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Academic calendar

The academic calendar shows the religious and non-religious holidays on which teaching activities do not take place, and the Christmas and Easter activity breaks.

Academic calendar for the 2023/24 a.y.

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Main deadlines by type of degree programme for the 2023/24 a.y.

Deadlines for first cycle, second cycle and single cycle degree programmes

Matriculation in first cycle and single cycle degree programmes without restricted access

  • Ordinary Deadline: 27 July – 28 September 2023, unless indicated otherwise in the calls for applications and in any case by 23 November 2023
  • Deadline with payment of late enrolment fee: 29 September - 23 November 2023, unless an exception is granted for the reasons expressed in the proposal
  • Deadline to obtain the secondary school diploma abroad for conditional matriculation: 28 December 2023
  • Deadline to complete the matriculation: 29 February 2024, in the case of further requirements in addition to the payment of fees
  • Deadline for completion of additional learning requirements: 31 March 2025

Matriculation in first cycle and single cycle degree programmes with restricted access

  • The deadlines set by the calls (including unallocated places) and in any case by 23 November 2023
  • Deadline to obtain the secondary school diploma abroad for conditional matriculation: 28 December 2023
  • Deadline to complete the matriculation: 29 February 2024, in the case of further requirements in addition to the payment of fees and with the exclusion of degree programmes with restricted access at national level
  • Deadline for completion of additional learning requirements: 31 March 2025

Matriculation in second cycle degree programmes without restricted access

  • Ordinary Deadline: 27 July – 26 October 2023 (unless indicated otherwise in the calls for applications and in any case by 23 November 2023)
  • Deadline with payment of late enrolment fee: 27 October - 23 November 2023, unless an exception is granted for the reasons expressed in the proposal
  • Deadline to obtain the first cycle degree for conditional matriculation: 28 December 2023
  • Deadline to complete the matriculation: 29 February 2024, in the case of further requirements in addition to the payment of fees

Matriculation in second cycle degree programmes with restricted access

  • The deadlines set by the calls (including unallocated places) and in any case by 23 November 2023
  • Deadline to obtain the first cycle degree for conditional matriculation: 28 December 2023
  • Deadline to complete the matriculation: 29 February 2024, in the case of further requirements in addition to the payment of fees and with the exclusion of degree programmes with restricted access at national level

Application for the final examination - Ordinary deadlines and deadlines with payment of late enrolment fee

The Department Board, having heard the Degree Programme Boards, the Faculty-Student Joint Committee and the relevant School, if any, and having heard the opinion of the relevant offices, jointly determines:

  • the calendar of the final examinations;
  • the deadline to apply for the final examination, which must be set after an interval of at least 20 days from the deadline for the requirements. Applications for the final examination may be accepted within no less than 4 days after the deadline for the requirements, subject to paying a special fee;
  • the deadline to obtain the administration requirements needed to be admitted to the final examination for each exam session, which must be set after an interval of at least 20 days from the date of the exam session itself, and any further requirements.

Submission of applications for the recognition of credits from previous study careers

From 27 July to 28 November 2023, except for degree programmes with restricted access at national level: after 28 November 2023 together with the matriculation.

Enrolment in years following the first for first, second or single cycle degree programmes

  • Ordinary Deadline: 27 July – 28 September 2023
  • Deadline with payment of late enrolment fee: 29 September – 23 November 2023
  • Deadline with penalty fee after the deadline with payment of late enrolment fee: from 23 November 2023 to 28 September 2024.

Enrolment for part-time students

  • Deadline: from 27 July to 23 November 2023

Enrolment in individual learning activities

27 July 2023 - 24 April 2024, compatibly with the calendar of the lectures of the programmes chosen.

Based on the resolution of the Board of Governors of 25 September 2012, exceptions can be made to the above-mentioned general rule for a limited number of credits only in the event that the enrolment in newly introduced degree programmes of a higher level, whose admission rules were not previously known, requires the acquisition of credits in specific subject areas that were not mentioned in the teaching regulation of the degree programmes of origin. Late applications to individual learning activities can be accepted subject to payment of a penalty fee to achieve the credits necessary to apply by 25 July 2024.

Transfers to other universities

27 July – 28 December 2028

An exception to the 28 December 2023 deadline can be made if the destination programmes have restricted access, and only in the case of unallocated places.

Transfers from other universities

First cycle and single cycle degree programmes:

  • Ordinary deadline: from 27 July to 28 September 2023
  • Deadline with late enrolment fee: from 29 September to 23 November 2023

Second cycle degree programmes:

  • Ordinary deadline: from 27 July to 28 October 2023
  • Deadline with late enrolment fee: from 29 October to 23 November 2023
  • Without prejudice to different deadlines set in the calls for applications and in any case by 23 November 2023

Changing degree programme at the University of Bologna

27 July - 23 November 2023, unless otherwise indicated in the calls for applications of the destination degree programmes and in any case by 23 November 2023 (except for degree programmes with restricted access at national level) and subject to having enrolled for the new a.y. in the degree programmes of origin.

Options in new degree programme systems

21 July - 24 November 2022, unless otherwise indicated in the calls for applications and in any case by 24 November 2022 (except for degree programmes with restricted access at national level) and subject to having enrolled for the new a.y. in the degree programmes of origin.

Individual study plans and activities of choice

Departments can decide on the presentation of individual study plans and the requests for exams of choice inside or outside of their degree programmes, either in one window, closing on 23 November 2023, or in several separate windows:

  • one with an ordinary deadline, by the matriculation deadline of 23 November 2023; 
  • the others beyond the 23 November 2023 deadline, to end in time to participate in learning activities; the suggested time is during the break between the different lecture cycles.

In any case, the deadline of the first window must be after the ordinary deadline to enrol in years following the first (28 September 2023).

