Degree programme choice orientation
The SOrT is Sapienza University’s Integrated Orientation Service. The service operates through a central office located in the University City campus and through guidance desks within the Faculties. At the SOrT offices, students can obtain detailed information about Faculties and degree programmes, as well as support in navigating their academic choices.
The central office, in collaboration with Faculty academic staff, coordinates orientation and tutoring projects for prospective students, maintains relations with upper secondary schools and with teachers responsible for school-to-university guidance, and promotes support actions during the delicate transition phase from secondary education to university. The service also provides ongoing support to enrolled students and offers information on the educational offer and on the administrative procedures required for access to degree programmes.
Orientation Initiatives and Projects:
1. “Porte aperte alla Sapienza” (Open Days at Sapienza)
This initiative, held annually at the University City campus, represents the most important event primarily dedicated to prospective first-year students. During the three orientation days, participants can meet academic staff and current students, receive information, and attend presentations in the Aula Magna introducing the educational offer of all the University’s Faculties.
The initiative is addressed to all those intending to enrol in Bachelor’s, Single-Cycle Master’s, and Master’s Degree programmes at Sapienza, with particular attention to students in the final years of upper secondary schools. The event offers all stakeholders an opportunity to become familiar with Sapienza, its educational offer, study facilities, cultural and social spaces, and the wide range of services available to students (libraries and study rooms, museums, university residences, sports facilities, and the University theatre).
In addition to information on academic programmes, during meetings and at Faculty stands located along the University avenues—as well as at virtual stands—it is possible to receive guidance on administrative procedures, both of a general nature and, more specifically, on enrolment procedures for the various degree programmes, as well as detailed information on calls for applications and admission tests.
Furthermore, in order to promote inclusive contexts and facilitate access to higher education, the Office for Relations with Students with Disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) organises dedicated discussion spaces to support academic careers through personalised and individualised study plans, including the activation of available academic, financial, and/or logistical support measures for vulnerable students. The Office also guides students through the procedures for requesting support, including information on the required clinical certifications.
2. “Orientamento Sapienza” Portal
To support students in choosing their degree programme, the University has developed an online portal (https://orientamento.uniroma1.it/index.html) that provides an immersive and anticipatory experience of university life. Through navigable images and videos, users can explore the campus, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, the theatre, and spaces dedicated to music and sports; they can also access online teaching modules on key subject areas and assess or strengthen their preparation for admission or knowledge assessment tests.
The portal also serves as the main point of contact for information on orientation events organised throughout the year by the various Faculties and Departments, and hosts presentation videos of Faculties and degree programmes (Bachelor’s, Single-Cycle Master’s, and Master’s Degrees), with particular emphasis on newly established courses. All orientation initiatives are promoted through the University’s social media channels in order to reach potentially interested students.
The portal is also available in English, with the aim of promoting orientation activities among international students as well.
3. “A Bridge between School and University” Project
This project was established with the aim of facilitating a smoother transition for students leaving upper secondary schools and entering the university system, thereby supporting their integration into the new academic environment.
The project is structured around two main initiatives:
a) Sapienza Presents Itself – Faculty presentation meetings and sample lectures delivered by Sapienza academic staff and addressed to upper secondary school students, focusing on topics related to each educational area;
b) Sapienza through Students – Outreach activities in schools aimed at presenting the services offered by Sapienza and sharing the university experience through the testimonies of specifically trained “mentor” and “senior” students.
4. Self-Assessment Tools (developed by Sapienza experts and scientifically validated)
a) “Know Yourself”: an effective tool designed to support the decision-making process related to the choice of an educational pathway. Upon completion, the tool provides a personality profile, an academic profile, and a professional profile;
b) “Me, Myself and Others”: a tool that allows the assessment of soft skills, namely the attitudes and competencies that are relevant for social integration and entry into the labour market.
5. “Orientamento in rete” Project
This is an orientation and knowledge realignment project aimed at strengthening the foundational skills required to successfully undertake admission tests for degree programmes in the biomedical and psychological fields. The initiative includes a preparatory course consisting of an initial distance-learning phase followed by an intensive in-person phase, designed to support access to limited-enrolment programmes in the biomedical, health, and psychological areas, and addressed to students in the final years of upper secondary education.
6. “Paths for Transversal Skills and Orientation – PCTO” (formerly school–work alternation)
This educational approach, based on practical experience, helps upper secondary school students consolidate the knowledge acquired at school and test their aptitudes in real contexts, while enriching their education and supporting informed study choices.
7. “Next Generation Orientation (NGO)”
This is a joint project involving all universities in the Lazio Region, funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, and aimed at supporting students in the Region in making informed decisions about their post-secondary educational pathways, as well as in defining their personal and professional trajectories.
The project includes the delivery, by Sapienza academic staff, of a 15-hour training programme, available in person and as part of the school curriculum. The programme is structured into five modules of three hours each, delivered over five preferably consecutive days (subject to alternative agreements with schools), and covers, by way of example, the following topics:
- Module A – Why is studying important?
