Graduating
The final exam requires a previous internship (thesis) during the degree course, in academic, private or governmental institutions with expertise in health risk assessment, to acquire the expected 29 ECTS.
In order to request the internship (thesis) at least 28 ECTS shall be acquired, with the request to be made not before the second semester of the 1st academic year.
In order to start the internship (thesis) at least 51 ECTS shall be acquired.
Check the Stage and Internship section for the external thesis internship request form.
The final exam consists of: written text, oral presentation and defence of a risk assessment exercise conducted on a case-study, agreed by the tutor and the candidate. The objective of the examination is to assess the students’ broader and deeper knowledge and skills to independently apply the knowledge presented in the taught courses and be able to perform a full risk assessment integrating the different elements of the risk-assessment-process.
In addition to the expected 29 ECTS, the Laboratory of Risk Assessment (8 ECTS) offers the possibility to the students to add their free credits to the scheduled credits for the preparation of their thesis, with the evaluation of the student's performance based on the experimental thesis period.
Otherwise, students can acquire 8 ECTS with free credits, choosing courses among those offered by the University of Milan, relevant to SAXBi programmes and held in English.
Thesis supervisor duties
The score for the activities carried out by the candidate for the Laboratory of risk assessment shall be sent to the Head of the study programme by the thesis supervisor, using the form below.
Summary
Online delivery of final paper / dissertation summary must be submitted within the deadlines.
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).
- Students must deliver a copy of their final work to their supervisor and co-supervisor. On the day of the final exam, students must deliver a copy of their final work to the Committee.
There are three graduation sessions per year, for both Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes:
- Summer session
- Autumn session
- Winter session.
In the Deadlines and calendars section you will find the dates for each session and all the steps required to take the final exam.
Students who graduate by the third session of the academic year need not pay the first instalment for the 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: from 14 to 18 of July 2025
- Online application for graduation: from 13 of May to 10 of June 2025
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 10 of June 2025
- Deadline for taking exams: 20 of June 2025
- Online thesis submission: within 30 of June 2025
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver a copy of their final work to the Committee.
- Final exams: from 20 to 24 October 2025
- Online application for graduation: from 25 August to 23 September 2025
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 23 September 2025
- Deadline for taking exams: 26 September 2025
- Online thesis submission: within 3 October 2025
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver a copy of their final work to the Committee.
- Final exams: from 15 to 19 December 2025
- Online application for graduation: from 20 October to 12 November 2025
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: within 12 November 2025
- Deadline for taking exams: 21 November 2025
- Online thesis submission: within 28 November 2025
- On the day of the final exam, students must deliver a copy of their final work to the Committee.
- Final exams: from 24 to 28 March 2025
- Online application for graduation: from 24 January to 24 February 2025
- Graduand questionnaire completion deadline: 24 February 2025
- End-of-internship document delivery: within 28 February 2025
- Deadline for completing exams: 28 February 2025
- Academic record must not be submitted
- Online thesis submission: within 10 March 2025
- Students must deliver a copy of their final work to their supervisor and co-supervisor. On the day of the final exam, students must deliver a copy of their final work to the Committee. If the session is held remotely, send the final work in pdf format to the Chairman of the Commission.