Students enrolling in a degree course for the first time are required to take an entrance skills test (assessment of the minimum knowledge required for successful studies).
The University of Messina is a member of the CISIA consortium, and the verification for students enrolling in the first year of one of the degree courses of the Department of Law will be carried out by means of the CISIA OnLine Test (TOLC), and in particular by means of TOLC-SU or Test-HUM (English Test – Humanities).
It should be noted that the TOLC is not an "admission test", and therefore, a "negative" result does not prevent enrollment in the degree course; a negative result only entails the assignment of an educational debt, known as OFA debt, which the student must make up within the first year.
Verification of entry knowledge is compulsory. Students who do not take the TOLC are required to repeat their first‑year enrollment.
For all information regarding Basic Knowledge Assessment, the type of test, the minimum thresholds, and more, please visit the dedicated Unime page at the following link:
https://international.unime.it/study-us/prior-learning-assessment/basic-knowledge-assessment
Students who did not pass the entrance skills test are assigned Additional Teaching Obligations (OFA).
Modalities for the Fulfilment of Additional Teaching Obligations (OFA)
The University - via CISIA - provides OFA tests, which are administered exclusively in person, in the University’s computer labs.
Departments and degree courses identify one or more profit examinations, the passing of which is suitable for clearing the OFA debt. Even in the event of failure to pass the exam, the teacher in charge of the course may certify the fulfilment of the OFA debt.
For the degree courses of the Department of Law, the first-year profit examinations, the passing of which is eligible for the settlement of the teaching debt, are as follows:
Single-cycle Master's Degree Course in Law:
• Institutions of Roman Law (IUS/18)
or
• History of Medieval and Modern Law (IUS/19)
Bachelor of Science in Labour Consultants and Legal Services:
• Legal Informatics and Professional Ethics
Degree course Transnational and European Legal Studies
• Comparative Public Law
For further information on the verification of OFA fulfilment, please visit the dedicated Unime page at the following link:
https://www.unime.it/didattica/verifica-delle-conoscenze-ingresso/verifica-delle-conoscenze-di-base/verifica
Passing the examination only counts as verification of the fulfilment of OFA for students who have taken the TOLC with a negative result.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE NOT TAKEN THE TOLC ARE REQUIRED TO RE-ENROL IN THE FIRST YEAR.