University or course accessItaly
Test Professioni Sanitarie
The national test for nursing, physiotherapy, midwifery, radiography and the other health profession degrees — all numero programmato, with places set region by region.
- Who sits it
- Students who want a health career in Italy without studying medicine.
- When it happens
- After the maturità, usually in early September.
- Preparation time
- 4 to 6 months.
- How often
- Once a year.
- Cost
- Around 50 EUR per university.
What the exam is like
Multiple-choice test: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, logic and general culture.
Stage by stage
1
Choose your course and university
2
Register and pay the fee
3
Sit the test on the national date
4
Places assigned by university ranking
How the mark is used
Each university ranks its own candidates; you can be admitted in one city and rejected in another with the same score.
Careers that need it
Required
Midwife
Midwifery is a capped health profession degree in Italy.
RequiredPhysiotherapist
One of the hardest capped courses to enter in Italy.
RequiredRadiographer
Radiography is one of the numero programmato health degrees.
RequiredRegistered Nurse
Nursing places in Italy are capped and assigned by this test.