Guides to the university

The information in this Guide refers only to activities and regulations in place at Bocconi University. For activities and regulations in place at Politecnico, please check the PoliMi widget available in the yoU@B Diary.

Assessment methods such as exams and other types of tests are designed to assess the students' required level of preparation in order to be awarded the credit points for the various educational activities. Assessments are marked out of thirty (for exams) or given a pass/fail grade and are always individual.

Assessment methods must guarantee authenticity of the student's output and third party check.

Exams, like lectures, are based on the topics described in the course program which is available in 2 versions: the course profile and the course syllabus.

The course profile includes the main topics dealt with in the course and is divided into the following sections: Course Mission and Course Content Summary, Intended Learning Outcomes, Teaching Methods, Assessment Methods, Teaching Materials, and where required, prerequisites. To help students choose courses, the course profiles are published on the website (at www.unibocconi.eu/courses) well before the start of lessons. Substantial variations to the course profiles are not envisaged during the year, except for some minor changes to the textbooks that may be made as a consequence of new publications or updated material that were not available when the profile was finalized.

The course syllabus for Bocconi courses explains more in detail the topics covered. For every learning session, if possible, the reference materials necessary for an in-depth appreciation and consolidation of the concepts dealt with in lectures and assessment methods are specified.
The course syllabus is prepared by the Course Director in conjunction with the views of the Master of Science Program Director. The syllabus is available online (yoU@B student Diary > Blackboard).  

The assessment methods are indicated in a summarized form in the course profiles and are explained in further detail in the course syllabi (in the Assessment Methods section). In addition, they are also explained by the faculty during lectures and are generally available online.  

The assessment methods may be different for attending and non-attending students. Furthermore, some exams can only be taken by attending students.
Students are considered "attending" if they meet the course attendance requirements established by the faculty member.

The assessment of knowledge can involve evaluation during the course (possible only for the attending students) or only a final evaluation (possible for non-attending students and also open to attending students).
In general terms, the in-progress evaluation provides for more evaluation moments and possibly more methods, such as (depending on teaching and according to the proportions specified in the course profile) partial written exams, oral exams, evaluation of the student's active participation in class and individual and / or group assignments given by the faculty during lecture weeks (assignments that can only provide written output or even an oral presentation). 
The final assessment, however, involves a single evaluation time in written and / or oral form, it must must guarantee authenticity of the student's output and third party check.

For courses with multi-class groups belonging to the same MSc program, the exams are organized in the same way. 

It is important to always check how exam marks are registered either with the faculty member or with the secretary's office of the Department (whether or not it is necessary to register for other exams to complete the requirement, etc.) and to check the expiration date of the mark of those written exams that are followed by an oral exam.

The Course Director will decide on the availability of past exam papers, together with the correct answers. If a Course Director decides to distribute past exam papers it may be done through the Blackboard platform.

Exam sequence indicates the sequence that must be followed in terms of time and prerequisites in preparing exams and obliges students to pass some exams before sitting for others. There is no specific exam sequence for CYBER and TS. In any case, even for courses that do require a specific sequence, exams should be taken in the order of teaching in terms of both year of program and semester.

The exam timetable is scheduled in periods (including 1 or more sessions) that do not coincide with the periods when lectures are held.
All courses have 3 exam sessions.

Exam distribution includes 2 sessions held at the end of the teaching semester; the third session (the last one) is considered a supplementary session.
Lectures are suspended at mid-semester in the first semester for 1st partial exams. 2nd partial exams are held at the end of the semester of lessons. The dates of partial exams may or may not coincide with the dates fixed for general exams. Students can take exams in all sessions once the semester lectures included in their study plan have finished. For some types of exams and for some courses, there may be some limitations to access the exams.
For details on exam dates (exam timetable) for PoliMi courses, see the ‘PoliMi’ widget available in the yoU@B diary.

