Admission Criteria in Joint Application
On this page you can see the instructions of the student admission criteria and selection methods in Turku UAS English conducted degree programmes used in the joint application. All instructions for the selection methods such as SAT test, entrance examinations and pre-assignments used as admission criteria can be found on this page.
Please see the general information on eligibility, application timetable and other application instructions on Joint Application page.
Please see the admission criteria and other instructions for separate applications on Separate Applications page.
Spring 2023 joint application (4 - 18 Jan 2023)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration
Selection methods:
- SAT test - 50% of the study places
- Certificate-based selection (Finnish Matriculation Examination, International Baccalaureate (IB) degree, European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma, Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree) - 50% of the study places
You can't choose the selection method by yourself but you will be considered for all suitable selection methods automatically. Please read the detailed instructions on the selection methods below.
SAT test
You can apply to Turku UAS Bachelor's degree programmes with the SAT test results without taking an exam. Only the new SAT (taken after March 2016) is acceptable. SAT Subject Test will not be considered. The SAT test selection only takes into account the sections performed during a single session. Check the test dates and register at CollegeBoard webpage.
Please note!
- Reports printed or sent by the applicant him/herself are not acceptable.
- The official SAT result report must be delivered directly from the test organizer to Turku UAS. The code for Turku University of Applied Sciences is 6867.
- The official SAT result report must be received by Turku UAS by 3 April 2023.
- You also need to fill in the national joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period.
- In addition to the SAT test, applicants can take the International UAS Exam in order to be considered for both student selection methods.
Sections used and the lowest point limits that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection process:
- Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, lowest point limit: 400
- Reading Test
- Writing and Language Test - Math, lowest point limit: 400
Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available.
Further information on SAT test
- Find SAT Test Centers | College Board
- SAT Test Dates and Deadlines | College Board
- Find out more about SAT test, score reports, registration and preparing: The SAT | College Board
Certificate-based selection
The certificate-based student selection method is used when the applicant has completed
- 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.
The results of the certificate-based student selections will be published by 26 May 2023 at the latest in My Studyinfo service.
Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business, online
Selection methods:
- International University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Exam - 50% of the study places
- SAT test - 20% of the study places
- Certificate-based selection (Finnish Matriculation Examination, International Baccalaureate (IB) degree, European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma, Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree) - 30% of the study places
You can't choose the selection method by yourself but you will be considered for all suitable selection methods automatically. Please read the detailed instructions on the selection methods below.
International UAS Exam
An online entrance examination, the International UAS Exam consists of two phases:
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First phase - written exam on 8 February 2023
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Second phase - group interview on 6 - 17 March 2023 (updated on 18 Nov 2022)
The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study in universities of applied sciences. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks.
Every applicant must submit a valid identification document on the Studyinfo's application form.
More detailed information on the International UAS Exam can be found at UASInfo.fi. Please notice: the UASinfo.fi -website will be updated during the autumn 2022 for the 2023 application.
SAT test
You can apply to Turku UAS Bachelor's degree programmes with the SAT test results without taking an exam. Only the new SAT (taken after March 2016) is acceptable. SAT Subject Test will not be considered. The SAT test selection only takes into account the sections performed during a single session. Check the test dates and register at CollegeBoard webpage.
Please note!
- Reports printed or sent by the applicant him/herself are not acceptable.
- The official SAT result report must be delivered directly from the test organizer to Turku UAS. The code for Turku University of Applied Sciences is 6867.
- The official SAT result report must be received by Turku UAS by 3 April 2023.
- You also need to fill in the national joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period.
- In addition to the SAT test, applicants can take the International UAS Exam in order to be considered for both student selection methods.
Sections used and the lowest point limits that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection process:
- Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, lowest point limit: 400
- Reading Test
- Writing and Language Test - Math, lowest point limit: 400
Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available.
Further information on SAT test
- Find SAT Test Centers | College Board
- SAT Test Dates and Deadlines | College Board
- Find out more about SAT test, score reports, registration and preparing: The SAT | College Board
Certificate-based selection
The certificate-based student selection method is used when the applicant has completed
- 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.
The results of the certificate-based student selections will be published by 26 May 2023 at the latest in My Studyinfo service.
Bachelor of Engineering, Information and Communications Technology
Selection methods:
- International University of Applied Sciences (UAS) Exam - 50% of the study places
- SAT test - 20% of the study places
- Certificate-based selection (Finnish Matriculation Examination, International Baccalaureate (IB) degree, European Baccalaureate (EB) Diploma, Reifeprüfung (RP) or Deutsche Internationale Abitur (DIA) degree) - 30% of the study places
You can't choose the selection method by yourself but you will be considered for all suitable selection methods automatically. Please read the detailed instructions on the selection methods below.
