Ocean Sciences
Licenciatura (bachelor's degree) · 3 yrs · Ponta Delgada (year 1); Horta (years 2–3)
One approved entrance-exam set is required; 2026 options used biology, physics and chemistry, geography or mathematics.
Sciences
Ponta Delgada and Horta · Portugal · Public university
Universidade dos Açores
Public island university in the Azores; Ocean Sciences is fully taught in English across Ponta Delgada and Horta.
- In English
- 1 programme
- City
- Ponta Delgada and Horta
- Apply via
- Concurso Nacional de Acesso
- Founded
- 1976
Deadlines
Not published yetWatch uac.pt
What you could study here
What it asks of IB students
EU/EEA citizens use Portugal's national contest. The 2026 entrance-exam sets used biology, physics and chemistry, geography or mathematics; 2027 IB equivalences are not published yet.
Where it says so
Worth knowing
The 2027 national-contest calendar and IB exam-equivalence table are not published yet.
All 3 notes
- The 2027 national-contest calendar and IB exam-equivalence table are not published yet.
- Half of the 2026 places carried an Azores regional preference; the programme still admitted through the national contest.
- The course requires moving from São Miguel to Faial after the first year.
Sources
- University of the Azores — Ocean Sciences (fully taught in English; curriculum and campuses) — checked 2026-09-29
- DGES — Ocean Sciences, UAc 0160/A017 (180 ECTS, exams, formula and 14 places) — checked 2026-09-29
- DGES — 2025 first-phase placement statistics (last placed 138.0/200) — checked 2026-09-29
- DGES — Calendário Concurso Nacional de Acesso 2026 — checked 2026-09-29