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Aiming To Combat The Shortage Of Skilled Professionals, The Federal University Of São Carlos (UFSCar) Has Thousands Of Places In Free Courses. Free Undergraduate Courses Are Available Through SiSU.
The Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) is offering 2,917 places in free undergraduate courses, divided among its four campuses (São Carlos, Araras, Sorocaba, and Lagoa do Sino). The places in free courses are part of the 2025 edition of the Unified Selection System (SiSU), the main entry point for higher education in Brazil. This initiative also aims to combat the shortage of skilled professionals.
Know How The Places In Free Undergraduate Courses Are Distributed
Those interested in the free courses at the Federal University must have taken the tests of the National High School Exam (Enem) in 2024 and register on SiSU.
Of the total places in free undergraduate courses offered by SiSU, UFSCar reserves half of the opportunities for open competition and 50% for the reserve system. The list of free undergraduate courses at the Federal University to combat the shortage of skilled professionals is as follows:
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- ABI – Philosophy;
- ABI – Mathematics;
- Library Science And Information Science;
- Biotechnology;
- Computer Science;
- Biological Sciences (Bachelor’s);
- Biological Sciences (Teaching);
- Social Sciences;
- Special Education;
- Physical Education (Bachelor’s);
- Physical Education (Teaching);
- Nursing;
- Civil Engineering;
- Computer Engineering;
- Materials Engineering;
- Production Engineering;
- Electrical Engineering;
- Physics Engineering;
- Mechanical Engineering;
- Chemical Engineering;
- Statistics;
- Physiotherapy;
- Physics (Evening Teaching);
- Physics (Full-Time Teaching);
- Physics (Bachelor’s);
- Gerontology;
- Environmental Management And Analysis;
- Image And Sound;
- Language – Spanish;
- Language – English;
- Linguistics;
- Mathematics (Teaching);
- Medicine;
- Music;
- Pedagogy (Morning);
- Pedagogy (Evening);
- Psychology;
- Chemistry (Bachelor’s);
- Chemistry (Evening);
- Occupational Therapy;
- Translation And Interpretation In Brazilian Sign Language – LIBRAS/Portuguese;
- Administration;
- Biological Sciences (Evening);
- Economic Sciences;
- Forestry Engineering;
- Physics (Teaching);
- Geography;
- Pedagogy;
- Chemistry (Teaching);
- Tourism;
- Agricultural Ecology;
- Biological Sciences;
- Agronomic Engineering;
- Environmental Engineering;
- Food Engineering.
How To Register For Free Undergraduate Courses?
The reservation of places in free courses at the Federal University to combat the shortage of skilled professionals is exclusive to those who completed their High School in public schools in Brazil or equivalent schools, such as community institutions that operate in the field education sector, in partnership with the public authorities.
Individuals who have ever attended private schools for part of high school (even with a scholarship) or foreign schools will not be able to compete for the reserved places.
Within the 50% of places in free undergraduate courses of the reserve system, there are those aimed at self-declared black or brown individuals, low-income individuals, recognized as quilombolas, recognized as indigenous, and individuals with disabilities.
For registration in the free courses at the Federal University, which aim to combat the shortage of skilled professionals, candidates should access the site between January 17 and 21 and register as indicated.
At this moment, candidates should choose up to two course options, indicating the competition modality. The Ministry of Education (MEC) expects the results to be published on January 26.
Differentials Of The Free Courses At The Federal University
The Federal University has already published the so-called Term Of Adhesion, which presents detailed information about courses and shifts, emphasis, duration, number of vacancies, supporting documentation, and distribution of vacancies under the Quotas Law.
For 2025, focusing on combating the shortage of professionals, the Federal University also reinforces another change: equating community schools that operate in the field education sector, in partnership with public authorities, to public schools, for the purposes of affirmative action policies.
Thus, students who completed high school in community schools will have the same rights to reserved places as students from the public education network.
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