GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Students enrolled in the first year of studies are admitted to the second year only if they have earned at least 24 credit points relating to the first year by the exam period of:

• July 2021 for students enrolled in the 2021-2022 academic year;
• July 2022 for students enrolled in the 2022-2023 academic year.

Please note that such credit points refer to the courses included in the first year study plan and they also include the credit points earned when passing each single module if applicable to the course. Credits relating to the legal English exam and second language exams earned upon recognition of international certification (see Method of Assessing Foreign Language Knowledge) are not included in the above calculation. At the end of the July exam period, credit points needed to move on to the second year are verified.

Students who have not fulfilled this requirement cannot 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 lectures but does not give them access to exams before the end of lectures for the semester in which the course is held.

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

• are allocated a class group for lectures;
• are allowed to sit partial and general exams; 
• are granted access to the various services offered by the University (Library, IT rooms, etc.).

There are no restrictions for enrollment after the second year of studies.
After the fifth year, students generally enroll as repeating students "fuori corso", however they may also enroll as repeating students "ripetente".

Enrollment must be completed during the following periods:

• 29 July-26 August 2022 for enrollment in the first year as a repeating student, second and third years;
• 25 July-26 August 2022 for enrollment in the fourth and fifth years;

The enrollment procedures are as follows:

• select 'Renew Enrollment in 2022-23 a.y.' from the left-side menu of the yoU@B Student Diary.
• enter the requested enrollment data.

After selecting "Enrollment in the Academic Year", the system automatically allows:

• students to enroll in the "regular" second year of studies and the choice of a course between 50242 Comparative Private Law or 50096 Diritto Comparato Pubblico [Comparative Public Law] if they have earned 24 credit points by the July exam period;
• students to enroll as first year repeating students ("ripetente") with possible adjustment of the study plan if they HAVE NOT earned 24 credit points by the July exam period;
• students enrolled in the second year of studies, enrollment in the third year and the choice of the second foreign language;
• students enrolled in the third year of studies, enrollment in the fourth year and the choice between 50243 Diritto amministrativo - module 1 and 50244 Diritto amministrativo italiano ed europeo - modulo 1 and the selection of compulsory courses chosen by the student;
• students already enrolled in the fourth year of studies, enrollment in the fifth year of studies and selection of compulsory courses chosen by the student and elective courses/alternative activities.

Enrollment in the academic year via the appropriate procedure is completed once the advance payment of the first installment of tuition and fees has been paid and recorded in the student's academic career. If the advance payment is not paid by 7 September 2022 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 enroll by 26 August 2022, for whatever reason, can enroll during the 27 August - 31 December 2022(*) period upon payment of a late-enrollment fee (for detailed information, see the website at www.unibocconi.eu/fees)
After 31 December 2022 enrollment is only possible as repeating students, (fuori corso or "fuori corso intermedio") with the payment of the penalty fees (for detailed information, see the website at www.unibocconi.eu/fees).

(*) Since 31 December 2022 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (3 January 2023).

During the period 10 - 23 January 2023, students enrolled in the first year of the program are required to choose between 50240 Economia [Economics] or 50241 Scienza delle finanze [Public Finance] through the yoU@B student diary.
Students may change this selection during that same period.
Courses will be assigned based on the progressive order of registration recorded at the time of selection/change of the course.
More than 150 students cannot be allocated to each course group.

During the period 29 July - 26 August 2022, students enrolled in the second year of the program can change their study plan regarding the courses 50240 Economia [Economics] or 50241 Scienza delle finanze [Public Finance] through the yoU@B student diary > Punto Blu > Study Plan - Change Study Plan.

When enrolling in the second year of the program (29 July - 26 August 2022), students are required to choose between 50242 Comparative Private Law or 50096 Diritto comparato pubblico [Comparative Public Law].

Students may change this selection during that same period.

Courses will be assigned based on the progressive order of registration recorded at the time of selection/change of the course.
More than 150 students cannot be allocated to each course group.

During the period 29 July - 26 August 2022, students enrolled in the third year of the program can change their study plan regarding the courses 50242 Comparative Private Law or 50096 Diritto comparato pubblico [Comparative Public Law] through the yoU@B student diary > Punto Blu > Study Plan – Change Study Plan. Students enrolled in the fourth year of the program may do so during the period 25 July-26 August 2022.

