BA Degree

ADMISSION PROCEDURES THREE-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE PROGRAM (1st Level Academic Diploma) COURSES IN ITALIAN

In order to be eligible for admission to a 1st Level Academic Program*, leading to an academic degree awarded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR) students have to:

- hold a foreign school leaving qualification that: a. satisfies the requirements for access to university education in the awarding country; and that b. was conferred on completion of min. 12 years of previous global schooling.
- be competent in Italian.
- comply with the pre-enrolment procedures to submit to the relevant Italian Diplomatic Authorities the documents foreseen by the law regulating EU and NON EU citizens’ access to Italian universities.

*Equivalent to a three-year Bachelor of Arts course.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

To get the most out of the courses that carry accreditation from the MIUR/AFAM Italian system a level B2 of language proficiency in Italian (as established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages-CFRL) is recommended. Moreover in some NON EU countries, Italian Authorities may ask international students to fulfil a minimum Italian language requirement, including a minimum number of hours of Italian language studies, in order to release a visa. Students who wish to access BA Courses in Italian should therefore investigate in their home country how many hours of Italian language study they should have completed to get the visa.

IED ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FROM INSIDE AND OUT- SIDE THE EU

To comply with the Ministerial entry requirements and the strict level of quality IED has established for its courses an admission process for the Three-Year Bachelor of Arts Degree Course that requires International Students to:

hold a diploma or other high school qualification that complies with the Ministry directives (minimum 12 years*);

- have an entry level of Italian language proficiency that complies with the requirements described above;
- be 18 years old by 31/12/2011;
- have undergone the pre-enrolment MIUR process at the Italian Embassy or Consulate; -- have passed the IED Admission Interview process.

*Students who do not comply with the minimum 12 years of previous global schooling may always apply to the chosen course and obtain a three years Diploma IED.

IED ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT PROCESS

In order to maintain its standards of academic quality and the effective interaction among its teaching staff and the students required by its active learning philosophy, IED has a restricted number of available places to its Bachelor of Arts Degree courses (Numerus Clausus), therefore the sooner the admission process is completed the higher is the probability of having a guaranteed entry to the course.

The Admission and Enrolment process foresees four steps to be completed before September 30th 2011. The four admission steps are the following:

- Pre-enrollment process
- Personal Admission test interview
- Enrolment confirmation process
- Matriculation process

IED Pre-Enrolment Procedures

To gain admission to the selected BA course students must comply with the Pre-enrollment procedures and send the following documents:

- the pre-enrolment form and the registration request forms for the Admission Test
- the Letter of motivation
- the supporting Portfolio (suggested but non compulsory)
- a copy of their Passport or (for EU citizens only) of their Identity document
- a copy of the Certificate of Proficiency in Italian, if available, in compliance with language requirements of the course (if not available the student will have to take the Language Assessment Test)
- a copy of their valid Diploma or high school qualification, translated into Italian (and authenticated by the Italian Embassy or Consulate)
- the Declaration of local Value issued by the Italian Embassy or Consulate (Form E or Form L);

Pre-Enrolment Procedures established by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research

Students should contact and set an appointment to visit the Italian Embassy or Consulate in their country of residence bringing the following documents:

- the MIUR/AFAM Pre-enrolment form (the “A bis” form –for NON-EU students only)
- an original of their valid official secondary school Diploma and transcripts
- a Certificate attesting that the University Entrance Exam in the student’s country of origin has been passed (only if that country requires this type of exam)
- two passport pictures (one of which authenticated by the Italian Embassy or Consulate)

The above documents will either be sent to IED directly by the Italian Diplomatic Authorities in the applicant’s country of residence or issued to him or her directly.

In the latter case, they must immediately be submitted to the IED International Admission Office at the following e-mail address admissions@ied.edu or by fax to +39 02 5468517.

RECOMMENDED TIMING

Enrolment for the 2011-2012 academic year at IED started in November 2010 and ends in September 2011. In order to successfully enrol foreign students, specially those coming from NON-EU countries, are strongly advised to send all documentation and start the process of admission to IED as soon as possible.

DIRECT ADMISSION / TRANSFER STUDENT

Students who wish to be admitted the 2nd year of the Bachelor of Arts course must go through the same Admission process described above and complete it with the following extra documentation:

- Transfer Student Form duly filled and signed (downloadable on the BA Course web page)
- study curriculum translated into Italian or English, specifying the credits obtained (transcript) and a Description of the subjects
- a personal Curriculum Vitae
- a digital Portfolio

ENROLMENT AND TUITION FEES

Enrolment and tuition fees can be found for each BA Course you wish to apply for in the pre-enrolment form downloada- ble in the selected Course page. They are composed by: Enrolment Fee, Regional DSU tax, Admission Test interview Fee and Tuition Fee. The Language Prerequisite course fee, if requested, is not included in the above mentioned fees. The Admission Test Interview fee €150 will not be charged if the student completes the enrolment process within 30 days from the mailing of the Certificate of Admission.