Open University Route, spring 2025

Requirements for eligibility

• Complete altogether at least 55 ECTS credits that can be recognised as part of the degree programme
• Complete a compulsory mathematics course worth at least 3 ECTS credits (when applying for bachelor's degrees in engineering or in construction management)
• Please note, that only 10 ECTS credits can be elective studies of the 55 credits.

Language studies are not required. Accredited studies are not accepted as part of the open university studies required for eligibility, but accredited studies are considered only as part of the degree as a degree student.

Studies completed at all open universities in Finland are accepted if the studies are suitable for the applied degree. The suitability of the studies will be checked during admission process. The studies may have been completed as suitable for the degree, known as path studies or individual courses.

Deadlines for completing Open UAS Studies

Studies completed at Jamk have to be registered by 20 June 2025.

If the applicant has completed some/all studies at other Open UAS/University (also Campusonline studies completed during as a Open UAS path student), the studies have to be registered by 22 May 2025 and the applicant has to attach the transcript to the application by 22 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time at the latest.

All applicants of Jamk’s Open University Route application are selected as degree students, in case they fulfill all of the following conditions:

1. the applicant has completed the required Open University Route Studies at Jamk Open UAS as stated above (see Requirements for eligibility) AND
2. the applicant applies to the degree programme corresponding with the completed Jamk’s Open University Route studies AND
3. the first attendance term of Jamk’s Open University Route studies is within maximum of three years to the first academic year as a degree student

In addition, Jamk UAS can admit other eligible applicants on case-by-case basis, in case the study group of the applied degree programme has available study places. If there are more eligible applicants than available study places, the applicants will be selected on the basis of the number and study success of the completed suitable ECTS credits (open studies).

Those applicants,

• whose Jamk’s Open University Route studies exceed the above-mentioned period of validity (more than three years) OR
• who have completed their Open studies as singular courses at Jamk’s open UAS OR
• who have completed their Open studies in other Finnish open universities or open UAS’s than at Jamk’s Open UAS,

can be selected as a student on case-by-case basis.

Those applying to study in the field of Health Care and Social Services must have a sufficient good health status and functional capacity to be capable of completing practical assignments and work placement periods as part of the studies. Studying and working in these professions requires sufficient physical, mental and social capacity.

• Bachelor of Engineering, Automation and Robotics
• Bachelor of Engineering, Information and Communications Technology
• Bachelor of Engineering, Purchasing and Logistics Engineering
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Information Technology
• Bachelor of Business Administration, International Business
• Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tourism Management

If you have completed your open UAS studies at Jamk's Open University of Applied Sciences, it is not necessary to send a transcript of records to Jamk's admission services. Remember that you need to have at least 55 ECTS credits (open studies) registered by 20 June 2025.

If you have completed your studies at some other Open UAS/university than in Jamk, please attach your final transcript of records and course descriptions by 22 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time to the application. The transcript must be official transcript issued by the higher education institution, screenshots or informal documents are not accepted.

Notice! It is not necessary to provide an English Language Proficiency certificate while applying via Open University Route.

CampusOnline offers the selection of online courses by more than twenty Finnish universities of applied sciences. The courses are available also for path students at Open UAS. You also need to discuss about studying through CampusOnline with your tutor teacher or study counsellor to make sure that the courses are suitable for the degree you are applying.

If you have completed CampusOnline studies as an Open UAS path student, studies have to be registered by 20 June 2025 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. If your CampusOnline studies aren’t registered to Peppi, please share a link to your CampusOnline study records from My Studyinfo and possible course descriptions on your Studyinfo application by 22 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. Alternatively you can also use a transcript of records instead of the MyStudyinfo link.

1. Apply on Studyinfo.fi

• Apply in Open University Route application on 1 – 15 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
• Application takes place on Studyinfo.fi service. 

