RECOMMENDATION FOR ADMISSIONS CRITERIA 2016

1 GENERAL SECTION: BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

1.1 Eligibility to apply to Bachelor’s degree programmes

Provisions on eligibility to apply to universities of applied sciences (UAS) have been laid down in the Polytechnics Act (932/2014)1.

You can apply to a Bachelor’s degree programme if you have completed:

the Finnish general upper secondary school syllabus and/or the matriculation examination;

an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma;

a European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma;

a German Reifeprüfung (RP) Diploma;

a Finnish upper secondary vocational qualification with a scope of 120 credit units or an equivalent previous vocational qualification with a minimum scope of 80 credit units;

a Finnish post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma;

a Finnish upper secondary, further or specialist vocational qualification as a competence-based qualification, or an equivalent previous qualification; or

foreign education that provides eligibility to apply for higher education in the country in question.

For some programmes, universities of applied sciences may also require a specific qualification or other evidence (such as a language certificate, which is covered in more detail in Section 1.5.2).

Some universities of applied sciences may, at their own discretion, consider an applicant to be eligible to apply to a specific programme, when the UAS in question deems that he or she possesses sufficient knowledge and skills for UAS studies on that programme. Further information is available in Section 1.4. Laurea does not use discretionary admission.

1.2 How to prove your eligibility to apply

The qualification used in the application procedure must be completed such that the copy of the certificate will arrive at the relevant university of applied sciences following publication of admission results by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix).

However, the qualification must be completed by the end of the application period, if the applicant is not an EU/EEA citizen and is applying with a non-Finnish qualification (excluding EB, IB and RP Diplomas).

Those applying with a Finnish qualification certificate do not need to submit copies of their certificates, as these will only be verified for those admitted as students. However, this does not apply to those who have taken the Finnish matriculation examination prior to 1990, who will need

1 The English equivalent used in official texts for a professionally oriented higher education institution is

polytechnic, but these institutions generally refer to themselves as universities of applied sciences. For the purposes of this document, professionally oriented higher education institutions are hereinafter referred to as universities of applied sciences (abbr. UAS), except for the titles of specific statutes, such as the Polytechnics Act.

to submit copies of their certificates to the admissions offices of the relevant universities of applied sciences by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix).

In order to prove their eligibility to apply, those applying with a non-Finnish qualification certificate must submit a copy of the final certificate used as the basis for application by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix) to the admissions office of the university of applied sciences ranked highest on their application forms (hereinafter referred to as ‘the first-choice university of applied sciences’), which will then decide on each applicant’s eligibility to apply to all chosen UAS programmes. However, this does not apply to EU/EEA citizens graduating during the application period, or to those applying with an IB, EB or RP Diploma, who will need to submit certificate copies by another deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix). Only final qualification certificates can be accepted; no provisional or temporary certificates will be accepted.

In addition, each applicant must submit a copy of his or her qualification certificate translated into Finnish, Swedish or English by an official (authorised) translator, if the original document is in none of these languages. Such translations must be signed and stamped by the translator. The translations must be submitted by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix) to the admissions offices of the relevant universities of applied sciences.

If an applicant is a refugee or in a refugee-like situation and is unable to submit documentary evidence of his or her qualification, a university of applied sciences may invite the applicant to sit an entrance examination. The applicant must have an official decision attesting to his or her refugee status (a decision on asylum or a residence permit granted on the basis of a need for protection). The applicant must submit a copy of such decision to the admissions office of each university of applied sciences to which he or she is applying by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix).

Those applying to degree programmes provided in English must also submit a certificate of their English language proficiency to the admissions offices of the relevant universities of applied sciences. This does not apply to EU/EEA citizens or to those applying with a Finnish qualification certificate, unless they apply for exemption from a language test organised as part of an entrance examination. Further information is available in Section 1.5.2. All of the Laurea Bachelor's degree programmes entrance exams include a compulsory English language section of the entrance examination without exception. Applicants’ language proficiency will be assessed in the language test included in the entrance examination on a scale of pass/fail. An applicant failing the language test will be excluded from admission.

