Remote Exams and Teaching Accommodations
The Student Inclusion Services Section is closed from 3rd to 23rd August 2026.
With a view to promoting the right to education, the University of Turin has approved specific procedures to facilitate access to course attendance and the taking of exams.
In particular, procedures have been introduced to allow remote exams for health-related reasons, as well as the possibility to request adjustments to attendance and teaching arrangements for health reasons, pregnancy, and new parenthood.
Remote exams
By resolution of the Academic Senate, the University has provided the possibility - until further notice - for students with serious, long-term or permanent health-related difficulties to request that course exams, graduation exams and/or final exams, and state examinations be carried out remotely in telematic mode, where such conditions make attendance at university facilities extremely difficult or impossible.
Such requests must be supported by a declaration confirming the actual impossibility of taking examinations in person for health reasons, signed by a general practitioner or a specialist physician affiliated with the Italian National Health Service (SSN), or an equivalent physician in the case of international students. In the latter case, certificates must be issued or officially translated into Italian or English.
Academic Senate Resolution No. 9/2026/IV/6 of 5 June 2026
If you wish to submit a request, you must follow the procedure below:
- send an email from your institutional email address ([email protected]) to the Student Inclusion Services Section at [email protected], attaching a declaration from your general practitioner or a specialist physician affiliated with the Italian National Health Service confirming the actual impossibility of taking examinations in person and a signed self-declaration in lieu of a sworn statement (Articles 19 and 47 of Presidential Decree No. 445 of 28 December 2000).
- the declaration must simply state that the individual is unable to take exams in person for health reasons, clearly indicating the relevant period (e.g., “until [date]” or “for [number] weeks/months”). A specific diagnosis or clinical condition is not required
- all requests will be reviewed on a monthly basis according to the schedule provided below
- the outcome will be communicated to the student by the Student Inclusion Services Section within 10 working days after the monthly submission deadline
- requests accompanied by documentation that does not comply with the above requirements will be rejected
- if the request is approved, you will receive a formal written authorization
- to take individual course exams remotely, you must inform the course instructors at least 10 working days before the exam date, attaching the authorization
- to take the graduation exam, you must inform the academic office with at least 15 working days’ notice
- to take the state examination, you must inform the relevant offices and/or the examination committee with at least 5 working days’ notice.
- 18th June 2026, 3:00 p.m.
- 16th July 2026, 3:00 p.m.
- 24th August 2026, 3:00 p.m.
- 14th September 2026, 3:00 p.m.
- 19th October 2026, 3:00 p.m.
- 16th November 2026, 3:00 p.m.
- 14th December 2026, 3:00 p.m.
What requirements must the declaration meet?
The declaration must be issued by your general practitioner or by a physician affiliated with the Italian National Health Service (declarations issued by private physicians will not be accepted).
The declaration must clearly state that the individual is unable to take examinations in person (without specifying the medical reason) and must clearly indicate the duration of such inability.
If you are an international student, you may submit equivalent documentation. However, it must be issued or officially translated into Italian or English.
How long will it take to receive a response after submitting the application?
The calendar indicates the monthly deadlines for submitting applications. A response will be provided approximately within the 10th working day following the submission deadline for that month (and not the request email).
A re remote exams available to all students with disabilities or invalidity?
No. Submission of a disability or invalidity certificate alone is not sufficient to initiate the application process. The declaration described above is required.
I have an examination scheduled soon. Can I request an urgent assessment?
No. Urgent assessment requests are not provided for, and applicants must follow the published schedule.However, situations requiring specific examinations due to documented urgency may be reported (for example, a final examination needed to obtain the credits required for a scholarship, a visa for international students, or similar circumstances).
My authorization has expired. What should I do?
You may submit a new application by following the same procedure and providing an updated declaration.
Is it sufficient to submit a work-related sick leave certificate (INPS)?
No. You must still submit the declaration described on this webpage. The purpose of a work-related sick leave certificate is different.
Teaching adaptations
The University, through the Student Inclusion Services Section, aims to provide support for teaching adaptations for students due to certified health reasons, pregnancy, and support for parenthood.
In these cases, instructors may implement various teaching adaptation measures, such as agreed study programs, alternative materials, asynchronous learning activities and lecture recordings, as well as the possibility to attend classes remotely in synchronous mode.
Where required by current regulations, attendance remains mandatory for practical classes, laboratories, and internships, as well as for any other compulsory in-person teaching activities, and up to 66% of classroom lecture hours for degree programs with mandatory attendance.
These adaptations may be granted to students who are unable to attend classes due to certified health reasons, whether long-term or permanent; to pregnant students starting from two months before the expected delivery date; and to student parents of children up to three years of age.
In cases of high-risk pregnancy, students may benefit from these measures even before the two months preceding the expected delivery date.
You may submit such requests provided that you are regularly enrolled at the University of Turin and have not opted for a suspension of your academic career, in accordance with the Student Career Regulations and the Tuition Fees and Contributions Regulations.
To start the procedure, you must contact the Student Inclusion Services Section by email at [email protected], attaching the medical documentation supporting your request (unless such documentation is already held by the office), the pregnancy certification, or a self-certification of family status (in the case of new parenthood).
The Section will verify that the applicants have not opted for a suspension of their academic career.
The outcome of the evaluation will be communicated to you by the Student Inclusion Services Section via your UniTo institutional email address. If the request is approved, you will receive a formal written authorization to be presented to instructors in order to request teaching adaptations for individual courses.
In case of difficulties, you may ask the Student Inclusion Services Office to inform instructors about the possible measures available to you. As a second step, the CUG (Guarantee Committee) may also be involved.
The possibility of taking exams remotely, instead, follows a different procedure. Authorization for teaching adaptations does not automatically grant authorization to take exams remotely.