The Bachelor’s Degree Program in Physics has open admission. However, it is necessary to take the TOLC-S (Test OnLine CISIA for Sciences), a knowledge assessment test. Based on the test results, you may be assigned an OFA (Additional Educational Obbligation).
Information about TOLC-S
Registration and timing. The TOLC-S can be taken:
- from the fourth year of high school, even before enrollment
- at any test center, so not necessarily at the University of Pisa
- multiple times, up to once per calendar month
to avoid being assigned an OFA, the test must be passed by December 31 of the first year of enrollment. Registration for the TOLC-S is done exclusively through the CISIA website.
Results. The TOLC-S is considered as passed if all the following conditions are met:
- Basic Mathematics module: score of at least 9/20
- Reasoning, Problem-Solving and Text Comprehension module: score of at least 6/15
Non è necessario comunicare all’università il risultato del TOLC-S, che verrà acquisito automaticamente
Information about OFA
If the TOLC-S is not passed by December 31 of the first year of enrollment, you will be assigned an OFA (Additional Educational Obligation), which entails:
- studying on your own chapters 1 and 2 of the material available here.
- passing, as your first exam, either Geometry and Linear Algebra or Mathematical Analysis.
The requirement is in the interest of the student, as this foundational knowledge is crucial for successfully continuing studies in Physics.
For the procedures described here, please also refer to the Academic Regulations. For any further question about enrollment in the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Physics, follow the guidelines provided on the Physics page of the website https://matricolandosi.unipi.it/.
Further information about the TOLC-S from the CISIA website:
Last updated on: 30/06/2025