RECOMMENDATION FOR ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES 2016

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CRITERIA

FOR UNIVERSITIES OF

APPLIED SCIENCES

2016

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1 GENERAL SECTION: BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES ... 1

1.1 Eligibility to apply to Bachelor’s degree programmes ... 1

1.2 How to prove your eligibility to apply ... 1

1.3 Admissions criteria ... 2

1.4 Applying through discretionary admission ... 4

1.5 Evidence of language proficiency as part of admissions... 4

1.5.1 Finnish or Swedish language test ... 4

1.5.2 Evidence of English language proficiency and exemption from a language test ... 4

1.6 Accessibility in student admissions ... 5

1.7 Selection between applicants with equal admission scores ... 6

2 GENERAL SECTION: MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES ... 6

2.1 Eligibility to apply to Master’s degree programmes at universities of applied sciences (programmes provided in Finnish, Swedish and English) ... 6

2.2 Accessibility in student admissions ... 8

2.3 Admissions criteria for Master’s degree programmes provided in Finnish, Swedish and English ... 8

2.4 Selection between applicants with equal admission scores ... 9

3 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION ... 9

3.1 Degree programmes in Finnish ... 10

4 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN CULTURE ... 14

4.1 Degree programmes in Finnish and Swedish ... 14

4.2 Degree programmes in English ... 19

5 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN NATURAL RESOURCES ... 20

6 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN TOURISM AND CATERING ... 25

6.1 Degree programmes in Finnish ... 25

7 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES ... 30

7.1 Degree programmes in Finnish and Swedish, full-time and part-time studies ... 30

7.2 Degree programmes in English, full-time and part-time studies ... 35

8 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN SPORTS ... 37

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9 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN BEAUTY CARE ... 40

10 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN TECHNOLOGY ... 43

10.1 Degree Programmes in Engineering (excl. Fire and Rescue Services) and Laboratory Sciences ... 44

10.1.1 Degree programmes in Finnish and Swedish ... 44

10.1.2 Degree programmes in English ... 48

10.2 Degree Programme in Fire and Rescue Services... 49

10.2.1 Degree programme in Finnish ... 49

10.3 Degree Programme in Construction Architecture ... 50

10.3.1 Degree programmes in Finnish ... 50

10.4 Degree Programme in Construction Management... 52

10.4.1 Degree programmes in Finnish and Swedish ... 52

11 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN SEAFARING ... 54

11.3 Other information ... 58

12 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION ... 59

SCHEDULE APPENDIX ... 72

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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 equivalent 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.

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).

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.

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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 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.

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.

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

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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

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)

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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.

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,

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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.

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.

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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.

2 GENERAL SECTION: MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

2.1 Eligibility to apply to Master’s degree programmes at universities of applied sciences (programmes provided in Finnish, Swedish and English)

Eligibility to apply to a UAS Master’s degree programme is conferred by an appropriate UAS Bachelor’s degree or another appropriate higher education degree and at least three years of subsequent work experience in a relevant field. A relevant field is considered to include both the field being applied to and the field of the previous higher education degree.

Basic educational requirements

Each university of applied sciences determines the basic educational requirements separately for each programme choice.

The degree used in the application procedure must be completed such that the copy of the final degree certificate will arrive at the admissions office of the relevant university of applied sciences by the date specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix).

However, a degree taken outside Finland must be complete by the end of the application period if the applicant is not an EU/EEA citizen. In order to prove their eligibility to apply, anyone applying with a non-Finnish degree 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 first-choice university of applied sciences.

If a certificate was issued 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 to the admissions office of the first-choice university of applied

sciences. Such copies must be submitted to the admissions office by the deadline specified in advance (see the Schedule Appendix).

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If an applicant is a refugee or in a refugee-like situation and is unable to submit

documentary evidence of his or her degree, a university of applied sciences may invite the applicant to sit an entrance examination or take any advance assignment submitted by the specified deadline into account. 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).

Work experience requirements

Eligibility to apply requires three years of work experience accumulated as from the date of award of the final degree certificate and obtained no later than 31 July 2016 for the spring application period and no later than 31 December 2016 for the autumn application period.

Universities of applied sciences also accept work experience obtained after completion of a post-secondary or higher vocational level diploma (in any field of education) but prior to taking the higher education degree. At least three years of work experience obtained in a relevant field is also required in such cases.

