Thesis application forms

Web form

In order to register for your thesis/degree project, you must complete the web form Thesis application form and have it approved by the examiner and the Head of programme/Director of master's programme. This must be done well in advance of your estimated start date.

The web form form applies to students on:

• Bachelor of science in engineering programmes
• Shipping programmes
• Civil engineering programmes 
• Master's programmes

Erasmus and Bilateral students are exempted from getting a signature/approval from the Director of master’s programme since they don’t belong to a programme.

You can find the web form here:
Thesis application form

Questions about/problems with the web form?
Please use the contact form in the Service Portal:
Thesis form support - in the Service Portal

Info videos

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Exemption form

In some cases you should use the exemption form, Thesis application exemption form:

• If the main field of study for the course does not match with the main field of study for the programme (applies only to 30 and 60 credit theses/degree projects)
• If you want to register on an older programme code that is no longer given

Handling of signed forms

• The document must be downloaded before any signing can be done.
• The completed form must be digitally signed by the examiner and Head of programme/Director of master's programme. 
• It should be emailed well in advance of your estimated start date. This is done by the person who last signed the document.
• The document must then be sent to: thesis@chalmers.se.

Please note! We only accept digitally signed exemption forms.

Register in Ladok

• When your form is received and everything is correct, it will be included in Ladok showing that you are expected to do your thesis/degree project.
• You are then responsible for registering on the course yourself (just as with other course registration).
• The registration opens Monday three weeks before the course instance starts and closes Tuesday of the second week of the course instance.

Not completed your thesis/degree project

To re-register for a thesis/degree project you have started but not finished, if the course code is the same as before, use the services in Ladok for students. You should not fill in a new form.

How to re-register i Ladok:

1. Go to 'My education'
2. Choose the course
3. Press on 'Chnge to another course instance'

If this does not work, please feel free to contact us at our contact address.

Filling in the forms – questions and answers