Admission requirements  

Graduates in classes L-25 (Ministerial Decree 270) and 20 (Ministerial Decree 509), as well as graduates in Agricultural Sciences, Forestry Sciences and equivalent subjects according to regulations prior to Ministerial Decree 509 with a degree obtained from any university, may access the master's degree course without having to fill any educational gaps.

Those who have another qualification in scientific disciplines (obtained in Italy or abroad) that is recognized as suitable (belonging to the classes L-13 - Biological Sciences; L-32 - Sciences and Technologies for the Environment and Nature; L-34 - Geological Sciences and L-7 - Civil and Environmental Engineering) may also access the programme, based on the verification of the exams taken.

The Admission Board will establish, on a case-by-case basis, the number of exams taken that are recognized as valid among those already acquired and any curricular integrations that are essential to access the master's degree course.

However, it is required to have obtained at least 36 CFU in the following scientific disciplinary sectors or equivalent education in those fields for degrees obtained abroad: MAT/02 ALGEBRA; MAT/05 MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; FIS/01 EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS; CHIM/03 GENERAL CHEMISTRY; CHIM/06 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; BIO/01 GENERAL BOTANY; BIO/02 SYSTEMATIC BOTANY; BIO/03 ENVIRONMENTAL AND APPLIED BOTANY; GEO/04 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY; AGR/01 RURAL ECONOMY AND APPRAISAL; AGR/02 AGRONOMY AND HERBACEOUS CROPS; AGR/03 GENERAL ARBORICULTURE AND TREE CROPS; AGR/04 HORTICULTURE; AGR/05 FOREST MANAGEMENT AND SILVICULTURE; AGR/06 FOREST TECHNOLOGIES AND UTILIZATIONS; AGR/07 AGRICULTURAL GENETICS; AGR/08 AGRICULTURAL HYDRAULICS AND HYDRAULIC-FORESTRY SYSTEMS; AGR/09 AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS; AGR/10 RURAL CONSTRUCTION AND AGRICULTURAL TERRITORY; AGR/11 GENERAL AND APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY; AGR/12 PLANT PATHOLOGY; AGR/13 AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY; AGR/14 PEDOLOGY; AGR/16 AGRICULTURAL MICROBIOLOGY; AGR/17 GENERAL ZOOTECHNICS AND GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; AGR/18 ANIMAL NUTRITION AND FEEDING; AGR/19 SPECIAL ZOOTECHNICS; AGR/20 ZOOCULES; SECSP/01 POLITICAL ECONOMICS; SECS P/02 ECONOMIC POLICY; SECS-P/03 PUBLIC FINANCE; SECS-S/03 ECONOMIC STATISTICS; SECS-S/04 DEMOGRAPHY; SPS/07 GENERAL SOCIOLOGY; SPS/08 SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES; SPS/09 SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMIC PROCESSES AND WORK; SPS/10 SOCIOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND TERRITORY; IUS/02 COMPARATIVE PRIVATE LAW; IUS/03 AGRICULTURAL LAW; or similar scientific-disciplinary sectors.

Admission to the course and recognition of the qualification obtained in another Italian or foreign university is in any case subject to the student's proficiency in English (equal to level B2 - listening comprehension). This level can be proven either by the presence in the three-year curriculum of at least 3 CFU of English language, or through the presentation of a certificate issued by an institution officially recognized by the MIM..

Admission to the course is also subject to the evaluation of the adequacy of the initial preparation of the candidate through an individual interview. 

How to obtain the admission clearance 

To enrol in a master’s programme at Unifi,  you need to obtain the admission clearance ("nulla osta"), a document that states that you possess all the requirements indicated in the programme structure for your chosen master's degree.

This document can be obtained after the student's curriculum has been evaluated.

It is possible to request it via the online procedure:

• if you have a previous University degree obtained in Italy (and EU): via the SOL portal (University online services platform). Access the online services platform and follow: menu →segreteria→nulla osta laurea magistrale
• if you have a previous University degree obtained abroad (non EU): via the DreamApply platform

Upload carefully all the required attachments and submit your admission application:                                          

• application for assessment with date and signature (click here to download) 
• self-declaration of exams taken, with date and signature (please do not upload certificates or other official documents)
• self-declaration of knowledge of the English language (level B2 of QCER) 

The Admission Board will examine and evaluate the application (usually within 30 days) to check if the applicants meet the admission requirements established in the programme description.

• if you are accepted (idoneo), you obtain admission clearance and are allowed to proceed with the online enrolment
• if you are not accepted (non idoneo), you will have one or multiple educational debts (debiti formativi) and you will be told which exams you must take before you can have your admission clearance. The exams can be taken by attending single subjects courses (corsi singoli).

Continuing studies from UniFi

• if the student obtains the degree necessary for admission within the deadline for enrollment in the master's degree, they do not have to renew their enrollment in the three-year degree course, and after obtaining the authorization, they can proceed with online enrollment. If they have already paid for the renewal of the enrollment for the current academic year in the three-year degree course, they can ask the Student Secretariat to use this payment for enrollment in the master's degree;
• if the student obtains the degree necessary for admission between November and April of that academic year (within the deadlines), they can pay the first installment of the university fees by November, and after obtaining the qualification, said fee will be considered valid as the enrollment fee for the master's degree. The student must also submit their ISEE and request exemptions by the deadlines indicated in the deadline calendar. Their ISEE value and the exemptions requested for the three-year program will be transferred to the new student ID for the master's degree. In this case, the student must submit the enrollment application (form IM_03 available on the forms page) and the admission clearance document to the Student Secretariat by email, within 15 days of graduation and no later than the deadline;
• if the student does not obtain the the degree necessary for admission by the last session of the academic year, the first instalment of university fees is regularly used to renew the enrolment in the three-year degree course for the current academic year and the student must pay the second instalment of university fees by the deadline;
• if the student obtains the degree necessary for admission but does not enrol in a master's degree course in the current academic year, they are entitled to a refund of the university fees paid to renew enrolment in the three-year degree course for that academic year (see section 13.7 in the Study Manifesto “Fee Refunds”).

Other procedures

• Enrollment procedures and deadlines
• Switching degrees (within Unifi) 
• Transferring to Unifi (coming to Unifi from a different University)
• Transferring from Unifi (da Unifi verso altro ateneo)
• Renunciation of studies 

Taxes, Incentives and Grants

• University fees and charges
• Part-time activities (c.d. 150h) 
• Tutoring activities 
• Scholarships, Grants & Awards
• Scholarships promoted by DSU Toscana
• Scholarships and student prizes promoted by Unifi

Info for international students

• Coming to stay in Italy, info & FAQs
• Adequate foreign academic qualification
• The Italian University system
• International students' guide

Orientation

• Tutors and tutoring desk opening hours
• Student's Guide

Orientation delegate:

Matteo Buti

Information for students with SLD

The Unifi Include Service is committed to providing equal study opportunities so that all students can fully experience the university life in an autonomous and participatory way.

The support service can be accessed by any student with a disability and/or with SLD, and provides specific services or personalized teaching after an interview between the student and a service operator, in order to identify their specific needs and correlate the right measures to support them.

For further information, you can consult the relevant pages on the School website and on the UNIFI website.

Contacts

Didactic Office

Email: scuola@agraria.unifi.it

Services provided: Study Plan, Exams, Traineeship, Thesis Defence, International Mobilty, Training on Safety Risk

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Email: segreteriastudenti.novoli@unifi.it

Services provided: Enrollment, Taxes, Residence Permit (transcription), Student Transfer, Course transitions.