Recognition of previous studies
Those who hold an Italian qualification for course admission should refer to the dedicated page.
Coloro che sono in possesso di un titolo di studio italiano per l’accesso al corso devono fare riferimento alla pagina dedicata
Related study experience can be recognised and credited to your degree as a form of recognition of prior learning. Examinations or educational activities (already passed or to be passed shortly, before the deadlines for enrolment) can be validated in the following cases:
- request for change of programme
- request for a transfer FROM another Italian University TO the University of Padova
- request for validation of other examinations or extra-University educational activities
- when an applicant has interrupted their university career, or has passed some examinations abroad and now wishes to enrol at the University of Padova.
How to apply for the recognition of previous studies or education activities
Bachelor's and single-cycle degrees
The online procedureis available from June 19, 2025 to 17July 2025(at 3p.m).
In order to access the procedure, you need first register on the Uniweb portal.
If you applied to a degree programme with an unlimited number of places, you can also submit your online request after the enrolment has been finalised.
The procedure will be available approximately from mid-October 2025 to mid-November 2025. Exact dates will be communicated here starting from September 2025.
A non-refundable €40 fee is due for every request.
During the procedure, you will be asked to upload the following documents:
- Passport or ID card
- Italian Residence permit (for non-EU applicants residing in Italy)
- Secondary school diploma;
- Certificate issued by relevant academic authorities attesting the examinations passed
- Syllabus of the examinations passed for which recognition is applied for
- (if already obtained) Bachelor’s degree
These documents are accepted in English or in Italian.
You will then receive an answer from the Academic Committee stating the exams that can be recognised, the year of study to which you are eligible for admission and whether you are required to take the entry test.
For the Italian-taught single-cycle degree programmes in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine, admission to the first year of the programme, even for those applying for credit recognition, is conditional on passing the national test (TOLC-MED TOLC-VET).
Please check the relevant information in the respective Call for admissions, which are published on the following webpages:
www.unipd.it/ammissioni-medicina-odontoiatria
www.unipd.it/ammissioni-av-medveterinaria
For the English-taught single-cycle degree programme in Medicine and Surgery, please refer to the Call for admission published on the following webpage: www.unipd.it/ammissioni-medicine-surgery
Master's degree - students admitted to the a.y. 2025/26
If you have been admitted to a Master’s degree programme and you wish to apply for the recognition of any credits obtained in Italy or abroad, please send an email to the Admissions and Welcome Unit (international.admission@unipd.it) with the subject "Recognition of previous studies A.Y. 2025/2026" from June 19, 2025 to September 30, 2025 (at 6 p.m.).
You will need to attach the following documents:
- Recognition request form (available below);
- the Transcript of records and/or Diploma supplement;
- Syllabus of the examinations passed for which recognition is applied for;
- (if already obtained) Master’s degree
For limited access Italian-taught Master’s degree programmes of the School of Psychology candidates will be required to upload the above-mentioned documents in the dedicated tasks of their application on apply.unipd.it from July 15, 2025 (at 12 p.m.) – 28 August 2025 (at 12 p.m.).
Please be informed that exams included in the (3 or 4 year) Bachelor’s degree which granted you the admission to the Master’s degree programme at the University of Padua cannot be recognized.
Should you need any clarifications, we strongly recommend you book an online appointment with the Admissions and Welcome Unit here before submitting your credit recognition application.
Master’s degree - further requests for enrolled students
If you are enrolled in a Master’s degree programme you can apply for the recognition of any credits obtained in Italy or abroad, via the online procedure available from 19 June, 2025 to 17 July 2025 (at 3 p.m.).
A non-refundable €40 fee is due for every request.
During the procedure you will be asked to upload the following documents:
- Passport or ID card
- Italian Residence permit (for non-EU applicants residing in Italy)
- the Transcript of records and/or Diploma supplement;
- Syllabus of the examinations passed for which recognition is applied for;
- (if already obtained) Master’s degree;
The documents are accepted in English or in Italian.
You will then receive an answer from the Academic Committee stating the exams that can be recognised.
Please be informed that exams included in the (3 or 4 year) Bachelor’s degree which granted you the admission to the Master’s degree programme at the University of Padua cannot be recognized in your current academic career.
Should you need any clarifications, we strongly recommend you book an online appointment with the Admissions and Welcome Unit here before submitting your credit-recognition application.
Contacts
Admissions and Welcome Unit
Lungargine del Piovego 1 - 35131 Padova
