THE ITALIAN GRADING SYSTEM:
The grades in the Italian university system are expressed out of thirty. You will pass an exam or internship with a grade of at least 18/30. If you obtain full grade (30/30) the examination board may also decide to award you honours (lode).
Important: A negative evaluation (<18/30) does not imply the allocation of a grade or mark, but merely an evaluation reported on the records (either "Withdrawn" or "Failed"): this evaluation is not included in the curriculum and does not affect the average of the final grade.
For some activities, i.e. language exams, including the Italian language courses, some internships, laboratories and seminars, you will not be given a grade but merely a “Idoneo”/“Pass”. The “Idoneo”/”Pass” can never be transformed into a numerical grade.
On completion of all exams and laboratories (105 ECTS), the average mark (weighted by the number of ECTS of each course) is transformed out of 110 points (for example, an average mark of 27/30 is equivalent to 99/110).
EXAM SESSIONS:
Each teaching activity has 3 sessions of exams:
- Two exam sessions at the end of the semester when classes take place;
- One retake exam session in the month of September
Instructions for all exams:
- Students can sit an exam only if they are regularly enrolled (payment of the annual tuition fees must be done according to the official deadlines), and if the exam is included in the student's study plan. In any case, the exam cannot be sat prior to the end of the relevant course unit, with reference to the enrolment year.
- The exam may consist in a oral, written or practice/lab test. The tests may take place individually or in groups. A group examination or test must assure the recognition and possibility to evaluate each candidate's contribution, relating to the implementation of specific projects, established and assigned by the professor in charge of the learning activity, or to the participation in research initiatives or experiments. In all cases, these activities aim to assess the student's knowledge and skills characterising the activity included in the curriculum.
- Oral exams are open to the public, while for the other exam methods the School shall ensure appropriate forms of publicity.
- A combined course unit (with a final exam composed of more learning activities or modules) provides for a single joint evaluation.Learning credits are awarded only after having successfully passed the course unit exam or other assessment.
- An exam or other test already registered with a positive grade cannot be repeated.
ALMAESAMI:
You can access your Almaesami with the University credentials, in order to:
- book exam sessions
- record online the exam results
EXAMS' LISTS SUBMISSION
Exam lists are available on AlmaEsami.
Submission rules:
- LIST OPENING: 15 days before exam date
- LIST CLOSING: 4 days before exam date (11,59 pm).
After term students cannot add the name on the exam list, nor can the administrative office.