Enrolling as a transfer student

Transfer students with credit recognition a.y. 2026-27

 

The credit recognition process aims to convert credits earned at the student’s home university into credits officially recognized and recorded in the Bocconi academic transcript.
Credit recognition is based on an evaluation of the submitted course syllabi carried out by the Bocconi course and program directors and is usually completed by the end of September or the beginning of October.

It is not possible to determine in advance the number of credits that will be recognized.

University years completed solely to meet the 12-year schooling requirement for admission to a Bachelor Program (diploma integration) cannot be recognized as exam credits.

If you have any questions regarding the transfer and credit recognition process, please refer to the FAQs at the bottom of this page.

The credit recognition procedure for Bachelor Programs and the Five-year Integrated Master of Arts is available only to candidates who participate in and receive an admission offer in the dedicated admission round scheduled for March 27 – April 13, 2026. For students enrolled in an MSc/MA Program, the credit recognition procedure will be activated starting from the end of May 2026. The detailed timeline is available in the Timeline and Procedure section.

 

Attention
Students enrolled in a Special Double Degree Program (HEC–Bocconi, IM CEMS MIM, IM Asia – China MIM, IM Asia – Bocconi–ESSEC, IM Concentration – Double Degree ESSEC Luxury Management, Sciences Po–Bocconi Double Degree, LSE–Bocconi Double Degree) are not allowed to request credit recognition.

The aim of these Programs is to provide students with a complete and highly immersive educational experience. Requesting credit recognition would limit students’ ability to fully benefit from the full range of academic and educational opportunities offered by the Programs.

 

Failure to comply with even a single deadline may result in the automatic cancellation of the entire credit recognition process, with no possibility of a refund of the first installment/deposit paid.

Any questions or issues related to the credit recognition procedure must be promptly reported to the Admissions Office by email (the only communication channel to be used), specifying the following in the subject line: TCC_Last name First name.

By choosing to take part in the credit recognition procedure, students declare that they are aware that the process requires compliance with a series of documentary deadlines. While the procedure offers an opportunity to shorten one’s academic career, it involves specific constraints and formal steps that must be strictly followed, with no exceptions.

 

Below you will find the timeline and the steps to follow in order to request recognition of previously acquired credits.

 

Deadline Documents
By the enrollment deadline of your admission application Admitted students who are currently enrolled in or have graduated from another university must, during the enrollment process, complete the section concerning previous enrollments: for each academic year, they must describe their academic path by providing the required information.
By the enrollment deadline of your admission application Students who wish to request credit recognition will find, inside the enrollment procedure, the instructions to access a dedicated platform. Inside this platform, accessible through their ID and password, theycan specify which exams from the Bocconi study plan they wish to have recognized, based on the exams from their previous university’s study plan (either already completed orplanned to be taken. ATTENTION: if scheduled, they must be completed and officially recorded in the student’s transcriptby July 12 2026), and they can upload the corresponding official course syllabi.
By 12 July 2026

When re-accessing the platform, it will be necessary to provide an official transcript issued by the home university and complete the request by entering all the details related to the exams for which recognition is being requested, including: grade in thirtieths (if the grade was obtained abroad, the foreign grading system should be entered), date of completion, and credits acquired. Anonymous screenshots or unofficial documents will not be accepted

For the students enrolled in/graduated from an Italian University, a Self-Certification of the detailed university academic record (downloadable from the personal page of the university of origin) will be required.  
By 28 July 2026

For the students enrolled in/graduated from a Foreign University, on the dedicated platform, a document certifying that the student is no longer enrolled in that university will be required— an ex-matriculation document — (it is also possible to provide a study suspension document*).

For the students enrolled in/graduated from an Italian University, it will be necessary to provide the “domanda di trasferimento” (transfer application) released by the university of origin.
By 31 August 2026 Only students enrolled in an Italian University: the "foglio di congedo" (transfer certificate) issued by the University of origin must be sent via PEC*1

* The ex-matriculation document/study suspension document is an official document issued by the university of origin, certifying a student’s decision to permanently end or suspend their educational path for the academic year 2026/2027 at that university. It confirms that the student is no longer enrolled in the university of origin for the academic year 2026/2027.

*1For the students coming from an Italian University, the transfer certificate ("congedo") issued by the University of origin must be provided by 31 August. The transfer certificate ("congedo") is issued only after submitting the “domanda di trasferimento (transfer application) The transfer certificate ("congedo") must be sent to Bocconi University directly by the university of origin by the deadline indicated, by certified email (PEC) to the address: admissionsoffice@unibocconi.legalmail.it 

If a PEC address is not available, this should be reported to ufficioammissioni@unibocconi.it

Please remember to check the deadlines for submitting the ex-matriculation or study suspension document / domanda di trasferimento (if from a foreign university) /  with the University of origin, since they can vary from Institution to Institution.

