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:
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.