Bachelor's Degree Programme in
Philosophy, International and Economic Studies
Enrolment from 2025/2026

Admission and enrolment

This page provides information solely for admission to the first year.
If you have already earned 48 CFU or more and are enrolling, or if you are requesting to be transferred from another programme or another university, information about admission is available on the website of the degree programme in Philosophy, International and Economic Studies - Enrolment until 2024/2025.

Contacts, reservations, FAQs

This is a limited-admission programme taught in English that requires candidates to take an entry test. This test evaluates candidates’ knowledge and puts them on a ranking list based on their final scores. Only successful candidates will be allowed to enrol.

Specific details concerning registration, selection, and enrolment are published in the call for application.

Admission to the programme

To enrol, you must hold one of the following qualifications:

Qualifications obtained in Italy

  • a five-year secondary school diploma (diploma di maturità quinquennale);
  • a four-year secondary school diploma (diploma di maturità quadriennale) with an additional integrative year. If the integrative year is missing, admission to the degree programme will be subject to evaluation by the relevant academic committee;
  • a European Baccalaureate diploma (or European Secondary School Leaving Certificate) obtained from European Schools located in Italy.

Qualifications obtained abroad

If you hold an international qualification, admission will vary depending on several factors, including whether you must apply for a student visa to enter Italy. Please follow the procedures outlined on the webpage Admission and enrolment with an international qualification.

The admission procedure for the 2025/2026 academic year includes two selection rounds: spring and summer.

The spring selection consists of the following steps:

  • Registering on the Ca' Foscari website;
  • Registering for the admission test;
  • Sitting the test and checking your position in the ranking list;
  • Enrolling online and paying the first instalment of the tuition fees.


If you are a candidate with a disability or with DSA, you can make use of individualised procedures for taking the test. All the specific information on the available assistance is in the call for application and on the inclusivity and disability services webpage. You can submit your request when registering for the entry test.


English language proficiency

A minimum B2-level knowledge of English is mandatory for enrolment. You can demonstrate your English knowledge level by submitting one of the recognised certifications or if you fall within one of the exemption categories listed on the language requirements webpage.

You can apply to this programme even if you have yet to obtain a language certification, but you will not be allowed to enrol if you do not meet the language requirement by the enrolment deadline.


Online registration

Registration for the Ca’ Foscari selection must be submitted from March 14th until 12.00 PM on April 23th 2025

The procedure is completely online and requires the following steps:

  • Registration on the University website;
  • Access the Personal Area of the website with your SPID or CIE (Electronic identity card) account and select "Admission test".
    Candidates of non-Italian nationality who are not currently residing in Italy can request their login data via the dedicated webpage.

Once you have concluded the registration process you will receive a confirmation email.

Registration fee

Candidates' registration fee for the entry test is 35,00€. The payment must be carried out using the PagoPA system by clicking on the payment button at the end of the registration procedure.


Entry test

The entry test will be carried out remotely on Wednesday, May 7th, 2025.

Details regarding the convocation time and test arrangements will be communicated via mail a few days after the registration deadline.

Please note that in order to take the entry test you will need:

  • a personal computer;
  • a smartphone or tablet;
  • an internet connection via Wi-Fi or a smartphone.

Guidelines and technical requirements information are included in this video [ITA].


Accepting your place

Successful candidates must accept their place by May 19th, 2025.

The call for application describes the procedure for allocating any unassigned place.

The procedure consists of two parts:

  • Filling in the online pre-enrolment application;
  • Paying the pre-enrolment fee using the PagoPA system by clicking on the payment button at the end of the registration procedure. 

The contribution cannot be refunded.

Failure to comply with the deadline specified above results in loss of the right to register. If you encounter any problems, please submit a request by accessing this link: www.unive.it/faqsforstudents before the deadline.


Enrolling

Spring selection

Candidates who have correctly accepted their position in the ranking list of the spring selection, will have the opportunity to enrol from July 1st to July 31st 2025.

The process of enrolment consists of two phases:

  • Updating the online enrolment application: access your Reserved Area, select “Immatricolazione” (Enrolment), and click on the button “Modifica domanda” (edit application).
  • Paying the first instalment of the tuition fees: the payment must be carried out using the PagoPA system, by clicking the payment button at the end of the registration procedure. The registration fee paid upon acceptance of the place will be deducted from this amount.

