GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Students are admitted to the following year of studies regardless of the number of credit points gained, however:

• they cannot sit second-year exams if they have not yet gained 60% of the credit points for the first year;
• they cannot sit third-year exams if they have not passed all the exams for the first year and if they have not gained 60% of the credit points for the second year.
  
  

Checks are carried out at the end of every exam period to ensure that these requirements have been fulfilled.

Any exams that have been passed, which are not in compliance with the above-mentioned rules, will be automatically annulled and will have to be repeated.

These rules are valid until up to and including the November 2007 exam period.

Starting from the first exam session following the end of first-semester lessons of the 2007-2008 academic year, i.e. from January 2008, rules of bachelor program starting from 2006-2007 academic year will apply.

In particular:

"students enrolled in the first year of studies are admitted to the second year only if they have earned at least 24 credit points within the period of exams of July 2008."

Please notice that there are no restrictions for enrolment after the second year.

Students who are regularly enrolled in the academic year as regular ("in corso") or repeating ("ripetente"):

• are allocated a class group for lessons;
• are allowed to attend any repeat class groups for courses which have not been passed;
• are allowed to sit partial and general exams;
• are granted access to the various services offered by the University (Library, IT rooms, etc);
• can obtain enrolment certifications for the academic year in which they are enrolled.
  
  

After the first enrolment in the third year of studies, students who have not yet completed their studies must enrol as a repeating student ("fuori corso").

Students enrolled as "fuori corso" are not assigned class groups for learning activities.

Enrolment must be carried out during the 1 August - 10 September 2007 period via Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu.

The enrolment procedures are as follows:

• select the "Enrolment in Academic Year" option from the main menu at any Punto Blu terminal or Virtual Punto Blu;
• enter the requested enrolment data.
  
  

At this stage the system automatically asks students to choose electives and foreign language modules; students enrolled in the Undergraduate Degree in Scienze giuridiche [Law] (CLSG) may add a second foreign language to their study plans in lieu of "projects/seminars" (see chapter 7.1.4).

The system will then ask you to confirm your enrolment in the academic year, choice of foreign language modules and elective courses.

Once enrolment has been completed, students can immediately print the following from Punto Blu:

• the "enrolment" and "official academic transcript" certifications;
• personalized class timetable;
• personalized exam timetable.
  
  

Enrolment in the academic year is completed once the first instalment of the university fees and tuition has been paid and recorded in the student's academic career. If the first instalment of the university fees and tuition is not paid by 14 September 2007 students will not be able to carry out any administrative or learning activities or make use of any student services. 

Students who do not enrol by 10 September 2007, for whatever reason, can enrol during the 17 September - 31 December 2007(*) period upon payment of a late-enrolment fee (for detailed information consult the website at http://www.unibocconi.it/fees) and with the understanding that the number of electives to choose from may be reduced (see following paragraphs).

After 31 December 2007 enrolment is only possible:

• as a repeating student ("fuori corso") for students enrolled in the third year or as repeating students ("fuori corso") in the previous academic year;
• in the third year for students already enrolled in the second year or second-year repeating students ("ripetente") in the previous academic year upon the Rector's acceptance of a written justification and request for an extension. The request must be submitted to the Teaching Services and Organization Desk together with payment of the penalty fees (more information is on the website at http://www.unibocconi.it/fees).
  
  

(*) Since 31 December 2007 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (2 January 2008).

Students must choose the foreign languages and modules they wish to attend during the first and second semester, when they enrol in the third year of studies (1 August - 10 September 2007).

Students can change their first and/or second language via Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu from 7 to 31 January 2008.

For details regarding choice of foreign languages and courses available, see paragraph 3.3 "Foreign Languages" or check the website at http://www.unibocconi.it/languagecentre.

Students enrolled in the Undergraduate Degree in Scienze giuridiche [Law] (CLSG) can include a second foreign language in their study plans instead of "projects/seminars". In order to add a second language to their study plans, students must submit an application via Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu when completing enrolment between 1 August - 10 September 2007.
For further information on foreign languages choice and courses offered paragraph 3.3 "Foreign Languages" and the website at http://www.unibocconi.it/languagecentre.

