Regulation of the Postgraduate Program in Literature (Portuguese Literature)

I - COMPOSITION OF THE PROGRAM COORDINATING COMMITTEE (CCP)

The CCP will have as full members 3 (three) full advisors accredited in the Program, one of them being the Coordinator and an alternate of the Coordinator, and 1 (one) student representative, each member having his alternate.

II - SELECTION CRITERIA

II.1 Foreign language proficiency:

   Proficiency in a foreign language will have an eliminatory character and will be required at the beginning of the selection process (second notice) for candidates to the Master’s and Doctorate, according to item V of this Regulation.

II.2. Requirements for the Master:

   The CCP will prepare and disseminate detailed information on the selection process in the form of a notice, published in the Official Gazette of the State and on the page of the Graduate Program and the Graduate Service.

   The CCP will establish a Selection Committee composed of members of the Program who will be responsible for conducting the selection process, except for the language proficiency test that will be in charge of the FFLCH/USP Language Center.

   The required documents and the application form will be included in the tender.

   The selection consists of:

1. Test of proficiency in foreign language.

2. Written proof of specific knowledge of Portuguese literature.

   The written proof of specific knowledge of Portuguese Literature is eliminatory, requiring for approval minimum grade five (5.0). The proof, with free consultation of bibliographic material, is based on points that, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, privilege authors, works and themes related to literary movements. The candidate is expected to present a critical view and not mere repetition of the available bibliography. Clarity, coherence and grammatical correction are also required. The points are, for the knowledge of the candidates, available in the Post-Graduation Sector of DLCV - FFLCH - USP. The test, prepared and applied by the Program Selection Committee, will be held on a previously scheduled date and time, according to the Notice.

3. Analysis and analysis of the Research Project that will have eliminatory character, requiring for approval minimum grade five (5.0).

The project must contain the following items: title, theme, delimitation of the problem to be investigated, hypotheses, justification, bibliography and schedule. The analysis of the project will take into account its insertion in the research lines of the Program, the interest and coherence of the proposal, the relevance and updating of the bibliography and the feasibility of the timeline presented.

Candidates who obtain a grade higher than or equal to five (5.0) may be accepted in the Program, subject to the availability of an advisor.

After the publication of the result of the Selection Process, and in its own form, available on the page of the Program, the candidate will indicate the intended advisor.

The advisors will be defined in a week dedicated to this purpose, through interviews with approved candidates, with date disclosed in the Notice, respecting the availability of vacancies and the lines of research of each teacher. Enrollment may be effected only with the acceptance of the intended advisor.

Foreign students living abroad must undergo the same selection process.

II.3 Requirements for the Doctorate

The CCP will prepare and disseminate detailed information about the selection process in the form of a notice, published in the Official Gazette of the State of São Paulo and on the page of the Graduate Program and the Graduate Service.

The CCP will establish a Selection Committee, composed of members of the Program, who will be responsible for conducting the selection process, except for the language proficiency test, which will be carried out by the FFLCH/USP Language Center.

The required documents and the application form will be included in the tender.

 The selection consists of:

1. Test of proficiency in foreign language.

2. Written proof of specific knowledge of Portuguese literature.

The written proof of specific knowledge of Portuguese Literature is eliminatory, requiring for approval minimum grade seven (7.0). The proof, with free consultation of bibliographic material, is based on points that, from the Middle Ages to the 21st century, privilege authors, works and themes related to literary movements. The candidate is expected to present a critical view and not mere repetition of the available bibliography. Clarity, coherence and grammatical correction are also required. The points are, for the knowledge of the candidates, available in the Post-Graduation Sector of DLCV - FFLCH - USP. The test, prepared and applied by the Program Selection Committee, will be held on a previously scheduled date and time, according to the Notice.

3. Analysis and oral guidance of the Research Project that will have eliminatory character, requiring for approval, minimum grade seven (7.0).

4. Analysis and interpretation of the Curriculum Lattes (Vitae, for foreigners) that will have an eliminatory character, requiring approval with a minimum grade of seven (7.0).

The project must contain the following items: title, theme, delimitation of the problem to be investigated, hypotheses, justification, bibliography and schedule. The analysis of the project will take into account its insertion in the research lines of the Program, the interest and coherence of the proposal, the relevance and updating of the bibliography and the feasibility of the timeline presented.

Candidates who obtain a grade of seven or more (7.0) may be accepted in the Program, subject to the availability of an advisor.