During the period 25 July – 26 August 2022, students enrolled in the fourth or fifth years of the program can change their study plan regarding the courses 50095 Comparative Private Law or 50096 Diritto comparato pubblico [Comparative Public Law] through the yoU@B student diary > Punto Blu > Study Plan - Change Study Plan.

All first-year students have English assigned automatically as their first compulsory language.

First-year students who are native English speakers (whose first curricular foreign language cannot be English, see "Foreign Languages") are required to change the first language via Punto Blu, which can be accessed from the yoU@B, after finalization of their enrollment, by 15 September 2022.

Any language changes can be also made between 10-23 January 2023 via the appropriate request via B in Touch - Study Plan.

In addition, from 3 October 2022 - 12 July 2023 to obtain an exemption from taking the language exam (inglese giuridico-legal English), students can submit an application to have the grade registered in the English exam recognized. For more information, check the chapter "Foreign Languages" in this Guide.

Students must choose the second foreign language upon enrollment in the third year of studies (29 July - 26 August 2022). From 29 July - 15 September 2022 and 10 - 23 January 2023, third-year students can change their second foreign language using the yoU@B Diary > Punto Blu.

Fourth- and fifth-year students can change the second foreign language by sending a request via B in Touch > Study Plan from 29 July to 15 September 2022 and from 10 to 23 January 2023.
Complete information on the choice of language and the courses on offer is available in Foreign Languages.

When enrolling in the fourth year of studies (25 July-26 August 2022) students must choose the first and second semester compulsory courses chosen by the student.

During this period, students can change the major chosen when enrolling in the year of studies.

Before choosing the compulsory courses, students are asked to check the course profiles and class timetables, published on the Bocconi website in the specific sections.
Please note that students enrolled in the first year in the 2019-2020 academic year and onward are no longer required to have at least one exam in English. 
Courses will be assigned based on the progressive order of registration recorded at the time of selection/change of the course.
More than 150 students cannot be allocated to each course group.

From 10 to 23 January 2023 students can change second semester compulsory courses chosen by the student included in the study plan with other compulsory courses chosen by the student referring to the second semester of the current academic year via yoU@B > Punto Blu.

When enrolling in the fifth year of studies (25 July-26 August 2022) students must choose the first semester compulsory courses chosen by the student.

During this period, students can change their choice when enrolling in the year of studies.

The student's individual study plan must have at least one course chosen by the student (fourth- or fifth-year elective or compulsory course chosen by the student) selected from those taught in English. This is not required for students who complete a semester abroad as part of the Exchange Program, Themis or free-mover semester and validate at least one course

Before choosing the compulsory courses, students are asked to check the course profiles and class timetables, published on the Bocconi website in the specific sections.

Courses will be assigned based on the progressive order of registration recorded at the time of selection/change of the course.

More than 150 students cannot be allocated to each course group.

From 25 July to 26 August 2022 and 10-23 January 2023 students enrolled in the fifth year of the program can change the courses chosen by the student for the first and second semester of the fourth year via yoU@B > Punto Blu > Study plan change.

When enrolling in the fifth year of studies (25 July - 26 August 2022) students must also choose elective courses for their study plan. They must also select, where required, the language of instruction. The student's individual study plan must have at least one course chosen by the student (fourth- or fifth-year elective or compulsory course chosen by the student) selected from those taught in English. This is not required for students who complete a semester abroad as part of the Exchange Program, Themis or free-mover semester and validate at least one course.

Before choosing elective courses, students are asked to check the list of courses available for the academic year of reference. Course profiles and class timetable published on the Bocconi website in the specific sections and the tables of "Incompatible courses".

In addition, when enrolling in the academic year, seminars for the development of professional skills or an internship can be chosen as an alternative to two electives. During the same period (25 July-26 August 2022) students can change their choice when enrolling via Punto Blu.
The above requests can be submitted only after students have completed procedures for the enrollment in the academic year by the set deadline.
Bocconi students participating in international programs can record exams passed abroad in their academic career with reference to the fourth year study plan, thus moving the electives from the fifth to the fourth year.
When enrolling in the academic year, Bocconi students participating in an international program should choose elective courses coherent with their interests in case they have to sit for some exams at Bocconi. They will be given the opportunity to change their study plan after they have completed the conversion and recording in the academic career of exams take abroad (see 6.5.4 Study plan change for students participating in international programs). In addition to the periods for all students (25 July - 26 August 2022 and 10-23 January 2023), they will have one additional opportunity.

