Bachelor's Degree Programme in
Environmental Sciences
Enrolment until 2024/2025

Admission

This website provides information solely for admission to the second or third year.
If you are enrolling, or if you are requesting to be transferred to the first year at Ca’ Foscari from another programme or another university, information admission and enrolment is available on the website of the degree programme in Environmental Sciences - Enrolment from 2025/2026.

If you hold an international qualification, before starting the application process please make sure you have completed the pre-evaluation procedure and that you have all the requirements for international students.

Degree-seeking students  

If you are a candidate with a disability or an SLD (specific learning disability), you can request support for the admission test (when required) and specific support services during your studies.

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Enrolment

To enrol in the Environmental Sciences bachelor's degree programme you must hold one of the following qualifications:

  • 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.

The Environmental Sciences degree programme requires adequate knowledge of mathematics, abstract thinking, and methodological rigour and English language at a minimum B1 level.

Enrolling in the second or third year

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.

In order to enrol in the second or third year you must have a credit recognition form with at least 48 CFU recognised.

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.

You can request credits recognition for the activites carried out in:

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

How to request your Credit Recognition Form

Candidates who want to get admitted in the second or third year can submit their request for the credit recognition form to the Scientific Campus, filling in the specific form available by clicking on the button “Request your Credit Recognition Form”.

The request must be submitted by September 15th, 2025; or for those who will enrol from October 1st to October 30th, by October 15th, 2025.

You are required to upload the following documents:

  • a 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.
file rtf Model of self-certification of withdrawal with exams [ITA] 5 MB
file rtf Model of degree self-certification with exams 10 MB

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.

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 not allowed to students concurrently enrolled in another University degree programme and for which suspension has been requested.

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 for: 

  • 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.
  • inter-university transfer;
  • simultaneous enrolment.

Request your Credit Recognition Form [ITA]  

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.

file pdf Second year [ITA] 134 KB
file pdf Third year [ITA] 134 KB

Additional Learning Requirements (OFA)

This degree programme requires adequate knowledge of mathematics, abstract thinking, and methodological rigour evaluated through a TOLC-I national test provided by CISIA. You are recommended to take this test in order to evaluate your level of knowledge at the enrollment stage.

Adequate knowledge of the English language is required.

The Environmental Engineering for the Ecological Transition degree programme requires adequate knowledge of mathematics, abstract thinking, and methodological rigour evaluated through a TOLC-I national test provided by CISIA. You are recommended to take this test in order to evaluate your level of knowledge at the enrollment stage.

If you do not sit the test or if you score less than 17 out of 41 you can enroll but you will be assigned the Additional Learning Requirement - ALR (Obbligo Formativo Aggiuntivo - OFA) in logic-mathematics. Please note the English language section is excluded from the total score and the sciences section is weighted 10%.

Admission to this degree programmes, requires an adequate knowledge of English at a minimum B1-level. 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.
If you do not meet the English language requirement at the time of enrolment, you will be assigned an Additional Learning Requirement - ALR (Obbligo Formativo Aggiuntivo – OFA) in English B1.

Enrolment deadlines and guidelines

The enrolment period starts on July 1st 2025 until September 30th 2025.

An additional enrolment period will be opened on October 1st 2025 until October 30th 2025. Enrolling in this period involves the payment of an additional 50.00 Euros fee.

The Credit Recognition Form must be uploaded as part of the enrollment application process.

Academic year of enrolment

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

  • From 48 to 107 CFU: you can be admitted to the 2nd year of this bachelor's degree programme. You will refer to the study plan for the a.y. 2024/2025.
  • From 108 CFU: you can be admitted to the 3rd year of this bachelor's degree programme. You will refer to the study plan for the a.y. 2023/2024.

During the enrolment application procedure, when selecting your degree programme and the curriculum, you will only be allowed to choose those available for the 2025/2026 academic year. The Enrolment Unit will review your Credit Recognition Form and process your enrolment based on the relevant academic year and curriculum. Candidates who request the inter-university transfer do not need to fill out the enrolment application, it will be arranged by the Enrolment Unit.

The following steps must be undertaken:

  • Registration on the University website: consists of filling in your personal data, residence, and domicile. You should not carry out the registration online if you have already been enrolled at Ca’ Foscari.
  • Pre-enrolment online: in order to pre-enrol, you must access the Personal Area on the website with your SPID  or CIE (Electronic Identity Card) and select the function Enrol for courses with no admission test. Once the course has been selected, you must fill out the enrolment form. While filling out the form, you can upload those documents that demonstrate your knowledge and experience  (e.g. recognised language certifications; credit recognition form; self-certification, etc). Once the documents have been uploaded, you must confirm all the data entered and proceed to the payment section. If you particpated in the entry requirements evalutation process as a graduand candidate you must upload your signed self-certification of enrolment with exams. Please note that your self-certification must include: the University where you achieved the qualification, the class code, the name of the degree programme, your graduation date and mark, the list of the exams you have taken with their academic fields and disciplines sector and relative weight in CFU (ECTS).
  • Payment of the first instalment of the tuition fees: the payment must be carried out using the PagoPA system, by clicking on the “payment” button when finishing the pre-enrolment procedure.

Failure to comply with the deadline specified above results in the loss of the right to enrol: 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: