Admission to single-cycle degree courses in Medicina e chirurgia, Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria and Medicina veterinaria

To enrol in single-cycle degree courses in Medicina e chirurgia, Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria and Medicina veterinaria, you must attend the open semester, during which you will be required to attend compulsory classes in Chimica e propedeutica biochimica, Fisica and Biologia for a total of 18 credits (6 per single units).

PLEASE NOTE! You can attend the open semester at a university that is not among those you choose to apply for.

To enrol in Medicina e chirurgia, Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria and Medicina veterinaria 26-27, you must therefore, in order:

1. apply on the Universitaly portal and enter at least 10 location you want to apply for; 
2. enrol in the filter semester at our University if you want to attend it in Parma.

When registering on Universitaly, you must also indicate another “related” degree program (in the biomedical, health, pharmaceutical, or veterinary field), which you can enrol in if you are not admitted to Medicina e chirurgia, Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria and Medicina veterinaria.
PLEASE NOTE! If you are already enrolled in a related degree programme, you do not need to make this choice, unless you are interested in a different related programme to potentially enrol in should you not successfully complete the open semester.

The filter semester can be repeated for up to three academic years, even if not consecutive.

At the end of the filter semester, you will have to take the exams in the three subjects required. The exams will be the same nationwide and will take place at the same time, on the same day.

The scores obtained in the individual exams will be valid for the national ranking.

You can find out more about all the stages in the following paragraphs.

Before proceeding with the next steps, you must apply on the national platform Universitaly from 6:00 PM on 13 July 2026 and by 6:00 PM on 3 August 2026.

During application procedure on Universitaly, you will need to specify:

• the degree programme you wish to enrol in, choosing between Medicina e chirurgia, Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria and Medicina veterinaria;
• the university where you will attend the open semester. PLEASE NOTE! You can attend the open semester at a university that is not among those you choose to apply for;
• at least 10 universities in order of preference where you intend to continue your studies if you are admitted after the filter semester;
• the related degree programme in the biomedical, healthcare, pharmaceutical or veterinary field. If you are already enrolled in a related programme, you do not need to make this choice, unless you are interested in a different related programme to potentially enrol in should you not be admitted to the open semester;
• at least 5 universities in order of preference where you would like to attend the related degree programme if you are not admitted to the second semester of Medicina e chirurgia, Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria and Medicina veterinaria.

Once you have submitted your application on Universitaly, you will need to proceed with enrolment in our open semester through the Esse3 - Online Registry Office.

You can find the instructions for the open semester enrolment phase in the next paragraphs.

After registering on Universitaly, you must enroll in the open semester at our University between July 13rd at 6 p.m. and August, 6th, 2026 (with payment by 11.59 p.m.) using the Esse3 - Online registry service platform.

Please note that this is a time-consuming procedure, so we advise you not to do it close to the deadline as you may not be able to complete it.

If you do not yet have your university credentials, you must register before logging in.

Once you have obtained your credentials, you must log in with your SPID/CIE or university credentials if you fall into a category that is exempt from the SPID/CIE registration requirement.

PLEASE NOTE! If you are an adult and an Italian citizen or if you are an adult born in Italy and you do not log in with your SPID or CIE credentials, you will only be able to complete part of the procedure.

At this point, the system should already recognize you as a person who must enroll in the filter semester at our University.

Before proceeding with the option to enroll in the filter semester, you must fill in the personal data requested.

Once you have entered all the missing data, you can proceed with enrollment in the filter semester by continuing the “Concorsi nazionali” process or by selecting the menu item REGISTRAR'S OFFICE>CONCORSI NAZIONALI.

Then you must:

• click on the Enrollment button on the “Enrollment in the filter semester” screen that appears;
• enter the titles and information requested, if not already present in the system;
• confirm your choice of the “Enrollment in the filter semester” competition.

Once you have completed these first steps, wait at least 5 minutes, then:

• select the menu item REGISTRAR'S OFFICE>ENROLMENT;
• click on Standard enrolment;
• select the type of course “Filter semester” (you do not need to specify the course);
• confirm your choice.

