A student may request the assignment of a topic for the second-cycle degree thesis and of a supervisor when a maximum of 15 credits are missing for completion of their studies (obligatory and free choice exams).
Students are assessed by an appropriate commission, appointed by the faculty board for each second-cycle degree course. The thesis topic and the name of the supervisor (involving an up-to-date review of theses assigned) are assigned for the purpose of:

a) allowing for a fair distribution of teaching commitments between course lecturers;
b) avoiding excessive periods of time for the completion of a thesis and the obsolescent nature of certain theses.

Every second-cycle degree course has its own rules regarding the procedures for assigning students degree theses to be prepared, as described on the web pages dedicated to individual courses.

access the ESSE3 reserved area and fill in the online Graduation application form

• choose the graduation session date
• check the “Exams taken” form and fill in the “Not taken exams” form, if necessary
• add the data related to the thesis (title, supervisor, etc. ...), which may be modified up to 21 days before graduation
• state that the thesis is research work
• provide the final title of the thesis
• indicate the name of the supervisor and any co-speaker
  upload the abstract - summary of the thesis in Italian and possibly in English
• type at least 5 keywords
• state if they want their data to be inserted into Alma Laurea database. If students do not want it, they must declare it by filling in the online questionnaire.
• select "completa domanda conseguimento titolo" in order not to lose all the data entered. This confirmation is essential for the application to be successful.

Please note:

• Select the “complete degree application” button, so as not to lose all the data entered
• The PDF file of the degree application, which Esse3 returns upon completion of the application compilation procedure, does not need to be signed by the supervisor, nor delivered/sent to the Segreteria Studenti. In It is sufficient to complete the electronic procedure in Esse3, within the above-mentioned deadlines.
• In case of cancellation of the degree application, notify the student secretariat segrstud.economia@unimore.it

For any information please refer to
Segreteria Studenti
via Università 4
segrstud.economia@unimore.it

1- modify or correct their graduation application

Except for the graduation session date. After the deadline, students must contact Segreteria Studenti (via Università 4).

2- payment of stamps

Students must provide for the payment of stamps from their personal page in Esse3, under the item Taxes, the total sum is 32.00 euros.
The degree application must not be printed, must not be signed (neither by the student nor by the supervisor or co-speaker) and must not be sent to any office.
Within 21 days before the graduation session, all the exams in the curriculum must be taken. The competent offices have the right to check it. For further information about it, please write to segrstud.economia@unimore.it
The deadline for uploading the documents to the student secretariat office (21 days) coincides with the deadline for taking exams; the exam transcript may be done later so students are invited to inform the teacher responsible for that exam of their degree so that Segreteria Studenti can proceed in due time.

Upload the thesis in electronic format on esse3 platform
after obtaining approval from supervisor

• From the website www.esse3.unimore.it log in, enter the “student area” and go to “degree achievement”. From the “proceed with the thesis completion process” button in esse3 upload the final thesis, in pdf/A format named with the name and surname of the graduate. After uploading, the paper cannot be replaced; therefore, it is advisable to obtain the prior consent of the supervisor who, within 2 days, must approve or reject the thesis in Esse3. To check whether the thesis has been correctly attached, go to the “Return to the noticeboard” button. At the bottom, in the “list of attachments associated with the thesis” section, the word “YES” must appear.

48 hours after the upload

• check any emails received from the supervisor and verify the status of the thesis in esse3: if APPROVED or REJECTED.
  In case of rejection, in agreement with your supervisor and if there is still time to meet the deadline for submitting the thesis (12 days before graduation), you can upload the paper to esse3 again for a new evaluation by the supervisor. Otherwise, you will have to upload the thesis for the next graduation session.
• report via email to your supervisor, the Segreteria Studenti and Sonia Romanazzi (Segreteria Didattica) any failure to enter the approval or rejection result by the supervisor.

Consultation of the thesis
In agreement with your supervisor, indicate ANY LIMITATIONS to the consultation of the thesis in Esse3. 
Choose one of the following codes from the drop-down menu:
- AUTH - consultation of the entire thesis is authorized
- AUTHNO - consultation of the thesis is NOT authorized
- AUTH 12 - consultation is authorized after an embargo of 12 months
- AUTH 18 - consultation is authorized after an embargo of 18 months
- AUTH 36 - consultation is authorized after an embargo of 36 months
It is not possible to authorize/not authorize only some chapters

A mark of up to 6 points out of 110 are assigned by the Degree Commission in the final exam; in the event of theses of a particularly high standard, attested in writing by the supervisor, the Commission may attribute a higher mark, up to a maximum of 10 out of 110.

The final mark for the second-cycle degree is established by summing this mark with the “base” mark, calculated as an average of the marks awarded in the exams on obligatory subjects and in the exams on chosen subjects, weighted for the credits awarded over the second-cycle degree course.

If the credits awarded for free choice subjects exceed those provided for in the regulations for the course of study, they are considered the best marks regarding credits provided for.

If the final mark reaches or exceeds 110 one hundred and tenths, the Commission considers the possibility of assigning “honours”.

Certain second-cycle degrees may assign a number of bonuses, which increase the base average to which the marks from the final exam are added.

On the basis of the provisions of the Academic Senate (11/03/1997), the University Logo cannot be reproduced and affixed to theses (both on the title page and on the individual internal pages). The same goes for the Department logo.

While the students are free to choose the format of their thesis, a minimum page size is, nevertheless required: at least 24 lines of at least 65 characters.

Those students writing with computerised means may use the following specifications:
• the character type is Times New Roman or similar;
• the dimension of the character is 12 points;
• the line spacing is 1.5 and no more (if anything, less, for example, exactly 15 points);
• the page dimension is A4 (29.7 cm - 21 cm);
• the distance from the margins of the page must not be less than 2 cm and not greater than 3 cm, except for the left-hand margin, which can also be 3.5 cm to facilitate binding.

Students are advised to submit theses written on both sides of the page, using, if possible, recycled paper.