1.3 Admissions criteria

Each university of applied sciences determines which of the following selection methods are to be used for each programme choice and allocates the number of places to each selection method. Depending on their educational backgrounds, applicants are included in the selection methods used in their chosen field, but each applicant can only be selected on the basis of one selection method.

In 2016 Laurea uses Selection Method 1: Entrance examination for all bachelor degree programmes.

Scoring tables relating to points awarded for school performance are included in the field-specific recommendations for admissions criteria.

The maximum admission score is as follows:

SELECTION METHOD 1: ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Entrance examination 40/70/100 points

SELECTION METHOD 2: SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (only available to those applying with a matriculation examination certificate)

ALTERNATIVE 2A School performance 30 points (matriculation examination grades) Entrance examination 70 points Total 100 points

ALTERNATIVE 2B School performance 60 points (matriculation examination grades) Entrance examination 40 points Total 100 points

SELECTION METHOD 3: ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Entrance examination 70 points Work experience 30 points Total 100 points

Admission is conditional until the university of applied sciences has checked school and employment certificates. The university of applied sciences may cancel admission if an applicant fails to submit certificates by the specified deadline, or if an applicant has provided false information.

Conversion formula for EB, IB and Reifeprüfung Diplomas

Applicants who have completed an International Baccalaureate (IB), a European Baccalaureate (EB) or a Reifeprüfung (RP) Diploma will convert their diploma grades according to the following conversion table:

EB Diploma IB Diploma Reifeprüfung

Diploma Finnish matriculation

examination

Mathematics Other subject-specific test

9.50–10.00 9.00–10.00 7 (Excellent) 13–15 points Laudatur (L)

8.50–9.45 8.00–8.95 6 (Very good) 12–10 points Eximia cum laude approbatur (E)

7.00–8.45 7.00–7.95 5 (Good) 8–9 points Magna cum laude approbatur (M)

6.00–6.95 6.00–6.95 4 (Satisfactory) 7 points Cum laude approbatur (C)

5.00–5.95 5.00–5.95 3 (Mediocre) 5–6 points Lubenter approbatur (B)

4.00–4.95 4.00–4.95 2 (Poor) 4 points Approbatur (A)

1.4 Applying through discretionary admission

Each university of applied sciences decides on discretionary admissions by programme. Anyone applying through discretionary admission is required to submit copies of the certificates that he or she wishes to invoke to the admissions office of each university of applied sciences to which he or she is applying by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix). Discretion only concerns an applicant’s eligibility to apply. Laurea does not use discretionary admission.

1.5 Evidence of language proficiency as part of admissions

1.5.1 Finnish or Swedish language test A university of applied sciences may organise a Finnish or Swedish language test for applicants whose mother tongue and/or schooling language is different from its language of instruction. A person is considered to have received his or her schooling in the language in which he or she has received an approved grade in Finnish or Swedish studied as a mother tongue on the final certificate awarded for studies according to the Basic Education Act (628/1998) or the General Upper Secondary Schools Act (629/1998) or equivalent studies. A schooling language may also refer to the language in which a person has passed the mother tongue test in the matriculation examination, or in which the person has received at least grade magna cum laude approbatur for the Finnish or Swedish as a second language test.

Instead of a language test, it is also possible to accept skills demonstrated in speaking, listening comprehension, writing and reading comprehension at least at skills level 4 of the National Certificate of Language Proficiency test as evidence of Finnish or Swedish language proficiency. Completion of the oral and written skills tests included in the Civil Service Language Proficiency Certificate examination at least at skills level ‘good’ may also be accepted as equivalent proof of Finnish or Swedish language proficiency.

1.5.2 Evidence of English language proficiency and exemption from a language test When applying to programmes provided in English, any non-EU/EEA citizen applying with a qualification completed outside Finland is required to submit a certificate of his or her language proficiency to the admissions office of the first-choice university of applied sciences by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix).

Language proficiency may be demonstrated with the following minimum certificate requirements:

Cambridge ESOL’s Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), level C; or

Cambridge ESOL’s Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), CEFR level C1; or

Pearson test of English, Academic 51; or

IELTS, academic level 6.0; or

TOEFL 550 paper-based test/TOEFL 79 Internet-based test; or

skills level 4 in a National Certificate of Language Proficiency test in all areas of the English language, including reading comprehension, listening comprehension, speaking and writing (see www.oph.fi/english > Services > National certificate of language proficiency (YKI)); or

Advanced International Certificate of Education Diploma (AICE) taken in Finland;

Finnish matriculation examination: grade C in the advanced syllabus test in the English language;

IB Diploma: grade 4 in the advanced syllabus test in the English language;

EB Diploma: grade 6.00–6.95 in the advanced syllabus test in the English language;

RP Diploma: grade 7 in the advanced syllabus test in the English language; or

an upper secondary level certificate or a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in English in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand as well as a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in English in an EU/EEA country.

The language certificate must be valid during the application period. The Pearson test of English, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are valid for two years. There are no limitations on the period of validity of the other certificates. A TOEFL test score will only be accepted if it has been directly submitted from the TOEFL Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Applicants’ language proficiency will be assessed in the language test included in the entrance examination on a scale of pass/fail. An applicant failing the language test will be excluded from admission. Some programmes may require all applicants to take the compulsory language section of the entrance examination without exception. All of the Laurea Bachelor's degree programmes entrance exams include a compulsory English language section of the entrance examination without exception.

Applicants who have completed the Finnish matriculation examination prior to 1990 must submit a certificate of language proficiency.

1.6 Accessibility in student admissions

An applicant may submit a separate application to request the right to special arrangements for taking an entrance examination. The application should indicate the types of special arrangements being requested and the grounds for the request. The applicant should enclose with the application copies of the certificates that he or she invokes. Depending on the university of applied sciences, applications may either be made informally or using a specific form.

In cases where an issue entitling an applicant to special arrangements already exists during the application period, an application for special arrangements for entrance examinations must be submitted by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix) to the admissions office of each university of applied sciences to which the applicant is applying.

If an issue entitling an applicant to special arrangements emerges or is identified between the end of the application period and the entrance examination date, the applicant must submit an application for special arrangements to the admissions office of each university of applied sciences arranging the entrance examinations that he or she intends to take without delay. Decisions on special arrangements for entrance examinations are specific to each programme choice and a decision is only valid on a specific examination date. If a person later signs up for an entrance examination for the same or some other programme, he or she will have to reapply for special arrangements for the relevant entrance examination.

1.7 Selection between applicants with equal admission scores

In cases of equal admission scores, UAS applicants will be ranked on the following grounds:

1. points awarded for the entrance examination; 2. points awarded for school performance; 3. points awarded for work experience; 4. the preferred programme ranking on the application form.

The grounds applied to cases of equal admission scores vary by programme choice, depending on the selection methods used for the programme in question. If these criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, a university of applied sciences may choose to admit all or none of the equally ranked applicants, or the applicants may be automatically ranked by lots drawn by a computer system.

6 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN TOURISM AND CATERING

DEGREE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CHOICE

Finnish title English equivalent

Finnish title English equivalent

restonomi (AMK), matkailu- ja palveluliiketoiminta restonomi (AMK), matkailu- ja palveluliiketoiminta, päivätoteutus

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Tourism and Service Business

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, DP in Tourism and Service Business, full-time studies

restonomi (AMK), matkailu- ja palveluliiketoiminta restonomi (AMK), matkailu- ja palveluliiketoiminta, monimuotototeutus

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Tourism and Service Business

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, DP in Tourism and Service Business, part-time studies.

restonomi (AMK), matkailu restonomi (AMK), matkailu, päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Tourism Bachelor of Hospitality Management, DP in

Tourism, full-time studies

English title English title

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, DP in Tourism and Hospitality Management, full-time studies

6.2 Degree programmes in English

Full-time studies

Programme choices

This Recommendation applies to the following English-language programme choice leading to the Bachelor of Hospitality Management degree included in the joint application procedure to universities of applied sciences:

Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Degree Programme in Tourism and Hospitality Management, full-time studies.

Student selection

General eligibility to apply to degree programmes has been explained in the General Section of this document.