When students enrol in the third year of their programs (1 August - 10 September 2007) 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.
Before choosing electives, students are advised to check the list of courses available, course profiles, class timetables and the list of incompatible and banned courses published on the specific sections of the website. 
For all courses both restricted groups and broad groups students must choose an alternative to their first choice.
Students in all undergraduate degree programs must choose 4 electives, except for DIEM students who must choose 8.
As explained below, the second choice is necessary in case the first-choice elective does not attract the minimum number of students (15), or the maximum number of students (120) has already been reached.

The educational offer for the 2007-2008 academic year include an e-learning class group already taught in the same semester using traditional methods.
If required, when students are asked to choose their elective courses, they must specify the learning method (either traditional or e-learning).
Starting up e-learning class groups depends on:

• activating the traditional class group (if this does not happen, the e-learning class group will not be activated);
• a minimum number of inscriptions has to be reached.

 
By 17 September 2007:

• allocation of first- and second-semester electives will take place;
• students will receive a personal message in their yoU@B student diaries informing them of whether they have been assigned the chosen electives or not.
  
  

Allocation of courses is based on a scale that takes into account the alternatives expressed by students and their positions in the elective enrolment list when they made the choice/change. Students who change only one elective course lose the priority position they held for their initial choice, even for elective courses which have not been changed.

Courses that do not attract the minimum number of 15 students will not be run unless the courses are taught in English.

Courses must not have more than 120 students. The following students are not included in the limit of 120:

• students participating in international programs from foreign universities;
• students who opt to change from a four-year to a three-year program, since the results of their applications will be released by 1 October 2007;
• students who already hold a degree from Università Bocconi and are admitted to the third year.
  
  

Bocconi students participating in international programs may have exams recorded in their academic career which were taken at universities abroad that correspond to Bocconi courses that have either not reached the minimum number of students and therefore are not run or that have already reached  the maximum number of students.

During the 17-28 September 2007 period:

• students who were not allocated either their first-choice electives or their second-choice electives and
• students who obtained permission to change their undergraduate degree programs
  
  

must choose from among the first- and second-semester electives that are still available, at Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu. In this phase, once electives have reached the maximum number of 120 students, they will no longer be available for other students to choose.

Students who enrol in the academic year after 10 September, and especially during the period from 10 September 2007 to 31 December 2007(**), can choose their first- and second-semester electives from the list of electives that are still available at the time of enrolment in the academic year.

(**) Since 31 December 2007 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (2 January 2008).

During the 7-31 January 2008 period students can change the first- and second-semester electives included in their study plans with other second-semester electives, as long as they refer to the current academic year.

Changing electives is always subject to the limited numbers as described in paragraph 7.1.5.

Additional courses are those that, if included in the study plan, 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 after students have passed all the course exams of the first 3 semesters of their undergraduate degree programs.
A maximum of 2 additional exams can be included in the calculation of the Grade Point Average (the best 2 marks).
Students can choose additional courses starting with their third year by filling out a form that can be collected from the Teaching Services and Organization Desk during the 1 August 2007 - 31 January 2008 period.
Additional courses can be cancelled by handing in an application to the Teaching Services and Organization Desk.

After completion of the first year, students may change their program of study.

• Changing undergraduate degree program at the end of the first year:
  Students may sit the exams for the second year of the degree program they want to change to, only if they have gained 60% of the credit points for the first year for either their original degree program or their new degree program.
• Changing undergraduate degree program at the end of the second year:
  students can sit the exams for the third year of the program they want to change to only if they have gained all the required credit points of the first year of the degree program they want to change to, and at least 60% of the credit points for the second year for either their original degree program or their new degree program.
• Changing undergraduate degree program at the end of the third year:
  The Program Director will decide the year into which the student will be admitted after evaluating all credit points gained .
  
