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Humanitas University welcomes applications from talented students from all over the world. Admission to the degree courses in Medicine and Surgery and MEDTEC School is subject to selection through an admission test. On this page, you will find the structure of the exam and the steps you need to follow to send your application.
Double your chances
Humanitas University offers two opportunities to take the online admission test: exact dates will be defined in the Call for Applications, which will be published on this page.
Only last-year high school students and graduates are eligible to take the tests.
Students may decide to take the test in one or both rounds available. For those who will take the admission test on both test dates and obtain a valid score in both tests, the final ranking will only consider the higher of the two scores achieved.
To access the final ranking, each candidate must submit the highest score on the Humanitas University Registration Portal.
The new admission test
The new Admission test for Medicine and Surgery and MEDTEC School degree courses is the first step into your career at Humanitas University.
As a candidate, you will take a single test and can choose which degree program to compete for: Medicine and Surgery, MEDTEC School or both. This means that, although there is a unique test, the evaluation system will be different: the sections that compose the test will have different weights depending on the degree course for which you are competing.
The test is not limited to evaluating what you have studied but aims to test your abilities: in other words, what you can do. In fact, Humanitas University seeks to identify talented students with different scientific and critical thinking skills, analysis and comprehension of academic texts, as well as to understand the aptitude and propensity of candidates to study hard sciences typical of engineering and life sciences typical of medicine.
The objective is not to evaluate previous knowledge, but to measure the skills and abilities relevant to undertaking highly scientific courses of study.
Admission requirements
Citizenship requirements
Candidates included in the EU category are those who:
- Hold the Italian citizenship or an EU citizenship;
- Hold a NON-EU citizenship and are permanently resident in Italy;
- Hold one of the following citizenships: Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the Republic of San Marino;
- Hold a dual citizenship (both EU and NON-EU).
Candidates included in the NON-EU category are those who:
- Hold a NON-EU citizenship and are not permanently resident in Italy.
Following the Withdrawal Agreement concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom, UK citizens are considered as Non-EU students and therefore must register in the NON-EU category.
Educational requirements
Candidates entitled to apply for the admissions test are those who:
- Hold a High School Diploma obtained after at least 12 years of education;
- Are attending the last year foreseen for the obtainment of a diploma which complies with the requirements listed on this page.
If the local School System provides for 11 or 10 years of schooling, the diploma fits the requirement only when integrated with 1 or 2 years of University.
ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: UK, US, INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, EUROPEAN BACCALAUREATE DIPLOMAS
Candidates holding a High School Diploma released in the UK must achieve 3 A Levels or a combination of 3 different A Levels and Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects. The A Levels or Pre-U Principal Subjects obtained must belong to the Scientific area.
Please find below the suitable subjects:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Global Perspectives and Research
- Psychology
- Physical Education
- Sociology
- Thinking Skills
Candidates holding a Scottish High School Diploma must achieve at least 3 Advanced Highers or, alternatively, 2 Advanced Highers and at least 4 Highers.
Candidates with a High School Diploma released in the USA must achieve at least 3 US Advanced Placements (APs) in science-related subjects, with a score between 3 and 5.
Please find below the suitable subjects:
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Chemistry
- AP Computer Science A
- AP Computer Science Principles
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based
- AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
- AP Physics C: Mechanics
- AP Psychology
- AP Research
- AP Statistics
Candidates who do not complete 3 APs are still entitled to apply if the High School Diploma is supplemented by one year of academic studies, either in the US or abroad. Please note that all courses of the extra year must be successfully completed.
The International Baccalaureate Diploma must be obtained after at least 12 years of education. If it is obtained after 11 years, it must be supplemented by 1 year of academic studies.
The IB Diploma must be issued by an educational institution recognised by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO).
The minimum requirements for the International Baccalaureate Diploma are as follows:
- To score at least 24 points in six chosen subjects, 12 of which must be obtained at Higher Level;
- To pass the 3 main subjects: Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Action, Service (CAS), Extended Essay (EE).
Candidates who hold a European Baccalaureate Diploma released by an accredited European School are entitled to apply for the admissions test – please check the accredited European Schools here.
For further details, candidates holding a non-Italian High School Diploma can refer to “PROCEDURES FOR ENTRY, RESIDENCY AND ENROLMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND THE RESPECTIVE RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES IN ITALY”, Annex 1
Language requirements
All classroom activities at Humanitas Medical School are held in English. To fully understand and benefit from your degree course, a good level of English in all skills is required. It is, therefore, strongly recommended that applicants to Humanitas Medical School have reached an adequate level of English language competency: Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B2. Click here for more info
Italian Language Recommendations
The University provides free Italian courses over the academic year to support international students. By the beginning of the third year, when clinical activities start, students are expected to have reached a good level of Italian to be able to interact with patients.
