14 - Italy - Progression of students
Non-university tertiary education
The whole or partial recognition of CFU credits obtained by students, who ask to switch from
one course to another within the same institution or to other Afamb or IFTS institutions or universities,
is responsibility of the institutions themselves, according to their teaching regulations.
Regulations can provide for a recurrent monitoring of the acquired credits in order to check if the
students' knowledge is not obsolete. The number if credits students should acquire in a stated period
varies if they study full time or if they are student workers.
Each institution can recognise knowledge and vocational skills acquired in a specific subject as credits,
according to its teaching regulations.
Each institutions deliberates on the recognition of qualifications obtained abroad as far as the
admission to its study courses is concerned, in the respect of the European Union regulations and
directives and of the international agreements in force.
Access to a second-level or Specialization Diploma accademico and to a Diploma di perfezionamento
o Master requires the possession of a first-level Diploma accademico or a laurea (L).
University tertiary education
At present, the teaching regulations of each university lay down procedures and criteria to be
followed when students ask to switch from one degree course to another within the same university, or
to the same or different degree course of another university, in order to recognise wholly or in part their
acquired CFU. Regulations can provide for monitoring the acquired credits in order to check if the
students' knowledge is not obsolete. As for the switch from one course to another or from one
university to another, teaching regulations must guarantee the recognition of the possible highest
number of credits obtained by the student. In the case of switch within the same class of studies the
recognition of credits must not be lower than 50%. The non-recognition of credits must be adequately
motivated.
Teaching regulations of each university must also provide for the organisation of a service with the task
of co-ordinating guidance activities to be carried out in collaboration with institutions of upper
secondary education, as well as a tutoring service for students in every study course.
Postgraduate level
Each University establishes its own way to promote students to the next year on the basis of its
regulations.
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Date: 2009
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