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.

Instead of work experience, artistic activities of equivalent duration, verifiable by evidence such as a portfolio, may be required in Crafts and Design, Media and Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance, and Music (Act 932/2014).

In Seafaring, at least six months of officer service aboard a vessel approved by the Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi), as per an extract of the seamen’s register, is accepted for the Master’s Degree Programme in Marine Technology. An additional requirement is work experience in the seafaring field either at sea or on land, such that the above-mentioned officer duties and other seafaring work experience constitute at least three years of work experience when combined.

Work experience will be indicated in full months. 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.

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

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Submitting degree and employment certificates

Degree and employment certificates and any possible other certificates will be checked for those admitted as students. 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 on his or her application form.

Work experience must be verified with an employment certificate provided by the employer.

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. If the employment is still ongoing, the applicant should request a temporary employment certificate from the employer.

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.

2.2 Accessibility in student admissions

A person invited to sit an entrance examination may submit a separate application to request the right to special arrangements for taking the 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 arranging the entrance examinations that the applicant intends to take.

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.

2.3 Admissions criteria for Master’s degree programmes provided in Finnish, Swedish and English

Entrance examination and/or advance assignment

An entrance examination and/or an advance assignment total 100 points (an entrance examination may include an interview). The minimum acceptable score is 20 points.

Language proficiency will be assessed in connection with the entrance examination/advance assignment for those applying to programmes provided in English.

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The grade awarded for a Bachelor’s thesis, school performance and work experience may be taken into account as part of the entrance examination/advance assignment.

2.4 Selection between applicants with equal admission scores

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

1. entrance examination and/or advance assignment;

2. 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 will be automatically ranked by lots drawn by a computer system.

3 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION

This Recommendation describes the 2016 admissions criteria for Bachelor’s degree programmes in Humanities and Education. The field-specific recommendation further specifies the General Section of this document.

The programmes and programme choices leading to the Bachelor of Humanities degree available as full-time and part-time studies in the 2016 joint application period are as follows:

DEGREE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CHOICE

Finnish title English equivalent

Yhteisöpedagogi (AMK) Yhteisöpedagogi (AMK), päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Civic Activities and Youth Work

Bachelor of Humanities, DP in Civic Activities and Youth Work, full-time studies

Yhteisöpedagogi (AMK) Yhteisöpedagogi (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Humanities, DP in Civic Activities and Youth Work, part-time studies

Yhteisöpedagogi (AMK) Yhteisöpedagogi (AMK), kirkon nuorisotyö, päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Humanities, DP in Civic Activities and Youth Work, Christian Child and Youth Work, full-time studies

Tulkki (AMK) Tulkki (AMK), viittomakieli ja tulkkaus, päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Interpreting

Bachelor of Humanities, DP in Interpreting, Sign Language and Interpreting, full-time studies

Tulkki (AMK) Tulkki (AMK), asioimistulkkaus, monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Interpreting

Bachelor of Humanities, DP in Interpreting, Community Interpreting, part-time studies

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

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3.1 Degree programmes in Finnish

Student selection

Those applying to study within Humanities and Education 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.

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.

Student selection for full-time studies:

SELECTION METHOD 1: ENTRANCE EXAMINATION Entrance examination 100 points

In order to be considered for admission, applicants must score at least 50 points (Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work) or 35 points (Degree Programme in Interpreting) in the entrance examination and must pass each compulsory section of the examination.

Student selection for part-time studies:

In order to be considered for admission, applicants must score at least 50 points (Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work, part-time studies) or 35 points (Degree Programme in Interpreting, Community Interpreting) in the entrance examination.

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Entrance examination Full-time studies

Within Humanities and Education, universities of applied sciences engage in admissions co- operation when organising entrance examinations in the following two admission groups for full-time studies: Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work, and Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work, Christian Child and Youth Work, as well as Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Interpreting, Sign Language and Interpreting.

Admissions co-operation means that universities of applied sciences included in the same admission group will accept an entrance examination taken at another university of applied sciences as such. Each applicant will be invited to sit an entrance examination in a unit of the university of applied sciences ranked highest on the application form that provides the programme in question.

Universities of applied sciences engaging in admissions co-operation:

Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work, and Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work, Christian Child and Youth Work

– Centria University of Applied Sciences – Humak University of Applied Sciences – Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences

Students will be selected exclusively on the basis of an entrance examination. All eligible applicants will be invited to sit an entrance examination.

