Enrolment Procedures for EU Students or Holders of a Residence Permit in Italy

Candidates shall enrol directly in the chosen degree programme by the dates set in the call for application. In addition to the usual enrolment application form, the following documents are required.

Here follows the step-by-step procedure necessary to enrol with the University of Teramo:

1. Final certificate (in original o a certified copy) of Secondary school studies, received after at least 12 years of education, or a legally-valid substitute certificate.
2. the Declaration of Value (“Dichiarazione di Valore”) – i.e. a document which provides information about the Educational System in one’s own country and compares the qualification level with the Italian Educational System – issued by the ENIC-NARIC Centres.

1. Study diploma achieved at a foreign University equivalent to an Italian 1^st-Cycle/Bachelor’s Degree Diploma, or a Post-secondary school diploma achieved at a non-University higher education institute which allows further education at an upper level and achieved at / issued by a foreign University.
2. the Declaration of Value – i.e. a document which provides information about the Educational System in one’s own country and compares the qualification level with the Italian Educational System – issued by the ENIC-NARIC Centres.

How to request the Declaration of Value

The Declaration of Value has to be issued by the Italian Embassy or Consulate in the Country where the Degree has been issued. Here follows a list of the diplomatic missions and consular services: esteri.it/mae/it/ministero/laretediplomatica 

Each candidate needs to contact the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of originand, in order to validate his/her own qualifications and pre-enrolment, submit the following:

1. The provided pre-enrolment application (Form A), duly completed and signed;
2. The final original certificate of secondary school studies;
3. If entrance exams are laid down to enter university in the country of origin, the certificate proving that the candidate has passed any academic tests;
4. If the secondary school diploma has been obtained in less than 12 years of education, or if a candidate applies for a shortened programme: the University transcript of records detailing the exams passed and grades, or a post-secondary qualification issued by a non-university higher education institute. Only if a candidate applies for a shortened programme, the transcript of records needs to include the official syllabus for each course;
5. Any certificates of his/her own language skills;
6. Two passport photos (one of them needs to be authenticated by the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of origin).

Each candidate needs to obtain from the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of origin the following documents:

1. A legalised translation of both the high school diploma and any other academic and post-secondary certificates;
2. The Declaration of Value – a document which provides information about the Educational System in the country of origin and compares the qualification level with the Italian Educational System;
3. An authenticated passport photo.

Each candidate needs to contact the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of origin and, in order to validate his/her own qualifications and pre-enrolment, submit the following:

1. Study diploma achieved at a foreign University equivalent to an Italian 1^st-Cycle/Bachelor’s Degree Diploma, or a post-secondary school diploma achieved at a non-University higher education institute which allows further education at an upper level – only whether the high school diploma would be achieved after at least 12 years.
2. The transcript of records – issued by the University and duly confirmed by the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of origin – detailing the exams passed and grades, the official syllabus for each course, the amount of hours of all the learning activities completed in order to obtain the foreign academic qualification as given in the previous point;
3. Any certificates of his/her own language skills;
4. Two passport photos (one of them needs to be authenticated by the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of origin).

Each candidate needs to obtain from the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of origin the following documents:

1. A legalised translation of both the high school diploma and any other academic and post-secondary certificates.
2. The Declaration of Value – a document which provides information about the Educational System in the country of origin and compares the qualification level with the Italian Educational System.
3. An authenticated passport photo.

Highlights

• Qualifications and certificates written in a foreign language need to be submitted along with an officially-legalised translation into Italian (candidates may get their own documents translated by official translators at the Italian Diplomatic Missions in the country of origin in order to obtain the declaration of “certified translation”).

Italian Language Test for Admission to Degree Programmes

On their arrival in Italy, non-EU candidates who are resident abroad need to sit an Italian language test in order to be admitted to the University they have chosen. Such test is mandatory to enrol in any degree programme – apart from those candidates already holding a certificate of Italian language proficiency with a level not lower than B2, in accordance with the Council of Europe guidelines and in the framework of the CLIQ system (“Certificazione Lingua Italiana di Qualità”) shared by the current certification authorities (i.e. the University for Foreigners in Perugia and Siena, the University of Roma Tre and the “Dante Alighieri” Society), also in agreement with the Italian Institutes of Culture abroad and other institutions. Such certificates of proficiency in Italian language may be achieved in the authorised examination centres in one’s own country of origin.

Who is exempted from Italian language test and from the quota for international students

Non-EU students resident abroad candidating for 1^st-Cycle Degree Programmes and Single-Cycle Degree Programmes are exempted from the Italian language test and may enrol in addition to the specific quota of reserved places for non-EU students resident abroad, if they hold the following certificates:

1. a 5-year or 4-year high school diploma obtained from both state and officially-recognised Italian schools abroad;
2. a supplementary certificate attached to the secondary school diploma achieved in Argentina certifying that the study programme included Italian language teaching for at least 5 years, under the Law no. 210 dated June 7, 1999 (issued on the Italian Official Journal 152, June 1, 1999) – which ratifies the Agreement with Argentina dated December 13, 1997 and entered into force on December 28, 1999;
3. the Italian Language and Culture Diploma awarded by the Universities for Foreigners in Perugia and Siena;
4. certificates of Italian language proficiency corresponding to levels C1 and C2 of the Council of Europe, issued within the CLIQ system (Certificazione Lingua Italiana di Qualità) and shared by the current certification authorities (i.e. the University of Roma Tre, the Universities for Foreigners in Perugia or Siena, and the “Dante Alighieri” Society), also in agreement with the Italian Institutes of Culture abroad and other institutions.

English Language Certificate for Admission to English-taught Degree Programmes

An English language certificate is necessary to access programmes taught in English for which it is mandatory to achieve at least a B2 level (C.E.F.R.).

Are exempted to provide the certification:

• English native speakers (i.e. English is their mother-tongue);
• students who hold a qualifying diploma/degree obtained in English (whether abroad or in Italy).

In this case it will be necessary to provide an English Proficiency letter, a letter issued by the university/institute on the student’s language skills, or Medium of Instruction (MOI), an official document indicating the language in which the diploma or the degree was obtained