Cisia TOLC Test

50 questions (20 basic mathematics, 10 biology, 10 physics, 10 chemistry) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 125 minutes

Degree programmes which requires TOLC B : 

• Biological science

36 questions (13 logic, 10 reading comprehension, 13 mathematics) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 105 minutes.

Degree programmes which requires TOLC E: 

• Political sciences
• International Studies and European Institutions
• Social Sciences for globalization
• Economics and management
• Communication and Society
• Labour and Management
• Public Sector Politics and Management

36 questions (13 logic, 10 reading comprehension, 13 mathematics)
Time allotted: 90 minutes.

Degree programmes which requires English TOLC E: 

• International Politics, Law and Economics (IPLE)
• Economics, behavior, data and policy

50 questions (15 biology, 15 chemistry, 7 mathematics, 7 physics, 6 logic) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 87 minutes.

Degree programmes which requires TOLC F:  

• Pharmacy
• Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology
• Exercise and Sports Sciences

50 questions (20 basic mathematics, 10 reasoning and problem-solving, 10 reading comprehension, 10 basic science) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 125 minutes.

Degree programmes which requires TOLC S: 

• Computer Science area
• Biotechnology
• Medical Biotechnology 
• Chemistry
• Industrial Chemistry
• Environmental Science and Policy
• Chemical safety and Environmental Toxicology
• Natural sciences
• Physics (TOLC-I is also accepted)
• Mathematics (TOLC-I is also accepted)
• Geological sciences (TOLC-B and TOLC-I are also accepted)
• Cultural Heritage: technology and diagnostics science (TOLC-B is also accepted)

50 questions (30 reading comprehension and knowledge of the Italian language, 10 knowledge and skills acquired during studies, 10 logical reasoning) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 115 minutes.

Degree programmes which requires TOLC SU: 

• Liberal Studies in Communication
• Language Mediation and Intercultural Communication
• Philosophy
• Foreign Languages and Literature
• Science of Cultural Property
• Liberal Studies in Environment, Landscape and Territory
• History
• Law
• Sciences of Legal Services
• Humanities

50 questions (8 biology, 8 chemistry, 8 physics, 8 mathematics, 8 logic, 10 reading comprehension) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 115 minutes

Degree programmes which requires TOLC AV: 

• Production and protection of plants and green areas
• Sustainable agriculture
• Development and Protection of Mountain Environment
• Sustainable food science and technology
• Foodservice science and technology
• Viticulture and enology
• Breeding and welfare of companions animals
• Animal production
• Natural health products science

30 questions (10 logic, 10 Reading comprehension, 10 Mathematics) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 105 minutes.

Degree programmes which requires TOLC LP:

• Digital systems in agriculture

50 questions (10 reading comprehension, 10 basic mathematics, 10 verbal reasoning, 10 numerical reasoning, 10 biology) + 1 english section.
Time allotted: 115 minuti

Degree programmes which requires TOLC PSI:

• Scienze psicologiche per la prevenzione e la cura

After reading the call for applications for your programme, check the TOLC calendar for the dates of your interest. You may register for the dates for which registration is open (labelled as "AVAILABLE SEATS").
You can sit the TOLC test at any university and use the TOLC score for all the degree programmes for which it is required.

Register in the CISIA test reserved area to book the TOLC:

• Read how to register for TOLC@CASA (from home)
• Read how to register for TOLC all’università (on campus)

You can take no more than one TOLC test of the same type per calendar month. For the purposes of ranking, and any additional learning requirements (OFA), we will consider your highest test score form 1 January 2023 to the deadline date for that session (both TOLC@CASA and TOLC at University). Each time you sit the test you will have to pay a € 30 fee.

To prepare for the TOLC test, visit the admission test page and the TOLC tutorials and simulations area. You will find more information on the test structure and the TOLC syllabus of your interest, and you can also download sample tests.