Degree programme choice orientation
SOrT is Sapienza University's integrated orientation service. The service has a central office in the University City and branches located in the faculties. At SOrT, students can find more specific information about the faculties and courses of study, as well as support in making their choices. The central office and faculty teachers coordinate orientation and tutoring projects for new students and provide information on the courses offered and the administrative procedures for accessing them.
Orientation initiatives and projects:
1. “Open Doors at Sapienza.”
This initiative, held every year at the University Campus, is the most important event dedicated to new students and others: during the three days of orientation, students can meet faculty and other students, receive information, and attend conferences in the Aula Magna presenting the educational offerings of all the University's faculties. The initiative is aimed at anyone interested in enrolling in Sapienza's Bachelor's Degree, Single-Cycle Master's Degree, and Master's Degree programs, with a particular focus on students in their final years of high school. The event is an opportunity for all stakeholders to learn about Sapienza, its educational offerings, its places of study, culture, and gathering, and the many services available to students (libraries and study rooms, museums, university residences, sports facilities, and the university theater). In addition to information on teaching, during the meetings and at the faculty stands along the university avenues, as well as at the virtual stands, it is possible to obtain information on the administrative process, both general and, more specifically, on the procedures for enrolling in the various courses of study, and to obtain specific information on the calls for applications to participate in the entrance exams for the courses.
Furthermore, in order to promote the development of inclusive environments and access to university education, the Department for Relations with Students with Disabilities and SLDs promotes opportunities for discussion on career management through personalized and individualized study plans, with the provision of educational and/or financial and/or logistical support available to vulnerable students. Finally, the Department guides students through the procedures for requesting support, indicating the clinical certifications that can be submitted.
2. Sapienza Orientation Portal.
To assist students in choosing their course of study, the University has created an online portal (https://orientamento.uniroma1.it/index.html) that offers an immersive and advance experience of university life: enter the campus, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, theater, and spaces dedicated to music and sports with navigable images and videos; use online teaching modules on the main topics covered in the courses; assess and improve your preparation for entrance exams or knowledge tests.
In addition, the portal is the main point of contact for information on orientation events organized by the various faculties and departments throughout the year. It also hosts videos presenting the faculties, bachelor's degrees, single-cycle master's degrees, and master's degrees, with a particular focus on newly established courses. All orientation initiatives are promoted on the University's social media channels in order to attract the attention of potentially interested students.
3. Self-assessment tools (developed by Sapienza experts and scientifically tested).
a. ‘Know yourself’: effective in supporting the decision-making process involved in choosing an educational path. Once completed, the tool provides a personality profile, an academic profile, and a professional profile.
b. ‘Me, myself, and others’: allows you to measure your soft skills, i.e., the skills relevant to integrating into society and the world of work.
4. “Orientation events.”
The page https://www.uniroma1.it/it/node/347362 lists all the orientation events organized by the University, Faculties, Departments, and CAD/CdS in chronological order.
The University supports students with disabilities and SLDs in the delicate and extremely important process of orientation, assessment, and selection for admission.
The “Students with Disabilities and SLDs Department” assesses which individualized methods of completing the entrance exams are necessary in consideration of the certifications presented by the students.
For enrollment in local or national limited-enrollment courses that require a selective entrance exam, people with disabilities can request a series of compensatory measures (e.g., dedicated classroom, additional time, reading tutor, accompanying tutor, LIS interpreter, calculator) by following the application procedures indicated in the course admission notices.
Finally, the “Students with Disabilities and SLD Sector” is responsible, with the support of specialized tutors, peer tutors, and LIS interpreters, for welcoming those who enroll at Sapienza and find themselves in a vulnerable situation.
***Course activities***
Orientation activities for new students include events organized by the University, such as Open Days, and extensive communication via the Facebook and Instagram social media channels dedicated to the course. The program's social media communication aims to disseminate the cultural and scientific content of the program by presenting the bachelor's and master's theses and the courses taught within the program. All content is bilingual to make it more attractive to foreign students.
In addition, the Sapienza Orientation Portal (also in English) offers an immersive and advance experience of university life through videos and photos of the facilities, including a video presentation of the degree program https://youtu.be/mdPXwG0QNDI.
Finally, all students interested in enrolling can also contact the Sort office through the contacts listed on the degree program website and on the Faculty and Sort pages.
Starting in 2024, the faculty will organize an annual online presentation event in May to showcase all the master's degree programs on offer, with a particular focus on career prospects.
The timing of these events is designed to allow maximum participation by second- and third-year students from all bachelor's degree programs.