Study location	Italy, Siena, Piazza San Francesco n.7/8
Type	Pre-University Course, full-time
Study language	English
Awards	PUC

Application fee	€49.90 per program

Entry qualification

High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. Schools and universities usually provide documentation translated into English. If this is not available, an official translation will be required, along with certification of the authenticity of the original documents. Review the documents required for the admission application at this link: admission.unisi.it/?p=1193 Review the documents required for enrollment (upon admission) at the link admission.unisi.it/?p=1193

Language requirements	English To be admitted at the FC, students must have a certified knowledge of English at least at B1 level. No entrance knowledge of the Italian language is assumed

Other requirements	Students must have at least 11 years of schooling.

More information	foundation-course.unisi.it/en

Overview

The Foundation Course (FC) offered by the School of Economics and Management (SEM) is a one year, multidisciplinary, pre-university course, fully taught in English.
It is intended for international students who wish to enrol in a SEM BSc course and fall into one of these two categories:
- Students who must make up a year to reach the minimum requirement of 12 years of schooling.
- Students who reach the 12 years of schooling but fail to satisfy admission requirements and need therefore some further education.

After completion, students acquire 60 Foundation Course Credits (FCC), computed on the basis of the equivalence 1 FCC= 25 hours of total student commitment = 8 hours of classroom lessons + up to 1.6 hours of exercise classes.

Total cost of the course: 3.500 euro

Contacts:
- School of economics and management (email didattica.sem@unisi.it)
- Admission Office (email admissionoffice@unisi.it)

Program structure

Duration: 1 year
Credits: 60
Educational activities in: Siena
Price: 3500 euro

Mathematics
- Credits: 15 FCC
- Lessons: 120 hours
- Exercises: 24.0 max hours

Economics and Economic History
- Credits: 9 FCC
- Lessons: 72 hours
- Exercises:14.4 max hours

Social Sciences and Law
- Credits: 9 FCC
- Lessons: 72 hours
- Exercises: 14.4 max hours

Italian Language
- Credits: 18 FCC
- Lessons: 144 hours
- Exercises: 28.8 max hours

English Language (B2 level)
- Credits: 9 FCC
- Lessons: 72 hours
- Exercises: 14.4 max hours

Total
- Total Credits: 60 FCC
- Total Lessons: 480 hours
- Total Exercises: 96.0 max hours