Sisu instructions: Graduation request

• You can submit a graduation request only in the primary study plan of your study right. 
• If you are continuing to a Master’s programme after your graduation, add a Master’s option to your study plan before submitting a graduation request. See instructions for choosing a Master's programme in your study plan.
• Submit a graduation request while your study right is still valid! You can no longer submit a graduation request if your study right has ended, which means that you have to apply for an extension before you can graduate.  
• Changes made in your primary study plan after submitting a graduation request no longer have an influence on your graduation request or the content of your degree certificate. 
• If you have, for example, submitted a graduation request in the wrong degree programme or study track, your request will be rejected and you will be directed to edit your study plan to correspond with your study right. 

Sisu will automatically forward assessment requests of study modules that are a part of your Bachelor's och Master's degree (for example, optional studies) after you have submitted your graduation request. You do not need to request compilation of modules separately. Assessment requests are processed in the Student Services. 

If there are study modules, parts of study modules or courses that require separate approval in your study plan, they must be approved before submitting a graduation request. See the more detailed instructions on the page Sisu instructions: Applying for module content approval.

Read about compilation of modules in doctoral studies on the page Registration of doctoral studies. Most faculties require that modules are compiled before the preliminary examination of the doctoral thesis begins or, at the latest, before the doctoral researcher is granted the right to defend their thesis at a public examination.

You can request graduation when you have completed all studies included in your degree. In this case, the status of your degree programme is “parts completed”. Submit a graduation request as follows: 

1. Open the selection assistant by clicking the header line in your study plan with a picture of a garland and the text ‘Parts completed’.
   
    
2. Click the ‘Request graduation’ link in the selection assistant.
   
    
3. Confirm the request in the pop-up window by clicking the Request graduation button.
   

Complete a graduation request   

Students graduating from a first-cycle degree programme:

1. First verify your personal details, such as your name and date of birth, at the top of the application. If any details are incorrect, please contact Student Services to rectify them.
2. Verify your contact details. If you are not continuing your studies at the University of Helsinki, add a secondary email address (not a helsinki.fi address). You can edit the details by clicking on the Edit button next to your contact details. 
3. Please answer the open questions related to your graduation request.
4. Under Other info, you can provide further information related to graduation, if necessary.
5. If you are not continuing your studies at the University of Helsinki after your graduation, you will be asked whether you wish to join the University of Helsinki alumni community.
6. Click on Submit graduation request and confirm the submission in the pop-up window.
   

7. When you are graduating with a bachelor's degree, open the graduate survey and answer it. You can also complete the survey later at kandipalaute.fi. It takes 15 minutes to answer the survey.

   

Students graduating from a second-cycle degree programme:

1. First verify your personal details, such as your name and date of birth, at the top of the application. If any details are incorrect, please contact Student Services to rectify them. 
2. Verify your contact details. If you are not continuing your studies at the University of Helsinki, add a secondary email address (not a helsinki.fi address). You can edit the details by clicking on the Edit button next to your contact details. 
3. Please answer the open questions related to your graduation request.
4. Under Other info, you can provide further information related to graduation, if necessary.
5. Indicate whether you wish to join the University of Helsinki alumni community.
6. Click on Submit graduation request and confirm the submission in the pop-up window. 

Graduation as a doctor:

1. First verify your personal details, such as your name and date of birth, at the top of the application. If any details are incorrect, please contact Student Services to rectify them. 
2. Verify your contact details. If you are not continuing your studies at the University of Helsinki, add a secondary email address (not a helsinki.fi address). You can edit the details by clicking on the Edit button next to your contact details. 
3. Please answer the open questions related to your graduation request. For those who have completed a doctorate, whose dissertation is in English and whose public examination has been in English, a degree certificate in English will be given upon request. This is the procedure also when the dissertation and the public examination are in another language.
4. Under Other info, you can provide further information related to graduation, if necessary.
5. Indicate whether you wish to join the University of Helsinki alumni community.
6. Click on Submit graduation request and confirm the submission in the pop-up window. 

You can cancel a graduation request for 24 hours after the submission by opening it and by clicking the Withdraw request button. Please note that a cancelled graduation request cannot be restored and you have to submit a new request. You can find your submitted graduation request as follows: 

1. Open the Applications and requests tab on My profile page in Sisu.

2. Open the graduation request by clicking it.

   

3. Click the Withdraw request button. Confirm the withdrawal in the pop-up window by clicking Yes.

   

You can find all Sisu user instructions on the User instructions for Sisu page.

You can find answers to common problems and questions on the Frequently asked questions about Sisu page.