Recognition of Learning

If you think you may qualify for transfer crediting, discuss your prior university-level studies with your guidance counsellor. During the orientation days, the requirements for transfer crediting are presented, and you can discuss your case with your guidance counsellor. To keep your studies moving on, apply for transfer crediting during the orientation week. Please note that only studies completed during the last 10 years are accepted. In YAMK/master's level degrees, only master's level studies or higher are accepted. If you complete courses in other universities, make a preliminary transfer credit application to your guidance counsellor.

Forms of Transfer Crediting 

• Accreditation refers to transfer crediting courses that are part of your Haaga-Helia curriculum. The learning objectives of the course you completed previously should match those of the Haaga-Helia course. You can inquire more about the required number of credits from your study advisor.
• Inclusion refers to transfer crediting courses that are not part of your Haaga-Helia curriculum. That is, there is no corresponding course on offer in Haaga-Helia. If the content of the course is suitable to your Haaga-Helia degree, you can apply for inclusion. 

Applying for Transfer Crediting 

1. Arrange a meeting with your guidance counsellor. She can answer any questions you have. If there is a document (e.g. an e-mail or transfer credit form) of the meeting, attach a copy of it to the credit transfer application.
2. Complete  the credit transfer application by filling in the Credit transfer form in the Peppi student registry (requires login). Please make sure that you attach to the credit transfer application the official transcript of your prior studies in Finnish and English, and course descriptions of courses you wish to have transfer credited. The transcript must show your name, the name of the completed course, the scope of the course (e.g. ECTS), the grade and assessment date.
3. Send the completed form to your study advisor (previous university studies) or your exchange advisor (studies completed during student exchange) for processing.

Please read Peppi  instructions (requires login) carefully before filling out the transfer credit form. Incomplete applications will be sent back for additional information.

If you have the knowledge and skills a degree course requires, for example, through work experience, volunteer work, hobbies or other than higher education studies, you can complete the course through demonstration. Methods of demonstration include, for example, a report, a portfolio, an interview, a group discussion, an demonstration exam or a presentation.

You complete demonstrations at any time during your studies. Demonstrations for first year courses should be done as soon as you begin, so that you can move on in your studies smoothly. 

If you have started a new course, and you realize that you could complete the course through demonstration, inform the teacher during the first two weeks so that he can remove you from the implementation. After the first two weeks, the teacher cannot remove you from the implementation. You can complete a course through demonstration, if you have no previous completions for it (including rejected ones) and you are not participating in the course at the time.

Demonstration of a course can be attempted once only. The assessment follows the criteria of the course (1-5, pass/fail). A passing demonstration grade cannot be raised, but you can interrupt the demonstration if the grade would be 1 or 2.  Inform the teacher immediately that you wish to interrupt the demonstration. After this, you will receive a failing grade. Next you can enrol on and complete the course in the normal manner. If a demonstration grade in in Peppi, it cannot be removed or altered.

Applying for Demonstration

On this page, you can find instructions for the demonstration of Haaga-Helia's key competences, key competences for degrees and basic work placement.

If you wish to do demonstrations for professional competence courses. Familiarize yourself with the competence goals of the course, and if you want to demonstrate, contact the competence counselling teacher (CCT) for more information. 

Please familiarize yourself carefully with the course description and competence objectives before registering for the demonstration. Assessment is based on the competence goals and evaluation criteria of the study course. 

Work & Study is Haaga-Helia's work-based learning model, which facilitates the flexible combination of work and studies.

Work-based learning refers to gaining competences required for degree courses by working and connecting to it the knowledge base (models, theories) related to the work tasks. The work includes working for a company, being an entrepreneur, doing volunteer work or engaging in hobby activities. 

You can complete almost any course through Work & Study, if the work tasks are related to the learning objectives of your degree's courses. 

To discuss whether Work & Study is for you, contact the competence counselling teacher of the subject. 

How to Apply to Complete Work & Study?

1. Read the Work & Study instructions carefully and make sure you understand what it means.  
2. Familiarize yourself with the objectives of your degree and the course descriptions carefully. Compare the competence goals with your current work.
   1. Are there any courses in your degree whose learning objectives you can achieve in your work in the near future?
   2. Will you soon acquire skills that fit your degree, but for which Haaga-Helia does not have a course? 
3. If you answered yes to either of the questions above, then Work & Study is for you. Discuss the matter at your workplace. 
4. Contact the competence counselling teacher of the subject. 

The Work & Study process moves on as follows. 

