ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- REQUIREMENTS
- EXAM PREPARATION
- RECOGNITION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM CREDITS
All students at Politecnico di Torino must demonstrate a B2 level (CEFR) or above of English language competency in order to earn their Bachelor’s degree.
All students must pass an English language exam (B2 level or above) in order to earn their Bachelor’s degree (graduation requirement).
Having an English language certificate is an admission requirement if you are applying for an English-taught Bachelor’s degree programme or if you want to attend your first-year courses in English. In these cases, you must have an English language certificate (B2 level or above) when you apply online on the Apply@polito platform of Politecnico website.
Your language requirements vary depending on the year of your first enrolment at Politecnico. Please click the buttons below to find out more about your language requirements.
EXAM PREPARATION
The CLA offers self-study materials and several activities for each level of English. All information is available on the CLA websiteand on your personal page of the Teaching Portae - Ticket TAB.
On the CLA website you can also find out more about IELTS sessions, registrations and exam structure.
You can register for the IELTS exam online from your personal page of the Teaching Portal - Languages TAB.
RECOGNITION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM CREDITS
IELTS at PoliTO
You can take the IELTS exam at Politecnico in order to get a B2 level English language certificate (CEFR). If you pass the exam with the required score, you will automatically earn the English exam credits. You do not need to take any further action.
OTHER CERTIFICATES taken outside Polito
You can also get an English language certificate (B2 level or above) outside Politecnico.Your certificate must be included in the table available in the “Requirements” section. You must send a ticket to your Office of Student Services and provide the details of your certificate.
You do NOT need to send a scanned copy of your certificate in the following cases:
- IELTS certificate: you must send a ticket with the TRF Number of your certificate (you can find this number on your certificate or in the message you received by e-mail when the results were published);
- CAMBRIDGE certificate: on your personal page of the Cambridge website you must select the option to share your results with Politecnico di Torino - see instructions at:
- TOEFL certificate: you must specify the code of Politecnico di Torino (unicode: C285) when you register for the TOEFL exam;
For all other English language certificates, you must show your original certificate to the Office of Student Services. Your English language exam will be recorded in your transcript and you will automatically earn the corresponding credits. The Office of Student Services will make a copy of your certificate and return the original back to you.
You can also present your certificate using the Ticketing Service (send a ticket to the Office of Student Services).
Considering that it takes a long time to receive the original certificate from the examination board, we recommend you get your certificate well in advance of the deadlines.
Considering that it takes a long time to receive the original certificate from the examination board, we recommend you get your certificate well in advance of the deadlines.
We remind you that English language exams (graded or ungraded) taken at other universities are NOT accepted in substitution for the English language certificate.
If you have an Italian high school diploma, you may be required to show your original English language certificate to the Office of the University Registrar.
If you have a non-Italian high school diploma, you may be required to show your original English language certificate to the Incoming Mobility Office.
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