Agriculture, food and environmental sciences

Student intending to graduate must:

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

The subject of the final examination must be related to a course included in the degree curriculum and the title must be agreed upon with the reference professor.

To obtain approval for the topic, students must:

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

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

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

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

In order to submit the dissertation topic approval form, you must comply with:

• submission deadlines: at least 6 months before the session. Details in the calendar
• curricular requirements: not foreseen

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

• How to enhance thesis work (ita)
• Instructions for writing an experimental thesis paper (ita)
• Collection and use of experimental data (ita)

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: no more than 36 ECTS in debt (the final examination is not included in the count)

Students must agree with the supervisor 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 on your iCatt personal page (Online Secretariat - Final Examination section);
2. Print the graduation application form, sign it and apply a €16 revenue stamp
3. Ask your professor/supervisor 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 form 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 supervisor, 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).

Agricultural Science and Technology | Sustainable and Precision Agriculture | Food Science and Technology

APRIL 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 April 2025
Thesis topic request: 20 September 2024
Submission of graduation application: from 13 January to 13 February 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 25 March 2025

JULY 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 14, 15, 16, 17 July 2025
Thesis topic request: 10 January 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 23 April to 23 May 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 3 July 2025

SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 25 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 29, 30 September, 1, 2 e 3 October 2025
Thesis topic request: 28 March 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 1° July to 1° August 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 19 September 2025

DECEMBER 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 9, 10, 11, 12 December 2025
Thesis topic request: 6 June 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 22 September to 22 October 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 28 November 2025

APRIL 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 20, 21, 22, 23 April 2026
Thesis topic request: 17 October 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 2 February to 2 March 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 10 April 2026

JULY 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 24, 27, 28, 29 July 2026
Thesis topic request: 19 January 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 5 May to 5 June 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 14 July 2026

Food Marketing and Sales Management

FEBRUARY 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 February 2025
Thesis topic request: 14 June 2024 *
Thesis topic presentation: 26 July 2024
Submission of graduation application: from 10 December 2024 to 10 January 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 7 February 2025

APRIL 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 17, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 April 2025
Thesis topic request: 6 September 2024 *
Thesis topic presentation: 11 October 2024
Submission of graduation application: from 24 January to 26 February 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 7 April 2025

JULY 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28 July 2025
Thesis topic request: 8 November 2024
Thesis topic presentation: 19 December 2024
Submission of graduation application: from 6 May to 6 June 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 8 July 2025

OCTOBER 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 October 2025
Thesis topic request: 28 february 2025
Thesis topic presentation: 18 April 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 21 July to 19 September 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 10 October 2025

FEBRUARY 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 February 2026
Thesis topic request: 6 June 2025 *
Thesis topic presentation: 25 July 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 9 December 2025 to 9 January 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 6 February 2026

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
 
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* Deadlines reserved for students enrolled in the second year 2023/24 of the course or a year out of the course after the second year.

* Deadlines reserved for students enrolled in the second year 2024/25 of the course or a year out of the course after the second year.

Agricultural and Food Economics | Food Processing and Innovation

APRIL 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 1,2,3 April 2025
Thesis topic request: 27 September 2024
Submission of graduation application: from 7 January to 05 February 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 21 March 2025

JULY 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 10,11 July 2025
Thesis topic request: 20 December 2024
Submission of graduation application: from 16 April to 16 May 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 30 June 2025

OCTOBER 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 6, 7 October 2025
Thesis topic request: 4 April 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 21 July to 20 August 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 26 September 2025

DECEMBER 2025 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 15, 16 December 2025
Thesis topic request: 13 June 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 29 September to 31 October 2025
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 5 December 2025

APRIL 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 24,27 and 28 April 2026
Thesis topic request: 23 October 2025
Submission of graduation application: from 6 February to 6 March 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 14 April 2026

JULY 2026 CALL
Proclamation sessions: 22,23 and 24 July 2026
Thesis topic request: 21 January 2026
Submission of graduation application: from 29 April to 29 May 2026
Delivery of paper (in electronic format): 13 July 2026

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

BASIC COUNTING	All grades of the profit examinations are added together multiplied by the number of ECTS credits of each examination (30 cum laude is counted as 30). Grades for "Theology" examinations and supernumerary courses are excluded from the count. The sum is divided by the total weight in ECTS credits of the subjects considered (average in thirtieths). The average in thirtieths thus obtained is converted into 110ths by multiplying the value obtained by 11 and dividing it by 3.
FINAL TEST MARK	0 to 4 points for the thesis content and commitment 0 to 2 points for the presentation of the thesis The commission may add 1 additional point
ACADEMIC CAREER RELAUNCH	<85: 0 points 85 - 95: 1 point 96 - 105: 2 points >105: 3 points   One additional point is added if the students have completed all their examinations within the prescribed time
BONUS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDY EXPERIENCES	From 0 to 1 point

 

 

Students who matriculated before the a.y. 2013/14 can go to the Student Services Centre to check how the graduation average is calculated.
Students following the Double Degree programme at Wageningen University should contact the Student Services Centre in Cremona for information on the graduation average.