You can find out more about all the steps in the procedure by consulting the relevant guide (see the Consult the guide section).

At the end of the procedure, a final summary page will be displayed. To proceed with payment, click on the Check Payments button.

The payment slip will then also be available under REGISTRAR'S OFFICE>PAYMENTS. You must make the payment by August 6th at 11.59 p.m.

Our university offers the following related courses to choose from:

• Biologia (L-13)
• Biotecnologie (L-2)
• Chimica e tecnologia farmaceutiche (LM-13)
• Farmacia (LM-13)
• Scienze animali (L-38)
• Assistenza sanitaria (L/SNT4) - corso interateneo con sede amministrativa l'Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, che deve essere quindi inserita come sede su Universirtaly e presso cui devono essere effettuate tutte le procedure
• Educazione professionale (L/SNT2)
• Infermieristica (L/SNT1)
• Tecniche di laboratorio biomedico (L/SNT3)
• Tecniche della prevenzione nell’ambiente e nei luoghi di lavoro (L/SNT4)

You will be asked to indicate the related course when registering on Universitaly (see paragraph How to register on Universitaly).

If you are not admitted to Medicine and Surgery, School of Dental Medicine or Veterinary Medicine, you may attend the related course you have indicated only if you have passed at least 18/30 of the three exams at the end of the filter semester.

You may be admitted to attend the related course even at a location that is not your first choice.

To enrol in the filter semester you must pay a flat-rate fee of €250 by 6 August 2026 at 11:59 PM.

You will be able to view the payment notice at the end of part 2 of the open semester enrolment procedure and in the PAYMENTS section of your personal area on Esse3 - Online Secretariat.

You may request a reduction if you submit your ISEEU 2026 certification (or documentation relating to foreign income) by 6 August 2026, following the procedures described in Annex 3 of the University Regulations or on this page.

The following amounts are calculated based on your ISEE:

ISEE from €0 to €22,000: flat-rate fee €0
ISEE from €22,000.01 to €24,000: flat-rate fee €50
ISEE from €24,000.01 to €26,000: flat-rate fee €125
ISEE from €26,000.01 to €28,000: flat-rate fee €187.50
ISEE from €28,000.01 to €30,000: flat-rate fee €225
ISEE from €30,000.01 onwards: flat-rate fee €250

If you have not yet submitted your ISEE application on the ER.GO portal, the system will automatically assign you the maximum fee of €250.

To request a reduction, you must submit your ISEEU 2026 application following the procedures described in Annex 3 of the University Regulations or on this page. Within 24 hours of submitting your application, you will be able to view a new payment notice recalculated based on your ISEE bracket.

If you have been recognised as having a disability pursuant to Article 3, paragraphs 1 and 3, of Law 104/1992, or a disability of 66% or more, you are exempt from paying the flat-rate fee.
To request the exemption, you must declare your status and upload the relevant certification during the filter semester enrolment procedure on Esse3 - Online Registry Office by 6 August 2026.
Uploading the certification is also required in order to access the services offered by the University Centre for Inclusion.
 

PAYMENT DEADLINE AND ENROLMENT CONFIRMATION

You must pay the flat-rate fee by 6 August 2026 at 11:59 PM.

Without payment by the deadline, you will not be enrolled in the open semester, unless you have correctly requested an exemption by 6 August.

In case of withdrawal, the flat-rate fee will not be refunded.
 

HOW TO PAY

Payment must be made from the SECRETARIAT > PAYMENTS section of your personal area on Esse3 - Online Registry Office via the pagoPA system (IUV), choosing one of the following methods:

• online by credit card;
• online via bank account;
• at authorised institutions, by printing the payment notice.
   

AFTER THE OPEN SEMESTER

If, at the end of the open semester, you enrol in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, Veterinary Medicine, or a non-related programme, you will need to pay the annual university fees (personalised university contribution) and, if you have not done so previously, the regional tax and virtual stamp duty (€156), minus the flat-rate fee already paid.

If, at the end of the open semester, you enrol in a related degree programme, you will need to pay the annual university fees (personalised university contribution) and, if you have not done so previously, the regional tax and virtual stamp duty (€156), reduced by 50%.