  

For undergraduate degree programs that are taught in both Italian and English, changing from a class group taught in English to a class group taught in Italian (and vice versa) is considered to be a change in degree programs, and therefore can only be done at the end of the year.

There are no numerical restrictions for students who want to change from one degree program to another. 

When changing from one undergraduate degree program to another, the following applies:

• exams taken for courses in the original degree program that have the same title, code and credit point value as those included in the new degree program are considered to be 'equal';
• exams are 'to be integrated' if they are exams for courses belonging to the same subject group in both the original and new degree programs. Courses may have significantly different course profiles even if they are worth the same credit point value, or the original programs course may be worth less credit points than those of the new program. In this case the exam mark is based on a weighted average of the marks obtained in both degree programs;
• any exams included in the original degree program that are not included in the program structure of the new degree program are considered to be 'in excess'.
  
  

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. This means that students can register for the exams of courses included in the program structure of the new degree program, starting with the November exam period.

Changing undegraduate degree program table (italian version)

Students can submit an application to change undergraduate degree program (the application form must be collected, filled out and handed in at the Teaching Services and Organization Desk) during the 1 August - 3 September 2007 period. The same deadline applies for cancelling or modifying any applications previously submitted.

In order to submit the application to change undergraduate degree program, students must be already enrolled in the third year of their original degree programs for the 2007-2008 a.y.

On 11 September 2007, via their yoU@B student diaries, students will receive  the results of the application for degree program change together with a copy of the new degree program details and the class group assigned. The list of the results is also available on University bulleting boards (University building, via Sarfatti 25).

Transferring to another degree system is defined as changing from a three-year undergraduate degree program, which remained active until the 2005-2006 academic year, to a bachelor program which was activated starting with the 2006-2007 a.y..

Transferring to another degree system forsees:

• admission to the first year, if less than 24 credit points required in the study plan of the new degree program are recognized;
• admission to the second year, if the number of credit points recognized is higher or equal to 24 and less than 90, as required in the study plan of the new degree program;
• admission to the third year, (starting with the 2008-2009 academic year) if at least 90 credit points are recognized, as required in the study plan of the new degree program.
  
  

In addition:

• there are no numerical limits for students who wish to transfer to another degree system;
• exams which have been passed in the original degree program, but are required in the study plan of the new degree program in years following the admission year, will be registered in the students academic career in due time (at the beginning of the year of studies in which they are required);
• students may only be admitted to a year of studies which is active (for the 2007-2008 a.y. only the first and second years are running).
  
  

When changing from one undergraduate degree program to another, the following applies:

• exams taken for courses in the original degree program that have the same title, code and credit point value as those included in the new degree program are considered to be 'equal';
• exams are 'to be integrated' if they are exams for courses belonging to the same subject group in both the original and new degree programs. Courses may have significantly different course profiles even if they are worth the same credit point value, or the original program's course may be worth less credit points than those of the new program. In this case the exam mark is based on a weighted average of the marks obtained in both degree programs;
• any exams included in the original degree program that are not included in the program structure of the new degree program are considered to be 'in excess'.
  
  

In order to submit an application to transfer to another degree system, students must be enrolled in the third year of the 2007-2008 a.y. in their original degree programs.

Students can submit the application to change undergraduate program (the application form can be collected and handed in at the Teaching Services and Organization Desk) during the 1 August - 3 September 2007 period. The same deadline applies for cancelling or modifying any applications which were previously submitted. Changing to a (three-year) bachelor program which starts with the 2006-2007 a.y. is irreversible.

A special Committee composed of a Professor (Degree Program Director or a delegate) and a representative of the Student Administration Centre opens the dossier and determines the year of admission, recognition of exams and "study plan to be completed".

By October 2007, via their yoU@B student diaries, students will receive  the results of the degree system transfer together with the new program details and the class group assigned. The list of the results is also available on University bulleting boards (University building, via Sarfatti 25).

