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Faculty of: PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology

Brescia

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ADMISSIONS WITH ITALIAN QUALIFICATION
ADMISSIONS WITH FOREIGN QUALIFICATIONS
Duration
3 Years
Language
Italian
Degree Classes
L-24 R (Psychology)

How to enroll in the course

You can find information on admission here, which varies depending on your qualification (Italian or foreign).

Places on the programme are allocated according to separate merit rankings for each selection period, following successful completion of an online admission test. It is possible to participate in one of the two scheduled sessions. 

Here are the main steps to follow:

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SEE THE ADMISSION PROCEDURES

  • Passport photo - format: jpg, jpeg; Maximum size: 10MB
  • ID - ID card, passport, driver's license are accepted. Format: png, jpg, jpeg, tiff, pdf; Maximum size: 10MB
  • Tax code - format: png, jpg, jpeg, tiff, pdf; Maximum size: 10MB 
  • Permit of stay - if required. Format: png, jpg, jpeg, tiff, pdf; Maximum size: 10MB
  • Report card of the penultimate year with average (for the test of the first period) 
  • State Exam mark (for the second period test)
  • Baptismal certificate or, if you do not have one, the replacement documentation that you will have information about later

If you have not yet registered on the portal, register or, if you already have your credentials, log in

Choose the date of the test, upload the required documentation and pay the registration fee (€60).

A few days before the verification, you will receive instructions and credentials to access the platform by e-mail.

You can only open one application if you want to enrol in Milan or Brescia for the Italian language course. If you also wish to apply for the profile in Psychology (English language) you need to open a separate application.

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The test is held online and is in Italian. It can be carried out in the 1st period and in the 2nd period based on the merit requirements. Candidates can choose to take the test at one of the times available, bearing in mind that each round has a limited number of places.

The test is psycho-aptitude and assesses logical reasoning, critical thinking and comprehension of the passages. It is divided into three parts:

The first part consists of 50 questions covering analogies, classifications, general knowledge and series completion and lasts 25 minutes. 

The second part consists of 10 questions that contain a series of information and data against which the correctness of the answer choices must be evaluated and lasts 10 minutes. 

The third part consists of 4 passages with 3 comprehension questions each and lasts 15 minutes.

A score of 1 is assigned to each correct answer; each answer not given or incorrect is assigned a score of 0.

We recommend that you consult the instructions and practice with the tests of previous years.

For each period, a ranking list of admitted candidates and a waiting list, if any, is drawn up.

Candidates who correctly answer at least 1 question for each part of the admission test can participate in the ranking list. Candidates who do not correctly answer at least 1 question for each part of the admission test are considered unsuitable.

The ranking list of admitted candidates is drawn up on the basis of their academic background and the outcome of the test.

The ranking list of admitted candidates and any waiting list will be published in the dedicated section.

If you are eligible, you can reserve your place by paying the first instalment of university fees (€1,470) via the Enrolment Portal, according to the deadlines indicated above.  

After graduating, complete your enrolment by the deadlines: 

  • If you have reserved your place by 12 August 2025, the deadline is 12 September 2025
  • if you reserve your place after 12 August: within 30 days of the reserve date

 

At this stage you will be asked for your baptismal certificate.  If you do not have one, you can submit replacement documentation by choosing from these possibilities:  

If you've been baptized but can't find your original certificate, you can fill out a self-certification.  

If you have not been baptized, you can make an appointment for an interview with the pastoral assistant on campus. After the interview, you will receive a valid certificate as replacement documentation. In case you have already made an appointment but are still waiting for the interview, you can temporarily submit a self-certification attesting to this situation.

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Verification of Initial Preparation (VPI)

The Verification of Initial Preparation (VPI) is a compulsory test, included in the Admission Test, which is used to assess your starting level and to support you in the beginning of your university career.

Candidates who, in the third part of the admission test, achieve a score equal to or higher than 6 out of 12 pass the VPI.

Candidates who score less than 6 out of 12 in the same section are assigned an OFA (Additional Educational Obligation) relating to Knowledge of the Italian language and reading comprehension.

Any OFA assignment is communicated after enrolment on the personal iCatt page. 

Learn more about VPI here

Compile income

Finally, don't forget to enter your income data by the end of November 2025, using the "Compile income" application, accessible from your personal iCatt page.