FIRST YEAR:
Exam sessions for Bocconi courses of the first year of studies are organized as indicated in the table below:

(*) For the compulsory courses, the second partial exam, if written, is generally scheduled in both sessions of the exam periods at the end of the exam periods.
As a consequence, for the course typologies above, a second partial exam is generally scheduled:

• with reference to the first semester, a second partial exam is generally scheduled in the period 21 January - 3 February 2026 as an alternative to the partial exams session of the period 8 - 20 January 2026 (or the one scheduled in the period 9 - 20 December 2025 if it is a session open to all students).

There are rules and limitations to access the second partial exam. For all details, check paragraph 6.6. Exam registration procedure.

SECOND YEAR
Exam sessions for Bocconi courses of the second year of studies are organized as indicated in the table below:
   

(*) During the period 9-20 December 2025. For courses held in the first semester, an exam session in January-February 2026 will be scheduled reserved to students participating in an internship in Italy or abroad.

(**) For the compulsory courses and compulsory courses to be chosen by the students, curriculum compulsory courses and for the elective courses included in A, B, C groups of the ESS MSc program, the second partial exam, if written, is generally scheduled in both sessions of the exam periods at the end of the exam periods. For other elective courses, however, the second partial exam may be scheduled during both sessions of the exam periods scheduled at the end of the teaching period, only at the discretion of the course director. As a consequence, for the course typologies above, a second partial exam is generally scheduled:

• with reference to the 1st semester, in the period 21 January-3 February 2026 as an alternative to the partial exams session of the period 8-20 January 2026.
• with reference to the 2nd semester, in the period 3-23 June 2026 as an alternative to the partial exams session of the period 15 May-30 May 2026.

There are rules and limitations to access the second partial exam. For all details, check paragraph 6.6. Exam registration procedure.

Notes on consulting of the exam calendar:

• "Session" refers to both exams of the current year and the previous years;
• the sessions for Languages will be held in: December, January (first/second period), March, June, August/September.

There is NO overlapping between compulsory course exam sessions of the same year of studies and Master of Science degree program; therefore no two exams are usually scheduled on the same day.
The exam timetable for the October 2025 - September 2026 period is published by the end of July on the University website at www.unibocconi.eu/exams.
The timetable of an exam session may be changed during the year (only to a later date or time). In that case, students do not need to re-register for the exam since their registration is automatically transferred to the new timetable.
Exam dates are updated daily on the website. In addition, any changes to the exam timetable can be viewed on the yoU@B student Diary.
Please note that exam start times and the length of the exam (when available) should be considered purely indicative. Exam start and end times may vary depending on the type of exam, the presence of more than one group, possible postponements, etc. Students should therefore follow the instructions related to the day, time and classroom that are usually communicated on the afternoon of the business day before the date of the exam in yoU@B > Exams - Breakdown of the students in the classroom.
The different types of exams are identified in the exam timetable by the following letters:

• PI Partial exam (*)
• S General written exam
• O General oral exam

In addition, regarding the exam session held during 9-20 December 2025 reserved to specific categories of students:

• IS Partial exam
• SS General written exam
• OS General oral exam

*) The abbreviation PI Partial exam refers to all partial exams included in the course, regardless of their placement in the exam timetable (e.g. generally, first partial exam held in mid-semester, second partial exam held at the end of the teaching semester).

The exam timetable is scheduled in periods (including 1 or more sessions) that do not coincide with the periods when lectures are held.

All courses have 3 exam sessions. Exam distribution includes 2 sessions held at the end of the teaching semester; the third session (the last one) is considered a supplementary session.
Lectures are suspended at mid-semester in both the first and second semester for 1st partial exams. 2nd partial exams are held at the end of the semester of lessons. The dates of partial exams may or may not coincide with the dates fixed for general exams. Students can take exams in all sessions once the semester lectures included in their study plan have finished. For some types of exams and for some courses, there may be some limitations to access the exams.
For details on exam dates (exam timetable) for PoliMi courses, see the ‘PoliMi’ widget available in the yoU@B diary.

FIRST YEAR

Exam sessions for Bocconi first year courses are organized as indicated in the table below:

(*) For the compulsory courses and compulsory courses to be chosen by the students, curriculum compulsory courses the second partial exam, if written, is generally scheduled in both sessions of the exam periods at the end of the exam periods.

