Studying in Sapienza: how it works

Types of exams

• The vast majority of your exams will be oral exams.

• Some exams combine a written and an oral exam to achieve one summative mark.

• Some exams are only written exams.

• For specific information on how an exam works you need to look at the syllabus, available on Sapienza website.

• Here you can find the list of 2024-2025 modules: https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/en/corso/2024/32359/programmazione

• If you click on each module you can reach the syllabus:

e.g. Latin Language and Literature/module Latin Culture and Literature: https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/en/view-course-details/2024/32359/20220331104432/8c8b8c98-3f65-4129-80de-613418420942/88f56801-e386-4386-8705-dbbec33fcf26/7bc01498-3895-4c69-bef6-81518489b829/f3825d10-8551-40bd-9084-2e24fbb264c6?guid_cv=88f56801-e386-4386-8705-dbbec33fcf26&current_erogata=8c8b8c98-3f65-4129-80de-613418420942

• If you have any questions, you can contact the professor in charge. To see the professor's contact information you need to click in "teacher profile" in the syllabus, e.g.: https://corsidilaurea.uniroma1.it/user/37004

Assessment

• In the Italian assessment system, University students are assessed on a scale of 30 points.

• The minimum to pass the exam is 18.

• Students who perform a particularly brilliant exam can receive honours (30 e lode).

• When they receive their degree, students can be assessed on a scale of 110 points. The minimum to receive a degree is 66, the maximum 110 with the possibility of receiving honours (110 e lode) at the discretion of the commission. This final mark is obtained by adding the starting mark, which depends on the weighted average of the marks obtained for the exams, and the points awarded for the thesis (max. 5 for a BA). On graduation and thesis see our dedicated section.

• In case students do not pass an exam, they can retake it as many times as necessary on the other available dates. Retaking an exam does not influence the final mark.

• Students have the option of refusing a mark if they wish to (and this does not influence the final mark either) and retake the exam on another available date.