After enrolling in the academic year, the allocation of first and second semester elective courses is made.

The elective course allocation is made based on the progressive position recorded at the time of the course choice / change.

Class groups for elective courses may not have more than 110 students enrolled. Students coming from foreign universities participating in international programs are not included in the above-mentioned limits.

Bocconi students participating in international programs may have exams taken at universities abroad recorded in their academic career even if these courses have attracted the maximum number of students at Bocconi, only with the aim of recording exams passed abroad in their academic career.

Students enrolled in the fifth year of studies can choose 2 seminars of 3 credit points each in place of an elective course. Each single seminar cannot have more than 60 students. Also for seminars, the allocation is made in accordance with the progressive position recorded at the time of the course choice/change.

For more information on how to choose elective courses, see "Program Structure and Educational Activities".
Students who enroll in the academic year after 26 August 2022 and in the period from 27 August to 31 December 2022 (*) can make the choice of elective courses/seminars still available on the date of enrollment in the academic year.

(*) As 31 December 2022 is holiday, the deadline is postponed to the first subsequent working day (3 January 2023).

From 10 to 23 January 2023 students can change first and second semester elective courses included in the study plan with other courses, as long as they refer to the second semester of the current academic year.

Such changes must be in compliance with the numerical limits specified in Numerical Limits.

As part of the recognition procedure for exams taken abroad, the student can:

• take compulsory courses chosen by the student, which can also be recognized as non-correspondent, provided that the course has the same SSD (Settore Scientifico Disciplinare) and credits as the compulsory elective course in the program portfolio;
• take elective exams that can be recognized both with correspondence or without correspondence (up to a maximum of four courses). The elective exams without correspondence can be inserted in place of the optional courses of groups A, B and C, as long as they belong to the IUS sectors. The elective exams without correspondence relating to the economic-corporate MSc programs, offered by all departments and open to the law program with a sector other than IUS, can only be included in the C group.

Bocconi students participating in international programs will be given the opportunity to change the study plan a single additional time (see 'Electives allocation') upon their return, as well as in the periods provided for all students (25 July - 26 August 2022 and 10 - 23 January 2023), through the yoU@B student Diary. 
Once the conversion procedure has been completed and the exams taken abroad have been recorded in the study plan, students receive a message on their yoU@B informing them that they may change the study plan via yoU@B > Punto Blu. In addition to the change to enter the courses taken abroad in the study plan, students can also include any second semester courses to be taken at Bocconi as long as there are still places available.
Once the conversion procedure has been completed and the exams taken abroad have been recorded in the study plan, students receive a message on their yoU@B informing them that they may change the study plan via yoU@B > Punto Blu. In addition to the change to enter the courses taken abroad in the study plan, students can also include any second semester courses to be taken at Bocconi as long as there are still places available.

Additional courses are those whose credit points provide more than the 300 credit points needed to graduate. They may be selected from elective courses and foreign language courses and can be included in the study plan for a maximum number of three, only after exams for courses related to the first 3 years of studies have been passed.

In calculating the grade point average, a maximum of 2 exams are taken into consideration (those with the highest marks and, if the grades are the same, the course which is worth a higher number of credit points is considered).

Students can choose additional courses by sending a request via  B in Touch > Study plan - topic: Study plan change between during the 25 July 2022 - 26 agosto 2022 period for courses in the first semester and 10 – 23 January 2023 for courses in the second semester.

Please note that:

• allocation of elective courses entered as additional exams is subject to the limit of places available;
• allocation of elective courses entered as additional exams, if available, is made after the allocation of the elective courses included in the student’s academic career as choice/change of study plan, i.e. for first semester electives from 27 August 2022 to the start of first semester lessons; for second semester electives, from 24 January 2023 to the start of second semester lessons;
• legal clinics, moot court competitions and second internships can be entered as additional activities. 

