Credential Templates, The Former USSR and the Russian Federation

The State final attestation for the Diploma of "Specialist" includes the defence of a final
research project and State final examinations. The State final attestation procedures and the
format of the Diploma and the supplement are the same as for the Bachelor's degree.
Foreign students who successfully complete a "Specialist" program receive a diploma
format that is different from the typical Diploma of "Specialist". Foreign students are typically
required to study Russian for at least one year prior to enrolling into a "Specialist" program.
Their Diploma of "Specialist" is often translated as "Master".
Final Research Project Preparation
For the preparation of a final research project, a supervisor is appointed for each student.
Students choose topics from a list of topics set by the institution or propose their own topics. The
final research project is expected to be of independent research or scholarship. Before the
defense can take place, experts in the respective fields review the work.
A final research project is defended before an examination commission, called the State
Attestation Commission, set up by the rector of the institution. The members of State Attestation
Commission are professors and researchers from various institutions and experts from the
industry. The chairperson is invited from outside the institution and is approved by the
administrative body in charge of the institution.
Detailed Admission Requirements
Admission
Requirement
Academic
credential
requirement
Examination
requirement
Description
A school or vocational education credential:
• Certificate of Completion of Secondary Education (Attestat o
Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii), or
• A diploma of vocational education that includes complete
secondary education (for further details see the chapter on
Vocational/Technical Education)
AND
Prior to the introduction of the USE in
2001
Since the introduction of the
USE in 2001
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