Student guide 2016 - 2017 (ord. D.M. 270/04) | The system of academic credits

The CFU (Credito Formativo Universitario, University Credit) is a unit of measurement (1 CFU= 25 hours) used to define the workload required from a student by a certain training activity. The workload required for each subject within a course of study is expressed in credits. For instance, a 6-credit course is equivalent to an average effort of 150 hours, out of which approximately 60 hours are dedicated to taught activities, while the remaining hours are for individual study. Also other training activities that are not directly related to a course (for instance, the thesis, the final project, an internship…) are expressed in credits. When you sum your course credits and the credits awarded for other training activities for a certain academic year, you obtain your own Annual Personal Study Plan (carico didattico). Credits are also used in order to define the overall Study Plan that you shall complete in order to be awarded the final degree, as indicated here below:


Master’s degree programmes (2^nd level)	120 credits (the Master’s degree can be achieved only after having earned the Bachelor’s degree)

For students with foreign qualifications who attend courses partially or entirely taught in English, the total number of Curriculum credits includes the thesis, the internship (if foreseen) and the Italian language examination.

You can insert additional credits (maximum 10 credits), thus exceeding the foreseen number of 120 credits required for graduation. Additional credits count towards the calculation of your final average grade.

These rules do not apply to special courses and projects.

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