Master's Degree Programme in
Accounting and Finance
Enrolment until 2024/2025

Admission

This page provides information solely for admission to the second 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 about admission and enrolment is available on the website of the degree programme in Accounting and Finance - 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.

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.

Contacts, reservations, FAQs

The Master’s Degree programmes in Accounting and Finance, in Management and Sustainability and in Marketing and Communication are limited-admission programmes. 

In order for you to be an eligible candidate for this master's degree programmes you are required to meet specific minimum curricular requirements; possess the necessary personal preparation; and meet the English language requirement. In order to enrol you are also required to successfully pass the admission test.

To enrol in the second year, you must:

  • Request your credit recognition form and be recognised at least 48 CFU;
  • Verify that you meet the minimum entry requirements for the programme(s) of interest;
  • Register for the admission test, which will assess your personal preparation;
  • Verify the number of places available for the second year and participate in the process for the assignment of available places;
  • Enrol in accordance with the instructions provided by the Enrolment Unit via email.

Admission to the programme is subject to the fulfilment of all entry requirements and the availability of places.

Admission requirements

Generally, candidates who possess a university qualification in Business Administration or in Economics (L-18 and L-33 classes), or equivalent satisfy the minimum curricular requirements. Those who graduated from a different Bachelor’s degree programme must have achieved minimum 60 CFU in the following academic fields and disciplines.

The codes listed below refer to the Italian classification system for academic fields of study. 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.

Business field: 20 CFU (at least one exam from SECS-P/07 sector)

  • SECS-P/07 Business Administration and Management
  • SECS-P/08 Management
  • SECS-P/09 Corporate Finance
  • SECS-P/10 Organizational Behaviour and Design
  • SECS-P/11 Banking and Financial Institutions

Economics, law and statistics/mathematics fields: 40 CFU (at least one exam per field)

  • Economics field:
    • SECS-P/01 Political Economics
    • SECS P/02 Economic Policy
    • SECS-P/03 Science of Finance
    • SECS-P/04 History of Economic Thought
    • SECS-P/05 Econometrics
    • SECS-P/06 Applied Economics
    • SECS-P/12 Economic History
  • Law field:
    • IUS/01 Private Law
    • IUS/04 Business Law
    • IUS/05 Economic Law
    • IUS/07 Labor Law
    • IUS/09 Public Law
    • IUS/10 Administrative Law
    • IUS/12 Taxation Law
    • IUS/13 International Law
    • IUS/14 EU Law
  • Statistics-mathematics field:
    • MAT/02 Algebra
    • MAT/03 Geometry
    • MAT/05 Calculus
    • MAT/06 Probability and Statistical Mathematics
    • MAT/08 Numerical Analysis
    • MAT/09 Operations Research
    • SECS-S/01 Statistics
    • SECS-S/03 Economic Statistics
    • SECS-S/06 Mathematical methods for Economics and Actuarial and Financial Sciences

If you do not meet the minimum academic requirements, you must fulfill them before enrolment by successfully completing Bachelor's-level single courses at Ca' Foscari University or another accredited institution.

General knowledge in the management filed is considered for the evaluation of candidates' personal preparation. The level of knowledge required in the managament field is usually taught in the Bachelor's degrees in Business Administration and Economics and Business (L-18 and L-33) or equivalent.

Your personal preparation will be assessed through the admission test.

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 in 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.


Enrolling in the second year

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

Admission to the second year requires candidates to sit the admission test in order to assess their personal preparation.

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:

  • Master'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 year must submit their request to the Economic Campus, filling in the specific form available by clicking on the button "Request your Credit Recognition Form".

The request must be submitted within the following time windows, which alogn with the periods for assigning available places:

  • first round: from April 7th to June 25th, 2025;
  • second round: by August 19th, 2025.

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.

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.

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.


Registering for the admission test

Registration for the admission test in the spring selection will be open from March 14th until noon on April 23rd 2025.

The admission test is mandatory in order to assess candidates' personal preparation.

In order to register, you need to upload your:

  • signed self-certification of degree with exams; or, if you are still a bachelor's degree student, 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);
  • language certification or certificate of exemption (consult the language requirements webpage to learn more about the accepted language certifications);
  • any additional document useful for enrolment.


The procedure is completely online and requires the following steps:

  • Registering on the University website;
  • Accessing the Personal Area of the website with your SPID or CIE (Electronic identity card) account and selecting "Admission test".

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

If you encounter any problems, please submit a request by accessing this link: www.unive.it/faqsforstudents before the deadline.

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 admission test.

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.

Admission 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].


Assignment of available places and enrolment procedures

In order to enrol in the second year you must apply for the assignement of available places: admission is subject to availability.

Application for place assignment 

You can apply for place assignment during these two periods:

  • First round: places available published on June 18th 2025
    • application period: from 8th to 10th July 2025
    • ranking list publication: July 18th 2025
  • Second round: places available published on August 6th 2025
    • application period: from 26th to 28th August 2025
    • ranking list publication: September 4th 2025

The ranking lists will be drawn up on the basis of the evaluation of candidates' CV and motivation letter. The Enrolment Unit will email successful candidates with detailed information about the enrolment procedure.

Thos who get admitted in the first round must complete their enrolment by July 31st 2025, under penalty of losing the assigned place.

To apply for a place in the first round, you must log into the Reserved Area, select "Evaluation Test" and choose "Ammissione agli anni successivi al primo dei corsi ad accesso programmato". The procedure will be open from July 8th 2025.

You must upload:

  • your credit recognition form;
  • self-certification of completed exams;
  • your CV;
  • a motivation letter;
  • an identity document;
  • self-certification of bachelor's degree with exams, useful for the evaluation of entry requirements (only for master's degrees).

The procedure allows you to submit the application, in order of preference, for a maximum of three programmes: if you select more than one preference, you will have to upload the credit recognition form for each chosen programme.

If you have never been a student at Ca’ Foscari you will have to: