Joint Application

1. Degree programmes offered

Turku UAS’ Master’s degree programmes offered in the autumn 2024 joint application:

• Master of Business Administration, Business Management
• Master of Business Administration, Sales Management
• Master of Engineering, Sales Management

2. Who can apply – eligibility criteria

In order to be eligible to apply for a UAS Master’s level degree programme you must have completed suitable bachelor’s level degree or other higher education degree and have a minimum of two years of work experience after the completion of the eligible degree. Please see the degree programme specific requirements below.

Master of Business Administration degree programmes

• Requirement for eligibility to apply is a higher education degree completed in Finland or abroad or a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma.
• Applicants must also have at least 24 months (two years) of general work experience accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 December 2024. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Master of Engineering degree programmes

Requirement for eligibility to apply is

• a Bachelor’s degree in technology from a university of applied sciences in Finland:
  • Bachelor of Engineering,
  • Bachelor of Health Care (Biomedical Laboratory Science),
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Construction Architect)
  • Bachelor of Construction Management;
• or a technical university degree completed in Finland or abroad e.g.
  • Bachelor of Engineering,
  • Master of Science in Engineering,
  • Master of Science (Architecture);
• or a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma in engineering completed in Finland.

• Applicants must also have at least 24 months (two years) of work experience in relevant field (field where the degree is from or field which the applicant is applying to) accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 December 2024. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Employment certificates will be checked only from those admitted as students.

Always check specific eligibility criteria directly from the study programme description at Studyinfo.

3. How are students selected?

Selection methods:

• 50% of study places: Certificate-based selection (UAS bachelor’s degree completed in Finland) 
• 50% of study places: GMAT/GRE test selection

4. Fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo

When the application period is open, you can access the joint application form at Studyinfo. The link to Studyinfo can be found in the description of each degree programme (links above, point 1.). You need to fill in the application form anyway, regardless of the selection method.

• You do not need to register or log in in order to apply. Fill in the application and submit it during the application period. If you have not submitted your application by the end of the application period, it is not possible to apply. Submit the required documents on time.
  
• Note that you can only submit one (1) application form in the joint application period. If you submit several application forms, only the newest one will be taken into consideration and all others (i.e., first submitted ones) will be deleted. Higher education institutions will not inform applicants about deleted applications.

5. Selection method: Certificate-based selection

This selection method is used when applying with a UAS Bachelor’s degree completed in Finland.

Please, follow these steps to be considered in the certificate-based selection:

• When filling the joint application form in the Studyinfo, mark the weighted average grade of your Bachelor’s degree on the application form. In addition, create a link to the degree information found in the My Studyinfo service (only available in Finnish / Swedish) and add it to the application form.
  
• The selection points are determined according to the weighted grade average with two decimal places. The grade average weighted according to the credits must be calculated from the UAS Bachelor’s degree course grades which are visible in the My completed studies at My Studyinfo service. See instructions for calculating the weighted grade average.
  
• Information on the degree certificate appendix can be used only if the degree and grade information is not in My Studyinfo service at all.

Please, note: if the link provided is incorrect, has expired or no link has been provided, the applicant will not be considered in the certificate-based selection and his / her average will be changed to zero on the application form.

If the applicant has completed more than one UAS bachelor’s degree, the grades are considered for the degree which gives a better average.

If the applicant has completed another eligible degree than UAS Bachelor’s degree in Finland, he/she is considered for admission only in GMAT/GRE test selection.

6. Selection method: GMAT/GRE test selection

You can apply to Turku UAS Master’s degree programmes with

• Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or 
• Graduate Records Examinations (GRE).

They are standardised tests that are used internationally for student admissions to Master’s degree programmes. The tests measure analytic and linguistic skills as well as quantitative reasoning skills.

• GMAT: Only the Total Score is considered in the admissions. The Total Score includes the Quantitative Section and the Verbal Section. The Analytical Writing Assessment and Integrated Reasoning sections do not affect the score. See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (mba.com)
  
• GMAT Focus Edition: The GMAT Focus Edition score consists of all three sections of the test. See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (mba.com)
  
• GRE: The accepted exams are the GRE General Test and GRE Revised General Test. The GRE Subject Test is not accepted. The Verbal Reasoning Score and Quantitative Reasoning Score of the GRE test are taken into account. The Analytical Writing section has no bearing on admissions process. See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (ets.org/gre)

GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition, and GRE exams are equivalent in the master’s admissions, i.e. none of the tests is considered superior to the other.

Selection process and scores

The lowest score that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection process is 500 from the GMAT Exam (10th Edition) test. Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available.

• The GMAT Exam (Focus Edition) and GRE test results must be equivalent to the GMAT Exam (10th Edition) result.
• The scores from GMAT Exam (Focus Edition) are converted to GMAT Exam (10th Edition) result by using the Concordance Table.
• The GRE result is converted to GMAT Exam (10th Edition) score by using the GRE Comparison Tool. When converting the GRE score, only the Verbal Reasoning Score and Quantitative Reasoning Score of the GRE test are taken into consideration.

Please, follow these steps

Submit the test results: the official test result must be delivered directly from the test organizer to Turku UAS by 8 November 2024.

• GRE test reporting code for Turku UAS is 1150.
• GMAT Tests: Sending Your Scores
• Reports printed or sent by the applicant are not acceptable for admission.
• GMAT and GRE test results are valid for five (5) years after the test day. For autumn 2024 joint application, the oldest acceptable test day is 28 August 2019.
  
• Take the test early enough to meet the deadline. You can check from the test administrator the time required to deliver the official results. Test scores submitted by the applicant are unofficial and will not be accepted. Testing times may fill to capacity towards the start of the application period. Applicants are responsible to enrol for the test sufficiently well ahead of time.
  
• In addition, remember to fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period also to be considered for admission.
  
• Please, note: if the GMAT/GRE test scores do not arrive by the deadline or the scores are below the minimum requirement, you can’t be accepted in this selection.

7. When the admission results will be published?

The results of student selections will be published by 21 November 2024 at the latest. Accepting from the waiting list will continue until 18 December 2024.

Accepted applicants receive automatic email notification about the study place from Studyinfo immediately. All applicants will receive an email with a link to the admission results letter when all joint application results have been published. The information will be sent to the email address you provided on the application form. If you don’t get the message, please, check your email spam box.

If you have access to the My Studyinfo -service (Finnish social security number and online banking codes with e-identification enabled, mobile certificate or an electronic ID-card needed), you can also access your results letter there.

• Admission is conditional until the UAS has checked the required documents. The admission will be cancelled if an applicant fails to submit certificates by the specified deadline, or if an applicant has provided false information.
• Further information on admission results in joint application (studyinfo.fi)

8. Welcome to Turku UAS

Accept the offer of admission, pay tuition fee (if required) and register for the academic year according to instructions given in the Studyinfo. You can also see the instructions here.

Did you get a study place? Congratulations! Accept the offer of admission by 28 November 2024 (3 pm Finnish time), or within 7 days from the accepting date if you are accepted from the waiting list later. Please note, that if you don’t accept the offer you will lose your study place.

You can accept the offer of admission with the link in the email that you have received. If you have a Finnish social security number, you can accept the admission offer only by using the My Studyinfo service.

• Accepting an offer of admission is a binding choice, and you cannot cancel or change your choice later. 
• You can accept only one offer of admission per academic term. When you accept an offer of admission, all your other admission offers will be cancelled automatically. 
• If you cannot accept the offer of admission electronically, please contact us by email admissions@turkuamk.fi.
• See further instructions at Studyinfo.fi

Register for the academic year

In addition to accepting the offer of admission, you need to register as an attending or non-attending student for the first academic year.

• The link to registration is activated in Studyinfo when you have accepted the offer of admission.
  
• Please note that if you are required to pay the tuition fee, registration is not possible before the tuition fee is paid. Instructions for tuition fee payment are sent in a separate email. If you do not pay the tuition fee and register as instructed, you will lose your study entitlement.

• If you have questions about registering, please contact us by email admissions@turkuamk.fi.
  
• A First-year student may register as non-attending/absent, i.e. postpone the start of studies only for a specific reason. Read more about registering as non-attending student.

Submit the required documents on application form in Studyinfo by 28 November 2024 (3 pm Finnish time) at latest

The study place is conditional until the UAS has checked the required certificates. Turku UAS may withdraw the admission, if you have given false information or do not deliver all the required documents by the deadline.

