School calendar - School of Arts - 2025-2026
| Fall semester September 2025 - July 2026 |
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| 1st September | Start of the Academic Year |
| 4th September | Welcoming new students at Centro Regional do Porto Merit Scholarships Award Ceremony |
| September 8 | Starts Bachelor's classes |
| September 11 - 13 | Panorama #25 |
| September 15 | Starts Master's classes |
| October 13 | Opening of the 2025/2026 Academic Year National Ceremony for the awarding of course licences to 2024/2025 graduates |
| November 17 e 18 | Bachelor's Diploma Award Ceremony |
| November 21 e 22 | Master's Diploma Award Ceremony |
| December 15 to January 4 | Christmas Holiday Break |
| January 5 to 17 | Completion period for Continuous Evaluation - Bachelors |
| Until January 31 | Deadline for submission of Dissertation/Project/ Internship Proposals - 2nd year Master students |
| January 20 | Last day of Fall semester classes - Masters |
| January 20 to 27 | Completion period for Continuous Evaluation - Masters |
| February 1 | UCP National Day |
| Spring semester February 2026 - July 2026 |
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| Februart 6 | Sessão Solene por ocasião do Dia Nacional da UCP (entrega de cartas e insígnias doutorais) |
| February 9 | Start of the 2nd Semester - Bachelors and Masters |
| February 17 | Carnival break |
| April 2 to 6 | Easter break |
| April 13 | Classes resume |
| May 2 to 9 | Queima das Fitas break |
| May 30 | End of Bachelor's classes |
| June 1 to 12 | Completion period for Continuous Evaluation - Bachelors and Masters |
| June 15 to July 26 | Normal and Appeal Exams of the 2nd Semester - Bachelors and Masters |
| Until July 26 | Deadline for submission of Dissertation/Project/ Internship Projects |
| July 31 | End of the school year |
| September 8 to 12 | Special Exams Season - Bachelors |
