Students with a non-Italian qualification - Bachelor's degree programmes info 26/27

Discover all the steps required for admission to our degree programs by visiting the dedicated page.

Calls for applications for admissions - Academic Year 2026/2027

The publication of the Calls for applications for admissions to Bachelor's degree programmes in the field of Engineering and Industrial Manufacturing Technologies. , and the programmes in Design and Communication and Territorial, Urban, Environmental and Landscape Planning is expected by December 2025, for the 2026/2027 academic year.

Info 2025/26:

For more information read the CALLS FOR APPLICATION

For admission to our Bachelor's degree programmes you need:

1)   a secondary high school diploma (level 4 EQF) earned after at least 12 years of school attendance

For applicants with a secondary school diploma awarded after less than 12 years of school attendance:

• secondary high school diploma awarded after 11 years of school attendance + all first-year university exams completed with a passing grade

or

• secondary high school diploma awarded after 10 years of school attendance + all first and second-year university exams completed with a passing grade

or

• secondary high school diploma awarded after 10 or 11 years of school attendance + a post secondary qualification awarded by a non-university institution in a field of study related to the Bachelor's degree programme chosen by the applicant

or

• secondary high school diploma awarded after 10 or 11 years of school attendance + passing preparatory courses (Foundation Course) at an Italian university, see accepted Foundation Courses list in the attachment of the CALLS FOR APPLICATION and in the chart below. Foundation courses may also be accepted if issued by a foreign higher education institution recognized and/or accredited in the reference foreign system and, at the same time, proven to be official qualifications. Politecnico di Torino evaluates the Foundation Course certificate and decides on its eligibility for admission.

  List of approved Foundation courses 

  Institution	Area
  Università Ca' Foscari	Economics Humanities and Arts Science Architecture, Art & Design
  Università Pavia	Humanities Sciences and medicine Economics, Law and Politics
  Università di Pisa	Science Humanities
  Università di Torino	Percorso da 60 cfu
  Università La Sapienza	Science Humanities
  Università per Stranieri di Siena	Area umanistica Area tecnico-scientifica Area economica
  Università di Parma	Curriculum generale
  Università di Siena	Economic-business
  Università Tor Vergata	Social Sciences  Natural Sciences
  Università degli studi di Brescia	Ingegneria e Sistemi Agricoli Sostenibili  Medicina  Economia e Giurisprudenza
  Università degli studi di Sassari	Umanistica  Tecnico-scientifica
  Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma	Medicina  Ingegneria Biomedica
  IED	Italian creativity and Design
  RUFA	Arte e design
  NABA	Arte e design
  LUISS	Social Sciences (Economia e Giurisprudenza)
  LUMSA	Generico

(*)The University reserves the right to evaluate the suitability of any additional Foundation Courses, both Italian and foreign, not included in this list

Applicants who have the following qualifications can enrol at Politecnico:

• U.S. secondary high school diploma with at least 3 Advanced Placement courses (APs) passed with a grade between 3 and 5 in three different subjects related to the Bachelor’s degree programme chosen by the applicant. Students who hold a High School Diploma followed and supplemented by a full year of subsequent academic studies, even if attended at university institutions in a third country, may also be enrolled (for further details see the Annexes of the CALLS FOR APPLICATION)

or

• British title General Certificate of Education (GCE) and International General Certificate of Education (IGCE), with passing at least 3 subjects at advanced level (A level) with a passing grade in different subjects related to the chosen course (for further details see the Annexes of the CALLS FOR APPLICATION)

or

• Scottish secondary high school diploma, with passing at least 3 Advanced Highers or, alternatively, 2 Advanced Highers and at least 4 Highers in different subjects related to the course(for further details see the Annexes of the CALLS FOR APPLICATION)

or

• International Baccalaureate Diploma released by a school institution recognized by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) according to the specifications indicated in the Annexes of the CALLS FOR APPLICATION

2) For Countries where an admission test to university is compulsory, applicants must upload a certificate attesting that the admission test has been passed (for ex: YKS, Concurso Vestibular, Gao Kao - minimum score 400 for Marco Polo students, Pruebas de Selectividad, Veveosi Prosvasis, ecc).

3) Language certificate required by the degree programme chosen by the applicant (see language requirements paragraph)

4) Passing the TIL admission test or submitting a SAT, which can exempt the applicant from taking the admission test - NOT VALID for Architecture. Specific requirements can be found in the CALLS FOR APPLICATION, article 13.

Info 2025/26:

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

CERTIFICATES

* For TOEFL/TOEIC certifications, it is necessary to indicate the code C285 to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino. For Cambridge certifications, it is necessary to select the option to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino and indicate the Candidate's ID number (see LINK)

CASES OF EXEMPTION

WARNING! If you need to apply for a Student Visa please also check the information on language certificates published in the pre-enrolment paragraph

Enter your personal information exactly as indicated in your passport. It may take you approximately 20 minutes to complete the application form. There is no time limit to fill it in and it can be completed in multiple sessions.