2. Attach transcript of records of studies completed in other Finnish open universities or UAS's

• Attach the official transcript of records to your application of studies completed elsewhere than at Jamk UAS (at least 55 ECTS credits) OR 
• Share a link to your studies from My Studyinfo service by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
• Attach course descriptions of your completed studies service by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. 
• You can inquire the descriptions from the open university or open UAS where you completed the studies.
• It is not necessary to submit the transcript of records of studies completed at Jamk's open UAS.

OR

Complete the Open University Route studies at Jamk UAS

The required open studies must be completed and registered by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time in case:

• your Jamk’s Open University Route studies will exceed the period of validity (more than three years) OR
• you are completing your studies at Jamk’s Open UAS as singular courses OR
• you are completing part of the required studies as Jamk’s Open University Route student and other parts in elsewhere than at Jamk’s Open UAS

The required open studies must be completed and registered by 20 June 2025 in case:

• you are completing all of the required Open University Route Studies at Jamk Open UAS and the first attendance term of Jamk’s Open University Route studies is within maximum of three years to the first academic year as a degree student

3.  Results of student admissions

• The results are published by 3 July 2025 at the latest. 
• A notification e-mail of an available study place will be sent to the e-mails address you stated on your application
• You can also see the results of student admissions on My Studyinfo service. You can access to My Studyinfo by logging in via Suomi.fi e-Identification with Finnish online banking credentials (e-identification must be enabled), a Finnish electronic ID-card or mobile certificate.

4. Accept an offer of study place

• Accept the offered study place by 10 July 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
• Enroll as an attending or non-attending student by 10 July 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.

5. Welcome to study at Jamk UAS!

• Your studies will begin in autumn 2025. Please follow our communication by e-mail.
• Read also our new student’s guide.

Requirements for Jamk Open Study Path for Master's degrees:

• Anyone who fulfills the degree and work requirements AND
• who has completed / will complete at least 20 ECTS (in Master of Engineering) / 30 ECTS (other than Master of Engineering) credits worth of Open UAS Studies that can be recognised as part of the degree programme, may apply to become a degree student via Open Study Path.

Studies completed at Jamk have to be registered by 20 June 2025. If the applicant has completed some or all studies at another open UAS/University (also Campusonline studies completed during as a Open UAS path student), the studies have to be registered by 22 May 2025 and the applicant has to attach the transcript to the application by 22 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. at the latest.

The credits can be completed in any Finnish Open UAS/University in a corresponding programme (Open UAS Studies).

Accredited studies are not accepted as part of the open university studies required for eligibility, but accredited studies are considered only as part of the degree as a degree student.

The Open Study Path for master’s degree does not exempt applicants from the degree and work experience requirements. Consequently, all applicants applying via Open Study Path still need to have a required bachelor's level degree (stated in the entrance requirements for each degree programme), and at least two years (24 months) of relevant work experience gained after the bachelor's degree.

In case you do not have a higher education qualification from the relevant field, you can also gain eligibility with some other suitable higher education qualification, Finnish vocational college diploma or a Finnish higher vocational diploma. Applicants who apply with any other degree than with the relevant higher education degree specified above, are considered case-by-case based by their educational background and work experience.

• Master of Business Administration, Sport Business Management
• Master of Business Administration, International Business Management
• Master of Engineering, Robotics
• Master of Engineering, Full Stack Software Development
• Master of Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
• Master of Health Care, Sport and Exercise Physiotherapy
• Master of Health Care, Digital Rehabilitation

The selection is based on the Open UAS Studies, so one does not have to take part in the normal student selection process (joint application system) or participate in an entrance examination. 

All applicants who have the required bachelor's degree and at least 24 months of relevant work experience after the bachelor's degree and have completed at least 30 ECTS credits (other than Master of Engineering) / 20 ECTS credits (Master of Engineering) worth of Open UAS Studies that can be recognised as part of the degree programme by the end of the application period, are admitted as degree students. 

Transcript of records of Open UAS Studies

If you have completed your open studies at Jamk's Open UAS it is not necessary to submit a transcript of records of your Open UAS studies to your application.

