GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Students enrolled in Bachelor programs may obtain credit for exams (marks and credit points) taken abroad as part of the following programs which are promoted and coordinated by the Markets and External Affairs Division - International Relations: International Exchange, Free-Mover Semester, Campus Abroad(*) and Free-Mover Summer Program.
Please note:

• with reference to the above-mentioned periods abroad, students can receive credit for a maximum of 30 CP for  the Exchange Program, Free-Mover Semester Program and not more than 1 CP in the Free-Mover Summer Program;
• students who take part in the Exchange Program cannot take part in the Free-Mover Semester Program, and vice versa, since it is not possible to accumulate 2 semesters abroad;
• credit can be granted for both compulsory and elective exams - either in full or after integration of part of the program (except for the compulsory courses in the list below)
• List of compulsory courses which cannot be recognized if taken abroad.
• Language exams cannot be recognized.

(*) Exams passed as part of the Campus Abroad Program do not come under the "Credit for exams passed at universities abroad" section, as they are Bocconi courses

Credit recognition for exams taken as part of the Exchange, Free-Mover Semester and Free-Mover Summer Programs is not usually automatic and depends on the following credit approval procedure.
Before departure students present the course program to the Director of the corresponding course offered by Università Bocconi in order to obtain approval.

For the Exchange and Free-Mover Semester Programs, in case of elective courses which do not correspond to courses offered by Università Bocconi, students contact the Program Director or one of his/her delegates before departure to the foreign universities.
For courses automatically recognized (see the list published at www.ir.unibocconi.eu/exchange, students have not to follow the above procedure).

To start the credit approval procedure students should contact the Markets and External Affairs Division which will receive the academic transcript from the host university abroad. Based on this document and the student's request, the "Summarized credit approval report" and "Individual exam report" will be prepared. These will be used for exam conversion.

Students must go to the Course Director of the Bocconi equivalent course (or the Program Director or his/her delegate for courses that do not have a Bocconi equivalent) with the "Summarized credit approval report" and "Individual exam report" in order to have the exam mark recorded. Exam registration via Punto Blu is not necessary.

The Course Director (or the Program Director or his/her delegate) will send the "Individual exam report" to the Office for Study Planning Program.

Once this process has been completed students hand in the "Summarized credit approval report" to the Markets and External Affairs Division. They will then go to the Academic Affairs Division Desk to make any elective course changes that have not yet been included in the study plan.

The normal credit approval procedure does not apply to some courses (indicated on the Internet site at www.ir.unibocconi.eu/ > Restricted Area). These courses are automatically recognized. Therefore, it is not necessary to submit the course profile before departure to the Course Director or Program Director or one of his/her delegates. Nor is it necessary to submit the individual exam report to have the course registered.

Credit is granted for all exams taken as part of the Campus Abroad Program.
On completion of the program, the Markets and External Affairs Division - International Relations sends a list of students who have passed exams along with marks to the Office for Study Planning Program. The course is automatically registered in the student's academic career, if it conforms to the program structure regulations.