What attachments are needed?

See the required documents on your application form. If you have not submitted the required documents on your application form in Studyinfo during the application period, you must submit them by 28 November 2024 at the latest.

Note: Copies of work certificates are required from those who get admission to Master’s degree programmes. More information about required employment certificate.

You’re ready, congratulations! The studies will begin in January 2025. Please see the instructions for the new students and start to prepare practical matters.

Welcome to study at Turku UAS!

1. Degree programmes offered

Turku UAS’ Master’s degree programmes offered in the autumn 2024 supplementary application:

• Master of Business Administration, Sales Management
• Master of Engineering, Sales Management

2. Who can apply – eligibility criteria

In order to be eligible to apply for a UAS Master’s level degree programme you must have completed suitable bachelor’s level degree or other higher education degree and have a minimum of two years of work experience after the completion of the eligible degree. Please see the degree programme specific requirements below.

Master of Business Administration degree programmes

• Requirement for eligibility to apply is a higher education degree completed in Finland or abroad or a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma.
• Applicants must also have at least 24 months (two years) of general work experience accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 December 2024. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Master of Engineering degree programmes

Requirement for eligibility to apply is

• a Bachelor’s degree in technology from a university of applied sciences in Finland:
  • Bachelor of Engineering,
  • Bachelor of Health Care (Biomedical Laboratory Science),
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Construction Architect)
  • Bachelor of Construction Management;
• or a technical university degree completed in Finland or abroad e.g.
  • Bachelor of Engineering,
  • Master of Science in Engineering,
  • Master of Science (Architecture);
• or a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma in engineering completed in Finland.

• Applicants must also have at least 24 months (two years) of work experience in relevant field (field where the degree is from or field which the applicant is applying to) accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 December 2024. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Employment certificates will be checked only from those admitted as students.

Always check specific eligibility criteria directly from the study programme description at Studyinfo.

3. How are students selected?

The student selection in supplementary application will be made with certificate-based selection (UAS Bachelor Degree completed in Finland).

4. Fill in the supplementary application form at Studyinfo

When the application period is open, you can access the supplementary application form at Studyinfo. The link to Studyinfo can be found in the description of each degree programme (links above, point 1.).

• You do not need to register or log in in order to apply. Fill in the application and submit it during the application period. If you have not submitted your application by the end of the application period, it is not possible to apply. Submit the required documents on time.
  
• Note that you can only submit one (1) application form in this supplementary application. If you submit several application forms, only the newest one will be taken into consideration and all others (i.e., first submitted ones) will be deleted.

5. Selection method: Certificate-based selection

This selection method is used when applying with a UAS Bachelor’s degree completed in Finland.

Please, follow these steps to be considered in the certificate-based selection:

• When filling the supplementary application form in the Studyinfo, mark the weighted average grade of your UAS Bachelor’s degree on the application form. In addition, create a link to the degree information found in the My Studyinfo service (only available in Finnish / Swedish) and add it to the application form.
  
• The selection points are determined according to the weighted grade average with two decimal places. The grade average weighted according to the credits must be calculated from the UAS Bachelor’s degree course grades which are visible in the My completed studies at My Studyinfo service. See instructions for calculating the weighted grade average.
  
• Information on the degree certificate appendix can be used only if the degree and grade information is not in My Studyinfo service at all.

Please, note: if the link provided is incorrect, has expired or no link has been provided, the applicant will not be considered in the certificate-based selection and his / her average will be changed to zero on the application form.

If the applicant has completed more than one UAS bachelor’s degree, the grades are considered for the degree which gives a better average.

6. When the admission results will be published?

The results of student selections will be published by 9 December 2024 at the latest.

Accepted applicants receive automatic email notification about the study place from Studyinfo immediately. The information will be sent to the email address you provided on the application form. If you don’t get the message, please, check your email spam box.

If you have access to the My Studyinfo -service (Finnish social security number and online banking codes with e-identification enabled, mobile certificate or an electronic ID-card needed), you can also access your results letter there.

• Admission is conditional until the UAS has checked the required documents. The admission will be cancelled if an applicant fails to submit certificates by the specified deadline, or if an applicant has provided false information.

