CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF TRANSFER STUDENTS

How to apply?

You can apply for transfer to/within Seinäjoki UAS using the application form on the right. Enclose the following attachments to your application:

• Valid Study Certificate (fi: “opiskelutodistus”), showing your history of attendance
• Up-to-date Transcript of Records (in Finnish and English) stamped and signed by the UAS where you are studying in currently
• A certificate of credits missing from the Transcript of Records, if needed. The certificate needs to be signed and stamped by the tutor teacher
• Syllabus/Curriculum/Personal Curriculum

The application form and the required attachments need to arrive at the Admissions Office of Seinäjoki UAS by 15 May 2013 at 15.45 (+2h GMT). Please send the application to:

Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences
Admissions Office
P.O. Box 46
FI-60101 Seinäjoki
FINLAND

An application for transfer may be approved if the student meets the selection criteria and if the resources of the educational unit allow the admission of a new student to the Degree Programme / Specialization Line. Before the decision, if needed, the applicant may be invited to an interview or entrance examination.

All applicants will be informed of the decisions on admission by 15 June 2013. A person admitted as a student can begin their studies only at the beginning of a semester.

A) Transfer to Seinäjoki UAS from another UAS in Finland

Criteria for selection:

1. The student has valid study entitlement at some other Finnish UAS, at which the student has been registered as attending for at least one year
   
   • Transfer from one UAS to another one is not possible during the student’s first academic year (1 August to 31 July)
   • A student who has received a study place and registered as non-attending at the right at the beginning of the studies cannot be selected as a transfer student
   • A change of educational field  always requires the use of the Joint Application System and a decision on admission based on it
   • A student enrolled at a university or foreign educational institution cannot be accepted as a transfer student
     
2. The student is enrolled in the same Degree Programme – in the case of the Degree Programme in Nursing, in the same Specialization Line, in education leading to the same Degree and Degree Title.
   
   • From education conducted in Finnish the transfer is only possible to education conducted in Finnish and from education conducted in English the transfer is only possible to education conducted in English
   • From Young People’s Bachelor-level Education, transfer is only possible to Young People’s Education  
   • From Bachelor-level Adult Education, transfer is only possible to Adult Education
   • From Master-level education, transfer is only possible to Master-level education
3. The studies pursued by the student at their UAS of origin have progressed sufficiently
   
   • In the case of Bachelor-level education, we require a minimum of 45 credits of approved studies per academic year, which have been completed by the end of the period of application and entered in the Transcript of Records. (Also a certificate of credits missing from the Transcripts of Records, if needed.)
   • In the case of Master-level education, we require a minimum of 15 credits of approved studies per academic year, which have been completed by the end of the period of application and entered in the Transcript of Records. (Also a certificate of credits missing from the Transcripts of Records, if needed.)
4. The student has a realistic opportunity to earn their Degree within the remaining study entitlement period.

   • The student’s study entitlement period started to run when the student bindingly accepted their study place and registered as attending for the first time at the student’s first UAS;  upon a change of UAS, the study entitlement period is neither prolonged  nor starts from the beginning.

   • When determining the date of termination of the regular period of study, the extent of the Degree to be earned, the inception date of the studies, as well as the number of months of attendance and non-attendance are taken into account. 

5. The prerequisite for transfer is that a student approved as a transfer student withdraws from the UAS of origin and delivers a Certificate of Withdrawal to Seinäjoki UAS upon registration.

If the applicant has applied to degree studies in the field of Social Services and Health as a transfer student, the university of applied sciences has the right to receive indispensable information from the other university of applied sciences on a possible pending procedure for the revocation of the applicant’s right to study (953/2011, 25b §).

B) Transfer within Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

Within Seinäjoki UAS, a student can be transferred from one educational field to another to study for the same Degree if the selection criteria, including the entrance examination, have been the same. Transfer from one Degree Programme to another is not possible during the student’s first academic year (1 August to 31 July). A change of educational field always requires the use of the Joint Application System and a decision on admission based on it. 

Criteria for selection:

1. The studies pursued by the student have progressed sufficiently
   • We require a minimum of 30 credits of approved studies per academic year, which have been completed by the end of the period of application and entered in the Transcript of Records. (Also a certificate of credits missing from the Transcripts of Records, if needed.)
2. The student has a realistic opportunity to earn their Degree within the remaining study entitlement period.

• The student’s study entitlement period started to run when the student bindingly accepted their study place and registered as attending for the first time;  upon a change of Degree Programme, the study entitlement period is neither prolonged  nor starts from the beginning.
• When determining the date of termination of the regular period of study, the extent of the Degree to be earned, the inception date of the studies, as well as the number of months of attendance and non-attendance are taken into account.  

Further information

For further information please contact the Admissions Office of Seinäjoki UAS: Tel. +358 (0)20 124 5208, admissions@seamk.fi