Programme enrolment: requirements, deadlines and methods

Information about IMAT and transfer

General information on admission requirements

Admission Requirements Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Admission Acceptance into the Single Cycle Degree Programme inMedicine and Surgery requires students to hold a secondary school diploma(five-year secondary school programme) or an equivalent qualification. Students must also meet… Read more

Admission Requirements

Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Admission

Acceptance into the Single Cycle Degree Programme inMedicine and Surgery requires students to hold a secondary school diploma(five-year secondary school programme) or an equivalent qualification.
Students must also meet the knowledge and skill requirements defined annuallyby the decree of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research(MIUR) regulating the admission test, as well as a B2 level of English language(or higher); these requirements are published in the call for admissions.

The number of students admitted each year to theDegree Programme, the date of the admission test, as well as test contents andprocedures are defined annually by the decree of the Italian Ministry ofEducation, Universities and Research (MIUR) regulating the admission test;these requirements are published in the call for admissions.

Provisions for the assessment of knowledge and skillrequirements are further specified in par. Admission Procedures.

Students admitted with a negative (insufficient)assessment are given additional learning requirements (ALR). ALRs are subjectto ad hoc assessment; assessment procedures are further specified in par.Admission Procedures.
Students who fail to complete their ALRs by the date set annually by thegoverning bodies of the University, or by the end of the first year ofenrolment, must enrol again in Year 1 as repeat students.

Admission Procedures

Regulated Access
Access to the Single-Cycle Degree Programme is regulated on a national basis(art. 1 of Italian Law 264/99) by a decree of the Italian Ministry ofEducation, Universities and Research (MIUR)
The number of students admitted each year to the Degree Programme, the date ofthe admission test, as well as test contents and procedures are definedannually by the decree of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities andResearch (MIUR) regulating the admission test; these requirements are publishedin the call for admissions.

Knowledge and Skill AssessmentProcedures
Student knowledge and skills are assessed upon admission to the DegreeProgramme after passing the admission test. The minimum score for admission isdetermined annually by the decree of the Italian Ministry of Education,Universities and Research (MIUR) regulating admission tests for degreeprogrammes with nationally-regulated access.
Should the Ministerial Decree define no minimum score for admission, the DegreeProgramme Board will define this requirement.

Additional LearningRequirements (ALRs)
The Additional Learning Requirement (ALR) for the Degree Programme is “Basicknowledge of chemistry and biochemistry, cellular molecular biology andgenetics, medical physics”.
The ALR is regarded as being completed upon passing the following exams by thedate set annually by the governing bodies of the University:
• CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (I.C.);
• CELLULAR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (I.C.);
• MEDICAL PHYSICS.
The student will be considered to have met ALR requirements if all compulsorylearning activities of Year 1 are passed. Year 1 optional learning activitiesdo not count towards completion of the ALR.
Students who fail to complete their ALR by the date set annually by thegoverning bodies of the University and published on the University website mustenrol again in Year 1 as repeat students.

Assessment of LanguageKnowledge and Skills
English language knowledge and skills at B2 level or higher are assessed duringthe admission test.
A B1 level or higher of Italian language knowledge and skills is a mandatoryrequirement to access clinical clerkships of the Degree Programme. B1-levelItalian language is tested during Year 1.
The Italian B1 language requirement is regarded as met by students holding oneof the qualifications defined with a specific resolution of the DegreeProgramme Board.

Access to the Single-Cycle Degree Programme is regulated on a national basis (art. 1 of Italian Law 264/99) by decree of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR).

Please refer to the call for applications for any information about number of available places, test date and contents, procedures, and deadlines.

ADMISSION (IMAT) VS TRANSFER

Click here for an overview about the difference between admission (IMAT) and transfer procedures.

ADMISSION PROCEDURE (IMAT)

The following information is based on the application procedure for 2018/19 admission. This section will be updated during the upcoming months, as soon as any relevant information about 2019/20 admission procedures is confirmed.

See admission procedures and documents of previous academic years: 2018/19, 2017/18

1. Read the CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

The call for applications is the official document stating information about number of available places, test date and contents, procedures, and deadlines. Please read the call for applications thoroughly when planning your application.

Admission requirements, including accepted qualifications and language requirements, are also published in the ‘General information on admission requirements’ box at the top of this page.

All deadlines listed in the call for applications are final; late applications will not be accepted.

