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SAMK Admissions Criteria, Spring 2023 (pdf)

Transfer Application

A transfer student is a student

• who has a valid study right in another higher education institution and who applies for a transfer of his/her study right to Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK)
• who has a valid study right in SAMK and who applies for a transfer of education from a degree programme to another so that the degree title changes, e.g. Engineer (Bachelor of Engineering) -> Sea Captain (Bachelor of Maritime Management).

(Polytechnic Law 932/2014, 28§)

It is not possible to transfer from abroad.

Students applying for a transfer should note that their maximum study period or the period for which they are entitled to receive student financial aid will not be extended due to the transfer. The maximum study period is calculated from the date on which the student accepted the study place in the previous higher education institution.

The students applying for transfer from one degree programme to another within SAMK, and whose degree title will not change are not considered as “transfer students”. These students will have to apply for degree programme change in LOKI system E-services, e.g. Engineer (Mechanical Engineering) -> Engineer (Electrical and Automation Engineering). There is no specific application period for changing the degree programme and the student can apply for change any time during his/her studies.

The applicant for study transfer needs to meet the following conditions

• the applicant has a valid right to study in SAMK or some other higher education institution in the same or close field of education
• the applicant has progressed in his/her studies to be able to graduate within the study time left
• the applicant meets the statutory qualification requirements of the transfer application education

The transfer form another university of applied sciences can be accepted earliest after one term of studies. For example a student accepted as a student in autumn 2021 can apply for transfer during the same autumn and start the studies in SAMK at the earliest on 1 January 2022.

A transfer student coming to SAMK resigns from his/her own higher education institution and in this transfer the student´s right to study is transferred to SAMK. The attendance and absence terms used for previous studies will be reduced from the right to study when calculating the study time left in transfer application.

Students required to pay tuition fee are treated as 1^st year students after the transfer, i.e. the tuition fee is the same as for 1^st year students. More information about the tuition fees and scholarships is on website https://www.samk.fi/en/study/admissions/tuition-fees-scholarships/.

Application periods

The transfer application periods in SAMK are 1 – 15 May and 1 – 15 November. The applicant who has submitted the application in spring and has been accepted as a student can start the studies at the beginning of the autumn term and the applicant who has submitted the application in autumn and has been accepted as a student can start the studies at the beginning of the spring term. The transfer application is done online during the application period on www.studyinfo.fi.

The electronic application enclosure (one pdf file)

• a study certificate with full attendance and absence terms
• a transcript of records in Finnish and English

The transfer student is eligible if

• the applicant meets the conditions of transfer
• there is a study place available in the degree programme where the students could be transferred based on previous studies
• a personal study plan can be drawn up so that the completion of studies within the normative study time is possible

Decision about transfer will be sent to the transfer applicant by email on 15 June and 15 December and the study place has to be accepted by 15 July and 20 December.

For further information, please contact:

Admissions Office, (02) 623 4801, admissions@samk.fi

Separate Application System: Open Path to Degree Studies

The application period to Open Path degree studies in SAMK is 1 – 15 May and 1 – 15 November. The required Open UAS studies must have been completed by the end of May when applying in spring and by the end of November when applying in autumn. Separate application is submitted online during the application period at www.studyinfo.fi.

In open path separate application the applicant does not need to pass the entrance exam or interview or give any other specific proof to be selected. Student admission is based only on the completion of open UAS studies.

Education leading to Bachelor´s degree:

Those who have completed Finnish Open UAS studies can apply to Satakunta University of Applied Sciences based on these studies. In order to be eligible the applicant must have completed at least 45 ECTS credits of Open UAS studies, which can be recognized as a part of the degree programme for which he/she is applying. The applicant does not need the previously required school education to be eligible for Bachelor´s degree studies (Polytechnic Law 25 §). Maximum 15 ECTS credits completed in another higher education institution and included in the studies leading to Bachelor´s degree will be taken into account in the selection.

Education leading to Master´s degree:

The applicant must have completed at least 30 ECTS credits of Open UAS studies, which can be recognized as a part of the Master´s degree programme for which he/she is applying. Besides open Open UAS studies the applicant must have a Bachelor´s degree, Finnish professional higher level degree or Finnish polytechnic degree, and two years of work experience in the relevant field of the Bachelor´s degree or the field applied for in order to be eligible (Polytechnic Law 25§). Maximum 15 ECTS credits completed in another higher education institution and included in the studies leading to Master´s degree will be taken into account in the selection.

For further information, please contact:

Admissions Office, (02) 623 4801, admissions@samk.fi

The process of the identification and recognition of competences (AHOT) is a procedure, through which the student can get earlier studies or competences or for example work experience included in the degree. Students don’t have to study again skills or other things they have studied/acquired earlier or during the present studies.

Students can apply for identification and recognition of competence throughout their studies and the academic year. There is no limit for the number of credits which can be identified and recognised. However, the thesis remains outside this process. AHOT procedure is always initiated by the student.

If you need individual arrangements in an entrance examination (e.g. extra time, technical aid, or other special arrangement) due to an injury, illness, reading disability, or other special reason, you must submit an application for the individual arrangements.

Deadlines for delivering the application are as follows:

• Spring 2023: 22 February 2023, 3 p.m.

Application For Individual Arrangements 2023 (.docx)

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