Applying » Degree programmes conducted in English » Bachelor's Degree Admission Criteria

Applying to programmes conducted in English - The joint application time 9 January - 14 February 2012.

General principles of admissions

Applications for the programmes are submitted through the joint application system. The applicant may choose at most four options. The student admissions follow the admission criteria decided on by the polytechnics/UAS's in the joint application system, and the order of preference of the options chosen by the applicant. The application form must be submitted by the end of the application period. The admission is conditional until the polytechnic/UAS has checked the applicant’s school and other relevant certificates. The polytechnic/UAS may withdraw the admission, if the applicant has given false information.

The online application is filled in at www.admissions.fi.

Application period for programmes starting in autumn 2012 starts on 9 January and closes on 14 February 2012 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time. All required attachments have to be at the admissions office of the applicant's first choice polytechnic/UAS by 24 February 2012 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time.
All attachments have to be posted or delivered to the admissions office, faxed or scanned copies are not accepted.

Please contact the admissions office of the polytechnic/UAS of your first choice in all matters relating to your application and to changes in your circumstances.

Changing and supplementing the application

The applicant may change the order of preference of the options indicated in the application form in writing until the end of the application period. Once the application period has ended, the order of preference may no longer be changed.

Eligibility for applying to the Programmes

General eligibility for the programmes is given by:

• completed Finnish upper secondary education or an examination referred to in the Act the organizing of the Finnish matriculation examination (672/2005)
• International Baccalaureate, Reifeprüfung or European Baccalaureate examination
• a vocational college diploma or higher vocational diploma (e.g. in engineering)
• a vocational qualification of at least three years duration, completed in vocational upper secondary education and training or an earlier corresponding qualification,  the Vocational Education and Training Act (630/98)
• combined education programmes of at least three years duration, the Act on Youth-level Education and the Polytechnic Experiment (391/91)
• a vocational qualification in adult education, a further vocational qualification or a specialist vocational qualification or an earlier corresponding qualification, referred to in the Vocational Adult Education Act (631/98)
• an applicable foreign degree or qualification which gives eligibility for higher education in the awarding country

Those applicants who are applying with competence based vocational qualification, competence based further vocational qualification or a specialist vocational qualification or non-Finnish qualifications must have completed their studies by the end of the application period. If an applicant who is applying with a non-Finnish qualification is a citizen of an EU/EEA-country, he/she can apply if the qualification is completed during the spring of applying. The admission of such EU/EEA-applicant completing his/her education in the spring of applying is conditional until the polytechnic/UAS has checked the applicant's final certificates. Only final certificates will be accepted, result slips or statements of results will not be accepted.

If a polytechnic/UAS uses discretionary admissions, other applicants may also be admitted, if the polytechnic/UAS considers their skills and knowledge sufficient.

If the applicant is a refugee or in a refugee-like situation and the qualifications obtained cannot be proven through documentary evidence, polytechnic/UAS can consider whether the applicant can be invited to the entrance examination, even if the polytechnic/UAS does not use discretionary admission. The applicant must prove his/her refugee status by decision made by a competent authority and send a copy of the decision to the admissions office by 24 February 2012 at the latest.

Eligibility for applying a corresponding field of study is given by:

• a vocational qualification of less than three years duration, completed in vocational upper secondary education and training, referred to in the Vocational Education and Training Act (630/98), or a corresponding earlier qualification
• combined education programmes of less than three years duration, referred to in the Act on Youth-level Education and the Polytechnic experiment (391/91)
• a non-Finnish qualification or studies equivalent to the qualifications mentioned above.

Eligibility for polytechnic/UAS studies in a corresponding field of study on the basis specified above may be broadened into general eligibility for polytechnic/UAS studies by:

1) completing in addition general or vocational studies that extend the post-basic education studies to three years of duration

2) gaining at least three years of work experience in a corresponding field, after completing the qualification.

The corresponding field of study is defined according to the following fields of vocational education and training: humanities and education; culture; natural sciences; natural resources and the environment; tourism, catering and domestic services; social services, health and sports; technology, communications and transport; social sciences, business and administration.

Polytechnic/UAS can also take into consideration a vocational qualification or school-level vocational education that does not fall into the fields of education and training specified above as studies in a corresponding field, if its content is close to the study programme specialisation.