As a consequence, for the course typologies above, a second partial exam is generally scheduled:

• with reference to the second semester, a second partial exam is generally scheduled in the period 3-23 June 2026 as an alternative to the partial exams session of the period 15 May to 30 May 2026

There are rules and limitations to access the second partial exam. For all details, check paragraph 6.6. Exam registration procedure.

SECOND YEAR

Exam sessions for Bocconi second year courses are organized as indicated in the table below:

(*) During the period 9-20 December 2025, for courses held in the first semester, an exam session in January-February 2026 will be scheduled reserved to students participating in an internship in Italy or abroad.

(**) For the compulsory courses and compulsory courses to be chosen by the students, curriculum compulsory courses and for the elective courses included in A, B, C groups of the ESS MSc program, the second partial exam, if written, is generally scheduled in both sessions of the exam periods at the end of the exam periods. For other elective courses, however, the second partial exam may be scheduled during both sessions of the exam periods scheduled at the end of the teaching period, only at the discretion of the course director. As a consequence, for the course typologies above, a second partial exam is generally scheduled:

• with reference to the 1st semester, in the period 21 January to 3 February 2026 as an alternative to the partial exams session of the period 8 - 20 January 2026.
• with reference to the 2nd semester, in the period 3-23 June 2026 as an alternative to the partial exams session of the period 15 May - 30 May 2026.

There are rules and limitations to access the second partial exam. For all details, check paragraph 6.6. Exam registration procedure.


Notes on consulting of the exam calendar:

• "Session" refers to both exams of the current year and the previous years;
• the sessions for Languages will be held in: December, January (first/second period), March, June, August/September.

There is NO overlapping between compulsory course exam sessions of the same year of studies and Master of Science degree program; therefore no two exams are usually scheduled on the same day. The exam timetable for the October 2025 - September 2026 period is published by the end of July on the University website at www.unibocconi.eu/exams.

The timetable of an exam session may be changed during the year (only to a later date or time). In that case, students do not need to re-register for the exam since their registration is automatically transferred to the new timetable.
Exam dates are updated daily on the website. In addition, any changes to the exam timetable can be viewed on the yoU@B student Diary.
Please note that exam start times and the length of the exam (when available) should be considered purely indicative. Exam start and end times may vary depending on the type of exam, the presence of more than one group, possible postponements, etc. Students should therefore follow the instructions related to the day, time and classroom that are usually communicated on the afternoon of the business day before the date of the exam in yoU@B > Exams - Breakdown of the students in the classroom.

The different types of exams are identified in the exam timetable by the following letters:

• PI Partial exam
• S General written exam
• O General oral exam

In addition, regarding the exam session held during 9-20 December 2025 reserved to specific categories of students:

• IS Partial exam
• SS General written exam
• OS General oral exam

Students can check the classroom, day and time assigned for their Bocconi exam via the yoU@B student Diary generally in the afternoon of the working day prior to the exam date. The assigned time may differ from the exam start time published on the Exam Timetable due to organizational needs or exam groups.

If the exam is held in more than one classroom or in more than one timetable slot, students are allocated following criteria set by the Department the course refers to and informed via an appropriate message sent on their yoU@B diary. In any case, students must follow the instructions on the day, time, room and type of exam (on student's pc, on paper etc) specified in the message.

The list of classrooms assigned for exams is also published on the website (following the same timelines explained above) at www.unibocconi.eu/classrooms.
It is also posted daily on the monitors located on the ground floor of the University building in piazza Sraffa 13.

Registration for exams is compulsory and it can be carried out through yoU@B student diary (desktop version) in 'Exam dates' > Registration exam sessions or via yoU@B Pro app in 'Calendar' by selecting the exam fate, up to the fourth last working day before the exam itself, i.e. by the deadline listed in Registration exam sessions and posted in the Exams section of the website 

The following days and periods are classified as non-working days and therefore are not included:

• Saturdays and Sundays;
• Holidays and periods when the University is closed, as indicated below:
  • for 2025: 1 November, 7, 8, 25 and 26 December;
  • for 2026: (up to the August/September exam period): 6 January, 6 and 25 April, 1 May, 2 June, 15 August.

