Getting Started Guides

 

A helpful collection of guides that are essential for you to read through before your first few weeks of study with us and to keep referencing during the first few weeks of term.

 

:: FIRST INFORMATION
 
  1. Bank account
  2. Cards: USP ID (cartão USP) and BUSP (free subway-to-campus shuttle buses)
  3. CPF (Brazilian tax number)
  4. Directory (contact info for IFUSP students, faculty, staff)
  5. Enrollment
  6. Finding your way around campus: maps & transportation [download the app]
  7. Health assistanceEnglish speaking doctorsSUS card (cartão nacional de saúde), Vaccines
  8. Housing
  9. iFriends (USP student support for international students in Brazil)
  10. São Paulo: tourism & notes for visitor
  11. SIM Card and Currency Exchange
  12. Tuition fees
  13. Visa, MigranteWeb & RNM FAQ

 

:: ACADEMIC INFO

  1. Academic calendar: undergraduate program & graduate program
  2. Course catalogue: undergraduate program & graduate program
  3. Course timetables: undergraduate program & graduate program
  4. Credits and grading system
  5. Find your classroom (building and room numbers where the course meets)
  6. Research areas
  7. Transcript of records

 

:: USP FACILITIES

There are a range of facilities on offer at the University of São Paulo to help you study, keep fit, and engage with campus life.

  1. Apps (official USP mobile apps)
  2. Bilhete único estudante (student discount for public transportation)
  3. Cafeterias/restaurants (bandejão)
  4. CINUSP (free movie sessions)
  5. Coralusp (USP Choir)
  6. Day care center
  7. Dental Care Clinic (Clínica Odontológica)
  8. Email @usp.br
  9. eduroam (free Wi-Fi)
  10. Giro cultural (guided campus tours)
  11. Language courses
  12. Libraries [download the app]
  13. Moodle da USP (e-Disciplinas) [how to use Moodle] [download the app]
  14. News & events [download the app]
  15. OSUSP (USP Symphony Orchestra)
  16. Outreach courses
  17. Portuguese as a foreign language courses
  18. Psychological support
  19. Sala Pró-Aluno (computer lab for undergraduate students)
  20. Sports Center (CEPEUSP)
  21. Student organizations & clubs
  22. University Hospital (HU USP)
  23. VPN USPnet (access library resources from off-campus)

 

:: MORE INFO

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