Degree exams

The final exam of the Bachelor's Degree Programs consists in the evaluation of an essay written in Italian and/or in a foreign language. The topic of the thesis must be coherent with the subject for which the student has taken the exam or has obtained recognition/validation, with the exception of additional courses and pass-or-fail exams. The final degree exam, which should not require a particular originality, must be an important individual educational opportunity for completing the course. The number of credits should be commensurate with the time needed for its preparation.

The subject is agreed with a Professor who is, or has been, the holder of the subject chosen or in any case competent in the subject and who, at the time of the request, appears as a lecturer or has a contract with the University. The Supervisor will be the guarantor of the work carried out.

For students participating to Double Degrees, Structured Partnerships and International Exchange Programs, or in case of thesis requested in a course taken abroad and registered in the student's career with its original denomination - even if not offered at Luiss, as long as it is coherent with the educational objectives of the Degree Program - it will be necessary to verify the feasibility respectively with the International Development Office (international@luiss.it) in the first case, or with the Student Office (segreteria@luiss.it) in the second case.

It should be noted that Bachelor's Degree students do not have to defend their final paper. They can see their final grade by accessing the Degree Examination section of their Web Self Service.

An academic year has three degree sessions: Summer (normally June/July), Autumn (normally October/November) and Extraordinary (normally March/April).

To comply with the deadlines published and the Norms of the University regarding plagiarism, students planning to take their degree exam and graduate must:

• register for the degree session by filling out the degree exam request and paying the degree fee through the Web Self Service;
• complete the exams;
• upload the final paper.

Register for the degree exam

1. Go to the Degree Examination section of the personal Web Self Service page and fill out the degree exam request. To find out the scheduled deadline, refer to the calendar of administrative deadlines. The degree exam request will then be approved/not approved by the thesis Supervisor through his/her Web Self Service (after the deadline has passed and in a timeframe that will be notified to the Supervisor by the Student Office).
2. Pay the degree fee that will be available on the Web Self Service only after the degree exam request has been submitted.
3. Only students enrolled prior to the A.Y. 2015/2016 will have to return their badge and academic record booklet (or libretto universitario) via mail to Luiss Guido Carli - Student Office - Viale Romania, 32 - 00197 Rome.
4. Check with the Career Service the status of the internship, if this has not been registered in the academic record booklet yet. For further information, please check this link.

Take note: after filling out the request, it will no longer be possible to change the data therein, except for the title of the final paper, which can be changed at the moment of the final paper upload.

The degree exam request will be considered effective once it has been approved by the Supervisor through his/her Web Self Service and the payment of the degree fee is marked with a green light. The status of the request can be checked on the Web Self Service under Degree Examination>Status>Submitted in Student Office.

If the Supervisor does not approve the degree exam request, the payment of the degree fee has not been made, or the badge and the academic record booklet have not been submitted to the Student office (this last one only applies to students enrolled prior to the A.Y. 2015/2016), students will be excluded from the degree exam session.

Final paper upload

1. Go to the Degree Examination section of the personal Web Self Service page. To find out the scheduled deadline, refer to the calendar of administrative deadlines.
2. Read carefully what is set out there on stylistic guidelines for the final paper and the provisions concerning the Authorization to online publication of the thesis in Luiss archives and select one of the three options (for further information, see LuissThesis).
3. Upload the definitive final paper file. It will have to be approved/not approved by the Supervisor through his/her Web Self Service after the deadline has passed and in a timeframe that will be notified to the Supervisor by the Student Office. It is not necessary to submit any documentation to the Student Office. 

For margins, line spacing and font to use, please follow the instructions of your Supervisor and the stylistic guidelines for the final paper.

Please note that only a single PDF file under 15 MB will be accepted. We strongly suggest to check the file format and its readability and compatibility with Windows prior to the upload.

The digital copy of the thesis will be kept in the digital archive of this University in compliance with the security measures provided by the Code regarding the protection of personal data and will be available, for administrative and scientific reasons when permitted, only by authorized persons, according to the same rules for consultation. The Student Office will do spot checks to verify the file. The final paper file can be uploaded only once during the process timeframe and will be considered as definitive.

A failure to upload the final paper by the required deadline and the Supervisor's unapproval will lead to exclusion from the degree exam session.

For further information, please write from your Luiss account at the following addresses:

• administrative/technical questions: segreteria@luiss.it
• authorization to online consultation of the final paper: eprints@luiss.it

To postpone the degree exam (which can only be done via Web Self Service) or if the Supervisor has not approved the final paper and for all other useful information, please refer to those pages.

Other Information:

• Stylistic guidelines for the final paper

      In order to reduce the waste of ink and paper, please read carefully and follow the Guidelines for sustainable printing of theses and papers.

• Criteria for awarding degree grades and grade bonus points