Applicants may be selected using two different methods for each programme choice.

Of the two admission queues for the English-language programme provided as full-time studies, selection method 1 will be filled first, followed by selection method 2. Universities of applied sciences will determine the number of places allocated to each queue for each programme choice.

Admission is conditional until the university of applied sciences has checked original school certificates. Instructions for submitting certificates are available in the Schedule Appendix. The university of applied sciences may cancel admission if an applicant fails to submit certificates by the specified deadline, or if an applicant has provided false information on his or her application form.

The maximum admission scores are as follows:

SELECTION METHOD 1: ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Entrance examination 70 points

Laurea uses Selection Method 1: Entrance examination for all bachelor degree programmes.

SELECTION METHOD 2: SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (only available to those applying with a matriculation examination certificate)

Alternative 2A School performance 30 points (matriculation examination grades) Entrance examination 70 points Total 100 points

Entrance examination

All eligible applicants will be invited to sit a UAS entrance examination. The common section of the national entrance examination in the Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services field will be held on Thursday, 21 April 2016.

The entrance examination places emphasis on aptitude for studying the field. Applicants must score at least 25 points in the entrance examination, including at least 11 points for the motivation section (max. 30 pts.), 7 points for the essay-article section (max. 20 pts.), and 7 points for the mathematical/logical section (max. 20 pts.). The examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

The universities of applied sciences engaged in admissions co-operation are listed at www.opintopolku.fi (in Finnish). Universities of applied sciences engaging in admissions co-operation will accept an entrance examination taken at another university of applied sciences as such. More specific information is available in the UAS applicant’s guides or on their websites.

Points awarded for school performance and work experience

Scoring school performance for full-time studies

Selection method 2

Points awarded for school performance are based on the matriculation examination certificate. The grades on the matriculation examination certificate will be obtained for the applicant register directly from the Matriculation Examination Board.

Matriculation examination certificate L/E M C B A

Mother tongue* 10 9 8 7 6

Best language (foreign languages and the second national language), advanced (basic/intermediate) syllabus

10 (9) 9 (8) 8 (7) 7 (6) 6 (5)

Mathematics (basic or advanced) or best of general subject tests (general studies test for those matriculated prior to 2006)

10 9 8 7 6

* Mother tongue is equivalent to the A1 language on an IB Diploma and to the language corresponding to mother tongue on EB and RP Diplomas.

Work experience

Calculation and accumulation of points awarded for work experience

Any work experience obtained at or after the age of 18 will be taken into account by 31 July 2016 for the spring application period and by 31 December 2016 for the autumn application period. A period of two months of full-time work experience equates to one point.

Points may only be awarded for work experience verified by an employment certificate provided by the employer, which will be checked for those admitted. 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. There is no need to submit employment certificates during the application period. Instructions for submitting employment certificates are available in the Schedule Appendix.

Military or non-military national service, women’s voluntary military service or child-care leave will not be counted towards work experience.

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). Entrepreneurship abroad will be substantiated with equivalent official documents.

Applicants should convert part-time work into full-time equivalents such that 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 points awarded for parallel employment relationships may only equate to the amount awarded for full-time employment. 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 (authorised) translator, indicating the translator’s name, signature and stamp, along with the copy of the original certificate to the relevant admissions offices.

7 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES

This Recommendation describes admissions criteria for degree programmes provided in Finnish, Swedish and English. Not all programmes mentioned in this document are always available during the same joint application period. Each UAS website provides more specific information about programme start dates and other relevant dates.

See also the General Section of this document, which is further specified by this field-specific recommendation for admissions criteria in Health Care and Social Services.

Universities of applied sciences provide information about admissions co-operation on their own websites.

7.2 Degree programmes in English, full-time and part-time studies

Programme choices

English-language programme choices can be found on UAS websites and on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) website.

Student selection

Eligibility to apply for UAS studies has been determined in the General Section of this document.

Those applying to study within Health Care and Social Services must have sufficient health and functional capacity to be capable of completing practical assignments and work placement periods as part of the studies. Information about health requirements within the field is available on UAS websites and on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) service.