For all information on university fees and benefits, please visit the relevant section of the website.

At the end of the filter semester, you will have to take exams in Biologia (6 credits), Chimica e propedeutica biochimica (6 credits) and Fisica (6 credits).

The exams will be the same at the national level and will take place simultaneously, on the same day, in person.

Teaching activities will begin on September 1st and must end no later than ten days before the first exam session, set for December 10th, with results published on December 23rd. The second exam session will take place on January 11th, with results published on January 20th.

Each of the three subjects will involve one test, lasting 50 minutes and consisting of 31 questions, of which:

• 21 multiple-choice
• 10 fill-in-the-blank

There will be a 30-minute break between one test and the next.

The scores obtained in the individual exams will be valid for the formation of the national ranking.

You must take at least one of the two exam sessions scheduled for each subject.

If you take both sessions, the one in which you obtained the higher grade will prevail, provided it is equal to or higher than 18/30.

If you have already attended classes or taken the exams required during the Open Semester, you may apply to have them recognized according to the procedures outlined below.

• You completed the attendance requirements during the 2025/2026 Open Semester at the University of Parma
  You do not need to submit any application. Your attendance records will be verified directly by the University's administrative offices using the information already available in the University's records.
   
• You completed the attendance requirements during the 2025/2026 Open Semester at another university
  You must indicate, through the dedicated online procedure available from 7 to 21 August 2026, the university where you completed the attendance requirements. The administrative offices will then verify the information you have provided.
   
• You completed the attendance requirements in other degree programmes
  You may apply for recognition of attendance already completed only for:
  - courses for which you have taken and passed the corresponding examination;
  - courses with mandatory attendance for which you have duly fulfilled the attendance requirement.
  Applications must be submitted through the dedicated online procedure available from 7 to 21 August 2026.
  Applications will be assessed by a Committee, which will examine the documentation you provide. The administrative offices will also verify the information you have declared.
   

PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES

The online application procedure will be available from 7 to 21 August 2026.

Detailed instructions on how to submit your application will be published on this page on 7 August 2026.

The outcome of the assessment will be communicated by 15 September 2026.

As the results will be published after teaching activities have begun, you are strongly advised, as a precaution, to start attending classes from September 1 2026.
 

VERIFICATION OF DECLARATIONS

The University reserves the right to verify your self-declarations and the supporting documentation you submit, including after September 15, 2026.

If any false declarations or inaccurate documentation are identified, recognition of your attendance and the corresponding exemption from the attendance requirement will be revoked with retroactive effect, without prejudice to any further measures provided for under the applicable legislation.

Access to the second semester will be determined by your position in the national ranking, calculated based on the results obtained in the exams and published on the Universitaly portal on January 22th, 2027.

The national ranking will in fact be composed of 3 sections:

1. for those who have passed 3 exams;
2. for those who have passed 2 exams;
3. for those who have passed 1 exam.

If you take both sessions, the one in which you obtained the higher grade will prevail, provided it is equal to or higher than 18/30.

If you rank in a favorable position on the list despite not having passed one or two exams, you will be able to make up the missing credits directly at the assigned university, in time to enroll regularly at the start of the second semester.

After the ranking is published, you will have until January 28th to enroll at the assigned university or to withdraw in order to later be assigned to a related course.

Between February 2nd and 5th, the remaining places will be reassigned, with enrollments taking place between February 8th and 10th.

If you are a non-EU student residing abroad, the rules of the filter semester, the phases and the deadlines listed so far apply to you as well.
You must therefore also:

• register on the Universitaly portal for the open semester;
• register on the Universitaly portal to apply for your visa;
• enrol in the open semester at our University.

Unlike Italian/EU students, you therefore have one additional step to complete in order to apply for your visa.

If you are enrolled in the Open Semester, you may also enrol in, or remain enrolled in, other degree programmes at the same time, except in the cases outlined below.

You may enrol in:

• a non-related degree programme with no compulsory attendance requirements;
• a non-related degree programme with compulsory attendance requirements. In this case, you are responsible for ensuring that the attendance requirements of the Open Semester are compatible with those of the other degree programme;
• a related degree programme, whether or not attendance is compulsory.