Admissions procedures

In order to demonstrate eligibility to polytechnic/UAS studies, an applicant applying with a non-Finnish qualification must provide a copy of the original certificate to the admissions office of his or her first-choice polytechnic/UAS by 24 February 2012, 4.15 pm at the latest. This does not apply to those applicants who are citizens of an EU/EEA-country and who are completing their qualification in the spring of applying. The polytechnic/UAS will then decide on the applicant’s eligibility to all options in the application. In addition, copy of an official Finnish, Swedish or English translation of the certificate must be provided, if the certificate is not written in one of these languages, the translation must have the translators signature and stamp. The copies must be sent by post, scanned or faxed copies will not be accepted. Also applicants with a Finnish competence based vocational qualification or competence based further vocational qualification or a specialist vocational qualification must provide a copy of the original certificate to the admissions office of his or her first-choice polytechnic/UAS by the set date.

Applicant who is not a citizen of an EU/EEA-country must provide proof of his/her English language skills by 24 February 2012 4.15 pm at the latest to the admissions office of his/her first preference polytechnic/UAS. In order to prove the applicant’s English language skills, he/she must provide one of the following minimum requirements: IELTS score academic level 6,0 or TOEFL score 550 paper-based test/ 213 computer-based/ 79-80 internet -based test, or grade C in the Finnish matriculation examination in advanced level English (IB-examination grade 4 completed in Finland, Reifeprüfung-examination grade 7 completed in Finland or EB-examination grade 6.00-6.95), or skills level 4 in English in the Finnish general language examination (www.oph.fi >Tutkintopalvelut >Yleiset kielitutkinnot). Both TOEFL and IELTS test results are valid for two years. The Finnish general language examination does not have a set date of validity. TOEFL score results are only accepted directly from the Educational Testing Service.

The TOEFL code of Kymenlaakso University of Applied Sciences is 3910.

In addition, upper secondary school education or Bachelor's or Master's degree in English completed in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand or Bachelor's or Master's degree conducted in English in a European Union or European Economic Area -country, is also accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills. No other countries will be considered.

The certificate copies must be delivered to the admissions office by 24 February 2012 4.15 p.m. Finnish time (+2 hrs GMT).

All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility and language skills will be invited to the entrance examinations.

The applicants’ language skills will be evaluated in the language test included in the entrance examination on a pass/ fail basis. An applicant who has failed the language test is withdrawn from admission.

An applicant can be exempted from the language test, if he or she has provided a certificate of his or her language skills to the first-choice polytechnic/UAS by 24 February 2012, 4.15 pm at the latest. The minimum language skills requirement is IELTS score academic level 6,0 or TOEFL score 550 paper-based test/ 213 computer-based/ 79-80 internet -based test, or grade C in the Finnish matriculation examination in advanced level English (IB-examination grade 4 completed in Finland, Reifeprüfung -examination grade 7 completed in Finland or EB-examination grade 6.00-6.95), or skills level 4 in English in the Finnish general language examination (www.oph.fi >Tutkintopalvelut >Yleiset kielitutkinnot). Both TOEFL and IELTS test results are valid for two years. The Finnish general language examination does not have a set date of validity. TOEFL score results are only accepted directly from the Educational Testing Service.

In addition, primary and secondary school education in English completed in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand or Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in English in one of these countries, is also accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills.

Selection between applicants with equal admission points

In case there is a tie in admission points, the applicants to polytechnic/UASs will be ranked on the following basis:

1.  the order of preference of the options indicated by the applicant
2.  the result of the entrance examination
3.  the grade point average in all subjects
4.  points awarded for school performance

Admission groups

50% of the applicants will be admitted on the basis of the entrance examination only, and 50% on the basis of the combined points for previous school performance and the entrance examination. If study places become available later, applicants on the waiting list will be admitted in the order indicated by their admission points.

1. Admission on the basis of the total of points for school performance and the entrance examination
applicants who have completed or are completing the Finnish matriculation examination, IB examination in a Finnish upper secondary school or the Reifeprüfung examination in Finland, or applicants who have completed the European Baccalaureate examination of European schools.
Applicants who are completing their Finnish matriculation examination during the application process apply with their latest upper secondary school certificate. Grades for the Matriculation examination are received from the Matriculation Examination register. The maximum total of admission points is 100, out of which at most 30 can be awarded for school performance and 70 for the entrance examination.

