Pre-registration Design

!! UPDATE ON THE EXTRAORDINARY SELECTION ROUND (details in the table below)!! From February 20th to September 21st 2026, it will be possible to pre-enroll in the three-year degree course in Design, according to the deadlines indicated in the following table.

Online pre-registration termsPublication of interview scheduleGraphic test and interviewsPublication of admission ranking listEnrolment terms
From 20 February to 26 April 2026By 28 April 202629 April 202605 May 2026From 05 May to 17 May 2026
From 18 May to 12 July 2026By 14 July 202615 July 202620 July 2026From 20 July to 30 July 2026
From 31 July to 30 August 2026By 31 August 202601 September 202607 September 2026From 07 September to 14 September 2026
From 15 September to 21 September 2026All pre-registered participants must arrive at 09:00 am22 September 202625 September 2026From 25 September to 29 September 2026

On the online student portal (Esse3) proceed as indicated below to pre-register for the degree course

  • Register by entering the requested personal data
  • Note down the username and password assigned by the system
  • Login
  • Click on secretariat/admission test to register for the entrance exam for the Bachelor's Degree in Design, entering the requested data. During the pre-registration procedure, you will be asked to upload the following documents:
    Valid identity document front/back;
  • Note down the pre-registration number assigned by the system (viewable on the registration summary page and at the bottom of the admission application form, downloadable at the end of the procedure – see number, date and time of application submission)

Please Note: If you do not have any of the required documents when completing the procedure, you can upload them later by accessing the same procedure again and clicking – at the bottom of the summary page – on the “modify assessment titles” button.

To complete the online pre-registration procedure, it is indispensable to pay €50,00, using the link (online payment by credit card) or the downloadable payment slip (Bollettino Freccia), available at online portal/secretariat/payments. The payment must be made within the deadline indicated in the call for applications.

Candidates already enrolled in other universities must also send the following documents to segreteriastudenti@unirsm.sm, within and no later than the deadline for pre-registration for the relevant selection session, specifying in the subject line"Career assessment of - surname and name":

  • the career evaluation request form (downloadable at the bottom of the page);
  • the enrollment certificate showing exams taken, including credits and scientific-disciplinary sectors (self-certification is not accepted).

Any disabilities and/or specific learning disorders must be reported during the pre-registration process, attaching appropriate certification. Candidates will be contacted by the Inclusion Service representatives to receive information regarding compensatory tools and measures (inclusione@unirsm.sm).

The admission test for each round will take place at the Degree Course headquarters,Ancient Monastery of Santa Chiara – Contrada Omerelli 20, 47890 – City of San Marino, starting from 10.00 am (graphic test) and from 2.30 pm (interviews), following the order of pre-registration (the final list of interviews will be published on this page within the deadlines shown in the table).

All candidates must present themselves at the test location for identification procedures at 9 a.m. on the day of the test, bringing the following documents:

  • Valid identity document ;
  • Receipt of the payment of the €50,00 pre-registration fee

The evaluation of the test is based on the following criteria:

  • Graphic test evaluation: coherence with the proposed theme and conceptualization ability (50%), graphic representation skills (20%), personal interpretation skills (30%)
  • Interview evaluation: curriculum vitae, any analogue and/or digital portfolio, presentation skills, communication effectiveness (33%), ability to argue interests (33%) and motivations for undertaking design studies (34%)

The minimum overall passing score is set at 25/100.

NB Information on foreign qualifications can be found in Article 2 of the Call for Applications, published at the bottom of the page.

More detailed information on quotas, admission requirements, candidate evalutation, publication of rankings and enrollment procedures can be found in the Admission Call, published at the bottom of the page.

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