STUDENT GUIDE
(2025 - 2026)
Bachelor's degree programme in
CINEMA AND DIGITAL MEDIA ENGINEERING (change programme)
Location: Torino
Class: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
Forfeiture
What is forfeiture
Forfeiture is when you lose the status of active student. As a result of forfeiture you will no longer be able to continue your studies on your current academic path (e.g., you cannot attend courses nor take exams for the entire academic year, etc).
When do you incur in forfeiture?
In compliance with art.15 of the Student Regulations, issued by Rector’s Decree No. 724 of 27/06/2025, you incur in forfeiture if you do not pass at least one exam in a period of ten academic years since the last academic year with a passed exam.
 
Those who have passed all the exams required to obtain the degree and are only required to take the final exam or submit their thesis are not subject to forfeiture. 
How can you calculate your years of enrolment?
For the purpose of calculating the number of academic years, there is no difference between if you are a part-time or full-time student. Both enrolment workloads count as 1 academic year. Each year in which you were not enrolled at Politecnico also counts as 1 academic year. Years of voluntary suspension from studies do not count towards forfeiture (art. 14 – Student Regulations).Academic years 2019/20 and 2020/21 (COVID-19 health emergency) do not count towards the total number of academic years for the purpose of forfeiture. Regardless of the year of your first enrolment, the calculation begins from the academic year when you passed your last exam.
Those with “ACTIVE - ABOUT TO INCUR FORFEITURE” status:
  • will not be able to enroll for the 2025/26 academic year;
  • will not be able to apply for internal transfer to another course of study.
If at least one exam is passed by the September 2025 exam session, the ACTIVE-ABOUT TO INCUR FORFEITURE status will be automatically updated to “ACTIVE.”
How can you enrol again after forfeiture?
If you wish to re-enrol at Politecnico after forfeiture, you need to apply again on the Apply@polito platform. You are allowed to enrol: 
  • in the same degree programme (or equivalent), if still offered: in this case you do not need to take the admission test again (if there is a mandatory test).  Please check the tables below to verify the equivalence  among degree programmes.
Table – Enginnering
Table - Architecture
  • in a degree programme that is not equivalent to the degree programme from which you have forfeited: in this case you must take and pass the admission test.
* IMPORTANT:  all applicants to the Bachelor’s degree programme in Architettura-Architecture must take the admission test.  
The deadlines for registering for the Architettura-Architecture admission test are the following:
 
Date of the TIL-ARegistration Apply@polito
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Thursday, July 24, 2025		From Wednesday, June 4, 2025,
at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Rules and information of the Calls for applications for admission to the Bachelor’s degree programme of Politecnico di Torino are available here: Calls for applications for admission
Please note that:
  • in order to submit your application you must have settled all your outstanding debts with Politecnico;
  • you are allowed to request the recognition of the credits that you earned in your previous forfeited academic path. You do not need to submit any specific request. The evaluation of your previous academic records is automatic when you  send your application on the Apply@polito platform.
From Wednesday, June 4, 2025,
at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Students who are going to incur in forfeiture on 1st October 2025
Students who risk to incur in forfeiture from 1st October 2025 will see the change of status to "ACTIVE-ABOUT TO INCUR FORFEITURE" on their personal page of the Teaching Portal
Students with this status:
  • cannot enrol in a.y 2025-2026
  • cannot request an internal transfer to another Bachelor's degree programme
If they pass the exams required to avoid forfeiture by the end of the September 2025 examination session, their status will automatically updated to 'ACTIVE' and they will not incur in forfeiture.
If, however, no exams are passed by the September 2025 session, from October 1, 2025, the career status will be updated to “FORFEITED”
1. Apply
  • If you must take the admission test:
    • log in to your Personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services tab – Apply@polito portlet;
    • register for the admission test, in compliance with the procedures and deadlines, set out in the Call for applications;
    • confirm your data and submit your application.
  • If you are exempted from taking the admission test:
    • log in to your Personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services tab – Apply@polito portlet;
    • go to the Select your programme section and choose the Bachelor’s degree programme you want to enrol in;
    • confirm your data and submit your application by 28 November 2025.