If you have completed your studies in some other Open UAS/university than at Jamk: 

• attach your final transcript of records OR
• share a link to your study records from My Studyinfo and 
• attach course descriptions by 22 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time to the application.

Please notice that,

• The transcript must be official transcript issued by the other Open UAS/University.
• This requirement concerns also CampusOnline studies

Degree and work certificates

All applicants need to attach the following documents to the application:

• a copy of the bachelor’s degree certificate
• a copy of transcript of records of the bachelor's degree
• copies of work certificates after the bachelor’s degree
• authorised translations of the certificates, if the certificates are written in any other language than Finnish, Swedish or English. The translator must sign and stamp the translations. 

Only those applicants' applications will be processed who have completed studies in open UAS/University in Finland, and fulfill the degree and work experience requirements.

CampusOnline offers the selection of online courses by more than twenty Finnish universities of applied sciences. The courses are available also for path students at Open UAS. You also need to discuss about studying through CampusOnline with your tutor teacher or study counsellor to make sure that the courses are suitable for the degree you are applying.

If you have completed CampusOnline studies as an Open UAS path student, please attach share a link to your CampusOnline study records from My Studyinfo and possible course descriptions on your Studyinfo application by 22 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. Alternatively you can also use a transcript of records instead of the MyStudyinfo link.

Please notice that the CampusOnline studies are accepted as part of the studies required for the eligibility for Open Study Path application only if you have shared the MyStudyinfo link (or transcript of records) of the studies to your Studyinfo application. CampusOnline studies registered to Peppi are not accepted for eligibility without sharing the  MyStudyinfo link or submitting the transcript of records to the Studyinfo application.

1. Apply on Studyinfo.fi

• Apply in Open University Route application of spring 2025 on 1 – 15 May 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
• Application takes place on Studyinfo.fi service. 

2. Attach your degree and work certificates

• Attach your bachelor’s degree certificate and transcript of records by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time OR
• If you have a Finnish degree, share a link to your degree from My Studyinfo service by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
• Attach your work certificates by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time
• Attach the official transcript of records to your application of studies completed elsewhere than at Jamk by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time OR 
• Share a link to your open studies from My Studyinfo service by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
  • 90 ECTS credits master’s degrees: at least 30 ECTS credits of open studies 
  • 60 ECTS credits master’s degrees: at least 20 ECTS credits of open studies 
• Attach also course descriptions of your completed studies service by 22 May 2025 at 3.00 p.m. Finnish time. You can inquire the descriptions from the open university or open UAS where you completed the studies.
• If all of the open studies have been completed at Jamk’s open UAS, it is not necessary to submit the transcript of records.
  • 90 ECTS credits master’s degrees: at least 30 ECTS credits of open studies 
  • 60 ECTS credits master’s degrees: at least 20 ECTS credits of open studies 

3. Attach the official transcript of records to your application of studies completed in other Finnish Open universities or Open UAS’s

OR

Complete the Open University Route studies at Jamk UAS

The required open studies must be completed and registered by 20 June 2025.

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4.  Results of student admissions

• The results are published by 3 July 2025 at the latest. 
• A notification e-mail of an available study place will be sent to the e-mails address you stated on your application
• You can also see the results of student admissions on My Studyinfo service. You can access to My Studyinfo by logging in via Suomi.fi e-Identification with Finnish online banking credentials (e-identification must be enabled), a Finnish electronic ID-card or mobile certificate.

5. Accept an offer of study place

• Accept the offered study place by 10 July 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
• Enroll as an attending or non-attending student by 10 July 2025 by 3.00 p.m. Finnish time.
• In case you did not have the required work experience (at least 24 months) during the application period and your student admission was conditional, attach updated work certificates to your application by 31 July 2025.

6. Work experience requirement

7. Welcome to study at Jamk UAS!

• Your studies will begin in autumn 2025. Please follow our communication by e-mail.
• Read also our new student’s guide.