2. Admission on the basis of the entrance examination
applicants with eligibility to apply to polytechnic/UAS studies referred to in the Polytechnics Act (351/2003), not mentioned in section 1 above, or whose eligibility to apply is based on non-Finnish qualifications. The admission of those completing an EB in a European school in the spring of the application is based only on the points awarded for the entrance examination. The admission of those EU/EEA-citizens who are completing their qualifications in the spring of applying is based only on the points awarded for the entrance examination. The maximum total of entrance examination points is 100.

Points awarded for school performance

Applicants who are applying on the basis of their upper secondary school leaving certificate and the Finnish matriculation examination certificate are awarded points for three grades on their matriculation examination certificate: mother tongue, English, and the best of either general studies or mathematics.

Candidates for the matriculation examination apply with their latest upper secondary school certificate. The polytechnics/UAS will receive results of the matriculation examination directly from the Matriculation Examination Board. Applicants who are completing their IB-examination in a Finnish upper secondary school in the spring 2012 apply with their Predicted Grades and these applicants must provide a copy of their Predicted Grades to the admissions office of their first choice by 18 May 2012. The admission of an applicant who is completing his/her IB-examination in a Finnish upper secondary school during application process is conditional until the applicant’s final certificate has been checked. Applicants who are completing their Reifeprüfung-examination in the spring 2012 in Finland must provide a copy of their final certificate to the admissions office of their first choice by 18 May 2012. Applicants completing their EB-examination in the spring of applying are admitted on the basis of the entrance examination only.

Finnish Matriculation examination

Grades	l/e	m	cl	b	a
Mother tongue	5	4	3	2	1
English, advanced level or	5	4	3	2	1
English, basic level	3	2	1	0	0
Mathematics or best general studies test*	5	4	3	2	1

 (*general studies, if the exam was taken before 2006)

Upper secondary education leaving certificate

Grade point average	8,00	7,50	7,00	6,50	6,00
Points	15	13	11	8	4

Entrance examinations

The maximum points awarded for the entrance examination is 100 points.

Degree Programme in Design: the entrance examination will be held in April 2012, at Paraatikenttä 7 in Kasarminmäki, Kouvola, Finland. The minimum score for a passed examination: Culture is 50/100.

Degree Programme in International Business: the entrance examination will be held in April 2012, at Paraatikenttä 7 in Kasarminmäki, Kouvola, Finland. The minimum score for a passed examination in Business is 30/100.

Entrance Exams Abroad:

The Kymenlaakso UAS International Business degree programme organises entrance exams abroad in cooperation with the so called FINNIPS network (Finnish Network for International Programmes).

Kymenlaakso UAS will invite applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility and language skills by the set date to participate in the entrance exams in the countries which will be announced later.

Applicants applying from these countries will get detailed information of the exam in the invitation letter.

To make up their mind about which 1 - 4 degree programmes to apply for, applicants can check which degree programmes in Finland accept the entrance exam of each other on the website of the Finnish National Board of Education, please see.

Entrance examinations abroad were held in cooperation with FINNIPS network in the spring 2011 in the following locations: (locations for 2012 entrance examination will be confirmed later)

Degree Programme in Design:

• Czech Republic (Brno),
• Germany (Ludwigshafen),
• Ghana (Accra),
• Hungary (Budapest),
• Kenya (Nairobi),
• Poland (Poznan),
• Romania,
• Turkey (Istanbul) and
• Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)

Degree Programme in International Business

• Bangladesh (Dhaka),
• Bulgaria (Sofia),
• China (Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu),
• Czech Republic (Brno),
• Germany (Ludwigshafen),
• Ghana (Accra),
• Great Britain (London),
• Hungary (Budapest),
• Kenya (Nairobi),
• Latvia (Riga),
• Nepal (Kathmandu),
• Poland (Poznan),
• Romania
• Russia (St Petersburg, Obninsk, Dmitrov, Murmansk),
• Turkey (Istanbul) and
• Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)

 

Modified: 7.10.2011 15:13
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