Additional courses can be cancelled by sending a request via B in Touch > Study Plan. An activity recorded with a passing mark cannot be eliminated.

Fourth-year and fifth-year students who have completed the required credits have the opportunity to participate, after completing a selection process, in the activities of legal clinics that offer support and guidance on legal issues in selected settings. Legal clinics thus enable selected students to get practice on real cases through pro-bono activities with the goal of:

• learning by doing, expanding skills and strengthening relationships with leading law firms and institutions;
• raising awareness of the social responsibility of each citizen.

For the year 2022-2023, active legal clinics include:

• LEGAL CLINIC: RIGHTS WHILE IN PRISON: Bocconi legal desk at the Bollate Prison in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (in Italian). Students must commit to 1 year of activity at the desk
• LEGAL CLINIC: RIGHTS OF VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS: Bocconi in the San Siro Neighborhood: the University at the service of everyone in collaboration with Politecnico di Milano (in Italian). Students must commit to 1 year of activity at the desk
• LEGAL CLINIC: STARTUPS AND INNOVATION: Bocconi for Innovation (in English/Italian): support for launching new startups at Bocconi. Students must commit to 1 semester of activity
• LEGAL CLINIC: GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT RULES - TRADELAB: (in English): in collaboration with Trade Lab. NGO with network of institutions and partners that brings together students, faculty, and legal professionals. Students must commit to 1 semester of activity;
• LEGAL CLINIC: LEGAL SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES FLEEING THE WAR IN UKRAINE: Ukraine Support and Information (UASI). The UASI legal clinic, continuing the work already carried out by the Bocconi Lab in European Studies, will provide legal advice to provide help to Ukrainian refugees and support to Italian NGOs and institutions that are dealing with the emergency (in English/Italian). Students must commit to 1 year of activity.

Participation in Legal Clinics is not comparable to an internship, therefore, it not part of the listed activities that enable access to December’s reserved exam session.


Eligible students and admission requirements for selection
Students enrolled in the third year, fourth year and fifth years for the a.y. 2022-2023 as regular students are admitted to the selection rounds.
Students who were regularly enrolled in their third and fourth years in 2021-2022 are eligible for 1st Round selection. The activity will take place during their fourth and fifth years of the 2022-2023 academic year.
The rounds in the 2022-2023 a.y. will roughly have the following timelines:

• 1st round: June 2022 – open to students in the third and fourth years;
• 2nd round: November 2022 – open to students in the fourth and fifth years;
• 3rd round: March 2023 – open to students in the fourth and fifth years

The following students are not eligible for selection:

• students selected for Double Degree programs;
• students enrolled as “fuori corso” students

The number of admitted students is determined by the Program Director and the Coordinator based on the activity load required by the various legal clinics. Detailed information will be sent to students via yoU@B Diary before each selection round starts.
The selection procedure to evaluate each student involves elements pertaining to his/her university career and level of motivation.
The following are elements relevant to the selection:

• the score calculated (by administrative offices) with an algorithm that simultaneously takes into account the weighted average of grades (with respect to credits) and the percentage of credits earned at the time of selection;
• a dossier presented by the student;
• personal interview with the project coordinator;
• excellent knowledge of English as assessed by interview (only for applications to the desk dedicated to startups at Bocconi for Innovation, Trade Lab and UASI).

Participation in the selection procedure
To participate in the selection process, students must attach their dossier through B in Touch, selecting Study Plan>Legal Clinics>How can I participate in the selection process?, during the round’s application period.
The documents required for the dossier are:

• application form (available in B in Touch);
• Self-certification of university career (available at yoU@B);
• Motivational letter (maximum one page 4000 characters including spaces);
• Curriculum vitae.

Incomplete applications will not be assessed.

Subsequently, only candidates selected for the individual interview with the coordinator will receive a convocation message in the yoU@B Diary.

Communication of results and start of activity
At the end of the selection process, candidates will receive an admission/ non-admission message on yoU@B. The outcome of selections cannot be appealed by students.
Students admitted to the Legal Clinic will be assigned (after defining the starting date with the tutor) to one of the active clinics and are required to coordinate with the tutor for details about what the task entails.

