Courses with local and national admission tests 2023-2024

Architecture regeneration sustainability - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for the A.Y. 2022-2023: 141 (first competition); 97, of which 2 for non EU nationals residing abroad (second competition).
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 120 for EU and non-EU candidates residing in Italy, 3 for non-EU candidates residing abroad.
• Period for submission of applications for admission: 
  from 26 June to 21 July; a second competition is active from 21 August to 1 September.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 171 (first competition), 108 (second competition).
• Date, time and place: the TEST-ARCHED will take place online according to the procedures indicated on the CISIA web pages on 26 July and 5 September.
• Number of candidates who took the test: 161 (first competition), 99 (second competition).
• Course website

Constructions, infrastructures and territorial management - Professionally oriented first-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 6 (first test); 2 (second test).
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 60 (of which 10 are for non EU nationals residing abroad).
• Period for submission of applications to take the test: for the first competition the test TOLC-LP must be carried out by 5 July; second competition: only in the event that there are places available after the conclusion of the first procedure it will still be possible to enroll in the course.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024:
• Date, time and place: dates set out in the CISIA calendar.
• Number of candidates who took the test: 7 (first competition)
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Sustainable design for food system - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for the A.Y. 2022-2023: 20 (first competition); 22 (third competition); 36 (fourth competition).
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 100 places, of which 2 are for non EU nationals residing abroad.
• Period for submission of applications for admission: first selection from 20 March to 26 April; second selection (activated only in case of available places) from 8 May to 24 May; third selection (activated only in case of available places) from 30 May to 29 June; fourth selection (activated only in case of available places) from 12 July to 25 July; fifth selection (activated only in case of available places) from 31 July to 28 August. 
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 5 (first competition); 15 (second competition); 7 (third competition) 17 (fourth competition); 28 (fifth competition).
• Date, time and place: dates set out in the CISIA calendar.
• Number of candidates who took the test: 4 (first competition); 12 (second competition); 3 (third competition); 5 (fourth competition); 16 (fifth competition).
• Course website

Advanced automotive engineering - Second-cycle degree course 

• Call for admission (inter-university course with administrative headquarters at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia).
• Course website

Electric vehicle engineering - Second-cycle degree course 

• Call for admission (inter-university course with administrative seat at the University of Bologna).
• Course website

Electronic engineering for intelligent vehicles - Second-cycle degree course 

• Call for admission reserved for non-EU students residing abroad - Extraordinary selection only for italian, EU and EU-Equivalent citizens
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 43 (total number); 34 (extraordinary selection).
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 38 places for EU nationals and equivalents; 12 places for non EU nationals residing abroad, of which 6 for the Electronic and Communication Systems (ECS) curriculum and 6 for the Autonomous Driving Engineering (ADE) curriculum. For the extraordinary selecion 20 available positions for the “Autonomous Driving Engineering (ADE)” curriculum, 14 available positions for the “Electronic and Communication Systems (ECS)” curriculum.
• Application submission period: from 13 February to 3 May; from 13 September at 9 to 29 September 2023 at 12 (extraordinary selection).
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 12 (first call).
• Date, time and place of interview: May 16-17; October 5-6 (extraordinary selection).
• Number of candidates who took the test: 10 (first call).
• Course website

Health Professions

HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission (inter-university course with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia).
• Number of places available for the A.Y. 2023-2024: 35 EU and non-EU students residing in Italy (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Course website

DENTAL HYGIENE - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of places available for the A.Y. 2023-2024: 20 students of which 12 are EU and non-EU residents in Italy and 8 are non-EU (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 29 of which 11 non-EU.
• Date, time and place of the test: 18th September 2023. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
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PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of places available for the A.Y. 2023-2024: 40 students (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 18
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
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PHYSIOTHERAPY - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 350 EU students; 5 non EU students.
• Number of places available for the A.Y. 2023-2024: 46 students of which 1 non-EU and 1 disabled student (pending confirmation with ministerial decree) divided in:
  - 25 EU + 1 non-EU, Parma hub
  - 20 EU, Piacenza hub
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 326 from EU and 7 non-EU students.
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
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INFERMERISM - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 320 EU students; 35 non EU students.
• Number of places available for the A.Y. 2023-2024: 330 students (pending confirmation with Ministerial Decree) of which 10 are non-EU and 1 disabled student who can choose from one of the locations listed below:
  - 155 EU citizens + 5 non-EU citizens at the Parma University Hospital
  - 50 EU citizensat the Parma hub - Local health Unit
  - 115 EU citizens + 5 non-EU citizens at Piacenza - Local Health Unit
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 274 from EU and 50 non-EU students.
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of applicants attending the test:
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LOGOPEDIA - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 52.
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 15 students of which 1 disabled student (pending confirmation with Ministerial Decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 68
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
• Course website