DEADLINE DOCUMENTS
By the enrollment deadline of your round of selection

Admitted students who are currently enrolled in or have graduated from another university must, during the enrollment process, complete the dedicated task on the Apply2B portal, to declare whether they wish to request recognition of credits already earned.

The declaration cannot be modified; therefore, if you choose NOT to request credit recognition, you will not be able to do so later, after enrollment.

End of May 2026

For the students enrolled in the following rounds:

  • Italian candidates - 1° Round
  • IM Global Experience/Finance Global Experience - 1° and 2° Round
  • International candidates - 1°, 2° and 3° Round

 

End of June 2026

For the students enrolled in the following rounds:

  • Italian candidates - 2° Round
  • International candidates - 4° Round

Students who wish to request credit recognition will receive instructions via email to access a dedicated platform. Inside this platform, accessible through their ID and password, they can specify which exams from the Bocconi study plan they wish to have recognized, based on the exams from their previous university’s study plan (either already completed or planned to be taken. ATTENTION: if scheduled, they must be completed and officially recorded in the student’s transcript by July 12 2026).  

Additionally, they need to complete the request by entering all the details related to the exams for which recognition is being requested, including: grade in thirtieths (if the grade was obtained abroad, the foreign grading system should be entered), date of completion, and credits acquired.

Then, they need to upload the corresponding official course syllabi and the Transfer Student Form with Credits, which will be generated after completing the request, to a dedicated task on the Apply2B portal.
By 12 July 2026

By accessing again the Apply2B portal, it will be necessary to provide an official transcript issued by the home university. Anonymous screenshots or unofficial documents will not be accepted. 

For the students enrolled in/graduated from an Italian University, a Self-Certification of the detailed university academic record (downloadable from the personal page of the university of origin) will be required. 

Should this document not be provided within the specified deadline, the University reserves the right to cancel the possibility of requesting the recognition of credits.
By 28 July 2026 By accessing again the Apply2B portal, it will be required to upload to the dedicated task of the Apply2B portal an ex-matriculation document — (it is also possible to provide a study suspension document*).For the students enrolled in/graduated from an Italian University, it will be necessary to provide the “domanda di trasferimento” (transfer application) released by the university of origin.
By 31 August 2026 Only students enrolled in an Italian University: the "foglio di congedo" (transfer certificate) issued by the University of origin must be sent via PEC*1.

 

* The ex-matriculation document/study suspension document is an official document issued by the university of origin, certifying a student’s decision to permanently end or suspend their educational path for the academic year 2026/2027 at that university. It confirms that the student is no longer enrolled in the university of origin for the academic year 2026/2027.

*1 For the students coming from an Italian University, the transfer certificate ("congedo") issued by the University of origin must be provided by 31 August. The transfer certificate ("congedo") is issued only after submitting the “domanda di trasferimento (transfer application). The transfer certificate ("congedo") must be sent to Bocconi University directly by the university of origin by the deadline indicated, by certified email (PEC) to the address: admissionsoffice@unibocconi.legalmail.it 

If a PEC address is not available, this should be reported to graduateadmissions@unibocconi.it

Please remember to check the deadlines for submitting the ex-matriculation or study suspension document / domanda di trasferimento (if from a foreign university) /  with the University of origin, since they can vary from Institution to Institution.

The Admissions Office will submit the syllabi you uploaded to the platform to the faculty members in charge of recognition.

This step can be taken only and exclusively if the student has provided the required documentation (official syllabi) within the deadline set for the submission of the online enrollment.

It is the student’s responsibility to send the official documentation within the indicated timeframe.
Once the courses have begun, it will not be possible to request further evaluations from the Professors or to submit additional documentation.

For each course, the result may be:

  • FULL RECOGNITION: The exam is fully recognized and will be added to the Bocconi study plan with the grade received at the university of origin. If two exams are requested to be recognized for a single Bocconi exam code, the final grade will be calculated as the weighted average of the two exams.
  • PARTIAL RECOGNITION: The exam is partially recognized. The unrecognized part of the exam must be completed during one of the exam sessions scheduled for that course, according to the methods indicated by the faculty member. The recognized part of the exam will contribute to the final grade using a weighted average.
  • UNSUCCESSFUL RECOGNITION: The exam is not recognized and must be taken at Bocconi.
     

The Admissions Office, after collecting feedback from all the Bocconi faculty members on the course syllabi, and after verifying the actual completion of the exams through the official transcript/self-certification of the detailed university academic record (for students coming from an Italian University), will inform the student by the end of July/early August on the year of admission and the overall outcome of their request through the unofficial credit recognition result.

For the students coming from an Italian university, the actual completion of the exams will be further verified through the “foglio di congedo” (transfer certificate) sent by the university of origin.

