If you have an school qualification obtained after less than 12 years of schooling, you must present, in addition to your original secondary school diploma, the academic certificate confirming that you have passed all the required examinations:
- for the first year of university studies, in the case of an 11-year local school system;
- for the first two years of university studies, in the case of a 10-year local school system.
The following documents can also be accepted as supplements to the course:
- final qualifications in post-secondary studies at non-university institutions of higher education and in subjects related to the chosen course;
- certifications from Italian universities attesting the successful completion of preparatory 'Foundation Course' courses.
Le citate certificazioni aggiuntive e complementari a titoli di scuola secondaria conseguiti con meno di dodici anni di scolarità, consentono in Italia solo l’immatricolazione al primo anno accademico e non potranno essere valutate ulteriormente per iscrizioni con abbreviazione di corso al fine di evitare una doppia valutazione delle medesime qualifiche.
Le certificazioni di superamento di corsi propedeutici possono essere utilizzate anche al fine di colmare quei requisiti aggiuntivi richiesti per l’ingresso ai corsi, e che siano differenti dagli anni di scolarità, ma in ogni caso non possono sanare l’assenza di un “Diploma di scuola secondaria superiore o di altro titolo di studio conseguito all’estero, riconosciuto idoneo” (DM 270/2004 e DPR 212/2005).
Please note: In the event that a candidate for a course of study presents a foreign title obtained against a background of studies mainly carried out in Italy, even partial recognition of that title is subject to the institution's accreditation procedure
operating in Italy, in accordance with the provisions of Decree No 214 of 26 April 2004 'Regulation laying down criteria and procedures for foreign higher education institutions operating in Italy for the purpose of recognising their qualifications
issued (implementation of Article 4 of Law No. 148 of 11 July 2002)',37 implementing Article VI.5 of the Lisbon Convention.