The entrance examination consists of various individual and group assignments and an interview and possibly a psychological test. The examination aims to assess applicants’

study skills, aptitude for the field, motivation, social capability and creativity. Applicants must score at least 50 points in the entrance examination (max. 100 pts.) and must pass each compulsory section.

The entrance examinations will be organised during the spring joint application period from 7 to 9 June 2016 and during the autumn joint application period from 2 to 3 November 2016 (Mikkeli UAS). The entrance examination will take place on a single day for each applicant.

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.

Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Interpreting, Sign Language and Interpreting

– Diaconia University of Applied Sciences – Humak University of Applied Sciences

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Invitations to sit an entrance examination will be sent to those eligible applicants who have returned the advance assignment by 3 pm² on Monday, 25 April, and completed it to an acceptable standard. The advance assignment and its deadline date will be made available on the websites of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences and Humak University of Applied Sciences (www.diak.fi and www.humak.fi, respectively) at the beginning of the joint

application period.

The entrance examination consists of Finnish language assignments, memory tests, assignments measuring sign language acquisition, interviews and sections assessing aptitude. The examination aims to assess applicants’ aptitude and motivation for the field diversely.

The entrance examination for Sign Language and Interpreting will be organised from 7 to 9 June 2016. The entrance examination will take place on a single day for each applicant. 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.

Part-time studies

All eligible applicants will be invited to sit an entrance examination for full-time studies.

Selection will be carried out exclusively on the basis of the entrance examination. There is no admissions co-operation in part-time studies. Applicants will be invited to sit an entrance examination for their chosen programme on a date announced by each university of applied sciences.

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.

Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work, part- time studies

– Humak University of Applied Sciences – Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences

An entrance examination may include sections measuring aptitude for the field and an interview. Work experience obtained by applicants in the humanities and education field and their orientation to the field will also be taken into account as part of points awarded for the entrance examination. Applicants must score at least 50 points in the entrance examination (max. 100 pts.) and must pass each compulsory section.

Any work experience obtained at or after the age of 18 by 31 July 2016 for the spring application period and by 31 December 2016 for the autumn application period will be taken into account as work experience, as specified in the application instructions. 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

2 All times are Finnish time (GMT+2).

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exact start and end dates of employment, the employer’s contact information, work duties, as well as working hours for part-time work.

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. No periods of practical work placements or on-the-job learning included in a qualification will be counted towards work experience.

The entrance examinations for the Degree Programme in Civic Activities and Youth Work provided as part-time studies will be organised during the spring joint application period from 30 May to 2 June 2016 (Humak UAS) and during the autumn joint application period on 15 November 2016 (Mikkeli UAS). The entrance examination will take place on a single day for each applicant. 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.

Bachelor of Humanities, Degree Programme in Interpreting, Community Interpreting, part-time studies

– Diaconia University of Applied Sciences

Invitations to sit an entrance examination will only be sent to those eligible applicants who have submitted a certificate of Finnish language proficiency required for the programme to the admissions office of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences by the specified deadline.

Applicants must score at least 35 points in the entrance examination (max. 100 pts.) and must pass each section.

Those applying to study Community Interpreting will demonstrate their proficiency in two working languages, A and B languages. The A working language is usually the applicant’s native language. The B working language is a non-native language, which the applicant also knows well enough to use it as a target language. One of the working languages must always be Finnish.

Applicants who have completed the qualification providing eligibility to apply in Finnish can use the qualification certificate in question (such as the general upper secondary school certificate, the matriculation examination certificate or an upper secondary vocational

certificate) to demonstrate sufficient Finnish language proficiency. Those who have obtained the qualification providing eligibility to apply in some other language will demonstrate their Finnish language proficiency using a National Certificate of Language Proficiency, a Civil Service Language Proficiency Certificate (obtained in or after 2003) or a qualification certificate for the Further Qualification for Community Interpreters.

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The required certificates of Finnish language proficiency must be submitted to the

admissions office of Diaconia University of Applied Sciences by the end of the application period.

Applicants’ proficiency in both working languages will also be assessed as part of the entrance examination. In addition to the assignments in Finnish and the other working language, the entrance examination consists of an interview and assignments measuring study and work skills.