After the publication of the result of the Selection Process, and in its own form, available on the page of the Program, the candidate will indicate the intended advisor.

The advisors will be defined in a week dedicated to this purpose, through interviews with approved candidates, with date disclosed in the Notice, respecting the availability of vacancies and the lines of research of each teacher. Enrollment may be effected only with the acceptance of the intended advisor.

Foreign students living abroad must undergo the same selection process.

II.4 Requirements for the Direct Doctorate

The Graduate Program in Letters (Portuguese Literature) only accepts the transfer to Direct Doctorate of students enrolled at Master level, when, on the occasion of the Qualification exam, a majority of the members of the Examination Board are appointed and the candidate has sufficient time to comply with the requirements for such transfer.

III - DEADLINES

III.1 In the Master’s course, the deadline for filing the dissertation is 30 (thirty) months.

III.2 In the course of Doctorate, for the (a) holder(s) of the title of master, the deadline for filing the thesis is 54 (fifty four) months.

III.3 In the doctoral course, without obtaining a master’s degree (Direct Doctorate), the deadline for filing the thesis is 66 (sixty-six) months

III.4 In any of the courses, in duly justified exceptional cases, students may request an extension of time for a maximum period of 120 (one hundred and twenty) days. The extension of term will be granted only to the student who has completed the required totality of credits in subjects and has been approved in the Qualification Exam.

IV - MINIMUM CREDITS

IV.1 In the master’s course, 96 credits will be required to integrate the course, 24 of which must be completed in subjects and 72 in a dissertation.

IV.2 In the doctoral course, for the holder of the master’s degree, will be required to integrate the course, 168 credits, being 16 mandatory completed in subjects and 152 in thesis.

IV.3 In the direct doctoral course, 192 credits will be required for the integration of the course, 40 of which must be completed in subjects and 152 in thesis.

IV.4 A maximum of 7 (seven) credits may be awarded as special credits for the Master’s, Doctorate or Direct Doctorate courses. Such credits are specified in item XVII - Other Rules of this Regulation.

V- FOREIGN LANGUAGE

The candidate for the Master’s degree may choose, for the proficiency exam (which must be done at the beginning of the Selection Process with eliminatory character - item II.1), a foreign language among the following -  English, French, Italian, Spanish, German. The PhD candidate will be required two languages. The proficiency obtained in the Master will be considered and the student must be approved in another language.

1. For approval in foreign language proficiency, the candidate must demonstrate the ability to interpret text in the language(s) in which they have applied.

2. The foreign language proficiency exams will be conducted by the FFLCH Language Center, as specified in the annual notice. The minimum grade for passing exams is 7.0 (seven). The exam conducted by the FFLCH Language Center has a validity of 2 (two) years.

3. Candidates may also obtain proficiency in a foreign language if they pass one of the following tests, obtained no more than three (3) years after selection:

German: Groβ es Deutches Sprachdiplom, Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom, of the Goethe Institute; English: TOEFL, IELTS, Cambridge, Michigan; Spanish: CELU, DELE (Instituto Cervantes). ; Italian: CILS; French: Nancy 3 or DALF (Alliance Française); TCF (Cendotec).

The minimum grade or concept for acceptance of these exams will be published in a specific notice on the Courses’s website and in the Official Gazette of the State of São Paulo.

Other exams and their respective minimum marks may be analyzed by the CCP, upon request of the student.

4. In accordance with the USP Post-Graduation Regulations, foreign students are also required to have proficiency in the Portuguese language (proven at the beginning of the Selection Process - item II.1) demonstrated through an exam conducted by the FFLCH Language Center, having passed the advanced level, or through the Celpe-Bras (MEC) exam, approved at the advanced level.

VI - DISCIPLINES

VI.1 The accreditation or re-designation of subjects is based on analysis of the programmatic content, compatibility with the lines of research of the Course, bibliographic update, curriculum vitae of the ministers and opinion of a rapporteur, heard by the CCP;

VI.2. The responsible teacher must be accredited in the Course as a full advisor, being an active teacher of the Course or collaborator.

VII - CANCELLATION OF CLASSES

1. The cancellation of classes may occur at the request of the minister, for reasons of force majeure, approved by the CCP.

.2 The CCP shall issue an opinion on the request within a maximum of 10 days.

.3 The class cancellation due to lack of students will only occur if there is not the minimum number of enrolled regularly, as requested by the responsible for the discipline, before the beginning of classes established.

