At the end of your studies, you will need to complete a final examination which involves the discussion of a technical or scientific paper written in either Italian or English. This paper, developed under the supervision of a course lecturer, allows you to explore a topic covered during your studies or internship period.

The time allocated for writing the final paper should not exceed 2 months to facilitate a quicker transition to a master's degree. However, if you find it beneficial for your personal preparation, you may choose to dedicate more time to the final examination than the number of CFU indicated in the curriculum.
 

Preparation of the thesis

Contact a professor who will become your supervisor and guide you in drafting the thesis. The supervisor will give you a selected number of articles, book chapters or other resources (preferably in a EU language other than Italian) and help you understand the content.

Your task will involve integrating the initial material with additional articles, software tools, laboratory experiments or other resources and then presenting the final result during the pre-degree.
 

Pre-degree

The pre-degree envolves the presentation of the final thesis before a pre-degree committee, typically composed of the supervisor and two additional professors from the course.

Prepare a written summary and a presentation of no more than 15 minutes to present to the commission. Both the summary and the presentation can be in another agreed-upon EU language, but an Italian summary is mandatory.
The committee gives a mark out of thirty to the presentation, which is then converted into a score that is added to the final degree mark as indicated below.

Pre-degree sessions are held no later than the Thursday preceding the official graduation date. The exact dates are specified in the calendar at the bottom of the page.
 

Final degree mark

The final mark is calculated on a 110-point scale as follows:

• Weighted average of exam marks
• Pre-degree mark
  • 1 point for marks between 18 and 22
  • 2 points for marks between 23 and 25
  • 3 points for marks between 26 and 28
  • 4 points for marks between 29 and 30
• 1 point for 3 cum laude received during your studies
• Additionally, you may receive:
  • 2 points if you graduate by the extraordinary session of the 3rd year
  • 1 point if you graduate by the 4th year

The final degree mark is rounded up (i.e., 107.49 becomes 107 while 107.5 becomes 108) and officially assigned during the graduation proclamation ceremony.

Students enrolled before the 2013/2014 academic year

If you enrolled before the 2013/2014 academic year, contact ingegneria@dia.units.it to obtain details on the graduation procedures applicable to your situation.

Sessions and deadlines

Summer session

Submission of online graduation application: from 29/04/2024 to 15/05/2024

Deadlines for the 05/06/2024 session:

• Passing the last exam: 16/05/2024
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 16/05/2024
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 21/05/2024

Deadlines for the 10/07/2024 session:

• Passing the last exam: 20/06/2024
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 20/06/2024
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 25/06/2024

Autumn session

Submission of online graduation application: from 26/08/2024 to 12/09/2024

Deadlines for the 09/10/2024 session:

• Passing the last exam: 19/09/2024
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 19/09/2024
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 24/09/2024

Deadlines for the 11/12/2024 session:

• Passing the last exam: 21/11/2024
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 21/11/2024
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 26/11/2024

Extraordinary session

Submission of online Graduation application: from 07/01/2025 to 23/01/2025

Deadlines for the 19/03/2025 session:

• Passing the last exam: 27/02/2025
• Cancelling the graduation application (online only): 27/02/2025
• Changing the thesis title (online only): 04/03/2025

University Graduation forms