OTHER INFORMATION

The admission tests provided for in the admission notice are organised by the University taking into account the specific needs of candidates with a civil disability report and a disability assessment report pursuant to laws no. 102/2009 and no. 104/1992 and/or certification of Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) pursuant to Law no. 170/2010, drawn up according to the CNUDD 2024 GUIDELINES,  paragraph 8.2 Diagnosis and certification.  Candidates who need additional aids or time must request them through the online registration procedure through the Enrolment Portal (sections Candidates with disabilities and/or SLD), attaching due certification.

Candidates with disabilities and/or SLD are entitled to compensatory tools and/or dispensatory measures for which they must explicitly request them when registering for the competition:

  • Additional time (up to 30% for candidates with SLD certification and up to 50% for candidates with disabilities); 
  • The non-scientific calculator (only for candidates with SLD if there is a specific indication in the diagnostic certification);
  • The accessible desk (if the test is scheduled to be held in person, only for candidates with motor disabilities);
  • The assignment of the reader (a person designated by the Evaluation Commission only for candidates with visual impairment and for candidates with SLD only in cases of particular severity of the specific reading disorder);
  • The assignment of the transcriptionist (person designated by the Evaluation Committee, only for candidates with disabilities);|Enlarge the text of the test (if the test is scheduled to be held in person) or use the zoom function on the browser (if the test is scheduled remotely);
  • Audio tracks for comprehension pieces (if the test is scheduled remotely and if the test allows it)

Further requests can be made in the editable free field in the appropriate function of the competition registration procedure.|In any case, the following tools are not permitted: dictionary and/or vocabulary, form, periodic table of elements, concept map, personal computer (except for online tests), tablets, smartphones and other similar tools.

The attribution of compensatory measures will not be guaranteed in the event of expired documentation, documentation that does not comply with current regulations, does not submit according to the indications provided or after the deadlines established in the section "Timing for registration for the admission test" of the call for admission.

Candidates with disability, disability or SLD from EU and non-EU countries residing abroad, who intend to take advantage of the above measures, must present the certification attesting to the state of disability, disability or SLD issued in the country of residence, accompanied by a translation, sworn or certified by the Italian diplomatic missions in accordance with the original text,  in Italian or English. The Commission in charge of examining the above certifications will assess whether the documentation issued abroad attests to a condition of disability, disability or SLD

More information

To register for the admission test to the programme, you must declare in the Enrolment Portal the average obtained in the penultimate year of secondary school.
If you are about to obtain or have obtained an Italian diploma and have attended the entire penultimate year of secondary school abroad, in order to register for the admission test you must declare in the Enrolment Portal the average converted according to the Italian grade system and upload the report card issued to you by the Italian school.
If you are unable to retrieve the converted report card, but you have the average in tenths relating to the year spent abroad, you can upload an official document issued by the school certifying this information.
If, on the other hand, you only have a document indicating the school credits assigned, you must upload it and take into account that the average obtained is defined according to the following table:

School credits fourth year Grade point average assigned

8

6

9

6,5

10

7

11

8

12

9

13

10

School credits fourth year

8

Grade point average assigned

6

School credits fourth year

9

Grade point average assigned

6,5

School credits fourth year

10

Grade point average assigned

7

School credits fourth year

11

Grade point average assigned

8

School credits fourth year

12

Grade point average assigned

9

School credits fourth year

13

Grade point average assigned

10

If you do not have one of the documents indicated above, declare the average obtained in the third to last year and upload, in a single file, the relative report card and the transcript of the penultimate year carried out abroad.

PLEASE NOTE:

If you have only spent the 1st semester abroad , declare the average obtained in the second semester, expressed in tenths and upload the report card of the penultimate year showing the average obtained in the final examination in tenths.

If you have only completed the 2nd semester abroad , declare the converted average according to the Italian grade system and upload the report card with the marks of the final scrutiny issued by the Italian school.

If you are unable to find the report card with the converted final exam grades or a document showing the average or credits obtained at the end of the penultimate year, declare the average obtained at the end of the 1st semester spent in Italy and upload, in a single file, the transcript of the semester spent abroad and the report card of the first semester attended in Italy.

ATTENTION: under no circumstances will translations of foreign transcripts or self-certifications of conversion of grades be accepted.

If you are a graduate candidate or enrolled in schools with a foreign qualification , follow the procedures provided by the International Admissions Office

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