Graduation of doctoral degree

The doctoral degree is ready when the thesis has been accepted and graded by the meeting of Doctoral Programme Committee and all the required studies are completed and registered.

Applying for the degree certificate

You may apply for the degree certificate in Peppi's graduation service. Fill in the application as soon as your thesis has been approved, if you wish to have the degree on the next possible graduation day (see dates below).

Instructions:

1. Log in to Peppi.

2. Check your PSP and make sure that you have completed the studies required for your degree (20-50 credits depending on the degree programme). Please contact the Graduate School (uniogs(at)oulu.fi), if you have questions about the studies.

3. Reviewing phase: Fill and send the graduation application via your doctoral study right in Peppi. Link to the graduation application can be found in the top menu in Peppi.

  • Please answer to all questions, even if they may not seem relevant (the same application is used in other degrees).
  • Please note that the graduation day can be different from the delivery day of the degree certificate.
  • Your application will be processed after your doctoral thesis has been accepted and graded.

4. Finalizing phase: Applications will be processed at the Graduate School.

5. After all your information has been processed, you will get a notification of the acceptance and confirmation of the graduation date. You can also follow the graduation phases in Peppi.

Degree certificate

Graduates from the University of Oulu will receive the official degree certificate in an electronic format from August 2022 onwards.

Download the electronic degree certificate as soon as you get information about completed certification. The certificate is available for download for 14 days via the link provided to you.

In order to receive the degree certificate, the doctoral researcher must be enrolled as a “present” at the university for the semester.

Degree certificate, transcript of records and Diploma Supplement

Graduation day

Doctoral degree graduation days in 2025 are:

  • 17.1.2025
  • 14.2.2025
  • 14.3.2025
  • 11.4.2025
  • 16.5.2025
  • 13.6.2025
  • 27.6.2025
  • 29.8.2025
  • 12.9.2025
  • 3.10.2025
  • 31.10.2025
  • 28.11.2025
  • 31.12.2025

Graduation day depends on the meeting timetables of the doctoral programme committees. Check the meeting dates of your Doctoral Programme Committee!

See also

Doctoral programme committees

Studies