The Foundation Year Program

The University of Pavia's Foundation Year Program, established in the 2018-2019 academic year, is perfectly aligns with University of Pavia's distinctive internationalism.

Since its foundation, the Program, entirely carried out in Italian, has aimed to provide high-quality preparation and training for:

• Students who do not meet the minimum schooling requirement of 12 years, or other specific requirements, necessary for enrolling in a university degree program in Italy.
• Students who wish to pursue a degree program at University of Pavia
• Students who want to improve their Italian language proficiency from B1 to B2

In the 2027/2028 academic year, the Program will offer :

• 200 hours of Italian language and culture courses from October to June
• 400 hours of courses taught in Italian in a study area chosen by the student (Humanities, Science and Medicine, Social Sciences, or Musicology) from February to June

To join the programme, applicants must meet specific admission requirements

To successfully complete the courses students must:

- Meet the minimum attendance requirement (85%) in each course, that is, the Italian language course and the four specific courses of the selected study area.

- Pass all the exams scheduled for each one of the selected courses (passing score = 18/30).