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What is the TOLC

The TOLC is the acronym for Test OnLine CISIA. It is the test for those who want to enrol in a degree course that requires the assessment of initial knowledge.

The knowledge being assessed depends on the degree programme chosen. The TOLC is different from student to student and is composed of questions selected from the CISIA TOLC database. All TOLCs belonging to the same type have a similar or comparable level of difficulty.

The TOLC can be taken at any university, even if not the one of enrolment. For access to programmes at the University of Florence, both TOLCs taken at the university, in person or remotely, and those taken in presence or at a distance at other universities are valid.

Registration is online on the CISIA website and requires the payment of a fee of 35 euros (with the exception of the ARCHED TEST).

CISIA website

Each degree course establishes the criteria with which any Additional Educational Obligations (Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi - OFA) are assigned to the student.

For information on how to recover the OFA, please contact the Student Academic Career Offices of the Schools.

Student Academic Career Offices More info on the Italian website

To support students in meeting their Additional Educational Requirements (Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi - OFA), starting from the 2025/2026 academic year, selected degree programmes will offer Unifi MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) focused on textual skills and basic mathematics. These courses are available free of charge on Federica Web Learning, thanks to a partnership with Unifi.

For further details and registration information, please visit the dedicated page on your School’s website.

School of Agriculture School of Economics and Management Scuola di Psicologia School of Human Health Sciences only for courses in Sports Science and Healthcare Professions) School of Humanities and Education

Students with disabilities or SLDs who need aids during the TOLC must indicate this at the time of registration in the reserved area of the CISIA portal.