Admissions Admission to First Cycle Degree Programs

Admission to First Cycle Degree Programs (Bachelor)

!!! new Bando-TOLC AV 2024 !!!

The entry knowledge test (also called Self-Assessment test) is mandatory but not preclusive of enrollment and must be taken during the first year of your university career.

Preliminary Information

Prospective students are invited to activate their SPID account (if they are Italian residents) or carry out a web registration (only in Italian language) before accessing the University On-Line Services (SOL).

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Entry knowledge test

The entry knowledge test is carried out using the TOLC-AV test - developed by the CISIA consortium - which can be taken starting from the penultimate year of high school.

The TOLC-AV is composed of 50 questions divided into 6 sections: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Logic, Text comprehension. At the end of the TOLC-AV there is a section of 30 questions to test the knowledge of the English language.

-> See some examples of TOLC-AV () -> See the FAQs ()

-> HELP DESK CISIA (click here)

TEST STRUCTURE

SECTIONS	N° OF QUESTIONS	TIME
BIOLOGY	8 questions	16 minutes
CHEMISTRY	8 questions	16 minutes
PHYSICS	8 questions	16 minutes
MATHEMATICS	8 questions	16 minutes
LOGIC	8 questions	16 minutes
VERBAL COMPREHENSION	2 tracks (10 questions)	20 minutes
TOTAL	50 QUESTIONS	100 MINUTES
ENGLISH	30 QUESTIONS	15 MINUTES
TOTAL INCL. ENGLISH	80 QUESTIONS	115 MINUTES

Each question in the test provides five possible alternatives, of which one and only one is the right one. The score for each question has three possible values: +1 point for a correct answer, 0 points for a non-answer, -0.25 (minus 0.25) points for an incorrect answer. At the end of the test, an overall score of the TOLC-AV is attributed, calculated as follows:

Test evaluation = math section score + biology bonus + chemistry bonus + physics bonus + logic bonus + text comprehension bonus.

OFAs are considered fulfilled if the total score of the test reaches at least 3 points, deriving from adding to the score of the mathematics section any bonuses obtained in the other sections, with the exception of the English section.

The score in the MATHEMATICS section is calculated by adding the points obtained in the 8 math questions. In each of other sections, excluding English, a bonus of +0.25 is awarded when the sum of the points reported in the questions in the section is greater than or equal to 1.5 while no bonus is awarded in the other cases.

NOTE: Registration for one of the TOLC‐AV sessions is possible until all available places are filled and it is possible to participate in only one TOLC‐AV test during each calendar month.

Calculate your score for UNIFI

Once you have obtained the PDF with the report of the correct answers provided to the test, you can use the spreadsheet prepared to check if the score obtained at the TOLC-AV allows you to enroll without OFA to the School of Agriculture (Calcolo TOLC-AV UniFI )

The TOLC result will be automatically recorded in your academic profile once the enrollment procedure has been completed; therefore, you will not have to send your results to the either the academic or student admin offices, nor will you have to produce any further documents.

How to register for the TOLC-AV test

The test can be done at home or in any of the Universities participating in the program.

To take the test at a university campus: TOLC all’università - go tothe webpage CISIA - TOLC all'universita'

Taking the test at home: TOLC@CASA go to the page: CISIA - TOLC @CASA

Watch the video for the TOLC@casa here

TOLC-AV calendar

TOLC@UNI

Next dates: 12nd April 2024 -> 09:00 - 12:00

Room E (Informatic Lab.) - Piazzale delle Cascine, 15

17th May 2024 -> 09:00 - 12:00

Room E (Informatic Lab.) - Piazzale delle Cascine, 15

Board for the sessions of March-April-May (PDF )

14th June 2024 -> 09:00 - 12:00

Room E (Informatic Lab.) - Piazzale delle Cascine, 15

Data and timetables are indicative, please refer to the CISIA website.

How to recover the OFAs

In case of attribution of the "Obbligo Formativo Aggiuntivo" (educational debt) in mathematics, it will be necessary to enroll and follow the MOOC of basic mathematics from the ORIENTAzione portal.

The online math remedial course is made up of 11 lessons, each accompanied by numerous videos, a complete text and final self-test quizzes. In the lessons we aim to explain in a friendly manner, the fundamental concepts of basic mathematics to the students, while through examples and exercises carried out, we want to increase the student's confidence in the mathematical tools and reasoning present in many courses of a scientific nature.