The entrance examination for Community Interpreting will be held on 2 June 2016. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

4 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN CULTURE

This Recommendation describes admissions criteria for degree programmes provided in Finnish, Swedish and English. Not all programmes are available during all joint application periods, even if they are mentioned in this document. The joint application procedure in the field of Culture does not involve any admissions co-operation, which means that all

universities of applied sciences will implement their entrance examinations independently.

Each UAS website provides more specific information about programme start dates, other relevant dates and details relating to the application procedure.

General eligibility to apply to degree programmes and admissions criteria for Master’s degree programmes have been explained in the General Section of this document.

4.1 Degree programmes in Finnish and Swedish

Full-time studies

Degree programmes and programme choices

The programmes and programme choices leading to the Bachelor of Culture and Arts degree available as full-time studies are as follows:

Artenomi (AMK), restaurointi Artenomi (AMK), restaurointi, päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Restoration

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Restoration, full-time studies

Artenomi (AMK), muotoilu Artenomi (AMK), muotoilu, päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Design

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Design, full-time studies

Konservaattori (AMK) Konservaattori (AMK), päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Conservation

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Conservation, full-time studies

Kulttuurituottaja (AMK) Kulttuurituottaja (AMK), päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Cultural Management

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Cultural Management, full-time studies

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Kuvataiteilija (AMK) Kuvataiteilija (AMK), päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Fine

Arts

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Fine Arts, full-time studies

Medianomi (AMK) Medianomi (AMK), päivätoteutus

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Media Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Media, full-time studies Muotoilija (AMK) Muotoilija (AMK), päivätoteutus

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Design, Designer

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Design, Designer, full- time studies

Musiikkipedagogi (AMK) Musiikkipedagogi (AMK), päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Music, Music Pedagogue

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Music, Music Pedagogue, full-time studies

Muusikko (AMK) Muusikko (AMK), päivätoteutus

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Music, Musician

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Music, Musician, full- time studies

Tanssinopettaja (AMK) Tanssinopettaja (AMK), päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Performing Arts, Dance Teacher

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Performing Arts, Dance Teacher, full-time studies

Teatteri-ilmaisun ohjaaja (AMK) Teatteri-ilmaisun ohjaaja (AMK), päivätoteutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Performing Arts, Drama Instructor

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Performing Arts, Drama Instructor, full-time studies

Vestonomi (AMK) Vestonomi (AMK), päivätoteutus

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Fashion and Clothing

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Fashion and Clothing, full-time studies

Swedish title English equivalent

Bildkonstnär (YH) Bildkonstnär (YH), dagstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Fine

Arts

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Fine Arts, full-time studies

Dramainstruktör (YH) Dramainstruktör (YH), dagstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Degree Programme in Performing Arts, Drama Instructor, full-time studies

Formgivare (YH) Formgivare (YH), dagstudier

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Design, Designer, full- time studies

Kulturproducent (YH) Kulturproducent (YH), dagstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Degree Programme in Cultural Management, full-time studies

Medianom (YH) Medianom (YH), dagstudier

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Media Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Media, full-time studies

Musiker (YH) Musiker (YH), dagstudier

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, Degree Programme in Music, Musician, full-time studies

Musikpedagog (YH) Musikpedagog (YH), dagstudier

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Music, Music Pedagogue

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Music, Music Pedagogue, full-time studies

If a university of applied sciences deviates from the programme choices specified in this Recommendation, the programmes and programme choices should be formulated by adding a major subject as a qualifier (such as Degree Programme: Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Design, Designer, Jewellery Design and Programme choice: Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Design, Designer, Jewellery Design, full-time studies). Each university of applied sciences should independently create a model of any programme choices and scoring methods diverging from this Recommendation for the joint application system. Programme choices should be formulated bearing in mind an applicant-oriented approach and the recommendations of the steering group of the Higher Education Electronic Applications and Admissions System (KSHJ).

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Student selection

All eligible applicants will be invited to sit an entrance examination, or applicants will be invited to sit an entrance examination based on screening evidence provided in advance.

Screening evidence means that an entrance examination involves advance sections to be completed independently and submitted to the relevant institution prior to the examination date. Entrance examinations are specific to each university of applied sciences. Applicants should read through UAS-specific application instructions and schedules carefully.

