Information on how to prepare and submit your 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.
A study plan can be submitted only by enrolled students who have paid their tuition fees and, in the case of international students, who hold a valid residence permit.
Every year, QF students are asked to pick some elective courses from the learning offer, so that you can build your study plan.
Students can complete the Study Plan for the a.y. 2026 - 27 in the following two periods:
1st period: from 1st October to 7th November 2026
extraordinary opening (ONLY for enrolling students or students transferring from another university): 1st December - 12th December 2026
2nd period: from 12th January to 19th February 2027
The study plan can be submitted via Studenti On-Line ("Study Plan"), accessing the website using their University usernames and passwords.
It is not possible to fill in or modify the Study Plan outside the two above mentioned periods.
Once the deadline has passed, the last study plan submitted will be considered final, and no further changes will be permitted.
If you do not submit your study plan by the specified deadlines, you will have to wait until study plans reopen in the following academic year. You will therefore need to renew your enrolment and pay the relevant tuition fees. As a result, the first graduation session you will be eligible to attend will be the July session.
Students enrolled in the second year for the 2025/26 academic year, as well as students enrolled beyond the standard duration of their degree programme, may amend their study plan ONLY if they complete their enrolment for the 2026/27 academic year and pay the relevant tuition fees. Please note that, if you choose this option, you WILL NOT be eligible to graduate in the March 2027 session (the final graduation session of the 2024/25 academic year). You will therefore only be able to graduate from July 2027 onwards, which is the first graduation session of the 2026/27 academic year.
It is NOT allowed to take exams of elective courses before the academic year in which these activities are planned in your course plan.
1) Compulsory activities
2) Choices (12 CFU): two activities have to be chosen among the list number 2 available here.
3) Internship/ Workshop/Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence (6 CFU): one activity has to be chosen among the following:
- 75385 Internship, 150 hours (6 CFU)*
- Workshop in Quantitative Finance (6 CFU)
- Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence (6 CFU): You cannot add this activity to your study plan independently. If you wish to participate, you must apply through the relevant admission call. You will be notified when the call is published, usually around November or December.
4) Choices (6 CFU): one activity has to be chosen between the following:
- Analisi Complessa e funzioni speciali per la finanza (6 CFU)
- Lingua italiana per studenti stranieri (6 CFU)
5) Electives (12 CFU): Credits to be chosen from list number 5 and/or list number 2.
Find here more information about the Course Structure Diagram and on the composition of the study plan.
- 75383 Workshop in Quantitative Finance
- 75385 Internship (6 CFU)
- 82522 Internship (12 CFU)
- B2124 Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence (12 CFU)
Students can choose both 75385 internship (6 CFU) and 82522 internship (12 CFU). They can sum them together in order to lenghten the internship period within the same company, or they can activate two different internships.
All the activities concerning the preparation of the final thesis abroad can be inserted in the study plan. These credits can be registered dividing the credits related to the final thesis in two parts. There are 15 credits for the final thesis. In case you prepare the final thesis abroad 10 CFU will be assigned to the activities for the preparation of the thesis, while the other 5 CFU to final dissertation. Therefore, if you decide to prepare your thesis abroad through the specific call or in Erasmus, please contact the International office (International Relations Office - didatticascaravilli.mobility@unibo.it).
Students have to fulfill the requirements for the minimum number of credits.
The maximum amount of extra credits that students can insert in their study plan is 24. These are credits that are added to the minimum required by the university. If obtained, they will be included in the weighted average calculated for the graduation mark.
Exams in list number 2 can also be chosen and included within the electives of list number 5. In order to do so, students have to access to the webpage of their study plan and click on “insegnamento a scelta su CORSO 8854 QF” and use the search engine to find the course code they are interested in.
However, if students add more than the minimum number of credits in list number 2, and they want them to be counted in list 5, there is no need to shift exams from one list to another. If applicable, Student Office will do it afterwards.
In case students do not pass extra credits’ exams, there is no need to remove them from the study plan. If they are not necessary to fulfill the requirements of each list, Student Office will delete them afterwards.
Therefore, if students are not sure whether to do an internship, they can add it to their study plan even if they are going in extra credits. By doing so, they will not risk to be unable to activate the internship.
The QF tutor for internships is Prof. Silvia Romagnoli.
All useful information on how to activate the internship are available at the following link.
If students already have any work or internship experience that is relevant with QF subjects and goals, they may apply for its recognition as a curricular internship. Please note that even though students work for longer, according to the law, a maximum of 12 CFU from external, non-curricular activities can be recognized as part of a degree course (please find more information here).
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 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.
Students who are “fuori corso” (past envisaged completion time for the degree course) or who have transferred in cannot use the Studenti Online system and must use the hard-copy forms.
All parts of the form must be completed correctly and delivered to the administrative office, via the email address didatticascaravilli.studenti@unibo.it during opening hours.
If you select elective exams from among those offered by the degree programme, there is no need for assessment and your plan is approved automatically and input to your career file.
On the other hand, if you want to choose exams not specifically offered by your degree programme, approval or otherwise will be decided by the Degree Programme Board. You must submit your request by filling the form attached at this page (Highlights) and sending it to didatticascaravilli.studenti@unibo.it
STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY PROGRAMMES
Students participating in international mobility programmes must submit their online study plan by the standard deadlines for any other courses they intend to take examinations for at the University of Bologna, regardless of whether they have completed their Learning Agreement.
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Elective activities for students of other Departments
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