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Transfers and course changes

Procedures for transfer and course change (A.Y. 2026/2027)

  • INCOMING TRANSFER

Procedures for incoming transfer for A.Y. 2026-27

 

Attention: the Bachelor's degree courses in Engineering have limited enrollment. In order to enroll as an incoming transfer student, you must first obtain admission through the procedures detailed below.

 

Procedures for incoming transfer for A.Y. 2026-27

Attention: the Bachelor's degree programme in Design (formerly Industrial Design) is subject to a limited enrolment quota. To enrol as an incoming transfer student, you must first obtain admission through the procedures set out in the admission calls.

Procedures for incoming transfer for A.Y. 2026-27

Attention: the Single-cycle Master's degree programme in Architecture is subject to a limited enrolment quota. To enrol as an incoming transfer student, you must first obtain admission through the procedures set out in the admission calls.

  • OUTGOING TRANSFER

Procedures for outgoing transfer A.Y. 2026-27

The procedure for OUTGOING TRANSFER is online. No documentation needs to be submitted at the Student Secretariat counters. The tax of stamp duty and the graduation fee will be fulfilled in a virtual.

Requirements and deadlines for submitting an application

To transfer to another University, it is necessary to be regularly enrolled in the academic year 2025-26 e up to date with tuition fees and contributions. It is possible to submit a request, exclusively through ESSE3, from 1 August 2026 to 31 January 2027, with the appropriate dematerialized application that can be activated from your personal ESSE3 page, without prejudice to the deadlines imposed by the destination university for enrollment as an incoming transfer.

The contribution status will be verified ex officio, and the Student Secretariat will communicate the outcome of the verification to the applicant, invoicing in Esse3, through the appropriate PAGOPA payments, any amount that may need to be paid.

Online submission procedure for the outgoing transfer application

The student must log in to their personal ESSE3 page and select the “Registrar’s Office” item from the menu.Outgoing transfer application” and carry out the required operations.
To complete the application, the student must enter in “Career Attachments” of one's personal ESSE3 page the “any transfer authorization (issued by the host University, in the event that one intends to transfer to a degree programme with limited enrolment), specifying in the field “NOTES” to have taken action.

Payment of the graduation fee (€ 200,00) and virtual stamp duty (€ 16,00)

After completing the online application, the student must pay with PAGOPA the Leave fee of € 200 e the virtual stamp duty of € 16, which will be automatically generated online for him, and any other outstanding payments that the student must make in order to settle his administrative position.
Failure to pay the transfer fee and/or the virtual stamp duty and any other payments due will block the procedure and make it impossible to generate and send the transfer form to the destination University. 

The use of postal payment slips is not permitted. The stamp duty has been paid virtually.

For information, open a ticket at http://helpdesk.poliba.it/


Outgoing transfer procedures A.Y. 2026-27

Transferring to Another University – Online Procedure

This is an procedura esclusivamente online. You don’t need to bring any documentation, and every payment will be made online.

Application requirements

To transfer to another university, you must first be enrolled in the 2025-26 Academic Year and have nessun ulteriore obbligo finanziario (i.e., ensure that all of your taxes have been paid).
Students can apply starting from the 1st of August 2026 until the 31st of January 2027 by following the appropriate procedure in your esse3 page. Please be mindful of the deadlines set by the University of your choosing when applying.

Administration will check your payment status and notify you of the outcome at your request, and will bill any missing taxes.

How to apply

Students will need to log in to their own esse3 page and select “REGISTRAR'S OFFICE“”, then “”APPLY FOR TRANSFER" (listed as "OUTGOING TRANSFER APPLICATION”), and follow the steps.
Should students choose to enroll in a scheduled course in another University, they must also upload a document that authorizes the transfer (which is given by the University they chose) in their attachment section of their esse3 page (ACADEMIC RECORD ATTACHMENTS) and confirm the upload by filling out the “NOTES" section (NOTES).

How to pay the Transfer Tax (200 € + 16 € stamp)

After completing the application procedure, students must pay the 200 € transfer tax and the 16 € stamp along with any other missing fees. These can only be paid via “PagoPA” and can be found in the “PAYMENTS" section (PAYMENTSof their esse3 page.
Failure to do so can impede the procedure and make the application impossible to approve, and the student’s career record won’t be sent to the welcoming University.

No physical stamps are required as every payment is made online.

