GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY
2015-2016 A.Y.
Bachelor of Science Programs (3-y)
9.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, PROCEDURES AND DEADLINES
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9.1.
Continuing studies
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9.1.1.
Rules
Students enrolled in the first year of a Bachelor of Science program are admitted to the second year only if they have earned at least 24 credit points by the exam period of:
After the third year, students who have not yet completed the study plan usually enroll as repeating students "fuori corso". However students can also enroll as repeating students "ripetente". Last change 24/07/2015 15:59 |
9.1.2.
Administrative procedures and deadlines for enrolment as repeating students ('ripetente') in the first, second and following years
Enrolment must be carried out during the:
by accessing, via yoU@B student Diary, to the Punto Blu 'Administrative Area' menu. The enrolment procedures are as follows:
After selecting "Enrolment in the academic year", the system automatically allows:
Students who do not enroll by 1 September 2015, for whatever reason, can enroll during the 2 September - 31 December 2015(*) period, upon payment of a late-enrolment fee (for detailed information check the website at www.unibocconi.eu/fees. After 31 December 2015 enrolment is only possible as repeating students, ("fuori corso or "fuori corso intermedio") and the payment of the penalty fees due made (for detailed information please check www.unibocconi.eu/fees), to the Academic Affairs Division Desk. (*) Since 31 December 2015 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (4 January 2016). Last change 16/07/2015 15:51 |
9.1.3.
Choice of Major for students enrolled in the BIEF program
From 8 to 19 January 2016, by using the Punto Blu, that can be accessed via yoU@B, BIEF students enrolled in the second year of studies must choose from among the following majors:
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9.1.4.
Choice of modules for CLEACC second year students
When enrolling in the second year of studies (30 July- 1 September 2015) students must carry out the choice of two modules, one for the first semester and one for the second one, relating to the course Metodo, critica e ricerca nelle discipline artistiche [Method, critique and research in artistic disciplines] (see chapter 2.). From 8 to 19 January 2016 you can change, via yoU@B Student Diary>Punto Blu>Study Plan, the module previously chosen in the second semester with another module held in the second semester of the current academic year. Such changes must be made in compliance with numerical limits described in Elective course allocation. Last change 24/07/2015 16:01 |
9.2.
Foreign languages
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9.2.1.
Changing first foreign language
First-year students who are not English native speakers and are enrolled in class groups taught in Italian will have English assigned automatically as their first compulsory language. Last change 01/06/2015 08:00 |
9.2.2.
Choice of second foreign language for third year students (enrolled till the 2013-2014 academic year)
Students must choose the second foreign language when enrolling in the 3rd year (27 July - 1 September 2015). Last change 24/07/2015 16:03 |
9.2.3.
Choice of second foreign language for second year students (students initially enrolled from the 2014-2015 academic year)
Students must choose the second foreign language when enrolling in the 2nd year (30 July - 1 September 2015). Students can change the 1st and/or 2nd language using Punto Blu that can be accessed by the yoU@B student Diary, in the period 30 July - 30 September 2015 and between 08 - 19 January 2016. Information regarding language choice and courses on offer is available in "Foreign Languages and Computer Skills" and on the site at www.unibocconi.eu/languagecentre Last change 16/07/2015 16:01 |
9.3.
Choice of elective courses
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9.3.1.
Elective courses choice rules
When students enroll in the third year of their programs (27 July - 1 September 2015) they must choose their elective courses for both the first and second semesters, for inclusion in their study plan. During this period students can also change the electives they chose when enrolling in the current academic year. In addition BIEMF students can also change the major chosen in the second year of studies. Electives may be freely chosen from the courses available, from the general list following the instructions below for each Bachelor of Science Program. CLEAM-CLEF-CLES 3 elective courses Electives must be chosen according to the following criteria:
BIEMF
in addition
CLEACC All students must choose 1 course from among:
Before choosing elective courses students are advised to check the list of courses available, programs, lessons schedule, and the "incompatible" and "banned" courses (Italian version). Students participating in international programs will be given the possibility of changing their study plan once they come back from the exchange (see 9.3.4 “Change of study plan for students participating in international programs”). However, upon enrolling in the academic year, students are advised to choose elective courses coherent with their interests, in case they have to sit for some exams at Bocconi. Last change 24/07/2015 16:04 |
9.3.2.