- Module B – How does studying at university work?
- Module C – How can I best prepare for a university study pathway?
- Module D – Who am I and who will I become?
- Module E – Which professions can I aspire to?
8. Preparation for Admission Tests
Sapienza adopts the CISIA Online Admission Tests (TOLC), which can be taken by upper secondary school students through the CISIA portal. The platform also allows test preparation through the Placement Tests for Students (PPS). The PPS are full mock tests that provide students with immediate feedback on their level of preparation, based on a comparison between their answers and scores and those achieved on the same questions by participants who took the same TOLC in previous years.
9. “Minimum Knowledge” (Saperi Minimi)
The project dedicated to the realignment of minimum knowledge—namely the basic skills required to successfully attend the chosen degree programme—offers access to recorded lectures delivered by university lecturers. Its specific aim is to strengthen incoming students’ foundational knowledge and to foster a more informed and motivated academic career.
10. “Of@Sapienza”
To enhance preparation for admission tests and to prevent the assignment of Additional Educational Requirements (OFA) in Italian and Mathematics, Sapienza provides the Of@Sapienza e-learning platform. Here, students can find useful tools to train independently and strengthen the minimum knowledge required by degree programmes in the humanities, engineering, and architecture.
11. “Orientation Events”
All orientation events organised by the University, Faculties, Departments, and Degree Programme Committees (CAD/CdS) are listed in chronological order on the webpage: https://www.uniroma1.it/it/node/347362.
In addition, to support informed study choices and to present the services available to students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), Sapienza organises meetings with schools and individual orientation sessions with upper secondary schools. The University subsequently supports students with disabilities and SLD in the delicate and crucial process of orientation, assessment, and selection for admission.
The Office for Students with Disabilities and SLD evaluates which individualised arrangements for admission tests are required, taking into account the certifications submitted by students. For enrolment in locally or nationally limited-access degree programmes that require a selective admission test, students with disabilities may request a range of compensatory measures (e.g. dedicated examination rooms, additional time, reader tutor, accompanying tutor, LIS interpreter, calculator), in accordance with the procedures specified in the relevant calls for applications.
Similarly, for enrolment in degree programmes that require TOLC admission tests managed by the CISIA Consortium—whether taken in person or remotely through the TOLC@CASA modality—students with disabilities and/or SLD may request support measures in compliance with the procedures and deadlines established by the administrative regulations for test registration.
Finally, the Office for Students with Disabilities and SLD is responsible for welcoming new students in situations of vulnerability, with the support of specialised tutors, peer tutors, and LIS interpreters.
***Programme Activities (CdS) ***
The Degree Programme organises Open Day events aimed at providing all the necessary administrative and academic information and at presenting the educational offer in detail, including courses and their respective lecturers, study plans, and study methods.
On the occasion of Open Days, the Programme also offers short theoretical sessions, sample lectures, and thematic workshops. In addition, it benefits from the collaboration of scholarship holders and tutors from the SOrT office, who share their personal experiences with prospective students.
All students interested in enrolling may contact the Programme’s academic tutors and the SOrT office scholarship holders through the contact details provided on the Degree Programme website and on the Faculty’s and SOrT’s social media pages.
The programme requires the use of the CISIA Online Admission Test (TOLC-LP), which can be taken by upper secondary school students through the CISIA portal; preparation for the test is also available through the Placement Tests for Students (PPS).
Through the “Minimum Knowledge” (Saperi Minimi) project, the University also provides prospective first-year students with recorded lectures delivered by university lecturers, specifically aimed at strengthening incoming knowledge. In particular, Mathematics lectures represent a useful tool for reinforcing foundational competencies.
The Orientamento Sapienza Portal (also available in English) offers an immersive and anticipatory experience of university life through videos and photographs of the facilities, including the Degree Programme presentation video available at: https://youtu.be/KcgVc5qTjq4.
Required Knowledge for Admission
To be admitted to the first-cycle degree programme in Building Process Management – Project Management, applicants must hold an upper secondary school diploma or another equivalent qualification obtained abroad and recognized as suitable. Students intending to enrol in the degree programme must have acquired oral and written communication skills in the Italian language, as well as learning, reasoning, synthesis, and analytical abilities developed during upper secondary education.
Furthermore, students must possess basic knowledge in the fields of mathematical analysis, drawing and representation, history, and physics. Finally, a foundational preparation in general culture and in topics specific to the degree programme is required.
The procedures for verifying the possession of the required knowledge, as well as any additional educational requirements to be fulfilled within the first year of the programme, will be defined in the programme’s academic regulations.
USEFUL INFORMATION
The Degree Programme has also developed an Brochure informativa del Corso esigned as a concise document summarising the educational offer and the graduate profiles. This tool contributes to enhancing the clarity and effectiveness of communication addressed to prospective and current students, as well as to relevant stakeholders.
In addition, the Degree Programme has prepared a brochure informativa dedicata alla prova finale, providing all essential guidelines for thesis preparation and for the submission of the graduation application.