Professional practice qualifying graduation application
Starting from the 2023/24 academic year, Interministerial Decree No. 652 of 5 July 2022 stipulates that the final exam for the single-cycle Master's Degree in Veterinary Medicine will qualify graduates to practise as veterinary surgeons. The decree contains provisions ensuring that the final exam includes a practical test to assess the professional skills acquired during the internship included in the study programme to ascertain the level of technical preparation.
Characteristics
The practical evaluation exam is structured into three parts, one for each professional field:
- companion animal, equine, and exotic animal clinics
- veterinary public health and food safety
- animal production and livestock medicine
Requirements and procedures
To take the practical evaluation exam, it is necessary to:
- have completed all internship activities and submitted the documentation (logbook) to the Academic Services
- register via the online exam registration service by selecting Teaching activities and other events > Practical evaluation exam
Timing
It is possible to take the practical evaluation exam during a graduation session that is different from the one in which the final degree exam is taken, as long as they belong to the same academic year.
To be admitted to the final degree examination, candidates must pay the professional qualification fee of €200.00 and the government tax of €49.58 by the deadline specified for each graduation session.
The payment form for the professional qualification fee is available on the Unimia portal under: Sifa Services > Payments, fees and exemptions > Payment management > Other due payments.
The government tax for the qualifying examination, amounting to €49.58, must be paid by postal payment slip as follows:
- Postal current account no. 1016
- Account holder: AGENZIA DELLE ENTRATE – CENTRO OPERATIVO DI PESCARA – TASSE SCOLASTICHE
- Payment reference: TASSA ERARIALE PER ABILITAZIONE ALLA PROFESSIONE CORSO DI LAUREA IN MEDICINA VETERINARIA
The receipt of the stamped postal payment slip must be submitted before the degree certificate is issued, following the instructions that will be provided by the Student Services Office.To take the degree exam, the qualification fee of € 200 and the government tax of € 49.58 must be paid by the deadline indicated for each graduation session.
Fees Validity
The qualification fee and the government tax remain valid also in the case of failure to pass the practical evaluation exam and do not need to be paid again.
The graduation application must be submitted, by the deadline set for your session, only online and it should not be handed to the Academic Services.
Application validity
The application is valid for one session only.
In case of withdrawal from the exam, the candidate must promptly notify the Academic Services via the InformaStudenti service. The student will then need to re-enter the application details online for the session in which they intend to graduate. The graduation fee paid with the first application remains valid.
Under no circumstances can extensions be granted.
Payment
The € 116.00 graduation fee (including the € 16.00 stamp duty) can be paid through Pago PA:
- when submitting the online application, or
- after submitting the graduation application, via the payment service
Upcoming graduate survey
All upcoming graduates are required to complete the Graduand questionnaire within the term set for each session.
You will only be able to access the survey after submitting your graduation application.
Failure to complete the survey by the deadline will result in exclusion from the graduation session.
- Degree exam period: from 26 to 30 October 2026
- Practical evaluation exam period: from 12 to 16 October 2026
- Online degree application submission: from 10 Sugust to 15 September 2026
- Registration for the practical evaluation exam: from 17 August to 22 Septembre 2026
- Deadline for payment of the qualification fee and government tax: from 19 to 22 October 2026 (only for students graduating in this session)
- Completion of the mandatory Graduand questionnaire: from 10 August to 15 September 2026
- Handing in internship documentation: by il 1° October 2026
- Deadline for completing exams: 30 September 2026
- Submission of thesis summary: from 21 to 25 September 2026
- Online submission of final thesis: from 5 to 9 October 2026
- Degree exam period: from 15 to 19 February 2027
- Practical evaluation exam period: from 25 to 29 January 2027
- Online degree application submission: from 1° December 2026 to 8 January 2027
- Registration for the practical evaluation exam: from 1° to 22 December 2026
- Deadline for payment of the qualification fee and government tax: from 1° to 5 February 2027 (only for students graduating in this session)
- Completion of the mandatory Graduand questionnaire: from 1° December 2026 to 8 gennaio 2027
- Handing in internship documentation: by 7 January 2027
- Deadline for completing exams: 29 January 2027
- Submission of thesis summary: from 11 to 15 January 2027
- Online submission of final thesis: from 1° to 5 February 2027
- Degree exam period: from 12 to 16 July 2027
- Practical evaluation exam period: from 21 to 25 June 2027
- Online degree application submission: from 4 May to 9 June 2027
- Registration for the practical evaluation exam: from 3 to 21 May 2027
- Deadline for payment of the qualification fee and government tax: from 28 June to 2 July 2027 (only for students graduating in this session)
- Completion of the mandatory Graduand questionnaire: from 4 May to 9 June 2027
- Handing in internship documentation: by 30 June 2027
- Deadline for completing exams: 25 June 2027
- Submission of thesis summary: from 14 to 18 June 2027
- Online submission of final thesis: from 28 June to 2 July 2027
- Degree exam period: from 25 to 29 October 2027
- Practical evaluation exam period: from 11 to 15 June 2027
- Online degree application submission: from 9 August to 15 September 2027
- Registration for the practical evaluation exam: from 16 August to 24 September 2027
- Deadline for payment of the qualification fee and government tax: from 19 to 22 October 2027 (only for students graduating in this session)
- Completion of the mandatory Graduand questionnaire: from 9 August to 15 September 2027
- Handing in internship documentation: by 30 September 2027
- Deadline for completing exams: 30 September 2027
- Submission of thesis summary: from 20 to 24 September 2027
- Online submission of final thesis: from 4 to 8 October 2027
- Degree exam period: from 21 to 25 February 2027
- Practical evaluation exam period: from 24 to 28 January 2028
- Online degree application submission: from 1 December 2027 to 12 January 2028
- Registration for the practical evaluation exam: from 1 to 22 December 2027
- Deadline for payment of the qualification fee and government tax: from 1 to 5 February 2028 (only for students graduating in this session)
- Completion of the mandatory Graduand questionnaire: from 1 December 2027 to 12 January 2028
- Handing in internship documentation: by 13 January 2028
- Deadline for completing exams: 31 January 2028
- Submission of thesis summary: from 17 to 21 January 2028
- Online submission of final thesis: from 7 to 11 February 2028
