Incoming Assessment Tests

Academic year 2021/2022

Law

The course is open to access; however, all those enrolling in the single-cycle master's degree course in Law will be required to undergo an evaluation test in order to verify their logic-interpretative skills. If the test is not passed, the student will be obliged to follow a remedial course to fulfil Additional Educational Requirements (OFA). These courses (30 hours), coordinated by a teacher for each course location, will aim to fill the gaps that emerged in the initial test. During the course of this course the student will be assisted by a tutor (4th or 5th year student) and will have to carry out intermediate verification tests. If at the end of the course all gaps have been remedied, specific remedial credits will be recognized and the student will be able to continue his studies on a regular basis; if he/she does not pass it, he will be obliged to repeat the incoming assessment test. Failure to pass the initial test does not preclude taking the first-year exams. However, it precludes access to exams from the second year onwards. This block on your academic progress will remain in place until the test is passed.

The test will take place on dates and in the manner published in this section during the year.

All enrolled students will find, in their electronic booklet, the 0 CFU logic-interpretative test (code GS0268 for the Alessandria centre and GS0313 for Novara), which will be provided by VOL or dispensed. Registration for the test will take place exclusively by booking the session relating to the aforementioned code, in the same way as registering for exams (see instructions in the link).

Those who have already undertaken a previous university course which ended (due to outgoing transfer, forfeiture, renunciation, passage, may request exemption from the test, together with the application for recognition of exams, to be submitted after enrolment. This exemption may be granted by the Evaluation Commission, considering the previous course of study on a case-by-case basis.

 Those who do not pass the first round of the test, have not obtained exemption, or have not taken it, will be required to follow a 15-hour remedial course that will take place in each location, indicatively between the months of February and May and which will include an intermediate and a final test. Those who have not completed the remedial course in its entirety will not be able to participate in the final test. The methods of delivery of the course will be indicated on this page.

Those who have not passed the test at the end of the course will not be able to take the second-year exams until they have settled their OFA position, either by re-attending the course or by retrying the test in the first round scheduled for the new students of the next academic year.

 

Students enrolled for the first time in the 1st year of the course must also take an English Language Placement Test. This test, although mandatory, is not binding for the purposes of access to the courses.

If the student already holds a language certificate and needs more information about the test, visit the page Evaluation of level of English language. 

Administration Policy Sciences

This course is open-access, however it is necessary to take two initial skills assessment tests; the tests, although mandatory, are not binding with respect to access to the degree course:

• LEVEL OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE: to ensure the understanding of the texts.
• MATHEMATICS KNOWLEDGE: to ascertain logico-analytical and quantitative skills.

In the event of failure, the student will be assigned specific Additional Educational Obligations (OFA) to be completed within the first year, following special remedial courses, at the end of which he/she will have to undergo the test again.

Failure to complete the OFA will prevent access to the second-year exams.

All enrolled students will find, in their electronic booklet, the codes relating to the two tests: P1114 ITALIAN LANGUAGE and P1113 MATHEMATICS KNOWLEDGE at 0 CFU, which will be offered through VOL.

Registration for the tests will take place exclusively via each code, in the same way as registering for exams (see instructions at the  link). Those who have already completed a previous university course which ended due to outgoing transfer, forfeiture, renunciation, passage, may request exemption from the test, together with the application for recognition of exams, to be submitted after enrolment. This exemption will be granted by the Evaluation Commission, considering the previous course of study on a case-by-case basis.

Students enrolled for the first time in the 1st year of the course must also take an English Language Placement Test. This test, although mandatory, is not binding for the purposes of access to the courses.

In the event that the student is in possession of a language certificate and for detailed information relating to the test, consult the page of the University website relating to the English Language Assessment Test

Social Work

The course is open-access; however, it is necessary to take a test aimed at ascertaining the UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXTS AND THE CAPACITY OF CORRECT EXPRESSION IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE. The test, although mandatory, is not binding with respect to access to the degree course.

The test represents for first year students, when they start their studies, an opportunity to identify any basic gaps and then complete a course, divided into 25 hours of lessons, aimed at compensating these gaps and to the acquisition of greater linguistic skill, reducing any difficulties in oral and written communication. Through a series of short exercises, the test offers students the opportunity to measure their competence at various levels, regarding spelling, graphematics (division into syllables, use of accents, function of punctuation), grammatical correctness and 'logical articulation of the sentence and the full stop, the coherence and cohesion in writing, the ability to synthesize. The results of the test allow you to arrange the course according to the identified priorities.

Given the nature of the exercises, it is not allowed to consult texts and dictionaries, or smartphones.

In the event of failure, the student will be assigned Additional Educational Obligations (OFA), to be satisfied within the first year, following a compulsory remedial course at the end of which he/she will have to undergo the test again.

Failure to complete the OFA will prevent access to the second-year exams.

Professional Educators

The information is currently being updated.

Business Economics

Access to the course is open; however, enrolled students must take two initial skills assessment tests. These tests, although mandatory, are not binding with respect to access to the degree course:

• LOGICAL SKILLS
• TEXT COMPREHENSION

Detailed information on the skills assessment tests for the academic year 2021/2022 are published at this link.

The tests will take place on dates yet to be defined.

N.B. Starting from the A.Y. 2021/2022, the test will involve payment of a fee, as it is provided through the CISIA consortium (www.cisiaonline.it).

In the event that the initial skills assessment tests are not successful, specific supplementary paths are indicated to be completed in the first year of the course for the recovery of the necessary knowledge (otherwise called additional education obligations) with tutoring support. This will make it possible to start your chosen course of study with a solid foundation.

Students enrolled for the first time in the 1st year of the course must also take an English Language Placement Test. This test, although mandatory, is not binding for the purposes of access to the courses.

In the event that the student is in possession of a language certificate and for detailed information relating to the test, consult the page of the University website relating to the  English Language Assessment Test.

Literature

Access to the course is free, however enrolled students must take an initial skills assessment test, which consists of multiple-choice questions that focus on linguistic-grammatical and text comprehension topics. The test, although mandatory, is not binding with respect to access to the degree course.

In the event of failure to pass the test, or not having taken the test, during the first year, it will not be possible to take the exams of the second year.

Students enrolled for the first time in the 1st year of the course must also take the English Placement Test, an online test carried out in collaboration with Oxford University Press. This test, although mandatory, is not binding for the purposes of access to the courses.

In the event that the student is in possession of a language certificate, and for detailed information relating to the test, consult the page of the University website relating to the English Language Assessment Test.

Economics, Management and Institutions

Access to the course is open, subject to issue of the permit by the Chair of the degree course, Prof. Daniele Bondonio, daniele.bondonio@uniupo.it.

Issue of the authorization is:

•  automatic, if in possession of a three-year degree in classes 15, 19 and 28 ex DM 509/1999 or a three-year degree in classes L-16, L-18, L-33, L-36 ex DM 270/2004 or degree single-cycle master's degree in class LMG / 01 pursuant to Ministerial Decree 270/2004
• subject to prior examination of the documentation relating to the qualification obtained, to allow assessment of preparation in all cases of qualifications obtained previously or foreign qualifications. In this case, send (the Course Chair) the list of exams taken with grade, date, credits and subject area (if the Diploma Supplement is available). It may be necessary to complete additional/remedial preparation work to achieve the permit.

The permit must be sent to the Student Services Office using the UPO Risponde service and attaching files to allegati.digspes@uniupo.it after completing the online enrolment procedure