Final evaluation of the activity, recognition and career registration
At the end of his/her Legal Clinic activity, the student drafts a detailed report of the activities performed and submits it to the Teacher/Tutor. The teacher/tutor evaluates the work performed and verifies that the minimum compulsory attendance threshold of 80% was attained.

The final evaluation (by the tutor) can be positive or negative (pass/fail grade). A regular grade measured in thirtieths is not envisaged.

Acknowledgment of the activity for the student career takes place, for all students regardless of the year in which they carried out said activity, in the fifth year of the program; Legal Clinics work is worth 6 credits as alternative to the seminars/moots/electives.
The Legal Clinics activities can be also included in the study plan as an additional educational activity.

For annual legal clinics: in the case of a study abroad period, the student may suspend the legal clinic activity for that period, resuming it upon return to complete the missed period (credits will be recognized only upon completion of the activity).
For semester legal clinics: the student may not do a legal clinic activity in the same semester as study abroad.

In order to register the completion of Legal Clinics activity in the study plan, the student is required to register for the exam session through Punto Blu according to the timelines indicated on the exam calendar. The grade will be recorded automatically. Eligibility will be recorded based on the activities performed during the legal clinic and evaluation of the report written by the student at the end of the activity. No exam is required. For graduating students, the completion of Legal Clinics activity must be recorded on the academic career before the date set for the completion of the study plan for graduation.
Successfully participating in a Legal Clinic shall result in the allocation of 1 point out of 110 to the graduation grade.

Moot Court Competitions (MCCs) prepare students for legal practice through a simulation, reproducing the process of an authentic trial in a limited period of time. Law students have the opportunity to participate in MCC activities after a selection process.

The time commitment for students is at least 3 months.

To date, the following MCCs have been approved by the School of Law, that can be recognized in the academic career:

1. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot: only open to students enrolled in the fourth year;
2. Philip C. Jessup international law moot court competition: open only to students enrolled in the fourth and fifth year of the program who excelled during the exam in International Law;
3. Comparative Law in Action Competition: International Competition in Comparative Law and Technology - open to students in all years of the program, with preference given to fifth-year students;
4. Milano Moot Court Competition in Criminal Law: open to students in all years of the program, with preference given to fourth-year students.
5. Hugo Sinzheimer Moot Court Competition (Labor Law): only open to students enrolled in the third, fourth or fifth years;
6. Competizione italiana di mediazione (Civil Law Module 1): only open to students enrolled in the fourth or fifth years;
7. European Law Moot Court (Key Issues in EU Law): only open to students enrolled in the third, fourth or fifth years;
8. Moot Competition in Public Comparative Law (Comparative Public Law and Advanced Constitutional Law/Constitutional Justice, fourth year): only open to students in the second and fourth years respectively who have included these courses in their study plans.

The activation of MCCs may be vary depending on the academic year.
Starting in the 2021-2022 a.y., successful participation in an MCC can be recognized as a separate activity and an alternative to an elective.
In addition, starting in the July 2020 graduation session, students who successfully participate in an MCC are eligible to be allocated 1 point out of 110 when determining the graduation grade.
Students participating in moot court competitions held in January and February can access the reserved exam session in December.
These activities are always recorded in the fifth year of the academic career regardless of the year the MCC was held.
MCCs may NOT overlap with study abroad periods.
Given that some MCCs are “in line” with semesters (both preparation and debate) and some MCCs are not “in line” with semesters as they are held over two semesters:

• for MCCs “in line” with semesters: fourth- and fifth-year students selected for a study abroad period in the 1st semester may participate in the selection process for an MCC taking place in the 2nd semester and vice versa;
• for MCCs not “in line” with semesters: fourth- and fifth-year students selected for a study abroad period may participate in the selection process for an MCC that takes place in a different academic year than the study abroad year, e.g.:
  • 4th-year MCC and 5th-year exchange or
  • 4th-year exchange and 5th-year MCC.

Eligible students and admission requirements for selection
Steps in the procedure, which may vary depending on the MCC:

1. Presentation of moot
2. Applications accepted
3. Selection process and interviews
4. Selection results
5. Activity held
6. Final assessment and recorded in the academic career

For each MCC, with the support of the School of Law office, the moot director organizes a presentation open to all students, held shortly before applications are accepted.
The number of students that can be admitted to each MCC (usually no more than 10) is defined by the director in accordance with the Coordinator.