Registration for exams and partial exams is allowed as long as the student is not suspended (e.g. for the unrecorded payment of tuition and fees and any penalty fees, for a disciplinary sanction, for irregularity checked by one of the University Services, etc.).

Through the yoU@B Diary menu Exam dates>Registration exam sessions a list of the un-passed courses included in the study plan appears. Via the Exam dates>Registration exam sessions menu item, students can complete exam registration for each course code and assessment method, for one of the two exam sessions following the displaying date.

By clicking on the appropriate icon besides an exam session, in accordance with the set deadlines. students can carry out the following operations:

• Register for an exam
• Cancel an exam registration.

The registration/cancellation operation is carried out only if confirmations asked for is given by the system. If confirmation is not given, registration/cancellation for the specific activity will NOT take place.

If registration is completed correctly, the system will provide the reservation number. After having carried out the exam registration, students can print the receipt of each operation completed via the function "Exam dates>Registration exam sessions" by clicking on the appropriate icon beside the selected exam session; however, immediately after registering, students must check  if the registration/cancellation operation has been correctly carried out upon accessing the 'Exams' widget in yoU@B (desktop version) which includes the list of exam registrations carried out by the student.

If the system does not allow you to register for an exam or cancel an exam registration carried out, it may be as a result of one of the following:

• the registration deadline has expired;
• the course is not included in the study plan;
• the student has already passed the exam;
• the student is suspended for non-payment of university fees and tuition;
• the student does not have the right to sit the exam because the exam is scheduled before lectures finish (end of semester); this does not apply to partial exams.

With reference to the second partial exam scheduled in the second exam session of the exam periods at the end of the teaching semesters for some course typologies, the system not allows you to register for or cancel from an exam if:

• the student is already registered for the 2nd partial exam in the first exam session;

• the student is already registered for the general exam in the first exam session (written or oral).

When the registration to the session has closed, the above criteria will be checked again. If the criteria has not been met the student cannot sit the exam. Students who are suspended after registering for one or more exams and/or partial exams are sent a message on their yoU@B student Diary informing them that they cannot sit the exam. Students who clear their position before registration closes have the right to sit the exam. Once students clear their position they will receive a message via the above channels.

For further detailed information on rules for exam registration, please check paragraph 6.6.1 Notes for Exams Registration: Regulations and Requirements.

Students entitled to take advantage of compensatory/dispensatory measures during exams must request them when registering for an exam, selecting the measures they intend to use from the appropriate menu. More information on the measures provided is available in paragraph 6.6.2 Compensatory/dispensatory measures during exams: Initial request, types and deadlines.

In addition to the rules mentioned in paragraph 6.6 Exam and partial exam registration procedure, some important information regarding exam registration is available below:

1. Both a written exam and a partial exam or both an oral exam and a partial exam in the same day.
   If the exam calendar includes both a written exam and a partial exam or both an oral exam and a partial one on the same day students cannot register for both types of exams at the same time. Therefore students must choose which of the 2 types of exam they want to register for (written or partial exam; oral or partial exam).
2. Both a date for the written exam and a date for the oral exam in the exam timetable
   If the exam timetable shows both a date for the written exam and a date for the oral exam, students must register for both (even if they are on the same day). If students do not register for both, they cannot sit the exam. For language exams only one registration is required.
3. Registration in groups
   In some cases when registering for an exam students will be asked to make a specific choice from among a group of alternatives ("registration in groups"), for example "attending students". After selecting the type and date of the exam for which they want to register/cancel, a window will automatically appear giving students the possibility of selecting the group they want to register for.
4. Partial exams
   If the exam consists of different partial exams, students must sit for all of them in order to pass the exam. If students do not sit for one of the partial exams they must take the general exam. For further detailed information on exam assessment methods for each individual course, please check the course profiles published on the website at www.unibocconi.eu/courses.
5. Rules for sitting/registering for the second partial exams
   With reference to the second partial exam scheduled in both exam sessions of exam periods at the end of the teaching semesters, there are the following rules and exam access limitations:
   • students can sit for the 2nd partial exam only once: students registered for the 2nd partial exam in the first exam session after the teaching period will not be allowed to register for the 2nd partial exam in the second exam session after the teaching period;
   • students registered for the general exam in the first exam session after the teaching period will not be allowed to register for the 2nd partial exam in the second exam session after the teaching period. 