2.Quotas and qualifications

Quotas

Every year, a quota of reserved places is set for non-EU students residing abroad. Check whether you qualify as Italian/EU/non-EU student with equivalent status, or as non-EU student residing abroad.

Non-EU citizens residing abroad must apply for pre-enrolment.

If you are a non-EU citizen residing abroad read the specific information prepared for you.

Qualifications

Please read this page if you hold a foreign qualification (information about acceptable qualifications, when is translation/legalisation required, declaration of value, etc.)

This applies to all candidates who hold a foreign qualification, regardless of their citizenship/residency status and quota.

3.Register for the admission test (IMAT)

The admission test for our Single-Cycle Degree Programme in Medicine and Surgery is IMAT (International Medical Admissions Test).
Details and deadlines about IMAT registration procedure are published in the call for applications. Please read the call for applications thoroughly when planning your application.

All deadlines listed in the call for applications are final; late applications will not be accepted.

IMAT preparation materials: download past papers – test specification document by Cambridge Assessment.

4.IMAT test day

UPDATE ––> IMAT test date for 2019/20 admission: 12 September 2019.

If you chose to sit the test in Bologna, please refer to the call for applications for details about the test venue, access rules, etc.
If you chose to sit the test outside of Italy in one of the authorised IMAT venues, please contact your chosen test venue for directions, access rules, etc.

You may refer to the ‘IMAT candidate figures’ file for information about the number of IMAT candidates in previous years. Please note that we keep running background checks on applications after the IMAT registration deadline, and that we update the file only when figures are confirmed.

After IMAT

In the call for applications, you will find information about how to check your IMAT result and the status of your application, and enrolment/matriculation procedure and deadlines.

IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE ACTIVATION OF THE MEDICINE AND SURGERY DEGREE PROGRAMME

Our Medicine and Surgery Degree Programme is active since A.Y. 2017/18. This means that course years will be activated one at a time, as follows:

Until the programme is fully activated (A.Y. 2022/23), transfer and admission to course years other that Year 1 may be possible only for active years (e.g. Year 3 is not active in A.Y. 2018/19, so no application for transfer or admission to Year 3 is possible for that specific academic year).

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS F.A.Q.s

Do you have any language requirement?

Yes – see ‘General information on admission requirements’ box at the top of this page.

Do you require English language certificates?

English language knowledge and skills at the required are assessed during the admission test. English language qualifications were not a mandatory requirement as of 2018/19; however, candidates who held one could use it in case of a tie in their IMAT score (see 2018/19 call for applications).

Do you require Italian language certificates?

Our 6-year Medicine and Surgery programme is fully taught in English; however, we do require students to have or reach at least the required level of Italian language in order to access clinical clerkships from Year 2 onwards, as they will have to interact with Italian-speaking patients. Italian language qualifications are not required prior to or upon enrolment – students may choose to attend language courses during Year 1. We do not offer preparation courses prior to enrolment.See the list of accepted qualifications for the Italian language requirement.

Matriculation

After you have checked that all the admission requirements have been met, you can enrol on Studenti online:

complete the application for matriculation with the required data and attach an ID photograph in digital format;
pay the first instalment of tuition fees.

Next, go to the Student Administration Office with a valid ID document to collect your student card and obtain access to the University services (such as wifi, libraries, online study plans, exam registration). If you decide to go to the Student Administration Office on the day that you pay the first instalment of your tuition fees, please bring the payment receipt with you.

If you have a previous university qualification or have completed university course units, you can apply for a shortened degree programme.

If you are a student with disabilities (with a minimum recognised degree of disability of 66%, or if you own have certification issued pursuant to Law 104/92), you are entitled to obtain exemption from tuition fees.

If you have a foreign citizenship and/or qualification, you must also hand in the following documents to the Student Administration Office:

(only for non-EU students with residency abroad) a copy of your passport and 1 passport photo authenticated by the Italian Embassy;
(only for non-EU with EU equivalent status students) a copy of your residence permit providing the status of EU equivalent student;
(only for non-EU students with residency abroad), the residence permit for study purposes or the receipt confirming you have applied for one;
your original high school diploma, legalized and translated, where applicable;
the declaration of value, where applicable;
(only if the education system in your country lasts 10 or 11 years) the certificate of your academic studies or non-university higher education qualifications, legalized and translated, where applicable;
(only if entrance exams are laid down for admission to university in your country) the certificate proving that you have passed any academic tests;
any documents required for application for a shortened study programme.

Always check in the specific pages when the declaration of value, the translation or the legalization are not required!