Apply for extension of study time

Students in the School of Professional Teacher Education, please follow this link for instructions: School of Professional Teacher Education: Extension of Study Time >>

Check your maximum duration of studies from Peppi, so that you do not apply for extension in vain. You can apply for an extension of study time during the last attending semester of your maximum study time. The maximum duration of studies is the normative duration of the studies plus one year.

The application can be approved on the following grounds

• There is a justified reason for the delay in studies.
• The extension time has to be applied during the current study time.
• The degree director defines the extension of study time. The length of the extension is determined by the remaining studies and a detailed, scheduled and feasible study plan.
• Study extension can be granted, as a rule, for the period of one semester. After this, they can apply and be granted further extension only if they during the extension have made progress in their studies according to their study plan. Extension of study time is not automatic.
• Student cannot enrol as absent during the study time extension.

The extension of the study time is regulated by the Universities of Applied Sciences Act (20.3.2015/325 § 30 a).

How to apply and link to the application form

1. Discuss with your Guidance Counsellor before filling in the application if you are not sure what you still need to do. Note! Go through the grounds on which the application can be approved. Ask your Guidance Counsellor for help if necessary. The decision is made by the Degree Director.
2. The application form logs off automatically after a set period of inactivity so it's important that you have everything ready when you log in to the application form.
3. You will be asked the reason for the delay in studies. If you have a document to prove the delay, please download it and have it ready before you go to the form. If the delay is due from for example illness, please attach a medical certificate to the application.

4. Make sure you have a clear plan on how to finish your studies before logging in to the application form. If you haven't informed a clear plan on how and when to finish your studies on the application, it is as a rule a reason to reject the application. 

   On the application, you will be asked to describe the "Study plan to finish the studies" by filling in e.g. the missing course code, name and credits, when you plan on finishing your studies and the name of the teacher of the course. If you need to check the course offering, please find the timetables from the timetable tool (Lukkarikone) >>. In case you need to check the curriculum or course list of your degree programme/degree, you can find it at Study Guide >>.

5. The link below will first redirect you to Peppi, where you can check your student number (e.g. 2345678) and your remaining study time, so that you don't apply for an extension in vain.
6. Then click the link in Peppi to go forward to the application for an extension of study time.
7. Before you fill in the application, please authenticate using your online banking codes. After the Suomi.fi e-identification, you can continue to the application.
8. Fill in the application and attach any attachments if necessary.
9. The handling fee will be paid right after you have filled in the application. The system logs off automatically after a set period of inactivity so please pay the handling fee using your online banking codes, right after you have filled in the application. Note! After the payment, please wait 3 seconds and return to the E-form. It happens automatically within 3 seconds, so don't close the browser or click the 'Back' button during that time. If you don't return to the E-form, the payment is incomplete.
10. When the form is filled in completely and the payment is done successfully, you will get an automatic e-mail regarding your application.
11. After submitting the application, there is a possibility to give anonymous feedback on the E-form.

Application form

The application period starts 1 October 2026. 

Application for Extension of Study Time >> 

An applicant may apply to the Collegiate body of the UAS in writing for rectification of a decision concerning admission within 14 days of receiving the notification of the decision. (Universities of Applied Sciences Act 932/2014)

For further information or if you have problems with the form, please contact Study Services.