Pirlo earned his UEFA Pro coaching licence and completed his final exams on Monday, before the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) gave the final approval on Wednesday.
A UEFA Pro licence is required in Italy for any manager taking charge of a team in Serie A or Serie B.
The FIGC announced that Pirlo had scored 107 out of 110 on his final exam, making him the second-best student behind former Genoa boss Thiago Motta, who scored 108.
Pirlo was also required to write a thesis as part of earning his UEFA Pro licence, and the 41-year-old's paper analysed the changing role of players on the pitch.
According to the FIGC: "Pirlo's thesis analyses – using the terms written by the coach himself – the adaptation 'to the increasingly liquid context of matches.'
"In modern football, in fact, 'The meaning of a role is changing. It is no longer a fixed position that identifies the characteristics of a player, but more and more it is different functions and therefore the tasks that a player performs in the match to identify him.'"
Pirlo was appointed Juventus head coach last month after the club sacked Maurizio Sarri in the aftermath of a disappointing Champions League exit to Lyon at the last-16 stage.
Though he had no head coaching experience and had only just been named Juve's U23 head coach, Pirlo was put in charge of the nine-time defending Serie A champions.
Pirlo will take charge of his first game on Sunday when Juventus host Sampdoria at the Allianz Stadium
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