Final examination

To graduate, you have to sit a final examination to verify that you have reached the learning outcomes set out by the Degree Programme. The final examination may be oral, written or practical.

Each programme may have different ways of preparing and discussing the final examination. You will find specific information on the programme website.

The characteristics of the final examination are set out in the teaching regulations of your Degree Programme. The Examination Board assesses the candidate, taking into account their academic career and performance in the final examination; the Board’s assessment is expressed out of 110. The final examination is considered passed with a minimum mark of 66/110. In the event of the maximum mark (110/110), the Board may award honours (cum laude) according to the criteria established by the Degree Programme.

The average degree score

The average degree score is calculated by transforming the weighted average grades of the exams, which are expressed with a grade out of thirty, into a grade out of one hundred and ten.

For previous degree programme systems, the average is obtained by summing all grades and dividing the total by the number of valid exams with a grade (pass-fail exams are not valid exams); the result is first multiplied by 110 and then divided by 30.

For reformed degree programme systems (under DM 509/99 and DM 270/04) to calculate the average (pass-fail exams are excluded), each grade is multiplied by the corresponding amount of credits obtained by passing the exam; the totals are added together and then divided by the total number of credits obtained; also in this case, the result is multiplied by 110 and then divided by 30.

Graduation application and deadlines

To be admitted to the final examination, you must have obtained all the learning credits required by the teaching regulations, and must have regularly paid all your tuition fees, including any late payment fines. The Student Administration Office checks your details before admitting you to the final examination.

To submit your graduation application online, you must access Studenti Online before the deadlines indicated on the website of your Degree Programme, for both the application submission and the for the possession of requirements.

Information on fees and exemptions for graduating students

Discussions and proclamations

The final dissertation submission and proclamation dates, along with the editorial guidelines for dissertations, are available on your Degree Programme's website.

Final dissertations and graduation ceremonies shall be held in person. The possibility of attending exams remotely is anyway guaranteed.

Only students who meet the following conditions may take final examination online:

• those in custody;
• those with serious and documented illnesses or disabilities, in accordance with current legislation (Law 104/1992 and Law 7/1999).

Degree certificate

The supply of degree certificate is temporarily unavailable.

However, proof of the qualification obtained is guaranteed by the certificate which can be downloaded from Studenti Online. The document is issued via a certification system based on a standard that is legally recognised within the European Union and complies with the eIDAS Regulation, the European legislation that enables secure, reliable and legally valid electronic transactions throughout the EU.

Those who need to use the certificate in non-EU countries may contact the Student Office and request a paper certificate bearing a handwritten signature and the University’s seal, or a certificate with a digital signature.

The University is also exploring new ways of issuing degree certificates that are consistent with the principles of environmental sustainability, social responsibility and the efficient use of resources.