures and\/or enrollment withdrawals<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undergraduate diploma (front and back)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Master\u2019s diploma (front and back) (see item 3.2) and a copy of the dissertation<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research proposal following FAPESP guidelines (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/fapesp.br\/253\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/fapesp.br\/253<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicant\u2019s Lattes Curriculum Vitae (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/lattes.cnpq.br<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One (1) recent 3\u00d74 photograph<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>ATTENTION!<\/strong><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete your application using a desktop computer.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not use a mobile phone, tablet, or similar device, as the form does not function properly on these devices.<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/Wkem3CwMD3urqson8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application Form \u2013 DOCTORAL 2027<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3712\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3712\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Affirmative Action (Self-Declaration)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3712\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3712\"><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The candidate may self-identify as Black, Brown (Pardo), or Indigenous. To do so, the candidate must attach the corresponding self-identification statement, according to the templates available on the official admissions webpage, to the electronic application form. The document must be signed using a digital signature through Gov.br. For foreign candidates, a certified digital signature will be accepted.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Indigenous candidates must submit their self-identification statement together with the RANI (Administrative Registry of Indigenous Birth), issued by FUNAI (National Foundation of Indigenous Peoples), or an Ethnic Belonging Statement signed by leaders of their respective community.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><strong>Heteroidentification:<\/strong>\u00a0The self-identification of Black and Brown (Pardo) candidates will be verified by a specific committee and a heteroidentification panel, in accordance with USP Resolution CoIP No. 8835. The color photograph of the candidate\u2019s face submitted with the application form will be used for this purpose at the time of application. Details regarding the heteroidentification panel will be sent by email to candidates who self-identify as Black or Brown (Pardo).<\/p><p>Candidates who self-identify in the application form as Black, Brown (Pardo), Indigenous, and\/or as belonging to families registered in the Brazilian Unified Registry for Social Programs (Cadastro \u00danico) will receive an additional one (1) point for each component of the final score (specific examination and analysis of the Lattes Curriculum and academic transcript).<\/p><p>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/08\/autodeclaracao-pessoa-indigena-2026.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Self-declaration form for Indigenous applicants<\/a><br \/>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/08\/autodeclaracao-pessoa-negra-parda-1-2026.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Self-declaration form for Black or Brown applicants<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3713\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3713\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">English Language Proficiency Exam (FFLCH)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3713\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3713\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The English proficiency exam is administered by the Interdepartmental Language Center of the School of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at USP.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exam is administered once per year and in person. The result is valid for two (2) years.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2026\/08\/Edital-2610-PPGET-MLog.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Public Notice 2610 PPGET-MLog<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/clinguas.fflch.usp.br\/proficiencia-ingles\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/clinguas.fflch.usp.br\/proficiencia-ingles<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions, please contact us at proficingles.fflch@usp.br or by phone at 3091-2417.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3714\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3714\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Accepted English Proficiency Certificates<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3714\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3714\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following certificates may be exceptionally accepted, provided they are valid or were issued up to three (3) years prior to the start of the Selection Process (whichever occurs first):<\/span><\/p><table style=\"width: 100%; height: 669px;\"><tbody><tr style=\"height: 48px;\"><td style=\"height: 48px; width: 57.9038%;\"><strong>Certificates<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"height: 48px; width: 29.0378%;\"><strong>Scoring<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"height: 48px; width: 11.6838%;\"><strong>Validity period<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alt\" style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 57.9038%;\">TOEFL \u2013 Institutional Testing Program (ITP)<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 29.0378%;\">\u00a0500 points<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 11.6838%;\">2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 57.9038%;\">TOEFL \u2013 Internet Based Test (IBT)\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 29.0378%;\">70 points<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 11.6838%;\">2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alt\" style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 57.9038%;\">IELTS\u00a0\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 29.0378%;\">5,5 points<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 11.6838%;\">2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 57.9038%;\">Cambridge First Certificate in English\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 29.0378%;\">B2\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 11.6838%;\">3 years<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alt\" style=\"height: 24px;\"><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 57.9038%;\">Cambridge Certificate of Advanced in English\u00a0\u00a0<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 29.0378%;\">C1<\/td><td style=\"height: 24px; width: 11.6838%;\">3 years<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 61px;\"><td style=\"height: 61px; width: 57.9038%;\" width=\"633\"><p>Cambridge\u00a0<em>Certificate of Proficiency in English<\/em><\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 61px; width: 29.0378%;\" width=\"633\"><p>C2<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 61px; width: 11.6838%;\">3 years<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alt\" style=\"height: 80px;\"><td style=\"height: 