Checks for accessing the 2nd partial exam in the second exam session after the teaching period will be made on the basis of the exam registration, regardless of whether the student attends the exam held in the first session after the teaching period. 

For further detailed information on exam periods and the course typologies involved, please check paragraph 6.5.1. General and partial exams.

Initial request

At the start of the first academic year of enrollment, students with specific needs (students with learning disorders, disabilities, etc.) are required to upload their medical documentation/diagnosis in the 'Request for compensatory/dispensatory measures' widget available in the yoU@B student diary > To Do List.With particular reference to the documentation required in the case of learning disabilities, please note that:

• the diagnosis must contain the nosographic codes, the explicit wording of the diagnosed learning disorder and all the information needed to understand the individual characteristics of each student (as explained by the CNUDD 2024 Guidelines);
• the diagnosis does not expire only if issued after the age of 18. In the case of a diagnosis issued before the age of majority, the validity is equal to three years. Where necessary, the student will be required to renew the diagnosis and send the update to the appropriate office.

Each diagnosis is evaluated by the qualified team and any compensatory/dispensatory measures are assigned according to the needs of the individual student. However, a follow-up meeting may always be requested with the Academic Specific Needs office (B in Touch > EXAMS > Disabilities and Specific Needs) to discuss the measures assigned.

Types

The compensatory/dispensatory measures that Bocconi University authorizes include the following:

• 30% extra time
• Use of a PC
• Use of a calculator
• Concept maps
• Formularies
• Separate room (if possible)

Compensatory/dispensatory measures do NOT include:

• the possibility of taking exams with a different method compared to the one provided for each exam;
• the possibility of taking exams outside the official dates scheduled on the calendar.

Extra time

Regarding additional time, course directors can decide whether to allocate extra time or reduce the number of questions on the exam. For more details, students can contact the course’s Department via the yoU@B student agenda > B in Touch.

Separate room

Regarding the possibility of taking exams in a separate room, as a general rule, the University undertakes to allow exams to be held in a separate environment. However, for logistical and organizational reasons, this measure is not always guaranteed.

Concept maps and formularies

In order to have their own concept maps and/or formularies during exams, students are required to submit them to the course director for preliminary approval.

Concept maps are not outlines, but rather a tool that should contain the keywords useful for storing and retrieving information during an exam. In general, a maximum length of 4 pages in A4 format is suggested, written by hand or on a computer (with a minimum font size of 10).

Concept maps:

• are not a substitute for studying
• cannot contain answers to exam questions
• cannot contain course notes or copies of course slides
• cannot be lists of specific facts, details or concepts that students are tested on
• cannot contain instructions, specific examples or case studies

In general, if the student does not know the course content, concept maps will not be useful. Formularies must contain only the main formulas; proofs and theoretical sections cannot be included. Also for formularies, a maximum length of 4 pages in A4 format is suggested, written by hand or on a computer (with a minimum font size of 10).

For some courses, faculty members themselves provide standard formularies to students who are entitled to use them, so students are not required to prepare them. The Department of the course should be contacted for clarifications on this matter.

Students should talk to faculty at office hours during the semester to understand if the concept maps/formularies they prepare are suitable, without waiting until the end of classes.

Deadlines

In order to take advantage of the compensatory/dispensatory measures assigned to students for their academic careers, students are still required to indicate which measures they intend to use for each exam. This must be done at the time of registration for the exam (via Punto Blu for the desktop agenda, through the Calendar for the yoU@B Pro app).

In order to allow for the exam to be organized, registration for the exam must be received by the offices compulsorily no later than 14 days before the exam date (for exams in the August/September-January/February-June/July sessions) or 7 days before the exam date (for exams in the October-December-March-May sessions).

Regarding concept maps and formularies, they must be sent to the course director for approval in PDF format via B in Touch, by the deadlines indicated above.

