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Mainstream Education

1st Cycle

Laurea: (180 credits)three year course; Italian Laurea is comparable with international Bachelor Degree.
(accessible with Italian school-leaving qualification, after completion of 13 years of global schooling, or foreign comparable qualifications; in this case, 12 years of global schooling are accepted):
All students, both for free access courses and courses with a fixed maximum students number should pass an admission test aiming at verifying their competences.

One long cycle degree programmes

(300-360 credits)These courses are regulated by the European Union, and provide for 2nd cycle degrees in: Law, Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Architecture and Construction engineering, Architecture
(accessible with Italian school-leaving qualification, after completion of 13 years of global schooling, or foreign comparable qualifications).
 

2nd Cycle

Laurea Magistrale: (120 credits) two-year course, Italian Laurea Magistrale is comparable to foreign Master Degree
Access requirement is an appropriate Italian 1st Cycle degree (curricular requisite) or a comparable foreign qualification (Bachelor Degree); in this case also, students have to pass a test of their personal competences.
 

3rd Cycle

Research Doctorates: Postgraduates courses for very advanced scientific research or for professional appointments of the highest consequence. Admission is subject to the passing of very competitive exams; legal length must be min. 3 years; the drawing up of an original dissertation is necessary for the awarding of the 3rd degree called Dottorato di Ricerca.

 

Out-of mainstream Education

Professional training

Specialisation Courses: (accessible with Italian Laurea Magistrale or foreign comparable Degree); they provide postgraduates with knowledge and abilities as requested in the practice of highly qualifying professions; they may be established exclusively in application of specific Italian laws or EU directives; admission is subject to the passing of a competitive examination; course length is min. 2 years

Lifelong Learning

Master Universitario di 1° livello (60-120 credits): short specialization courses, accessible after Laurea (Bachelor’s Degree)
Master Universitario di 2° livello (60-120 credits): advanced scientific courses or higher continuing education studies, open to the holders; studies take min. 1 year.
 

Italian grading system

Degree courses are usually structured in credits (crediti formativi universitari - CFU). A university credit generally corresponds to 25 hours of global work per student, time for personal study included. The average workload of a full time student is conventionally fixed at 60 credits/year.

Marks in various activities are awarded out of 30, therefore 18/30 correspond to “pass” and maximum mark is 30 with praise. Final mark is awarded out of 110, therefore pass mark is 66 and maximum is 110 with praise.

 

Mark	ECTS grade
110 - 110 with praise	A
101 - 109	B
94 - 100	C
88 - 93	D
66 - 87	E