To participate in the selection process, students must submit an application online through B in Touch>Moot Court Competition>How can I apply to the Moot Court Competition?in the yoU@B student diary, during the period indicated.
The procedure to follow in order to submit an application is described in B in Touch >Moot Court Competition>How can I apply to the Moot Court Competition? The following documents are required for the dossier:

• Application form (available in B in Touch)
• Summary of academic career with exams passed (“Self-declaration Enrollment with exams” that can be downloaded from the yoU@B student diary)
• Motivational letter (max. 1 page, 4000 characters with spaces)
• Curriculum vitae/résumé.

Depending on the type of MCC, the documents must be in Italian or English. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.

The timelines for submitting an application are as follows:

• September-October for MCCs held entirely in the second semester (preparation and debate)
• April-May for MCCs held entirely in the first semester (preparation and debate) and for MCCs that are not in line with semesters.

Selection process
For the William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot: selection is completed jointly by an external attorney and the coordinator, with the support of the School’s office. For all other MCCs, selection is completed by the course director with the approval of the coordinator (by proxy of the School Dean) and with the support of the School’s office.
The selection process is divided into two steps:

• The first step aims to assess:
  • personal CV;
  • academic curriculum;
  • motivational letter.
• All or some of the applicants may be admitted to the second step, which includes an individual interview, during which the applicant’s level of English will be verified for international MCCs.

Only applicants selected for the individual interview with the director faculty member/coach/coordinator will be notified through a message in the yoU@B student diary.
Selection will be completed based on an overall qualitative assessment of all the elements listed above.

Communication of selection results
At the end of the selection process, candidates will receive an admission/ non-admission message in yoU@B by the deadline communicated.
The outcome of selections cannot be appealed by students. Students admitted to the activity are required to coordinate with the director faculty member or the coach for details relating to how the activity will be held. The director faculty member/coach of the MCC must draw up a program of educational activities that will be carried out by students during the months preparing for the competition, specifying a calendar of lessons/exercises.

Final evaluation of the activity, recognition and career registration
The student drafts a report of the activities performed and submits it to the director faculty member/coach (through B in Touch). Along with the coordinator, the director faculty member/coach evaluates the work performed by the student and assigns a final assessment at the end of each MCC. A grade out of 30 will not be allocated.
Acknowledgment of the activity for the student career takes place, for all students regardless of the year in which they carried out said activity, in the fifth year of the program; the activity is worth 6 credits as alternative to the seminars/legal clinics/electives.
In order to register the completion of the moot activity in the study plan, the student is required to register for the exam session through Punto Blu according to the timelines indicated on the exam calendar. The grade will be recorded automatically. Eligibility will be recorded based on the activities performed during the legal clinic and evaluation of the report written by the student at the end of the activity. No exam is required as an integration to the activity completed. For graduating students, the completion of the moot activity must be recorded before the date set for the completion of the study plan for graduation. The MCC activity may be included in the study plan as an additional educational activity.
Starting in the 2021-2022 academic year, a second MCC can be recognized in the study plan in the following ways:

• the first MCC recorded in the academic career in place of an elective;
• the second MCC recorded as an additional educational activity.

The first Moot Court Competition held in chronological order will be recorded in the study plan as part of the 300 credit points in place of an elective. Therefore, the student is not allowed to choose which of the two experiences to recognize as part of the 300 credit points.

Students cannot change their program during the first year.

Changes of program are allowed for programs which do not have a common foundation at the end of the first, second and third year of studies.

The year of admission is decided by the Program Director on the basis of a global assessment of the student's curriculum.

To request a change of program, students need to 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 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 but be 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. It should be noted that compulsory courses passed as part of the original degree program which are not included in the study plan of the new degree program can be recognized as additional exams and also as elective courses, upon approval of the Program Director of the new degree program.

In addition, students are considered to have attended the lectures 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.

Students can submit an application to change program using the special procedure available on the yoU@B Diary during the 29 July - 22 August 2022 period by specifying the preference for a maximum of two programs (first and second choice).