7. Welcome to Turku UAS

Accept the offer of admission, pay tuition fee (if required) and register for the academic year according to instructions given in the Studyinfo. You can also see the instructions here.

Did you get a study place? Congratulations! Accept the offer of admission within 7 days from the accepting date. Please note, that if you don’t accept the offer you will lose your study place.

You can accept the offer of admission with the link in the email that you have received. If you have a Finnish social security number, you can accept the admission offer only by using the My Studyinfo service.

• Accepting an offer of admission is a binding choice, and you cannot cancel or change your choice later. 
• You can accept only one offer of admission per academic term. When you accept an offer of admission, all your other admission offers will be cancelled automatically. 
• If you cannot accept the offer of admission electronically, please contact us by email admissions@turkuamk.fi.
• See further instructions at Studyinfo.fi

Register for the academic year

In addition to accepting the offer of admission, you need to register as an attending or non-attending student for the first academic year.

• The link to registration is activated in Studyinfo when you have accepted the offer of admission.
  
• Please note that if you are required to pay the tuition fee, registration is not possible before the tuition fee is paid. Instructions for tuition fee payment are sent in a separate email. If you do not pay the tuition fee and register as instructed, you will lose your study entitlement.

• If you have questions about registering, please contact us by email admissions@turkuamk.fi.
  
• A First-year student may register as non-attending/absent, i.e. postpone the start of studies only for a specific reason. Read more about registering as non-attending student.

Submit the required documents on application form in Studyinfo by 28 November 2024 (3 pm Finnish time) at latest

The study place is conditional until the UAS has checked the required certificates. Turku UAS may withdraw the admission, if you have given false information or do not deliver all the required documents by the deadline.

What attachments are needed?

See the required documents on your application form. If you have not submitted the required documents on your application form in Studyinfo during the application period, you must submit them by 28 November 2024 at the latest.

Copies of work certificates are required from those who get admission to Master’s degree programmes. More information about required employment certificate.

You’re ready, congratulations! The studies will begin in January 2025. Please see the instructions for the new students and start to prepare practical matters.

Welcome to study at Turku UAS!

1. Degree programmes offered

Turku UAS’ Bachelor’s degree programmes offered in the January 2025 joint application:

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration
• Bachelor of Engineering, Biotechnology
• Bachelor of Engineering, Energy and Environmental Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering, Industrial Management and Engineering
• Bachelor of Engineering, Information and Communications Technology
• Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
• Bachelor of Social Services, Early Childhood Education

2. How are students selected?

Eligibility criteria and admission procedure: in most cases, you are eligible to apply for Bachelor’s level studies in Finland if you are eligible to apply for higher education in your home country.

See the more detailed eligibility info.

Also discretionary selection is used in this application when applying with SAT test scores.

Selection methods:

• 50 % of the study places: SAT test
• 50 % of the study places: Certificate-based selection: with a Finnish Matriculation Examination or with an IB/EB/RP/DIA diploma

Please read the detailed instructions for the selection methods below (point 4. and 5.).

3. Fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo

When the application period is open, you can access the joint application form at Studyinfo. The link to Studyinfo can be found in the description of each degree programme (links above, point 1.). You need to fill in the application form anyway, regardless of whether you are applying with an SAT test or in the certificate-based selection.

• You do not need to register or log in in order to apply. Fill in the application and submit it during the application period. If you have not submitted your application by the end of the application period, it is not possible to apply. Submit the required documents on time.
  
• Note that you can only submit one (1) application form in joint applications. If you submit several application forms in the same joint application, only the newest one will be taken into consideration and all others (i.e., first submitted ones) will be deleted. Higher education institutions will not inform applicants about deleted applications.

4. Selection method: SAT test

You can apply to Turku UAS Bachelor’s degree programmes with the SAT test results.

• Read more about the SAT test and find places that offer the SAT (College Board website)

Turku UAS requires you to take the SAT test which includes Reading and Writing test and Math test.

• A minimum score of 400 from Reading and Writing, and 400 from Math is required for to be considered for admission at Turku UAS. 

Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available.

• Only the new SAT (taken after March 2016) is accepted.
• SAT Subject Test will not be considered.
• The SAT test selection only takes into account the sections performed during a single session.