Enrolling in a related degree programme may be a suitable option if you wish to secure a place on that programme in the event that you are not admitted to Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics, or Veterinary Medicine.

In this case:

• if you enrol in the related degree programme indicated on Universitaly, you must update your Universitaly application to indicate that you are already enrolled in that programme;
• if you enrol in a different related degree programme, you do not need to update your Universitaly application.

In both cases, you must complete the enrolment procedure for the related degree programme and pay the corresponding tuition fees.

PLEASE NOTE: In all of the cases described above, if you enrol in either a related or a non-related degree programme, you will be required to pay the corresponding tuition fees.

If you are already enrolled at the University of Parma and renew your enrolment for the 2026/2027 academic year, please note that you will also be required to pay the second and third tuition fee instalments.

Important Deadlines

• Application for the personalised tuition fee contribution (to apply for a reduction in tuition fees based on your household's financial circumstances): applications must be submitted via www.er-go.it by 4 November 2026, 5:00 p.m. (CET).
• Scholarships and other financial benefits: please refer to the website of ER.GO – the Regional Agency for the Right to Higher Education.

For full details on tuition fees and available financial benefits, please refer to Annex 3 of the Study Manifesto and the dedicated section of the University's website.
 

You cannot enrol in the Open Semester if:

• you are already enrolled in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics, or Veterinary Medicine and intend to attend the Open Semester to gain admission to the same degree programme.

  Example: You are enrolled in Medicine and Surgery at another university and wish to enrol in the Open Semester to transfer to Medicine and Surgery at the University of Parma.

  You may, however, attend the Open Semester to gain admission to a different degree programme.

  Example: You are enrolled in Medicine and Surgery and wish to gain admission to Veterinary Medicine.

• you are already enrolled, or you enrol during the Open Semester, in the single-cycle Master's degree programme in Medicine and Surgery (taught in English) and are attending the Open Semester to gain admission to the Italian-taught degree programme in Medicine and Surgery.

PLEASE NOTE: If you have already enrolled in the Open Semester but fall within one of the cases above, your enrolment will be cancelled.
 

DOUBLE ENROLMENT

If you have already been authorised for double enrolment, you may also enrol in the Open Semester, provided that none of the restrictions outlined above apply.

In all cases, you are responsible for ensuring that the compulsory attendance requirements of the Open Semester are compatible with those of any other degree programme in which you are enrolled.
 

AFTER THE OPEN SEMESTER

If, at the end of the Open Semester, you enrol in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics, or Veterinary Medicine, you will be required to:

• withdraw from any other academic career or degree programme with compulsory attendance requirements that are incompatible with your new programme;
• where permitted under the applicable regulations, apply for authorisation for double enrolment.
   

TUITION FEES AFTER THE OPEN SEMESTER

If, at the end of the Open Semester, you enrol in Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics, Veterinary Medicine, or a non-related degree programme, you will be required to pay the annual tuition fees (including the regional fee for the right to higher education and the stamp duty), less the flat-rate contribution already paid for the Open Semester.

If, at the end of the Open Semester, you enrol in a related degree programme through the national ranking, you will be required to pay the annual tuition fees (including the regional fee for the right to higher education and the stamp duty), reduced by 50%. In this case, the flat-rate contribution paid for the Open Semester is not deducted.

For full details on tuition fees and available financial benefits, please refer to Annex 3 of the Manifesto degli studi and the dedicated section of the University's website.

The platform, developed by CISIA, for preparation for the 2026-27 Open Semester is now online.

It is a free service designed to complement the lectures and other activities organised by the University, to support you in your preparation.

On the platform you can find teaching materials, tools to assess your level of preparation, and mock exams.

You can get all the details about the open semester reading the Ministerial Decree and all the Annex. 

For general information about the University, deadlines, admission procedure and services: 

- send a request using the unipr service desk;

- please call us on 800 904 804 (domestic calls only) or +39 0521 905111. Both the numbers are available Monday and Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2 PM to 4:30 PM.

If you are already a student or if you need specific information regarding academic programs or enrollment procedures, contact your student registry office using the unipr service desk