Bachelor's degree programme in
COMPUTER ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- REQUIREMENTS
- EXAM PREPARATION
- RECOGNITION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM CREDITS
In order to pass the English language exam at Politecnico di Torino, you must obtain one of the English language certificates accpeted by Politecnico - B2 level (CEFR) or above.
If you are attending an Italian-taught degree programme, you must pass the English language exam in order to earn your Bachelor’s degree (graduation requirement).
If you are want to attend an English-taught Bachelor’s degree programme or simply your first-year courses in English, you must have an English language certificate in order to be admitted to Politecnico (admission requirement). 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.
EXAM PREPARATION
The Language Center (CLA) offers an array of activities to help you learn English. It also organizes exam sessions for the attainment of an internationally recognized English language certificate. As a Polito student, you can take the IELTS Academic on paper at the university.
You can find all the information(IELTS sessions calendar, registrations, exam structure and activities to prepare for IELTS) on the Language Center (CLA) website.
You can register for our activities and for the IELTS test from your personal page of the Teaching Portal - Languages TAB.
The indication of your language certificate is shown your personal page of the Teaching Portal - "Online Services" TAB - "View your data and change your address " portlet- "Personal data".
RECOGNITION OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAM CREDITS
If you get a B2 level English language certificate (CEFR) (with the necessary score):
Fill out the online form and upload a scanned copy of your certificate (if required)
You must fill out the following fields:
Verification of IELTS certificates:
If you get a B2 level English language certificate (CEFR) (with the necessary score):
- in an internal IELTS session at Politecnico di Torino: you will not have to make any request for the registration of your first level English language exam: the registration will take place automatically;
- at institutions outside Politecnico di Torino: you must submit a specific request for the registration of your first level English language exam (personal page of the Teaching portal - "Online Services" TAB - "Language certificates upload" portlet)
Fill out the online form and upload a scanned copy of your certificate (if required)
You must fill out the following fields:
- Language: English;
- Family: enter the type of certificate (IELTS, CAMBRIDGE, TOEFL, etc.);
- Certificate: enter the level you achieved;
- Certificate date: date of certificate conferral.
Verification of IELTS certificates:
- enter the TRF Number present on the certificate, if you got your certificate less than 3 years ago.
- enter the TRF Number present on the certificate and upload a scanned copy of your certificate, if you got your certificate more than 3 years ago.
for the verification of an IELTS certificate, you must indicate the TRF Number present on the certificate, or reported in the email you received when the results were published.
Verification of Cambridge certificates:
for the verification of a 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:
and enter the Candidate ID NUMBER or upload the Statement of results.
Verification of TOEFL certificates:
for the verification of a TOEFL certificate, you must indicate Politecnico di Torino using its code (C285) when you register for TOFOEL - enter the Appointment Number. If you did not indicate Politecnico di Torino during TOFOEL registration, you must upload a scanned copy of your certificate to the Teaching Portal to allow the verification.
For all other certificates/exemption cases present in the table of certificates and exemptions published the Student Guide of your year of first enrolment, you must upload the scanned copy of your certificate.
Considering that it takes a long time to receive the original certificate from the examination board, we recommend you to 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.
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