Withdrawing from studies
Withdrawal from studies is subject to the payment of all tuition fees until the last year of enrolment, even if you have not taken any exams.
Students enrolled in the 2023/2024 academic year in degree programmes (Bachelor's or a single cycle degree programme), with a second instalment exceeding € 400, who withdraw from studies between 16 October 2024 and 31 January 2025, will be required to € 400 as a lump sum for withdrawing or to pay the second instalment based on the ISEE University value, whichever the lower.
Those enrolled in the first year of a Master’s degree programme (two years) shall pay the amount of €400 if they withdraw after 15 January 2025 and before 16 February 2025. Before 15 January, only the students who have taken exams in the academic year 2024/25 shall pay said amount.
Those who withdraw from 1 February 2025 (or from 17 February 2025 for first year Master's students) will have to pay the second-instalment maximum amount or the ISEE-based amount. The ISEE certificate may be requested beyond the deadline, with no late submission fee. Moreover, no late payment fee will be owed by withdrawing students who pay the second instalment beyond the deadline.
Those who withdraw from studies may request certificates only if they are not in arrears on tuitions and fees.
How to apply
The application for the Withdrawing from studies must be submitted through the dedicated online service.
The application will be taken in charge front the student office that will contact the student in case of any unpaid tuition fee.
Those who withdraw from their studies may re-enrol on the same or a different degree programme, and apply for transfer credits, by paying a € 75 fee.
Students of unreformed degree programmes who withdrew from studies may re-enrol on a degree programme, but they will not be entitled to any transfer credits.
Students automatically loose student status the moment they do not renew enrolment - that is, pay the first instalment: they cannot sit exams, graduate or complete any other formal acts.
The interruption may last 3 years at most, calculated starting from the last exam passed: after this period their student status lapses. This period is extended to eight (8) years for those enrolled up until 2019-2020.
Special cases
Those who have to request the interruption of studies due to serious health problems or parenthood can submit an application for the interruption of studies, along with documents certifying the circumstances.
The application for interruption of studies must be submitted by the deadline for payment of the second instalment that year.
On resuming studies, students can subtract the first instalment already paid from that to be paid. Under no circumstances will a refund be issued.
Those who wish to resume studies must fill in a dedicated form and calculate arrears through the InformaStudenti service, attaching a scanned copy of an identity document.
Along with the enrolment fee for the current year of renewed enrolment, as well as any arrears, students must pay a 200 euro fee for the interruption of studies for each academic year of inactivity.
The completed application form and payment receipts must be delivered, by appointment, to the Student registry of the degree programme.
Students can suspend their University studies in order to enrol in a university abroad, an Italian military academy or to attend a doctoral research programme, postgraduate specialisation or a Master.
Suspension may last from 1 up to 3 academic years. This period is extended to eight (8) years for those enrolled up until 2019-2020.
Application to suspend studies
The application for suspension may be submitted at any time, but only if, on submission, the student have paid any outstanding fees, including all fees due for any years of interruption in studies.
To submit an application for suspension students must book an appointment with the Student registry of their degree programme and deliver the following:
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a filled in suspension of studies application form
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university exams booklet, if issued at the time of matriculation
- a 16 euro revenue stamp
To resume studies, students must book an appointment with the Student Registrar and collect the following forms:
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Resumption of studies application form
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Payment of the 200 euro fee for the entire period of suspension
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Renewal of enrolment in the current academic year.
Documentation of activities and recognition of previous studies
With the resumption of studies students must also document the activities completed while attending foreign universities, military academies, doctoral programmes, postgraduate specializations and Master's programmes.
They can also request the recognition of studies completed by submitting an application for recognition to the academic authorities and paying the 75 euro fee for the recognition of previous university studies.
When does your student status lapse?
Student status will lapse after three (3) consecutive years in which the student did not pass any exam. That period is extended to eight (8) years for those enrolled up until 2019-2020.
Your status does not lapse if you pass at least 1 exam before the 3 academic years since your last exam passed go by, or if you only have to sit the final degree exam/thesis and have acquired all the credits required, except those of the final exam.
Those with lapsed status can renew enrolment to a Bachelor's or Master's degree programme and apply for the recognition of credits acquired during their previous studies.
Those who renew enrolment on degree programmes that have not been reformed, cannot request the recognition of previous credits because these credits, as well as those deriving from lapsed studies at other universities, are cancelled.
Those who withdraw from studies can request certifications only if they have completed all administrative formalities.