Admission Procedures – Enrolment

Overview of admission procedures for the first year of the degree programme in Foreign Languages and Cultures (L-11).

The official call for applications published on the University's website is the only legally binding source for enrolment in the degree programme.

The call for applications for admission to the restricted-access degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures (L-11) is available at:
👉 https://web.unisa.it/didattica/immatricolazioni/scegli-uno-dei-nostri?dettaglio=1581

Note: The new Horizon application for taking the TOLC@CASA test is announced on the CISIA homepage:
👉 https://www.cisiaonline.it/tolccasa‑con‑mac‑da‑oggi‑solo‑con‑la‑nuova‑versione‑di‑horizon/
Download guide:
👉 https://guide.cisiaonline.it/it/node/148

Admission Requirements 2025–2026

To be admitted to the L-11 programme, candidates must:

• Hold an upper secondary school diploma or an equivalent qualification obtained abroad, recognised under current laws.
• Demonstrate:
• The ability to accurately interpret complex texts relevant to academic studies;
• Basic metalinguistic knowledge of Italian;
• A good aptitude for foreign language learning;
• A basic knowledge of English (pre-intermediate level), required for students selecting English as one of their study languages.

Admission Process

This is a restricted-access degree programme.

• 345 places for EU citizens and non-EU citizens legally residing in Italy (Law No. 189/2002, Art. 26)
• 5 places for non-EU citizens residing abroad (outside Art. 26 of Law No. 189/2002)

The admission process includes:

• A general entrance test for all applicants
• An English language test, only for applicants choosing English as one of their two study languages

All procedures and dates are detailed in the official call for applications (bando di concorso).

TOLC-SU (CISIA)

Applicants must take the TOLC-SU test, either:

• Online via TOLC@CASA-SU
• In person via TOLC@UNI-SU
  During the period: 1 February – 19 September 2025, with registration on the UNISA-ESSE3 platform before the deadline stated in the call.

At the University of Salerno, sessions will be held on 9 and 10 September 2025.

• Test cost: €35, payable by card or MAV bulletin
• Test calendar: 👉 https://tolc.cisiaonline.it/calendario.php?tolc=umanistica&date=tutte
• Registration is open until one week before the test date

Enrolment Steps:

1. Pre-enrolment via ESSE3 (UNISA website) between 15 July and 19 September 2025
2. TOLC-SU registration via the CISIA website (laptop required)

Structure and Scoring of the TOLC-SU

General Test (100 minutes – 50 questions):

• Reading Comprehension & Italian: 30 questions (60 minutes)
• General Knowledge: 10 questions (20 minutes)
• Logical Reasoning: 10 questions (20 minutes)

English Test (15 minutes – 30 questions), with no penalty for incorrect answers.

Scoring system:

• +1 point: correct answer
• 0 points: unanswered
• –0.25 points: incorrect answer
  (Note: English section is not penalised – incorrect or blank answers score 0)

Results are available immediately; official score report within 48 hours. Rankings are published later.

Admission Thresholds:

• Band A: ≥ 24 points (general test) → direct enrolment, no additional requirements
• Band B: < 24 points → enrolment with additional learning requirements (OFA)

If English is chosen but the required score is not achieved (< 24 points), enrolment is allowed, but English cannot be selected as a study language.

Final Enrolment

After rankings are published:

1. Check your position and, if necessary, submit a claim within 2 days to:
   📧 carrierestudenti.dipsum@unisa.it
2. Complete enrolment and pay the tuition fees:
   👉 https://web.unisa.it/didattica/immatricolazioni/scegli-uno-dei-nostri?dettaglio=1140

Students with Disabilities / Learning Disorders

Accommodations are available in accordance with Law 104/1992 and Law 170/2010.
Applicants must submit documentation via CISIA and contact the university at least 7 days before the test date:
📧 disabilitadsa@unisa.it

Credit Recognition & Admission to Years 2 or 3

• Credits may be granted for language certifications (pursuant to Art. 5, par. 7 of Ministerial Decree 270/2004)
• Admission to Year 2 or 3: submit request between 1 and 21 July 2025 to:
  📧 carrierestudenti.dipsum@unisa.it
  Payment must be made by 30 September 2025

Horizon Application

As of July 2024, the SEB application has been replaced by Horizon, compatible with Windows and macOS.
To take the TOLC@CASA, you must install the latest version before the test.
Setup guide:
👉 https://guide.cisiaonline.it/it/Configurazione_stanza

Need Help?

For FAQs, guides and support:
👉 https://helpdesk.cisiaonline.it

Admission to the Second or Third Year - Academic Year 2025-2026

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (Class L-11)

Admission to the second or third year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures is open to students transferring from another university or program within the same university, as well as to those seeking a second academic degree, former students who withdrew or lost student status, or those enrolled in degree programs governed by previous regulations (pre-reform or ex 509). Please consult the relevant Call for Applications for admission to the second or third year - academic year 2025/2026.

