Course Catalogue and Learning Agreement

• First semester students

Starting from September 1st, and no later than September 30th, as soon as you have your final learning agreement signed by the USiena Exchange Coordinator, you must upload it through the form available at this link. 

If you need to modify your learning agreement, to add or eliminate courses, you will have to  update the “during the mobility” section of the document and get it signed again by all parties. 

The “during the mobility” section can be modified only once per semester.

You have time to make changes to the learning agreement until October 23rd, 2024. 

As soon as you have your modified learning agreement signed by the USiena Exchange Coordinator, you must upload it through the form available at this link (same as above).

Please note: Full year incoming exchange students, are allowed to modify again the learning agreement at the beginning of the second semester (see below the deadlines for second semester students)

Based on the learning agreement the Incoming Exchange Student Academic Office will upload your study plan to the “Segreteria online” and to the App My USiena. 

• Second  semester students

Starting from February 1st, and no later than March 7th, as soon as you have your final learning agreement signed by the USiena Exchange Coordinator, you must upload it through the form available at this link. 

If you need to modify your learning agreement, to add or eliminate courses, you will have to update the “during the mobility” section of the document and get it signed again by all parties. 

The “during the mobility” section can be modified only  once per semester.

Youhave time to make changes to the learning agreement until March 25, 2025. 

As soon as you have your modified learning agreement signed by the USiena Exchange Coordinator, you must upload it through the form available at this link (same as above).

Based on the learning agreement the Incoming Exchange Student Academic Office will upload your study plan to the “Segreteria online” and to the App My USiena.

Please remember that the learning agreement represents itself the registration to the courses you have chosen.

From the start of the semester, you can attend all the courses you are interested in. You will need the study plan  (libretto) uploaded into your “Segreteria Online” to register for the exams (appelli). The Incoming Exchange Student Academic Office will upload your study plan into the “Segreteria online” and to on the App My USiena on the basis of your learning agreement.

Usually,  the dates of the exams are published in December.

Credits are earned once the student has passed the assessment for each course or activity.

Exams are held after the teaching period and are mainly oral exams although some courses will have written tests during the semester or before the oral exam. Each exam will be admistered on several dates during the exam period and students can choose which date they wish to take the exam. They are also entitled to turn down a mark and take the exam again if they are not satisfied with the result. Rules apply as to how often a student can take an exam within an examination period.