International UAS Exam
An online entrance examination, the International UAS Exam consists of two phases:
-
First phase - written exam on 8 February 2023
-
Second phase - group interview on 6 - 17 March 2023 (updated on 18 Nov 2022)
The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study in universities of applied sciences. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks.
Every applicant must submit a valid identification document on the Studyinfo's application form.
More detailed information on the International UAS Exam can be found at UASInfo.fi. Please notice: the UASinfo.fi -website will be updated during the autumn 2022 for the 2023 application.
SAT test
You can apply to Turku UAS Bachelor's degree programmes with the SAT test results without taking an exam. Only the new SAT (taken after March 2016) is acceptable. SAT Subject Test will not be considered. The SAT test selection only takes into account the sections performed during a single session. Check the test dates and register at CollegeBoard webpage.
Please note!
- Reports printed or sent by the applicant him/herself are not acceptable.
- The official SAT result report must be delivered directly from the test organizer to Turku UAS. The code for Turku University of Applied Sciences is 6867.
- The official SAT result report must be received by Turku UAS by 3 April 2023.
- You also need to fill in the national joint application form at Studyinfo during the application period.
- In addition to the SAT test, applicants can take the International UAS Exam in order to be considered for both student selection methods.
Sections used and the lowest point limits that the applicant must reach in order to be qualified for selection process:
- Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, lowest point limit: 400
- Reading Test
- Writing and Language Test - Math, lowest point limit: 400
Applicants are accepted in order of best points. There are a limited number of places available.
Further information on SAT test
- Find SAT Test Centers | College Board
- SAT Test Dates and Deadlines | College Board
- Find out more about SAT test, score reports, registration and preparing: The SAT | College Board
Certificate-based selection
The certificate-based student selection method is used when the applicant has completed
- 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.
The results of the certificate-based student selections will be published by 26 May 2023 at the latest in My Studyinfo service.
Bachelor of Social Servies, Early Childhood Education
Master of Business Administration, Service Design
Eligibility criteria
Requirement for eligibility to apply is a higher education degree completed in Finland or abroad or a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma completed in Finland.
In addition, 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 31 July 2023. Employment certificates will be checked only from those admitted as students.
Admission procedure
The student selection is made based on a pre-task and entrance examination.
Turku UAS Master of Business Administration, Service Design cooperates with Novia UAS Master of Business Administration, Service Design. The points from the pre-task and entrance examination are accepted at both degree programmes.
Pre-task and CV
Upload the pre-task and your CV as separate pdf-files in the online application form. Deadline for uploading the pre-task and the CV is 25 January 2023 at 3 pm Finnish time. Pre-tasks uploaded after the deadline will not be considered. Applicants with approved pre-task will be invited to the entrance examination. Applicants who have not submitted a pre-task will not be invited to the entrance examination.
Assessment: 0-50 points. You must obtain at least 15 points to be invited to the entrance examination.
Pre-task
Analyse an existing service, describe it and visualize it as a customer journey. Analyse and discuss as well, how the service could be improved and mark your improvement suggestions on the customer journey.
Extent 3-5 pages.
Source material: Stickdorn, M., Hormess, M.E. & Lawrence, A. 2018. This Is Service Design Doing: Applying Service Design Thinking in the Real World. O’Reilly Media. USA, or corresponding literature. An excerpt of the book can be found on: https://www.thisisservicedesigndoing.com/
Assessment criteria:
- Fluent written English
- Depth of the analysis
- Versatility of the development plans
CV: 1–2 pages
Entrance examination
The entrance examination will be held in the form of online interview during 6 - 8 March 2023. Invitations to the e-interviews are sent to the e-mail address given in the application in the beginning of March at the latest. Check the trash e-mail folder also regularly.
Assessment: 0-50 points. You must obtain at least 1 point from the entrance examination to be considered for admission. In addition, the applicant's English language skills are assessed as part of the interview with a pass/fail assessment.
The pre-task and the online interview can give you a maximum of 100 points in total. You must obtain at least 50/100 points to be admitted.
In cases of equal admission scores, the points of the online interview will be considered first, then the points of the pre-task and, if necessary, the applicants will be automatically selected by lots drawn by a computer.
Master of Culture and Arts, Creative Design Management
Eligibility criteria
Requirement for eligibility to apply is a Bachelor's degree or other higher education degree completed in Finland or abroad or a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma completed in Finland.
