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Due to possible difficulties finding or completing internship experiences during the contingent health situation, the University has adopted extraordinary measures to safeguard internship experiences for students enrolled in the 2nd year in 2021-2022 academic year.
In addition to new minimum durations and how they can be carried out, these measures concern the possibility of replacing the internship with an elective exam supplemented by a remote professional orientation activity. They are a supplement to (and sometimes modify) the indications in the "Internship" chapter of this Guide to the University.

Duration

New minimum durations have been defined for internships that begin before 31/12/2022:

• minimum 8 weeks if full-time, whether in Italy or abroad;
• minimum 11 weeks if part-time, whether in Italy or abroad.

How they can be carried out

Provided that internships may take place - in Italy and outside Italy - at companies, public and private institutions, professional firms, international organisms, diplomatic agencies, cultural institutions and other organizations (hereinafter ‘host company’), in addition to at the facilities of the host company ("in person" mode), after evaluation and authorization by the University and the host company, internships can be carried out in "mixed mode" (in person/remotely) or remotely ("remote" mode).

Recognition of elective course supplemented by orientation activity

As an alternative to completing a curricular internship or an activity similar to an internship already provided for in the program regulations, 2nd year students in the 2021-2022 academic year can enter an elective course supplemented by a remote professional orientation activity called Career Starter Pack in their study plan.

The course can be:

1. an elective course (6 credits), supplemented by the Career Starter Pack* (2 credits), or
2. an elective course (6 credits), that is additional compared to the standard Bocconi study plan, recognized in the study plan as part of an international mobility experience lasting one semester or one year, supplemented by the Career Starter Pack* (2 credits).

For the AFC MSc program, whose internship is worth 6 credit points, the supplementation of the Career Starter Pack is not required. If they so desire, AFC students can attend it in any case and subsequently request it to be included in their study plan as an additional activity.

Please note: the grade of the elective course replacing the internship will not be included in the calculation of the GPA.

* The 2 credits for the Career Starter Pack can be recorded in the academic career after a test has been passed.

In the case of option 1: the choice must be made when enrolling in the second year of the program, according to the methods and timelines indicated in paragraphs 9.2.2 Administrative procedures and deadlines for enrolment in the second year and 9.2.3 Choice of Electives.
Subsequent changes to the study plan (i.e. changing to an internship or changing first-semester courses with second-semester courses) may be made in January 2022 as indicated in paragraph 9.2.6. Changing First and Second Semester Courses with Second Semester Courses.

In the case of option 2: students, after the internship recognition procedure has been completed, enter the elective course in their study plan via Punto Blu >Study Plan > Study Plan change.

The other activities similar to an internship described in paragraph 5.8 Activities Similar to Internships and recognition are still valid and can be recognized as an alternative to an internship experience.

Procedure for changing the choice after it has been made

Students who have entered an elective course + Career Starter Pack in the study plan, but then decide to complete and recognize a curricular internship should do the following:
 

• if they have not passed the elective exam and/or the Career Starter Pack:
  
  1. in January and/or starting in late July: they must change the study plan through Punto Blu, adding the internship;
  2. outside the periods referred to in point 1 and after the internship recognition procedure has been completed, they will be contacted by Academic Services to begin the process of including the internship in the study plan;
   
• if they have already passed the elective exam and/or the Career Starter Pack:
  
  1. in January and/or starting in late July: they can contact Academic Services to define where these experiences will be placed in the study plan;
  2. outside the periods referred to in point 1 and after the internship recognition procedure has been completed, they will be contacted by Academic Services to define how to enter these experiences in the academic career.