In this section you will find information on Single Courses.
If you have an Italian qualification and need information on curricular integrations, see Curricular Integrations following evaluation.
To enrol in single courses, you must have an upper secondary school leaver’s certificate or a university degree.
Students cannot enrol in single courses if they are already enrolled in programmes at Politecnico di Milano.
Those who are not enrolled in programmes at Politecnico di Milano may enrol in single courses only if they have the qualifications granting them access, only after an assessment of available places by the schools.
Single courses are individual courses in which you decide to enrol in order to sit the relevant examinations and obtain the corresponding ECTS (university credits) - to further your personal education, if you have specific cultural interests or if you need to pass exams for admission to public competitive examinations.
In each academic year you may only enrol in single courses once up to a maximum of 32 ECTS.
In the first semester, you can enrol in single courses delivered in both the 1st and 2nd semester.
In the 2nd semester, you can only enrol in single courses delivered in the 2nd semester.
If you enrol in the 1st semester, you cannot re-enrol in single courses in the 2nd semester of the same academic year.
The possibility to enrol in single courses is not guaranteed for all programmes and is subject to the available number of places.
For the A.Y. 2023/2024, it is not possible to enrol in single courses of the three-year Laurea programmes (equivalent to Bachelor of Science, hereinafter referred to as L) in Architectural Design or Urban Planning or in three-year L programmes of the School of Design. It is also not possible to enrol in single courses of the Online Computer Engineering (IOL) L programme.
For further information, see the websites of the relevant Schools.
Enrolment in single courses lasts for one academic year and allows you to attend of the relevant classes and the sit the final exam, after which a certificate will be issued.
The student's career related to single courses automatically closes at the end of the academic year; therefore, re-registration is required if you wish to attend the following academic year.
We would like to remind you that you cannot take two single courses in the same academic year.
If you are enrolled in single courses, have an Italian qualification and wish to enrol in a Laurea Magistrale programme (equivalent to Master of Science and hereinafter referred to as LM):
- submit an application for admission if you meet the Requirements;
- controlla la valutazione della tua domanda;
- if you have been successfully admitted (green dot), apply for withdrawal from single courses at Online Services > Student career interruption, completing it with the payment of the stamp duty/any outstanding tuition fees.
Your single course career will then be closed and you will no longer be able to sit the remaining exams in the subsequent exam dates; - wait for your withdrawal to be processed and then enrol in the Laurea Magistrale programme
If you are enrolled in single courses, have a foreign qualification and wish to enrol in a Laurea Magistrale programme (equivalent to Master of Science and hereinafter referred to as LM):
- apply for admission in accordance with the procedures and deadlines indicated here;
- if you have been successfully admitted (green dot), apply for withdrawal from single courses at Online Services > Student career interruption, completing it with the payment of the stamp duty/any outstanding tuition fees.
Your individual courses will be terminated and you will no longer be able to take the remaining exam in subsequent sessions; - wait for your withdrawal to be processed and then enrol in the Laurea Magistrale programme
In the case of subsequent enrolment in a degree programme, the grades for individual courses can only be validated at the discretion of the Study Programme Board (CCS). There is no attendance validation.
In the case of subsequent enrolment in a Laurea Magistrale programme, the grades or attendance for individual courses can only be validated at the discretion of the Study Programme Board (CCS).
DO YOU NEED A VISA TO COME TO ITALY?
The procedure for applying for an entry visa is managed through the Universitaly platform. Non-EU students living abroad must create their own profile and apply from here: https://www.universitaly.it/index.php/registration.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to submit a visa application is available here.
Politecnico di Milano will confirm the visa application to the Italian Diplomatic Representation on Universitaly only after receiving confirmation from the School that the applicant has been admitted to the single courses.
Do you own a foreign qualification? Consult the list of required documents
If your most recent qualification is a secondary school diploma, and you are not currently enrolled at a foreign university, you must submit the documents required on this page.
Otherwise, if you fall into one of the following cases, you must submit the documents specified below:
- STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY
An enrolment certificate with a list of examinations passed
The Politecnico di Milano accepts certificates in Italian, English, French and Spanish; certificates issued in other languages must be accompanied by a translation into one of the following languages: Italian (preferred), English, French and Spanish.
This document must be verifiable by:
- Legalised documents issued by the competent Italian Diplomatic Representation;
- Electronic or paper apostille, obtained from the competent authority in the relevant country;
- Online database provided by the institution that issued the certificate. The link to the database and instructions on how to consult it must be provided by the institute itself.
Legalisation and Apostille are not compulsory for documents issued in the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark (except Greenland and the Faroe Islands), France, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia (for documents issued since 2010), Cyprus, Germany, Hungary, Poland. However, original documents will have to be submitted to the relevant Welcome Desk, unless they can be verified through an online database provided by the institution that issued the documents.
- STUDENTS WITH A QUALIFICATION FROM A FOREIGN UNIVERSITY
Degree certificate
Politecnico di Milano accepts certificates in Italian, English, French and Spanish; certificates issued in other languages must be accompanied by a translation into one of the following languages: Italian (preferred), English, French and Spanish.
This document must be verifiable by:
- CIMEA statement of verification
- Electronic apostille, obtained from the competent authority in the relevant country
- Online database provided by the institution that awarded the qualification. The link to the database and instructions on how to consult it must be provided by the institute itself
The CIMEA Statement of Verification and the Electronic Apostille are not mandatory for Upper Secondary School Diplomas obtained in one of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark (except Greenland and the Faroe Islands), France, Ireland, Estonia, Latvia (for documents issued since 2010), Cyprus, Germany, Hungary, Poland. However, original Upper Secondary School Diplomas will have to be submitted to the relevant Welcome Desk, unless they can be verified through an online database provided by the institution that issued the diploma.
The paper Apostille is no longer accepted.
Declaration of Value / Diploma Supplement / CIMEA Statement of Comparability
The Declaration of Value is issued by the Italian Diplomatic-Consular Representation operating in the country of reference of educational system under which the qualification was obtained, and establishes the value of the qualification obtained.
The Declaration of Value may be replaced by the Diploma Supplement, where available (this must be verifiable online in the same way as the qualification).
As an alternative to the Declaration of Value and the Diploma Supplement, the CIMEA Statement of Comparability can be submitted.
The Statement of Comparability and Statement of Verification issued by CIMEA (Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence) can be obtained (for a fee) in 30 working days, in digital format, by registering on diplome. For further details, visit the CIMEA. website.