Degree programme choice orientation

The SOrT is Sapienza’s integrated Orientation service. The service has a central office in the University City and desks located in the Faculties. In the SOrT, students can find more specific information regarding the Faculties and degree programs and receive support in navigating their choices. The central office and Faculty members coordinate orientation projects for incoming students and tutoring activities, and provide information on the educational offer and the administrative procedures required for access to degree programs.
Orientation initiatives and projects:

  1. “Porte aperte alla Sapienza” (Open Days at Sapienza).
    This initiative, held every year at the University City, is the most important event dedicated to new freshmen and others: during the three orientation days it is possible to meet professors and other students, receive information, and attend in the Aula Magna the presentation conferences of the educational offer of all the University’s Faculties. The initiative is addressed to all those who intend to enrol in Sapienza’s Bachelor’s Degrees, Single-cycle Master’s Degrees, and Master’s Degrees, with particular attention to final-year students of upper secondary schools. The event represents an opportunity for every stakeholder to get to know Sapienza, its educational offer, study spaces, cultural and social spaces, and the many services available to students (libraries and study rooms, museums, university residences, sports facilities, University Theatre).
    In addition to information on teaching activities, during the meetings and at the Faculty stands set up along the University avenues—and also at virtual stands—it is possible to obtain guidance on the administrative procedures, both in general terms and more specifically on enrolment procedures for the various degree programs, as well as acquire specific information about the calls for participation in access tests.
    Furthermore, to promote inclusive environments and access to university education, the Office for relations with students with disabilities and with SLDs (specific learning disorders) promotes spaces for discussion regarding the management of study careers through personalized and individualized study plans, with the activation of educational and/or financial and/or logistical support available to vulnerable students. Finally, the Office guides students through the procedures for requesting support measures and indicates the clinical documentation required.
  2. Sapienza Orientation Portal.
    To support students in choosing their degree program, the University has created an online portal (https://orientamento.uniroma1.it/index.html
  • ) that allows an immersive and early experience of university life: browsing the campus, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, theatre, music and sports spaces through navigable images and videos; accessing online teaching modules on the main topics of degree programs; assessing and improving one’s preparation for entrance or knowledge assessment tests.
    Moreover, the portal is the main contact point for information on orientation events organized throughout the year by the Faculties and Departments, and hosts videos presenting the Faculties and the Bachelor’s, Single-cycle Master’s, and Master’s Degrees, especially new programs. All orientation initiatives are promoted through the University’s social media channels to attract the attention of potentially interested students.
  • Self-assessment tools (developed by Sapienza experts and scientifically tested).
    a. “Know yourself”: effective in guiding the decision-making process related to choosing an academic path. Once completed, the tool provides a personality profile, an academic profile, and a professional profile.
    b. “Me, myself and others”: allows students to measure soft skills, that is, personal attitudes relevant for integration into society and the world of work.
  • “Orientation events”.
    On the page https://www.uniroma1.it/it/node/347362
  1. all orientation events organized by the University, Faculties, Departments and CAD/CdS are listed in chronological order.

The University supports students with disabilities and with SLDs in the delicate and very important process of orientation, evaluation, and selection for admission.
The Office for students with disabilities and SLDs evaluates which individualized modalities for taking entrance examinations are necessary based on the certifications presented by students.
For enrolment in degree programs with locally or nationally restricted access, where an entrance test is required, persons with disabilities may request a series of compensatory measures (e.g.: dedicated classroom; additional time; reader tutor; accompanying tutor; LIS interpreter; calculator) following the procedures indicated in the admission calls.
Finally, the Office for students with disabilities and SLDs handles, with the support of specialized tutors, peer tutors, and LIS interpreters, the reception of those who enrol at Sapienza and are in a condition of vulnerability.
CdS Activities
In addition to active participation in the many initiatives promoted by the University and the Faculty—particularly through the Open Days—students completing their enrolment in the Historical Sciences degree program meet with the professors delegated by the CdS for the verification of requirements in an interview that also aims at making future freshmen aware of the structure, characteristics, and objectives of the study program, especially in relation to each student’s previous studies.
Furthermore, the CdS can count—when possible—on student tutors, selected through Faculty calls and subsequently trained, who provide initial guidance to freshmen, including practical aspects related to classrooms, libraries, study rooms, and the functions of the platforms required for the study program.