2. Confirm your place
  • Only if you have taken the admission test:
    • if you pass the admission test and you are on the ranking list, confirm that you actually want to enrol at Politecnico from your Apply@polito personal page and pay the first instalment of your tuition fees in accordance with the deadlines and procedures illustrated on your Apply@polito personal page.
3. Wait for the evaluation of your previous academic records
  • your previous academic records are sent to a specific Committee and to the Academic Advisor of your degree programme who decides if Politecnico can recognize your previous credits;
    • Informal evaluations of your previous academic records are not possible.
  • check the result of this evaluation in the section named Valutazioni/Evaluations, available on your Apply@polito personal page, and accept or reject your credit transfer resolution.
You have time to do so until the day you enrol. You will NO longer be able to modify your choice after enrolment.
4. Enrol
  • wait that the academic status changes to FORFEITED (visible on your profile under the photo)
  • enrol online by 19th december 2025. Use the link on your Apply@polito personal page, under the Evaluations section;
  • at the end of this process, you will automatically get your student ID number (matricola) and access credentials.
For further details on completing the enrolment process, consult the Enrolment Regulations.
5. Create your Personal Study Plan / Annual Personal Study Plan
Create your Personal Study Plan / Annual Personal Study Plan within 10 days of the date of enrolment.
If you are enrolling to a Bachelor’s degree programme in the Engineering area (except for Industrial Production Engineering) you can include your second and third-year courses in your APSP: 
  • if you have been recognized at least 26 credits in first-year subjects (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
If you are enrolling to a Bachelor’s degree programme in the Architecture area (except for Industrial Production Engineering) you can include your second and third-year courses in your APSP: 
  • if you have been recognized the requested credits in first-year subjects (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
In any case, you must include your first-year incomplete courses (with exams still pending) before adding any new course.
If you are transferring to a Bachelor’s degree programme in the Engineering area (except for Industrial Production Engineering) you can include your second and third-year courses in your APSP: 
  • if you have been recognized at least 26 credits in first-year subjects (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
Students forfeited in previous academic years
Students who had forfeited in previous academic years will see the status "FORFEITED" and the date of forfeiture. 
1. Apply
  • If you must take the admission test:
    • log in to your Personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services tab – Apply@polito portlet;
    • register for the admission test, in compliance with the procedures and deadlines, set out in the Call for applications;
    • confirm your data and submit your application.
  • If you are exempted from taking the admission test:
    • log in to your Personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services tab – Apply@polito portlet;
    • go to the Select your programme section and choose the Bachelor’s degree programme you want to enrol in;
    • confirm your data and submit your application by 30th September 2025.
2. Confirm your place
  • Only if you have taken the admission test:
    • if you pass the admission test and you are on the ranking list, confirm that you actually want to enrol at Politecnico from your Apply@polito personal page and pay the first instalment of your tuition fees in accordance with the deadlines and procedures illustrated on your Apply@polito personal page.
3. Wait for the evaluation of your previous academic records
  • your previous academic records are sent to a specific Committee and to the Academic Advisor of your degree programme who decides if Politecnico can recognize your previous credits;
    • Informal evaluations of your previous academic records are not possible.
  • check the result of this evaluation in the section named Valutazioni/Evaluations, available on your Apply@polito personal page, and accept or reject your credit transfer resolution.
You have time to do so until the day you enrol. You will NO longer be able to modify your choice after enrolment.
4. Enrol
  • enrol online. Use the link on your Apply@polito personal page, under the Evaluations section by 28th november 2025;
  • at the end of this process, you will automatically get your student ID number (matricola) and access credentials.
For further details on completing the enrolment process, consult the Enrolment Regulations.
5. Create your Personal Study Plan / Annual Personal Study Plan
Create your Personal Study Plan / Annual Personal Study Plan within 10 days of the date of enrolment.
If you are transferring to a Bachelor’s degree programme in the Engineering area (except for Industrial Production Engineering) you can include your second and third-year courses in your APSP: 
  • if you have been recognized at least 26 credits in first-year subjects (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
If you are transferring to a Bachelor’s degree programme in the Architecture area you can include your second and third-year courses in your APSP: 
  • if you have been recognized the requested credits in first-year subjects (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
In any case, you must include your first-year incomplete courses (with exams still pending) before adding any new course.