In addition, applicants must have at least 24 months (two years) of work experience or entrepreneurship in culture field or artistic working accumulated as from the date of award of the eligible final degree certificate and obtained no later than 31 July 2023.
Admission procedure
Student selection is made based on a pre-task and entrance interview. Part of the eligible applicants will be invited to the entrance intreview based on the pre-task.
Pre-task
All applicants must submit the pre-task by 25 January 2023 at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time (UTC+2). Pre-tasks submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
The pre-task is evaluated on a pass or fail basis. Pre-tasks that are returned in other file formats than said in the instructions will be failed.
The pre-task consists of the following three parts:
1. Curriculum vitae
Description of the applicants’ professional life, not more than two pages.
2. Motivation letter
Use the template provided (Word)
3. Preliminary plan for the Master’s thesis
The thesis work in this master’s degree programme (25 ECTS) is to be carried out as a research and development project related to working life. As a part of the pre-task, you should write a preliminary plan (not more than two pages) in English for your thesis work with the following included:
- a preliminary title
- a description of the topic of your chosen development project
- short description of the method(s) to be used
- background and description of why the topic is important
- a description of how the topic is connected to working life
Each part of the pre-task should be uploaded as a separate PDF-file (3 files altogether) to the E-lomake system at https://turkuamk.e-lomake.fi/lomakkeet/777/lomake.html. Deadline for submitting the pre-task is 25 January 2023 at 3:00 pm (Finnish time zone).
The applicants passing the pre-task phase will be invited by email to the entrance interview. The interview will be carried out as an online video interview. The interview might include pre-defined tasks. The detailed instructions for preparing for the interview will be sent with the invitation. The interviews will be conducted in March 2023.
Entrance examination
The applicants passing the pre-task will be invited by email to the entrance examination which will be held in the form of interview during March 2023. Invitations to the interviews are sent to the e-mail address given in the application form in the beginning of March at the latest. Check the trash e-mail folder also regularly.
Field-specific and/or artistic work experience is considered in the pre-task and interview.
The final selection points consist of pre-task (max 40 p.) and interview (max 60 p). The pre-task and the interview can give you a maximum of 100 points in total. At least 50 points must be obtained in the final selection for the result to be acceptable. In addition, all phases of the selection process must be completed successfully in order to be admitted.
In cases of equal admission scores, the points of the online interview will be considered first, then the points of the pre-task and, if necessary, the applicants will be automatically selected by lots drawn by a computer.
Master of Engineering, Industrial Quality Management
Eligibility criteria
Requirement for eligibility to apply is a Bachelor's degree or another higher education degree in technology (in UAS or university) completed in Finland or abroad; or a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma in engineering completed in Finland.
In addition, 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 31 July 2023. Employment certificates will be checked only from those admitted as students.
Admission procedure
Selection methods:
- Certificate-based selection – 50% of study places
- Entrance examination – 50% of study places
Certificate-based selection
The certificate-based selection method is used when applying with a Finnish bachelor degree completed in a university of applied sciences (UAS Bachelor Degree) and a link to view the information in My Studyinfo service is added on the application form. The selection points are determined according to the weighted grade average with two decimal places. Information on the degree certificate appendix can be used only if the degree and grade information is not in My Studyinfo service at all. When applying with another eligible degree, the selection method is entrance examination.
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.
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). If the applicant has completed more than one UAS Bachelor 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. The verbally assessed courses are not considered in calculating the grade average (e.g. approved/pass / hyväksytty/suoritettu). You can find your completed studies in the My Studyinfo service specifically to each degree.
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.
You can use Excel to help with your calculations (in Finnish)
Entrance examination
Entrance examination will be arranged as online exam on 28 March 2023 at 12.00 noon - 2 p.m. Finnish time (UTC+3). All eligible applicants are invited to the entrance examination by email. Check also the junk email folder regularly.
Read how to prepare for the entrance examination
Assessment: 0-100 points. You must obtain at least 20 points from the entrance examination to be considered for admission.
Admission results in certificate-based selection will be published before the entrance examination. Those who are already accepted in certificate-based selection, are not required to take the entrance examination.
There is no entrance examination co-operation.
In cases of equal admission scores, the applicants will be automatically selected by lots drawn by a computer.
Admission results
The results are published as soon as they are ready. 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. Please note that the message might end up to the trash mail folder.
The offer of admission must be accepted by the given deadline or the offered study place will be cancelled.
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, please read the instructions at Studyinfo.fi.
If you are accepted to Turku UAS and want to accept the offer of admission, please read the instructions for new students.