Degree programmes with restricted admission in the School of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
Academic year 2026-2027
This page contains information on admission to the following limited-enrolment Bachelor's degree courses, taught in Italian:
- Animal sciences and technologies
- Veterinary nursing sciences and technologies
The test required to take part in the selection process is the TOLC-AV.
Full admission procedures are set out in the call for applications.
Please note: procedures carried out in ways or within time frames other than those indicated in the call for applications and on the University website pages explicitly referred to therein will not be accepted.
The rankings are published as indicated in the relevant admission calls.
The places available for admission to the second and third years are published by June 2026.
The ranking lists are published by September 2026.
For information regarding the recognition of credits for a shortened degree programme: https://www.unipd.it/riconoscimento-crediti-pregressi
The information below is intended to provide a general overview of the course admission procedures, in order to facilitate completion of the required steps. It is nevertheless necessary to read the admission notice, the official document for access to the course.
To access the first year, it is necessary to pre-enrol and sit the TOLC-AV test. The order in which these two steps are completed is irrelevant, provided that both are carried out within the stated deadlines; the TOLC is acquired automatically after the close of the pre-enrolment period for the selection in which the applicant is taking part.
The rankings are then drawn up: if applicants are admitted during the scheduled rounds of reallocation or recovery, they may submit an online enrolment application by following the instructions provided on the dedicated page. The procedures and timeframes for completing the process are set out in the admission notice and differ for each of the 2 selections.
Enrolment is finalised automatically with the assignment of the student ID number within a few working days from the time the application is submitted (including payment of the first instalment for the 2026/27 academic year), following the necessary administrative checks. For enrolment applications submitted before August, the student ID number is assigned starting from 3 August 2026.
Please note: applicants accessing the course with an upper secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow additional procedures for verification of the entry qualification. For further information, please refer to the admission notice.
Changing degree programme to access the first year, procedurally, differs from standard enrolment only with regard to the final stage of the process: it is therefore necessary to take part in the selection process like the other applicants (by pre-enrolling and taking the required TOLC), be admitted in the ranking list, and submit the online application for a degree programme change instead of the standard enrolment application.
There are financial implications regarding the choice between changing degree programme and enrolment: information on this is available in a dedicated document, on the page https://www.unipd.it/cambi-corso.
Changing degree programme does not imply the automatic transfer of any exams/activities already completed from previous academic careers to the new one. Those concerned must submit a specific online application for credit recognition as indicated in the paragraph "In brief: Career shortening". The access procedures vary depending on the recognitions and the proposed year of admission, whether the first year or years subsequent to the first.
Information on the requirements and procedures to follow in order to request a degree programme change is available on the page https://www.unipd.it/cambi-corso.
Please note: anyone accessing the degree programme using a secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow additional procedures for the verification of the entry qualification, as indicated in the admission call. The procedures for requesting a degree programme change are instead set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/en/degree-programme-change
Transfer from another university to access the first year, from a procedural point of view, differs from standard enrolment only in the final stage of the process: you must therefore take part in the selection process like the other candidates (by pre-enrolling and taking the required TOLC), be admitted in the ranking list, and submit the online application for incoming transfer instead of the standard enrolment application. You must also follow the procedures for requesting an outgoing transfer at your university of origin.
There are financial implications in choosing between an incoming transfer and enrolment: information on this is available in a dedicated document on the page https://www.unipd.it/trasferirsi-altro-ateneo.
Incoming transfer does not imply the automatic transfer of any exams/activities already completed from previous academic records to the new one. Those concerned must submit a specific online application for recognition as indicated in the paragraph "In brief: Career shortening". Access procedures vary depending on the recognitions requested and the proposed year of admission, whether the first year or subsequent years.
Information on the requirements and procedures to follow to request a transfer from another university is available on the page https://www.unipd.it/trasferirsi-altro-ateneo.
Please note: anyone accessing the course using a secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow additional procedures for verification of the entry qualification, as indicated in point 6 of the admission notice. The procedures for requesting an incoming transfer are instead set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/en/transfer-from-italian-university
It is possible to request recognition of certified academic and professional activities, and of examinations already taken (including abroad), such as single courses or in previous university careers, so that they do not have to be taken again in the Degree Programme to be followed at the University of Padua.
The application for credit recognition must be submitted by following a specific online procedure, expected to be available between June and the first half of July 2026. Information on how to proceed and the exact dates are published on the page www.unipd.it/domanda-valutazione.
The appointed committee issues a resolution containing the list of recognised examinations/activities and the proposed year of admission:
- if admission to the first year is proposed, it is necessary to take part in the entry selection process with no difference whatsoever compared with those who have not requested credit recognition;
- if admission to a year of study after the first is proposed, it is necessary to be admitted in the relevant rankings, which may be drawn up according to the number of places available for each year of study, as indicated in the admission call. If not admitted, it is possible to take part in the entry selection process for the first year with no difference whatsoever compared with those who have not requested credit recognition.
The rankings are published on this page (for access to the first year and subsequent years); if admitted, the enrolment, course change or incoming transfer application must be submitted by following the instructions given on the page www.unipd.it/istruzioniaccesso-triennali-magistrali-ciclounico.
The recognised examinations are entered into the new career after enrolment and by the first available examination session for the academic year 2026/27.
In any case, even before submitting the credit recognition application or obtaining the resolution, it is possible to take part in the selection process for the first year in order to secure a place in the first year within the Degree Programme. The career is then updated automatically by entering the recognitions included in the resolution and any enrolment in a year of study after the first.
For questions and assistance regarding the submission of the credit recognition application, the issuing of resolutions and the entry of recognised examinations into the new career, it is possible to contact the relevant back office for the course of interest: www.unipd.it/backoffice-carriere-studenti.
Warning: anyone accessing the course using a secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow the procedures and meet the deadlines indicated on the page https://www.unipd.it/en/credit-recognition