Students enrolled in a degree programme of the system "DM 509 of November 3rd 1999" (who are going to incur forfeiture on 1st October 2025)
1. Apply
  • If you must take the admission test:
    • log in to your Personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services tab – Apply@polito portlet;
    • register for the admission test, in compliance with the procedures and deadlines, set out in the Call for applications;
    • confirm your data and submit your application.
  • If you are exempted from taking the admission test:
    • log in to your Personal page of the Teaching Portal – Online services tab – Apply@polito portlet;
    • go to the Select your programme section and choose the Bachelor’s degree programme you want to enrol in;
    • confirm your data and submit your application by 30th September 2025.
2. Confirm your place
  • Only if you have taken the admission test:
    • if you pass the admission test and you are on the ranking list, confirm that you actually want to enrol at Politecnico from your Apply@polito personal page and pay the first instalment of your tuition fees in accordance with the deadlines and procedures illustrated on your Apply@polito personal page.
3. Wait for the evaluation of your previous academic records
  • your previous academic records are sent to a specific Committee and to the Academic Advisor of your degree programme who decides if Politecnico can recognize your previous credits;
    • Informal evaluations of your previous academic records are not possible.
  • check the result of this evaluation in the section named Valutazioni/Evaluations, available on your Apply@polito personal page, and accept or reject your credit transfer resolution.
You have time to do so until the day you enrol. You will NO longer be able to modify your choice after enrolment.
4. Enrol
  • enrol online. Use the link on your Apply@polito personal page, under the Evaluations section by 19th november 2025;
  • at the end of this process, you will automatically get your student ID number (matricola) and access credentials.
For further details on completing the enrolment process, consult the Enrolment Regulations.
5. Create your Personal Study Plan / Annual Personal Study Plan
Create your Personal Study Plan / Annual Personal Study Plan within 10 days of the date of enrolment.
If you are transferring to a Bachelor’s degree programme in the Engineering area (except for Industrial Production Engineering) you can include your second and third-year courses in your APSP: 
  • if you have been recognized at least 26 credits in first-year subjects (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
If you are transferring to a Bachelor’s degree programme in the Architecture area you can include your second and third-year courses in your APSP: 
  • if you have been recognized the requested credits in first-year subjects (excluding the English language exam)
or
  • if you have been recognized at least 40 credits (excluding the English language exam)
In any case, you must include your first-year incomplete courses (with exams still pending) before adding any new course.
Non-EU students requiring VISA 
When you incur in forfeiture, you lose the status of student enrolled in a degree programme at Politecnico di Torino. Your student status is the ground on which your visa had been issued and the reason for your permit to stay in the Italian territory.  
However, if deemed eligible, you may re-enrol in a degree programme only if you have a valid residence permit or a renewal receipt. In the latter case, you will be required to submit the electronic residence permit after it has been issued. Politecnico periodically checks the validity of the residence permit even after enrolment.
If you have interrupted your studies and you have returned to your home country, you have lost the right to renew your residence permit for study purposes in Italy. In such case, if you wish to re-enrol at Politecnico di Torino, you must apply for a new student visa at the Italian Embassy or Consulate in your country of residence.
We strongly recommend checking the updated requirements and the visa timeline in advance to ensure that enrolment is completed correctly within the deadlines of Politecnico.Check this page for more information "Immigrazione".
Useful information 
An appeal to the Rector for deferment of the terms of forfeiture is permitted only in the event of serious and certifiable reasons that took place during the course of your studies and had an impact on your academic progress. The appeal must be submitted within two months of the date of forfeiture, i.e. by 1st December  2025.        
As a general rule, appeals for forfeiture which took place in previous academic years are not accepted. In order to request an appeal to the Rector for deferment of the terms of forfeiture, you must send a ticket, selecting the topic “ACADEMIC PROGRESS, RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION/ACADEMIC CAREER” and providing the reasons for your appeal. Following a preliminary evaluation, you may be requested to provide further supporting documents (in the event of health issues, you must present a medical certificate produced by a doctor/ health facility based in Italy; the documents need to specify the period during which the problem occurred). Serious problems which took place before your enrolment at Politecnico will not be taken into account for the evaluation of the appeal.
If your appeal is accepted, the waiver will be valid for a.y. 2025/26. Therefore, in order to  avoid incurring in forfeiture, you must take and pass at least one exam by the end of the 2026 Autumn Examination Session (September 2026).


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