The courses covered by these guidelines are intended for all international students who possess a foreign diploma or degree or come from a foreign school or university and are enrolled for the first time in the academic reference year in a course of study held in English at Sapienza, Università di Roma (e.g.: a bachelor’s degree, master's degree, single cycle degree, 1st and 2nd level masters degree, graduate school, PhD, Invest Your Talent in Italy Program).

The 40-hour Italian language courses are delivered in-person and/or online during the second semester of the academic reference year (February–June) by the CLA. In case of demand and at the discretion of the CLA, another 40-hour Italian language course can be delivered during the first semester of the following academic year (October–December).

Students must attend at least 70% of the total course hours (28 hours out of 40) in order to be admitted to the final exam and receive a Certificate of attendance stating the student’s language proficiency.

The CLA provides Italian language courses for the following CEFR levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1. However, priority is given to those students with a basic and intermediate knowledge of Italian (from A1 to B1).