Final State Certification at HSE University
The Final State Certification (FSC) at the HSE University is governed by the Regulations on Final State Certification of Students in Bachelor’s, Specialist, and Master’s Degree Programmes. This framework prescribes the procedure and rules for conducting the FSC for students across all modes of study, including regional campuses of the University, and outlines the procedures for establishing and operating the State Examination Boards (SEBs)
For students completing accredited degree programmes, the FSC is compulsory. The specific set of mandatory state certification exams that constitute the FSC for each degree programme is detailed within the educational standards underpinning the programme, particularly in the section "Requirements for Programme Structure."
The FSC may include one or more of the following state certification examinations:
- State Exam: This could be a final exam for an individual course or an interdisciplinary exam relevant to the field of study or major.
- Thesis Defence: This is the defence of the final graduation paper.
Students should know that:
- Thesis defence is mandatory;
- Specific technologies for holding final state examinations shall be selected by any given degree programme;
- All sessions of State Examination Boards and Appeals Committees will be recorded;
- The submission of the final version of a thesis is done by uploading it to LMS (no hard copy is needed).
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The completion of the Studies under a Core Degree Programme
The completion of studies under a degree programme
Only those students who have mastered their core degree programmes in full (that is, fulfilled their individual curricula) may progress to the final state certification stage.
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Acknowledgment of requirements and special aspects of the Final State Certification (FSC)
The FSC Schedule
This shall be published no later than 30 (thirty) calendar days prior to the first final state examination
Corporate e-mail – Degree programme’s webpage
The Composition of the Appeals Committee
The following information shall be both published and mailed out to students:
- Members and Secretary of the Appeals Committee, including their contact details;
- Procedure for filing appeals;
- Procedure for familiarisation with the committee’s minutes.
FSC Technology
- Technological specifications for taking each final state examination;
- Procedure for submitting written examination to the SCB (if a state exam is held in writing).
The submission deadline for the final version of a thesis
The option for submitting a presentation
Assigning students to groups
Information about the SCB
Additional Rules and Information
- Additional rules for holding final state examinations and the Appeals Committee hearings, including those for holding examinations with the application of the proctoring technology;
- Procedure for identification of a person;
- Procedures in case any technical problems arise.
Use of video recording
Assigning students to time slots
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Uploading a Thesis and Presentation
1. Uploading a thesis to LMS
Instructions for uploading theses
A hard copy, thesis supervisor’s feedback and a sheet from the Antiplagiarism system are not required
2. Familiarisation with feedbacks and reviews
3. Uploading a presentation for a defence
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Taking Final State Examinations
1. Sitting a state examination (if applicable)
2. Defending a Thesis
3. Learning the results of state examinations
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Valid Excuses for Absence from State Examinations
Illness
Other exceptional circumstances
- individual curriculum of the student, whose thesis writing and/or defence has been rescheduled for the next academic year;
- grave illness or death of a close relative;
- public/state service;
- a summons to law enforcement agency/court;
- transport-related problems (for instance, flight cancellations/no tickets available, etc.);
- force-majeure circumstances, including technical failures arising during the state examination process.
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Appeals
1. Grounds for filing appeals
- the student believes that a procedural error was committed during the state examination or thesis defence;
- the student disagrees with the outcomes of the state examination (not applicable for thesis defence).
2. Filing appeals
An appeal may contain:
- a scanned copy/photo of the signed appeal;
- e-mail message.
3. Taking part in the Appeals Committee Session
4. Learning the results of the appeal
5. Retaking a final state examination (if the results of the initial examination have been annulled)
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Completion of Studies and Issuance of Diploma Certificates
1. Familiarisation with the diploma sample
2. Informing of the requirement to request holidays
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