For any additional information, open a support ticket via Helpdesk Poliba.

  • CHANGE OF DEGREE PROGRAMME

 

 

Clarifications
  • Course change is a change of degree programme within the Politecnico di Bari (e.g. from one Engineering programme to another programme at Poliba).
  • The transition from the five-year system (before Ministerial Decree 509/99) or from the three-year system (Ministerial Decree 509/99) to the new system (Ministerial Decree 270/04) is considered in all respects a programme transfer.
  • Changing curriculum (track) within the same degree programme is not a course change but a "track change" (please refer to the relevant information notice).

Procedures for course change for Bachelor's degrees in Engineering (A.Y. 2026-27)

Attention: the programmes are subject to a limited enrolment quota. For transfer to years after the first, please consult the:
R.D. 279-2026 issuance of the Regulations for Admission to years after the first of the Bachelor’s Degree Courses in Engineering


Course Transfer Archive (Expired Deadlines)

A.Y. 2025/2026 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2024/2025 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2023/2024 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2022/2023 - TERMINI SCADUTI

Procedures for course change for the Degree in Design (formerly Industrial Design) (A.Y. 2026/2027)

Attention: the Bachelor's degree programme in Industrial Design is subject to a limited enrolment quota. For the course transfer you must first obtain admission through the procedures set out in the admission notices.


Course Transfer Archive (Expired Deadlines)

A.Y. 2025/2026 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2024/2025 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2023/2024 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2022/2023 - TERMINI SCADUTI

Procedures for course change for the Single-cycle Master's Degree in Architecture (A.Y. 2026/2027)

Attention: the Single-cycle Master's degree programme in Architecture is subject to a limited enrolment quota. For the course transfer you must first obtain admission through the procedures set out in the admission notices.


Course Transfer Archive (Expired Deadlines)

A.Y. 2025/2026 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2024/2025 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2023/2024 - TERMINI SCADUTI
A.Y. 2022/2023 - TERMINI SCADUTI
  • PROGRAM CHANGE

Procedures for changing study track (change of curriculum)

(from 3 September 2026 to 31 December 2026)

Definition

A curriculum transfer is a change of track within the same degree programme.

Examples of pathway transitions

  • Within the Bachelor's Degree programme in Computer Engineering and Automation, it is decided to switch from the Computer Science track to the Automation track.
  • Within the Master's Degree course in Civil Engineering, one moves from the Structures track to the Geotechnics track.
  • Within the Civil and Environmental Engineering degree programme, students move from the Civil track to the Environmental track. Attention: the transfer from Civil and Environmental Engineering to Environmental Engineering It is a degree programme transfer; therefore, the procedure is a course transfer.

Procedure and timelines

The change of study path is requested by accessing the their personal Esse3 page by selecting "CAREER" and then "PATH SELECTION".

It is possible to submit the application only from 3 September 2026 to 31 December 2026, subject to enrollment in the 2026/2027 academic year: you must therefore have paid the 1st installment for 2026/2027, and this payment must be recorded in Esse3 (green dot).

They may submit a request to change study track only students in good standing.

Out-of-course students They may submit a request to modify their study plan through the Depasas procedure and request to replace the exams in the current track with those in the desired one. The request is subject to approval by the Department.

  • RINUNCIA AGLI STUDI

The procedure withdrawal from studies is completely online. No paper documentation needs to be submitted at the Student Office counters; the stamp duty is fulfilled virtually.

Requirements and deadlines for submitting an application

To submit a withdrawal, the student must be in good standing with the contribution position for the last academic year in which they are enrolled (enrolment is deemed completed upon payment of the first instalment).

The Student Office will verify the contribution position ex officio and communicate the outcome to the applicant, invoicing via Esse3 through PagoPA any amounts still due. To complete the process, the student must simultaneously pay all overdue instalments at the time of submission of the application relating to the academic year of withdrawal.

Online submission method

  1. Log in to your reserved area on Esse3 portal.
  2. Select from the menu the item Student Office > Career Closure Application and carry out the required steps.
  3. Pay via PagoPA the automatically generated virtual stamp duty and any other outstanding payments.

Please note: Failure to pay the virtual stamp duty or other contribution debts will make it impossible to technically register the withdrawal in the system. Postal payment slips are not accepted.

For further information or assistance, you may open a ticket at: http://helpdesk.poliba.it/


Withdrawing from Studies – Online Procedure (English Version)

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