Please, follow these steps:

• Register and take the SAT test: Check the dates and deadlines (College Board website)
• Submit the SAT results: The official SAT result report must arrive to Turku UAS directly from the test organizer College Board by 31 March 2025.
  • See the instructions (College Board website)
  • The code for Turku University of Applied Sciences is 6867.
  • Reports printed or sent by the applicant him/herself are not acceptable.

• In addition, remember to fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period to be considered for admission.

5. Selection method: Certificate-based selection

The certificate-based student selection method is used when the applicant has completed:

• a Finnish Matriculation Examination
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma completed in IB World School
• European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma completed in European School
• Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA) degree completed in Finland.

Further information about the certificate-based student selection method and the scoring models can be found at UASInfo.fi.

6. When the admission results will be notified?

The results of student selections will be published by 28 May 2025 at the latest. Accepting from the waiting list will continue until 5 August 2025.

The information will be sent to the email address you provided on the application form. If you don’t get the message, please, check your email spam box.

If you have access to the My Studyinfo -service (Finnish social security number and online banking codes with e-identification enabled, mobile certificate or an electronic ID-card needed), you can also access your result letter there.

• Admission is conditional until the UAS has checked the required documents. The admission will be cancelled if an applicant fails to submit certificates by the specified deadline, or if an applicant has provided false information.
• For further information on admission results in joint application (studyinfo.fi)

7. Welcome to Turku UAS

Accept the offer of admission, pay tuition fee (if required) and register for the academic year according to instructions given in the Studyinfo. You can also see the instructions here.

1. Degree programmes offered

Turku UAS’ Master’s degree programmes offered in the January 2025 joint application:

• Master of Business Administration, Interactive Technologies
• Master of Business Administration, Quality Management (online)
• Master of Engineering, Interactive Technologies
• Master of Engineering, Quality Management (online)

2. Who can apply – eligibility criteria

In order to be eligible to apply for a UAS Master’s level degree programme you must have completed suitable bachelor’s level degree or other higher education degree and have a minimum of two years of work experience after the completion of the eligible degree. Please see the degree programme specific requirements below.

Master of Business Administration, Interactive Technologies

• Requirement for eligibility to apply is a higher education degree in ICT field completed in Finland or abroad or a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma in ICT field.
• In addition, the applicants must have at least 24 months (two years) of work experience in relevant field (field where the degree is from or field which the applicant is applying to) accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 July 2025. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Master of Business Administration, Quality Management (online)

• Requirement for eligibility to apply is a higher education degree completed in Finland or abroad or a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma.
• In addition, the applicants must have at least 24 months (two years) of work experience accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 July 2025. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Master of Engineering, Interactive Technologies

• Requirement for eligibility to apply is a higher education degree in technology from ICT field completed in Finland or abroad or a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma in engineering from Information Technology completed in Finland.
• In addition, the applicants must have at least 24 months (two years) of work experience in relevant field (field where the degree is from or field which the applicant is applying to) accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 July 2025. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Master of Engineering, Quality Management (online)

Requirement for eligibility to apply is

• a Bachelor’s degree in technology from a university of applied sciences (Bachelor of Engineering,
• a Bachelor of Health Care (Biomedical Laboratory Science),
• a Bachelor of Engineering (Construction Architect),
• a Bachelor of Construction Management) or a technical university degree (e.g,. Bachelor of Engineering,
• a Master of Science in Engineering,
• a Master of Science (Architecture)) completed in Finland or abroad;
• or a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma in engineering completed in Finland.

• In addition, the applicants must have at least 24 months (two years) of work experience in relevant field (field where the degree is from or field which the applicant is applying to) accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than by 31 July 2025. Read more about the work experience requirements and how it’s calculated.

Employment certificates will be checked only from those admitted as students and the admission is conditional until the required certificates have been checked.

Always check specific eligibility criteria directly from the study programme description at Studyinfo.

3. How are students selected?

Selection methods:

• 50% of study places: Certificate-based selection (UAS bachelor’s degree completed in Finland) 
• 50% of study places: GMAT/GRE test selection

4. Fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo

When the application period is open, you can access the joint application form at Studyinfo. The link to Studyinfo can be found in the description of each degree programme (links above, point 1.). You need to fill in the application form anyway, regardless of the selection method.