Electives allocation
After enrolling in the academic year students are allocated the elective courses chosen for both the first and the second semester. The courses chosen are therefore immediately viewable in the students’ study plan. The allocation of elective courses is made on the basis of the sign-up positions when students made the course choice/change. As a general rule, each course class group must not have more than 110 students. Except for:
Bocconi students participating in international programs may include courses that at Bocconi have reached the maximum number of students enrolled in their academic career only with the purpose of recording exams passed abroad in their academic career. Students who enroll in the academic year after 1 September, and especially during the period from 2 September 2015 to 31 December 2015(*), can choose their first- and second-semester electives from the list of electives still available at the time of enrolment in the academic year. (*) Since 31 December 2015 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (4 January 2016). Last change 23/07/2015 08:50 |
9.3.3.
Changing first and second semester elective courses with second semester elective courses
During the 8 - 19 January 2016 period students can change the first- and second-semester electives included in their study plan with other second-semester electives, as long as they refer to the current academic year via Punto Blu. Last change 24/07/2015 16:06 |
9.3.4.
Change of study plan for students participating in international programs
Bocconi students participating in International programs can modify their study plan when they come back (and in the periods scheduled for all students: 27 July to 1 September 2015 and from 8 to 19 January 2016) one extra time (see Electives allocation paragraph 9.3.2) through the Punto Blu, via the yoU@B Diary. Last change 23/07/2015 17:07 |
9.4.
Additional courses
Additional courses are those whose credit points provide more than the 180 credit points needed to fulfil the degree requirements. They can be chosen from among the range of elective courses and can only be included in the study plan, for a maximum number of three, after students have passed all course exams of the first 3 semesters of their Bachelor of Science program. Such activities can be selected from among the elective courses and the language courses. To calculate the average, only two additional exams may be considered (those for which students received the highest marks, if grades achieved are the same the ones with an highest number of credit points are considered). Students can choose additional courses from the third year of studies by collecting and handing in the completed form to the Academic Affairs Division Desk, between 27 July 2015 - 19 January 2016. Please notice that
It is not possible to eliminate an activity from the study plan which has been passed and registered. Last change 16/07/2015 16:14 |
9.5.
Review of degree program choice
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9.5.1.
Rules
For Bachelor of Science programs which have a common foundation - CLEAM, CLES, CLEF, BIEM and BIEF - students may request to be assigned to a different program as long as it belongs to the same subject-area foundation as their original Bachelor of Science program. They may request this change during the third semester, in the second year of studies. In order to submit an application to review the Bachelor of Science program choice, students must be enrolled in their original Bachelor of Science program for the 2015-2016 academic year. Last change 06/07/2015 16:22 |
9.5.2.
Limits
In order to regulate the changes from one degree program to another, for the 2015-2016 academic year the Academic Council has set that applications will be accepted as long as the balance between entering and exiting students, added to those students who make up the class groups, is at most equal to 135 students for each class group for programs taught in Italian and 115 students for programs in English for each class group. If the number of applications is greater than the number of places, students will be selected according to a ranking list for each new Bachelor of Science program based on merit, which is determined by the weighted average of exam marks and credit points received compared with those to be received. The ranking is carried out by considering the first year study plan and exam passed by the month of November 2015. Please note that in case students opt for the BIEM or BIEF program:
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9.5.3.
Administrative procedures and deadlines
Students can submit an application to review the Bachelor of Science program choice (the application form must be collected, filled out and handed in at the Academic Affairs Division Desk) during the 1-22 December 2015 period. The same deadline applies for cancelling or modifying any applications previously submitted. On 15 January 2015 via yoU@B student Diary, students receive the results of the Bachelor of Science program review; admitted students also receive the details on the class group assigned. During the December 2015 and January-February 2016 period, students who applied to review their Bachelor of Science program choices must sit first- and second-semester exams of the first year of studies and first-semester exams of the second year of studies as required in the study plan, with course profiles and teachers of their original Bachelor of Science programs. Last change 25/09/2015 09:33 |
9.6.
