Placement Test
First-year students enrolled in a Bachelor's, Master's or single-cycle Master's degree programme who have not submitted an English language certificate recognised by the University must sit the Placement Test in the following timeframes:
- October-December, for those enrolled in a Bachelor's degree programme
- November-December, for those enrolled in a healthcare professions Bachelor's degree programme
- October-January, for those enrolled in a Master's or single-cycle Master's degree programme
- December-January, for those enrolled in a Master's or single-cycle Master's degree programme in the field of medicine
- October-March, for those enrolled in the La Statale Open online degree programmes.
Those who do not sit the Placement Test within the above-mentioned timeframes will have to obtain a recognised English language certificate at their own expense, by the relevant deadline set for their degree programme. Please note that having passed the English proficiency section of the TOLC-test DOES NOT exempt you from taking the Placement Test.
By default, the Placement Test is to be taken online on pre-established dates.
You can be allowed to take the Placement Test in person only if:
- you don't have a computer meeting the minimum technical requirements needed to take the test online
- you have a disability or specific learning disorder and require accommodations for the test.
If you fall in one of these two categories, please contact SLAM via InformaStudenti, category Language Test.
If you are enrolled in an online degree programme (La Statale Open), you will receive ad-hoc alternative instructions on how to take the Placement Test.
Students whose Placement Test outcome is equal to or higher than the proficiency level required by their degree programme will have the English language assessment registered as "passed" in their academic records within 90 days.
Students who attain a proficiency level lower than the one required by their degree programme will be automatically enrolled in an English remedial course, followed by an in-person test.
Instead of the Placement Test, some Master's degree programmes require students to pass an English entry test (see English requirements for Master's degrees).
The result of this entry test is valid as English language assessment for your degree programme, just as explained above for the Placement Test.
Moreover, a number of degree programmes follow different rules and don't require students to go through the Placement Test managed by SLAM.
Always remember to check the entry requirements for your degree programme, as specified in the relevant call for applications.
After enrolling, you will receive an email from SLAM at your email address [email protected] with instructions on how to take the Placement Test.
You have to register for the Placement Test via your Unimia student account: log in with your university email and password and choose the test date that best suits your needs. Please note that you can register for only one test date. Once registrations for that date are closed, you won't be allowed to change your test date anymore.
If you fail to take the test on your chosen date, you will have to obtain an English language certificate at your own expense.
Exceptions are only granted for serious and documented reasons. If this is your case, please contact SLAM via InformaStudenti, category Language Test, to request a different test date.
About the REMOTE Placement Test
The Versant English Placement Test is a computer-based test that lasts about 50 minutes and assesses the user's reading, writing, listening and speaking skills across 81 different exercises. The outcome can be any level from A0 to C1.
About the IN-PERSON Placement Test
The Oxford English Placement Test is an adaptive computer-based test that lasts about 70 minutes and is made up of two sections: Use of English and Listening. It assesses A0 to C2 levels.
Students with disabilities or with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLDs) must contact SLAM through the InformaStudenti Service in order to receive special arrangements and support for the test (students with disabilities: 50% more extra time; students with SLDs: 30% more extra time).