Around the end of September/beginning of October, (for those coming from an Italian University, not before receiving the foglio di congedo), the Admissions Office will provide the student with the official result of the credit recognition (Delibera).

Once the credit recognition result has been viewed, the student has 5 business days to decide whether to:

  • Accept the recognition: all the exams recognized (both partially and fully) will be added to the Bocconi study plan (it will not be possible to choose among the exams and decide to not have some recorded in the study plan);
    It should be noted that exams for which credit recognition is not requested, or that have not been recognized, must be taken, as they are part of the study plan, even if they are scheduled for the first year of studies and even if the student is admitted directly to the second year.*
     
  • NOT accept the recognition: by not accepting, the student automatically withdraws enrollment at Bocconi University and, at the same time, can submit a request for reimbursement of the advance payment of the first installment.
    After 5 working days since the submission of the Delibera,it will no longer be possible in any way to request or obtain a refund.
    Students are therefore strongly advised to pay close attention to these deadlines.

*Please note that admission to the second year is available only for students enrolling in a Bachelor and Law program.
Further details are available in the “Regulations” section

Bachelor of Science programs

Considering only 1st- and 2nd-year Bocconi exams, students admitted to a Bachelor of Science program who have obtained the recognition of:

  • less than 24 credits: will stay enrolled in the first year of the program;
  • 24 credits or more: may choose to stay enrolled in the first year of the program or move to the second year.

For students admitted to a Bachelor of Science program, the maximum number of credits that may be recognized is 90 credits.

Students who accept credit recognition and are re-enrolled in the first year or repeat a year (e.g. enrolls in Bocconi in the second year after having already completed two years elsewhere) may not be considered an "in corso" student for the purposes of future selection processes when applying to Master of Science programs.

It should be noted that if enrolled in the second year, the student may take first-year exams that were not recognized, or for which credit recognition was not requested, starting from the first exam session (October midterms).
Exams that were only partially recognized, instead, can be completed only during the first available general exam session and not during the midterm exams.

As a second-year student, they will not have direct access to first-year materials or classes.
To access the platform, see the materials, and register for first-year exams, the student must submit an explicit request to the department responsible for each course, through the B in Touch tool— but only after signing the Delibera.
 

Integrated Master of Arts in Law

Considering only 1st- and 2nd-year Bocconi exams, students admitted to the 5-year Integrated Master of Arts in Law program who have obtained the recognition of:

  • less than 24 credits: will stay enrolled in the first year of the program;
  • between 24 and 89 credits: may choose to stay enrolled in the first year of the program or move to the second year;
  • 90 credits or more: may choose to move to the third year.

For students admitted to the Integrated Master of Arts in Law program, the maximum number of credits that may be recognized is 150 credits.

It should be noted that if enrolled in the second year, the student may take first-year exams that were not recognized or for which credit recognition was not requested starting from the first exam session (October midterms).
Exams that were only partially recognized, instead, can be completed only during the first available general exam session and not during the midterm exams.

As a second-year student, they will not have direct access to first-year materials or classes.
To access the platform, consult materials, and register for first-year exams, the student must submit an explicit request to the department responsible for each course through the B in Touch tool— but only after signing the Delibera.

The same rule applies in case of enrollment in the third year.


Master of Science programs

For students admitted to a Master of Science Program the maximum number of credits that may be recognized is 30 credits and enrollment is always in the first year of the program.


Specialized Master programs

Bocconi Specialized Master graduates are admitted to the first year of the Master of Science Program and a maximum of 2 courses (no more than 16 credits) may be recognized.

Graduates of Specialized Master programs from other universities may admitted to the first year of a Master of Science program upon verification of admission requirements, and credits earned in the previous program will not be recognized

 

 

Transfer without credit recognition a.y. 2026-27

 

Starting from the selection rounds for the 2026/27 academic year, students enrolled at another university who participate in the standard admission rounds (Early, Winter and Spring Regular), as well as students enrolled in Master of Science and MA programs (including students enrolled in Special Programs, for which credit recognition is not foreseen), declare that they are applying without requesting the recognition of previously earned credits.

Accordingly, it will under no circumstances be possible to request credit recognition at a later stage, not even at the time of enrollment or after the program has started.

Deadline

Documents

By the enrollment deadline of your admission application

Admitted students who are currently enrolled in or have graduated from another university must, during the enrollment process, complete the section concerning previous enrollments: for each academic year, they must indicate their academic path by providing the required information.

 

By 27 July 2026

The ex-matriculation document* issued by the university of origin must be provided within your enrollment process. You may upload it starting from the first phase of enrollment, but you have time until the indicated date to submit it.

 

*The ex-matriculation is an official document issued by the university of origin, certifying a student’s decision to permanently end (or to have completed) their educational path for the academic year 2025/2026 at that university. It confirms that the student is no longer enrolled at their university of origin for the academic year 2026/2027.

 

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