Sao Paulo Business School of Fundacao Getulio Vargas - Commerce

• Only Bachelor of Commerce and MBA (UBCV) students are eligible to apply to this partner university

Term dates

• UBC Term 1 (FGV Semester 2, Spring): Late July to mid-December
• UBC Term 2 (FGV Semester 1, Fall): February to late June
• UBC Full Year (FGV Semester 2 + 1): Late July - June
• UBC Split Year (FGV Semester 1 + 2): February - June

Areas of study available:

• Commerce (UBCV)

Course availability and restrictions

• There are two modules in the International Program in Management (IPM) with around 7 2-credit courses offered within each module
• Students who are approved for 8 courses can receive the International Program in Management Certificate

Course Information Website

Course equivalency Formula

• Same as UBC

Course load Information

• Undergraduate Students can enroll in subjects of the undergraduate courses
• Graduate Students can enroll in graduate courses
• Minimum number of credits: 12 (usually 3 courses)
• Attendance is mandatory

Transfer credit

The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)

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Additional note for language of instruction

• No Portuguese language test requirement
• FGV/EESP believes that partner universities will select students able to attend classes in Portuguese, or will only attend classes that are being offered in English
• 30 hours of an Intensive Portuguese Language Course is offered for free, but with no credits given for the course - usually begins 2nd week of classes (this class is not mandatory)
• For English, it is expected that students have a level equivalent to TOEFL ibt 90
• All courses in the International Program in Management (IPM) are taught in English