Final Exam

If the student had choose for the degree qualifying to practice the pharmacist profession, he or she needs to previously pass the practical evaluation test (see Pharmacy internship, Assessment methods and criteria), which is an integral part of the graduation examination. The latter consists of the presentation and discussion of an experimental, semi-experimental, or compilative (bibliographic) project or research activity that demonstrates the candidate's ability, under the guidance of a supervisor, to work independently, to have acquired the skills necessary for the development of the project, and to have knowledge of the thesis topics. The thesis may be written in Italian or English, while the related discussion must take place in Italian and multimedia tools and applications may be used.
Staring from the graduation sessions of A.Y. 2024-25, the Graduation Commission will evaluate the final exam by adding to the weighted average of each undergraduate's career grades (weighted average of the grades obtained multiplied by 11/3), provided by the Student Secretary's Office, up to a maximum of 10 points in case of experimental theses (of which up to 8 proposed by the supervisor and up to 2 proposed by the Committee) by 7.5 points in case of semi-experimental theses (of which up to 6 proposed by the supervisor and up to 1.5 proposed by the Commission) and 5 points for compilative theses (of which up to 4 proposed by the supervisor and up to 1 proposed by the Commission). The Commission will use the following criteria based on the Dublin descriptors in awarding its own relevant scores: 1) ability to expose the aim of the thesis and its state of the art in clear and comprehensive manner; 2) use of appropriate terms; 3) ability to organize the presentation clearly, respecting the time schedule; and 4) ability to answer questions clearly. In addition, the Committee will award 1 additional point if the student graduates in course (within the 5th year), up to 1 point for exams passed abroad as part of the Erasmus project or for practical-assessment internship (tirocinio pratico-valutativo, TPV) carried out at a pharmacy abroad, and up to 2 points (1 point for periods of 6 months or less; 2 points for periods of more than 6 months) if the experimental thesis was carried out as part of institutional mobility projects abroad. Finally, only students who achieve a score of at least 102.00 (not rounded up), derived from the sum of 1) weighted average of the marks of the profit examinations as worked out by the secretariats and 2) any additional marks derived from current graduation, examinations passed as part of the Erasmus project or practical-assessment professional internship carried out at a pharmacy abroad and experimental thesis carried out as part of institutional mobility projects abroad, may apply for the award of honors. However, the awarding will be at the unquestionable opinion of the Commission.