Therefore, although students may register for exams up to 4 working days before the date of the exam, in order to take advantage of the selected compensatory measures, students must register for exams in compliance with the deadline of 14 (or 7) days.

 !! Failure to select measures during exam registration and failure to meet the above deadlines will result in the inability to take advantage of the measures.

Exams are marked out of thirty. 
Assessments are always individual.

A mark of between 0 and 17 out of thirty is considered unsatisfactory.
A mark of between 18 and 30 out of thirty is considered satisfactory and allows students to gain the credit points provided for by the program structure.
Examining board may award "lode" (cum laude) to students who achieve thirty out of thirty (30/30).

Exams that are awarded an unsatisfactory mark are considered to have been failed and must therefore be repeated (this applies to both partial and general exams).

Exams that are awarded a satisfactory mark are considered to have been passed and cannot be retaken.

Exams are held in person on Campus.

ONLY students who have duly registered for exams can sit for them.

Students must turn up to exams equipped with their Bocconi ID card in order to be identified by the Faculty member.

The exam attendance is usually certified by the faculty member using the related online procedure.
For written exams, students also certify their presence by signing the exam paper (this is not an acceptance of the grade). Students must write only with an indelible ink pen in blue or in black color for written exam. 

Students may decide to withdraw from an exam, in which case their papers are not considered valid and the exam result is not registered:

• For written exams on laptop and on paper: students can withdraw any time during the exam but no later than 10 minutes before the end of the exam; they must declare their decision to the faculty member and in any case, follow the instructions given in the classroom. Moreover, for written exams on paper, students are deemed to have withdrawn if they hand in their exam papers with "withdrawn" written on them. Usually, in case of written exams - on laptop and paper-, students who withdraw must stay in the room up to the end of the exam.
• In case of oral exams, students may only withdraw before the teacher declares the mark. Withdrawing from an exam is equivalent to not taking the exam.

Handing in written exam papers (whether they are partial or general exams), without declaring the withdrawal to the faculty member or making a note of it on a paper written exam in due time, means accepting the mark the instructor gives the paper, no matter what it is. 

During exams, students must comply with the instructions and guidelines specified by the instructor in class and the rules set out in the Bocconi Student Code of Conduct (see paragraph 6.8.2 Exam Conduct); it is also specified that the use of AI is prohibited during both partial and general exams.

Exams are official assessments which must be taken in full compliance with the rules.

During an examination students may not:

• offer or receive any assistance from students or any other party, nor can they use notes unless authorized by the teacher;
• attempt to obtain confidential information about the specific questions of the exam;
• assume the identity of another nor allow others to assume their identity during an exam; nor can students present as their own a piece of work which has been copied, entirely or partially;
• keep mobile devices (e.g. tablet, smartphones, mobile phones, smartwatches, earbuds, MP3 players, etc.) on their desks or on their person which must be properly stowed in bags or backpacks (unauthorized possession of such devices during exams, regardless of their actual use, is prohibited);
• use any aid or device of any form or type (paper: e.g. manuals, lecture notes, personal notes, books etc. or electronic: electronic devices, web sites, social media, softwares, AI tools etc.) that is not expressly authorized by the instructor.

Violation of the above rules (and of what is indicated in the Students Code of Conduct) or the instructions given by the faculty member during exams, is cause for cancellation of the exam, and the start of disciplinary procedures. The disciplinary sanctions applied at Bocconi include:

• official warning;
• temporary ban from one or more courses;
• suspension from one or more exams for one or more exam periods;
• temporary exclusion from the University and loss of exam periods (not more than three years).

All disciplinary sanctions are registered in the student's academic career, written in the transfer form, and in all university documents used in determining the student's graduation grade. A disciplinary sanction more serious than a warning precludes any student benefits (scholarships, housing, etc.). 

These rules do not substitute the university in the monitoring of the exams. The university will maintain strict exam procedures. The university moreover will do its best to ensure that exams are taken in adequate rooms, with enough space and silence to allow students to concentrate. Faculty members are required to set clear questions, allowing students to show their ability and degree of understanding of the subject area.

Finally, students are strongly recommended to carefully read the content of the Honor Code published on the website www.unibocconi.eu/honorcode and, in particular, in the Code of Conduct for students where they can find a description of the unfair behaviours and the relating sanctions.

