LAB Separate Application 3 – 17 January 2024
Study in Finland
Do you have a non-Finnish educational background and diplomas? Apply to LAB from 3 January to 17 January 2024 at 3 PM (UTC +2).
Degree Programs in the LAB Separate Application
Online Studies
Online Studies
How to apply for LAB Separate Application?
The application period: 3 – 17 January 2024
Apply via StudyInfo: link to LAB Separate Application application form. (The form opens on 3 January at 8 a.m.)
Applicants are selected to bachelor's programmes that begin in autumn 2024. After the results are published, the study place must be accepted and possible tuition fee must be paid within 21 days to receive the 20% Early Bird discount.
- Applicants can apply to one programme in the LAB Separate Application.
- Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are set into the order of selection based on pre-defined criteria.
- In the LAB Separate Application, applicants can supplement their attachments up to 14 days after the end of the application period. Attachments must be uploaded to the application by 31 January 2024 at 3 pm UTC+2.
- If the degree has been completed in a language other than English, Finnish or Swedish, the documents must be officially translated into either English, Finnish or Swedish.
- The selection of students is based on the information provided in the application form and attachments. Late or incomplete applications will not be processed during the student selection.
- The decision on the selection will be notified to the applicants by 15 March 2024 at the latest.
Eligibility criteria
All applicants must fulfill the general eligibility requirements for higher education. You are eligible to apply if you have completed (or in spring 2024 will complete) your general or vocational upper secondary education outside of Finland, e.g., a high school diploma. The qualification must give eligibility to higher education studies in the country where the degree has been completed.
LAB Separate Application has five admission groups:
Group 1 |
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Group 2 |
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Group 3 |
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Group 4 |
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Group 5 |
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Language requirements
The language of instruction is English. There are certain language requirements to be met.
Approved language tests and specific requirements
One of the following language test results in English meeting the minimum score mentioned is required to provide your proficiency in English.
All following language tests are accepted by LAB University of Applied Sciences and are valid for two years from the date of taking the test.
IELTS Academic, IELTS indicator or IELTS Online | Minimum score 6.0 (writing band score 5.5) |
PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online | Minimum score 58 |
TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT Home Edition | Minimum score 80 (writing score min. 20) |
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency | Minimum Score level C |
Cambridge B2 First | Minimum score 170 |
Cambridge International IGCSE | First language in English Syllabus 0500 and 0990 |
SAT test Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Minimum score 550 |
When is a language test result not required?
A language test is not required when you have completed an upper secondary degree or a Bachelor/Master level degree in English at an institution located in the following countries: an EU or EEA country, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, or the United States.
Verifying the results
If the results need to be verified via the test organizer’s webpage, remember to verify the results before applying. If we cannot verify your language test results, the results cannot be used as proof of your English language skills.
Selection and evaluation process
Groups 1, 2 and 3
Applicants must meet the minimum arithmetic average requirement and language proficiency result criteria of the program to be eligible.
The evaluation is conducted in two stages.
- First, the applicant's arithmetic average is evaluated from 0 to 100, and then scored accordingly. Applicants must have a minimum of 70% of the maximum score.
- In the second phase, the language proficiency results are scored.
Grading the arithmetic average
6 points | Average of 95% or higher |
5 points | Average of 90% or higher |
4 points | Average of 85% or higher |
3 points | Average of 80% or higher |
2 points | Average of 75% or higher |
1 points | Average of 70% or higher |
Grading the language test result
Below you can find the accepted language test results and how the results are scored in this application process.
4 points | Grade A 180 points or higher |
3 points | Grade B 173 points or higher |
2 points | Grade C 170 points or higher |
3 points | Grade A |
2 points | Grade B |
1 points | Grade C |
6 points | Score 114 or higher |
4 points | Score 101 or higher |
2 points | Score 93 or higher |
1 points | Score 80 or higher |
6 points | Score 82 or higher |
4 points | Score 72 or higher |
3 points | Score 64 or higher |
1 points | Score 58 or higher |
7 points | Score 8.5 or higher |
6 points | Score 8 or higher |
5 points | Score 7.5 or higher |
4 points | Score 7 or higher |
3 points | Score 6.5 or higher |
2 points | Score 6.0 or higher |
10 points | Grade A |
8 points | Grade B |
7 points | Grade C |
7 points | Grade A |
6 points | Grade B |
4 points | Grade C |
Group 4
Applicants must meet the minimum arithmetic average requirement of the program to be eligible. The arithmetic average is evaluated from 0 to 100.
Scoring the arithmetic average
6 points | Average of 95% or higher |
5 points | Average of 90% or higher |
4 points | Average of 85% or higher |
3 points | Average of 80% or higher |
2 points | Average of 75% or higher |
1 points | Average of 70% or higher |
Group 5
Applicants with an upper secondary level of education can apply to Bachelor programs with the SAT Test (Suite of Assessments Test).
When applying with SAT, there are no additional requirements for providing the English proficiency.
Minimum requirements for the SAT test results
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 550 |
Math | 550 |
Deadline for the test result
Only tests taken after 1 January 2021 are accepted.
SAT results must reach LAB University of Applied Sciences / Admission Services directly from the test organized by 31 January 2024 at 3 p.m. (UTC +2) at the latest.
The code for LAB University of Applied Sciences is 7191
Applying with an unfinished degree
Applicants applying with an unfinished degree must provide individual certificates for each school year or semester of the degree of upper secondary school up until the application date. The applicant will be assessed based on the grades in these certificates.
A possible admission of an applicant with an unfinished degree is a conditional one.
An admitted student must
- Graduate by 31 August 2024.
- Email scans of the original Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records (in addition to the official translations, when required) to LAB Admission Services at admissionslab [dot] fi by 6 September 2024 at 3 p.m. (UTC+3).
Applicants who fail to graduate and submit the required documents as requested forfeit their right to study.
Note that you can only submit one (1) application form. If you submit several application forms, only the newest one will be taken into consideration and all others (i.e., first submitted ones) will be deleted. Higher education institutions will not inform applicants about deleted applications.
Am I required to pay tuition fees?
Take a look at the tuition fees and scholarships: The higher education institutions in Finland collect tuition fees from students outside the EU/EEA area.
Timetable for the application
Autumn 2024 intake
3 January 2024 at 8 a.m. (UTC +2) | The online application system opens |
17 January 2024 at 3 p.m. (UTC +2) | The online application system closes |
31 January 2024 at 3 p.m. (UTC +2) | Deadline for attachments |
31 January 2024 | The SAT results must be received at LAB |
15 March 2024 | Student selection results will be published at the latest |
11 July 2024 at 3 p.m. (UTC +3) | Deadline to accept a study place (full tuition fee) |
Autumn 2024 | Studies begin |
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