Bachelor's degree programme in
COMPUTER ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
If you are admitted to Politecnico with a non-italian educational qualification, you are required either to demonstrate or to achieve an adequate knowledge of the Italian language during your 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 https://www.polito.it/en/education/applying-studying-graduating/admissions-and-enrolment/bachelor-s-degree-programmes/students-with-a-non-italian-qualificationin 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 page of the Teaching Portal > "Online Services"tab > "Personal data" section.
You will not have to take any additional Italian language exam.
Visit the website https://www.polito.it/en/education/applying-studying-graduating/admissions-and-enrolment/bachelor-s-degree-programmes/students-with-a-non-italian-qualificationin 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 page of the Teaching Portal > "Online Services"tab > "Personal data" section.
You will not have to take any additional Italian language exam.
IMPORTANT NOTICE for students enrolled under condition in academic year 2020/2021: if you did not have the Italian language certificate required for admission, you must get a certificate and request its registration from your personal page of the Teaching Portal > "Online Services" tab > "Language certificates Upload" portlet.
Fill in the online form and upload a scanned copy of your certificate by the deadline for registering for the final examination of the graduation period in which you intend to graduate.
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 graduation requirement. This means that you must pass an Italian language exam (minimum A2 level - CEFR) in order to graduate.
You will see that the Italian language course (Italian language II level)is already included In your PSP/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 get an Italian language certificate included in the list of accepted certificates available here.
In both cases, you must request the registration of the mandatory Italian language exam. If you got your certificate outside Politecnico, you will have to upload a scanned copy of your certificate from your personal page of the Teaching portal > "Online Services" tab > "Language certificates upload" portlet.
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 of preparing students to take the mandatory exam included in their Annual Personal Study Plan/Learning Agreement.
Our Italian language courses are available only for the students who must pass a mandatory Italian language exam. These courses have the only objective of preparing students to take the mandatory exam included in their Annual Personal Study Plan/Learning Agreement.
The Italian language courses offered at Politecnico are the following:
- 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)
In order to attend an Italian language course, you must follow a procedure to assess your level of Italian. The procedure is available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal > "Languages" tab. More information is available on the Language Centre (CLA) website.
The procedure 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. In this case, you can directly attend the course and take the mandatory Italian exam;
- 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 preparatory courses to get ready for the mandatory exam included in your PSP.
- they are offered at different levels depending on the result obtained in the procedure for accessing your Italian language level;
- can be attended only one time per suggested level and only if you have not passed your mandatory Italian exam yet;
- are not included in your PSP/APSP;
- if they are shown in the "Other Courses" section, they will not be visible in the weekly schedule of classes. Information on how to access the schedule for these courses is available on the Language Center (CLA) website > "Italian Language" > "Italian language courses".
- cannot replace the mandatory Italian language exam included in your APSP.
The Language Center (CLA) will share some self-study materials (video lessons for A0 and A1-CEFR level) on your personal page of the Teaching Portal > "My Academc Progress"TAB > "Preparatory Materials"section.
More information is available on the website of the Language Centre (CLA) or may be required through the Ticketing Support System available on your personal page of the Teaching Portal > "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:
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 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".
or else,
- Get an Italian language certificate (A2/B1 level – CEFR) in one of the sessions organized by Politecnico in cooperation with an external examination
In both cases, the registration of the Italian language certificate will be automatic (you do not need to make any specific request). Considering that it may take a long time to receive the original certificate from the examination board, we recommend you check the date of results publication and make sure that this is compatible with the deadlines established by your degree programme.
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 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 > "Online Services" tab > "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: "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.
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 first 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)
The rules on the Italian language course for non-Italian students who first 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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