SCI Master's Thesis Guide 2024

Before submitting the thesis, make sure you

1. are enrolled as attending student for the current semester,
2. have the supervisor, topic, and advisor(s) approved in MyStudies by the supervisor and programme director/head of major.
3. have held your thesis presentation (or if you are IEM student, instead of thesis presentation you must have completed the maturity test),
4. have completed your thesis abstract (i.e. maturity essay) and
5. have discussed submitting your thesis with your supervisor and both have agreed on a submission date. Check the submission deadlines.
6. have written the basic information (such as student, supervisor, advisor(s), and programme names) correctly in the final thesis. 
7. have converted the final thesis version file into a PDF/A format according to instructions. The only valid and acceptable versions submitted are PDF/A-1a, -1b, -2a, and -2b.

>>> Submit the final version of the thesis for evaluation, grading, and archiving in MyStudies Thesis-tab by choosing "Update thesis data and submit for supervisor approval". 

• NB! The Finnish/Swedish version of MyStudies Thesis submission is not currently working. Please select English as a site language from the top right corner and then submit it. 
• In the submission form, the number of pages is the sum of thesis pages and appendix pages. 

After submitting the thesis,

• Your supervisor will read and grade your thesis and write a statement supporting their grading for the degree programme committee meeting.
• Your thesis will be submitted to the degree programme committee meeting for approval. You can find the degree programme committee schedule from deadlines. All approved theses will be registered in Sisu 1-3 workdays after the degree programme committee meeting. Once your thesis grade is approved in the degree programme committee, you will receive an email of the decision, and your thesis grade will be registered in Sisu, and the thesis and its’ metadata will be archived in Aaltodoc.
• If you have completed all other studies except the thesis, you can apply for graduation in Sisu with the same deadline as you submitted your thesis. Instructions on how to apply for graduation when the thesis has not been registered yet in Sisu. Further instructions regarding the graduation process can be found on the Aalto Student Guide masters programme pages.