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Universidade dos Açores · Portugal

Ocean Sciences

A three-year science degree in Ponta Delgada (year 1); Horta (years 2–3).

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Where
Ponta Delgada (year 1); Horta (years 2–3)Portugal
Degree
Licenciaturabachelor's degree
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
Not published yet2026: IB candidates (exam substitution): 20–29 July
Last cut-off
13.80 of 202025 · 14 places
EU/EEA fee
Not recorded yet
More facts
Degree
Licenciaturabachelor's degree
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

Not published yet2026: IB candidates (exam substitution): 20–29 July

Every date in Portugal

What it is

Oceanography, marine ecosystems, climate, data and field methods in the mid-Atlantic. The 180-ECTS degree is fully taught in English, with its first year in Ponta Delgada and the next two in Horta.

What you need

  • One approved entrance-exam set is required; 2026 options used biology, physics and chemistry, geography or mathematics. Check the 2027 CNAES IB-equivalence table before applying.
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Universidade dos Açores

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

Its entry requirements

Check it on uac.pt

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    National contest: 50% final school grade and 50% entrance exam(s), with at least 95 of 200 in each and overall. 2026 criteria.
The last cut-off

Last admitted in 2025: 13.80 out of 20.

A past result, not a prediction.

Where it is published

Sources (3)
  1. Ocean Sciences at UAc — checked 2026-09-29
  2. Entry requirements
  3. Cut-off, 2025

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