In order to pass the state examination, which consists of the defence of the bachelor's thesis and the colloquium debate, it is necessary for students to have completed the full content of the study programme and to submit the final thesis in the manner prescribed by the study regulations. The final thesis must meet all the requirements set out in the Rector's Directive of Comenius University in Bratislava on the basic requirements of final theses. The student has the right to get acquainted with the reports no later than three working days before the state examination. The result of the evaluation of the bachelor's thesis and its defence is decided by the committee at its closed session. The committee takes into account the evaluation of the thesis supervisor, the evaluation of the opponent, the complexity and time complexity of the problem solved, the originality of the results, the level of processing, the ability to respond to the questions raised in the discussion and also the level of presentation, and at the same time it also assesses the level of professional knowledge demonstrated in the course of the colloquial debate, with an emphasis on the ability to creatively approach problem solving and the ability to perceive the interrelationships. The committee shall decide on the overall result of the state examination and, taking into account the average during the course of the studies, the overall result of the studies.

The state examination is carried out by a colloquial debate during the defence of the bachelor thesis. The colloquial debate is thematically conducted in the field that is treated in the bachelor thesis. The state examination begins with the defence of the bachelor thesis, during which the student presents the results achieved in the thesis to the committee. After reading the evaluation of the supervisor of the bachelor thesis and the opinion of the opponent, the submitter of the thesis answers the questions and comments raised and a colloquial debate follows.

Through the bachelor thesis the student demonstrates the ability to work creatively, adequate knowledge of the subject under study and the ability to apply his/her knowledge in collecting, interpreting and processing the basic literature. It may also be a compilation, a synthetic review of the literature, or its application in practice, or the solution of a sub-task related to the student's future field of study. If hypotheses are presented in the thesis,

they must be verifiable. The bachelor thesis also includes a concept map, which shows the structure, hierarchy and interrelationships between the concepts defined in the bachelor thesis and is presented as the first annex.

By passing the state examination, the student will demonstrate the ability to independently acquire theoretical and practical knowledge based on the current state of science and to creatively apply and use it, the ability to independently explain and solve difficult tasks, the ability to work creatively in his/her field of study, the ability to explain and solve a given problem or to give his/her own solution to a problem, to evaluate the results achieved, their contribution and practical application.