1. Work & Study planning: Courses to be completed, content, schedule and tasks that demonstrate competence.
2. Working independently (and monitoring progress if necessary).
3. Demonstration of new skills as agreed.
4. Evaluation according to the course assessment criteria, and getting the credits to Peppi.

Haaga-Helia bachelor’s degrees share common key competences. They are:

COM001HH1AE Professional Communication
MAR001HH1AE Customer Insight and Marketing
ICB001HH1AE ICT Competencies
SAL001HH1AE Customer Experience and Sales
HRL001HH1AE Teamwork and Project Management
ANA001HH1AE Research and Development Skills
ECO001HH1AE Basics of Financial Management
ENT001HH1AE Entrepreneurship and Business Operations

To complete a demonstration for these courses

1. Read carefully the course description, including the assessment criteria. 
2. Evaluate your skills and knowledge in relation to them. If you want, you can do a skills survey.
3. If you decide that you have the necessary knowledge and skills for the grade you want to achieve, register in Peppi for demonstration implementation of that course. You recognize from the DEMO code. Enrol on the demonstration, when you are ready to start completing it.
4. Once the registration has been approved, go to the implementation's Moodle workspace and complete the demonstration according to the instructions.
5. The teacher assesses and records the grade in Peppi according to the schedule given.

Every degree has degree level key competences (20-60 ects). Please find a list of these below the instructions.

To complete a demonstration for these courses

1. Read carefully the course description, including the assessment criteria.
2. Evaluate your skills and knowledge in relation to them.
3. If you decide that you have the necessary knowledge and skills for the grade you want to achieve, register in Peppi for demonstration implementation of that course. You recognize from the DEMO code. 
4. Once the registration has been approved, go to the implementation's Moodle workspace and complete the demonstration according to the instructions.
5. The teacher assesses and records the grade in Peppi according to the schedule given.

Key Competencies in Business Administration Studies (INTBBA, GLOBBA, DIGIBBA, AVIBBA)

ECO001TR1AE Principles of Economics
HRL001TR1AE People and Culture
LAW001TR1AE International Business Law
ECO002TR1AE Principles of Accounting and Finance
ANA001TR1AE Introduction to Data Analytics for Business
ENT002TR1AE Expanding to Foreign Markets

For language studies, see study guide.   

Key Competencies in Business Information Technology Studies (ITBBA)

DIG001IT1AE Introduction to Digital Services
ICB001IT1AE Introduction to Business Driven ICT
ICI001IT1AE Introduction to ICT Infrastructure and Cloud Services
SOF001IT1AE Introduction to Software Development

Key Competencies in Bachelor of Hospitality Management (EXPER, STEM)

HOS001RE1AE Fundamentals and Future in Tourism and Hospitality
HOS002RE1AE Working within the Experience Economy
TOU003RE1AE Sustainable Experience Economy
LAW001RE1AE Hospitality Law
ECO001RE1AE Profitability Planning
SER001RE1AE Inspirational Leadership
HOS003RE1AE Alcohol passport
HOS004RE1AE Hygiene Pass

Key Competencies in Bachelor of Hospitality Management (HOST)

HOS005RE1AE Essentials of Hospitality and Tourism
HOS006RE1AE Hospitality Law
HOS007RE1AE Effective Leadership in Modern Hospitality
HOS008RE1AE Value Creation in Hospitality
HOS009RE1AE Hospitality Brand Design

Key Competencies in Sports Coaching and Management (COACH)

SPO001LI1AE Psychology and Coaching
SPO002LI1AE Strength and Conditioning
SPO003LI1AE Skill Acquisition and Learning in Coaching
SPO004LI1AE Sport Analysis and Athlete Development
SPO005LI1AE Coaching Practice 1
SPO006LI1AE Coaching Practice 2
SPO007LI1AE Organizational Structures in Sport
SPO008LI1AE Establishing Coaching Philosophy

Haaga-Helia has a rich offer of courses both from your own and other degrees. You can complete demonstrations for these also.

Each competence area (major or minor) has a competence counselling teacher (CTT), who are experts in that subject’s demonstrations. If you have questions, please contact the CTT.

To complete a demonstration for these courses

1. Read carefully the course description, including the assessment criteria. 
2. Evaluate your skills and knowledge in relation to them.
3. If you decide that you have the necessary knowledge and skills for the grade you want to achieve, contact the competence counselling teacher of the subject or the course teacher.
4. Once you have received the demonstration instructions, complete it as instructed.
5. The teacher assesses and records the grade in Peppi.