PhD programme degree deadlines

PhD programme degree academic year calendar

  • 1 November 2023 - Start of degree programmes 39th cycle
  • 15 November 2023 - PhD programme degree 35th cycle: end of final examination period for PhD students admitted in the second intake and in the first intake with study career extension
  • 16 December 2023 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: deadline to transmit the evaluations to PhD students - ordinary session - first intake
  • 31 January 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: deadline for the submission of the thesis on PhD Thesis Review for PhD students who have not applied for a career extension
  • 15 February 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: deadline to submit the dissertation on AMSDottorato for ordinary session PhD students - admitted in the first intake to the final exam
  • 15 March 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: deadline to transmit the evaluations to PhD students - extended session - first intake
    PhD programme degree 36th cycle: start of final exam period - ordinary session - for PhD students admitted in the first intake
  • 15 April 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: end of final exam period - ordinary session - for PhD students admitted in the first intake
  • 15 May 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: end of final exam period - extended session - for PhD students admitted in the first intake
  • 15 June 2023 - PhD programme degree 35th cycle: deadline for the submission of the thesis on PhD Thesis Review for PhD students whose evaluators postponed the public dissertation to the second intake
  • 15 July 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: end of final exam period - extended session - for PhD students admitted in the first intake
  • 15 September 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: deadline for the submission of the thesis on PhD Thesis Review for PhD students with study career extension whose evaluators postponed the public dissertation to the second intake
  • 30 September 2024 - PhD programme degree 36th cycle: deadline to upload the dissertation on AMSDottorato for PhD students admitted in the second intake
  • 15 October 2024 - PhD programme degree 37th cycle: deadline to submit the application to the final exam and payment of the fee to obtain the degree certificate

Deadlines for Specialisation Schools in the Medical Area

Matriculations in specialisation schools in the medical area

The date will be indicated in the next call for applications for the 2021/22 a.y., as established by MIUR.

Matriculations a.y. 2021/2022 (contract starting 1/11 of every year)

  • First instalment 31/10/2023
  • Second instalment 02/05/2024
  • Third instalment 30/06/2024

Matriculations a.y. 2020/2021 (contract starting 1/11of every year)

  • first instalment 31/01/2023
  • Second instalment 02/05/2023
  • Third instalment 30/06/2023

Matriculations a.y. 2019/2020 (contract starting 25/01 of every year)

  • First instalment 25/01/2024
  • Second instalment 02/05/2024
  • Third instalment 30/06/2024

Matriculations a.y. 2018/2019  (contract starting 1/11 of every year)

  • First instalment 31/10/2023
  • Second instalment 02/05/2024
  • Third instalment 30/06/2024

The deadlines for the first, second and third instalment may vary in the event of recuperations that affect the start of the academic year and the contract.

Transfers to other universities 

Applications must be submitted in the period between 120 and 90 days before the end date of the year of study, according to the annual calendar set by the Offices.
In the cases in which the year of study starts/ends on different dates to those established by MIUR, for each cohort of matriculations applications must be submitted in the period between 120 and 90 days before the end date of the relevant year of study.

Transfers from other universities 

Applications must be submitted in the period between 120 and 90 days before the end date of the year of study, according to the annual calendar set by the Offices.
In the cases in which the year of study starts/ends on different dates to those established by MIUR, for each cohort of matriculations applications must be submitted in the period between 120 and 90 days before the end date of the relevant year of study.

Application for admission to the final examination

The dates for the final examination are set annually by the Department Boards, having heard the Specialisation School Boards and the Faculty-Student Joint Committee.
The first exam date must take place within 15 days of the end of the year of study; the second exam date must be at least 15 days after the first (Article 53 of the Regulations on specialisation schools).
The Offices shall define, for each cohort and in line with the date of completion of the programme, the deadline for submitting the diploma application and the deadline to obtain the administration requirements needed to be admitted to the final examination for each exam session, based on the criteria established by the Board of Governors on 27/1/2015.
Diploma applications may be accepted up to the date of completion of the programme/contract, subject to paying a special fee.

Transfers abroad

Applications for transfers abroad must be submitted according to the annual calendar set by the Offices.

Recognition of previous study careers

To be admitted to Specialisation Schools via national calls for applications, specialising doctors can apply for the recognition of previous study careers (both in Italy and abroad), within 30 days from the start of the teaching activities.

Deadlines for Specialisation Schools in the Cultural Heritage, Psychology, Veterinary Medicine, Health, and Law Areas

Matriculation of successful candidates

The mandatory deadline will be indicated in the relevant calls for applications.

Unallocated places

The mandatory deadline will be indicated in the relevant calls for applications. 

Enrolment in years following the first

  • First instalment by 19 October 2023
  • Second and third instalment as per the Regulations for student tuition fees for first cycle, second cycle and single cycle degree programmes

After this date, late enrolments are accepted subject to the payment of a late enrolment fee.

Transfers to other universities, for years following the first

By 21 December 2023.

Transfers from other universities, for the same school, for years following the first as long as the regulations governing the degree programme are the same

By 30 November 2023, except for the Specialisation Schools in the Law and Veterinary Medicine Areas, which assess incoming transfer applications early (in September) and decide on admission before the beginning of lectures.

Study plans (where applicable)

Within 30 days of the matriculation date.

Choice of optional or guidance courses

Within 90 days of the matriculation date.
Note: The deadlines for the 2023/24 a.y. are applicable to the 2022/23 a.y. for the following Schools:

  • Medical Genetics (Specialisation School in the Health Area with double access, for the programme dedicated to non-medical graduates)
  • Microbiology and Virology (Specialisation School in the Health Area with double access, for the programme dedicated to non-medical graduates)
  • Hospital Pharmacy
  • Medical Physics
  • Oral Surgery
  • Orthodontics