Admission policy A.Y. 2025/26
If you are applying to an English-taught degree programme you need to satisfy the language requirement by providing one of the following certificates issued starting from January 1, 2023:
| Recognized certificates | Test administrator | Minimum score required | CEFR |
| Academic IELTS (UKVI and one skill retake included) | Cambridge English Language Assessment | 6.0 | B2 |
| TOELF iBT (home edition included) | ETS (Università Cattolica code: 2605) | 84 | B2 |
| Cambridge English: First, Advanced, Proficiency | Cambridge English Language Assessment | n.a. | B2-C2 |
| Cambridge English: Business Vantage, Business Higher | Cambridge English Language Assessment | n.a. | B2-C1 |
| Cambridge IGCSE First Language English | Cambridge English Language Assessment | D | B2 |
| Cambridge IGCSE English as a Second Language | Cambridge English Language Assessment | C | B2 |
| PTE Academic | Pearson | 46 | B2 |
| ISE: II, III, IV | Trinity College London | n.a. | B2-C2 |
| Oxford Test of English Advanced | University of Oxford | B2 | B1-C1 |
IMPORTANT: You need to provide one of the above English Language Certificates at the time of application. If the results are not included or do not meet the required level, your application will be considered unsuccessful and there will be no opportunity to re-submit them for a second evaluation.
Exemptions based on prior study
You are not required to submit an English language certification if:
1. You completed your upper secondary studies from one of the following national education systems:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada (excluding Quebec)
- Dominica
- Fiji
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Malta
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Singapore
- Solomon Island
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland)
- United States of America
For credentials issued by the following countries, Università Cattolica reserves the right to evaluate if you satisfy the English language requirement depending on the score received at Secondary School Certificate / Grade XII Examination, especially if the qualification is dated before January 2023.
- Botswana
- Brunei
- Cameroon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- India
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
2. IB full diploma students
If you are following the IB Diploma and have had all subjects taught in English, you satisfy the language requirement.
If your subjects are not all taught in English, Cattolica reserves the right to request a language certificate.