Eligibility

Eligibility for the degree programmes depends on completing:

• the Finnish Matriculation examination or upper secondary examination
• European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate or Reifeprüfung examination
• vocational qualification of three years or more in duration or
• an applicable foreign degree or qualification which gives eligibility for higher education in the awarding country.

Those applicants who are applying with Finnish competence based vocational qualification, competence based further vocational qualification or non-Finnish qualifications must have completed their studies by the end of the application period.

If an applicant who is applying with a non-Finnish qualification is a citizen of an EU/EEA-country (see list of EU/EEA-countries here), he/she can apply if the qualification is completed during the spring of applying. He/she is considered as an eligible applicant and is invited to an entrance examination. The admission of an applicant completing his/her education in the spring of applying is, however, conditional until the UAS has checked the applicant’s final certificates and the possible translations of them.

Language skills

Because the instruction in the degree programmes is provided in English, a good command of English is required. All applicants must prove their skills in the English language.

Applicant who is applying with a foreign qualification (completed elsewhere than in Finland) and who is not a citizen of an EU/ EEA-country must provide a proof of his/her language skills when demonstrating his/her eligibility to apply. Not delivering proof of language skills by the deadline makes the applicant ineligible for admission and the applicant will not be invited to an entrance examination.

The minimum language skills requirement is

• IELTS score academic level 6.0 or
• TOEFL score 550 for paper-based / 79-80 for internet-based test or
• PTE (Pearson Tests of English) level 4 for general test / 51 for academic test or
• Cambridge ESOL’s Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or Cambridge ESOL’s Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) level C
• grade C in the Finnish Matriculation examination in advanced level English or
• grade 4 in the IB examination completed in Finland / grade 7 in the Reifeprüfung examination completed in Finland / grade 6.00-6.95 in the EB examination or
• skills level 4 in English in the National Certificate of Language Proficiency (www.oph.fi => in English => Mobility => Testing Language Skills).

In addition, the following educational certificates are accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills:

• upper secondary level school education in English completed in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in English in one of the countries mentioned above
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree conducted in English in an EU/EEA -country.

Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences TOEFL Institution Code is 0179.
TOEFL and IELTS test results are valid for two years.
TOEFL score results are only accepted directly from the Educational Testing Service.
Copies of IELTS results are accepted, they are confirmed using the IELTS TRF Verification Service.
The National Certificate of Language Proficiency does not have a set date of validity.

Language certificates must be delivered to the admissions office of the applicant’s first-choice UAS by 22 February 2013 at 4.15 pm (Finnish time).

Please note, that all applicants must also take part in a compulsory language test included in the entrance examination. An applicant who fails the language test is withdrawn from admission.