Italian Courses for Degree-Seeking Students

Exemption categories

If you achieve a B2 result on the placement test (which is equivalent to a B1 proficiency level), you will be exempt from attending the course, and the 3 ECTS credits (CFU) will be earned through other activities.

You are also exempt from the course requirement if you provide a recognized international certification or it is possible to earn exemption from the 3-credit Italian language requirement in the following ways:

• Demonstrate having already carried out a full year of study for which the only language of instruction was Italian.
• Demonstrate having taken and passed a 6-credit (half-year) university course taught in Italian.
• Demonstrate a B1-level knowledge of Italian by taking a placement test offered free of charge by our University Language Centre.
• Demonstrate having passed a B1-level Italian course offered by our University Language Centre, another Italian university or a Società Dante Alighieri school that involved at least contact 50 hours.
• Demonstrate having carried out a period of study abroad in Italy that lasted 12 months or more and involved taking and passing a course taught in Italian.
• Have successfully completed a Foundation Year programme at an Italian university that required demonstrating the acquisition of a B1-level knowledge of Italian.
• Have successfully completed the Marco Polo Programme.

Documentation regarding certifications and/or exemptions should be sent to welcome@unive.it during the enrolment phase or to  carriere.studenti@unive.it after enrolment.

Placement test

Calendar

Course and registration schedule

Registration for Italian language courses for Degree Seekers will take place online via U-Gov CLA from 16th to 18th March 2026.

You can access the administrative software system using your university credentials, SPID, or CIE.