.4 The maximum deadline for CCP deliberation, according to the calendar, is up to 2 (two) days before the final date for the beginning of classes.

VIII - QUALIFICATION EXAM (EQ)

The qualification examination is required for both the Master’s and the Doctorate.

The registration for the qualification examination is the student’s responsibility and must be made within the maximum period established by the Course, in this Regulation (items VIII.1.1, VIII.2.1 and VIII.3.1)

The exam must be taken no later than 60 (sixty) days after registration.

The graduate student who does not take the exam in the period provided for his course, will be disconnected from the Course, according to item V of article 52 of the Regulation of Post-Graduation of USP. The Examination Committee, designated by the CCP, shall be constituted, both in the master’s course and in the doctoral course, by three members with a minimum degree of doctor, one of them being the advisor.

 

VIII.1 Master

VIII.1.1 The (A) Master’s student must register for said exam within a maximum period of 15 (fifteen) months after their first enrollment in the course, following the schedule established by the Course and published on the Course page on the Internet.

VIII.1.2. The objective of the Master’s Qualification exam is to evaluate the knowledge acquired by the student in the subjects studied and verify the intellectual maturity related to the development of his research project.

 

VIII.1.3. The following are mandatory requirements for taking the qualification examination:

Have completed all the credits required in Disciplines; Presentation of the Qualification Report that must contain: at least one chapter of the dissertation, besides treating and developing the following topics:

The Qualification Report shall be delivered to the Secretariat of Post-Graduation in three copies at the time of registration of the student(s) in said exam.

In light of these requirements, the Review Panel will examine and judge the relevance, evolution and feasibility of the proposal, as well as the clarity, coherence, correctness of oral and written expressions. The Examination Committee for the Qualification Examination in the Direct Doctorate will be composed of three members with a minimum degree of doctor, one of them being the advisor.

Will be considered passed in the qualification examination, the student who obtains approval of the majority of the members of the Judging Committee. The student who fails the qualification examination may repeat it only once, in a period not exceeding 60 (sixty) days for the registration and delivery of the new report and 60 (sixty) days for the performance of the new exam. If the failure persists, the student will be disconnected from the Course and receive a certificate of the courses taken.

-academic path in the graduate, including school history, achievement, subordination and/ or link of the subjects studied and the works presented with the research developed;

- research proposal and objectives of the work;

- the theoretical basis that underlies the work;

- preliminary results leading to the development and purpose of research;

- present evidence of the continuity of work, within the perspective of the completion of the thesis and within the established deadline.

-academic path in the graduate, including school history, achievement, subordination and/ or link of the subjects studied and the works presented with the research developed;

- research proposal and objectives of the work;

- the theoretical basis that underlies the work;

- preliminary results leading to the development and purpose of research;

- present evidence of the continuity of work, within the perspective of the completion of the thesis and within the established deadline.In light of these requirements, the Review Panel will examine and judge the relevance, evolution and feasibility of the proposal, as well as the clarity, coherence, correctness of oral and written expressions. The Examination Committee for the Doctoral Qualification Exam will be composed of three members with a minimum degree of doctor, one of them being the advisor.

The student who obtains the approval of the majority of the members of the Examining Board will be considered passed in the qualification examination. The student who fails the qualification examination may repeat it only once, in a period not exceeding 60 (sixty) days for the registration and delivery of the new report and 60 (sixty) days for the performance of the new exam. If the failure persists, the student will be disconnected from the Course and receive a certificate of the courses taken.

 

VIII.3 Direct Doctorate

VIII.3.1. The (A) Direct Doctorate student must register for the qualification examination within a maximum period of 33 (thirty-three) months after their first enrollment in the course, following the schedule established by the Course and published on the Course’s website.

VIII.3.2. The objective of the Direct Doctorate Qualification exam is to evaluate the knowledge acquired by the student in the subjects studied and verify the intellectual maturity related to the development of their research project.

.VIII.3.3. The following are mandatory requirements for taking the qualification examination:

have completed all the credits required in Disciplines; Presentation of the Qualification Report that must contain: a chapter of the thesis, as well as dealing with and developing the following topics:

-academic path in the graduate, including school history, achievement, subordination and/ or link of the subjects studied and the works presented with the research developed;

- research proposal and objectives of the work;

- the theoretical basis that underlies the work;

- preliminary results leading to the development and purpose of research;

- present evidence of the continuity of the work, within the perspective of the completion of the dissertation and within the established deadline.

