Are you graduating at the end of the year with only your master’s thesis to be completed?

If you are planning to submit your thesis for assessment and graduate before the end of the year, please read the information below. 

Check the schedule for thesis submission, assessment, and approval specific to your degree programme in the Studies Service to ensure you submit your thesis in time to graduate by the end of 2025.

If you submit your thesis after the last submission deadline in December 2025 and before 1 January 2026, the date of thesis completion will be recorded as 1 January 2026. Your thesis will be assessed and approved in accordance with the first submission period in 2026. In this case, you cannot graduate in 2025, even if you have submitted a graduation request in 2025.  

If you submit your thesis after the final submission date in December but before 1 January 2026, and also submit your graduation request before 1 January 2026, your official graduation date will be recorded as 2 January 2026. In this case you must register for attendance your right to study for the spring term of 2026 as well as pay the Student Union fee and the FSHS healthcare fee for the spring term of 2026.