If you are a student enrolled in a Master’s degree programme and if you do not  pass any exam for two consecutive years, or if you do not complete all the exams (excluding the Final Examination) in four years, you will be considered to have forfeited and will not be able to continue your  studies in the same academic career. As a  forfeited student, you will be allowed to enrol again in the same Master’s degree programme (if this is still offered) without having to sit the admissions test again (when this is foreseen).  

The years of part-time enrolment count as 0.5 / year.  

An instance to the Rector for deferment of the terms of forfeiture is permitted in the event of serious and certifiable reasons.  

When forfeited students begin a new academic career, they apply ask for the recognition of the credits earned during the degree programme from which they have forfeited.  

The forfeiture rules provided for by article 12 of the Student Regulations are applicable to students enrolled at Politecnico starting from the 2016/2017 academic year. These forfeiture rules are also applicable to students enrolled at Politecnico before the 2016/2017 a.y., but in this case the number of years of enrolment is calculated starting from the 2016/2017 a.y., instead of the actual enrolment date.