To enrol at the University of Pisa, it is necessary to have completed at least 12 years of schooling overall, including primary school, lower secondary school (if applicable), and high school.
Degrees must include at least the last two years of successful attendance in the foreign education system.
The Declaration of Value, issued by the Italian Diplomatic Mission competent for your country, certifies the years of schooling.
Students who want to register, but have only 10 or 11 years of schooling instead of 12, must follow this procedure:
- present a certificate attesting to the completion of one or two undergraduate academic years or the award of a post-secondary degree. Please note: this period of study is only intended to make up for missing years and does not permit any shortcuts in the degree course.
or
- earn an Italian secondary school diploma
or
Special Cases
United States – High School Diploma – HSD
Students with a High School Diploma (HSD) may register if they have passed at least three Advanced Placements (APs) examinations in subjects relevant to the course of study in which they wish to enrol, with scores from 3 to 5.
An Italian language AP is compulsory exclusively for students with foreign citizenship.
The AP in Italian is not counted among the three required for Italian students or those enrolling in English-language courses.
To apply for admission to an Italian university, you must have acquired these qualifications after having completed at least the last two years of attendance with positive results in the foreign education system.
Institutions of higher education will verify the qualifications and possible admission of candidates, taking into account the entire training course they have completed, in line with current national and international regulations and on the basis of their autonomy. Students with an Associate Degree, which is a High School Diploma followed by two years of College, can also enrol, even if these two years were completed in a country other than the USA.
United Kingdom – GCE and IGCE
The final qualifications known as General Certificate of Education (GCE) and International Certificate of Education (IGCE), issued by official UK certifying bodies, allow registration together with:
- three A-Level examinations in subjects relevant to the required course of study, with at least a passing grade. The presence of an A level in Italian is only required for students with foreign citizenship; it cannot be counted among the three A levels required in the case of students with Italian citizenship or in the case of enrolment in courses delivered entirely in English
or
- a combination of 3 subjects between A-Level and Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects can be assessed. The Cambridge Pre-U Diploma (consisting of 3 Principal Subjects + Global Perspective and Research) can replace the A-Levels for into the first cycle. Students with foreign citizenship must have an A-Level in Italian. For those with Italian citizenship and those enrolling for courses in English, it is not counted among the three A-Levels required.
Final diplomas obtained at British schools recognised by the Italy-United Kingdom agreements as per Annex 2 – point 3 may be valid for enrolment at Italian universities under the specific terms and conditions laid down in the agreements concluded between Italy and Great Britain.
For Scottish qualifications, at least three Advanced Highers, or 2 Advanced Highers and 4 Highers are required.
Greece – Apolityrion
The Apolityrion allows enrolment only if achieved with a minimum grade of 10/20 and if accompanied by the certificate of academic aptitude “Veveosi Prosvasis”. Students who obtained the Apolityrion before 1999 and can prove residence in Italy during the 1999-2001 three-year period are exempt from holding the certificate.
Albania
Albanian qualifications only allow admission to university education courses if the student has passed the academic aptitude examination provided for by the Albanian educational reform, or if they have already completed a previous university registration.
Ecclesiastical University Institutes
Degrees awarded by Ecclesiastical University Institutes based in Italy and recognised by the Holy See must be approved by the ecclesiastical authorities. Students are required to provide a copy of the qualification and present the original when eventually registering.
