A.Y. 2018-2019 (15th cycle)
Previous academic years
The admission requirements are the following:
1. Academic Performance
- For Italian university graduates
A Bachelor’s degree (see section Who can enrol) granting access to a Master’s degree programme (Laurea Magistrale) at PoliTo, obtained before the deadline for enrolment in a Master’s degree programme in first semester of the academic year 2018/2019 (see the Student Guide 2018/19). Students must have earned their Bachelor’s degree on a standard timeline (3 years);
A minimum weighted average grade in Bachelor’s exams equal to or above 27,00/30 (calculated on all Bachelor’s exam grades):
Weighted average: exam grades multiplied by course credits
(Grade1 x Credits1) + (Grade2 x Credits2) +…+ (Grade n x Credits n)
(Credits 1 + Credits 2 +…+ Credits n);
- For Non-Italian university graduates
A Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent academic qualification (see section Who can enrol)) granting access to a Master’s degree programme (Laurea Magistrale) at PoliTo, obtained before the deadline for enrolment in a Master’s degree programme in first semester of the academic year 2018/2019 (see the Student guide 2018/19).
Valid GRE® General Test (5 years since the test date), Passed by the candidate before the application deadline.
ASP established a minimum score for each test section:
- Verbal Reasoning: 156
- Quantitative Reasoning: 157
- Analytical Writing: 3,5
Candidates must have reached the minimum score in at least one of the three test sections.
2. English language Certification
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) – minimum score 5.5
The tables “IELTS 5.5“ lists additional English certificates accepted or exemptions in substitution for IELTS 5.5.
Candidates can be exempted from having an IELTS 5.5 certificate if, upon enrolment, they provide a stamped declaration/certificate written on official letter headed paper, which certifies that:
candidates have attended at least one school year at high school in which the medium of instruction is English. In this case the school must issue a certificate stating that ”The medium of instruction is English”.
candidates have a foreign high school diploma which is recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and Research as equivalent to the Italian high school diploma (diploma di maturità), or have a higher qualification awarded by a higher education institute in which the medium of instruction is English. In both cases the school must issue a certificate stating that “The medium of instruction is English”.
With regard to points “a” and “b”, please note that diplomas awarded by high schools in the USA, UK , Canada, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand do not need to include the phrase “The medium of instruction is English”.