The Qualification Report shall be delivered to the Secretariat of Post-Graduation in three copies at th time of registration of the student(s) in said exam.

In light of these requirements, the Review Panel will examine and judge the relevance, evolution and feasibility of the proposal, as well as the clarity, coherence, correctness of oral and written expressions.  The Examining Committee of the Qualification Examination, in the Master’s Degree, will be composed of three members with a minimum degree of doctor, one of them being the advisor.

Will be considered passed in the qualification examination, the student who obtains approval of the majority of the members of the Examining Board. The student who fails the qualification examination may repeat it only once, in a period not exceeding 60 (sixty) days for the registration and delivery of the new report and 60 (sixty) days for the performance of the new exam. If the failure persists, the student will be disconnected from the Course and receive a certificate of the courses taken.

 

VIII.2 Doctorate

VIII.2.1. The (A) PhD student must register for the qualification exam within a maximum period of 27 (twenty-seven) months after their first enrollment in the course, following the schedule established by the Course and published on the Course’s website.

VIII.2.2. The objective of the PhD qualification exam is to evaluate the knowledge acquired by the student in the subjects studied and verify the intellectual maturity related to the development of their research project.

VIII.2.3. The following are mandatory requirements for taking the qualification examination:

Have completed all the credits required in Disciplines; Presentation of the Qualification Report that must contain: a chapter of the thesis, as well as treating and developing the following topics:

-academic path in the graduate, including school history, achievement, subordination and/ or link of the subjects studied and the works presented with the research developed;

- research proposal and objectives of the work;

- the theoretical basis that underlies the work;

- preliminary results leading to the development and purpose of research;

- present evidence of the continuity of work, within the perspective of the completion of the thesis and within the established deadline.

The Qualification Report shall be delivered to the Secretariat of Post-Graduation in three copies at the time of registration of the student(s) in said exam.

In light of these requirements, the Review Panel will examine and judge the relevance, evolution and feasibility of the proposal, as well as the clarity, coherence, correctness of oral and written expressions. The Examination Committee for the Qualification Examination in the Direct Doctorate will be composed of three members with a minimum degree of doctor, one of them being the advisor.

Will be considered passed in the qualification examination, the student who obtains approval of the majority of the members of the Judging Committee. The student who fails the qualification examination may repeat it only once, in a period not exceeding 60 (sixty) days for the registration and delivery of the new report and 60 (sixty) days for the performance of the new exam. If the failure persists, the student will be disconnected from the Course and receive a certificate of the courses taken

ation Report shall be delivered to the Secretariat of Post-Graduation in three copies at the time of registration of the student(s) in said exam.

IX - TRANSFER OF AREA OF CONCENTRATION AND COURSE

1 Upon passing the Qualification Examination, and at the suggestion of the Examining Committee, the student may request a course transfer with the supervisor’s consent within a maximum period of 180 (one hundred eighty) days. The Review Panel should issue a detailed opinion, together with the CCPs involved. The CPG will review the request based on a detailed opinion, issued by a rapporteur on the student’s new research project and academic performance.

2 Once the transfer has been approved, the student will be subject to the deadlines and rules of the new course, remembering that, for the purpose of counting the deadline, the entry date in the first course will be considered.

3 For the change of level, the deadlines for the completion of the qualification examination and the minimum credits required for the qualification in the new course, including the concept required in language proficiency, shall be verified against the required level, according to item V of this Regulation. If this deadline has already been exceeded, there is no proof of foreign language proficiency or the minimum number of credits has not been met, the change will not be possible.

X - Unsatisfactory academic and scientific performance

X.1 In addition to the rules established in article 52 of the USP Post-Graduation Regulations, the student may be disconnected from the Graduate Course, in any of the courses, if he or she has an unsatisfactory academic performance, according to the specified in item XVII - Other Standards of this Regulation. The request for disconnection can be made by the advisor, by sending a detailed justification, in writing, about the student’s unproductivity.

X.2 The student may also be disconnected if one of the following occurs:

a. if there is no delivery of the annual report by the deadline set by the schedule established by the advisor, published by the graduate secretariat and on the Course’s website.

. failure of the activity report for two consecutive times.

X.3  The student who has failed his report must arrange for a new report to be submitted within 30 (thirty) days from the date of approval of the failure by the CCP.