The topics covered are: the language of mathematics, some foundations of set theory and the basic notions of functions, equations, inequalities, analytic geometry, logarithms and exponentials, trigonometry.

The steps to follow for the recovery of the OFA

step 1: register for free on the ORIENTAzione portal, university area (click here). Make sure you enter your correct Codice Fiscale (Italian tax ID), that is the one used during the registration phase. If a tax ID other than the one registered during the enrollment phase is entered, the attendance of the MOOC Basic Mathematics course will not be recognized, and you won't be able to pass your OFAs;
step 2: once you have logged in, select Approfondisci from the Menu;
step 3: click on MOOC Basic Mathematics and enroll in the "MATEMATICA DI BASE" course and follow all the 11 lessons;
step 4: after each lesson you need to take the test and if you pass it you will unlock the next lesson and so on until the end. Please note that the questions do not represent the final test but when you reach the end successfully, you will have made up the OFA;
step 5: to fully make up the OFA you will need to finish all the sections of the MOOC Basic Maths course and answered correctly to all the questions for each section OR you can register for a new TOLC-AV test and pass it with a score high enough to be admitted to the chosen course (see above);
step 6: during January and February 2024 new enrollees that wish to see their MOOC course results registered in their career need to come in person on any of the 4 days indicated below. Students need to have with them their ID, Codice Fiscale, and show on their device the successful completion of the MOOC associated with their name. (Scroll down for the 4 dates avalable. You need to pick only one)

What is the Prova di Posizionamento PPS-AV?

It is a useful self-assessment test , very similar in difficulty and type to the TOLC-AV.

It may only be taken once in the current year.

Those who take the PPS-AV, will obtain at the end a document containing:

- the result obtained in the PPS, by section and total, compared with the national average values of the scores obtained in the reference TOLC;

- the content of the test, the answers given and an indication of the correct answers.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE PROVA DI POSIZIONAMENTO:

-> from your personal area of the ORIENTAzione portal, click on the button Valutati in the left menu

-> select the PPS-AV test

-> start the test and complete it in the allotted time. Please note that it is possible to take one and only one PPS-AV per calendar year.

HOW TO COMPLETE (PASS) THE O.F.A.:

You can choose either option a) or b)

a) present themselves in person on one of the dates indicated below by showing a personal document, Tax Identification Number, and showing on an electronic device the completion of the MOOC in their name. Date and place of the appeals:

Thursday11 January 2024: 2 pm, room 003 Building C9, Novoli Campus

Thursday 25 January 2024: 2 pm, room 005 Building C9, Novoli Campus

Thursday 8 February 2024: 2 pm, room 003 Building C9, Novoli Campus

Thursday 22 February 2024: 2 pm, room 006 Building C9, Novoli Campus

b) take a new TOLC-AV

Italian language knowledge test

Non-European Union citizens residing abroad, who intend to enroll in a bachelor degree taught in Italian, must take an Italian language knowledge test.

Proof of knowledge of the Italian language for admission to courses is the same for all programs.

Click here for more information

Admission test for the degree course in Advanced technologies and transformations for the woodworking and building sector - TEMA Legno

The Professional Degree Course (L-P02) TEMA Legno has a maximum of 35 places. The admission test, in addition to being an entrance knowledge test (with assignment of any OFAs), is compulsory and is carried out in order to draw up the merit list (FAQ) .

Starting from A.Y. 2023/2024, the valid admission test will be the same test chosen for the other degree courses of the School of Agriculture (TOLC-AV), which may also be taken more than once (but no more than once per calendar month).

However, in order to enrol in the TEMA Legno course, students must wait for the publication of the call for applications, submit an application - in accordance with the deadlines and procedures indicated therein - and participate with a TOLC-AV test already taken (only tests taken from January 2023 onwards will be considered) or to be taken by the closing date of the call for applications.

Call for admission to the a.y. 2024-2025

To Be Announced

Useful study material to prepare the TOLC-AV test

Use the Science, Logics and Mathematics mentors (click here)

Revise with the FEDERICA platform MOOCs (registration necessary)

Go to the Exercises area of CISIA (click here)

To prepare all admission tests, it is advisable to consult the handbooks in the F.U.P. 'DIALOGARE' series (open access resources available in Italian):

1. Mathematics

2. Logic

3. Physics

4. Biology