How to Apply for Molecular and Digital Biology - Students graduated in Italy

Step 1: Registration on the website of the University
Students must register on https://studentionline.unipv.it/esse3/Home.do . The procedure is described on this page. 

Step 2: Application for evaluation of qualifications ("concorso unico")
All students must apply for evaluation of qualifications (called "concorso unico"). Students eligible for direct enrollment will be enabled to enroll. The documentation of students who are not eligible for direct enrollment will be evaluated by the student secretary and, eventually, by the Evaluation Committee. If their academic qualifications are suitable for the MSc Molecular Biology and Genetics, they will be automatically registered for the admission test.

After logging in into their personal area, students must enter into section Menu (right corner) > Admissions > Evaluation Test (if the Italian language is set, then it is Menu > Segreteria > Test di Valutazione), select Molecular Biology and Genetics and upload the required documents. The procedure is described on this page. All self-certifications must have been signed (physically or digitally). Self-certifications without a signature will not be accepted.

Deadline for sending the application for students who must take the admission exam: UNDER DEFINITION

The student secretary will evaluate the submitted documentation and will assign one of the following statuses:

• Superato/Idoneo (Eligible), the candidate is eligible for enrollment. This status is associated with students eligible for direct enrollment (case A) or who passed the admission exam (cases B-E).
• Colloquio/Test (Admission Exam), the candidate must take the admission test and will be automatically registered for the admission test for the program (cases B-E with curriculum suitable for this MSc). Students will be required to pay a 35 € fee to take the admission test.
• Respinto/Assente (Failed/Not eligible), the candidate is not eligible for enrollment or failed the admission test or did not take the admission test
• In valutazione (Under evaluation), the candidate asked for the evaluation of a previous career with the same level of the MSc Molecular Biology and Genetics. The documentation is under evaluation to verify if previous exams can be recognised. The request for evaluation requires the payment of a 35 € fee. After the evaluation, the status will change into either Superato/Idoneo or Colloquio/Test or Respinto.

Students must check statuses in their reserved area (see here).

Step 2b: Admission exam
Students who are not eligible for direct enrollment but possess a suitable academic curriculum will be required to take the admission exam.

Date of the exam = September, precise date under definition

Each student will receive an email containing the schedule of the admission exam and the contact address of the Evaluation Committee. The test will be an oral exam in English on basic concepts in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology and Molecular Biology. Students will be asked also if they already possess any knowledge of Bioinformatic tools or, in general, if any programming language that may be helpful to better understand course concepts. The motivation of the candidate will also be investigated.

The exam may have one of the following outcomes:

1. unconditional admission to the Master’s degree course;
2. admission to the Master’s degree, with a list of the examinations to be passed in order to make up any credit deficits;
3. non-admission to the Master’s degree due to insufficient knowledge of basic Biology concepts.

Step 3: Enrollment
Detailed procedure on this page. Students who are eligible for direct enrollment or that successfully passed the admission test, when required, will have to submit electronically their enrollment application between May 15 and October 3. To enroll, students eligible for direct enrollment must first register on this page, students who successfully passed the admission test already carried out the registration. Then, students eligible for direct enrollment and students who successfully passed the admission test must login in their reserved area, then click Menu (right corner) > Segreteria > Immatricolazione.

Late enrollments after October 3 up to March 29 will also be accepted upon the payment of an additional fee (82 €).

Conditional Enrollment
Students who still have to take their Bachelors' Degree will be allowed to under "under conditio". These students will have to finalize their enrollment before March 29.