It is very important that you carefully fill in the PERSONAL INFORMATION section of your application and enter correctly your CITIZENSHIP and PERMANENT ADDRESS.

It is your responsibility to submit a complete and accurate application. If you have any doubt or if you do not find yourself in any of the cases mentioned above, please contact our Office, through the Ticketing Supprt System, in order to avoid submitting a wrong applications that may be rejected during the verification process.

BE HONEST!

If you provide false, copied or incomplete information, you will be immediately rejected from Politecnico di Torino and lose any chance to get admitted.

SUBMIT

SUBMIT your application, clicking the SUBMIT button according to admission test calendar (make sure you do not wait until the last minute to be sure you can submit your application correctly).

Required documents:

• Passport * - other ID documents are accepted only for EU students*
• Residence permit* (only for non-EU citizens living in Italy)
• Secondary school diploma and/or supplementary certificates mentioned below* 
• Certificate stating that the applicant passed the national admission test (only for countries where university admissions are regulated by a specific admission test)* 
• English and/or Italian language certificate necessary for enrolment (see dedicated paragraph above)
• Self-certificate of enrolment with exams passed at another Italian university (if applicable)

(*): Compulsory document 

DOCUMENTS FORMAT: 

Documents must be on letterheaded paper, stamped and signed by the issuing Institution. Electronically signed documents may be accepted only in case they are verifiable online through QR code or verification link.

Documents issued in Italian, English, French, Spanish are accepted. If your documents are written in other languages, please merge together the original version AND the official translation into Italian or English and upload the merged document as one file.

• Passport - Other ID documents are accepted only for EU students: ID documents are accepted only in Latin alphabet, if not please provide official Italian/English translation. 
• Valid language certificare or, in case of valid exemption, official statement issued by the school/university in which it is stated that the Medium of instruction is English. For TOEFL/TOEIC certifications, it is necessary to indicate the code C285 to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino. For Cambridge certifications, it is necessary to select the option to share the results with the Politecnico di Torino and indicate the Candidate's ID number (see LINK)
• Secondary high school diploma (level 4 EQF): if you still have to get your final diploma or supplementary certificates mentioned below, please upload an official provisional document: e.g. an updated version of your school record, a certificate of enrolment in APs/A level courses, a document issued by your current school stating your expected date of graduation. Please upload all supplementary certificates required for U.S., U.K. and Scottish Diploma (listed in a specific Annex of the CALLS FOR APPLICATION and in the paragraph: ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS).

As for applicants with a Secondary school diploma awarded after a period of less than 12 years of school attendance: 

              - university transcript of records (with official translation into Italian) with the results of the exams passed in the first academic year or in the first 2 years;

or

              - post-secondary qualification (with official translation into Italian) awarded by a non-university institution in a field of study related to the Bachelor's degree program chosen by the applicant;

or

              - successful completion of a Foundation Course (see list of accepted foundatio coursesin the annexes of the CALLS FOR APPLICATION)  

NB: we do not require hard copies at this stage: you can directly upload the document files (pdf - recommended or jpeg, png) in your online application. You do not have to send any document by post. 

PRE-ENROLLMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS - A.Y. 2025/26

If you are an international student living abroad and applying for a visa, you must submit the pre-enrollment application to obtain a study visa and enroll at the Politecnico di Torino exclusively through the UNIVERSITALY portal.

Check here if you fall into this category.

When to submit the pre-enrollment application?

You must submit your application within June 30^th, 2025

Tip: submit the application as soon as you know you have been admitted!

How to submit the pre-enrollment application?

1. Register on UNIVERSITALY and enter:
   • Your personal data exactly as indicated in the passport
   • In step B "Account at the institution", your Apply username (FXXXXXX)
   • The course to which you have been admitted (note that you may not find the course in English in the Universitaly menu. The language of the course is confirmed by the "eligibility confirmation" issued by the Politecnico and the course catalog)
   • The "confirmation of eligibility” letter (available in the "MAIN" section of your Politecnico application)
   • The other required documents listed in the "Documents" section
2. Check with the relevant diplomatic-consular representation for any additional documents. The embassy may require additional documents beyond those of the Politecnico, such as:
   1. Declaration of Value / Certificate of Comparability and CIMEA Verification Certificate
   2. Language certificates
   3. Other specific documents for visa issuance

Note: The Declaration of Value / Certificate of Comparability and CIMEA Verification Certificate are not mandatory at this stage, but it is advisable to attach them to facilitate visa issuance. You can request them from the relevant diplomatic-consular representation or directly from CIMEA.

