Entrance examinations, pre-reading materials and advance assignments

BACHELOR PROGRAMMES BELOW USE THE SAME ENTRANCE EXAM:

• Business Information Technology  full-time
• International Business  full-time
• International Business blended learning
• Hospitality and Tourism Experience Management  full-time
• Aviation Business full-time
• Digital Business Innovation full-time

An online entrance examination, the International UAS Exam consists of two phases:

1. First phase - written exam on 8 February 2023

2. Second phase - group interview on 6 - 17 March 2023.

The entrance examination assesses the applicants’ abilities to study in universities of applied sciences. The entrance examination does not contain any pre-reading materials or pre-tasks.

More detailed information on the International UAS Exam can be found at UASinfo.fi. Please notice that the UASinfo.fi website will be updated during autumn 2022 for the spring 2023 application.

Entrance examination

The student selection will be carried out solely on the basis of the entrance examination.

If you meet the eligibility requirements, you will receive an invitation to the entrance examination by email by the end of February.

The invitation includes instructions for the advance assignment. Please send your advance assignment by email to studyservices.vierumaki(at)haaga-helia.fi by 10 March 2023 at 15:00 Finnish time. If you have not submitted your advance assignment by the deadline, you cannot attend the entrance examination.

The entrance examination for studies starting in August 2023:

The entrance examination consists of the following parts:

At the first stage of the entrance examination applicants’ are assessed based on the advance assignment and the experience in the field of sports and sports coaching. Based on the results, part of the applicants are invited to the second stage of the entrance examination. To enter the second stage of the entrance examination, applicant must successfully pass the first stage by submitting the requested information in due time.

Second stage of the entrance examination will be interview arranged fully online on 28 March - 30 March 2023. In this part of the entrance examination applicant`s aptitude to the studies will be tested. Aptitude to the programme combines both the applicant's motivation and understanding of coaching and ability for higher education studies emphasizing student engagement both at the individual and group level. 

Exam sections

• Sports experience 15 points
• Written assignment 5 points
• Aptitude 50 points
• English skills fail or pass
• Min 30 points and max 70 points

You must pass each test section with the minimum scores mentioned above in order to qualify in the selection process, the total minimum being 30 points.

Cooperation in the entrance examination with other Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) / degree programmes

Haaga-Helia Degree Programme in Sports Coaching and Management does not cooperate in organizing the entrance examinations with other UAS / degree programmes. The results of the entrance examination in the DP in Sports Coaching and Management is not transferable to any other degree programme in Haaga-Helia or any other educational establishment in Finland. The scores received in other Universities of Applied Sciences in Finland or abroad are not transferable to this programme either.

Request for Individual Arrangements

If you need any individual arrangements in the entrance examination, you must submit a separate application to Haaga-Helia Admission Services by 25 January 2023 at 15.00. More information about individual arrangements

Next application period will be in autumn 2023. More information will be published later.

The majority of Haaga-Helia's bachelor degree programmes use International UAS online exam. You can participate in the international UAS exam from your own country. Please check the detailed information for each application period from Studyinfo.fi. Master's degree programmes and Sports Coaching and Management arrange their own examinations.

As an option to entrance examinations, you can also apply with SAT scores. Please read more about applying with the SAT test. It is possible to take the SAT test outside Finland.

You will receive an invitation to the entrance examination by email. Invitations will be sent a few weeks before the entrance examination.

Approximately one week before the UAS entrance exam, you receive a personal link in the email address you have given in your Studyinfo application. The link is also available at My Studyinfo in your own application. The personal link will be sent to all applicants that have applied for a study programme using the International UAS Exam. All eligible applicants who have passed the written UAS exam will be invited to the second phase.

As an alternative to entrance examinations, you can apply for some of our degree programmes conducted in English with the SAT test. The SAT test is an exam used by many colleges and universities to make admissions decisions. It is a multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper test administered by the College Board. https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat

You can apply to Haaga-Helia without the SAT test as well.