How to apply

To enroll on the University of Parma’s Foundation Year, students need to follow the following simple steps:

1. “Early Birds” students must fill out the online application form by 15^th July 2023, “Regular”, “Dante” and “Music study programme” students by 15^th August 2023 for, or students not admitted to the degree course in medicine and surgery after taking the admission test by 30^th September 2023.
Please, attach:

transcript of records of the last secondary school year;
copy of Passport;
an original version of the secondary school leaving qualification (or a copy of the original version), officially translated into Italian, and Declaration of Value* (if you have it) issued by the Italian authorities in the country of residence.

2. Applicants will be informed by e-mail of the acceptance or refusal of their application. After paying 15% of the tuition fees (first installment) and sending a copy of the bank transfer to foundationyear@unipr.it, candidates who have been accepted will receive a letter of admission and confirmation that a place for the 2023-24 academic year has been reserved for them.

3. Admitted students holding their Admission Letter will be able to enroll on the FY Programme through the website Universitaly submitting a pre-enrolment request form (please, see the guide).

4. Admitted students holding their Admission Letter are requested to apply for a type D Visa (study purpose) at the Italian Embassy/Consulate in their home country. While waiting for their visa to be issued, prospective students will attend the online intensive course of Italian starting on 11^th September 2023. In case a visa for study purposes isn’t awarded leading to the termination from the Foundation Year programme, prospective students who will have attended the intensive course regularly and passed the corresponding exam will have to pay 300 euros for the course. This sum will be deducted from the first installment already paid. The remaining 300 euros will be refunded.
Prospective students who will continue attending the classes online after the first course will be considered as enrolled students and they will be granted the possibility of attending the first semester online, even in the event of a refusal of their visa. In this case, students will have to pay for the second installment to the University but will not have to pay for the third installment. At the end of the first semester, students will receive a certificate of attendance with the results of the exams which they will have taken.

5. Prospective students are requested to pay 65% of tuition fee by:

“Early Birds”: 10^th September 2023;
“Regular” , “Dante” and “Music study programme”: 1^st October 2023.

6. Students are requested to pay the remaining 20% of total tuition fees by:

“Early Birds”: 1^st October 2022;
“Regular” ,”Dante” and “Music study programme”: 22^nd October 2023.

*It is not mandatory to produce the Declaration of Value at this stage; applicants can produce it after having applied on the Universitaly portal. Nonetheless, this document is necessary in order to complete the enrolment process.

Order of admission

Admission in chronological order upon payment.

10 students minimum for the General programme or 13 students for the Music programme. Maximum 100 students.

HOW TO APPLY: A SHORT REMIDER

WHAT TO DO	WHEN
Fill out the online application form (Expression of Interest) and attach the requested documents	By 15^th July 2023 (“Early Birds”), by 15^th August 2023 (“Regular”, “Dante” and “Music study programme”) and 30^th September 2023 (students not admitted to the degree course in medicine and surgery after taking the admission test)
Pay 15% of tuition fees	After receiving a communication of your acceptance. By 15^th July 2023 (“Early Birds”), by 15^th August 2023 (“Regular”, “Dante” and “Music study programme” students) and 30^th September 2023 (students not admitted to the degree course in Medicine and Surgery after taking the admission test.)
Submit the pre-enrolment request form through Universitaly	Upon receiving the Admission Letter from the University of Parma
Apply for a type D Visa (study purpose) at the Italian Embassy/Consulate in your home country	Holding your Admission Letter
Pay 65% of tuition fees	“Early Birds”: by 10^th September 2023 “Regular” and "Dante": by 1^st October 2023 “Music study programme”: by 1^st October 2023 Students not admitted to the degree course in medicine and surgery after taking the admission test: by 1^st October 2023
Pay the remaining 20% of tuition fees	“Early Birds”: by 1^st October 2022 “Regular” and "Dante": by 22^nd October 2022 “Music study programme”: by 22^nd October 2022 Students not admitted to the degree course in medicine and surgery after taking the admission test: by 22^nd October 2022