• You do not need to register or log in in order to apply. Fill in the application and submit it during the application period. If you have not submitted your application by the end of the application period, it is not possible to apply. Submit the required documents on time.
  
• Note that you can only submit one (1) application form in joint applications. If you submit several application forms, only the newest one will be taken into consideration and all others (i.e., first submitted ones) will be deleted. Higher education institutions will not inform applicants about deleted applications.

5. Selection method: Certificate-based selection

This selection method is used when applying with a UAS Bachelor’s degree completed in Finland (not UAS Master’s degree).

Please, follow these steps to be considered in the certificate-based selection:

• When filling the joint application form in the studyinfo, save a link on the degree information found in the My Studyinfo service (only available in Finnish/Swedish).
  
• The selection points are determined according to the weighted grade average with two decimal places. The grade average weighted according to the credits must be calculated from the UAS Bachelor’s degree course grades which are visible in the My completed studies at My Studyinfo service. See instructions for calculating the weighted grade average.
  
• Information on the degree certificate appendix can be used only if the degree and grade information is not in My Studyinfo service at all.

Please, note: if the link provided is incorrect, has expired or no link has been provided, the applicant will not be considered in the certificate-based selection and his / her average will be changed to zero on the application form.

If the applicant has completed more than one UAS bachelor’s degree, the grades are considered for the degree which gives a better average. The courses within courses shown in the service are not included in the grade average.

6. Selection method: GMAT/GRE test selection

You can apply to Turku UAS Master’s degree programmes with

• the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or 
• Graduate Records Examinations (GRE).

They are standardised tests that are used internationally for student admissions to Master’s degree programmes. The tests measure analytic and linguistic skills as well as quantitative reasoning skills.

GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition, and GRE exams are equivalent in the master’s admissions, i.e. none of the tests is considered superior to the other.

• GMAT: Only the Total Score is considered in the admissions. The Total Score includes the Quantitative Section and the Verbal Section. The Analytical Writing Assessment and Integrated Reasoning sections do not affect the score. See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (mba.com)
  
• GMAT Focus Edition: The GMAT Focus Edition score consists of all three sections of the test. See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (mba.com)
  
• GRE: The accepted exams are the GRE General Test and GRE Revised General Test. The GRE Subject Test is not accepted. The Verbal Reasoning Score and Quantitative Reasoning Score of the GRE test are taken into account. The Analytical Writing section has no bearing on admissions process. See the homepage of the test administrator for more information on the test (ets.org/gre)

Selection process and scores

Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available. The lowest score that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection process is 500 from the GMAT Exam test.

• The GMAT Focus Edition and GRE test results must be equivalent to the GMAT Exam result.
• The scores from GMAT Focus Edition are converted to GMAT Exam result by using the Concordance Table.
• The GRE result is converted to GMAT Exam score by using the GRE Comparison Tool. When converting the GRE score, only the Verbal Reasoning Score and Quantitative Reasoning Score of the GRE test are taken into consideration.

Please, follow these steps

Submit the test results: the official test result must be delivered directly from the test organizer to Turku UAS by 24 January 2024.

• GRE test reporting code for Turku UAS is 1150.
• GMAT Tests: Sending Your Scores
• Reports printed or sent by the applicant are not acceptable for admission.
• GMAT and GRE test results are valid for five (5) years after the test day. For 2024 admissions, the oldest acceptable test day is 4 January 2019.
  
• Take the test must be taken early enough to meet the deadline. You can check from the test administrator the time required to deliver the official results. Test scores submitted by the applicant are unofficial and will not be accepted. Testing times may fill to capacity towards the start of the application period. Applicants are responsible to enrol for the test sufficiently well ahead of time.
  
• In addition, remember to fill in the joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period also to be considered for admission.
  
• Please, note: if the GMAT/GRE test scores do not arrive by the deadline or the scores are below the minimum requirement, you can’t be accepted in this selection.

7. When the admission results will be notified?

The results of student selections will be published by 31 May 2024 at the latest. Accepting from the waiting list will continue until 5 August 2025.

