HEC-Bocconi Double Degree

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

• International applicants who are attending/have attended a secondary school abroad or an International school in Italy or abroad
• Italian applicants who are attending/have attended an Italian secondary school in Italy
  
  

Applicants already graduated from Italian or non-Italian universities, can apply for any session as Italian or International applicants. Being considered an Italian or an International applicant depends on the high school diploma you have/will achieve.

Transferred students may apply and if admitted, they will be enrolled to the first year only (with no credit recognition), since a second year is yet to be launched.

CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS

1. Valid secondary school qualification
   Before starting the online application, you are strongly encouraged to check the secondary school diploma requirements for enrollment, as well as specific diploma requirements and integrations (such as declaration of value, APs, etc.).
   See the section "enrollment" below for further details.
   
   
2. English language proficiency
   Students admitted to this program need to demonstrate a B2-Level English knowledge. See the section "enrollment" below for further information.
   

Non-admitted students can apply for the second round by submitting a brand new application via the online application portal within the set deadline. For the second application, at least one element of your application needs to be changed (i.e. higher test score).

Applicants will need to pay an application fee of €100 via the online Bocconi store before they can submit their application.

The program will offer a total of around 50-60 places. 

ELEMENTS OF EVALUATION
 

• Third-last and second-last year GPA: official transcripts from the third-last and second-last years of secondary school. In particular, grades related to all subjects are required, excepting those with a qualitative assessment (e.g. fair, good, excellent) and physical education, religion and conduct. For applicants who attended one semester or one year abroad, the Admissions Office requires the foreign transcript which will be used for the conversion into the Italian system.
   
• Score from SAT or ACT or Bocconi online Test
   
• Motivational letter, CV/résumé and any other documents/elements that can enhance the applicant's profile. 
  Information related to the CV and motivation will be collected directly within the application by entering the required details, with no need to upload any separate documents.
   
• Video interview

With particular reference to international applicants, the country of origin will be considered as a further admission element, in order to guarantee multiculturalism in the class. 
 

SELECTION TEST

There are minimum selection test scores required for an applicant to be eligible for admission:  

• SAT: applicants with a total score lower than 1040 will not be considered. Also, applicants with a score lower than 520 in the test sections Evidence-based Reading and Writing or Math will not be considered. 
• ACT: applicants with a composite score lower than 19 will not be considered. Also, applicants with a score lower than 19 in the test sections Math, Science, English or Reading will not be considered. 
• Online Bocconi Test: applicants with a total score lower than 17 out of 50 will not be considered.  
   

The online bocconi test is delivered through a webtesting platform, open until April 2025 — with the exception of specific dates indicated online both on the platform and on Bocconi website.

Applicants can choose the test date among the several date options available but they will need to obtain a test score report in time for applying to the round they are interested in: 

• Round I: last test date is 25 September (for obtaining your score report by 27 September)
• Round II: last test date is 15 January (for obtaining your score report by 17 January)
• Round III: last test date is 2 April (for obtaining your score report by 4 April)

The online Bocconi test for undergraduate applicants is valid both for applying to the HEC-Bocconi double program and for other Bocconi regular Bachelor programs. 
If you have already taken a Bocconi test and applied to one of the Bocconi regular Bachelor programs, you can still use that test score for applying to this program. 

Applicants to any Bocconi Bachelor program, including the HEC-Bocconi double program, will have a maximum of 3 test attempts for AY 2025-26.
 

VIDEO INTERVIEW

The questions will be the following:

• Give examples of your greatest academic strength and most challenging academic weakness.
• Based on your academic interests, what have you done to explore global and politics themes?
• If you were called to solve a social organizational problem, which area of interest would you identify first (education, health, climate etc)? What innovative idea would you like to implement?
• What has been your greatest academic challenge? Why? How have you overcome this challenge?

This is a mandatory step in our online application process and we look forward to meeting you virtually in a video conversation. 
 

After being admitted, in order to confirm your place, you have to:

• Pay the first installment - advanced payment and submit your enrollment application on Apply2B
• Meet the curricular requirements (Valid secondary school diploma and English proficiency) 
   

(*) by the end of June 2025 if you decide to take the Bocconi English proficiency test to meet the English requirement

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY 
 

For enrolling to this program, admitted students will have to give proof of their B2 English level by providing an international English language certificates or a diploma awarded in English or declaring their status of English native spearker. 
Check here the full list of certificates accepted for meeting the English language requirement.

VALID SECONDARY SCHOOL DIPLOMA
 

For enrolling, a recognized Italian high school diploma or non-Italian high school diploma, valid to pursue a 1st cycle degree is required. 
Normally Bocconi University does not set any specific requirement in terms of subjects or tracks taken by applicants during the secondary school. 
Check here further information on secondary school diplomas general requirements