For admission to a Master's degree programme at Politecnico di Torino you are required to:
- have a three-year Bachelor's degree or university diploma, or other educational qualification obtained outside Italy and recognized as suitable for admission;
- meet the curricular requirements;
- have an academic performance considered suitable for admission;
- have an English language certificate (B2 level or above).
The following Master’s degree programmes are exceptions to this rule. Admissions to these programmes are regulated by specific calls for applications that you can find in the News section of our website.
- Industrial Production Engineering and Technological Innovation
- Physics of Complex Systems (international pathway)
- Nanotechnologies for ICTs (Micro and Nanotechnologies for Integrated Systems (MNIS) pathway)
The weighted average grade required for admission to a Master’s degree programme depends on how long it took you to get your Bachelor’s degree. The duration of your Bachelor’s path is calculated on the basis of the number of academic years you have been enrolled at the university, starting from your first enrolment in the Italian university system:
- for full-time students: the duration of the learning path is equivalent to the number of academic years of enrolment.
- for part-time students: each year of enrolment is counted as half-year.
Required Bachelor’s weighted average grade:
- up to 4 years to graduation - no average grade required;
- between 4 and 5 years to graduation – minimum average grade required: 21/30
- more than 5 years to graduation – minimum average grade required: 24/30
* Academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21 do not count towards the number of years of enrolment for the calculation of the average grade for admission to a Master’s degree programme.
If you ara a national of one of the countries in conflict, academic year 2025/26 will not be included in the calculation of the number of years it took you to graduate (time to graduation).
| The weighted average grade is calculated on all accrued course credits (graded on a scale of 30) counting towards the achievement of the Bachelor’s degree, after having subtracted the worst 28 credits. The weighted average is calculated as follows: ∑(grade*credits) / ∑credits |
You must have the required average grade by the end of the December Graduation Period.
In the event of credit transfer, the duration of your academic path must be increased proportionally to the number of credits that have been recognized to you (10-60 CFU =1 year, etc.). The worst 28 credits must be subtracted proportionally to the number of validated credits.
Please note that Politecnico does not admit applicants whose average grades are below the required thresholds (even slightly below) as numbers will not be rounded.
There are no admission tests for applicants who do not have the required average grade, with the exception of the following Master's degree programmes that have an admission test:
- Communications Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- ICT for Smart Societies
- Materials Engineering
- Nanotechnologies for ICTs
- Civil Engineering
Below you can find a summary of the rules and admission procedures for applicants with an insufficient average grade for the above-mentioned Master’s degree programmes. TABLE.
Rules for applicants who enrolled at Politecnico di Torino before a.y. 2007/2008
- graduated by 21/12/2011 - No average grade required
- graduated by 31/12/2012 – minimum average grade required: 21/30
- graduated after 31/12/2012 – minimum average grade required: 24/30
The details of the required credits/Scientific Disciplinary Fields are published in the following TABLE and in the Academic Regulations of each Master’s degree programme.
For admission to a Master's degree programme:
- You must have a Bachelor’s degree in a specific “degree class” (classe di laurea)
or, else,
- you must have earned a minimum number of credits in specific Scientific Disciplinary Fields (SSD) divided in:
- first group: minimum 40 credits in specific Scientific Disciplinary Fields (SSD) (45 credits for the Master’s degree programme in Mathematical Engineering)
- second group: minimum 60 credits in specific Scientific Disciplinary Fields (SSD)
Each course can be linked to one or more Scientific Disciplinary Fields (SSD). The credits of the SSD found both in the first group and in the second group are primarily counted for the first group. The remaining ones are counted for the second group. The credits of the same subject can be counted partly to reach the minimum number of credits of the first group and partly to reach the minimum number of credits of the second group.
If you lack less than 10 credits the supervisor in charge of the evaluation will consider if there are similarities among the Scientific Disciplinary Fields and provide guidance. If you lack more than 10 credits, the evaluation of the similarities will be subject to the final approval of the Coordinator or the Vice coordinator of the degree programme.
| The time required for the evaluation of your application depends on the supervisor who conducts the evaluation. If you have chosen a Master's degree programme that is different from your Bachelor's degree programme, the result of the evaluation will be available in about 10-20 days. |
If you do not meet the curricular requirements, you will have to make up for your unfulfilled curricular requirements (missing credits) before you enrol in the Master’s degree programme you have chosen. You can choose between:
- enrolment in single courses to make up for your unfulfilled curricular requirements (check the specific section)
- credit transfer at Bachelor’s level if your unfulfilled curricular requirements are worth more than 60 credits.
| PLEASE NOTE: in compliance with the Regulations of the degree programmes of Politecnico, the evaluation of the curricular requirements for admission to a Master's degree programme is based exclusively on the Bachelor’s degree submitted by the applicant during the application process. The Scientific Disciplinary Fields associated with the credits earned by an applicant during additional learning paths (e.g. a second Bachelor’s degree, single courses, etc.) do not count towards the credit threshold for first group or second group subjects. Single courses taken at Politecnico di Torino to make up for unfulfilled curricular requirements are an exception: the Scientific Disciplinary Fields of single courses taken at PoliTo will be automatically counted towards the attainment of the minimum number of credits required in the two groups. If the academic requirements are not met, it is up to the supervisor to evaluate the credits earned by the applicant during other learning paths. |
The Professional Bachelor’s degree programme in INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES is characterized by a lower number of credits in Engineering core subjects compared to the curricula of other Engineering Bachelor’s degree programmes. Please note that a professional degree (LP-01, LP-02, LP-03) does not qualify you for direct admission to a Master's degree programme.
