How to apply
Applying to the degree programmes conducted in English at Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences (UAS) takes place through a system of joint application at www.admissions.fi . You can apply to four different degree programmes at the UAS in Finland using the same application form.
The application period and online application system will open on 7 January and closes on 12 February 2013 at 4.15 pm (Finnish time, +2 hrs GMT).
Please contact the admissions office of the UAS of your first choice in all matters relating to your application and to changes in your circumstances.
The application service guides and helps you to fill in the application form and gives information relating to studying and applying. Follow the instructions carefully and submit the application. The applicant is only allowed to submit one application form. If the applicant submits more than one, only the last application form will be taken into consideration. Print a copy of the application form for yourself for future reference.
Enclosures to application
The enclosures to your application depend on your educational background and required proof of English language skills. You can find her Instructions for
All enclosures to the application must arrive in the admissions office of your first choice UAS by 22 February 2013 at 4.15 pm (Finnish time, +2 hrs GMT). Enclosures sent by fax or by email are not accepted.
Consider the options in your application carefully
You can choose from 1 to 4 different degree programmes on the application form. Choose your most preferred degree programme as your first option, and then choose your second to fourth options when applicable.
Choose your options of preference carefully; you cannot change the order of preference after the application closes. Place always your favourite degree programme as the first choice, the second favourite as the second choice and so on.
Please note that it is not advisable to apply to many different study fields. An applicant is advised to choose his/her options from one or two study fields. The application options are also related to entrance examinations in a way that only the highest option within the same entrance examination group can invite you to the examination.
If you are not accepted in the programme of your first preference, your points will be checked if you can be accepted for your second, third or fourth preference. If you are accepted in the degree programme of your first preference, you cannot be selected for your second, third or fourth preference.
Once you have been placed on a reserve place, you can be accepted for a higher preference option due to cancellations, if you have decided to be placed on a waiting list for a higher preference option or you have not accepted another study place.
Changing the application
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The order of preference can only be changed during the application period.
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Changes in address or other relevant personal details can be changed also outside the application period.
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All changes in the application or additional information must be sent in writing, e.g. by email, to the admissions office of the UAS of your first preference.
Please use your applicant code when contacting the admissions offices!
Selection between applicants with equal admission points
In cases of a tie in admission points, applicants are ranked on the following basis:
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the order of preference of the options
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the result of the entrance exam
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the grade point average in all subjects
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points awarded for school performance.
If you are not selected
If you do not receive a study place in the joint application, you will receive a letter informing you of your points and the possible reserve places for the options to which you have applied. Applicants allocated to reserve places are chosen according to the level of their results, should study places become available. Find out about your possibilities by directly contacting the institutes of higher education.
You can always apply again next year and it is worth contacting the admissions offices or employment offices in order to plan how to improve your chances for admission.
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 16 July 2013. 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 13 August 2013. 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.
Appeal
An applicant not satisfied with the results of the student selection process should first contact the UAS he/she has applied to. If the matter is not resolved, the student may appeal in writing to the executive board of the UAS in question. Such an appeal must be made within 14 days from the time the applicant had the possibility of receiving information on student selection.