Bachelor's degree programme in
COMPUTER ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
Students who are admitted to Politecnico with a non-italian educational qualification are required either to demonstrate or to achieve an adequate knowledge of the Italian language during their studies, according to the rules of each Bachelor's degree programme.
If you apply for admission to an Italian-taught Bachelor’s degree programme and you have a non-Italian high school diploma, you must prove your knowledge of the Italian language: this is an admission requirement.
Visit the website of the International Affairs Department in order to find out about the language requirements and the language certificates accepted by Politecnico di Torino. After admission, the certificate you have submitted will be recorded in your personal data, Online Services tab of your PoliTo page.
You will not have to sit any additional Italian language exam.
IMPORTANT NOTICE for students enrolled with condition for academic year 2020/2021 who did not have the Italian language certificate required for admission: the provisional condition must be dropped by presenting the Italian language certificate before the deadline for registering for the Final Exam.
If you have a non-Italian high-school diploma and you have enrolled in an English-taught Bachelor’s degree programme at Politecnico di Torino, your knowledge of Italian is a pre-requisite for graduation: you will have to pass an Italian language exam (minimum A2 level - CEFR) in order to graduate.
The Italian language course "01OXGLZ Lingua Italiana II livello (Italian language II level)" will therefore be included in the APSP of your first year, beyond the180-credit threshold required graduation.
You can earn these credits if:
- you pass the university exam after attending the mandatory Italian language course
- you obtain an Italian language certificate (included in the list of accepted certificates available on the CLA website - Certificates) at Politecnico or outside Politecnico. In both cases, you can request the registration of the mandatory Italian language exam included in your APSP. If you get your certificate outside Politecnico, you need to uplaod it to your PoliTo personal page. The University reserves itself the right to carry out a sample check on at least 5% of students, requesting the submission of the original documentation and verifying its truthfulness with the examination boards.
PREPARATORY COURSES FOR THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE EXAM
The Italian language courses are available only for the students who must pass a mandatory Italian language exam. These courses have the only objective to prepare students to take the mandatory exam included in their Annual Personal Study Plan/Learning Agreement.
The Italian language courses offered at Politecnico and the corresponding CEFR levels are listed below:
- 02NDLLZ Lingua Italiana I livello (Italian language first level): level A1 (CEFR)
- 01OXGLZ Lingua Italiana II livello (Italian language second level): level A2 (CEFR)
- 02PIKLZ Lingua Italiana III livello (Italian language third level): level B1 (CEFR)
- 02PILLZ Lingua Italiana IV livello (Italian language fourth level): level B2 (CEFR)
The procedure to assess your level of Italian may have one of the following results:
- your Italian is good enough to take the mandatory Italian language exam included in your Personal Study Plan/Learning Agreement: in this case, you can direclty attend the course and take the mandatory Italian exam starting from the first examination session available;
or
- your Italian is not good enough to take the mandatory Italian language exam included in your Personal Study Plan/LA: you can decide to attend one or more Italian language courses to get ready for the mandatory exam included in your PSP/LA. You will take your mandatory Italian language exam when you are ready to do so.
- these Italian courses prepare you for the mandatory Italian language exam and have no final exam;
- correspond to your language level (suggested by the result of the procedure for accessing Italian language lessons);
- can be attended only one time per suggested level and only if you have not yet passed your mandatory Italian exam;
- are not included in your APSP/LA;
- are shown in the section Other Courses on your personal page - La mia didattica/My Academic progress TAB;
- if chosen, they will be displayed in your weekly timetable;
- cannot replace the mandatory Italian language exam included in your APSP/LA.
On your personal page of the Teaching Portal - My Academc Progress TAB - Preparatory Materials sectionyou will find some self-study materials (video lessons for A0 and A1-CEFR level).
Further information is available on the website of the Language Centre (CLA) or may be required through the ticketing system available on your PoliTo page, Ticket TAB.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE: EXAM AND REGISTRATION
At the end of the Italian language course of the level corresponding to the mandatory Italian exam included in your APSP, you can:
- take the University Italian exam in any examination session (check the general deadlines and procedures for all exams at Politecnico in the Student Guide). If you pass this University exam, the Italian language exam included in your APSP will be recorded in your trascript with a "pass". The registration is automatic; you do not need to make any further requests. Please note: attending courses and taking the University Italian language exam does not entitle you to obtain any certificates of Italian language competency.
- get an Italian language certificate (A2 or B1 level - CEFR) awarded by en external examination board. The exam sessions to get the certificate are organized by tghe examination baord at Politecnico. More information will be available in the next few months on the CLA website.
or
- get an Italian language certificate (A2 or B1 level - CEFR) awarded by en external examination board. The exam sessions to get the certificate are organized at Politecnico. More information will be available in the next few months on the CLA website.
or
- get the CLIQ certificate (A2 or B1 level - CEFR) at Politecnico. The exam sessions to get this certificate are organized at Politecnico. More information will be available in September on the CLA website. When you get the language certificate, it will be recorded under your personal data (Languages tab) and your Italian language exam will be recorded with a pass in your transcript. The registration is automatic. You do not need to take any further action.
You can also get an Italian language certificate outside Politecnico. Your certificate must be included in the table of accepted certificates available on the CLA website. You must show your original certificate to the Office of Student Services. The Office will make a copy of your certificate and return the original back to you. Your certificate will be recorded in your transcript. 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.
RULES FOR STUDENTS WHO ENROLLED AT POLITECNICO BEFORE A.Y. 2014/2015
The rules on the Italian language course for non-Italian students who enrolled at Politecnico before a.y. 2014/2015 are illustrated in the Italian Language Regulations of each academic year.
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2011/12)
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2012/13)
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2013/14)
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2011/12)
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2012/13)
Italian Language Regulations for non-Italian students (2013/14)
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