ORTHOTOTICS AND OFTALMOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 18 EU students.
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 21 students of which 1 non-EU and 1 disabled student (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 12
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
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OSTETRICIA - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 128 EU students; 5 non EU students.
• Number of places available for the Academic Year 2023-2024: 25 students of which 2 non-EU and 1 disabled student (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 97 from EU and 2 non-EU students.
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
• Course website

AUDIOPROTHETIC TECHNICS - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 5.
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 20 students of which 1 disabled student (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 6
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
• Course website

PREVENTION TECHNIQUES IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND WORKPLACE - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 16.
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 25 students of which 1 disabled student (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 14
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
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BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.A. 2022-2023: 54 EU students; 2 non EU students.
• Number of places available for the Academic Year 2023-2024: 36 students of which 1 disabled student and 6 non-EU students (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 41 from EU and 3 non-EU students.
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
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TECHNICS OF MEDICAL, IMAGE AND RADIOTHERAPY RADIOLOGY - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 59 EU students; 2 non EU students.
• Number of places available for the A.Y. 2023-2024: 20 students of which 2 non-EU citizens and 1 disabled student (pending confirmation with ministerial decree).
• Submission of applications for admission: from 12 noon on 18 July to 12 noon on 21 August 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 59 from EU and 2 non-EU students.
• Date, time and place of the test: 14th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned, for the completion of the recognition and competition procedures, at 8 am in the classroom that will be assigned. The destination classroom for each candidate, assigned on the basis of their age, with the exception of twins, will be indicated on the website at least two days before the admission test.
• Number of candidates present at the test:
• Course website

NURSING AND OBSTETRICAL SCIENCES - Second-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 194.
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 30.
• Submission of applications for admission: from 9 on 31 July to 12 on 22 August using only the online procedure, as described on page 3 of the Call for admission.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-2024: 186
• Date, time and place of the test: 28th September 2023, in the classrooms of the Department of Medicine and Surgery. Candidates are summoned at 10 am to the Central Halls of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, located inside the Ospedale Maggiore of Parma for the completion of the recognition and selection procedures. The test will begin at 1 pm. Two hours are allocated for carrying out the test in accordance with the D.M. no. 984 of 24 July 2023.
• Number of candidates present at the test: 171.
• Course website

Medicine and Surgery - Single-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023 (number including applications for the course of Dentistry and Prosthodontics): 710
• Number of places available for a.y. 2023-24: 240 EU and equivalent students + 20 non-EU students including 2 Chinese students, "Marco Polo" project.
• Application submission period: to take the TOLC-MED in the first delivery period (April 13-22, 2023) registration exclusively at www.cisiaonline.it from March 13 until 2 p.m. on April 3, 2023; to take the test in the second delivery period (July 15-25, 2023) applications from June 15 until 2 p.m. on July 5, 2023
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-24 (number including applications for the Dentistry and Prosthodontics course): 887 (first period); 1.004 (second period).
• Test date, time and place: April 13-14-17-18-19 with two daily sessions. Second period: July 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 with two daily sessions, at 8:15 in the morning and at 14:15 in the afternoon. Locations: Room E of the Science Classroom Complex - Q02; Classrooms 1 and 2 University Linguistic Center (Pav.07 Earth Sciences - Dente B); Classrooms provided for candidates with disabilities and with SLD/BES: Room H of the Pharmacy Complex and Equipped Mathematics Classroom, Mathematics Complex. Map of the TOLC-MED classrooms.
• Number of candidates present for the test (number including candidates for the Dentistry and Prosthodontics course): 840 (first period), 937 (second period).
• Course website

Medicine and Surgery - Single-cycle degree course in english

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 613 total. 204 those enrolled who chose Parma as the test site
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-24: 75 for Italian citizens, citizens of the European Union and equivalent non-EU citizens; 45 for non-EU citizens residing abroad.
• Period for submission of applications for admission: on the Universitaly Portal of the Ministry of University and Research from 18 September to 29 September 2023 (3pm Italian time GMT+2).
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-24: 589 total, 198 those enrolled who chose Parma as the test site.
• Date, time and place of the test: 17th October 2023 at Italian universities, as well as in foreign offices indicated in table A attached to Ministerial Decree n. 1082 of 08/07/2023 and which forms an integral part of it. In the Italian universities the test will start at 12, in adaptation to the time zones of the foreign countries where the same admission test will take place.
• Number of candidates present at the test: 170.
• Course website

Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics - Single-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023 (number including applications for the Medicine and Surgery course): 710
• Number of places available for a.y. 2023-24: 30 students of which 28 EU citizens and equivalent + 2 places for non-EU citizens residing abroad.
• Application submission period: to take the TOLC-MED in the first delivery period (April 13-22, 2023) registration exclusively at www.cisiaonline.it from March 13 until 2 p.m. on April 3, 2023; to take the test in the second delivery period (July 15-25, 2023) applications from June 15 until 2 p.m. on July 5, 2023
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-24 (number including applications for the Medicine and Surgery course):
• Test date, time and location: first period of delivery: April 13-14-17-18-19 with two daily sessions. Second period: July 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 with two daily sessions, at 8:15 in the morning and at 14:15 in the afternoon. Locations: Room E of the Science Classroom Complex - Q02; Classrooms 1 and 2 University Linguistic Center (Pav.07 Earth Sciences - Dente B); Classrooms provided for candidates with disabilities and with SLD/BES: Room H of the Pharmacy Complex and Equipped Mathematics Classroom, Mathematics Complex. Map of the TOLC-MED classrooms.
• Number of candidates attending the test (number including candidates for the Medicine and Surgery course): 840 (first period), 937 (second period).
• Course website

Psychological sciences and techniques - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission (inter-athenaeum course with the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia).
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-24: 300 places of which 1 reserved for PA employees and 2 for non-EU students residing abroad.
• Course website

Quality and supply of raw materials for agribusiness - Professionally oriented first-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 4 (first test) - 2 (second test).
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024: 30.
• Period for submission of applications to take the test: there are two distinct procedures for admission to the degree programme, the second of which will be activated only if there are still positions available at the end of the first. First procedure: placing yourself in a useful position in the ranking based on the outcome of the TOLC-LP admission test. Second procedure: placing oneself in a useful position in the ranking drawn up on the basis of the chronological order of booking of the place with evaluation of merit through the final grade. The second procedure will be activated in July 2023 only if there are still places available after the conclusion of the first procedure and the relative scrolling.
• Date, time and place: dates set out in the CISIA calendar, the test must be taken by 5 July 2023.
• Number of candidates who took the test for A.Y. 2023-2024: 3 (first competition)
• Course website

Chemistry - First-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Online registration guide to the admission competition 
• Number of registrations for A.Y. 2022-2023: 89.
• Number of places available for a.y. 2023-2024: number of places 144 of whom 5 from outside the EU (including 2 Chinese students Marco Polo Project).
• Application submission period: Competition 1. Maximum availability of 100 places. Ranking based on the marks obtained in the tests: TOLC-I, TOLC-S, TOLC-B and TOLC-F (CISIA). Registration for the competition: from 3 April at 9 a.m. to 19 June 2023 at 12 p.m. Publication of the ranking by 22 June at 12 p.m. Enrollment: from 22 June at 3 p.m. to 29 June 2023 at 12 p.m.
  Competition 2. Availability: 39 places + those not assigned in competition 1 until exhaustion of the programmed number. Ranking based on the chronological order of booking. There is no requirement to pass any tests. Students excluded from competition 1 can also enroll. Place reservation: from 4 July at 5 p.m. to 22 September 2023 at 12 p.m. Publication of the definitive availability of places: by 04 July 2023 at 12 p.m. 1st ranking and enrollment: from 18 July 2023 at 3 p.m.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-24:
• Date, time and place:
• Number of candidates attending the test: 27 (Competition 1).
• Course website

Veterinary medicine- Single-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2022-2023: 183
• Number of places available for A.Y. 2023-2024:77 places for EU nationals and equivalents; 3 places for non-EU nationals residing abroad.
• Application submission period: to take the TOLC-VET in the first delivery period (April 13-22, 2023) registration exclusively at www.cisiaonline.it from March 13 until 2 p.m. on April 3, 2023; to take the test in the second delivery period (July 15-25, 2023) applications from June 15 until 2 p.m. on July 5, 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for A.Y. 2023-24: 273 (first period); 255 (second period)
• Date, time and place: April 13-14-17-18-19 with two daily sessions. Second period: July 17 and 18. Locations: Computer Room (Via del Prato Education Hub)
• Number of candidates attending the test: 247 (first period), 240 (second period).
• Course website

Technologies and business management dairy - Professionally oriented first-cycle degree course

• Call for admission
• Number of places available for the A.Y. 2023-2024: 25.
• There are two distinct procedures for admission to the degree programme, the second of which will be activated only if there are still positions available at the end of the first. First procedure: placing yourself in a useful position in the ranking based on the outcome of the TOLC-LP admission test. Second procedure: placing oneself in a useful position in the ranking drawn up on the basis of the chronological order of booking of the place with evaluation of merit through the final grade. The second procedure will be activated in July 2023 only if there are still places available after the conclusion of the first procedure and the relative scrolling.
• Period for submitting admission applications: place reservation for the course from 12 noon on 6 June to 12 noon on 6 July 2023.
• Number of applications submitted for the A.Y. 2023-24:
• Date, time and place: dates set out in the CISIA calendar, the test must be taken by 5 July 2023. Only in the event that there are still places available after the conclusion of the first procedure and the related rollovers will it be possible to register for the course, placing in a useful position in the ranking, which will be drawn up on the basis of the chronological order of place reservation with evaluation of merit through the final grade from 9 on 12 July to 12 on 17 July.
• Number of candidates who took the test for A.Y. 2023-2024: 4 (first competition)
• Course website