To graduate, you have to sit a final examination designed to verify that you have reached the education objectives set by the Degree Programme.
The final examination consists in writing a dissertation on a subject pertinent to your studies, elaborated in an original way, under the guidance of a supervisor. The dissertation will be discussed publicly during a specific final examination session in front of a Board.
The Board will assess your performance using your curriculum as a reference. During the dissertation discussion, you may use slides and the Commission may ask you in-depth questions on methods, results and any developments of your work
To submit your application online, you must access Studenti Online before the deadlines set for the application submission and the requirements.
In order to graduate, you must have:
The Student Administration Office will verify all requirements and will contact you if there are any issues, to allow you to regularise your position before the final examination.
The graduation application is valid for just one graduation session. If you graduate in a later session, you will have to re-submit your graduation application and pay only the duty stamp.
One graduation session is scheduled each year. The session includes a number of dates, each with their deadlines for the submission of the graduation application, requirements and dates.
Schedule of the final examinations and deadlines of online applications
Deadline 1 - online submission of the application for the final Examination |
Deadline 2 - requisites | Deadline 3 - online approval by the dissertation’s supervisor |
Final examination date |
12 May 2025 (*until 12 June with extra fee) |
17 June 2025 |
19 June 2025 |
9-10 July 2025 |
26 August 2025 (*until 10 September with extra fee) |
16 September 2025 | 18 September 2025 | 6-7 October 2025 |
19 September 2025 (*until 19 November with extra fee) | 25 November 2025 | 27 November 2025 | 15-16-17 December 2025 |
23 December 2025 (*until 12 January with extra fee) | 16 January 2026 | 19 January 2026 | 5 February 2026 |
13 January 2026 (*until 12 February with extra fee) | 17 February 2026 | 19 February 2026 | 16-17-18 March 2026 |
Extra fee =100€
Please read carefully “Procedures and deadlines” and the other files attached.
Deadline 1 - Online submission of the application for the final examination:
Before that deadline (h. 23.59), you must:
Deadline 2 - Requisites
Before the deadline (see table above), you must:
In case you have chosen additional exams in the “Group of choice of elective courses – type D” and you do not want to take them any longer, please inform the Student Administration Office at segforli@unibo.it as soon as possible.
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