Final State Certification

All Master’s theses must be checked for plagiarism in the Antiplagiat system in accordance with the Regulations on Checking Student Papers for Plagiarism, the Use of Generative Models, and the Publication of Bachelor’s, Specialist, and Master’s Theses on the HSE University Corporate Website. If plagiarism or the use of generative models is detected in a thesis, the Procedure for Taking Disciplinary Actions against HSE Students applies, which is an annex to the Student Internal Regulations at National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Important: every HSE student can check their work for plagiarism before uploading it to the LMS, using the service integrated with Antiplagiat in their personal account. The service is available here. Please note that the number of checks is limited.

A diploma with honours is awarded to graduates who meet all of the following requirements:

1. All grades for courses (modules), internships, projects and term papers (projects) listed in the diploma supplement are “excellent”, “good” or “pass”;
2. All grades received in the Final State Certification are “excellent”;
3. “Excellent” grades, including those received in the Final State Certification, make up at least 75% of all grades listed in the diploma supplement, not counting “pass” grades.

Students who have successfully passed the Final State Certification are entitled to post-graduation holidays. The holidays are granted until 11 August of the year of graduation upon request submitted via the “Graduation” module in the student’s unified personal account.

No later than three months before the start of the Final State Certification, a student with a disability may submit an application to the programme office requesting special conditions for the Final State Certification. The application should describe the student’s individual needs and be accompanied by the necessary supporting documents.