Calendar and Courses

Academic year

The academic year at FGV EPGE is divided into two semesters:

  • Spring Term, 2025: February 10th to July 16th
  • Fall Term, 2024: August 5th to December 20th
Exams week

In each semester, there are 3 weeks of tests (A1, A2 and Substitute Assessment):

  • Spring Term, 2025:
    • (A1) April 12th to April 26th;
    • (A2) June 16th to June 26th;
    • (Substitute Assessment) July 5th to July 12th;
  • Fall Term, 2024:
    • (A1) September 24th to October 1st;
    • (A2) November 23rd to November 30th;
    • (Substitute Assessment) December 7th to December 14th.
Credit System

FGV does not work with the ECTS system, but rather with hour credits. The courses offered by FGV EPGE usually have a load of 60h (approximately 5 to 6 ECTS) or 30h (approximately 3 to 4 ECTS). Students are graded on a scale from 0 (minimum) to 10 (maximum). The passing grade is 6 (six).

For more information about credit equivalence or classification, do not hesitate to contact us by email.

Courses

The Undergraduate courses are taught in the morning, between 7:30 am and 12:50 pm. The courses offered in English are the following ones. The list may change. It is important to check when registering which courses are actually offered that semester.

To access the full curriculum, click here

Spring Term, 2025:
Microeconomics I 60 hours
Principles of Corporate Finance for Utilities 60 hours
Competition Policy Economics 60 hours
Labor Economics 60 hours
Topics in Development Economics 30 hours

FGV EPGE exchange students can enroll in EPGE’s graduate level (professional and academic courses) and in other FGV courses, such as Law, Business, Digital Communication. The offer of these courses must be checked every semester. If it is of interest to the student, he or she must communicate it to the International Office, so that we can check availability and offer.