Any advance materials relating to an entrance examination as well as any qualification and employment certificates should be submitted to the university of applied sciences that requested them in the manner specified by the UAS.

In the Culture field, total scores for student selection are calculated on the basis of an entrance examination. Furthermore, selection is also influenced by the division of students into specialisation areas or options or instrument groups, the student numbers of which are based on the assessed needs of the world of work.

An applicant is required to score at least half (50%) of the maximum score of an entrance examination (min. 50 pts.). Each section of the examination must be passed. The contents and scoring of entrance examinations are detailed in the application materials of individual universities of applied sciences.

All applicants are invited to sit an entrance examination, or the entrance examination may involve screening evidence to be submitted in advance as determined by the university of applied sciences, which is used to assess applicants’ motivation, other education, training, work experience and general interest relating to the field, as well as their aptitude for the field. Advance evidence will be assessed on a scale of pass/fail. In such cases, applicants will be invited to sit the entrance examination on the basis of advance evidence. No points will be assigned to any materials requested in advance as part of the entrance examination.

Admission is always conditional until the university of applied sciences has checked qualification 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. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

Part-time studies (taken alongside work)

Degree programmes and programme choices

The programmes and programme choices leading to the Bachelor of Culture and Arts degree available as part-time studies (taken alongside work) are as follows:

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DEGREE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CHOICE Finnish title

English equivalent

Artenomi (AMK), restaurointi artenomi (AMK), restaurointi, monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Restoration

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Restoration, part-time studies

Konservaattori (AMK) konservaattori (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Conservation

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Conservation, part-time studies

Kulttuurituottaja (AMK) kulttuurituottaja (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Cultural Management, part- time studies

Kuvataiteilija (AMK) kuvataiteilija (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Fine Arts

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Fine Arts, part-time studies Medianomi (AMK) medianomi (AMK), monimuotototeutus

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Media

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Media, part-time studies Muotoilija (AMK) muotoilija (AMK), monimuotototeutus

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Design, Designer, part-time studies

Musiikkipedagogi (AMK) musiikkipedagogi (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Music, Music Pedagogue, part-time studies

Muusikko (AMK) muusikko (AMK), monimuotototeutus

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Music, Musician, part-time studies

Tanssinopettaja (AMK) tanssinopettaja (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Performing Arts, Dance Teacher

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Performing Arts, Dance Teacher, part-time studies

Teatteri-ilmaisun ohjaaja (AMK) teatteri-ilmaisun ohjaaja (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Performing Arts, Drama Instructor, part-time studies

Vestonomi (AMK) vestonomi (AMK), monimuotototeutus Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Fashion and Clothing

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Fashion and Clothing, part- time studies

Swedish title English translation

Bildkonstnär (YH) bilkdkonstnär (YH), flerformsstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Fine Arts

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Fine Arts, part-time studies Dramainstruktör (YH) dramainstruktör (YH), flerformsstudier

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Performing Arts, Drama Instructor

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Performing Arts, Drama Instructor, part-time studies

Formgivare (YH) formgivare (YH), flerformsstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Design, Designer

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Design, Designer, part-time studies

Kulturproducent (YH) kulturproducent (YH), flerformsstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Cultural Management, part- time studies

Medianom (YH) medianom (YH), flerformsstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Media

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Media, part-time studies

Musiker (YH) musiker (YH), flerformsstudier

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Music, Musician, part-time studies

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Musikpedagog (YH) musikpedagog (YH), flerformsstudier Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Music, Music Pedagogue, part-time studies

If a university of applied sciences deviates from the programme choices specified in this Recommendation, the programmes and programme choices should be formulated by adding a major subject as a qualifier (such as Degree Programme: Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Design, Designer, Jewellery Design and Programme choice: Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Design, Designer, Jewellery Design, part-time studies). Each university of applied sciences should independently create a model of any programme choices and scoring methods diverging from this Recommendation for the joint application system. Programme choices should be formulated bearing in mind an applicant-oriented approach and the recommendations of the steering group of the Higher Education Electronic Applications and Admissions System (KSHJ).

Student selection

All eligible applicants will be invited to sit an entrance examination, or applicants will be invited to sit an entrance examination based on screening evidence provided in advance.

Screening evidence means that an entrance examination may involve advance sections to be completed independently and submitted to the relevant institution prior to the examination date.

