Enrolment for Open UAS studies

(Note! Requirements for Open Master-level studies below)

Students must meet language requirements for enrolling in Bachelor’s programmes:

• IELTS score academic level 6,0 or
• TOEFL score 79-80 internet-based test or
• Pearson Test of English (Academic 51) or
• Cambridge ESOL's Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) CEFR level C1 or
• Cambridge ESOL's Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) CEFR level C1 or
• skills level 4 in English in all parts (English communicative oral skills, reading comprehension, and writing) in the Finnish National Certificate of Language Proficiency.

All certificates are valid for two years, except The Finnish National Certificate of Language Proficiency, Cambridge ESOL's Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), and Cambridge ESOL's Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) which do not have a set date of validity. TOEFL score results are only accepted directly from the Educational Testing Service. The TOEFL code of Haaga-Helia is 5716. For IELTS, students can either write down the TRF number or attach the IELTS certificate copy to the enrollment form.

Please check from the following pages when you can take the next IELTS or TOEFL language test in Finland:

• IELTS: The British Council in Finland
• TOEFL: ETS

As the Pearson Test of English (Academic) is a paperless test, only scores accessed via the Score Report Website are considered to be valid. Remember to make your test available for Haaga-Helia UAS through the online account. For more information, please visit the Pearson PTE website.

In addition, the below certificates are also accepted as a demonstration of sufficient English language skills at Haaga-Helia Open University:

• grade C in the Finnish matriculation examination in advanced level English (IB-examination grade 4 completed in Finland, Reifeprüfung –examination grade 7 completed in Finland or EB-examination grade 6.00-6.95) or
• Finnish AICE Certificate or
• upper secondary level school education in English completed in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand or
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree completed in English in Great Britain, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Australia or New Zealand or
• Bachelor's or Master's degree conducted in English in a European Union/European Economic Area country
• Student certificate and transcript of record, which certify that the student is studying/ has studied as a degree student in a degree program in English at a Finnish University of Applied Sciences or University.

Courses that are components of Master’s degree programmes can only be completed at Open UAS by individuals who meet the requirements for Master’s degree programmes or who otherwise meet the prerequisites for admission as determined by Haaga-Helia.

Requirements for Open Master's studies:

• a Bachelor´s (or higher) degree in the same field as the Master´s degree you are applying to and at least two years (24 months) of general work experience after completing your Bachelor degree.
  OR
• Other appropriate Bachelor´s (or higher) degree and at least two years (24 months) of work experience after completing your Bachelor's degree in the same field of the Master's degree you are applying to.
  OR
• a Bachelor´s (or higher) degree in the same field as the Master´s degree you are applying to and at least two years (24 months) of work experience after completing your Bachelor degree in the same field of the Master´s degree you are applying to.
  OR

• In place of a degree from a higher education institution (in Finnish: korkeakoulututkinto), Haaga-Helia also accepts a post-secondary level qualification (for example, opintoasteen or ammatillisen korkea-asteen tutkinto awarded prior to 2001). In this case, an applicant must show evidence of at least five years of work experience in the relevant field, after having received his/her post-secondary level qualification.

• Good oral and written English skills

A degree taken abroad which has been compared/has been confessed in the Finnish National Board of Education to a Finnish degree called old Opistoasteen or Korkea-asteen tutkinto is eligible in the interpretation of admission.

Work experience will only be accepted by providing verified certificates from the employer. Work certificates must have a start and end date of employment, a brief job description, the employer’s contact information as well as working hours for part-time work. Part-time work will be converted into full-time equivalents such that 150 hours or 20 full working days (at least 7 hours per day) correspond to one month of work.

Work experience does not have to be continuous or obtained working for the same employer. Entrepreneurship will be accepted as work experience if an applicant can produce a certificate attesting that he or she is or has been covered under the statutory YEL or MYEL pension scheme for entrepreneurs. No periods of practical work placements or on-the-job learning included in a degree used to apply will be counted towards work experience. Military or non-military national service or child-care leave will not be counted towards work experience.

In addition, a translation of the work certificate into Finnish, Swedish, or English by an official (authorised) translator will be requested, if the original document is in none of these languages. The translation must be signed and stamped by the translator.

You can count your full-time work experience yourself or use free online counters, such as http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html.

• Enrolment form for new students (semester fee 150 euros): https://e-lomake.haaga-helia.fi/lomakkeet/371/lomake.html

• Enrolment for students who continue their studies (semester fee 150 euros): https://e-lomake.haaga-helia.fi/tunnistaudu.php?lomake_id=515