GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Students enrolled in MSc programs may obtain credit for exams (marks and credit points) taken abroad as part of the International Exchange, AEEP, Campus Abroad (*), Master CEMS-MIM and Double Degree programs, which are promoted and co-ordinated by the Offices of the Study Abroad and Global Alliances (see "Studying abroad") of the Markets and External Affairs Division and Free-Mover Semester.

Please note:

• with reference to the above initiatives undertaken abroad, students can receive credit for a maximum of 30 CP for the Exchange Program, Free-Mover Semester Program and Master CEMS-MIM;
• students  cannot take part in more than one of the following programs as part of the MSc Program: Exchange, AEEP, CEMS-MIM, Double Degree, Free-Mover Semester Programs;
• credit can be granted for both compulsory and elective courses, either in full or after integration of part of the program, on the following conditions:
  • compulsory courses: students cannot obtain credit for the courses listed in "List of compulsory courses which credit cannot be granted if taken abroad". See the list; 
  • credit cannot be awarded for language courses.

List of compulsory courses which credit cannot be granted if taken abroad (Italian version).

(*) Exams passed as part of the Campus Abroad program, which is also coordinated by the Markets and External Affairs Division International Relations do not require the phase of the exam recognition as they are considered as Bocconi exams.

Students can also receive credit for electives that do not correspond to Bocconi courses taken as part of Exchange Programs, AEEP, CEMS-MIM, Double Degree and Free-Mover Semester. Credit can be granted for the maximum number of elective courses provided for in the program structure upon approval from the Master of Science Program Director, or his/her delegate.

Recognition of exams taken as part of the Exchange, AEEP, Master CEMS-MIM and Free-Mover Semester Programs is not usually automatic and depends on the following credit approval procedure.

After having been selected (Exchange, AEEP, Campus Abroad, Master CEMS-MIM) or authorized by the Study Abroad Office (Free Mover Semester Program) and before departure, students seeking credit must present the request of authorization for having the courses they wish to attend abroad recognized to the Bocconi Professors and/or their Program Director.

The in-advance authorization, along with the program of the foreign course, must be sent to the Course Director of the corresponding Bocconi course through the yoU@B Diary, link 'Request of recognition of exams taken abroad'. If the course is not corresponding to the ones taught , the request of authorization will be sent to their Program Director or one of his/her delegates.

The request of recognition of a foreign course with a Bocconi one (with or without correspondence) DOES NOT anticipate any request of study plan change/choice, which must be made in accordancxe with timelines and rules specified at paragraph 9.2.7 "Change of study plan for students parecipating in international programs".

For the recognition of the courses students must take into account the rules of the program structure on the courses subject groups.

At the end of the period of mobility, the Office of reference (Study Abroad Office for the Exchange Program, AEEP and Free-Mover Semester, Global Alliances Office for the CEMS-MIM Programs) receives the academic transcript from the host university abroad. Based on this document and the student's request (to be forwarded through the 'Academic Recognition' box in the yoU@B student Diary), the "Summarized Credit Approval Report" and, for courses that are not automatically validated, "Individual Exam Report" will be prepared. These will be used for exam conversion.

In case of exams taken at other universities, Bocconi students are assigned the mark awarded by the university where the exam was originally taken. If the original marks are expressed in different numerical scales or in letters, they are converted to marks out of thirty on the basis of the specific conversion table. Two or more exam taken abroad can be recognized together to cover a Bocconi exam upon approval of the Course Director of the Bocconi course or by the Program Director. An exam taken abroad cannot be used to cover two or more Bocconi exams.

Students can also recognize a maximum of three additional exams (see paragraph 9.2.9 Additional Courses).

All additional exams are counted in the grade point average; if more of two exams are taken, the two highest grades are considered into the grade point averegae and if the grades are the same, those worth more credit points are considered.

Through the yoU@B students can also modify their Bocconi study plan accordingly (they are allowed to make this change only once).
Students can go to the Course Director of the Bocconi equivalent course (or the Master of Science 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. 

For courses that are not automatically validated, the Course Director (or the Master of Science Program Director or his/her delegate) will send the "Individual Exam Report" to the Study Planning Office.
Once this process has been completed students  hand in  the "Summarized Credit Approval Report" to the Markets and External Affairs Division (Study Abroad for Exchange, AEEP, Free Mover Semester programs and Global Alliance Office for CEMS-MIM).

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 with the relative marks to the  Study Planning Office. The course is automatically registered in the student's academic career, as long as it conforms to the program structure regulations.

Concerning the Double Degree Program:

• the maximum credits that may be approved is based on the individual integrative study plan, approved by Organs of administration; 
• students who are enrolled in the Double Degree Program cannot sign up for the following international programs: Exchange Program and Free-Mover, CEMS-MIM Program. If the student is admitted to more than one program, he/she must choose only one;
• all exams relating to the courses included in the study plan can be recognised. In some cases, included in each single agreement of the Double Degree, foreign languages can also be recognized upon approval by the Language Centre;
• the Master of Science Program Director approves credits for exams whether or not they correspond to Bocconi courses.

Credits for exams taken during the Double Degree Program are generally not automatic and are subject to the following procedure. Prior to departure, students seeking credit must subscribe an integrated study plan approved by the Master of Science Program Director.

As soon as students returns from the period abroad they must start the credit approval procedure by contacting the Markets and External Affairs Division - Global Alliances which receives the academic transcript from the host university abroad.  Based on this document and the student's request, (to be forwarded through the 'Academic Recognition'box in the yoU@B student Diary), the "Summarized Credit Approval Report" and "Individual Exam Report" will be prepared (issued only if the course is not included in the list of automatically recognised courses - see https://www.ir.unibocconi.eu/ in the Restriscted Area). These will be used for exam conversion. Students must forward via email the written authorization by the Program Director or his/her delegate to the Global Alliances Office. 

Students must go to the Master of Science Program Director 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 Master of Science Program Director (or his/her delegate) will send the "Individual Exam Report" to the  Study Planning Office. 

Once this process has been completed students  hand in  the "Summarized Credit Approval Report" to the Markets and External Affairs Division - Global Alliances.

In case of exams taken at other universities , Bocconi students are assigned the mark awarded by the university where the exam was originally taken. If the original marks are expressed in different numerical scales or in letters, they are converted to marks out of thirty on the basis of the specific conversion table. Two or more exam taken abroad can be recognized together to cover a Bocconi exam upon approval of the Course Director of the Bocconi course. An exam taken abroad cannot be used to cover two or more Bocconi exams.

If the courses recognized at Bocconi are different than the ones included in the study plan or they are without Bocconi correspondence (even if they are considered as automatically recognized ) students must request the change of their study plan to the Study Planning Office through the Academic Recognition box activated on the yoU@B Diary.

Students can also recognize additional exams. Additional exam are counted in the GPA for a maximum of two courses; if the student has passed more than two additional exams the two highest grades are considered into the GPA.

If courses recognized ar Bocconi are different than the ones included in the study plan or they are without Bocconi correspondence (even if recognized as automatically recognized) students must request the study plan change to the Study Planning Office through the Academic Recognition box activated in the yoU@B Diary.