Economics and Law

Student intending to graduate must:

1. choose a topic, checking curricular/time requirements
2. submit the application form for admission to the final examination, verifying the curricular/temporal requirements
3. deliver the final paper in the prescribed manner.

Students enrolled in the graduate programmes must compulsorily follow the course/professor assignment procedure prepared by the Thesis Commission, based on the rules and procedures indicated in the Faculty Guide (collegare).

The  Thesis assignment form is to be submitted by email by the deadline indicated in the calendar.

After the publication of the 'Thesis List', students are invited to contact the supervisor and proceed with the delivery of the approval of the thesis topic.  

To obtain approval for the topic, students must:

• request permission from the supervisor - by email.
• fill in the thesis topic approval form
• deliver the following by email within the deadline indicated in the calendar:
  • the form completed and signed by the student
  • professor’s authorisation email

Email for the Piacenza campus: gestione.carriera.studenti-pc@unicatt.it

Email for the Cremona campus: uff.segreteria-cr@unicatt.it

The topic must be entered on the iCatt personal page (Online secretariat - final examination)

In order to submit the thesis topic approval form, the submission deadline must be met: at least six months before the session. Details in the calendar

Please refer to the Faculty Guide for further details on the final examination.

In order to apply for admission to the final examination, you must comply with:

• submission deadline: at least 45 days before the session. Details in the calendar

• curricular requirements summer session:
  • have no more than 35 ECTS in debt (foreign language courses and the final examination are not included in the count)
• curricular requirements for all other sessions:
  • have no more than 20 ECTS in debt (foreign language courses and the final examination are not included in the count)

Students must agree with the professor on the definitive title in order to proceed with the application for admission to the final examination.

Proceed with the submission of the Application by following the steps:

1. Fill in the graduation application form on your iCatt page personal (Online Secretariat - Final Examination section);
2. Print the graduation application form, sign it and apply the €16 revenue stamp
3. Ask your professor for permission by e-mail
4. Print and pay the undergraduate contribution slip
5. Upload the following documents respecting the format indicated:
   • Copy of signed and stamped graduation application form (format .pdf, max 2MB)
   • Copy of the bulletin payment receipt (format .pdf, max 2MB)
   • Copy of the authorisation email sent by the professor or copy of the application if signed by the professor (format .jpg, max 2MB)
6. Wait for notification

Any changes to the title of the final paper, approved by the professor, must be made at the time the application is completed and printed. The title contained must therefore be definitive, as no further changes can be accepted.

The .pdf file of the paper must be sent to the professor via the iCatt personal page (Online secretariat - Final paper - Submit final paper). The professor may request a hard copy if necessary.

Instructions for uploading the paper: Loading of the Paper

The paper must be uploaded to the iCatt personal page no later than 10 days before the start date of the proclamation sessions (see calendar). The deadline for uploading the paper is not to be missed.

Undergraduate students who fail to graduate in the call for which they have applied for admission to the final examination must notify both the professor/supervisor and the Student Services Centre of the relevant seat.
Notification to the Student Services Centre should be made by writing via the iCatt Information Request form under Lessons, Examinations and Final Examination - Final Examination.

For a subsequent graduation session, a new application for admission to the final examination must be submitted with a €16 revenue stamp and a receipt of payment of the Undergraduate Contribution.

Graduating students will receive the convocation exclusively via their iCatt personal page approximately 10 days before the scheduled graduation date (Online Secretariat - Final Examination section).

Food Marketing and Sales Management | Business Management | Global Business Management | Banking and Consulting

APRIL 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 April 2026
Thesis topic request: 12 September 2025 *
Thesis topic presentation: 8 October 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 23 January to 25 February 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 27 March 2026

JULY 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 July 2026
Thesis topic request: 14 November 2025
Thesis topic presentation: 9 January 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 19 May to 19 June 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 7 July 2026

OCTOBER 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 October 2026
Thesis topic request: 20 february 2026
Thesis topic presentation: 17 April 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 18 August to 18 September 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 9 October 2026

FEBRUARY 2027 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 February 2027
Thesis topic request: 19 June 2026 *
Thesis topic presentation: 17 July 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 14 December 2026 to 15 January 2027
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 5 February 2027

APRIL 2027 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 April 2027
Thesis topic request: 18 September 2026 *
Thesis topic presentation: 2 October 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 1 February to 19 February 2027
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 26 March 2027

JULY 2027 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 July 2027
Thesis topic request: 20 November 2026 ♣
Thesis topic presentation: 4 January 2027
Submission of graduation application: from 3 May to 3 June 2027
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 22 June 2027

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* Deadlines reserved for students enrolled in the second year 2025/26 of the course or a year out of the course after the second year.

♣ For Global Business Management students participating in a semester abroad, the minimum requirements for course/lecturer assignment must be met by the deadline for submitting the thesis topic, otherwise the assignment will be forfeited.

Innovation and Digital Entrepreneurship

APRIL 2026 CALL
Proclamation session: 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 April 2026
Thesis topic request: 12 September 2025
Thesis topic presentation: 08 October 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 23 January to 25 February 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 27 March 2026

JULY 2026 CALL
Proclamation session: 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 July 2026
Thesis topic request: 14 November 2025
Thesis topic presentation: 9 January 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 19 May to 19 June 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 07 July 2026

OCTOBER 2026 CALL
Proclamation session: 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 October 2026
Thesis topic request: 20 February 2026
Thesis topic presentation: 17 April 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 18 August 2026 to 18 September 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 9 October 2026

FEBRUARY 2027 CALL
Proclamation session: 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 February 2027
Thesis topic request: 19 June 2026*
Thesis topic presentation: 17 July 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 14 December 2026 to 15 January 2027
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 5 February 2027

APRIL 2027 CALL
Proclamation session: 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 April 2027
Thesis topic request: 18 September 2026 *
Thesis topic presentation: 02 October 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 01 February to 19 February 2027
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 26 March 2027

JULY 2027 CALL
Proclamation session: 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 July 2027
Thesis topic request: 20 November 2026
Thesis topic presentation: 4 January 2027
Submission of graduation application: from 04 May to 03 June 2027
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 22 June 2027

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* Deadline reserved for students enrolled in the second year 2025/26 of the course or a year out of the course after the second year.

The following criteria are applied for the calculation of the final degree mark:

Students who matriculated before the a.y. 2013/14 can go to the Student Services Centre to check how the graduation average is calculated