Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Cattolica International

Medicine and Surgery - Transfer to the second year

Please find here all the most relevant details: 
 
  • This Competition is exclusively open to NON-EU applicants living outside of Italy.
  • Students with a Non-European citizenship who either have a second European nationality or are already residing in Italy (with a Permit of Stay) cannot apply for this transferring procedure.
  • We are offering 1 seat for transferring to the Second Year of our Programme in 2025-2026.
  • The deadline to finalize and submit your application is June 4, 2025 at 11.59 PM (UTC+2). Any application or payment finalized beyond this deadline will not be accepted.

All the information and documents provided with your application will then be evaluated by our Faculty. Our Professors will check all the material and verify the compatibility of your prior studies with our Course Plan.

Starting from June 18 you will receive official feedback from our Professors on whether you are eligible to take the online Medicine and Surgery Entrance Exam for transferring students

The score that you obtain in the Entrance Exam will then determine whether you can enrol in the third year of our Programme.

The Entrance Exam will be held online and is currently expected to follow this schedule:

  • June 25, 2025: Written test
  • July 2, 2025: Interview
  • Starting from July 9, 2025: Exam results
If you are unsure about whether your citizenship and residency status allow you to qualify as an eligible NON-EU applicant, please check out these guidelines.   

 
If you are interested in applying, please follow these instructions:

  1. The first thing you should do is check the “Allegato A” section of the Competition Call, linked above. 
    Although the document as a whole is only available in Italian, the “Allegato A” section is in English and includes a comprehensive list of concepts and topics that are taught in our Programme. 
    As such, it provides a reliable point of reference to understand whether the studies that you have undertaken up to this point may or may not be eligible for a transfer.
     
  2. Submit your application by clicking on the corresponding option in the sidebar (“Access the online application portal”) and then follow all the on-screen instructions.
     
  3. Fill out the application form and upload all the required documents, most importantly:
    • An official transcript issued by your current University, certifying the exams that you have taken
    • A document which should include all the “Syllabi” (the course content) for each of the courses attended and exams taken.
  4. At the end of the application procedure, pay the application fee amounting to €250. Please note that, in all cases where the payment is not finalized properly by the respective deadline, the application will be considered incomplete.
     
  5. Please be advised that the payment of the €250 application fee is intended to be non-refundable as per the terms and guidelines of this admission process, irrespective of the reason provided.
Refer to the following chart for a recap of the main requirements and deadlines for this procedure.
 
Seats available: 1 seat for the Second Year
Eligible applicants: Non-EU citizens living outside of Italy
Application fee: € 250, to be paid by June 4, 2025 at 11.59 PM (UTC+2)
Evaluation results and invitation to the Entrance Exam: Starting from June 18, 2025
Written test: June 25, 2025
Interview: July 2, 2025
Results of the Entrance Exam (Final Ranking): Starting from July 9, 2025