Changing Bachelor of Science Programs
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9.6.1.
Rules
Students cannot change their Bachelor of Science program in the first year of the program. Changes of program:
The year of admission to the new program is determined by the Program Director, who will take the student's academic curriculum into account. It is specified that, for the 2015-16 academic year the change for the Bachelor of Science in International Politics and Government cannot be possible, such change can be admitted starting from the 2016/2017 academic year. Bachelor of Science program changes towards the World Bachelor in Business program will not be possible (in no way).
In addition, students are considered to have attended the lessons for courses taken in the years before the change included in the program structure of the new degree program. Therefore students can register for the exams for the courses included in the program structure of the new degree program in the years before the change, starting from the first available exam session.
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9.6.2.
Limits
In order to regulate the changes from one degree program to another, for the 2015-2016 academic year the Faculty Council has set that applications will be accepted as long as the balance between entering and exiting students, added to those students who make up the class groups, is at most equal to:
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9.6.3.
Administrative rules and deadline
Students can submit the application to change Bachelor of Science program (the application form must be collected, filled out and handed in at the Academic Affairs Division Desk) during the 30 July - 31 August 2015 period. The same deadline applies for cancelling or modifying any applications previously submitted. In order to submit the application to change program students must be enrolled in their original Bachelor of Science program for the 2015-2016 academic year. On 4 September 2015 via their yoU@B student diary, students will receive the results of the application for degree program change. If admitted, students will also receive the new degree program details and the class group assigned. After the application outcome, students who wish to withdraw from the change made have 5 days from the publication of the outcome to submit the written withdrawal at the Academic Affairs Division Desk. Last change 22/07/2015 15:45 |
9.7.
Transferring to another university
Bocconi students may transfer to another university by submitting an application to transfer form. The form is to be collected, filled out and submitted to the Academic Affairs Division Desk. Details must include the new university they intend to transfer to and the Program they wish to attend. Students are advised to check the deadline for receiving transfer documents with the university they intend to transfer to, to make sure they have enough time to submit the application to complete the transfer procedure. Students who present a transfer request during the 27 July - 30 September 2015 period do not have to enroll in the 2015-2016 academic year; students who present a transfer request after 30 September 2015 and no later than 31 December 2015(*) must enroll for the 2015-2016 academic year. Enrolled students who have submitted a transfer application should contact the TCA (University Fees Office) for information regarding university fees and tuition. The transfer application form must be accompanied by:
Students who transferred to another University cannot come back to Università Bocconi during the same academic year they applied for transferring, except for students who have not carried out any administrative act at the University of destination. Students who intend to continue their studies at the Italian Military Academy and universities abroad must hand in a special application form available from the Academic Affairs Division Desk. (*) Since 31 December 2015 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (4 January 2016). Last change 16/07/2015 16:30 |
9.8.
Temporary interruption
Students who during the academic year are carrying out military service or civil service duties, female students in the year of birth of each child and students who are forced to interrupt studies because of serious illness and certified prolonged medical conditions can apply to temporarily interrupt their studies in accordance with DPCM 09/04/2001.
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9.9.
Disqualification
After eight academic years after the end of the standard duration of the program, starting from the first initial enrolment in the university system, the student academic career is subject to a specific evaluation. Last change 06/07/2015 16:29 |
9.10.
Withdrawing from university studies
Students can withdraw from their studies at any time, ending their academic career at this University. Their intention to withdraw must be communicated in a written, clear and concise form. Students enrolled in the first year of studies 2015-2016 who wish to withdraw must follow the timeline below:
The application should include a declaration stating that there are no pending obligations with ISU Bocconi (Student Assistance and Financial Aid), the Bocconi Library, and other University Offices. A marca da bollo worth of euro 16,00 must be attached to the application. Last change 01/06/2015 08:00 |