One-place-per-student provision

From 1 August 2010 according to this provision, a student may accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree during one academic term. The purpose of this is to ensure admission to higher education institutions for as many students as possible. Higher education degrees are Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees awarded by universities, and Bachelor's degrees and Master's degrees awarded by universities of applied sciences. The provision applies to all degree studies in higher education in joint application system, regardless of how the studies are provided. The provision does not apply to the National Defence College, the Police College of Finland and the Åland Polytechnic. Furthermore, the provision cannot be applied to studies completed at foreign higher education institutions.

The academic term (from 1 August to 31 December or from 1 January to 31 July) is the set framework for implementation. The provision does not prevent acceptance of a study place in another degree programme during another academic term. Even if the student postpones the commencement of studies for one year, or interrupts his/her studies, that student cannot accept another study place for a degree programme starting in the same academic term.

Confirming the study place

Admission results for degree programmes starting in January 2011 will be sent by post to the students by 30 November 2010 at the latest. In addition to the letter of admittance, the student will receive a confirmation form. It is imperative that the student submits the confirmation form in writing to the higher education institution in which he/she wishes to study by 10 December 2010 at 4.15 p.m. Finnish time at the latest, otherwise the student will lose the study place.

Confirmation of the study place is binding and cannot be altered or cancelled.

If you have applied to several degree programmes, please wait until you have received all the admission results from all the Finnish higher education institutions that you applied to, as you can only accept one new study place. Once you have received all the results, select your study place and return the confirmation form. If you have applied with a qualification completed in Finland, please attach a copy of your certificate(s) to your confirmation form. If you have been accepted to a higher option of preference, you cannot choose a study place from options of a lower preference.
A student loses his/her study place, if the confirmation form arrives at the higher education institution after the set date.

Reserve places and waiting list (only spring application period)

If a student has not been admitted to any of his/her study options and he/she is placed on a reserve place, he/she might be admitted on a later date. A student can also be placed on the waiting list for a reserve place if he/she has been admitted to a lower preference study place by 19 July 2011. The reserve place is for one of the higher preference options that the student has expressed in his/her joint application of universities of applied sciences. Those admitted after the set date cannot be put on a waiting list.

A student remains on the waiting list until 16 August 2011. By this date, the student is either admitted to a reserve place on the waiting list, or to the study place initially offered to him/her. A student may have only one reserve place on the waiting list. This reserve place cannot be replaced by another on the waiting list.

Please note that waiting lists are not available for some degree programmes at universities. Please check the availability from the universities before submitting the study place confirmation form.

The applicant sets his/her study options in order of preference when applying to univerisities of applied sciences and certain university degree programmes. This order of preference cannot be altered after the application period has ended. According to the rules of joint application the applicant cannot choose a reserve place from options of a lower preference than that to which he/she has already been admitted.

The higher education institution will inform those admitted after 19 July 2011 about the date for submission of the confirmation form. These applicants cannot be place on the waiting list.

Rectifying procedure

The confirmation of acceptance can only be rectified if the applicant has acted according to incorrect or insufficient guidelines he/she has received from the higher education institution. In these cases the applicant submits in writing an explanatory claim for rectification to the higher education institution where he/she has sent the confirmation form.

Modified: 18.11.2010 11:44
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