Those applying to the Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science must have adequate vision to work on a microscope and normal colour vision. Those admitted to the programme are required to submit a certificate provided by an ophthalmologist, optician or optometrist at the beginning of their studies as instructed by the university of applied sciences. The university of applied sciences may cancel admission if an individual admitted as a student fails to submit such a certificate by the specified deadline, or if such individual cannot be considered fit to study on the Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science based on the certificate provided.

Those applying to the field should bear in mind that:

studying and working in a profession require good mental balance;

the field is not suitable for illegal drug users or for alcohol or legal drug abusers;

conditions such as musculoskeletal diseases, chronic skin diseases and allergies may lead to health issues during studies or later on in working life;

blood-borne disease may restrict the progress of studies and employment.

Applicants are required to provide information concerning their health status and functional capacity as required to assess admission at the request of the university of applied sciences concerned, as well as information on any possible prior decision on cancellation of their study entitlement.

Students are required to produce a criminal records extract at the request of the university of applied sciences, if working with minors forms an essential part of the tasks assigned to them during their studies or work placement periods as part of their studies.

Universities of applied sciences are entitled to require a student to produce a certificate for a drugs test, if there is any reason to suspect that the student is under the influence of drugs during practical assignments or during a work placement as part of their studies, or that the student is addicted to drugs.

Admission is conditional until the university of applied sciences has checked original school certificates for those admitted, as well as certificates confirming adequate vision for those admitted to the Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science, and received any evidence of health status that it may have requested.

A university of applied sciences may cancel admission for the following reasons:

An applicant fails to submit certificates by the deadline specified by the university of applied sciences.

An applicant has provided false information about his or her grades.

An applicant admitted to the Degree Programme in Biomedical Laboratory Science cannot be considered fit for the programme on the basis of a certificate of visual acuity.

An applicant cannot be considered fit to study on a Health Care and Social Services programme due to his or her health status and/or functional capacity.

An applicant has failed to disclose details relating to his or her health status.

An applicant has concealed cancellation of his or her prior study entitlement.

All applicants who have demonstrated their eligibility will be invited to sit an entrance examination.

Finnish language skills requirement for Laurea Nursing and Laurea Social Services All applicants for Laurea Nursing and Laurea Social Services are required to have Finnish language skills (level B1 or better). Link to the Common European Framework of reference for languages where the levels are described: http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefrEntrance examination

Students will be selected in accordance with selection method 1 (on the basis of the points awarded for the entrance examination).

The maximum score for the entrance examination is 70 points, while the minimum acceptable score is 30 points.

An entrance examination in Health Care and Social Services places emphasis on aptitude for the field by assessing motivation and social, learning and work skills. Those admitted to programmes are required to have a suitable health status for the field.

Universities of applied sciences may engage in co-operation when organising entrance examinations. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question. Universities of applied sciences announce the dates for and contents of entrance examinations on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) website and on their own websites.

Selection between applicants with equal admission scores

In cases of equal admission scores in the final selection, applicants will be ranked on the following grounds: 1. points awarded for the entrance examination; 2. points awarded for school performance; 3. the preferred programme ranking on the application form.

If these criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, a university of applied sciences may choose to admit all or none of the equally ranked applicants, or the applicants may be automatically ranked by lots drawn by a computer system.

12 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION

The educational provision relating to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree covers the following six areas governed by this Recommendation:

1. Business Management 2. Business Logistics 3. Multilingual Management Assistance 4. Library and Information Services 5. Business Information Technology 6. Security Management

This Recommendation first describes admissions criteria for degree programmes provided in Finnish and Swedish and then for programmes provided in English. The Business and Administration field covers several programmes and programme choices. More specific information about programme dates is available on each UAS website and the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) service.

12.2 Degree programmes in English

Full-time studies

Degree programmes and programme choices

General eligibility to apply to degree programmes has been explained in the General Section of this document. Eight English-language programme choices leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree will be available as full-time studies. The table below comprises the titles of the programmes and programme choices in the forms recommended for use. The left-hand column lists the programmes on offer and the right-hand column specifies the programme choices available.