80px; width: 57.9038%;\" width=\"633\"><p><em>Certificate of Competency in English<\/em>\u00a0da Universidade de Michigan (FCE)<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 80px; width: 29.0378%;\" width=\"633\"><p>60%<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 80px; width: 11.6838%;\">3 years<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 104px;\"><td style=\"height: 104px; width: 57.9038%;\" width=\"633\"><p><em>Certificate of Proficiency in English<\/em>\u00a0da Universidade de Michigan (CPE e CPE\u00a0<em>Computer Based<\/em>)<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 104px; width: 29.0378%;\" width=\"633\"><p>60%<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 104px; width: 11.6838%;\">3 years<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"alt\" style=\"height: 56px;\"><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 57.9038%;\" width=\"633\"><p>Duolingo English Test<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 29.0378%;\" width=\"633\"><p>90 points<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 56px; width: 11.6838%;\">2 years<\/td><\/tr><tr style=\"height: 200px;\"><td style=\"height: 200px; width: 57.9038%;\" width=\"633\"><p>EF SET 50 (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.efset.org\/pt\">https:\/\/www.efset.org\/pt<\/a><\/u>\/) (Listening scores will not be considered). The applicant must record themselves while taking the exam and send the video file to ppget.poli@usp.br along with the certificate.<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 200px; width: 29.0378%;\" width=\"633\"><p>55 points (Reading)<\/p><\/td><td style=\"height: 200px; width: 11.6838%;\">3 years<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3715\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3715\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Administration of the Examination \u2013 1st Stage<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3715\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3715\"><ol start=\"1\" data-spread=\"true\"><li><strong>Candidates who apply in September and October:<\/strong><br \/><strong>Time:<\/strong> 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (candidates must arrive 30 minutes in advance).<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong> To be determined, at the facilities of the Polytechnic School of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP).<\/li><li><strong>Candidates who apply in the other months in which applications are open:<\/strong> the specific examination will be held within <strong>45 (forty-five) business days<\/strong> after the candidate&#8217;s application has been approved in the Selection Process.<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Candidates residing outside the State of S\u00e3o Paulo or abroad<\/strong> must indicate the faculty member(s), in accordance with the provisions of the Call for Applications, <strong>within 7 (seven) calendar days<\/strong>, by sending the information to the PPGET Secretariat at <a href=\"mailto:ppget.poli@usp.br\"><strong>ppget.poli@usp.br<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3716\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3716\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Schedule<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3716\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3716\"><table><tbody><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applications for the PPGET Selection Process:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 08:00 on 09\/01\/2025 to 23:59 on 08\/31\/2026<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publication of approved applications:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 30 business days from the maximum application deadline<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration for the English proficiency exam (FFLCH):<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From 14:00 on 09\/01\/2025 to 23:59 on 09\/30\/2025<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Payment deadline for the English proficiency exam:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Public Notice 2510 \u2013 Poli-PPGET<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English proficiency exam:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10\/21\/2025 from 14:30 to 16:30 \u2013 In person<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publication of approved candidates in the English proficiency exam:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 11\/06\/2025<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written subject exam:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 45 business days after application approval<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publication of approved candidates in the first stage:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 30 business days after the written exam<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second stage:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 30 business days after publication of first-stage results<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publication of approved candidates in the second stage:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within 30 business days after completion<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publication of approved candidates in the third stage:<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until the validity date of this Public Notice<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3717\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3717\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Calls and Results<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3717\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3717\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3718\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3718\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3718\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3718\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous exams \u2013 CCP-PPGET does not provide copies of past exams.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bibliography \u2013 There is no required bibliography.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English proficiency certificates \u2013 Only those listed in the Public Notices and within their validity period will be accepted.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result of the English Proficiency Exam administered by FFLCH is valid for two (2) years. To use a valid result, select the FFLCH exam option during the PPGET application and inform the year the exam was taken by email to ppget.poli@usp.br.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deadlines and Minimum Credits \u2013 See PPGET Regulations and related policies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions: ppget.poli@usp.br<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3719\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3719\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Previous Public Notices<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3719\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"9\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3719\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/admission\/doctoral\/previous-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Previous Public Notices<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Doctoral program of the Graduate Program in Transportation Engineering (PPGET) is a stricto sensu research-oriented program. 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