Graduation: Licentiate of Medicine

Once all the required courses for the Master's degree have been completed and registered in the study register, you may submit the graduation application in Peppi’s Graduation service.

Preparing for Graduation

• Check your faculty’s graduation schedules and possible additional instructions, for example in the "For you" content below.
• All required courses must be completed and the graduation application submitted at least two weeks before the degree award date.
• The graduation date is always the last day of the month (including 31 July), except in December when the graduation date can also be 18 December.
• Start reviewing your studies well in advance of your target graduation date.
• Make sure that all required courses have been completed and registered in the study register.
• Ensure that your Personal Study Plan (PSP) for graduation has been approved in Peppi.
• Remember to register for the Maturity Test in Peppi. Instructions related to the Maturity Test can be found on the website.

Application Process in Peppi

The graduation application is submitted in the Graduation service in Peppi, and the application process progresses in two phases:

REVIEW PHASE:

– Fill in the application form and confirm that you have checked the information you provided.
– Once your application and studies have been reviewed, you will be notified if any corrections or additions are required. If no changes are needed, your application will automatically proceed to the finalizing phase.
– Please note: if your application requires corrections and is returned for completion, your graduation may be delayed to the next graduation date.

FINALIZING PHASE:

– All information related to your graduation is reviewed.
– You will receive confirmation that your application has been approved along with your official graduation date.
Note: The graduation date is not the same as the delivery date of the degree certificate. The certificate will be available approximately 2–3 weeks after graduation, depending on the number of applications being processed.

Other Remarks

• You can apply for a complementary study right at the same time when submitting your graduation application in Peppi.
• After graduation, A Licentiate of Medicine can apply a license from National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) to work as a professional physician or dentist.
• If you have any questions or uncertainties regarding your completed studies, please contact your Faculty's Study Services.

International degree students, please note:

• In order to graduate on time (at the end of the academic year, 31th of July) without paying any additional tuition fee, international degree students should consider the following:
  • According to the guidelines of the University of Oulu, reviewers have a month to do the review of the Masters’ and Diploma theses and other similiar theses.
  • To make sure that the thesis will be reviewed in time, the thesis should be submitted for review at the latest by the detailed dates given by your degree program.
  • Requests for rectification doesn't affect your graduation.