TOLC-AV - Sustainable agricultural systems

The TOLC-AV entry test is required for the Degree course in Sustainable Agricultural Systems.

WHAT IS TOLC-AV

TOLC is the acronym for Test OnLine CISIA. The test is designed for those wishing to enrol in a degree course which requires initial knowledge assessment prior to admission. TOLC-AV is a test used to evaluate knowledge upon admission for Agricultural and Veterinary degree courses.

In 2023, Università degli Studi di Brescia will mainly deliver the TOLC test in TOLC@ CASA (home testing) mode. This instrument allows aspiring university students to sit the test at home.
In addition, to meet the needs of students who feel they are unable to sit the TOLC@ CASA home exam due to technical difficulties, the University is organising two tests on its premises for a limited number of students. These will be scheduled in July and September.

Università degli Studi di Brescia offers:

Early aptitude tests until July 2023
It is possible for students who hold a recognised high-school leaving diploma or other suitable qualification gained abroad to sit the early TOLC-AV (TOLC @CASA) test, as well as students attending the last two years of high school (years 4 and 5).
Aptitude testing September 2023
Only for students who hold a high-school leaving diploma.

CISIA - TOLC

How to enrol for the TOLC test

STRUCTURE OF TOLC-AV

The TOLC-AV test comprises 50 questions and is divided into 6 sections.
The sections are: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Logic and Verbal Comprehension.
At the end of the TOLC-AV is a section containing 30 questions for the English Language test.

SECTIONS	Number of questions	Time given
BIOLOGY	8	16
PHYSICS	8	16
MATHEMATICS	8	16
LOGIC	8	16
VERBAL COMPREHENSION	10 (2 sections)	20
TOTAL	50	100
ENGLISH	30	15

The result of each TOLC-AV, excluding the English test, is determined by the number of correct, incorrect or blank answers, giving an overall score obtained as follows:

1 point for each correct answer
0 points for each answer left blank
-0.25 points for each incorrect answer

For the English assessment, no penalties are applied for incorrect answers, and the scoring applies 1 point for correct answers, and 0 points for answers that are incorrect or left blank.

TOLC CALENDAR

Early aptitude tests until July*

TOLC@ CASA

Day	Session
7 March 2023	14.20
15 March 2023	14.20
23 March 2023	14.20
26 April 2023	14.20
9 May 2023	14.20
17 May 2023	14.20
25 May 2023	14.20
13 July 2023	8.50 - 10.20 - 14.20

TOLC on University premises

Day	Session
13 July 2023	9.00

Enrolments for tests in April and May will be open from 14 March 2023; for tests in July, August and September enrolment will open from 31 May 2023.

Aptitude tests in August-September*

TOLC@ CASA

Day	Session
22 August 2023	8.50 - 14.20
01 September 2023	8.50 - 14.20
05 September 2023	8.50 - 14.20
06 September 2023	8.50 - 14.20
07 September 2023	8.50 - 14.20

TOLC on university premises

Day	Session
12 September 2023	9.00

*Applicants are assigned to a given session once the previous session has been filled.

RESULT OF THE TOLC-AV ADMISSION TEST

At the end of the test, the student can immediately see the overview of the test on the screen along with the score for each section and the overall score in absolute terms. When the results are displayed on the screen, it confirms that the data and answers given by each student have successfully been saved. After 48 hours, CISIA sends the test certificate to the personal account with a summary of the scores.

Candidates scoring 15 out of 50 or more (excluding the English language test questions) may enrol in the Sustainable Agricultural Systems Course at Università di Brescia.
Candidates that do not achieve a score of 15 out of 50 or higher (excluding the English language test questions) may still enrol, but they will be given OFAs – additional educational requirements - (for more information, please consult the OFA section).