Preparing for admission tests
The simulation tests available online, as well as any courses and webinars organised by the Universities or by other bodies and organisations, can help prepare for degree programme admission tests.
A number of degree programmes use the TOLC tests run by CISIA, the Consortium of Inter-University Integrated Access Systems, as entrance tests.
TOLC tests can be used for selection purposes (for limited-enrolment programmes) or simply to assess the applicant's prior knowledge (in the case of open-enrolment programmes).
There are several types of TOLC tests, depending on the subject area of the degree programme that the applicant wishes to attend.
Degree programmes:
Sustainable Agriculture
Breeding and Welfare of Companion Animals
Production and Protection of Plants and Green Areas
Natural Health Products Sciences
Animal Production
Science and Technology for Sustainable Food
Foodservice Science and Technology
Development and Protection of Mountain Environment
Viticulture and Enology
Degree programmes
Communication and Society
Economics and Management
Management of Organization and Labour
Management and Policies of Public Administration
International Studies and European Institutions
Political Sciences
Social Sciences for Globalisation
Degree programme
Economics: Behavior, Data and Policy
International Politics, Law and Economics (IPLE)
Degree programmes
Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology
Exercise and Sports Sciences
Degree programmes
Psychological Sciences for Prevention and Treatment
Degree programmes
Computer Science and Technology (Computer Science, Music Information Science, Computer Science for New Media Communications, Computer Systems and Networks Security)
Cultural Heritage: Sciences, Technologies and Diagnostics (TOLC-B is also accepted)
Biotechnology
Medical Biotechnology
Chemistry
Industrial Chemistry
Physics (TOLC-I is also accepted)
Mathematics (TOLC-I is also accepted)
Environmental Science and Policy
Chemical Safety and Toxicological Environmental Sciences
Geological Sciences (TOLC-B and TOLC-I are also accepted)
Natural Sciences
Degree programme
Philosophy
Law
Humanities
Foreign Languages and Literature
Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication
Studies in Cultural Heritage
Sciences of Legal Services
Environmental Humanities
Liberal Studies in Communication
History
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Some capped-enrolment undergraduate programmes of the University of Milan require applicants to pass an admission test created by the University itself. Test your knowledge with some simulations of these tests.
You can prepare for admission tests created by the Ministry of University and Research by consulting MUR exam papers of the previous years.
The links available here refer to the tests held in May 2024 for admission into the a. y. 2024/25, except for the link to the International Medical Admissions Test (IMAT), which refers to the IMAT 2022. For a better reading, all correct answers are indicated in letter A. You can also consult previous years' tests on the MUR website.
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Milan offers an in-person course in collaboration with Alpha Test to prepare students to sit the admission test for Veterinary Medicine.
The course will run from 9 to 11 July, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. It will cover all the subjects included in the MUR test scheduled for 31 July, and will provide students with tips and strategies to approach the test.
Download the flyer to learn more about the course.
The course is free of charge but registration is mandatory. Register for the course
The student association PrePost "Davide Bortolotto" provides free courses for anyone who wants to prepare for the admission test for:
- Medicine and Surgery
- Dental Medicine
- Degree programmes in Health Professions
- International Medical School (IMS)
These courses are also useful for TOLC-VET tests.
Preparation courses for the Medicine and Surgery, Dental Medicine and IMS admission tests will take place on 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 April 2024 in the teaching sector located in via Golgi.
Preparation courses for admission tests for the degree programmes in Health Professions will take place from 29 August to 1 September 2024 in the teaching sector located in via Golgi.
For more information, you can visit the association website or write to[email protected].
The University of Milan offers recorded webinars and video-lessons dealing with the basics of biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and logical reasoning, starting from the answers to the questions of previous years’ tests.
All materials have been prepared and produced by instructors of the University of Milan, the University of Milan-Bicocca and the University of Brescia.
The University of Milan offers upper secondary schools a series of courses dedicated to active orientation in school-university transition. These courses are also known as PNRR pathways, as they are financed within the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (also known as PNRR). Courses are only open to third-year, fourth-year and fifth-year students, who must be registered through their home school.
Each pathway has a duration of 15 hours. A certificate of attendance will be issued to all students who take part in at least 70% of the activities offered within each pathway. Schools can recognise such activities as PCTO – Percorsi per le competenze trasversali e per l’orientamento (Pathways for Soft Skills and Orientation, corresponding to the work-based learning activities formerly known as Alternanza scuola-lavoro). Each student can participate in only one pathway throughout the three-year period.
Among the pathways proposed, there are some initiatives on preparation for admission tests:
- 20 and 22 March 2024: Let's prepare for the Medicine admission test
- 23 and 24 April 2024: Test preparation: Medicine, Health Professions and Psychology
- 16 and 17 May 2024: Test preparation: Medicine - No more places available. Next edition: July 2024