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Final exam

The Bachelor’s Degree in Physics ends with an assessment of the student’s ability to clearly present and discuss a topic covered during the study program, using appropriate language and communication skills. The topic is usually suggested by a professor from the program, who also acts as a tutor or supervisor and ensures it is approved by the examination committee. The final examination consists of writing a long abstract and giving an oral presentation of a maximum of 10 minutes, followed by possible questions. The final exam is worth 3 ECTS credits.

To learn more, please refer to the Regulations for the final exam.

Thesis Procedures and Registration

All the procedures use Google Forms accessible with University credentials. Please log in using your institutional email n.surname#@studenti.unipi.it. For details, visit https://start.unipi.it/gsuite/.

To take the graduation exam, a set procedures must be carried out both for the University of Pisa and the Department of Physics, in advance of the graduation session (for specific dates, see the Graduation Sessions table):

By… What you need to do
30 days before the session

For UniPi. Submit your Graduation Application via the Alice portal. If you have any doubts, refer to the instructions on the UniPi page “Esame di Laurea”.

For the Department. Fill out the “Graduation Application” (link in the Graduation Sessions table), and attach:

  • a copy (PDF o screenshot) of an email from the supervisor including the candidate’s name, the thesis title, and confirmation of his/her role as a “tutor”;
  • optionally, an exam self-certification, in case any exams are not yet visible on Alice by this date.
15 days before the session

By this date, all required exams must have been passed, otherwise the candidate will be excluded from the session.

For UniPi. Upload the attachments to your Graduation Application on the Alice portal, as indicate in the UniPi page “Esame di Laurea”.

For the Department. Only optionally, if additional exams have been taken and not yet communicated since the last deadline, send an updated exam sef-certification to segrdida@df.unipi.it. Please use the subject “Nome Cognome- Documenti per appello LT del dd/mm/yy”.
7 days before the session

For UniPi. No action required.

For the Department. Fill out the “Long abstract submission” form (link in the Graduation Sessions table), and attach:

  • the long-abstract in PDF format, written according to the guidelines in the Regulations.
  • using the same methods as the email sent at the 30-day deadline, a confirmation email from the “tutor” stating he/she has read and approved the long abstract.
3 days before your exam

For UniPi. No action required.

For the Department. Fill out the “Slides submission” form (link in the Graduation Sessions table), and attach the presentation in PDF format(*).

(*)Preparing and submitting your presentation in advance will also allow for a short “rehearsal” to be arranged a few days before the defense, to ensure that everything works properly.

Please note that photographers for graduation exams must be accredited (see the guide “Choosing Photographers for Graduation Exams”). To use a trusted professional photographer, their name must be submitted via email to segrdida@df.unipi.it within 15 days of the opening of the graduation session.

This is necessary to issue the “Invited Photographer” pass required to access the room where the graduation ceremony will take place. The pass must be collected at the Physics Department reception desk (Largo Pontecorvo, 3), upon presentation of a valid ID, which will be returned when the pass is handed back.

[Coming soon] Download a possible template for the long abstract and presentation
Graduation Sessions and Deadlines

Below are the tables with the deadlines and the document submission links for the final examination of the Bachelor’s Degree courses under the new system (DM 270).

Graduation Session date Application deadline Exam deadline Long abstract deadline Link for Application submssion Link for long abstract sub. Link for slides sub. Commission and Session program
10/02/25 13/01/25 27/01/25 03/02/25 Application Abstract Slides Program
01/04/25 03/03/25 17/03/25 25/03/25 Application Abstract Slides Program
19/06/25 20/05/25 04/06/25 12/06/25 Application Abstract Slides Program
15/07/25 16/06/25 30/06/25 08/07/25 Application Abstract Slides Program*
29/09/25 01/09/25 15/09/25 22/09/25 Application Abstract Slides Program
27/10/25 29/09/25 13/10/25 20/10/25 Application Abstract Slides Program
15/12/25 17/11/25 01/12/25 08/12/25 Application Abstract Slides Program

* The first 17 students in alphabetical order are summoned to the “F.lli Pontecorvo” Main Hall, Building E, starting at 9:30 AM, with degree conferral every 9 students. The remaining 18 students are summoned starting at 2:15 PM, also with degree conferral every 9 students.

Older academic system (DM 509)

For information regarding graduation sessions under the previous academic system (DM 509/99), please contact the Teaching Office directly.

Modules for the older academic system

Last updated on: 07/07/2025

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