Students may cancel their enrolment up to 30 days before the start of the lessons upon payment of a sum equal to the enrolment fee. Notification of cancellation must be sent to the School by registered letter.

After the above period, the student cannot cancel.

Students from outside Europe who after enrolment are unable to obtain permission to enter Italy may either ask to maintain the enrolment with pre-emption for attendance at the courses in the two following years or request the immediate refund of 50% of the amount paid.

Students from Africa, Asia, America and Oceania: by 31st August each year.

Students from Italy and Europe: by 30th September each year.

The lessons are held in Italian.

Foreign students must demonstrate knowledge of the Italian language at B2 level by presenting a certificate awarded by an accredited Centre (Università per Stranieri in Italy, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Centro Dante Alighieri, Linguaviva, etc.)

Foreign students who do not have this certificate must attend an Italian language course before the start of their course at LAO and obtain the required certification (B2).

Foreign students who do not have an Italian language qualification musttake an Italian test in Italy or at an Italian Culture Institute or similar in their country of residence.

Foreign students who arrive at the school without having passed the test or with an insuffient level of the language will have to attend an Italian language course, and so will start their course at LAO in the following six-month or year period of school.

Diploma

The school issues a Diploma for its annual, two-year and three-year practical-theoretical courses to students who have achieved a final result of at least 60% in every subject and have attended at least 85% of the total hours of lessonsin each subject.

The Diploma will be issued at the end of the course subject to the passing of an exam, if required by the course, or of overall assessment.

Certificate

Students who do not achieve the standards required to obtain the Diploma and students in the practical courses receive a Certificate which shows the overall assessment and the hours of lessons attended.

Certificate

In any case, the school issues a certificate which shows the mean and individual assessment in all the subjects and the total number of hours attended. This certificate is issued to all students.

For many years the school has awarded study grants for its annual courses to Italian students and foreign students domiciled in Italy. You can check the rules and assessment criteria on the relative page.