The Foundation Course (FC) offered by the School of Economics and Management (SEM) is a one year, multidisciplinary, pre-university course, fully taught in English. It is intended for international students who:

1. Have obtained a high school diploma that allows them to study at university in the country that issued it. The precise identification of whether a particular type of qualification meets this requirement depends on the type of high school diploma and on the country that issued it. Please refer to the guidelines that the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) publishes every year (in early Spring) and which are valid for the upcoming academic year.
2. Wish to enrol in an English taught bachelor course of the SEM and fall into one of these two categories:
   • Students who must make up a year to reach the minimum requirement of 12 years of schooling.
   • Students who reach the 12 years of schooling but fail to satisfy admission requirements or the entrance test of the bachelor courses of the SEM, and need therefore some further education.

After completion, students acquire 60 Foundation Course Credits (FCC), computed on the basis of the equivalence 1 FCC= 25 hours of total student commitment = 8 hours of classroom lessons + up to 1.6 hours of exercise classes. The following table shows the syllabus.

To be admitted at the FC, students must have a certified knowledge of English at least at B1 level.
In order to enrol, students will have to submit a certification (level at least B1) among those recognized by our University at the time of enrolment.
No entrance knowledge of the Italian language is assumed.

The FC will be activated only in case of at least 8 enrolled students.

All educational activities (classes, tutorials, exams) are in presence-only mode.

Terms for the 2024-25 edition:
Enrolment deadline: November 4, 2024.*
Lectures start on November 11, 2024, and end in May 2025.**
Christmas break: from December 23, 2024, to January 6, 2024 (including).
Eastern break: from April 18, 2025 to April 22, 2025 (including).
Final exams: in June 2025, with possible remedial exams in July 2025 and in September 2025.

* For a detailed explanation of the enrollment steps and deadlines, please take a look at the page Appl/Enroll.
** Please, take a look at the page Study ► Timetable of classes

Enrolment fees for the 2024-25 edition:
3500 euro + 16 euro (revenue stamp), to be paid by November 4, 2024.