Demonstrations for the Keys to Studies and Career -courses are completed by enrolling on the virtual implementation of the course. 

Alternatively, you can complete Keys to Studies and Career courses that contain new information for you.

Demonstration instructions for language and culture studies are located on the Language and culture studies page.

If you have enough suitable work experience, you can complete work placements as demonstrations. This means that you prove with work certificates the working period(s) and write a reflective report on the development of your skills and knowledge.  If you are working while studying, you can also make use of demonstrations.

Entrepreneurs can also make use of demonstrations.  

The basic work placement is evaluated by your guidance counsellor and the professional work placement by your competence counselling teacher (excluding ITBBA). 

For more information, visit Work placement, Bachelor's Degrees.

If you have undergone the Finnish Defence Force Leadership Training (AUK/RUK), you can get credits for it by completing a demonstration. 

Do this:

1. Enrol on the course Leadership training at Finnish Defence Forces (Reserve Noncommissioned Officer School/Reserve Officer School) in Peppi.
2. When your enrolment has been approved, go to the course Moodle platform. Complete the assignments as instructed: an essay and the AUK/RUK certificate.
3. The teacher assesses the demonstration pass/fail, and inputs the grade in Peppi.

Please, notice that only credits gained during the last 10 years are accepted for transfer, and only Master -level studies can be transferred to the Master’s degree.

Discuss about the credit transfer with your Guidance Counsellor, if needed. 

Forms of Transfer Crediting 

• Accreditation refers to transfer crediting courses that are part of your Master’s curriculum. The learning objectives of the course you completed previously should match (course contents and study credits) to those of your Haaga-Helia Master’s course. 
• Inclusion refers to transfer crediting courses that are not part of your Master’s curriculum. If the content of the course is suitable to your Haaga-Helia Master’s degree, you can apply for inclusion. Usually, inclusion takes place in free-choice studies (maximum of 20 credits). The prerequisite is that the competence targets of the credited studies are equal to the competence targets of studies offered at Haaga-Helia.

Applications for Transfer Crediting

1. If you have questions regarding credit transfer, ask your Guidance Counsellor before submitting your application. Attach the certified transcripts of prior studies and course descriptions of the courses you wish to have transfer credited. You may schedule a meeting if needed. 
2. If you have courses to be transfer credited, read the Peppi instructions and fill in the credit transfer application. The same form is used if you have exchange abroad period credits to be transferred. Attach the certified transcript of studies and course descriptions of courses you wish to have transfer credited. The transcript must show your name, name of the completed course, scope of the study (e.g. ects), evaluation day and grade received. 
3. If you need technical support with the credit transfer application, please contact the Study Services.

Incomplete applications will be sent back for additional information.

Please note that additional studies cannot be transferred, only studies that advance the Master's degree are considered.

Master's students can complete demonstrations for Master's level courses. Bachelor's level courses are not accepted toward your Master's degree.

Enrol for the course and find out from the Timetable Machine (Lukkarikone) who is the teacher of the course.

After that create a demonstration plan according to EQF level 7, where you:

1. Name the course.
2. Briefly explain in your own words why you want to demonstrate the course, and what experience qualifies you for the demonstration. Attach a copy of your work certificate (or other documented evidence) to your application.
3. List the learning objectives of the course and analyse each learning objective separately by describing your competence from the perspective of the set objective. You may think that you are writing a job application. If the competency requirements are not already strongly part of your competency or if your skills need an update, please describe how you plan to achieve the set objectives.
4. Plan the methods you will use to demonstrate your skills: a written summary and/or presentation/lecture/workshop (to be agreed with the responsible teacher).
5. Finally, find out who in your current or former organisation can give feedback on your work from the perspective of the learning objectives of the course. If it is not possible to get feedback on your working life, mention this in your plan.

The following learning assignments are part of the a demonstration at the EQF level 7:

A. Familiarity with current literature in the field, either through the literature of the course or in another way agreed with the responsible teacher
B. Reflection on the development of one's own competence from the perspective of the learning objectives of the course and utilising the given learning material
C. Demonstration of competence: written assignment or lecture / workshop as part of the course.
D. Feedback on learning outcomes in the work environment (if possible)

The Master level corresponds to the level 7 learning outcomes according to the EQF framework:

• Knowledge: Highly specialised knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of knowledge in a field of work or study, as the basis for original thinking and/or research. Critical awareness of knowledge issues in a field and at the interface between different fields.
  Skills: Specialised problem-solving skills required in research and/or innovation in order to develop new knowledge and procedures and to integrate knowledge from different fields.
• Responsibility and autonomy: Manage and transform work or study contexts that are complex, unpredictable and require new strategic approaches; take responsibility for contributing to professional knowledge and practice and/or for reviewing the strategic performance of teams.

