Access to the course in Artificial Intelligence is limited (numerus clausus – restricted access) at local level.
All information relating to access to the degree course, the terms and procedures to be followed (under penalty of exclusion from enrollment) are duly stated in the annual announcement.
Students who want to compete for a seat must take a test. EU students, included students who reside in EU, must take the CEnT-S test, or must have the English TOLC-I test. Non-EU students residing abroad must take a SAT general culture test.
For non-EU Students residing abroad: the result of the SAT test must be uploaded in the application form by the deadline for the application. Tests sent or uploaded after the deadline for the application are not considered. Candidate with a valid test are ranked according to the test score, candidates with the highest scores will be eligible for a spot.
An application is considered valid only if it includes the required documents; applications with incomplete documentation will not be considered.
Application announcements (i.e. regulations for the admission to the course) A.Y. 2026/2027 can be found here
Find here if your academic title is valid for the application
Info and requests:
Students who hold an entry qualification obtanied abroad: admission@unipv.it
Students who hold an entry qualification obtanied in Italy: Filodiretto
EU candidates residing anywhere and extra-EU/non-EU candidates already residing in Italy must follow this application procedure.
Regular application period
From June 9 at 09:00 a.m.
to June 25 at 11:59 p.m.
CEnT-S and TOLC test results will be retrieved no earlier than June 30.
Ranking list will be published on July 13.
Candidates who have not been admitted for enrollment will be allowed to submit the request for
reconsideration for vacant places between July 13 at 10.00 am (Italian time) and July 20 at 12.00
pm.
Extended application period
From October 5 at 09:00 a.m.
to October 22 at 11:59 p.m.
CEnT-S and TOLC test results will be retrieved no earlier than October 30.
Ranking list will be published on November 10.
Candidates who have not been admitted for enrollment will be allowed to submit the request for
reconsideration for vacant places between November 10 at 10.00 am (Italian time) and November
13 at 12.00 pm.
Available seats
- 130 seats for EU students and Non-EU students residing in Italy.
Step 1 – Application Announcement
Read the application announcement that you can download from this page https://portale.unipv.it/it/corsi-di-laurea-triennale/area-scientifica/artificial-intelligence
Step 2 – Entrance test
Sit the CEnT-S or the English TOLC-I.
Minimal entry score:
CEnT-S: 20 overall normalized score in sections “Mathematics” and “Reasoning on texts and data”
English TOLC-I: 21/50; this test must have been taken from Jan 1st, 2025 onwards.
The above-mentioned tests is not language proficiency tests since cover different subjects, therefore no English proficiency certificate can substitute them.
The English proficiency certificate is not required.
Step 3 – Registration to the competition
Once you have obtained at least the minimum required score you can submit your application by registering to the competition.
1) Register in the student portal.
2) Register to the competition Admissions > Admission Test and choose the course “Artificial Intelligence – 1st year admission for EU and non-EU students regularly residing in Italy”.
An application is considered valid only if it includes the required documents; applications with incomplete documentation will not be considered.
Documents to upload if your diploma has been obtained abroad:
- High school Diploma (or a recognized equivalent qualification) issued in Italian/English/Spanish/French by the home school, or translated into Italian. The document must be legalized or apostilled by the Italian authorities, in alternative the diploma can be accompanied by the Statement of Verification by CIMEA.
- Declaration of Value or Statement of Comparability by CIMEA.
- Proof of having passed the academic eligibility exam, if applicable in your country.
- Non EU candidates residing in Italy and holding a residence permit for student will have to provide the proof of enrollment in an italian University.
- Candidates awaiting for graduation must provide us with a transcript of the last schooling year and a declaration from the school stating the position of the candidate as enrolled student and the approximate date of graduation. Admitted candidates awaiting for graduation must provide us the final school certificate by September 30, 2026.
- Candidates who obtained the school certificate after 11 schooling years will have to upload one of the following documents:
- Proof of completion of a foundation year
- Proof of enrollment in another university with the transcript showing the passing of all the exams planned for the 1st year at the university
- Proof of completion of a non-University course in a subject/topic related to Artificial Intelligence (1 year duration)
English TOLC-I / CEnT-S result is automatically acquired by the system.
Step 4 – Check the ranking
The admission criteria is based on the entrance test score.
The ranking will be published on July 13, on the University website https://portale.unipv.it/it/didattica/corsi-di-laurea/corsi-di-laurea-triennale-e-magistrali-a-cicl…
Step 5 – Enroll
If your placement in the ranking entitles you to enroll, you can proceed by following these instructions and these instructions.
Additional learning requirement (O.F.A.) will be assigned to students who have obtained:
score in the mathematics section of the English TOLC-I <9/20
score in the mathematics section of the CEnT-S <12
Students will have to pay the Enrollment fee that has been generated after the registration for enrollment within the deadline indicated by the Matriculation Office.
EU and NON-EU students legally residing in Italy who have obtained a school diploma abroad, must pay 35 € fee required for the evaluation of their diploma. This fee will be charged by the Matriculation Office after that they receive the payment of the enrollment fee
Application period
April 28th 12:00 a.m. to May 18th 11:59 p.m.
The ranking list will be published on May 28.
Available seats
- 45 seats for Non-EU students residing abroad + 5 seats for Marco Polo program students
Step 1 – Application Announcement
Read the application announcement that you can download from this page https://portale.unipv.it/it/corsi-di-laurea-triennale/area-scientifica/artificial-intelligence
Step 2 – Entrance test
To compete for a seat, candidates will be required to take the SAT.
Minimal entry score: 979/1600 for SAT.
The above-mentioned tests are not language proficiency tests since cover different subjects; therefore no English proficiency certificate can substitute them.
The English proficiency certificate is not required.
Step 3 – Registration to the competition
Submit your application through the application website by attaching:
- SAT result: candidates must upload the SAT score sheet in the application form and ask College Board to electronically send it to the University of Pavia using its specific “designated institution (DI) code” (also called Score Send Code): *62940*. Instructions are provided in the application form.
- Final diploma or official provisional certificate
- Transcript of records
- Proof of having passed the academic eligibility exam, if applicable in your country.
- Declaration of Value or Statement of Comparability, if already available.
- Candidates awaiting for graduation must provide us with a transcript of the last schooling year and a declaration from the school stating the position of the candidate as enrolled student and the approximate date of graduation. Admitted candidates awaiting for graduation must provide us the final school certificate by September 30, 2026.
- Candidates who obtained the school certificate after 11 schooling years will have to upload one of the following documents:
- Proof of completion of a foundation year
- Proof of enrollment in another university with the transcript showing the passing of all the exams planned for the 1st year at the university
- Proof of completion of a non-University course in a subject/topic related to Artificial Intelligence (1 year duration)
Pay €35 application fee.
An application is considered valid only if it includes the required documents; applications with incomplete documentation will not be considered.
Step 4 – Check the ranking.
The admission criteria are based on the entrance test score.
The ranking will be published on May 28th.
Step 5 – Pre-enrollment for study visa application
Non-EU students residing abroad who have been accepted for enrollment need to pre-enroll for study visa application through the platform Universitaly within August 31st, and then get in touch with the Italian Embassy/Consulate in their country.
Step 6 – Enroll
If your placement in the ranking entitles you to enroll you can proceed by following these instructions.
Students who have obtained a score < 510/800 (SAT) in the mathematics section, will be assigned an additional learning requirement (O.F.A.)