Table 3. English-language programmes leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration degree (available as full-time studies) and programme choices

DEGREE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CHOICE

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Management

Bachelor of Business Administration, DP in Business Management, full-time studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in International Business

Bachelor of Business Administration DP in International Business, full-time studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in International Sales and Marketing

Bachelor of Business Administration DP in International Sales and Marketing, full-time studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in European Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration, DP in European Business Administration, full-time studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in International Business and Logistics

Bachelor of Business Administration, DP in International Business and Logistics, full-time studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programme for Multilingual Management Assistants

Bachelor of Business Administration DP for Multilingual Management Assistants, full-time studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Business Information Technology

Bachelor of Business Administration DP in Business Information Technology, full-time studies

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Security Management

Bachelor of Business Administration DP in Security Management, full-time studies

Student selection

Applicants may be selected using one of the following two methods:

SELECTION METHOD 1: ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

Entrance examination 40 points

Laurea uses Selection Method 1: Entrance examination for all bachelor degree programmes.

SELECTION METHOD 2: SCHOOL PERFORMANCE AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (only available to those applying with a matriculation examination certificate)

Alternative 2B School performance 60 points (matriculation examination grades) Entrance examination 40 points Total 100 points

Universities of applied sciences will determine the number of places allocated to each queue for each programme choice.

School performance

School performance points for English-language programmes provided as full-time studies will be calculated in the same way as for their Finnish- and Swedish-language counterparts.

Entrance examinations

All eligible applicants will be invited to sit a UAS entrance examination. Applicants must score at least 10 points in the entrance examination (max. 40 points). If a specific programme deviates from this, it will be mentioned below under the programme in question. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

Universities of applied sciences may engage in co-operation where programmes in the same admission group will accept an entrance examination taken at another university of applied sciences as such.

1. The Degree Programme in Business Management uses the same entrance examination as the Degree Programme in International Business (see point 2. below) and is included in the same admission group.

2. The national entrance examination for the Degree Programme in International Business will be organised during the spring joint application period on 20 April 2016 and during the autumn joint application period on 27 October 2016.The entrance examination consists of the following sections (min./max. scores): an essay (3/10 pts.), multiple-choice questions (2/6 pts.), a section measuring mathematical/logical thinking (2/8 pts.) and an interview (3/16 pts.). The examination includes a compulsory integrated section measuring English language proficiency. Applicants must pass all sections. The examination assesses study and teamwork skills, verbal and written expression skills as well as mathematical/logical reasoning skills. More details will be available on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) website. The Degree Programmes in International Business are involved in admissions co-operation.

3. The Degree Programme in European Business Administration is not involved in admissions co-operation but has its own entrance examination (i.e. it forms a separate admission group), which does not follow the above-mentioned scoring method. The entrance examination will be organised on Thursday, 31 March 2016, and it can only be taken in Finland. Applicants’ English language proficiency will be assessed as part of the entrance examination and they must pass all examination sections in order to be considered for admission. More details will be available on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) website.

4. The Degree Programme in International Business and Logistics is not involved in admissions co-operation but has its own entrance examination (i.e. it forms a separate admission group), which does not follow the above-mentioned scoring method. The entrance examination will be organised on Wednesday, 30 March 2016, and it can only be taken in Finland. Applicants’ English language proficiency will be assessed as part of the entrance examination and they must pass all examination sections in order to be considered for admission. More details will be available on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) website.

5. The national entrance examination for the Degree Programme in Business Information Technology will be organised during the spring joint application period on Friday, 22 April 2016, and the programme forms a separate admission group. The entrance examination consists of the following three sections: a written assignment based on advance material (min./max. scores 2/10 pts.), an assignment measuring mathematical/logical reasoning (min./max. scores 6/20 pts.) and a group discussion or an interview measuring English language proficiency (min./max. scores 2/10 pts.). The examination assesses aptitude for the field, study and teamwork skills, verbal and written expression skills as well as mathematical/logical reasoning skills. Applicants’ English language proficiency will be assessed as part of the entrance examination and they must pass all examination sections in order to be considered for admission. The Degree Programmes in Business Information Technology are involved in admissions co-operation. More details will be available on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) website.