The same deadline applies for cancelling or modifying any program change applications previously submitted. In order to submit application to change program, students must be enrolled in their original degree programs for the 2022-2023 academic year.

On 2 September 2022, via their yoU@B, students will receive the results of the application for degree program change together with the new degree program details and the class group assigned. Students who wish to withdraw from the change made have 5 days from the publication of the outcome to submit a written withdrawal via B in Touch - Study plan - Change of the program.

• Program Change - Table

Bocconi students may transfer to another university by submitting an application to transfer form that can be downloaded here.
The form must be:

• correctly completed with details of the new university they intend to transfer to, the legal email address (PEC) of the University of destination and the Program they wish to attend;
• accompanied by the documentation listed below (*),
• sent by registered mail/courier to the following address:
  Università Commerciale "Luigi Bocconi" Academic Services - Study Planning Office - Room 213, Piazza Sraffa 11, 20136, Milan.

Students are advised to check the deadline for receiving transfer documents with the university they intend to transfer to, to make sure they have enough time to submit the application to complete the transfer procedure.

Students who present a transfer request during the 25 July - 30 September 2022 period do not have to enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year; students who present a transfer request after 3 October 2022 and no later than 31 December 2022(**) must enroll for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Enrolled students who have submitted a transfer application should contact the Fees, Funding and Housing service for information regarding tuition and fees.

(*) The transfer application form must be accompanied by:

• duty stamp of 16.00 euros;
• the unofficial academic transcript and Bocconi ID card (except for student ID card enabled to be used for banking operations);
• receipt for payment of fees for issuing the transfer document, which must be made via the Bocconi procedure for payments (https://uni.bocconistore.it/buy_en/);
• authorization from the Bocconi Library confirming that no books are overdue;
• authorization from the Fees Funding and Housing Office.

Students who transfer to another university cannot come back to Bocconi University during the same academic year they applied for transfer except for students who have not completed any administrative acts at the University of destination.
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 Academic Services.

(**) Since 31 December 2022 is a holiday, the deadline is extended to the next working day (3 January 2023).

As a rule, students lose student status eight academic years after the end of the normal duration of the program.
Calculations are made starting from the first enrollment in the university system; periods of temporary interruption requested according to Italian D.P.C.M. (Ministerial Decree) 09/04/2001 are not taken into account (military service, civil service, year of birth of each child and duly certified serious and prolonged illnesses).
Disqualification does not apply to those students who have passed all exams and are only missing the final degree exam.
Students who do not intend to be disqualified must submit a specific application through B in Touch in Administrative Procedures so that their academic career can be subjected to assessment by the Program Director.
If the outcome of the assessment is positive, the Director shall define the new deadline within which educational activities must be completed, normally corresponding to the normal duration of the program.
Students who have been disqualified can obtain certifications attesting to their university career and the number of credit points previously earned.

During the academic year, students who are involved in 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 Italian 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 enroll do not count towards disqualification. For each year of temporary interruption students are required to pay a fixed sum set by the Fees Funding and Housing Office.

Students can withdraw from their studies at any time, ending their academic career at this University. Their intention to withdraw must be communicated in a written, clear and concise form.
The withdrawal form, which can be downloaded here, must be correctely completed and send  by registered mail/courier to the following address:
Università Commerciale "Luigi Bocconi" Academic Services - Study Planning Office - Room 213, Piazza Sraffa 11, 20136, Milan. 
The application should include a declaration stating that there are no pending obligations with the Fees, Funding and Housing Office, the Bocconi Library, and other University Offices. A duty stamp of 16.00 euros must be attached to the application.

Students enrolled in the first year of studies in 2022-2023 who wish to withdraw must follow the timeline below:

• by 1 December 2022: they must contact the Admissions Office;
• later than such date: they must contact the Academic Services.

Students must pay university fees and tuition up to the submission of the withdrawal form according to the payment deadlines defined by the Fees Funding and Housing Office.
Students who submit the withdrawal form should contact the Fees Funding and Housing Office in order to check any pending obligations with reference to any expired tuition and fees deadline.
Withdrawn students can obtain certifications regarding the previous academic career and credit points earned.