The Ministerial Decree of 25 November 2005 defines the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law] (CLMG) as a five-year path, aimed at professional competencies in law.

Students who enrolled in the Undergraduate Degree in Scienze giuridiche [Law] (CLSG) for the 2005-2006 a.y. or in previous years, may continue the undergraduate degree program and finish the educational path with the Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law] (CLG-LS) which will remain active until completed, or transfer to the five-year Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program with recovery of debits.
The following describes the administrative criteria for Bocconi students and students from other universities who, enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in Law (field of study 31) or in a Master of Science program in Law (field of study 22/S), wish to be admitted to the five-year Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program.

The option to change to the five-year system includes:

• admission to the first year, if less than 24 credit points required in the first years study plan of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program are recognized;
• admission to the second year, if the number of credit points recognized is higher or equal to 24 and less than 90 as required in the first- and second-year study plan of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program;
• admission to the third year, (starting with the 2008-2009 a.y.) if the number of credit points recognized is > 90 as required in the first- and second-year study plan of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program;
• admission to the first, second, and third year of the five-year program for students who already have an undergraduate degree.
  
  

In addition:

• students who opt for the change may only be admitted to an active year of studies;
• students who opt for the change extend the duration of their studies for at least one year 
• students who opt for the change can sit exams for courses in the new degree program study plan in years previous to the student's admission, starting with the first available exam session and without having attended lessons;
• exams which have been passed in the original degree program but are required by the new degree program study plan for courses in years previous to the student's admission, are registered in the student's academic career in due time (at the beginning of the year in which they are required);
• for Bocconi students, there is no limit to the number of exams and credits which are recognized.
  
  

In conclusion:

• students enrolled in the Undergraduate Degree in Scienze giuridiche [Law] (CLSG) or in the Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law] (CLG-LS) may exercise this option in any year of studies;
• students who exercise this option add at least 1 year more to the standard duration of studies;
• changing to the five-year system is irreversible.
  
  

The following table shows the development of the five-year system's progressive activation and the progressive deactivation of the three-year and two-year systems:

Therefore, please note that:

• for the 2006-2007 academic year, students could only be admitted to the first year of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program;
• for the 2007-2008 academic year, students may only be admitted to the first or second year of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program;
• for the 2008-2009 academic year and those following, students may be admitted to the first, second or third year of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science program;
• students enrolled in the Undergraduate Degree in Scienze giuridiche [Law] (CLSG) (Program's field of study 31) or in the Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law] (CLG-LS) (22/S) should keep in mind that first-year courses of the Master of Science program class group 22/S will be active only up to the 2008-2009 a.y.
  
  

For the 2007-2008 a.y., the following numerical limits to options have been set:

• 10 students for the first year;
• 20 students for the second year.
  
  

If the number of applications is greater than the number of places, a ranking list will be determined based on the number of credit points gained and the GPA of exams passed by July 2007.

A specific committee comprised of a professor (the CLMG Program Director or a delegate) and a representative of the Student Administration Centre verifies the student's admissibility according to the numerical limits, decides on the year of studies in which the student shall be admitted, recognizes exams and determines the "study plan to be completed".

This option may be exercised at the start of every academic year.
For the 2007-2008 a.y., applications for changing to the five-year system must be submitted during the period from 1 August to 3 September 2007.

The options procedure includes the following steps:

• after students have enrolled in the current academic year they must fill out an application which can be collected and submitted to the Teaching Services and Organization Desk; at this time students may also renounce any applications which they have previously submitted;
• the commission opens the dossier;
• application results will be published by 1 October 2007 and students will be contacted by phone or email;
• as a general guide, students have 5 days to go to the Student Administration Centre to check their study plans;
• as a general guide, students have 5 days to decide in writing whether they accept the change or not; if students do not provide a written declaration, the request for change is revoked; changing to the five-year system is irreversible.

Università Bocconi students can transfer to another university by collecting, filling out and submitting an application to the Teaching Services and Organization Desk; they must include details of the University they intend to transfer to, the Faculty and the degree program.