6. The entrance examination for the Degree Programme in Security Management will be organised on Tuesday, 19 April 2016, and the programme forms a separate admission group. The examination consists of a written and verbal section. The written section comprises an essay based on an article (min./max. scores 5/16 pts.) and mathematical/logical assignments (min./max. scores 2/12 pts.). The verbal section comprises an interview or a group discussion (min./max. scores 3/12 pts.) measuring motivation and English language proficiency. Applicants must pass all sections. More details will be available on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) website.

SCHEDULE APPENDIX

2016 application periods to universities of applied sciences, deadlines for submitting certificates, appendices, etc.

BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

The required documents must arrive by the specified deadline (the postmark date is not sufficient). Any diverging field-specific dates will be specifically indicated on UAS application pages and in field-specific admissions criteria.

Documents

Deadlines for Spring application period I 8th –27th January 2016

Finnish qualification certificates:

1) Qualifications to be complete and copies of qualification certificates to be submitted to the admissions office (* = those graduating during the application period): 1) by 3pm on Fri July 2016

2) Matriculation examination grades of those who matriculated in or after 1990:

2) obtained directly from the Matriculation Examination Board

3) Copies of matriculation examination certificates of those who matriculated prior to 1990 to be submitted to the admissions office: 3) by 3pm on Wed 10 February 2016

4) Original qualification certificates to be checked: 4) at the beginning of studies

International matriculation examinations (IB, EB, RP):

1) Copies of diplomas and their official translations to be submitted to the admissions office (* = those graduating during the application period):

1) by 3 pm on Fri, 15 July 2016 * by 3 pm on 2 September 2016

2) Original diplomas and official translations to be checked: 2) at the beginning of studies

Qualifications taken outside Finland by EU/EEA citizens:

1) Qualifications to be complete and copies of qualification certificates and their official translations to be submitted to the admissions office (not applicable to those graduating during the application period): 1) by 3 pm on Wed, 10 February 2016

2) Copies of qualification certificates and their official translations to be submitted to the admissions office by those graduating during the application period: 2) by 3 pm on Fri, 15 July 2016

3) Original qualification certificates to be checked: 3) at the beginning of studies

Qualifications taken outside Finland by non-EU/EEA citizens

1) Qualifications to be complete: 1) by Wed, 27 January 2016

2) Copies of qualification certificates and their official translations to be submitted to the admissions office: 2) by 3 pm on Wed, 10 February 2016

3) Original qualification certificates and official translations to be checked: 3) at the beginning of studies

Employment certificates:

1) Work experience to be obtained: 1) by 31 July 2016

2) Copies of employment certificates to be submitted to the admissions office: 2) by 3 pm on Fri, 15 July 2016

3) Original certificates to be checked: 3) at the beginning of studies

Evidence of English language proficiency for non-EU/EEA citizens applying to programmes provided in English (not applicable to those applying with a qualification taken in Finland):

Certificates of English language proficiency valid during the application period to be submitted to the admissions office: by 3 pm on Wed, 10 February 2016

Exemption from language tests required for programmes provided in English: Certificates of English, Swedish and Finnish language proficiency valid during the application period to be submitted to the admissions office: by 3 pm on Wed, 10 February 2016

Refugees or applicants in a refugee-like situation:

Decisions on asylum or residence permits granted on the basis of a need for protection to be submitted to the admissions office: by 3 pm on Wed, 10 February 2016

Discretionary applicants: Appendices specified by the university of applied sciences to be submitted to the UAS (see the UAS website or Opintopolku.fi/Studyinfo.fi): by 3 pm on Wed, 10 February 2016

Accessibility in student admissions: Applications for special arrangements for entrance examinations to be submitted to the university of applied sciences (see the UAS website or Opintopolku.fi/Studyinfo.fi):

by 3 pm on Wed, 10 February 2016 or, in acute cases, immediately upon receipt of an invitation to sit an entrance examination

Any changes to work experience information affecting actual admissions to be submitted to the admissions office by 3 pm on Fri, 13 May 2016