Entrance examinations are specific to each university of applied sciences. Applicants should read through UAS-specific application instructions and schedules carefully. Selection is influenced by the division of students into specialisation areas or options or instrument groups, the student numbers of which are based on the assessed needs of the world of work.

Any advance materials relating to an entrance examination as well as any qualification and employment certificates and portfolios should be submitted to the admissions office of the university of applied sciences that requested them in the manner specified by the UAS.

An applicant is required to score at least half (50%) of the maximum score of an entrance examination (min. 50 pts.). Each section of the examination must be passed. The contents and scoring of entrance examinations are detailed in the applicant’s guides of individual universities of applied sciences. The examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

All applicants are invited to sit an entrance examination, or the entrance examination may involve screening evidence to be submitted in advance as determined by the university of applied sciences, which is used to assess applicants’ motivation, other education, training, work experience and general interest relating to the field, as well as their aptitude for the field. In such cases, applicants will be invited to sit the entrance examination on the basis of advance evidence, which will be assessed on a scale of pass/fail. No points will be assigned to any materials requested in advance as part of the entrance examination.

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For programmes provided in the Culture field as part-time studies, work experience or artistic activities may be taken into account as advance evidence or as part of an entrance

examination. Applicants are required to substantiate their work experience with employment certificates and artistic activities with evidence such as portfolios or in some other manner as requested by the university of applied sciences. The university of applied sciences will assess the eligibility of artistic activities based on the evidence provided.

Where work experience is used in the joint application procedure, any general work experience obtained at or after the age of 18 by 31 July 2016 will be taken into account.

Work experience does not have to be continuous or obtained working for the same employer. For parallel employment relationships, only the amount equivalent to full-time employment will be taken into account. 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.

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

4.2 Degree programmes in English

Programme choices available in English will be derived such that the degree title will be followed by the appropriate degree programme (example: Bachelor of Culture and Arts, DP in Media, full-time studies).

The terms to be used are as follows:

Finnish English

Päivätoteutus Full-time studies

Monimuotototeutus Part-time studies

artenomi (AMK), restaurointi DP in Restoration konservaattori (AMK), konservointi DP in Conservation

kulttuurituottaja (AMK), kulttuurituotanto DP in Cultural Management kuvataiteilija (AMK), kuvataide DP in Fine Arts

medianomi (AMK), media-ala DP in Media

muotoilija (AMK), muotoilu DP in Design

musiikkipedagogi (AMK), musiikki DP in Music, Music Pedagogue

muusikko (AMK), musiikki DP in Music, Musician

tanssinopettaja (AMK), esittävä taide DP in Performing Arts, Dance Teacher teatteri-ilmaisun ohjaaja (AMK), esittävä taide DP in Performing Arts, Drama Instructor vestonomi (AMK), vaatetusala DP in Fashion and Clothing

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The scoring models used for selection follow those used for corresponding Finnish-language programmes.

5 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN NATURAL RESOURCES

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

The Bachelor of Natural Resources degree can be taken on the following programmes:

1. Agricultural and Rural Industries;

2. Forestry;

3. Sustainable Development;

4. Horticulture;

5. Landscape Design;

6. Natural Resources and the Environment (Swedish-language programmes).

There are Finnish- and Swedish-language programme choices leading to the Bachelor of Natural Resources degree as well as one provided in English.

More specific information about programmes is available on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) service and on each UAS website, complete with programme choices and implementation methods for 2016.

5.1 Degree programmes in Finnish and Swedish

Programme choices

In the table below, the left-hand column lists the programmes on offer and the right-hand column specifies the programme choices available. The same degree programme may be available through one or more programme choices.

Table 1. Programmes leading to the Bachelor of Natural Resources degree and programme choices

DEGREE PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CHOICE, SPECIFIER AS APPLICABLE Finnish title

English equivalent

Maaseutuelinkeinot Agrologi (AMK), maaseutuelinkeinot Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Agricultural and Rural Industries

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Maaseutuelinkeinot Agrologi (AMK), hevostalous

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Industries

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Agricultural and Rural Industries, Equine Option

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Metsätalous Metsätalousinsinööri (AMK), metsätalous Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Forestry

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Forestry Rakennettu ympäristö Hortonomi (AMK), rakennettu ympäristö Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Landscape Design

