Tolc

For all three-year graduate programmes and single-cycle master's graduate programmes (with the exception of those programmes that envisage specific tests as described below), admission tests or initial preparation tests are conducted using the Tolc system >>  https://www.cisiaonline.it/en/tolc/all-about-TOLC/what-is-the-TOLC 

To take the Tolc, you must register on the Cisia website. You will have to check the deadlines and arrangements for the test on  https://www.cisiaonline.it/en/tolc/all-about-tolc/TOLC-rules. The registration fee for the TOLC tests is 35 euros.

For programmes with limited access, you must also register for the admission test on the UniCa website (https://unica.esse3.cineca.it/Home.do ) by accessing secretarial office/admission tests, strictly within the deadlines indicated in the competition notes at https://web.unica.it/unica/it/studenti_s01_ss07.page . At the end of the procedure, you will be given a pre-registration number, which you must keep in order to be able to check your test result. 

You can take the Tolc in person in the university's computer rooms (TOLC at the university); for those courses that provide for it, you can also take it at home (TOLC@CASA) using a laptop connected to the Internet and a mobile device, according to the procedures described in at  https://www.cisiaonline.it/en/tolc/all-about-tolc/TOLC-rules. 

We recommend that you take the Tolc test as soon as possible, so that you can retake it if you are dissatisfied with the result.

In order to prepare for the tests, you have free courses available that you can take online by accessing the Orientation platform www.orientazione.it. You can take free simulations of the tests (PPS-Tests) that are identical to the Tolc tests in terms of difficulty level and number of questions.
 

Arched Test

For the graduate program in Architectural Sciences, the admission test will take place via the Arched Test. The test takes place online through the Cisia platform, directly from your home.

In order to take part in the Arched Test, you must register exclusively on the University of Cagliari website - online services at https://unica.esse3.cineca.it/Home.do.

The registration fee for the Arched Test is 35 euros (payable through the PagoPA system).
 

Other tests

Admission tests for the nationally scheduled admission programmes in primary education sciences and health professions will be held in person. You can find all the information on the respective sites:

• Primary education sciences
• Health professions

You can register for the tests on the UniCa website: https://unica.esse3.cineca.it by the deadlines indicated in the individual competition notices. At the end of the indicated procedure, you will be assigned a pre-registration number, which you must keep in order to be able to check your test result.

For further information on access to study programmes, you can consult the pages of the Faculties' websites:

• Biology and Pharmacy
• Engineering and Architecture
• Medicine and Surgery
• Science
• Economic, legal and political sciences
• Humanities

You can also contact the faculties' guidance tutors.

Open access study programmes

You can enrol from the July 15 2025

Go to https://unica.esse3.cineca.it and follow all the required steps:

• If you are not yet registered on the UniCa website, click on Registration (or Registration with SPID) and proceed with entering the data required to obtain your credentials;
• If, on the other hand, you are already registered, click directly on Login and enter your credentials; in the menu on the left, go to "Secretarial office", then to "Enrolment" and proceed through the main steps below:
• Upload an ID document; 
• Upload a passport photo in digital format;
• Pay 16 euros for the stamp duty, in accordance with the deadline set out in the Student Contribution Regulations;

For further details on the online enrolment procedure click here.

You can find the detailed information for enrolment on open access study courses at https://web.unica.it/unica/it/fut_studenti_s02_ss01_sss01_01.page

Programmed access study programmes

You can proceed with enrolment from the date of publication of the test results and by the date set out in each individual competition notices..

Go to the https://unica.esse3.cineca.it page, click on Login and enter your credentials; in the menu on the left go to "Secreterial office", then "Enrolment" and proceed through the main steps below:

• Upload an ID document; 
• Upload a passport photo in digital format;
• Pay 16 euros for the stamp duty, in accordance with the deadline set out in the Student Contribution Regulations. https://www.unica.it/it/didattica/iscriversi-e-immatricolarsi/tasse-universitarie/regolamenti-0

For further details on the online enrolment procedure click here (in Italian).