How you lose your student status
According to the new Student Regulations:
- You lose your student status if you do not take exams or final evaluations regardless of the result (including failing exams and refusing marks) for 8 consecutive years from the year of your last exam (regardless of the result) or the year of your last regular enrolment, whichever is more favourable.
- You do not lose your student status if you only need to sit the final examination, regardless of the regulations governing your degree programme.
The 8 years are counted from a.y. 2020/21 included; this rule applies also to students who, based on the pre-existing regulations, would have lost their status on 31 March 2021.
When calculating the loss of student status, please be reminded that:
- The academic year ends on 31 March of the year following that of enrolment.
- If you interrupt your studies, the years of interruption count as years not aligned with the exam schedule and count for loss-of-status purposes.
- Repetition years are equivalent to years not aligned with the exam schedule.
- The years of suspension are not counted for loss-of-status purposes.
- The payment of tuition fees does not change the deadlines for the loss of student status.
Once you meet the loss-of-status conditions, you will lose your student status and will not be notified.
Special cases: disability, SLD
As a student:
- If you have a disability rating of 66% or higher, or
- Are eligible for the benefits provided by Law 104/1992, or
- Have diagnosed specific learning disabilities (SLD),
you can request a specific resolution regarding your loss-of-status deadlines, regardless of your year of first matriculation.
To this end:
- Complete the deadline extension application form [.pdf 239 KB], sign it and present it to the Student Administration Office in the year prior to the expected loss-of-status deadline, at least one month before (February).
- The request will be assessed by a special Committee and may involve an interview.
What to do if you lose your student status
If you have lost your student status and intend to start a new university career at the University of Bologna, you must enrol again in the first year of a degree programme. You can however ask the Degree Programme Board to consider recognising all or part of your previous credits. To do this, you will first have to pay a €100 fee.
You will find all the relevant information on the Shortening of programme page.
Find out more
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Student Regulations
The loss of student status is regulated by article 19 of the Student Regulations (in Italian)
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See also
- Interruption and return to study Published
- Suspending your studies Published
- Withdrawal from studies Published