Language skills

For courses taught in Italian
 

 If you wish to enrol on a course taught in Italian, you must prove your 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 qualification;
  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 demonstrate proficiency in English, you will be assigned the OFA ENG (additional educational obligations for English), which entails certain career limitations. 

For courses taught in English 

If you wish to enrol on a course taught in English, you must demonstrate your proficiency in English 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 OFA (additional educational obligations) for Italian. 

OFA (additional educational obligations) for English, and how to fulfil them

If you enrol on a course delivered in Italian, and do not demonstrate your proficiency in English, you will be assigned OFA (additional educational obligations) for English. There will be some limitations to your study plan until you fulfil such obligations:

• You cannot enter supernumerary courses
• You cannot add courses from years following your year of enrolment
• You cannot submit an independent study plan

You have two options to fulfil the OFA (additional educational obligations) for English:

1. Deliver a certification recognised by the Politecnico di Milano
   You can find the updated list on the Polimi website, in the section:
   Info for → Enrolled students → Language requirements: English and Italian → Students enrolled in Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) programmes delivered in Italian (table "certifications required").
2. Participate in tests organised by external bodies affiliated with the Politecnico
   The list of entities is in the section:
   Info for → Enrolled students → Language requirements: English and Italian → External bodies.

OFA (additional educational obligations) for Italian, and how to fulfil them

If you enrol on a course delivered in English, and do not demonstrate your proficiency in Italian, you will be assigned OFA (additional educational obligations) for Italian. You must fulfil such obligations before taking the final Laurea (equivalent to Bachelor of Science) exam, and finishing your programme.

You can fulfil such obligations by:

1. Presenting a B2 level certification
   It must be among those recognised by the MUR (CLIQ quality system). You can upload it via the website:
   www.polimi.it/contatti-studenti.
2. Take a free Italian course organised by the Politecnico
   The level of the course will be determined after an initial test.
   If you attend at least 75% of the lectures, you will be able to take a final test that allows you to fulfil the OFA (additional educational obligations).