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Landscape Design

Puutarhatalous Hortonomi (AMK), puutarhatalous

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Horticulture

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Horticulture Kestävä kehitys Ympäristösuunnittelija (AMK), kestävä kehitys Bachelor’s Degree Programme in

Sustainable Development

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Sustainable Development

Swedish title English equivalent

Naturbruk och miljö Agrolog (YH), naturbruk och miljö Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Natural

Resources and the Environment

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Natural Resources and the Environment, Agriculture

Naturbruk och miljö Skogsbruksingenjör (YH), naturbruk och miljö Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Natural

Resources and the Environment

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Natural Resources and the Environment, Forestry

Degree programmes are available as full-time and part-time studies. Further UAS-specific descriptions relating to implementation methods are available on the Opintopolku.fi

(Studyinfo.fi) service.

Student selection for full-time studies:

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

Alternative 2B

Total 100 points

Student selection for part-time studies:

SELECTION METHOD 3: ENTRANCE EXAMINATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE Entrance examination 70 points

Total 100 points

Universities of applied sciences will determine the numbers of students selected using different selection methods by programme choice.

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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* 20 19 17 12 10

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

20 (19) 19 (18) 17 (16) 12 (11) 10 (9) Mathematics (basic or advanced) or best

of general subject tests (general studies test for those matriculated prior to 2006)

20 19 17 12 10

* 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.

Entrance examinations

The joint entrance examination for programmes in Natural Resources will be organised on 1 June 2016. All eligible applicants will be invited to sit the examination. The examination may be taken in Finnish or Swedish at the following locations: Forssa, Hattula (Lepaa),

Hämeenlinna (Evo), Iisalmi, Ilmajoki, Joensuu, Mikkeli, Oulu, Raasepori/Raseborg, Rovaniemi, Saarijärvi, Tammela (Mustiala) and Tampere.

Applicants must confirm their chosen examination venue on the application form. The confirmation is binding.

The maximum score for the entrance examination is 40 points in total. In order to be considered for admission, applicants must score at least 14 points in the entrance examination.

For full-time studies, universities of applied sciences will accept an entrance examination taken at another university of applied sciences as such. A separate entrance examination for the Degree Programme in Landscape Design will be organised in Hattula (Lepaa) on 2 June 2016. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

For programmes provided in Natural Resources as part-time studies, each university of applied sciences organises its own entrance examination, carrying a maximum score of 70 points. In order to be considered for admission, applicants must score at least 30 points in the entrance examination. Each university of applied sciences will announce the date and structure of its entrance examination on the Opintopolku.fi (Studyinfo.fi) service and on its own website. The entrance examination result is valid for the duration of the application period in question.

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5.2 Degree programmes in English

Programme choices

There is one English-language programme choice leading to the Bachelor of Natural

Resources degree available at Novia UAS, the two-year Degree Programme in Sustainable Coastal Management (SCM). The programme is provided as full-time studies. No English- language programmes are available as part-time studies.

Table 2. English-language programme leading to the Bachelor of Natural Resources degree and programme choice

Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Sustainable Coastal Management

Bachelor of Natural Resources, DP in Sustainable Coastal Management

Student selection

Students are selected for the English-language degree programme within Natural Resources based on an entrance examination and work experience.

Entrance examination 90 points

Total 100 points

Eligibility to apply to the English-language Degree Programme in Sustainable Coastal Management at Novia UAS deviates from Section 1.1 of the General Section in that the basic educational requirement is a two-year higher education degree with a scope of 120 credits. The prior degree may be in Natural Resources or the Environment, while degrees in Business and Economics, Technology or Biology are also accepted.

If several applicants achieve equal admission scores, selection will be carried out according to the following criteria:

1. entrance examination score;

2. points awarded for work experience.

Entrance examinations

All eligible applicants will be invited to sit a UAS entrance examination, the date of which will be confirmed later on the UAS website and in the invitation letter.

The entrance examination tests applicants’ interest in and aptitude for the field. The

maximum score for the first examination section is 50 points. The minimum acceptable score is 18 points.

The second examination section tests study motivation. The maximum score for this section is 40 points, while the minimum acceptable score is 12 points. Based on the examination, applicants’ English language proficiency will be assessed on a scale of pass/fail.

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Admission is not possible without participation in the entrance examination. The maximum score for the entrance examination is 90 points. Applicants must score at least 30 points and must pass all sections in order to be considered for admission.

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.

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

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.