Accepted applicants receive automatic email notification about the study place from Studyinfo immediately. All applicants will receive an email with a link to the admission results when all joint application results have been published. The information will be sent to the email address you provided on the application form. If you don’t get the message, please, check your email spam box.

If you have access to the My Studyinfo -service (Finnish social security number and online banking codes with e-identification enabled, mobile certificate or an electronic ID-card needed), you can also access your result letter there.

• Admission is conditional until the UAS has checked the required documents. The admission will be cancelled if an applicant fails to submit certificates by the specified deadline, or if an applicant has provided false information.
• For further information on admission results in joint application (studyinfo.fi)

8. Welcome to Turku UAS

Accept the offer of admission, pay tuition fee (if required) and register for the academic year according to instructions given in the Studyinfo. You can also see the instructions here.

Did you get a study place? Congratulations! Accept the offer of admission by 10 July 2025 (3 pm Finnish time), or within 7 days from the accepting date if you are accepted from the waiting list later. Please note, that if you don’t accept the offer you will lose your study place.

You can accept the offer of admission with the link in the email that you have received. If you have a Finnish social security number, you can accept the admission offer only by using the My Studyinfo service.

• Accepting an offer of admission is a binding choice, and you cannot cancel or change your choice later. 
• You can accept only one offer of admission per academic term. When you accept an offer of admission, all your other admission offers will be cancelled automatically. 
• If you cannot accept the offer of admission electronically, please contact us by email admissions@turkuamk.fi.
• See further instructions at Studyinfo.fi

Register for the academic year

In addition to accepting the offer of admission, you need to register as an attending or non-attending student for the first academic year.

• The link to registration is activated in Studyinfo when you have accepted the offer of admission.
  
• Please note that if you are required to pay the tuition fee, registration is not possible before the tuition fee is paid. Instructions for tuition fee payment are sent in a separate email. If you do not pay the tuition fee and register as instructed, you will lose your study entitlement.

• If you have questions about registering, please contact us by email admissions@turkuamk.fi.
  
• A First-year student may register as non-attending/absent, i.e. postpone the start of studies only for a specific reason. Read more about registering as non-attending student.

Submit the required documents on application form in Studyinfo by 10 July 2025 (3 pm Finnish time) at latest

The study place is conditional until the UAS has checked the required certificates. Turku UAS may withdraw the admission, if you have given false information or do not deliver all the required documents by the deadline.

What attachments are needed?

If you indicated one of these degrees on the application form, attach a copy of the certificate to your application:

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Copies of work certificates are required from those who get admission to Master’s degree programmes. More information about required employment certificate.

You’re ready, congratulations!
The studies will begin in the end of August 2025. Please see the instructions for the new students and start to prepare practical matters.

Welcome to study at Turku UAS!

Applications are submitted through the national online application website at www.studyinfo.fi.

Joint application means that you can apply to up to six (6) study programmes with one application form. These 6 options may include degree programmes from one or several different higher education institutions. 

Note that you can only confirm one study place per academic term. This means that if you have been accepted to several study programmes in one application or in several applications, you need to choose which place you wish to confirm. When you have confirmed a study place, all other study programmes that you have applied to and that begin during the same academic term will be cancelled automatically.

Read more about the one study place per term provision. (studyinfo)

Read carefully the joint application instructions at Studyinfo.fi and also on this page before applying. If you need further information, please contact the Admission Services by e-mail.

Bachelor’s degree programmes require general eligibility according to the UAS legislation (25 §).

You can apply to a Bachelor’s degree programme if you have completed at least one of the following:

• the studies required for graduating from the Finnish upper secondary school or a Matriculation Examination;
• an International Baccalaureate (IB) degree and/or graduated from IB high school with IB exam 6 results in different subjects (IB-certificate);
• a European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma;
• a Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification covering 120 credits or 180 competence points or a corresponding earlier Finnish vocational degree covering at least 80 credits;
• a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma;
• a Finnish vocational upper secondary qualification or a further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or a comparable previous qualification;
• a foreign qualification that provides eligibility for higher education studies in the country in question;
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree.

Discretionary selection is used in SAT test selection. In certificate-based selection, the applicant must always hold a degree applicable to the selection method in question. The study place is conditional until the university of applied sciences has checked the information used in applying.

