{"id":5388,"date":"2026-06-22T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T16:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/?page_id=5388"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T17:10:30","slug":"information-special-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/en\/information\/information-special-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for Special Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5388\" class=\"elementor elementor-5388\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e625790 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e625790\" 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-0deb201\" data-id=\"0deb201\" 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-45aa183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45aa183\" 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<p><b>Special students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are those enrolled only in individual courses, without formal affiliation with any USP Graduate Program.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At PPGET, candidates approved in the <\/span><b>second stage of the PPGET admission process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are accepted as special students.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following may also be admitted as special students, subject to approval by the course instructor(s):<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates admitted to other graduate programs at Poli;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USP undergraduate students;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pre-master\u2019s students;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular graduate students from institutions outside USP, with the following required documents:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letter from the supervisor explaining the relevance of the course to the student\u2019s research;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proof of regular enrollment issued by the home institution;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ID document (RG);<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undergraduate transcript and diploma;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Master\u2019s transcript and diploma (for doctoral students).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special students <\/span><b>do not have the same privileges as regular students<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">access to the Janus system (USP Graduate System),<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USP student ID cards,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUSP transportation card,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and other institutional benefits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bcc94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"44bcc94\" 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<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-7201\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7201\" 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\">ENROLLMENT<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7201\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the Polytechnic School, courses are offered in <\/span><b>three academic periods (quadrimesters)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrollment periods:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>February<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 courses of the 1st and 2nd periods<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>August<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2192 courses of the 3rd period<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrollment for special students is conducted <\/span><b>outside the Janus system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, through an electronic form.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Form:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enrollment Request Form (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requerimento de Matr\u00edcula<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <b>Period:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check the Graduate Academic Calendar or Agenda of the Polytechnic School.<\/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-7202\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7202\" 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\">ENROLLMENT CORRECTION (ADD\/DROP<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7202\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7202\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrollment correction includes adding or dropping courses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only students who requested enrollment in <\/span><b>February or August<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may request corrections.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Form:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Enrollment Request Form<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span> <b>Period:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Check the Graduate Academic Calendar.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u26a0 <\/span><b>Important:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If a student decides not to attend a course in which they are enrolled, they must formally request withdrawal. Otherwise, they will fail due to attendance.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>COURSES<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PPGET Courses:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/programa\/disciplinas\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/programa\/disciplinas\/<\/span><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Courses offered each term (PPGET and other programs) are available at:<\/span><\/p><p><b>Janus \u2192 Public Access \u2192 Offered Courses<\/b><\/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-7203\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7203\" 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\">ATTENDANCE AND GRADING<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7203\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7203\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimum attendance requirement:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u27a1 <\/span><b>75% attendance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in graduate courses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student performance is expressed using the following grading system:<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Grade<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Meaning<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Credits<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excellent<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit granted<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit granted<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Satisfactory<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit granted<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failed<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No credit<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approved in course taken outside USP<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Credit granted<\/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-7204\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-7204\" 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\">TRANSITION TO REGULAR STUDENT STATUS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-7204\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-7204\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Candidates approved in the <\/span><b>second stage of the PPGET admission process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> must submit a <\/span><b>Research Proposal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> approved by the assigned supervisor by the deadline established in the admission call.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The research proposal must:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">follow the official letterhead template (<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/ppget\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1532\/2025\/05\/Proposta-de-plano-de-pesquisa.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to download<\/a>);<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">be sent to <\/span><b>ppget.poli@usp.br<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for approval by CCP-PPGET.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If approved, the administrative office will complete the student\u2019s <\/span><b>regular enrollment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the program.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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>Special students are those enrolled only in individual courses, without formal affiliation with any USP Graduate Program. 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