Bachelor’s and Master’s Diploma Theses

The academic and formal requirements for a thesis, as well as the rules for submitting and assessing it, are set out in the annex to the Study Regulations.
The procedures for checking authorship and for electronic archiving are defined in the Rector’s Order No. 1 of 16 January 2026
Diploma theses must be submitted according to the Dean’s Instruction published on the website of the Office of the relevant studies:

Basic rules of APD use

  1. Students gain access to the thesis circulation process after selecting their thesis seminar.
  2. To begin the process, students must log in to APD at: https://apd.sgh.waw.pl/en,
  3. Within the APD system, the student is required to enter:
    • the language in which the thesis is written,
    • the thesis title in the language of the thesis,
    • the abstract of the thesis and keywords in the language of the thesis (the system allows for the entry of English versions if the thesis is originally written in Polish),
    • acceptance of the author’s declaration confirming independent authorship,
    • after approving all changes and accepting the declaration of the author, the student may upload the thesis and presentation files in PDF format (other formats, including DOCX, are not permitted); the maximum file size accepted is 25 MB,
    • granting or withholding consent for the defended thesis to be made available in the SGH reading room by approving or rejecting the relevant declaration,
    • once all steps are completed, the student must select “SUBMIT FOR SUPERVISOR APPROVAL”.
  4. Once files have been uploaded and submitted for verification, the Supervisor receives an email notification. After logging in the APD, the Supervisor will see a task to complete under My theses and tasks. The Supervisor verifies the data and files, approves them, and sends the thesis for plagiarism checking.
  5. After reviewing and accepting the Similarity Report, the Supervisor proceeds to complete the thesis review (Assessment of the Thesis). Once the form is filled in, the Supervisor approves the review.
  6. The student receives an email indicating that the Supervisor has completed the process.
  7. A staff member of the relevant studies office enters the reviewer’s details into the APD system.
  8. The Reviewer receives an email notification. Within 15 working days of receiving the notification, the Reviewer completes the electronic review form in APD.
  9. All APD users have access to a catalogue of theses and a search function. The full text of the thesis and its reviews are accessible only to the Author, Supervisor, and Reviewer.

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