Validation of the application

The pre-enrollment application is validated by the Politecnico only if:

1. You have passed the TIL I-P-D and have ENROLLED (if you have reserved a place or completed the enrollment) as required by the specific CALLS FOR APPLICATION. If you do not obtain a score above the guaranteed threshold, you will have to wait for the publication of the ranking on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. In this case, validations will not be possible before this date and the subsequent updates of the ranking.
2. You have a proper international certification and have ENROLLED WITH INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION (if you have reserved a place or completed the enrollment) as required by the specific CALLS FOR APPLICATION (article 13)
3. You have passed the TIL-A and have ENROLLED as required by the specific CALL FOR APPLICATION; publication of the ranking list on Tuesday 29 July 2025
4. You have attached the study documentation (it is necessary to have obtained the high school diploma and attached the documentation proving it) and the language certification required for access to the chosen course as required by the specific CALLS FOR APPLICATION.
5. You have paid the first installment of university fees, as per the instructions in the ENROLLMENT section of your online application. 

Study Visa Request

After validating the application, you must apply for a study visa at the relevant diplomatic-consular representation.

If the visa is denied, you will not be able to enroll at the Politecnico di Torino.

Important:

• Pre-enrollment is mandatory to obtain a type D study visa.
• The confirmation of eligibility does NOT replace the procedure on UNIVERSITALY.
• Admission to the Politecnico does not automatically guarantee the issuance of the visa.

if you passed some exams at a non-Italian university and you wish to enrol in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree programme at Politecnico, you can ask for the transfer of the credits you earned while you were studying abroad

Our welcome program includes activities and initiatives aimed at facilitating your arrival and stay in Torino, providing necessary information, and foster a sense of belonging. By embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment, we encourage cultural exchange, enhance global perspectives, and enrich the overall educational experience for both international and national students.

STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2025/2026:

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING MISSING DOCUMENTS

STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2024/2025:

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING MISSING DOCUMENTS

STATEMENT OF VALIDITY

The Statement of Validity (Dichiarazione di Valore) is a document of transparency, written in Italian, which provides information on a specific qualification earned abroad and on its value in the issuing country (the official character of the issuing institution, requirements for admission to the relevant study course, length of course, etc.). Such a Statement is produced by the Italian diplomatic authorities (Embassies, Consulates) of territorial reference: territorial reference is defined as the Italian diplomatic authority closest to the city where the institution that awarded the qualification is located. All the documents to be presented in order to obtain the Statement of Validity must be requested at the relevant Italian diplomatic authority (Embassies/Consulates).

CIMEA – "Diplome" service

Politecnico di Torino is partner of CIMEA - the official Italian ENIC-NARIC Centre. CIMEA uses the "Diplome" service to issue its Statement of Comparability and/or Statement of Verification making use of blockchain technology applied to the recognition of qualifications.

By Comparability we mean the identification of the level of the foreign degree with reference to the cycles of the Bologna Process and the levels of the European Qualifications Framework.

Through the Verification service CIMEA certified that an Italian or foreign qualification of the Higher Education or secondary school system has actually been issued to the owner by an official body in the system of reference. In the case of positive feedback, CIMEA issued a Statement of Verification referring to the qualification which has been verified.

CIMEA Statement of Comparability/Verification is uploaded to the digital "Wallet" of qualifications through the use of blockchain technology, thereby making this digital document transparent, transferable, certified and unchangeable. To learn about the details of the service and check https://cimea.diplo-me.eu.

In order to ensure optimal organization of the service and effective management of requests, we inform you that it will not be possible to request the CIMEA certification service during certain periods.
The scheduled dates for the interruption of the service in the coming months are the following:
• from April 17 to 27 (included)
• from August 10 to 20 (included)

The Certificate of Correspondence processed through the ARDI  database replaces the CIMEA Certificate of Comparability. However, it is important to remember that the correspondence evaluation reported in ARDI is based on the foreign qualification as a whole and not on individual and specific cases. The university reserves the right to request additional documentation to support the usual procedures for verifying foreign qualifications (e.g., CIMEA Statement of Verification). For this reason, the CIMEA Statement of Verification is strongly recommended to streamline the evaluation procedures

DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

European Countries that have adhered to the “Bologna Process” have also committed to produce, alongside their own higher education qualifications, an extra document known as the Diploma Supplement (DS). The DS is not a further qualification, but a particular certification produced following a template which was agreed upon by the three principal international organizations of European breadth (The Council of Europe, UNESCO – Europe region, European Union). The European DS model envisages that it be drafted in two or more languages (the national language of the Country in question and at least one commonly-spoken foreign language, such as English), and that it provides a whole list of very detailed information. The information is grouped into 8 categories, which run from the personal details of the qualification holder, to the level of the qualification itself, the curriculum (list of subjects and, if possible, their principal contents), the rights it bestows (utilization for further studies or in the workplace), to the type of issuing institution, and to an abbreviated description of the higher education system it belongs to.