You are required to have an English language certificate (B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment - CEFR).
Politecnico di Torino accepts the certificates listed in the following table of certificates (accepted in substitution for IELTS 5.5) in order to assess your knowledge of English (B2 level): "Table dated 23/09/2019 and updated on 22/12/2022".
Admission decisions are not based on the date of your language certificate but only on your language level.
Cases of exemption:
- IB Diploma (International Baccalaureate https://www.ibo.org/programmes/diploma-programme/) only if the entire path is taught in English, except foreign languages;
- Educational qualifications awarded by the European schools included in the Procedures for entry, residency and enrolment of international students and the respective recognition of qualifications, for higher education courses in Italy - Attachment 2*, only if the first language (L1) is English;
- Non-Italian qualification recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit and by the Italian Ministry of University and Research as equivalent to the Italian high school diploma (diploma di maturità), or university degree awarded by a school/university in which the medium of instruction is English and issued by USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, wherever the school/ university is located.
- Non-Italian qualification recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit and by the Italian Ministry of University and Research as equivalent to the Italian high school diploma (diploma di maturità), or higher university degree awarded by a school/university in which the medium of instruction is English, only if based in one of the countries listed below:
- AFRICA: Botswana, Cameroon, Gambia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia.
- ASIA: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka.
- CARIBBEAN AND AMERICAS: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States.
- EUROPE: Cyprus, Malta, United Kingdom, Ireland.
- PACIFIC: Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu.
What to do if you do not have an English language certificate
- You can try to get the English language certificate by the deadline for enrolment in the first semester, 12/11/2026 (recommended option):
If you think that you will be able to get your certificate before the deadline, you can start attending classes while waiting to enrol in the programme. In this case, you do not need to enrol in single courses. - If you cannot get the English language certificate by the deadline for enrolment in the first semester, 12/11/2026:
If you think that you will not be able to get your certificate before the deadline, but you meet the other admission requirements, you should enrol in single courses (check the specific section) by 12/11/2026.
⚠️ If you are going to graduate in September 2026:DO NOT:
✔️ If you are not sure whether you will graduate in September and you plan to enrol in a Master’s degree programme:You must follow the procedure to advance some of your future Master’s courses. You also need to fill out your Annual Personal Study Plan and enrol in the new academic year by the deadlines. |
If you are enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree programme at Politecnico and you expect to graduate after the September 2026 graduation period (November/December 2026 or March 2027), you can include in your Annual Personal Study Plan the courses offered in the first semester of Year 1 of your future Master’s degree programme.
Requirements
To take your Master’s courses in advance, you must meet the following requirements:
- meet the admission requirements for the Master’s degree programme you have chosen (curricular requirements + suitable academic performance);
- have no more than 23 unearned ECTS credits to complete your Bachelor’s degree by the end of the September session* (including English language and the final examination).
*You can still apply even if you currently have more than 23 unearned ECTS credits: compliance with the requirements will be checked later, after all the exam grades have been recorded.
Please note: if you do not have an English language certificate, you can still submit your application even if you see the following warning message “Language requirements not met”. Find out more in the specific section.
Important
- ⚠️ You can advance your future Master’s courses only one time: after you add them to your APSP, they will remain in your APSP until you get your Bachelor’s degree, but you will not be able to add any new course. You will still need to submit your application for admission to the Master’s degree programme you have chosen in the year in which you intend to enrol;
- If your “academic performance” is not suitable to grant you admission to the Master’s degree programme you have chosen, you will not be able to enrol, but the courses that you have advanced will remain in your Bachelor’s APSP;
- you can only advance Master’s courses offered in the first semester of Year 1 of your future Master’s degree programme;
- advanced courses (whether you pass them or not) will automatically appear in your Master’s academic records after enrolment.
Exceptions to the 23 ECTS limit
- if you get your English language certificate during the autumn session (IELTS September session), the English language credits will not be counted within the 23 ECTS;
- internships (included in your APSP in previous academic years) and recorded by 31 December will not be counted within the 23 ECTS.
Procedure
1. Submit your application on the Apply@polito platform (by the deadline)
- you can choose up to 2 Master’s degree programmes.
2. Wait for a positive evaluation of your application
- You can check the outcome of your admission application in the Evaluations section;
- You can advance the Maste’s courses offered by all the programmes (and all available tracks) that you selected on Apply@polito;
- Please note: advancing Master’s courses ≠ enrolment (you can enrol only after your get your Bachelor’s degree).
3. Add your courses to your Annual Personal Study Plan
- log in to your personal page of the Teaching Portal – select the “Career” section from the side menu – select the “Personal Study Plan / Enrolment” portlet;
- the Master’s courses will be labelled as “Courses advanced from a Master's degree programme”;
- You must complete this step by the deadline.
Enrolment in a Master’s degree programme
Advancing some Master’s courses does NOT mean that you are automatically enrolled in a Master’s degree programme. To complete the enrolment process, you must:
- earn your Bachelor’s degree and wait until it is officially recorded (your student status will change from ACTIVE to GRADUATED);
- complete the enrolment process in the Evaluations section of the Apply@polito platform by 24 March 2027;
- complete your PSP/APSP within 10 days of the date of enrolment.
If you enrol in the second semester, you can include in your APSP:
- ✅second-semester courses (Yea1 and Year 2);
- ❌ first-semester courses that you have not advanced (except for the exams that can be taken before attending the course, as indicated in the course catalogue of your chosen Master’s degree programme).
⚠️ IMPORTANT: if you graduate in the March graduation period 📌 Before enrolment:
📌 After selecting and saving the courses on the Apply@polito platform, your courses will be visible:
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