X.4. The request for disconnection can be made by the advisor, by forwarding a detailed justification, in writing, about the student’s unproductivity. In these cases, the student must express himself through a written document sent to the CCP. The process should be analyzed by the CCP. In the event of the student’s appeal and sustain, it will be turned off.

XI - COUNSELORS AND CO-COUNSELORS

1 The decision on accreditation of an advisor will be based on his or her scientific performance. The professor will be evaluated for his ability to conduct a research project and generate publications in journals with qualification in the area. Your participation in congresses and post-doctoral internships will be considered. The coordination and participation of the professor in research projects will be valued.

XI.2 The Master’s and Doctoral advisor must necessarily assume didactic activities in the graduate course, teaching at least one discipline every 3 years.

.3 The maximum number of students per counsellor is ten (10). In addition, the counselor may co-mentor up to three (3) students.

.4 All applications for accreditation and re-accreditation of Advisors in the Portuguese Literature Post-Graduation Course must be analyzed by the CCP, which will issue an opinion, judging the applications based on the criteria listed below. The CCP’s decision will be approved by the CPG.

.5 For full accreditation, the lecturer must have supervised at least one master’s thesis or doctoral thesis and published at least one article in a national or international journal, book or book chapter, within the last five years;

XI.6 Accreditation to guide at the Master level:

- have taught at least one subject in graduate school;

- examination of the Curriculum Lattes, with emphasis on intellectual production (scientific and/ or artistic), it is expected that each teacher, per year, meets at least two of the following modalities: book organization, book chapter classified between L2 and L4, article and review in a national or foreign journal with peer review, classified between A1 and B1, complete work in annals of international congresses published abroad or in Brazil, translations of books or chapters, complete work published in conference annals, presentation of papers in congresses or similar events, conferences or lectures, articles or reviews published in newspapers and magazines, preface and organization of events.

- be linked to at least 1 research project.

XI.7. Accreditation to guide at PhD level:

- have taken to the defence at least one master’s degree;

- examination of the Curriculum Lattes, with emphasis on intellectual production (scientific and/ or artistic), it is expected that each teacher, per year, meets at least two of the following modalities:  book organization, book chapter classified between L2 and L4, article and review in a national or foreign journal with peer review, classified between A1 and B1, complete work in annals of international congresses published abroad or in Brazil, translations of books or chapters, complete work published in conference annals, presentation of papers in congresses or similar events, conferences or lectures, articles or reviews published in newspapers and magazines, preface and organization of events.

- be linked to at least 1 research project.

- have taught a subject in the Postgraduate at least every three (3) years.

XI. 9 Recreation of Counselors

a. Effective and regular participation in teaching, research and guidance, proven by the following criteria:

- have taught a subject in the Postgraduate at least every three (3) years.

- be linked to at least 1 research project.

- be orienting at Master’s and/or PhD level

. Intellectual Production (scientific and/ or artistic): follows the same criteria required in the accreditation of Master’s and Doctorate

Greater emphasis is placed on production quality. This criterion rests on two axes: innovation and contribution of the publication to studies in a particular discipline or area. This criterion is measured by the publication in national and international journals considered relevant; by the publication of books and congeners through academic and commercial publishers of recognized prestige.

XI.10 In applications for accreditation of external advisors (Young Researcher, Postdoctoral Student, Visiting Professor, Trainee Researcher and others) the following aspects should be observed:

- Detailed justification of the applicant regarding the innovative contribution of the project to the graduate course;

- Identification of the link of the interested person (ex: young researcher), mentioning the duration of the course and research line;

- Demonstrate the existence of infrastructure (physical, material and/or equipment);

- Demonstrate the existence of resources for financing the proposed project for orientation of the graduate;

 Manifestation of a teacher from the institution or supervisor, with the consent of the head of the department or equivalent, demonstrating agreement as to the use of space for the development of the requested orientation and the maintenance of conditions for the execution of the project of the graduate;

- Curriculum vitae of the interested party must include, if applicable, the completed and ongoing guidelines at USP and outside it.

- Demonstrate the functional situation and the institutional link of the interested party (if the interested party does not prove stable institutional link, the period of stay in FFLCH must be at least 75% of the maximum term for the deposit of the dissertation or thesis).

XI.11 Duration of accreditation:

The accreditation of advisors will be valid for a period of 5 (five years), and may be renewed for the same period.

