Cattolica Rome: the medicine admission test in English

The parts: General Knowledge 2, Logical Reasoning 20, Biology 18, Chemistry 12, Physics and Mathematics 8, Ethics and Religious Culture 5. 7 backup questions count only if a question is faulty. No phones, calculators, tablets, books, notes or second monitor. You cannot leave the room after the ID check. The guidelines do not mention scrap paper or a pen. The paid simulator is for practice only: test questions will not come from it. Cattolica's Bolzano campus has its own separate test.

A blank scores 0. The maximum is 65. You need at least 20 of 65 to be eligible. Ties go to logic first, then biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics, general knowledge and ethics. After that, the younger candidate wins. In 2026, 709 EU candidates were listed in the ranking, and 689 of them reached the 20-point minimum. The 40th EU place scored 58 of 65. On the non-EU route, 713 were listed and 687 reached the minimum, and the 70th place scored just over 54. These were first-ranking lines: offers then moved down the list. Below 7 of 18 in biology, 5 of 12 in chemistry, or 2 of 4 in physics or maths, you take extra courses in your first year.

If you paid late, you could not sit the test. The fee opens the official simulator. To confirm a place, you paid EUR 4,000 by 6 May 2026. This one payment was the deposit and the first tuition instalment. For a refund, ask within 14 days of paying. A panel decides each October. Non-EU students refused a visa can also ask, with documents.

Dual EU citizens must use the EU route. Non-EU places are for non-EU citizens living abroad. 709 EU candidates were listed in the ranking, about 17.7 for each place. The ministry can change the number of places. If it cuts places, pre-enrolled students for those places get their money back.

You need a legal guardian living in Italy for the study visa. The university cannot provide one. You need at least 12 years of school, and a diploma or to be in your final year. With a medicine degree from abroad, you cannot apply. At enrolment, bring your diploma with a Dichiarazione di Valore (the Italian consulate's statement of what your diploma is worth). Also bring a hepatitis B vaccination certificate and a Mantoux TB test no older than 3 months. Non-EU students from abroad need a type D study visa. Catholic students bring a baptism certificate. Other students bring a certificate of an interview with a Pastoral Assistant. This is due within 3 months of lessons starting. Students with a disability get 50% more time, and with a learning difference 30% more.