Requirements
1. Admission requirements and evaluation
This second cycle degree programme hasrestricted access set at national level (pursuant to art. 1 of Italian Law264/99) and is governed by ministerial decree.
The number of places available and the methodsof the admission process are laid down annually by MIUR.
Applicants to the degree programme shallhold a five-year secondary school diploma or equivalent suitable qualificationobtained abroad, or a four-year secondary school diploma and diploma for therelative supplementary year, or, where no longer active, will be assignedcredits to be awarded.
Candidates must also demonstrate theknowledge and skills laid down annually in the ministerial decree concerningthe methods and contents of admission tests for nationally programmedrestricted access degree programmes, as published in the call for admission.
The number of places, entrance exam date,contents and selection methods are published annually in the relative call foradmission.
2. Assessment of basic knowledge
The knowledge and competence requirementsfor admission are deemed to be met by applicants who obtain the followingscores in the entrance exam:
- 20 for students in the quota of Italian,EU and equivalent nationals
- 5 for students in the quota of non-EUcitizens resident abroad, as laid down in the laws in force.
3. Additional learning requirements andassessment
Enrolled students who did not obtain theminimum score in the entrance exam will be assigned the following AdditionalLearning Requirements ("OFA"), which must be completed during thefirst year of the programme:
Basic Medical Knowledge.
The Additional Learning Requirements aredeemed to have been passed when students pass the first-year exam in:
BIOCHEMISTRY BIO/10
HISTOLOGY BIO/17
APPLIED PHYSICS FIS/07
Failure to meet the requirements by thedate set by the Academic Bodies and published on the University Portal willlead to the re-enrolment in the first year of the programme.
The Degree Programme board considers thelevel of the candidates' knowledge and skills to be satisfactory if they have,in their previous academic career, obtained all the credits listed for thefollowing subject areas:
- 2 ECTS in BIOCHEMISTRY BIO/10
- 1 ECTS in HISTOLOGY BIO/17
- 1 ECTS in APPLIED PHYSICS BIO/07
For students from the previous degreesystem under D.M. 509/99 shall have passed at least one exam relating to theknowledge covered by the aforementioned subject areas.
Candidates to whom this clause refersshould provide proof of this when submitting their application to the StudentAdministration Office.
4. Assessment of language skills andknowledge
Admission to the degree programme issubject to the assessment of knowledge and skills in the English language, tolevel A2.
Students holding a corresponding languagecertification may be exempted from sitting this exam.
Students demonstrating a level of less thanA2 will be assigned additional language learning requirements.
This linguistic deficit must be recoveredin preparation for subsequent exams:
▪ preparatory courses to level B1, prior tothe year III exams.
