• Access to the UCLA summer course offerings for Sessions A6 and C6.
• It is not possible to select other sessions.
• Please consult the UCLA course catalogue Schedule of Classes | UCLA Registrar’s Office. Important: the updated course list will be available from mid-January 2026. In the meantime, it is possible to consult the 2025 edition. 
  • Guide to course selection:
    • check that course days and times do not overlap;
    • filter by the Term “Summer Sessions 2026”;
    • online courses cannot be selected;
    • any prerequisites must be met (where required by the course/courses).
• You may select two courses per session for a minimum of 8 units.
• You may request recognition of CFU credits. The request must be submitted before departure, following the procedure set out by your Faculty. Students are invited to read carefully the Faculty regulations and the related procedures: Approvazione esami | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

For the Brescia campus, some recommended exams have been identified by the Faculties (Excel files to be uploaded to GeCo and SMFN). Students are invited, once the UCLA course list has been updated, to check whether the courses will also be offered in summer 2025.

 

Please consult the list of certifications accepted by UCLA and the related scores: International Student Information – UCLA Summer Sessions (section “English Proficiency”)

IMPORTANT: only certifications obtained from May 2024 onwards will be accepted.

• If you do not hold one of the listed certifications, you may take the English language test provided by Cattolica International.
  • During the online application, you may select the date on which to sit the test. We recommend taking the test at the earliest available date to avoid the risk of no places being available.
  • The test will be held online and can be booked directly during the application process. A Zoom link will be sent by email by the day before the test date.
  • The test may be taken only once.
  • If you have already taken the internal Cattolica International test for other overseas programmes (from May 2024 onwards) and obtained a satisfactory result, you may choose not to take it again and keep the previous result valid. You must indicate in the online application the date on which the test was taken.
• Students enrolled in a Cattolica degree programme taught entirely in English may access the programme by attaching a self-declaration of enrolment on the degree programme.
  • The document can be downloaded from the iCatt portal: Online Student Services – Substitute Declarations – Enrolment with study plan. NB the document must be completed and signed.
  • For scholarship ranking purposes, a B2.2 score will be automatically assigned.

 

Further information

• Prerequisites
• FAQ

Students may choose to stay on campus and use the facilities provided by UCLA, or arrange accommodation independently.

To book on-campus accommodation:

Once applications have closed and confirmation of admission to courses at UCLA has been received, each student will be able to book accommodation independently by selecting from the available options. Cattolica International will provide guidance on booking procedures; however, UCLA’s housing booking system requires each student to book and pay for accommodation independently. More information here: Summer Sessions Housing | Housing (ucla.edu)

By way of example, housing costs for the 2025 Summer Sessions Housing Rates are provided. Costs for the 2026 edition may be subject to change.

IMPORTANT: costs for the 2026 Summer Session will be confirmed by UCLA in January 2026. The costs listed below may be subject to change, as they refer to the previous edition:

One session, 6 weeks:

• 8 units: $4,010
• 9 units: $4,395
• 10 units: $4,780

Two sessions, 12 weeks:

• 16 units: $7,090
• 17 units: $7,475
• 18 units: $7,860
• 19 units: $8,245
• 20 units: $8,630

Programme fee: €300

The programme cost includes:

• orientation and support during the enrolment process for courses at UCLA
• insurance and Student Safety Package
• US health insurance required and activated by UCLA
• pre-departure support
• enrolment and attendance on two courses per session
• official certificate of attendance, including exam grades
• post-return support related to the procedures for recording overseas exams
• post-return workshop “Welcome Back: unpack your experience!”, organised by Cattolica International

The programme cost does not include:

• return flights
• meals and accommodation
• any costs related to obtaining a study visa
• costs related to academic materials
• anything not expressly stated

Cattolica offers 6 scholarships worth €1,500 each.

• Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit and paid as a reimbursement.
• To apply, you simply need to enrol in the programme; no specific application is required.
• When awarding scholarships, priority will be given to students and, subsequently, to recent graduates.

For students with qualifications not awarded in Italy, if a grade conversion has not already been recorded in their academic career at Università Cattolica, a score of 80/100 will be assigned by default for the secondary school diploma grade and 90/110 for the bachelor’s degree grade. No other or different methods for recognising obtained grades are permitted.

Selected students will be required to apply for a study visa. The application may only be submitted after admission to the courses. Further information will be provided after the application deadline. If you already hold a passport, please check that it is valid. If you do not hold a passport, you should apply as soon as possible.

Useful links:

• Viaggiare Sicuri
• Embassy and Consulates of the United States of America in Italy

All Università Cattolica students will be covered by an insurance policy.

Università Cattolica “Student Safety Package” | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore