Application and Admissions

All applicants may select up to 5 programs in their application:

• IM CEMS MIM, IM Asia China MIM, and IM Asia DD Bocconi-Essec are considered separate choices. 
  For further details on application to IM CEMS MIM, IM Asia — China MIM, and IM Asia — DD Bocconi-ESSEC visit the dedicated webpage (see Focus on) 

You can change your program choices after you submit your application, by the deadline of the round you are applying for.  

Approximately 65% of the total available spots are made available to Bocconi applicants and, in particular, up to a maximum of 60% of available spots in the I round. 

The 5 class groups of International Management (IM Concentrations, IM CEMS MIM, IM Asia — China MIM and IM Asia — DD Bocconi-Essec) include a total of 405 slots, of which 20 are reserved for IM Asia — China MIM, 25 for IM Asia — DD Bocconi-Essec and 65 for IM CEMS MIM. 

With an aim towards fostering greater diversity and inclusion in the classroom, students in IM CEMS MIM, IM Asia and IM Concentrations may attend first-year classes with students from other IM programs.

Regarding IM Global Experience and Finance Global Experience, the aim is to have class groups that are as diverse as possible, in terms of nationality and background. Therefore, Bocconi applicants will not be assigned the usual 65% of places available, that are normally allocated to Bocconi students to MSc programs. 

All applicants may select up to 5 programs in the Bocconi application.

Please note that:

• Students must select each program of interest as a separate program choice when applying for admission. 
• IM CEMS MIM, IM Asia China MIM, and IM Asia DD Bocconi-Essec are considered separate choice.

The admissions rounds are open to graduating applicants and applicants who have already graduated who complete their Bachelor of Science program by October 2025. In particular:

• 1st round: open to all Bocconi applicants who have at least 90 credits recorded on their transcript by 31 July 2024 (without regard to GPA), or BSc graduates.
• 2nd round: open to all Bocconi applicants who have at least 110 credits recorded on their transcript by 30 April 2025 (without regard to GPA), or BSc graduates.
  This session is also open to students who applied during the first session but were not admitted or did not enroll or who withdrew from admission to the first session.

Curricular requirements related to the MSc in Artificial Intelligence

If you are not enrolled in the BAI program (L-35), you must have obtained at least 30 credits in specific academic fields and disciplines (SSD) in order to meet the minimum curricular requirement for accessing the MSc in Artificial Intelligence. 
 

Check the specific academic fields and disciplines (SSD) accepted for accessing the MSc in Artificial Intelligence: 

For both rounds, the admission ranking is created based on the same elements of evaluation, i.e.:

• Educational activities (exams) with grades in thirtieths and related credits set out in the program structure, that have been passed and recorded in the academic career by the deadline. In the calculation of the credit requirement to participate in the round, activities such as internships, seminars, eligibility/tests and any supernumerary activities already present and recorded on the transcript will also be considered.
• Any exams taken abroad during an Exchange Program (will be evaluated only if registered in the study plan by the deadline, with date of registration and grade in thirtieths).
• Status of "in corso" student;

All these elements will be considered for the determination of the admission ranking. 

The ranking score is made up of the algebraic sum of:

• Grade point average, weighted and converted into a score out of 110. For applicants who have already graduated, this average corresponds to the weighted average regarding all exams in the study plan (NOT the graduation grade). In the calculation of the average for exams that include more than one module, the individual modules will be considered, not the overall grade. Therefore, the weighted average considered for admissions may be different from the one available in Punto Blu.
• 1 point out of 110 for status of "in corso" student, if the applicant meets the requirements (see paragraph below)
• for “in corso” students: 0.05 points out of 110 for each extra credit over the minimum required to submit the application, from educational activities (exams), internships, seminars, eligibility/tests and any other additional activities already present and recorded on the transcript by the deadlines. 
  (For example: if an “in corso” applicant submits an application in the first round with 95 credits recorded on the transcript, 0.05 x 5 credits = 0.25 points out of 110 will be allocated). 
   

Extra points out of 110 will not be allocated for the purposes of calculating the ranking score for participation in an internship or an international exchange program. 

Points in the ranking will be designated based on these criteria and spots will be assigned in descending order from the first place (with the highest score) being allocated to the first choice Master of Science program until all available places have been filled, or to the second, third, fourth and fifth choice if necessary until all available places have been filled.

The date of submission of the application does not affect the outcome of the selection, all participants will be evaluated and placed in the ranking at the end of the application period.
 

At the end of the second session, a limited number of non-admitted applicants may be included on a waiting list (again based on the ranking score, starting with the top non-admitted applicant). After the results are released, students will be informed about their position on the waiting list. At the end of the enrollment period, roughly in the latter half of June 2023, after all available places have been confirmed, students on the waiting list may be offered places dedicated to Bocconi applicants that have not been filled.

Considering the strong motivational aspect of the IM Asia-China MIM, IM CEMS MIM, IM Global Experience, IM Bocconi-Essec DD programs, and Finance Global Experience, interested students will also be subject to a specific evaluation by the Program Director. For this purpose, applicants interested in these programs will have to provide specific documentation (statement of motivation and video interview, both in English).

The Cyber Risk Strategy and Governance and Transformative Sustainability programs, created between Bocconi and Polimi, will also be among the choices available in the online application. Applicants to these programs will be evaluated by a Joint Committee made up of Bocconi and Polimi faculty. For admission to these programs, it will therefore be required to upload a CV and a dedicated motivational letter in English.

Please note: BIEM students enrolled in the Double Degree program Peking-Bocconi will be considered "in corso" if their first year of enrollment is AY 2021-22. Only educational activities recorded in the academic career during the first two years in Bocconi will be considered. Educational activities taken in Peking will not be considered.

Students enrolled in the WBB program will be considered "in corso" if their first year of enrollment is AY 2021-22. The activities registered in the study plan during the first three years of the BSc program will be considered. 

For any further information please contact the Admissions Office on B in Touch.

Students are considered “in corso” for the purposes of admission to Master of Science programs if they are enrolled in their third year in the 2024-25 AY and:

• Have enrolled for the first time in the university system in the 2022-2023 a.y. at Bocconi University; or
• Have enrolled for the first time in the university system in the 2022-2023 a.y. at another University and enrolled at Bocconi in their second year in the 2023-2024 a.y. (e.g. students transferring from another University WITH recognition at Bocconi of credits acquired during the previous university experience); or
• Have enrolled for the first time in the university system on a date prior to the 2022-2023 a.y. at Bocconi University, or at another University, on condition that in the 2023-2024 a.y. they started the Bocconi career considered for the evaluation to the MSc Programs and DID NOT benefit from the recognition of credits from the previous university career. 
  Any course, eligibility, internship, seminar, or other activity expressed in credits that are carried over into the Bocconi career which the applicant submits during admission, even if an additional course, is considered credit recognition from the previous university career.
  For example:
  • Students who transferred from another University enrolled in their first year at Bocconi in the 2022-23 a.y. WITHOUT recognition at Bocconi of credits acquired previously;
  • Students with a first-level degree completed at another University who then enrolled at Bocconi in their first year in the 2022-23 AY WITHOUT requesting credit recognition.
     

PLEASE NOTE: The status of "in corso" student for the purposes of admission to the Master of Science programs does not necessarily coincide with the student’s status of “in corso” as defined by the administrative enrollment procedures for Bachelor of Science students.

For applications WITHOUT the status “in corso” student, the following will be allocated:

• 0 points out of 110 for students not yet graduated at the time of application, who enrolled for the first time in any university degree program (Bocconi and non) in the 2021-2022 a.y.;
• 0 points out of 110 for applicants who have already graduated from Bocconi within 3 or 4 academic years from their first year of enrollment in the university system (Bocconi or non-Bocconi);
• -1 point out of 110 for students not yet graduated at the time of application, who enrolled for the first time in any university degree program (Bocconi and non) in the 2020-2021 a.y. For each year of enrollment in the university system prior to the 2020-2021 a.y. a further point will be deducted;
• -1 point out of 110 for applicants graduating from Bocconi in 5 years after their first year of enrollment in the university system (Bocconi or non-Bocconi). For each year of enrollment in the university system after the fifth year, another point will be deducted.