GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Students enrolled in the first year of a Bachelor program are admitted to the second year only if they have gained at least 24 credit points by the July 2008 exam period.
Please take note that such credit points refer only to the first year study plan.

At the end of the July exam period, credit points needed  to move on to the second year are verified.

Students who have not gained the minimum credit points required are unable to take part in the September exam period and must continue their studies by enrolling as repeating students ("ripetente") in the first year of studies.

Enrolling as ripetente gives students the right to attend the lessons but does not give them access to exams before the end of the lessons for the semester in which the course is held.

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

• are allocated a class group for the lessons;
• 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.

There are no restrictions for enrolment after the second year of studies.

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.
  
  

After selecting "Enrolment in the academic year", the system automatically allows:

• students to enrol in the "regular" second year of studies if they have gained 24 credit points by the July exam period;
• students to enrol as first year repeating students ("ripetente") if they HAVE NOT gained 24 credit points by the July exam period. If the student has obtained the recognition of an international certification, the credit points for the second year foreign language exam will not be calculated. (see chapter 3.1.7).
  
  

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

• "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 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 other services.offered to students.

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 check the website at http://www.unibocconi.it/fees.

After 31 December 2007 enrolment is only possible as repeating students, ("fuori corso intermedio") only if the Rector approves a written request for an extension of the payment deadline which must be submitted, together with payment of the penalty fees due, to 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).

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.

First-year students who are not English native speakers and are enrolled in class groups taught in English will have English assigned automatically as their first compulsory language and they can change the language when they complete enrolment at the Admission Office (from 12 to 28 September 2007).

First-year students who are English native speakers enrolled in class groups taught in Italian are invited to change their first language assigned after they have completed enrolment, between 12-28 September 2007 via Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu.

Any changes of languages can be made between 7-31 January 2008 via Punto Blu or Virtual Punto Blu.

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 after students have passed all the course exams of the first 3 semesters of their Bachelor program.
In order to calculate the average, only two extra exams may be considered (those for which students received the highest marks).

Students can choose additional courses from the third year of studies.

Students cannot change their Bachelor program during the program's first year. Students may change program only upon completion of the first year of studies.

Changes of program after the first, second or third year are allowed only for Bachelor programs which are not part of the same field of study (that is, those programs which do not have the same first 3 semesters):

• from CLEAM, CLES, CLEF, BIEM to CLEACC and vice-versa;
• from CLEAM, CLES, CLEF, BIEM to CLMG and vice-versa;
• from CLEACC to CLMG and vice-versa.
  
  

If students request to change their program after completion of the first year of studies, they are admitted to the first year of the new program.

If students request to change their Bachelor program after their second or third year of studies, the year of admission to the new program is determined by the Program Director, who will take the student's academic curriculum into account.

To request a change of program, students must have previously enrolled in the original program for the upcoming academic year (in the first year of the program as a repeating student ("ripetente") or in years following the first).

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

• exams taken for courses in the original degree program that have the same title, code and credit point values as those in the new degree program are considered to be equal (same exams in common);
• exams are to be integrated if they are exams for courses belonging to the same subject group in both the original and new degree program. Courses may have significantly different course profiles which are worth the same credit point value, or the original program's courses 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 this case, compulsory courses passed as part of the original degree program may be recognized as elective courses as part of the new degree program. However, approval from the Program Director of the new degree program is required.
  
  

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 for these courses included in the program structure of the new degree program in the years before the change, starting from the first available exam session.

In order to regulate the changes from one degree program to another, for the 2007-2008 a. y. 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 140 students 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 program based on merit, which is determined by the weighted average of exam marks and credit points received in comparison with those to be received.

The ranking list will be determined by considering first-year program requirements and exams passed by July 2007.

Students can submit the application to change Bachelor 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 program students must be enrolled in in their original Bachelor program for the 2007-2008 a. y.

On 11 September 2007 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. The list of the results is also displayed on the University bulletin boards (University building, via Sarfatti 25).

For Bachelor programs which have a common basis - CLEAM, CLES, CLEF and BIEM - students may request to be assigned to a different program as long as it belongs to the same discipline as their original degree 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 program choice, students must be enrolled in their original bachelor program for the 2007-2008 a.y.

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 140 students 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 program based on merit, which is determined by the weighted average of exam marks and credit points received in comparison with those to be received.

The ranking list will be determined by considering first-year program requirements and exams passed by November 2007.

Students can submit an application to review the Bachelor program choice (the application form must be collected, filled out and handed in at the Teaching Services and Organization Desk) during the 3-20 December 2007 period. The same deadline applies for cancelling or modifying any applications previously submitted.

On 21 January 2008 via their  yoU@B student diary, students receive the results of the Bachelor program reviewal; admitted students receive also  the details on the class group assigned. The list of the results is also available on University bulleting boards (University building, via Sarfatti 25).

During the January- February 2008 period, students who applied to review their Bachelor 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 programs.

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 Teaching and Services Organization Desk. Details must include the new university they intend to transfer to, the Faculty, 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, in order to ensure that they have enough time to complete the transfer procedure.

Students who present a transfer request during the 1 August - 28 September 2007 period do not have to enrol in the 2007-2008 a. y.; students who present a transfer request after 1 October 2007 (and no later than 31 December 2007(*)) must enrol for the 2007-2008 a. y .

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:

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

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

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 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.
Suspension depends on the number of academic years in which the student:

• enrols without earning any credits;
• doesn't enrol.
  

The years mentioned above are calculated in determining disqualification (see paragraph 9.8).

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 TCA (University Fees Office) regarding university fees and tuition.

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

Students who during the academic year are involved with 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.
Temporary interruption of studies means that students will not be able to complete any administrative operations, participate in educational activities or make use of any 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 set by the TCA (University Fees Office).

Students are disqualified

• after a maximum number of 3 years enrolled as repeating students ("fuori corso"and/or "ripetente")
  

or

• after earning no credit points for 6 years (equal to double the program standard duration).
  
  

When calculating the maximum number of years enrolled as "fuori corso" and/or "ripetente" the period in which there was a temporary interruption of studies in accordance with DPCM 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 Bachelor 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 students who have passed all exams and are only missing the final degree exam.

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

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

The withdrawal form is to be collected, filled out and submitted to the Teaching Services and Organization Desk. 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. The Bocconi ID card must be attached to the application.

Students who submit the withdrawal form should contact the TCA (University Fees Office) regarding university fees and tuition due.