Admission criteria
Degree Programmes with English as the Language of Instruction
The minimum eligibility criteria for Bachelor degree programmes is a completed senior secondary/upper secondary/high school education proven by a final graduation diploma or certificate. Statements of results or result slips are not considered to be sufficient credentials for granting eligibility or completed minimum of three years of vocational education.
If an applicant who is applying with a non-Finnish qualification is a citizen of an EU/EEA-country, he/she can apply if the qualification is completed during the spring of applying. The admission of such EU/EEA –applicant completing his/her education in the spring of applying is conditional until the polytechnic/UAS has checked the applicant’s final certificates.
Polytechnics/UAS only accept final certificates awarded by national or regional bodies granting educational certificates. Therefore various other documents such as testimonials, statement of results, examination results or result slips are not considered as official certificates.
After submitting the application, all applicants must send copies of relevant certificates (final school leaving certificate and a language certificate ) to the admissions office by 24 February 2012 at 4.15 pm.
See Application Guide for general principles of admissions criteria for degree programmes conducted in English.
Please, note that it is not possible to apply with a Bachelor´s level/University level qualification for the Bachelor Degree Programmes at Vaasa UAS.
Language Test
Applicant who is not a citizen of an EU/EEA –country must provide proof of his/her English language skills by 24 February 2012 4.15 pm at the latest to the admissions office of his/her first preference polytechnic/UAS.
The minimum language skills requirement is:
- IELTS score academic level 6.0 or
- TOEFL score
- 550 for the paper-based test/
- 79-80 for the internet -based test
- grade C in the Finnish Matriculation examination in advanced level English
- skills level 4 in English in the Finnish general language examination
Both TOEFL and IELTS test results are valid for two years.
Applicants IELTS results are checked from IELTS verification system.
TOEFL score results are only accepted directly from the Educational Testing Service. TOEFL-code for Vaasa University of Applied Sciences is 5726. Please, use this code number when indicating Vaasa UAS as as a score recipient.
You do not necessarily have to resend your language certificate to Vaasa UAS, if you have already done so during the previous application period. In this case your score result must meet our requirements and the test date must be 9th January 2010 or later.
In addition, secondary school education in English completed in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or a Bachelor or Master degree completed in English in one of these countries, is also accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree conducted in English in a European Union/European Economic Area –country is also accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills.
Please, notice that applicant applying with Senior Secondary Cerfitificate examination (WAEC certificate): requirement is minimum aggreregate of 24 at the SSCE with credit passes in core English, core Mathematics, core Science or any three electives.