Preparing the study plan

WHAT IS A STUDY PLAN?

The study plan is the complete set of exams that you need to sit in order to graduate. Some exams are compulsory, while others are elective.

WHO CAN PRESENT A STUDY PLAN?

A study plan can be presented by properly enrolled students who have paid their tuition fees and, in the case of international students, who hold a valid residence permit.

WHEN TO PRESENT YOUR STUDY PLAN

You can present and amend your study plan in two periods during the Academic Year 2023/2024:

First period:  from 9th October  to  10th November 2023 
Second period: from 12nd February  to  8th March 2024

Following expiry of the deadlines, the last study plan presented will be deemed valid and no further amendments may be made.

A study plan submitted for a.y. 2023/2024 will allow the student to graduate starting from the first graduation session of such a.y. (July 2024).

HOW TO PRESENT YOUR STUDY PLAN

The study plan can be presented via Studenti Online by enrolled students who, accessing the website using their University usernames and passwords:
- need to add optional subjects to their plan;
- need to choose a curriculum;
- need to amend choices made in prior years.

After making the desired choices, remember to click on “save” so that your study plan can be presented correctly.

It is also advisable to print a copy of your completed study plan. This copy is in fact the only way to check for formal or substantive errors that might arise after uploading your study plan.

You can also ask for help to the Studenti Online Help Desk, who can assist you for problems in using the on-line service.

Please Note

1. in case the student chooses one or more teaching activities activated in a different restricted access degree, the Degree Board of such degree must approve them.

2.Every Academic Year, the University of Bologna proposes several soft skills courses that are aimed at offering the students the opportunity to integrate their academic pathway while acquiring labour market increasingly relevant skills and competences. Students may include soft skills Course units, that have been identified as being consistent with the curriculum of their degree programme, in their study plan. These activities are available on the study plane section on SOL. It is possible to include these learning activities in the curriculum, within the elective credits (letter D), exclusively by filling in the study plan online.

Attendance for all these learning activities is compulsory for 70% of the hours, in fact, the courses have limited places and are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, to the students who include them in their study plan first. Attendance must be accumulated in the year in which the teaching activities are included in the study plan.
A counting system prevents students from adding the activity once places are no longer available (the counting system books the place at the time the study plan is closed).

NOTE: in order to avoid unpleasant situations, if the student cannot login to the section where the study plan can be submitted or edited, he/she should contact the Engineering Degrees Teaching Office as soon as possible. This must be done before the deadline of the study plan submission. In case such notification is received after the deadline, (please check the periods mentioned above) no further changes to the study plan will be accepted. 

Instructions for the selection of elective courses

Regularly enrolled students, students beyond the regular duration of the degree o enrolled following a transfer or degree change.

 Students must submit the study plan in the periods mentioned above following this procedure:

- if the students wish to select the modules offered by their Degree, the students must submit the study plan online by logging in StudentiOnline. The study plan can be filled in and modified more times, but only within the deadline of each period. Students can access Studentionline by using their own credentials. The service is active only during the period mentioned above.

- if the students wish to insert one or more teaching activities not included in the Degree curriculum, they must submit the paper module (attacched personal study plan) to the Teaching Secretariat. The module is available in .pdf,  and can be editable, the section  "ATTACHMENTS".

Personal Study Plan

Some degree allow students to submit a personal study plan.

Such possibility, indications and requirements are defined at art. 2 of the Degree Regulations 2023/20234 (for the elective modules, please read art. 6). When completing the personal study plan, students must also meet the following requirements:

-teaching activities not active for a.y. 2023/2024 cannot be selected

-students must meet the minimum number of credits for each academic sector of the Degree System (Ordinamento Didattico).

The personal study plan must be submitted to the Teaching Secretariat by the deadlines of the periods mentioned above.  The form is available in the section "ATTACHMENTS".