Students are advised to find out when the deadline for receiving transfer documents is from the University they intend to transfer to, in order to ensure that they have enough time to complete the transfer procedure.

Students who submit a transfer request during the 1 August - 28 September 2007 period do not have to enrol in the 2007-2008 a.y., while students who submit a transfer request after 1 October 2007 (and in any case before 31 December 2007(*)) must enrol in the 2007-2008 a.y.

Enrolled students who have submitted a transfer request should contact the University Fees Office (TCA) for information regarding university fees and tuition.

The transfer application must be accompanied by:

• the unofficial academic transcript and Bocconi ID card;
• receipt for payment of fees for the issue of the transfer document;
• declaration from the Università Bocconi Library that the student does not have any books still out on loan;
• authorization from ISU;
• authorization from the University Fees Office (TCA).
  

Students who transfer to another university cannot return to Università Bocconi before one year from the date of the transfer document.
In such cases, students are admitted to the year of studies they have the right to, on the basis of exams passed and approved, regardless of the year of studies the students were previously enrolled in.

Students who intend to continue their studies at the Italian Military Academy or at universities abroad must complete the special application form available from the Teaching Services and Organization Desk.

(*) Since 31 December 2007 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (2 January 2008).

Students are suspended if they have not gained any credit points for a period of time equal to the standard program duration.

The suspension takes into account the academic years in which students:

• are enrolled but do not earn credits;
• do not enrol.
  
  

The years mentioned above are calculated in determining disqualification as well. Students who intend to resume their studies after being suspended must submit a written formal reinstatement request. The validity of any previously gained credit points and the year of studies in which students must enrol will be evaluated.
The suspension will result in students being unable to carry out any administrative or educational activities or make use of any university services.    

Students who resume studies must consult the University Fees Office (TCA) regarding university fees and tuition.

If, after reinstatement, students do not earn any credit points during their first year of the program, they will be suspended once again for the following years until disqualification.

Students who during the academic year are involved with military service and 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 D.P.C.M. 09/04/2001.
Temporary interruption of studies means that students will not be able to complete any administrative operations, participate in educational activities or make use of university services. The years for which the student did not enrol do not count towards disqualification. For each year of temporary interruption students are required to pay a fixed sum for each year as set by the University Fees Office (TCA).

See updated information - July 2009

Students are disqualified:
 

• after a maximum number of 4 years enrolled as repeating students ("fuori corso" and/or "ripetenti"),

or

• if students have gained no credit points after 6 years (i.e., equal to double the program standard duration).
  

When calculating the maximum number of years enrolled as repeating students ("fuori corso" and/or "ripetente"), the period in which there was a temporary interruption of studies in accordance with D.P.C.M. 09/04/2001 (military service, civil service, year of childbirth, serious illness and certified prolonged medical conditions) is not included.
Students who have been disqualified from their degree programs can obtain certifications attesting to their university career and the number of credit points gained. If students should eventually resume their studies, the credit points previously gained will be evaluated to determine if they are still valid.

Disqualification does not apply to those students who have passed all exams and only miss the final degree exam .

Updated information - July 2009

The new rule establishes that after eight academic years following the end of the standard duration of the program (three years), calculated from the first initial enrollment in the university system, the student’s academic career is subject to assessment.  If the evaluation is positive, a new deadline will be set, as a general rule equal to the standard duration of the program, by which time students must complete all educational activities.

Students who do not intend to exercise the rights they acquired by enrolling can withdraw from their studies at any time. Withdrawal requests must be written in a clear, concise form, and are irrevocable.

Students who withdraw may obtain certifications attesting to their university career and credit points gained .

The withdrawal application form must be collected, filled out and submitted to the Teaching Services and Organization Desk. In their applications students must declare that they have no pending obligations with ISU Bocconi, the Bocconi Library or other University Offices. The student ID must be attached to the application.

Enrolled students who present a withdrawal application must check with the University Fees Office (TCA) regarding university fees and tuition due.