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Students enrolled in MSc programs may obtain credit for exams (marks and credit points) taken abroad as part of the International Exchange, AEEP, 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;
• the students will have to recognize at least 1 exam so that the international mobility experience can be recognized in the academic career;
• CEMS students will have the possibility to recognize language courses of level B2 taken at a partner school of the network whose courses are CEMS creditated, in their Bocconi academic career. The list of languages which can be validated will be communicated to the students after the admission in the program.
  Such courses must be included in the calculation of the total of credit points passed abroad and which can be recognized in the Bocconi career (maximum 30 CP). In addition, the CEMS compulsory courses taken abroad (Global Strategic Management - term1 e Global Management Practice term 2) must be converted at Bocconi with the corresponding CEMS courses taught at Bocconi.
• The following, if taken abroad, cannot be recognized:
• the banned courses
•  the foreign language and computer skills exams,
•  the compulsory exams specific of other Programs,
•  for CEMS students only: CEMS Business Project taken abroad cannot be recognized into Bocconi study plan;
• the students cannot sit for "in proctoring" exams relating to courses attended abroad.

List of courses not recognized if taken abroad - italian version only

For the Double Degree make reference to 7.14.3 Credit approval procedure for exams taken as part of Double Degree Program.

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

After having been selected (Exchange, AEEP, Master CEMS-MIM, DD ESSEC-Bocconi) 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.
The courses can be:

• With Bocconi correspondence, if the course taken abroad has a corresponding Bocconi course;
• Without Bocconi correspondence, if the course taken abroad does not have a corresponding Bocconi course.

The in-advance authorization, along with the program of the foreign course, must be sent to:

• the Course Director of the corresponding Bocconi course if the course is recognized witb Bocconi corresponding course;
• to their Program Director or one of his/her delegates if the course is not corresponding to the ones taught.

The in advance authorization request must be forwarded via the appropriate ‘Recognition’ procedure available on the yoU@B Diary in the International mobility section.

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.

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 accordance 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 host university sends the academic transcript. Based on this document and the student's request (to be forwarded through the 'Academic Recognition' box in the http://agenda.unibocconi.it/ student Diary), the Office of reference the Office of reference (Study Abroad Office for the Exchange Program, AEEP and Free-Mover Semester, Global Alliances Office for the CEMS-MIM, DD ESSEC-Bocconi Programs) carries out the appropriate checks to prepare the grade recording of the exams taken abroad in the student’s academic career.

For further information check the website http://www.ir.unibocconi.eu/ 'Academic recognition'.

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.
In case two or more foreign exams cover one Bocconi exam, the final grade is calculated from the grade point average of the corresponding Bocconi grades, using the foreign credit points specified on the Transcript issued by the host university as coefficient.

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

NB: The program structure of the Programs taught in Italian include at least one course in English (compulsory or elective one): this limit is not applied in case the student participates in the Exchange Program or CEMS-MIM or Free Mover at a University where the language requested by Università Bocconi with the purpose of the selection/acceptance is different than English.

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. 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. 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 'Exam dates' menù.

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.

Students can also recognize additional exams. For further information check the paragraph 9.2.9 Additional exam).

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 procedure activated on the yoU@B Diary.

For more information send an email to: doubledegree@unibocconi.it

The recognition of the exams taken during the first year of the China MIM Double Degree at the School of Management of the Fudan University is automatic with correspondence. At the end of each semester, the courses are automatically uploaded in the student’s academic career.