Applications must be submitted via email starting from July 1st, 2025 and no later than July 21st, 2025 to the following address:
carrierestudenti.dipsum@unisa.it
Applications will be considered valid only if accompanied by the mandatory payment of the application fee, to be completed within the deadline specified in the call, otherwise the application will be excluded.

Students applying for an evaluation of previous academic records in order to enroll directly in the second or third year, who wish to demonstrate the relevance of their language skills by passing a proficiency test at the University Language Centre, must submit a request by emailing:
carrierestudenti.dipsum@unisa.it

Candidates admitted to the second or third year, following the decision of the relevant Teaching Committee and, if applicable, based on the merit ranking, must complete their enrollment and pay the first installment of tuition fees and university contributions, as well as the Regional Tax for the Right to University Education, by September 30th, 2025 (strict deadline).

Recognition of Language Certificates

Recognition of Languages Certificates for ECTS, as for article 5 comma 7 of D.M. 270/2004.

For further information go to: https://www.dipsum.unisa.it/didattica/focus?id=108

Fast track course pathway for language students

As part of the cooperation with language high schools, an investigational ‘fast track’ path for language students with a level of proficiency higher than the base one required for entry by the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures has been implemented.

After passing the entry test, students who think to have this level of proficiency can register for a special exam session, usually scheduled in the last week of September (the exam dates will be available on the department website) to take the final first-year exam of the language course.

The first-year language course programmes are available on the Department website. The final exam includes the following parts:

• Written test
• Oral interview

To prepare for the examination, it is necessary to look at the course study programme.

In case of positive results of the examination, students will obtain the 9 ECTS for the course that will be registered once registration to the Bachelor’s degree is completed. Students will then be able to attend the second-year language course and take the related final examination afterwards (the related ECTS will be registered after enrolling in year two).

Students who possess a language certificate of a proficiency level as the one required for year one, can skip the first-year language exam and hand in a copy of that certificate. For further information go to https://www.dipsum.unisa.it/didattica/focus?id=108

Remedial courses to fulfil specific additional training obligations (OFA).

Contact person: prof.ssa Miriam Voghera

Go to on-line course

The remedial course in Italian Linguistics is compulsory for students who are in section B of the order of merit after taking the entry test for the Bachelor’s degree course and therefore, enrolled on the Bachelor’s degree course with specific additional training obligations.

The remedial course must be completed within the first year of the course. A final examination will assess whether the training obligations have been discharged, as an indispensable condition for taking the Bachelor’s degree exams in year one. Therefore, students who enrol below the standard educational level required will not be able to take exams until meeting the course requirements.

Educational goals

The remedial course aims to equip students with the necessary linguistic and syntactic competence to successfully attend the Bachelor’s degree courses.

The main areas of study are:

1. understanding of different types of texts;
2. building awareness of their syntactic structure.

Course structure

The course is divided in ten learning units that must be completed in order to pass the final activities present in each unit that provide access to the final exam.

Final exam

The final exam consists of two parts. Part one will be online and requires completion of a number of tests corresponding to the learning units in the course. Part two will be at University. The successful completion of part one is necessary to be admitted to part two of the exam. Students need to pass both parts to fulfil training obligations.

Learning units

All learning units include tasks and assignments divided in three parts:

1. Texts
2. Syntax
3. Assessment test
4. Texts

Each learning unit contains a text with a brief introduction. Students have to read the introduction containing reference to the relevant chapter of the book by G. Basile, A.R. Guerriero, S. Lubello, Competenze linguistiche per l’accesso all’Università, Roma, Carocci 2006. After reading the text carefully, students have to complete the comprehension activities. The aim is to provide students with practice in understanding texts: in case of incorrect answers, the comprehension activities can be repeated after reading the text again and studying the relevant book chapter.

1. Syntax

In the same text from the previous section, there are some coloured words. Clicking on these words, boxes with syntactical comments appear including a link to the relevant paragraphs of the grammar book that can be useful in case students need to revise this part. The words with the same colour refer to the same grammatical point. After reading the comments, students have to complete grammar exercises to practice. In case of incorrect answers, the exercises can be filled again, after studying the relevant grammar point.

1. Assessment test

In this section, students will be tested on the points contained in each unit. The assessment test contains reading comprehension activities and grammar exercises.

BEWARE: This time, there will be only one possibility to complete the exercise. Therefore, the test must be completed only when students feel they have reached an adequate level of proficiency. Students have to successfully complete at least 6 exercises for each unit to be admitted in the final assessment test and fulfil the training obligations.