In order to be eligible to apply for a UAS master’s level degree programme you must have completed a suitable bachelor’s level degree or other higher education degree. In addition, applicants must and have a minimum of two years of work experience after the completion of the eligible degree.

Required work experience need to be accumulated as from the date of award of the final higher education degree certificate and obtained no later than 31 July for the spring application period and no later than 31 December for the autumn application period. 

Specific requirements on the quality of the work experience is described in the admission criteria of the study programme option at Studyinfo.

Also work experience obtained after completion of a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma in Finland (in any field of education) but prior to taking the higher education degree is accepted. 

Work experience must be verified with an employment certificate provided by the employer

• An employment certificate must indicate details such as the exact start and end dates of employment, the employer’s contact information, work duties, as well as working hours for part-time work.
  
• If the employment continues, the applicant should request a temporary employment certificate from the employer. Employment certificates will be checked only from those admitted as students. Admission is conditional until all required documents have been checked.
• If an original employment certificate is in a language other than Finnish, Swedish or English, the applicant must submit a copy of the certificate translated into Finnish, Swedish or English by an official (authorized) translator, indicating the translator’s name, signature and stamp, along with the copy of the original certificate. 

How is work experience calculated?

• You can calculate the number of months of work experience in full-time work yourself or use  the freely available online calculators.
  
• Work experience should be indicated in full months. When converting part-time work into its full-time equivalent, 150 hours or 20 working days lasting at least 7 hours per day correspond to one month of work.
  
• Work experience does not have to be continuous or obtained working for the same employer. The amount of work experience for simultaneous employment relationships may not exceed the amount for full-time employment.
  
• Entrepreneurship will be accepted as work experience if an applicant can produce a certificate attesting that he or she is or has been covered under the statutory YEL or MYEL pension scheme (YEL = statutory pension scheme for entrepreneurs; MYEL = statutory pension scheme for farmers, forest estate owners, fishers and reindeer herders and their family members). Enterprising activities abroad should be substantiated with comparable official documents.
  
• Military or non-military national service, women’s voluntary military service or child-care leave will not be counted towards work experience.
  
• Instead of work experience, artistic activities of equivalent duration, verifiable by evidence such as a portfolio, may be required in the fields of Crafts and Design, Media and Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance, and Music (Act 932/2014).

All master’s degrees at universities of applied sciences have a two-year work experience requirement, which comes from the University of Applied Sciences Act.

If you plan to apply for a study programme leading to a degree in the fields of social services and health care, you have to assess your own suitability to the field already at the application stage, on the basis of your health and functional capacity. Read more

The grade average weighted according to the credits must be calculated from the UAS Bachelor’s degree course grades which are visible in the My completed studies at My Studyinfo service (only available in Finnish/Swedish). 

When calculating the weighted average grade, the numerically assessed study units are weighted; in other words, the grade for the study unit is multiplied by the number of credits received from course in question. The weighted grades are calculated together and the total is divided by the number of credits received from the numerically assessed courses. The result is a weighted average grade rounded to two decimal places (for example 3,39).

• The verbally assessed courses are not considered in calculating the grade average (e.g. approved/pass / hyväksytty/suoritettu).
• The courses within courses shown in the service are not included in the grade average.
• You can find instructions for calculating the weighted average in the files linked below:
  • Degrees in Finnish, Excel file
  • Degrees in English, Excel file
  • See the instruction video for using the Excel files (Youtube)
  • Yoy can also use the weighted average calculator available in internet, for example: https://www.rapidtables.org/fi/calc/math/weighted-average-calculator.html

Submit the required documents on the application form at Studyinfo. Contact the Admission Services by e-mail if you have any questions about the required documents.

• If the document is not in English, Finnish or Swedish, also attach its official translation. The official translation needs to have translator´s signature and stamp.
• A photo of the document taken with a mobile phone or camera is acceptable if it’s clear enough to read.
• An applicant is responsible of delivering all the required documents by the deadline.
• If you could not submit the documents on the application form at Studyinfo for some reason, you can send the application attachments to Turku UAS Admission Services  with this online form
• Possible pre-assignments must be delivered by the degree programme specific instructions.

In case you feel that a mistake has occurred in the student selection and the decision has not been made according to the admission criteria, he/she can make a written request for rectification. Read more