Admission, Enrollment, and Registration

a) Admission is an essential requirement for enrollment in one of the four faculties of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.

b) Admission is granted only for the study cycle for which the application was made. Applications must be reapplied for admission to other cycles; in this case, the documentation already held by the University's Academic Office need not be submitted.

c) Admission is granted based on the curriculum data and the results of any admission tests deemed necessary by the competent academic authorities. For admission to the third cycle, the overall outcome of the studies completed in the Licentiate cycle will be assessed in particular.

d) Admission lapses if enrollment is not formalized for the academic year in which it was granted.

e) Priests, seminarians, members of Institutes of Consecrated Life, and members of Societies of Apostolic Life undertake to observe the norms regarding ecclesiastical dress and the disciplinary aspects in force for clerics and religious residing in Rome.

f) Only after enrollment is a student entitled to attend the courses required by the study plan. This right is lost following unjustified interruption of studies and in cases determined by academic disciplinary regulations.

For further information, contact the ammissioni [at] pusc.it (subject: richiesta%20informazioni%20ammissione) (Admissions Office).

a) To submit the application for admission, an online form must be completed. In this form, in addition to personal and academic information, the following documents must be attached in digital format:

• passport-size photograph;

• identity document, preferably a passport;

• certificates of completed studies, clearly indicating the educational institution attended, the duration of the studies, the subjects taken, and the grades obtained.

Candidates for Holy Orders and seminarians:
1) from countries within the Schengen Area: written authorization from their Ordinary;
2) NOT from countries within the Schengen Area: written authorization from their Ordinary, authenticated by the Apostolic Nuncio.

Members of Institutes of Consecrated Life, members of Societies of Apostolic Life, etc.:
1) from countries within the Schengen Area: written authorization from their Superior;
2) NOT from countries within the Schengen Area: written authorization from their Superior, authenticated by the diocesan Bishop (in the case of an Institute of diocesan right) and by the Apostolic Nuncio.

Laypersons:
1) from countries within the Schengen Area: letter of presentation from an ecclesiastical authority (for example, their parish priest);
2) NOT from countries within the Schengen Area:

• letter of presentation from the Bishop of their diocese, authenticated by the Apostolic Nuncio;

• declaration of financial responsibility (“presa in carico”) regarding payment of board, lodging, and medical expenses, issued by a private individual or an institution. This declaration must bear the authorization (nihil obstat) of the Bishop of the diocese to which the individual or institution issuing it belongs. The student may also submit a declaration of self-support, which must bear the visa of the Bishop of his or her diocese (in this case as well, the Bishop’s signature must be authenticated by the Apostolic Nuncio).

b) The academic authorities, if they deem it appropriate, may request additional documentation or indicate any admission tests.

c) The outcome of the admission application will be communicated to the applicant as soon as possible.

a) After receiving notification of the successful outcome of the application, the candidate may enroll at the Academic Secretariat starting from the first working day of September by submitting:

• the receipt of payment of academic fees;
• for seminarians and priests: accommodation certificate issued by the college where they live;
• priests must also present the document which gives them the faculty to hear confessions (see C.I.C., 969 and 973);
• students coming from other Roman universities or ecclesiastical faculties must also present the authorization to transfer to another university, issued by the Secretary General of the institution of origin.

b) If the candidate has been admitted for the second semester of the academic year, he/she will be able to enroll starting from the first available day of January.

c) All students whose native language is not Italian must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of Italian to attend courses and take the related exams (level A2, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). For this reason an Italian language test will be take place at the beginning of the first semester.

a) Those who are already students at Santa Croce must still renew their enrolment every year at the Academic Secretariat or through their own account in the Secretariat's online services, always starting from the first working day of September, by submitting

• the receipt of payment of academic fees;
• for seminarians and priests: accommodation certificate issued by the college where they live;

b) Enrollment in the Doctoral program is considered valid until the thesis defense, and in any case no later than three years after the date of enrollment. After this period, any Doctoral student who has not yet defended their thesis must request annual renewal by paying the corresponding fee.