Eligibility for a Master's Degree

To be eligible for degree, students must satisfy the following conditions:

1. All academic requirements (such as number of credits, compliance with the list of courses required by the program, submitting an approved study/work plan, a passing grade in all courses, a final weighted average of at least 70) were fulfilled according to regulations.
2. Thesis received final approval (after corrections) and was submitted to the secretariat.
3. Both thesis and defense received a minimum grade of 60.
4. All debts to the university (tuition, books etc.) were resolved.
5. Student submitted the appropriate form to the secretariat in order to check their eligibility within 4 years of the commencement of their studies. The degree eligibility date is the date on which the secretariat has received all the student's grades and approved thesis.

Final Grade

Students should notify the secretariat (of the teaching program, faculty or school) of the completion of their studies. After receiving the notification the secretariat will check the eligibility for the degree and calculate the final grade for the degree. Students will no longer be able to change the final grade or the diploma after receiving their record of eligibility. Students who wish to improve individual grades must receive the permission of the faculty and will receive a separate confirmation for that individual grade.

The final grade for the master's degree is based on the thesis grade, the course grade average and the thesis defense grade. The relative weight of each of these components is at the discretion of the faculty.

The final grade of students who have completed all their requirements is comprised of the following 3 grades as follows:
Thesis grade - 30% of the final grade (40% to those who began their studies before second semester 2021)
Thesis defense grade - 30% of the final grade (20% to those who began their studies before second semester 2021 )
Course grade average - 40% of the final grade

 

Honors

Students' level of distinction is determined according to their relative ranking among the faculty graduates in their particular class (as long as the grade is no lower than the threshold set for each honor), as specified below:

Minimum grade		Percentage		Level of distinction
Master's	Bachelor's	Master's	Bachelor's
92	90	top 3%	top 2%	summa cum laude
85	85	next 22%	next 18%	magna cum laude

 

Graduation Ceremony

Students receive their graduation diplomas at a ceremony held once a year. Requests to check eligibility are accepted up to 6 weeks before the ceremony. Any requests submitted after this date will be handled after the ceremony.

Eligible students will receive personal notice of the ceremony date (students who have not received any notice by 30.4 should contact the secretariat at 08-9489189). The ceremony is held each year around the end of the academic year. Eligible students receive their diplomas on the year following their completion of studies. In the ceremony, students receive their diploma and record of studies.