To enrol on the Computer Engineering course based in Imperia, you will need to sit a pre-entry assessment (A.T.H.E.N.A., Aptitude Test for Higher Education in Numeracy and Analysis) to assess your knowledge of mathematics and computer science.

Furthermore, if you do not hold a language certificate at B2 level or higher, you will also need to sit the English language section at B2 level.
The certificates accepted by the University are listed on the dedicated CLAT page. Certificates verified as compliant will allow you to be recognised as having B2 level.

This assessment is not selective nor does it imply any intake restrictions, and it will be available in several sessions during the first semester.

You may sit the test only once.

If you do not achieve the minimum required score in the initial proficiency assessment or in the English language section, you will be assigned Additional Learning Requirements (OFA), which you must fulfil by the end of the first semester of your first year.
The OFA requirements are met by earning the required credits by passing the exam for one of the following courses (exams and lectures are in English): 

• GENERAL PHYSICS 1
• LINEAR ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY
• MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS MOD 1.

If you do not fulfil the OFA by the deadline for submitting your second-year study plan, you will have to enrol as a repeat student.

For students with disabilities and students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), specific assessment arrangements will be provided, following a request and the certification required by University regulations.

For information and to register for A.T.H.E.NA., please consult the dedicated page which will be published in August.

The following are exempt from assessment:

• students who have achieved a mark of 90/100 or higher (or an equivalent mark, in the case of a grading system not based on a percentage) in the final state examination of the second cycle of upper secondary education in Italy (maturità). The exemption does not apply to foreign qualifications
• students who already hold a degree in Italy or abroad
• students enrolled in the 2025/2026 academic year (and not ‘withdrawing’) who are transferring from a ‘related’ degree programme at the University of Genoa and who are not subject to O.F.A. Degree programmes considered “related” are published in the section Degree Programmes
• students transferring from another university or being readmitted who have a sufficient number of ECTS credits, which will also be assessed in relation to the core modules of the specific degree programme. In cases of doubt, the CCS will decide
• students of the Prison University Centre (PUP).

The test lasts a total of 90 minutes and consists of answering 50 multiple-choice questions in English, broken down as follows:

IT knowledge: 20 questions

The questions will focus on general knowledge and IT.

Logic and Mathematics 20 questions

Assessment of the ability to logically complete a line of reasoning, in a manner consistent with the premises, which are stated in symbolic or verbal form through multiple-choice questions.
For the mathematics section, the questions are designed to assess proficiency in:

• numerical sets and arithmetic (natural, relative, rational and real numbers; ordering and comparing numbers; order of magnitude; operations, powers, radicals, logarithms), algebraic calculation;
• Euclidean geometry (polygons, circumference and circle, measurements of lengths, areas and volumes, isometry, similarity and equivalence, loci).
• elements of plane trigonometry (sine, cosine and tangent functions and their inverses, fundamental trigonometric relations, formulas for associated angles, theorems of right-angled triangles).

English language 10 questions – compulsory only for those who do not hold a language certificate at B2 level or higher from those accepted by the University

This section of the test is designed to assess understanding of the English language.

The assessment will take place at the Imperia University Campus between September 2026 and January 2027:

• 18 September 2026
• 9 October 2026
• 30 October 2026
• 20 November 2026
• 22 January 2027 (reserved for non-EU students who arrived in Italy from December onwards)