Application with Open UAS Studies

• Application period: 30.10.-10.11.2023
• Required attachments must be uploaded to the application via studyinfo by: 17.11.2023, 15.00
• If the degree programme conducts an interview as a part of the admission process, the interviews will be held between: 29.11.-01.12.2023
• The admission results will be published: 13.12.2023
• The credits need to be registered on the transcript of records and the required documents must be uploaded to the application form by: 31.12.2023

Required ECTS Credits

Upload an official up-to-date transcript of records from your open UAS studies to the application form by 17.11.2023, 15.00 so that the initial decision on your eligibility can be made. If you have completed Open UAS studies in SeAMK, you do not need to add the transcript to the application form if all of your study credits can be seen from the student register Peppi.

If you are admitted you need to upload an official up-to-date transcript of records to the application form by 31.12.2023, 15.00.

Please note, if you’ve completed studies via campus online, your studies may not be available and be seen via peppi. In this case, you are required to attach a copy of a transcript of records from studies completed in another university of applied sciences.

Required Higher Education Degree (Master programmes)

You also need to have a higher education degree completed in Finland or outside Finland. If your degree qualification is not available at the Finnish SURE-register, please attach a copy of your degree certificate to your application form.

Required Work Experience (Master programmes)

You need to have at least two years (24 months) of certain work experience after completing the higher education degree. Applicants must upload an employer’s work certificate to the application form.

In social services and health care, studies include working with client groups requiring special protection, thus ethical requirements and requirements on patient or client safety are essential. Health and functional capacity of students shall be such that they are capable of performing assignments and practical training related to their studies. Studying and working in these professions requires sufficient physical, mental and social capacity.

Prerequisites for student admission are assessed when studies include requirements related to the safety of minors or patient or client safety (Universities of Applied Sciences Act, Section 33).

Based on the applicant’s notification filed at the application stage, the university of applied sciences may require more detailed health status information to assess whether the student will be able to manage the studies and which reasonable support measures may be required.

Further information on health and functional capacity requirements: Application process – Ammattikorkeakouluun.fi (uasinfo.fi)

Non-EU/EEA citizens, who confirm that they accept the study place in an English-taught Bachelor or Master degree programme are charged tuition fees. Students admitted in 2023 will be charged the following tuition fees at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences:

• Bachelor degree programmes conducted in English: 8000 € per academic year
• Master degree programmes conducted in English: 9000 € per academic year

First year degree students need to pay the tuition fee at the same time when accepting the study place. The tuition fee must be paid in one installment. More information about paying the tuition fee will be given for admitted students in the admission letter.

Scholarships

There is an Early Bird scholarship for the first year students at SeAMK. Early Bird scholarship is 10 % of the tuition fee. The Early Bird -scholarship is available for the students, who will:

• accept the study place offered by SeAMK within 7 days of notice of admission and
• pay the tuition fee within 28 days of notice of admission and
• register as an attending student for the spring semester 2024.

Scholarships after the first year

To be eligible for a scholarship after the first academic year the degree student must accrue:

• A minimum of 60 credits during the previous academic year in a Bachelor degree programme
• A minimum of 40 credits during the previous academic year in a Master degree programme

The amount of the scholarship after the first academic year is 30 % of the annual tuition fee. When registering for the academic year (1.3.-31.5.), all students pay 70 % of the tuition fee. It will be checked on 15 September whether the student has gotten the required points for the scholarship.

Furthermore, a student can get a one-off SeAMK Language proficiency grant of 1000 € based on her/his Finnish language skills.

Exempting documents

Tuition fee is applicable to degree students who are not citizens of countries of the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. You are exempted from paying tuition fees if you have one of the documents mentioned below:

• Passport or identity card to indicate the citizenship of EU/EEA/Switzerland*
• Continuous residence permit card in Finland, type A permit, granted on other grounds than studies
• Permanent residence permit card in Finland, type P permit
• EU Family Member’s Residence Card in Finland
• EU residence permit for third-country citizens with long-term residence permit card in Finland (Type P-EU)
• EU Blue Card in Finland

*Citizens of Finland do not need to provide a copy of their passport/ID.

To be exempted from paying the tuition fee for the spring semester 2024, the document must be valid on 1 January 2024. Upload the document on your application form in section “Copies of the accepted student’s all relevant certificates”.

Tuition fee refund policy

More information: tuitionfees(at)seamk.fi

The student admission is conditional until the information given on the application form and the transcript of records of applicants have been verified. Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences will withdraw the admission, if the applicant has not completed the required number of study credits within the stipulated time or the applicant has given false information in the application process.

According to this provision, a student may accept only one study place leading to a higher education degree in Finland in education that begins in the same academic term. The academic term is either autumn term 1 August–31 December OR spring term 1 January–31 July. Further information about one study place per term provision on Studyinfo website. 

If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection and the admission criteria have not been applied correctly, please see the admission criteria of the specific study option at SeAMK first. After this, contact SeAMK Admission Services. If the matter is not solved, you can do a written request for rectification regarding the decision on student admission. Any such request must make clear the grounds for the request. The request must include personal details and contact information of the applicant. Supporting documents, if any, must be attached to the request. The request for rectification regarding student admission of a study option at Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences must be submitted by 27.12.2023, 15.00 at the latest. The request and its attachments must be sent to kirjaamo@seamk.fi or to Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, Tutkintolautakunta, P.O. Box 412, 60101 Seinäjoki. Please note, that SeAMK is not responsible for any delays or mistakes on the part of mail or email service providers or the applicant.

The next application period will be held 29.4.-10.05.2024!