Application based on admission course
Application period 26.2.–10.3.2025
Programmes included in the Application based on admission course
The following programmes taught in English are included in the Application based on admission course in spring 2025. The links lead to Studyinfo. The information on Studyinfo can be updated until the start of the application period.
What is the Application based on admission course?
Applications for degree student status through the admission course are made on Studyinfo during the specified admission course application period. If degree programmes wish to offer admission options, the Application based on admission course is typically conducted at the turn of February-March. The next application period and target groups will be announced on this page.
The application form is filled out on the Studyinfo.fi website. The information on the website is updated annually as the application is published. Detailed selection criteria can be found on Studyinfo under the details of the specific programme.
The eligibility requirement for the Application based on admission course is general eligibility for higher education. Check the exact eligibility requirements and selection criteria for each programme from the selection criteria links leading to Studyinfo.
After the application period ends, all eligible applicants are invited to complete the admission course for the programme. This course is a UAS course pre-selected by each field of study. A specific completion period is defined for the admission course. You can decide on the use and location of the completion period within the framework defined by the admission course after the application period.
Student selections for the Application based on admission course are made based on admission course performance. Those accepted in the application and who have accepted the place will start their studies with the new intake of degree students the following autumn.
Schedules for application and starting studies
1. Fill out the application during the application period
Fill out the application during the application period 26.2.–10.3.2025.
Check the application times of the programmes included in the Application based on admission course on Studyinfo. Fill out the application form on Studyinfo.
2. Complete the admission course for your target programme
All eligible applicants will receive just before the admission course opens an invitation and instructions to complete the admission course. The admission course is open for applicants:
- Bachelor of Health Care, Nursing: Monday–Thursday 7.–24.4.2025
- Geronomi (AMK): Monday–Sunday 7.4–4.5.2025
- Sosionomi (AMK): Monday–Sunday 7.4. – Sun 4.5.2025
3. Student selections will be published on My Studyinfo service
Student selections will be published on My Studyinfo service by Tuesday, 20.5.2025.
You can accept one higher education place for studies starting in the same academic term.
4. Accept the study place on My Studyinfo service
Accept the study place on My Studyinfo service by Thursday, 10.7.2025 at 15:00.
You will receive a confirmation email. Accepting a study place is binding.
5. Register as present or absent
Register as present or absent for the first academic year by Thursday, 10.7.2025 at 15:00.
Follow the instructions at My Studyinfo service. An accepted applicant can only register as absent for a statutory reason, see the instructions under Limited absences in the first academic year.
6. Beginnign of studies
The studies being in autumn 2025.
7. Arriving deadlines for programmes in foreign languages
Please note, that Bachelor studies will start already on 1 September. Familiarise yourself with the details related to application and arrival in the admission criteria at Studyinfo and at SEAMK info page for new international Degree Students.
Familiarise yourself with the admission criteria before submitting your application
The valid admission criteria for this application can be found as a link on Stydyinfo. The admission criteria decision defines eligibility, admission criteria, language proficiency requirements, appeal procedures, and other details related to student selection and starting studies.
Finnish and English language skill requirements
Please familiarise yourself with the admission criteria: Demonstrating proficiency in Finnish and English for applying to a degree programme taught in English.
Requirements on health and functional capacity
The so-called SORA legislation applies to the degree leading to a professional higher education degree in the field of social and health care. These fields have requirements concerning the safety of minors, patient and client safety or traffic safety which restrict student admission. In these fields, it is required that health and functional capacity of approved applicants are such that they are able to take part in the practical assignments or training relating to studies. Familiarise yourself with the field-specific requirements on health and functional capacity before submitting your application. Read more about the Health and functional capacity required for studies here.
Completing the Application based on admission course
The Application based on admission course has a specific start and end date. It is completed independently according to the given schedule and instructions. The course must be fully completed by the end date. The selection course is conducted on SEAMK’s Moodle online learning platform and is part of the relevant degree programme at SEAMK.
Student selections for the Application based on admission course are based on the performance in the selection course. Applicants who are accepted as students and have confirmed their study place will have the course included in their degree. Others who successfully complete the course will receive an open university of applied sciences completion mark. No other possible study achievements are considered in the student selection for the Application based on admission course. SEAMK does not collaborate with other programmes or institutions for the selection course.
Tuition fees
Who needs to pay? 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.
There is no tuition fee for EU/EEA citizens, exchange students or double degree students. Please follow carefully the instructions provided to you.
Admission criteria
Read more about the admission criteria and eligibility at Studyinfo.fi page.
How to apply and arrive?
- The whole application process and the transition from an eligible applicant to a student requires your attention. Please follow carefully the instructions provided to you at this page and at Studyinfo.
- Submit your application and attachments as per the given instructions on the application form in Studyinfo, within the given deadline.
- Please pay attention to the residence permit process, tuition fees, arrival deadline and housing arrangements etc. Please note the consideration of their schedules are the responsibility of the person arriving to Seinäjoki as an international student. Read more about the requirements from the admission criteria for the Degree Programme page at Studyinfo.
- SEAMK has compiled an information page for the new international degree students who are admitted to SEAMK for degree studies.
- Any questions about the application process? Please contact admissions(at)seamk.fi
- Any questions about the arrival process? Please contact Mr. Andres Mendez, international facilitator andres.mendez(at)seamk.fi
- General info about studying at Finland in University of Applied Sciences www.UASinfo.fi