Degree programmes with restricted entry in the School of Science

The rankings are published as indicated in the relevant admission calls.

The places available for admission to the second and third year are published by June 2026.
The rankings are published by September 2026.
For information regarding the recognition of credits for a shortened degree course: https://www.unipd.it/riconoscimento-crediti-pregressi

To access the first year, it is necessary to pre-enrol and sit the TOLC-I test. The order in which these two steps are completed does not matter, provided they are both carried out by the relevant deadlines; the TOLC result is acquired automatically after the closure of the pre-enrolment period for the selection in which you are participating.

The rankings are then drawn up: should you be admitted during the planned reallocations or recoveries, you will be able to submit an online enrolment application by following the instructions provided on the dedicated page. The procedures and deadlines 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 will be assigned starting from 3 August 2026.

Please note: anyone accessing the course using an upper secondary school qualification obtained abroad must follow additional procedures to verify the entry qualification. For further information, please refer to the admission notice.

From a procedural point of view, changing degree programme to enter 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 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 connected with the choice between changing degree programme and standard enrolment: information on this is available in a dedicated document on the page https://www.unipd.it/cambi-corso.

Changing degree programme does not automatically entail the 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 on the proposed year of admission, whether the first year or subsequent years.

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 entering the 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

The transfer from another university in order to enrol in 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 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. It is also necessary to follow the procedures for requesting an outgoing transfer at your home university.
There are financial implications in choosing between an incoming transfer and enrolment: the relevant information 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 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: Shortening a degree programme". The access procedures vary depending on the recognitions and the proposed year of admission, whether the first year or subsequent years.

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 admission to 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 exams 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 you will attend at the University of Padua.

The credit recognition request 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 containing the list of recognised exams/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 with no difference whatsoever compared with those who have not requested credit recognition;
- if admission to a year of the programme after the first is proposed, it is necessary to be admitted in the relevant rankings, which may be drawn up on the basis of the number of places available for each year of the programme, according to what is indicated in the admission call. If not admitted, it is possible to take part in the entry selection 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 to subsequent years); if admitted, the enrolment application, change of Degree Programme or incoming transfer request must be submitted by following the instructions provided 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.

In any case, even before submitting the credit recognition request or obtaining the resolution, it is possible to take part in the selection for the first year so as 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 the programme after the first.

For questions and assistance regarding submission of the credit recognition request, 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 programme of interest: www.unipd.it/backoffice-carriere-studenti.

Warning: 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/credit-recognition