Examining boards are appointed by the Rector or one of his/her delegates and consist of at least 2 members, including a President, and are presided over by the Course Director. When necessary, examining boards may be divided into sub-boards.
On the basis of a Proposal and Approval by the Head of the Department of reference of the subject, examining Board members can be:

• All members who have teaching commitments for the course in the academic year, excluding the Visiting Professors short-term and those only engaged in guest speaking or seminars;
• Teaching Assistants (with a graduate degree) assigned to the course;
• All those who were part of the Examining Board of the previous years even if they do not teach in the current year;
• Other Bocconi teaching staff (tenured staff and not tenured) who are experts in the subject;
• The Head of the Department of reference of the course.

Students will generally sit exams with the faculty member(s) of their assigned class group if they take the exam in the first exam period after the end of the course. In subsequent exam sessions, exams may also be organized in various class groups. In that case, student may sit exams with either a faculty member or faculty members of one of the class groups or with an expert in the subject. The class group may not be the same that was assigned to the students.

The results of written exams (partial, in itinere or general exams), managed by the Secretary's Office of the Department responsible for the courses, are generally published on the yoU@B student Diary > Exams Results. Marks are communicated in yoU@B for informational purposes only and remains visible in the yoU@B Student Diary generally for 15 days after the pubblication date. 

Subsequently, students are advised to check that the grade obtained on the general exam or the grade obtained after completing the partial exams has been correctly recorded in their academic career by using the Career > Study plan menu at Punto Blu (via the yoU@B Diary). The grade for individual partial exams and in itinere exams will not be recorded in the academic career.

In compliance with the Honor Code, the Bocconi teaching staff are committed to carrying out the assessment fairly way and to be available to analyze the quality of the exam taken with the student. In this context, in the case of written exams, the University requires that a session be scheduled by the faculty member, usually on a single date, dedicated to reviewing the exams subject to evaluation for students who have taken the exam.

During exam review, the faculty member and student are not allowed to negotiate the assigned grade in any way. At this stage, students are expected to behave in a serious and respectful manner, consistent with the exam review's purpose of representing a learning opportunity. Students may not delegate third parties to review exams in any way.

The final results of exams are recorded with a mark out of thirty or as passed (for educational activities such as seminars, internships, etc.) and are registered in the student's academic career. For activities that do not award credits (credits = 0) such as preparatory courses, no grade or pass assessment will be recorded in the academic career.

The exams for courses subdivided in modules are considered passed, and may be recorded in the academic career and certified, only after passing both exams of which the course is made up. The final grade is obtained by the grade point average (compared to the credits of each module) of the two marks achieved.
The appropriate offices periodically check the grades recorded in the academic careers of all students.

Each student's "Official academic transcript" contains all the exams included in the study plan (both Bocconi and PoliMi), together with the date when the exam was passed, the marks and the credit points awarded, subject group and medium of instruction for the exams that have been recorded.

The unofficial academic transcript contains all the exams, including those that have been passed, i.e. the exams for which students have been awarded a sufficient mark. The positive partial mark achieved in the exams of each module (if included in the program structure) can be viewed. This document (NOT valid as certification) is valid only within the University (e.g. ISU Scholarship ranking, exchanges, etc.).
 

For the second language course, as an alternative to Bocconi exam, recognition of a language certifications among those accepted can be requested, in compliance with the rules applied.
For more detailed information, see 'Languages'.

The Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated by the mathematical average weighted on the credit point values of all courses with marks expressed out of thirty recorded in the student's academic career. 

Credits earned for educational activities with assessments that are not expressed with a grade out of 30 (e.g. seminars, internships, etc.) are not included in the calculation of the grade point average.

When calculating the GPA, exams that have been awarded "lode" (cum laude) are given the value 31.
A maximum of 2 additional exams can be included in the calculation of the GPA. If a student has passed more than 2 additional exams, the 2 best results are considered (if grades are the same, those additional courses with more credit points are considered). 
The exams ratified for students transferring from other Italian universities, universities abroad and exams taken at other universities by 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.