▁Arm ando ▁Ze fer ino ▁Mil ioni ▁( IT A ) ▁said ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Masters ▁and ▁Doctor ate ▁of ▁U F ABC ▁and ▁highlight s ▁its ▁qualified ▁staff . ▁ ▁Under grad uate ▁teaching ▁ ▁Un like ▁many ▁univers ities ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁where ▁the ▁curr icul um ▁has ▁a ▁fixed ▁order , ▁at ▁U F ABC , ▁the ▁student ▁can ▁decide ▁the ▁order ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁subjects ▁will ▁be ▁taken , ▁without ▁pr ere quis ites , ▁only ▁recommend ations . ▁That ▁means ▁that ▁anyone ▁can ▁take ▁any ▁subject , ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁class ▁isn ' t ▁full . ▁Also ▁the ▁year ▁is ▁divided ▁in ▁three ▁four - month s ▁periods , ▁instead ▁of ▁two ▁sem esters . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁period , ▁the ▁student ▁cho oses ▁the ▁classes ▁they ▁want ▁to ▁take . ▁On ▁each ▁class , ▁the ▁students ▁are ▁listed ▁by ▁their ▁CR ( which ▁is ▁U F ABC ' s ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁G PA ) ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁ones ▁will ▁attend ▁that ▁class ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁period . ▁However , ▁if ▁the ▁class ▁is ▁from ▁a ▁specific ▁course , ▁the ▁criteria ▁becomes ▁the ▁CP ( a ▁number ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 0 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁that ▁indicates ▁how ▁much ▁of ▁that ▁specific ▁course ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁that ▁student ). ▁All ▁discipl ines ▁have ▁an ▁associated ▁" cred it ", ▁which ▁represents ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁classes ▁per ▁two ▁weeks . ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁basic ▁university ▁education , ▁the ▁student ▁has ▁several ▁options : ▁they