Application with Open UAS Studies

Find out more about the eligibility requirements for the bachelor’s and master’s degrees below and in the selection criteria for the subject of your application on Studyinfo. You can apply Application with Open UAS Studies even before you meet the whole eligibility criteria.

Eligibility and suitability of previous studies are assessed as part of the application process. Preliminary eligibility will be assessed after the application deadline and, if you do not meet all the eligibility criteria at the application stage, you must be eligible by the deadline specified in the selection criteria. Therefore, annexes may be requested in two parts during the application process: for the initial eligibility assessment and for the eligibility check. SEAMK students do not need to submit attachments for their studies at the Open University of Applied Sciences, provided that the studies can be checked in Peppi service.

Student admission is conditional until SEAMK has checked the information affecting the eligibility and selection of the accepted student. SEAMK may cancel the admission if the required documents are not submitted within the given deadline or if the accepted student has given incorrect information about himself/herself and would not be entitled to the place he/she has been offered on the basis of the correct information. A place of study may also be withdrawn after the start of studies.

For details on eligibility, see the selection criteria for this call for applications on the Studyinfo. At the time of application, you will find links to Fill in the application and Read the eligibility criteria on the application page for that particular application period.

Credit points required for applications to the Bachelor´s Degree Programmes

In Bachelor´s Degree Programmes eligibility is based on at least 45 credits of studies at an open university of applied sciences.

Credit, basic education and work experience requirements for Master´s Degree Programme applications

In the case of Master´s Degree Programme applications, eligibility for application consists of higher-level studies completed at an open university of applied sciences (UAS), as well as the basic education and sufficient work experience required for the application. The number of credits required for a Master’s degree is 10-15 credits. For detailed eligibility requirements, please see Studyinfo in the application details during the application time.

Studies completed as a degree student at a university of applied sciences or university, in a specialisation studies, at an open university or studies from abroad are not accepted for applications to a Bachelor´s or Master´s Degree at Application with Open UAS studies.

In the spring 2025 Application with Open UAS studies, SEAMK’s Sairaanhoitaja (AMK) and Terveydenhoitaja (AMK) students can apply to become degree students earlier than usual. For the spring Application with Open UAS studies, applicants must have 25 credits of UAS studies that are suitable for the degree programme and have been registered in the study register by 31 July. Otherwise, and for pathway students in other fields, the credit point requirement is 45 credits.

In the case of applying to Sairaanhoitaja (AMK) or Terveydenhoitaja (AMK) Degree Programme, applicants with at least 25 credits of studies completed as a SEAMK pathway student, approved in accordance with the pathway study plan of the course and registered in the credit register, are eligible to apply for the spring 2025 open call.

The exception applies only to the eligibility requirements for the spring 2025 Application with Open UAS studies. The derogation is based on the additional funding for nursing education granted by the Ministry of Education and Culture to SEAMK for the 2025 admissions.

For details on eligibility, see the admission criteria for Application with Open UAS studies on the Studyinfo. On the degree programme´s page, you will find links Fill in the application and Read the admission criteria.

The admission criteria for future applications will be published separately for each application.