INITIAL PREPARATION VERIFICATION TEST
The test consists of TOLC-S, through the TOLC@CASA mode, delivered online by CISIA (Interuniversity Consortium. Integrated Systems for Access) and thus composed: - Basic mathematics: 20 questions in 50 minutes. - Reasoning, problems, and comprehension of the text: 15 questions in 30 minutes. - Basic science: 20 questions in 40 minutes (5 questions in 10 minutes for Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Sciences) - (English: 30 questions in 15 minutes) The test is considered passed if the student obtains a "section score" of at least 7 in the module "Basic Mathematics" and a "section score" of at least 3 in the module "Reasoning, Problems and Comprehension". There are no thresholds for Basic Sciences and English. The TOLC-S may be repeated several times, both before and after registration, but no later than 30 November, by enrolling in any TOLC-S on the CISIA website (also of other universities). Students who do not pass the TOLC-S by 30 November, their careers are blocked in advance (so they will not be able to take examinations) and an additional training obligation is assigned (OFA) which consists of a compulsory refresher course followed by an additional test to be passed before the end of the first semester. The OFA shall be deemed to be absolved if, by 30 September of the calendar year following that in which it was registered, one of the following conditions is met: - passing a new test of initial preparation through the CISIA TOLC-S; - passing the exam of Mathematical Analysis A (teaching provided for the first semester of the first year of course). Enrollment in the second year of course in a regular position is in any case bound to the completion of the OFA by 30 September of the calendar year following that of registration. The student who does not pass the initial knowledge check test is subject to a career lock, and therefore cannot take examinations.
The test aims to verify basic knowledge of mathematics, geometry and probability topics. This knowledge, which should be specific to students in possession of a secondary school qualification, is the basic tool indispensable for tackling the course of study envisaged by the degree course. They are in fact essential to be able to outline a symbolic and mathematical representation of problems, which will then be better defined and dealt with in depth in the programmes of the various subjects. The student must demonstrate familiarity with the fundamentals of algebra, the ability to simplify an algebraic expression, knowledge of the basic properties of geometric figures, the ability to use Cartesian coordinates and a basic knowledge of the frequentist approach to probability with regard to simple problems. In addition, the test also aims to verify the mastery, albeit circumscribed, of mathematical reasoning and appropriate language.
For the contents of TOLC-S, please refer directly to the CISIA Syllabus: https://www.cisiaonline.it/area-tematica-tolc-scienze/struttura-della-pr...