STUDENT GUIDE
(2023 - 2024)
Bachelor's degree programme in
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: INDUSTRIAL 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.
ITALIAN-TAUGHT BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
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, section "Personal data"
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: 
they will have to obtain the appropriate certification and request its registration, using the "Loading language certifications" portlet in the "Online Secretary" tab of the personal page of the Teaching portal 
fill in the online form and attach, if requested, the scan of the acquired certificate
by the deadline for registering for the final exam of the graduation session of interest.
ENGLISH-TAUGHT BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
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. 
In the PSP/APSP of the first year the Italian language course (Italian language II level) will therefore be included 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 Teaching & Language Center (CLA) at Politecnico or outside Politecnico. In both cases, you can request the registration of the mandatory Italian language exam. If you get your certificate outside Politecnico, you will have to upload the scan through the portlet "Language certificates upload"  in the tab "Online Services" of the personal page of the Teaching portal.
PREPARATORY COURSES FOR THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE EXAM

Our 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 are: 
  •  Lingua Italiana I livello (Italian language first level): level A1 (CEFR)
  •  Lingua Italiana II livello (Italian language second level): level A2 (CEFR)
  •  Lingua Italiana III livello (Italian language third level): level B1 (CEFR)
  •  Lingua Italiana IV livello (Italian language fourth level): level B2 (CEFR)
You can access the Italian language lessons through a specific procedure available on the Lingue/Languages TAB of your personal page of the Teaching Portal. Further information is available on the Teaching & Language Center (CLA) website. 
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 directly attend the course and take the mandatory Italian exam;
or 
  • your Italian is not good enough to take the mandatory Italian language exam, in this case you can decide to attend one or more Italian language courses to get ready for the mandatory exam included in your PSP/LA. 
PLEASE NOTE: these Italian language courses are preparatory and do not include a final exam:
-  they are offered at different levels depending on the result obtained in the procedure for accessing Italian language courses;
-  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 section the Teaching & Language Center (CLA)  will share some self-study materials (video lessons  for A0 and A1-CEFR level). 
Further information is available on the  website of the Teaching & Language Center (CLA) or may be required through the Ticketing Support System available on your PoliTo page, Ticket TAB.

 
TAKING THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE EXAM AT POLITECNICO AND REGISTRATION IN YOUR TRANSCRIPT
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- Exam schedule section).  If you pass this University exam, the Italian language exam included in your APSP will be recorded in your trascript with a "pass".
Please note: attending courses and taking the University Italian language exam does not entitle you to obtain any certificates of Italian language competency.
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 by the examination board at Politecnico. More information will be available in the next few months on the Teaching & Language Center (CLA) website.
GETTING THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATE OUTSIDE POLITECNICO AND REGISTRATION IN YOUR TRANSCRIPT
 
Politecnico di Torino accepts the Italian language certificates listed in the table published on the webiste of the Teaching & Language Center (CLA). 
If you get your Italian language certificate (A2 or B1 level - with the required minimum score) from an examination board outside Politecnico, you must:
log in to yout personal page of the Teaching Portal - select the "Online Services" tab - select the "Language Certificates Upload" portlet
fill out the online form and upload - if asked by the system- a scanned copy of your language certificate:
You must fill in the following fields:
    • Lingua/language:  enter "Italian"
    • Famiglia/Family: enter the type of certificate you have got;
    • Certificato/Certificate: enter the language level;
    • Data certificazione/Certificate date: enter the date on which you got your certificate. 
Our offices will check your language certificate. If your certificate is accepted, the Italian Language Exam included in your Annual Personal Study Plan will be registered in your transcrip of records. Considering that it may take a long time to receive the original certificate from the examination board, we recommend you get your certificate well in advance of the deadlines established by your degree programme.

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)    
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