Earth and Climate Dynamics

The procedures and requirements for admission to the course are set out in the admissions notice. Once these requirements have been met, and within the prescribed deadlines, it is possible to submit an application for enrolment, change course or transfer in by following the instructions provided on the dedicated page.

To access the first year, it is necessary to pre-enrol and sit the CEnT-S test. 

Once the CEnT-S result has been acquired within the pre-enrolment process, it is possible to submit an enrolment application online by following the instructions provided on the dedicated page.

The period during which it is possible to submit an application is set out in the admissions notice. Enrolment is finalised automatically with the assignment of the student ID number within a few working days from the moment it is submitted (complete with payment of the first instalment for the academic year 2026/27) after the necessary administrative checks. For enrolment applications submitted before August, the student ID number is assigned starting from 3 August 2025.

Attention: anyone accessing the course using a secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow the procedures and meet the deadlines set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali.

From a procedural point of view, changing degree programme to access the first year 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 CEnT-S) and submit the online application for changing degree programme instead of the standard enrolment application.
There are financial implications relating to 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 admission arrangements vary depending on the recognitions and on the proposed year of admission, whether the first year or a year after the first.

Information on the requirements and procedures to follow in order to request a change of degree programme is available on the page https://www.unipd.it/cambi-corso.

Please note: anyone accessing the programme using a secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow the procedures and meet the deadlines set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/en/degree-programme-change

Procedurally, transferring from another university in order to enrol in the first year 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 CEnT-S) 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 home university.
There are financial implications associated with choosing between transferring from another university and standard enrolment: information on this is available in a dedicated document on the page https://www.unipd.it/trasferirsi-altro-ateneo.

An incoming transfer does not automatically entail the transfer of any exams/activities already completed in previous academic careers to the new one. Interested applicants must submit a specific online application for recognition as indicated in the paragraph "In brief: Shortening of an academic career". Access arrangements vary depending on the recognitions granted and the proposed year of admission, whether the first year or a subsequent year.

Information on the requirements and procedures to be followed in order to request a transfer from another university is available on the page https://www.unipd.it/trasferirsi-altro-ateneo.

Please note: anyone applying for the course using a secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow the procedures and meet the deadlines set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/ammissione-studenti-internazionali.

It is possible to request recognition of certified academic and professional activities, and of exams already taken (including abroad), such as single courses or in previous university careers, so as not to have to take them again in the Degree Programme that will be attended at the University of Padua.

The request for credit recognition must be submitted by following a specific online procedure, available indicatively 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 with the list of recognised exams/activities and the proposed year of admission, with the following cases:
• proposed admission to the first year;
• proposed admission to the first year with exemption from taking the CEnT-S;
• proposed admission to a year after the first.
Once the resolution has been obtained, it is possible to submit an application for enrolment, course change or incoming transfer by following the instructions given on the page www.unipd.it/istruzioniaccesso-triennali-magistrali-ciclounico.

The recognised exams are entered into the new career after enrolment and by the first available exam session for the academic year 2026/27.
For questions and assistance regarding the submission of the credit recognition application, the issuing of resolutions and the entry of recognised exams into the new career, it is possible to contact the relevant back office for the Degree Programme of interest: www.unipd.it/backoffice-carriere-studenti.

Attention: anyone accessing the course using a secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow the procedures and meet the deadlines set out on the page https://www.unipd.it/en/credit-recognition