Additional Training Obligation (OFA)
In addition to the admission test, whose purpose is to evaluate the fundamental skills required of candidates for the Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery, the University also considers it appropriate to establish whether there are any educational gaps in topics considered prerequisite for the first year. If any such educational gaps exist, the University will help enrolled students to fill these gaps:
- All enrolled students will undergo a mandatory evaluation test (which is different from the admission test) to evaluate their knowledge from previous study which is related to the disciplines of chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biology;
- If the score obtained on the evaluation test is less than 50% in any of the test subjects, the enrolled student will be required to take a recovery course – Additional Training Obligation, (OFA) – for each discipline not passed. The recovery courses are offered during Induction Weeks;
- If the student is required to take an Additional Training Obligation, OFA, they will be retested at the end of the Induction Weeks. The final test will cover the individual discipline for which the recovery course was taken. In order to consider the OFA complete and to take any of the exams in the Degree Course of Medicine and Surgery, the final test must be passed. If the test is not passed at the end of the Induction Weeks course, further recovery tests will be provided on later dates.
Test structure
The admission test is divided into three distinct sections, each consisting of multiple-choice questions. In total, the test includes 60 questions to be completed in 120 minutes.
Scientific Thinking & Academic Literacy (20 questions, 45 minutes)
- Scientific thinking: includes mathematical, procedural and visual thinking (10 questions)
- Academic Literacy: analysis and comprehension of academic texts and critical evaluation of information contained in pseudo-scientific research articles (10 questions)
Biology and Chemistry (20 questions, 35 minutes)
- Assessment of basic scientific skills in the two fields, with questions on fundamental concepts of Biology and Chemistry (10 Biology questions, 10 Chemistry questions)
Mathematics and Physics (20 questions, 40 minutes)
- Questions to test the application of the most relevant mathematical and physical principles for scientific study (10 questions on Mathematics, 10 questions on Physics)
Evaluation
For both degree programs, the maximum achievable score on the test is 960 points. Candidates who reach the minimum threshold in each section of the test are considered eligible for the final ranking list. The answers in each section are evaluated differently for Medicine and Surgery and MEDTEC School, as are the minimum thresholds for each section.
Apply
Registration to the admission test takes place only on the Humanitas University Registration Portal, by following the procedure below.
1. Registration
The candidate must register to the web portal by entering his/her name, surname and e-mail address. After receiving the first e-mail of the Microsoft authentication process, it is necessary to click on “Accept invitation” and complete the registration by requesting the single-use access code. Candidates have to request a single-use access code for each access.
2. Application
After completing registration on the portal, candidates must apply for the admission test within the deadline. Once logged in and entered the data in the ‘Personal Details’ section, click on the menu item “Apply” and select the Medicine and Surgery 2026 Admission Test.
Candidates with any kind of disability are invited to make a formal request for the support they need in order to complete the test, by following the instructions detailed in the Art. 5 of the Call for Applications.
3. Conclusion and Payment
Registration for the admission test is considered complete only after the registration process on the portal is finalised. The access link to the portal will be sent via email at the end of the registration process, as indicated in point 2.
On the portal, candidates will be required to pay the registration fee of €200 (exclusively by credit card) and select the date on which they want to take the test. The fee is the same regardless of the number of rounds the candidate chooses to participate in.
Candidates must indicate if they require any accommodations as regulated in Article 5 of this document and proceed with the payment of the registration fee to reserve their spot.
The application fee is non-refundable. Please note that paying the test fee alone does not constitute registration for the test, you must complete the entire procedure, including the steps below.
At the end of registration process, candidates will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours after the application deadline closes.
4. Conclusion of the registration on the Politecnico Milano website
The test application must be completed on the Politecnico Milano website, where the candidate will be automatically redirected by clicking on “Click here to complete your registration”.
Italian citizens must log in on Politecnico di Milano’s website by using SPID or CIE. International candidates will only need to complete the registration on Politecnico di Milano’s website without using the SPID or CIE credentials. For any further details on the authentication procedure, visit the following page.
When completing the application, the candidate will receive a Personal Code and a Password to bring the test day to start the test.
After having completed the application, each candidate will receive a confirmation email.
Preparation of the computer station
In order to help candidates prepare their computer station and familiarise themselves with the system, a demo sessions will be available on the Online Services portal of the Politecnico di Milano.
In this phase, the candidate can download the Safe Exam Browser application through a special link on the Online Services portal of the Politecnico di Milano.