Graduating
Summary
The final paper summary must be posted on the dissertation summary management website within the deadlines provided for each session. You can access the procedure using your University credentials.
Thesis
To be admitted to the final exam, students must do the following:
- upload a digital copy of the thesis in PDF/A format by accessing - from UNIMIA -> SIFA Online Services -> Administrative services -> graduation application -> Thesis upload. You cannot apply for graduation without uploading the thesis within the deadline.
- Create a PDF/A file of your thesis starting from a Word or LibreOffice document (follow instructions on the video tutorial).
- Delivering the copy of the final work following the specific instructions specified for each session.
To be awarded a bachelor's or master's degree students may sit the final exam on set dates distributed in three sessions and four rounds minimum each year:
- first session: from May to July
- second session: from September to December
- third session: from February to April
Students who graduate by the third session of academic year need not pay the first instalment for next academic year.
To graduate students must:
- Be current with tuition and fees until the last year of enrolment
- Pass all the exams required by your last approved study plan, within the deadlines
- Agree on the thesis title with your supervisor before applying for graduation
- Apply for graduation and pay the graduation fee
- Fill in the upcoming graduate survey
- Comply with programme-specific formalities and deadlines for each session
The graduation application must be submitted online by the deadline set for your session. Do not hand it in to the Student Registrar.
Payment
The payment of the € 116.00 graduation fee (including the € 16.00 stamp duty) may be made through Pago PA:
- when submitting the online application, or
- after submitting the graduation application, through the payment service
Upcoming graduate survey
Upcoming graduates are required to fill in the survey within the term set for each session.
You can access the survey only after submitting the graduation application.
Failure to fill in the survey by the deadline will result in exclusion from the graduation session.
Deadlines, procedures and graduation calendars
Deadlines, calendars and procedures are different depending on the degree programme.
Each application is valid for a single exam session.
Students who forfeit an exam must promptly notify the Registrar through the Informastudenti Service. Students must submit another application through the online procedure, indicating the newly chosen exam session.
Once paid, the graduation fee is valid for the new session also. Postponements are not allowed.
- Final exams: 15 and 16/7/2025
- Online application for graduation: from 15/5 to 24/6/2025
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 24/6/2025
- Deadline for completing exams: 24/6/2025
- Delivery of final paper summary: within 8/7/2025 via www.riassuntitesi.scienzemfn.unimi.it
- Online thesis submission: within 8/7/2025
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver 1 signed copy of their final work to the Committee
- Final exams: 21/10 and 22/10/2025
- Online application for graduation: from 18/08 to 30/9/2025
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 30/9/2025
- Deadline for completing exams: 30/9/2025
- Delivery of final paper summary: within 14/10/2025 via www.riassuntitesi.scienzemfn.unimi.it
- Online thesis submission: within 14/10/2025
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver 1 signed copy of their final work to the Committee
- Final exams: 16/12 and 17/12/2025
- Online application for graduation: from 13/10 to 25/11/2025
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 25/11/2025
- Deadline for completing exams: 25/11/2025
- Delivery of final paper summary: within 9/12/2025 via www.riassuntitesi.scienzemfn.unimi.it
- Online thesis submission: within 9/12/2025
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver 1 signed copy of their final work to the Committee
- Final exams: 24 and 25 February 2026
- Online application for graduation: from 15 December 2025 to 3 February 2026
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 3 February 2026
- Deadline for completing exams: within 3 February 2026
- Delivery of final paper summary: within 17 February 2026 final paper summary must be posted on the website www.riassuntitesi.scienzemfn.unimi.it starting 7 days after the closing date for the graduation application and within the deadline indicated. The procedure is accessed using the university credentials
- Online thesis submission: within 17 February 2026
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver 1 signed copy of their final work to the Committee
- Final exams: 14 and 15 April 2026
- Online application for graduation: from 10 February to 24 March 2026
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 24 March 2026
- Deadline for completing exams: within 28 February 2026
- Delivery of final paper summary: within 7 April 2026 final paper summary must be posted on the website www.riassuntitesi.scienzemfn.unimi.it starting 7 days after the closing date for the graduation application and within the deadline indicated. The procedure is accessed using the university credentials
- Online thesis submission: within 7 April 2026
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver 1 signed copy of their final work to the Committee