From A.Y. 2022/23, you can enrol simultaneously in up to two programmes at the same university or at different universities or higher education institutions of art and music, including foreign ones.
You can enrol simultaneously in:
- two first cycle degree programmes
- two second cycle degree programmes
- a first cycle and a second cycle degree programme
- a first cycle or a second cycle degree programme and a PhD
- a first cycle or a second cycle degree programme and a Professional Master's
- a first cycle or a second cycle degree programme and a non-medical specialisation
- two Professional Master's, provided they differ according to the regulations in force
- a PhD and a Professional Master's
- a PhD and a non-medical specialisation
- a PhD and a medical specialisation, in which case Article 7 of Italian Ministerial Decree 226/2021 applies
- a Professional Master's and a non-medical specialisation
- a Professional Master's and a medical specialisation
Remember that if you are enrolled in a programme for which you have debts with the university (e.g. tuition fees that are overdue and not paid) and/or with ER.GO (e.g. scholarships or other contributions obtained from ER.GO which you have to repay), you cannot enrol in another programme at the same time.
Applications and communications for simultaneous enrolment must be sent by e-mail via the institutional mailbox @studio.unibo.it or @unibo.it. If you do not use an institutional mailbox, you must enclose an identity document with your request.
Scholarships and exemptions
For first cycle and second cycle degree programmes, PhDs and specialisations, financial aid is provided for a single enrolment, so you must specify the programme for which you are requesting the benefit on the self-certification of requirements form. Total or partial exemption from student contributions is granted for both enrolments in the presence of the requirements set out in the Regulations on student contributions.
How to enrol simultaneously in two programmes
Remember that:
- if you are already enrolled in one programme and enrol in another, the latter is the second enrolment programme;
- if you enrol in two programmes in the same academic year, the second enrolment programme is the one for which you pay the first instalment last.
Below you will find information broken down by programme type.
If the second programme you wish to enrol in is a first cycle or a second cycle degree programme
Requirements and conditions for simultaneous enrolment
In order to enrol, you must:
- possess the qualifications required by national legislation and the University’s regulations;
- undergo the assessments of basic knowledge, compliance with curricular requirements and training adequacy foreseen, respectively, for first cycle and second cycle degree programmes.
For simultaneous enrolment in first cycle and/or second cycle degree programmes:
- the programmes should not belong to the same class;
- the programmes should differ in at least two-thirds of their training activities;
- you must enrol in both programmes for the current academic year in order to be enrolled simultaneously in two programmes and take actions related to your academic career (e.g. take examinations or submit your study plan).
Limitations for programmes with compulsory attendance:
- If you are enrolled in a first cycle or second cycle degree programme with compulsory attendance, you cannot enrol in another first cycle or second cycle degree programme with compulsory attendance, unless compulsory attendance is only for laboratory and internship activities;
- If you are enrolled in a professional master's or a specialisation, you cannot enrol in a first cycle or second cycle degree programme with compulsory attendance, unless compulsory attendance is only for laboratory and internship activities;
Simultaneous enrolment in two programmes with nationally prescribed restricted access is currently not possible.
How to apply for simultaneous enrolment
Enrolling simultaneously in two degree programmes at the University of Bologna
If you are already enrolled in a programme at the University of Bologna and wish to enrol simultaneously in a first cycle or second cycle degree programme, log on to Studenti Online and fill in the declaration at the time of enrolment. If simultaneous enrolment takes place after the first year or after enrolment, the declaration must be completed by logging on to Studenti Online and clicking on Simultaneous Enrolment.
Simultaneous enrolment in two programmes, one of which is not at the University of Bologna (regardless of whether it is the first or the second programme)
If one of the two programmes belongs to another university, you can complete the declaration by logging on to Studenti Online at the time of enrolment. If simultaneous enrolment takes place after the first year or after enrolment, the declaration must be completed by logging on to Studenti Online and clicking on Simultaneous Enrolment.
How to apply for recognition of university educational credits from simultaneous enrolment
If you are enrolling in a second first cycle or second cycle degree programme and wish to request, in your first year of enrolment, the recognition of university educational credits accrued on the other first cycle or second cycle degree programme in which you are simultaneously enrolled, please refer to Shortening of the Degree Programme.
If you have already been enrolled in two first cycle or second cycle degree programmes for more than one year and you wish to apply for recognition of the university educational credits you have accrued, please contact the secretariat responsible for the programme on which you wish to have your credits recognised.
If the second programme you wish to enrol in is a Professional Master's
If the second programme you wish to enrol in is:
- a Professional Master's at the University of Bologna, you must fill in the simultaneous application form [.pdf 223 KB] and send it to master@unibo.it;
- a Professional Master's at an external institute, you must send a communication to master@unibo.it so that the request can be assessed by the collegiate body of the first programme (Professional Master's, PhD and medical or non-medical specialisation). The outcome of the request will be communicated by the Professional Master's office to the person concerned.
Enrolment is subject to a feasibility assessment by the collegiate bodies when:
- both the first and the second enrolment programmes require compulsory attendance (general rule);
- the second programme is a Professional Master's with compulsory attendance.
Simultaneous enrolment is permitted in cases where the attendance requirements of at least one of the two programmes have already been met: for instance, in the case of simultaneous enrolment in two Professional Master's, when for one of the two only the internship and/or the final examination remain to be complete.
If the second programme you wish to enrol in is a PhD
If the second programme you wish to enrol in is:
- a PhD at the University of Bologna, fill in the simultaneous enrolment declaration on Studenti Online;
- a PhD at an external institute, inform the secretariat of the first enrolment programme and the secretariat of the external institute you wish to enrol at.
If the programme in which you are enrolled is a Professional Master's, a non-medical specialisation or a first cycle, single cycle or second cycle degree programme with compulsory attendance, enrolment in the PhD is subject to approval by the governing bodies of the first programme.
If the programme in which you are enrolled is a medical specialisation, your enrolment is under reserve, which will be lifted upon approval of your joint attendance by the PhD Academic Board and that of the specialisation school.
You can only enrol in two PhDs if one is at an Italian university and the other at a foreign university with a co-tutorship agreement.
If the second programme you wish to enrol in is a specialisation
Non-medical specialisations
If the second programme you wish to enrol in is a non-medical specialisation:
- simultaneous enrolment is only possible if the first enrolment programme does not require compulsory attendance;
- you must fill in the simultaneous application form (in Italian) [.pdf 206 KB] and send it to aform.specnonmed@unibo.it
If the programme in which you are enrolled is a Professional Master's, a PhD or a first cycle, single cycle or second cycle degree programme with compulsory attendance, the respective collegiate bodies will verify compatibility of the compulsory attendance with the acquisition of the knowledge and skills required to achieve the educational objectives of each programme.
Medical specialisations
For more information on compatibility and on how to enrol, go to Simultaneous Enrolment in a Medical Specialisation and a PhD or Professional Master's (in Italian).