XII - PROCEDURES FOR FILING THE DISSERTATION/THESIS

XII.1 The final work in the master’s course will be in the form of a dissertation, containing the following items:

- Cover with author’s name, title of the work, place and date;

- Back cover with name of the unit, name of the author, title of the work, name of the supervisor, place and date;

- Abstract in English

- Abstract in English;

- Introduction;

- Results;

- Conclusions;

- Bibliography;

XII.2 The final work in the doctoral course will be in the form of a thesis, containing the following items:

- Cover with author’s name, title of the work, place and date;

- Back cover with name of the unit, name of the author, title of the work, name of the supervisor, place and date;

- Abstract in English

- Abstract in English;

- Introduction;

- Results;

- Conclusions

- Bibliography;

.3 The deposit of copies shall be made by the candidate(s) in the Graduate Service until the end of the last day of their regimental term. Both for the Master’s and for the Doctorate, 8 (eight) printed copies of the dissertation or thesis must be submitted, with 2 (two) bound, as specified in the Course Page on the Internet and SPG, plus a copy of the dissertation in PDF format and its summary, abstract and five keywords in Portuguese and English, in DOC format in digital medium.

.4 The deposit must be accompanied by a letter from the counsellor certifying that the counselor is fit for defense.

.5 The Judging Committees of the defenses of Dissertations and Theses shall be composed by 4 (four) members, 3 (three) being evaluators and chaired by the advisor (or co-advisor), who will participate in the Defense without the right to vote.

XIII - ADDITIONAL FORMS OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT

XIII.1 The reports of activities required by the advisor must be delivered in accordance with the deadlines set and disclosed on the Course’s website. If the activities are not carried out, the supervisor may, by giving a detailed opinion, request the disconnection of the advisor from the CCP, in accordance with the provisions of item X of this regulation.

XIII. 2 The student must attend the orientation meetings scheduled by the advisor; carry out critical readings and writing of the chapters within the deadlines stipulated by the advisor; carry out readings, research and extra studies as requested by the advisor; participate in the meetings of the research group coordinated by the advisor; present the partial results of the research at scientific events and periodically update your Curriculum Lattes.

XIV - WRITTEN EVALUATION IN THE JUDGMENT OF DISSERTATIONS OR THESES

Doesn't apply

XV - LANGUAGES ALLOWED FOR WRITING AND DEFENSE OF DISSERTATIONS AND THESES

XV 1. In accordance with article 89 of the Post-Graduation Regulations of the University of São Paulo, all Dissertations and Theses must contain title, abstract and keywords in Portuguese and English.

XV.2 The Dissertations and Theses should be written and defended in Portuguese language.

XVI - TITLE NOMENCLATURE

XVI.1 The master’s student who meets all the requirements of the course will receive the title of "Master in Letters". Course: Letters (Portuguese Literature).

XVI.2 The student of Doctorate or Direct Doctorate who meets all the requirements of the course will receive the title of "Doctor of Letters". Course: Letters (Portuguese Literature).

XVII - OTHER STANDARDS

XVII.1 Reports

XVII.1.1 The reports must be submitted annually to their respective advisors, by the deadline set by the CCP, published by the graduate secretariat and on the Course’s website.

XVII.1.2 The reports shall contain:

- Title

- Description of the activities carried out in the period

- Bibliography studied

- Schedule of execution of future activities

XVII.2 Special Credits

A maximum of 7 minimum credits required in the discipline (see item IV) may be granted as special credits for Master’s, PhD or Direct Doctorate courses at the discretion of the CCP.

XVII.2.1 In the case of work(s) complete (s) published (s) in national or international circulation magazine that has recognized editorial body and adequate referential system - 1 credit.

XVII.2.2 Publication of complete work(s) in annals (or similar), of which the interested party is author - 1 credit.

XVII.2.3 Book(s) or chapter(s) of book(s) of recognized merit in the area of knowledge - 2 credits.

XVII.2.4 Participation in scientific congress (s) (s) with presentation of work, whose summary is published in annals or similar - 1 credit.

XVII.2.5 Participation in the supervised internship of the Teaching Improvement Program (PAE) - 2 credits.

For the purpose of assigning special credits, related activities must be performed and proven in the period in which the student is regularly enrolled in the course. Credits related to items XVII.2.1 to XVII.2.4, will only be considered when the student is first author and the subject is relevant to the project of his dissertation or thesis.