The EU developed the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) as a translation tool to make national qualifications easier to understand and more comparable. 

A large number of Master's students study alongside their work, doing practically the same or similar things as in the courses of the curriculum, therefore a separate Work & Study implementation is used to a limited extent in Master's level courses.

However, in some cases, Master's students can propose the completion of a Master's course as a Work & Study implementation. The student prepares the entire study plan for the teacher, who accepts or rejects it. In the study plan, the student describes how to acquire and demonstrate the theoretical and practical knowledge of the course.

Proceed as follows:

Enrol to the course to be studied and find out from the timetable tool who the teacher of the study course is. After that, draw up a plan in accordance with EQF level 7, where you explain how you plan to study and demonstrate your skills. 

1. Name the course to be studied.

2. In your own words, briefly explain why you want to use the Work & Study implementation in the course in question. 

3. List the learning objectives of the course and deal with each learning objective separately by describing the study plan and how you intend to achieve the set learning objectives. 

4. Plan a way to show your learning: a written summary and/or a presentation/lecture/workshop (the implementation will be agreed with the teacher in more detail).

5. Finally, find out who in your organisation can give feedback on your work from the point of view of the learning objectives of the course. If it is not possible to receive working life feedback, state this in your plan.

The study includes the following learning tasks in accordance with EQF level 7:

A. Familiarity with current literature in the field, either with the help of the literature of the course or in another way as agreed with the teacher of the implementation

B. Reflection on the development of one's own competence from the point of view of the learning objectives of the study course and using the given study material

C. Evidence of competence: a written assignment or a lecture/workshop as part of the course.

D. Feedback on competence in accordance with the learning objectives in the work environment (if possible)

The Master level corresponds to the level 7 learning outcomes according to the EQF framework:

• Knowledge: Highly specialised knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of knowledge in a field of work or study, as the basis for original thinking and/or research. Critical awareness of knowledge issues in a field and at the interface between different fields.
  Skills: Specialised problem-solving skills required in research and/or innovation in order to develop new knowledge and procedures and to integrate knowledge from different fields.
• Responsibility and autonomy: Manage and transform work or study contexts that are complex, unpredictable and require new strategic approaches; take responsibility for contributing to professional knowledge and practice and/or for reviewing the strategic performance of teams.

The EU developed the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) as a translation tool to make national qualifications easier to understand and more comparable.

You can demonstrate your skills from work, previous studies or leisure time, and get credits toward your Haaga-Helia studies. 

Demonstrations are free of charge to Haaga-Helia open university students. Demonstration means that you do not take part in the course, but demonstrate your knowledge and skills online on a Moodle platform. Examples of demonstration methods include assignments, exams, essays or oral presentations.

Please note that you cannot enroll on a demonstration if you are already enrolled for the same course or have completed it previously. Demonstration grades cannot be raised. You can interrupt the demonstration if you are going to receive the grade 1 or 2. If you inform your teacher that you do not wish to have a grade 1 or 2, you will receive the grade fail. This means that you can complete the course normally.

To register for a demonstration:

1. Search for the course you want to demonstrate in the Continuous Learning Education Search.
   • Enter the name of the course in the search box. The name of the demonstration is always in brackets: demonstration. You can also search for all demonstrations by entering: demonstration in the search field. If you cannot find a demonstration for the course you wish to demonstrate through the education search, please contact your advisor.
   • Read carefully the learning outcomes, content and grading of the demonstration.
   • If you are a pathway or intermediate student and the course is part of your studies but you want to complete it through demonstration, email the course teacher to have your enrolment removed from Peppi. 
2. Enrol for the demonstration you wish to attend. You will need your online banking credentials. There is no charge for completing the demonstration.
3. The demonstration will open in Moodle's My Courses section next day.
4. Carefully read the instructions on the Moodle platform, and complete the assignments according to the instructions. If you have any questions, please contact the demonstration teacher. The contact details can be found in Moodle.

How to demonstrate work placements

As an open student, you can also complete work placements through demonstration

• You can register for the basic work placement demonstration following the instructions above.
• If you want to complete the professional work placement internship, and have questions, please contact your advisor.