The contribution cannot be refunded.

Failure to comply with the deadline specified above results in the loss of the right to enroll: if you encounter any problems, please submit a request by accessing this link: www.unive.it/faqsforstudents before the deadline.

Submitting the enrolment application and paying the first instalment does not guarantee automatic enrolment. The Enrolment Unit will review each request and complete the process within 7 working days. Once finalised, newly enrolled students will be notified via email.

Exceptional cases

Remember that it is possible to enrol in a degree programme requesting:


Credit recognition procedure

The procedure for enrolment with credit recognition from a previous academic career, intra-university or inter-university transfer, involves the evaluation of your previously completed exams and the subsequent issuance of a credit recognition form.

The Ca' Foscari University, according to the European directives that norm the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System), recognises equivalence: 1 CFU = 1 ECTS.

If you are recognised with more than 47 CFU, you must request admission to the second or third year of this degree programme. Therefore, consult the communication at the top of this webpage.

You may enrol in a Degree Programme requesting accreditation for the following previous studies and training activities:

  • Bachelor's Degrees or Master's Diplomas;
  • incomplete University studies as a result of withdrawal, lapsed status;
  • single courses;
  • Internship/traineeships/previous employment;
  • simultaneous enrolment.

The year of enrolment is determined on the basis of the number of University Credits (CFU) you have been awarded:

  • Up to 47 CFU: admission to the 1st year. You have to take the TOLC-E exam and register to Ca’ Foscari selection. You will refer to the study plan for the a.y. 2025/2026.
  • From 48 CFU: you must request admission to the 2nd or 3rd year of this bachelor's degree programme. Therefore, consult the communication at the top of this webpage.

Credits will be recognised according to the Linee guida per riconoscimento CFU [ITA] (CFU Recognition Guidelines).

Activities recognised through a completed Master's degrees or Master's diplomas will not affect the final grade. However, activities recognised from single courses or from an incomplete university career resulting from withdrawal, expiration, or transfer will be taken into account for grade point average.

Enrolment with credit recognition is subject to the fee payment of 300.00 euros: the payment invoice will be provided upon confirmation of enrolment.

You are not obliged to pay if you request credit recognition from activities undertaken previously at Ca' Foscari (for example single courses) if the code of the lectures corresponds to that required by the study plan. In the case that some lectures do not fall among those included in the study plan, and consequently are listed among those that can be chosen by the student, you will have to pay the 300.00 euros fee.

Enrolment with credit recognition is not allowed to students concurrently enrolled in another University degree programme and for which suspension has been requested.

Students cannot request an intra-university or inter-university transfer for admission to the first year. If you have been recognised with fewer than 48 CFU, you must register for the Ca' Foscari selection and sit the TOLC-E test. If you are admitted, you will be required to withdraw from your current degree programme and proceed with a new enrolment.

Credit recognition forms request

Candidates who want to get admitted in the first year and need the credit recognition form can submit their request to the relative Humanistic Campus, filling in the specific form available by clicking on the button "Request your Credit Recognition Form"

As specified in the call for applications, the request must be submitted at least 15 days before the enrolment deadline. During the enrolment procedure, candidates must upload their credit recognition form, approved by the Teaching Committee and duly signed.

You are required to upload the following documents:

  • signed self-certification form listing exams. Please indicate for each exam: the name of the Course of study and class code, the name of the University, the name of the courses taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS), the mark and the exam date. This document might be available in your University Reserved Area: if it is not available or, if all the required data is not listed, you may use the forms on this page;
  • any exam syllabus in your possession.

Requests for credit recognition are to be submitted to the Campus. The Teaching Committee will evaluate your request. Once approved, the credit recognition form will be sent to you via e-mail. Please remember to sign the form.

Credit recognition forms for Ca’ Foscari activities

Candidates who wish to request credit recognition exclusively for activities carried out at Ca' Foscari, with the same course code as in their current study plan (e.g., single courses attended at Ca' Foscari), can fill in the recognition form themselves and attach it, duly signed, during the enrolment procedure.