How to access to Laurea Programmes in Engineering  

Requirements for Admission to Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programmes of Engineering schools (with the exception of the Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to Master of Science) in Construction Engineering - Architecture) are specified below:

• an entrance test;
• language skills

• You took a test, and are enrolled in the penultimate year of high school
• You took a test when you were enrolled in the penultimate year of high school
• You took a test, and are enrolled in the final year of high school or have already graduated
• You have an alternative test

You can enter by taking the TOL (Test on Line) and/or one of the following alternative tests:

• TOLC-I (provided by the Consortium of Inter-University Integrated Access Systems - CISIA www.cisiaonline.it), test administered in Italian;
• CEnT-S (provided by the Consortium of Inter-University Integrated Access Systems - CISIA www.cisiaonline.it), test administered in English;
• SAT (provided by The College Board www.collegeboard.org), test administered in English. 
  
  You can check the corresponding score of your TOL by using the converters:  click here

For courses held in Italian
 

If you want to enrol in a course held in Italian, you have to prove: 

proficiency in the Italian language, prior to enrolment. You can fulfil the language requirement, if you:

• are a citizen of either Italy or the Republic of San Marino or the Swiss Canton of Ticino;
  the information will be verified through the document of identification you uploaded to Online Services;
  or
• have a qualification, at least upper secondary school level, obtained in Italian;
  the Politecnico will verify the information with the school that awarded you the degree;
  or
• have an appropriate B2 level certification of proficiency in the Italian language issued by the CLIQ (Certificazione Lingua Italiana di Qualità).
  In this case, please upload the certification you have in the test registration and enrolment application.

Proficiency in English is not an entry requirement, but it is necessary to continue and complete your Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programme. If you do not provide evidence of proficiency in English, you will be assigned the OFA ENG (additional educational obligations for English), which entails certain career limitations. 

Courses taught in English 

In order to be admitted to Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programmes held in English, you must demonstrate: 

proficiency in the English language prior to enrolment. You can fulfil the language requirement, if you:

• are a citizen of a country where the official language is English. This information will be verified by the document of identification you uploaded to Online Services;
  or
• have a qualification, at least upper secondary school level, obtained in English.
  The Politecnico will verify the information with the school that awarded you the qualification;
• have an appropriate certification of English language proficiency as specified on the Web page: https://www.polimi.it/en/students/language-requirements
  In this case, please upload the certification you have in the test registration and enrolment application.

Proficiency in Italian is not an entry requirement, but you will need to obtain a B2 level in Italian before completing your Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programme.
You can demonstrate proficiency in the Italian language if you: 

• take a TOL or TOLC-I with a score of at least 30/100;
• are a citizen of either Italy or the Republic of San Marino or the Swiss Canton of Ticino;
• have a qualification, at least upper secondary school level, obtained in Italian. 

If you do not demonstrate proficiency in Italian, you will be assigned the OFA (additional educational obligation) for Italian. 

What to do after enrolment

Students with a foreign qualification

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD)

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