Confirming the study place and enrolment as student
One-place-per-student provision
According to this provision, a student may accept only one study place included in joint applications leading to a higher education degree during one academic term. The purpose of this is to ensure admission to higher education institutions for as many students as possible. Higher education degrees are Bachelor degrees and Master degrees awarded by universities, and Bachelor degrees and Master degrees awarded by UAS. The provision applies to all degree studies in higher education that are included in joint applications regardless of how the studies are provided. The provision does not apply to the Police College of Finland and the Åland Polytechnic. Furthermore, the provision cannot be applied to studies completed at foreign higher education institutions.
The academic term (from 1 August to 31 December and 1 January to 31 July) is the set framework for implementation. The provision does not prevent acceptance of a place in another degree programme during another academic term. Even if the student postpones the commencement of studies for one year, or interrupts his/her studies, that student cannot accept another study place for a degree programme starting in the same academic term, if both study places are included in joint applications.
Confirming the study place
The results on student selection are published on 29 May at the earliest. All Finnish higher education institutions announce their results by 17 July 2012.
In addition to the letter of admittance, the student will receive a confirmation form. It is imperative that the student submits the confirmation form to the higher education institution in which he/she wishes to study by the given deadline, otherwise the student will lose the study place.
Confirmation of the study place is binding and cannot be altered or cancelled. If you have applied to several degree programmes, please wait until you have received all the admission results as you can only accept one new study place. Once you have received all the results, select your study place and return the confirmation form. If you have been accepted to a higher option of preference, you cannot choose a study place from options of a lower preference. A student loses his/her study place, if the confirmation form arrives at the higher education institution after the set date.
The deadline for confirming the study place in joint application in spring 2012 is 31 July 2012, 4.15 pm (Finnish time).
Reserve places and waiting list
A student can be placed on the waiting list for a reserve place if he/she has been admitted to a lower preference study place by 17 July 2012. The reserve place is for one of the higher preference options that the student has expressed in his/her joint application. Those admitted after the set date cannot be put on the waiting list.
A student remains on the waiting list until 14 August 2012. By this date, the student is either admitted to a reserve place on the waiting list, or to the study place initially offered to him/her. A student may have only one reserve place on the waiting list. This reserve place cannot be replaced by another on the waiting list.
Please note that waiting lists are not available for some degree programmes at universities. Please check the availability from the universities before submitting the study place confirmation form.
The applicant sets his/her study options in order of preference when applying to UAS and certain university degree programmes. This order of preference cannot be altered after the application period has ended. According to the rules of joint application the applicant cannot choose a reserve place from options of a lower preference than that to which he/she has already been admitted.
Enrolment as student
After one has been accepted as a student and has confirmed the study place, he/she must enrol as a student to the university of applied sciences (UAS). After this he/she will be registered as a student. The instructions for the enrolment are sent to admitted students with the notification of acceptance. The right to study begins only after the student has confirmed the study place and enrolled for attendance (presence).
Checking the certificates used for applying
The university of applied sciences checks all information given by the applicant in joint application that influences the student selection. The admission of a student is conditional until all information and certificates used for applying have been checked.
If any student has given false information about his qualifications or does not present the original certificates by a given deadline, the admission and study place can be withdrawn.
Further information and instructions about checking the certificates is included in the admission letter.