LAB Separate Admission 17 July – 4 August 2023

Study Business in Finland
Do you have a non-Finnish educational background and diplomas? Apply to LAB from 17 July to 4 August 2023 at 3 PM (UTC +3).
Degree Programs in the LAB Separate Admission

Bachelor of Business Administration
◆ Business Information Technology (20 places)

Bachelor of Business Administration
◆ International Business
(30 places)
How to apply for LAB Separate Admission?
The application period: 17 July – 4 August 2023
Apply via StudyInfo: link to LAB Separate Admission application form.
Applicants are selected to bachelor's programs that begin in spring 2024. After the results are published, the study place must be accepted and possible tuition fee must be paid within 30 days.
- Applicants can apply to one program in the LAB Separate Admission.
- Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are set into the order of selection based on pre-defined criteria.
- In the LAB Separate Admission, applicants can supplement their attachments up to 14 days after the end of the admission period.
- If the degree has been completed in a language other than English or Swedish, the documents must be officially translated into either English 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 1 September 2023 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 autumn 2023 will complete) your general or vocational upper secondary education outside of Finland, e.g., a high school diploma. The qualification must give eligibility to university-level studies in the country where the degree has been completed in.
LAB Separate Admission has three admission groups:
Group 1 |
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Group 2 |
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Group 3 |
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Language requirements
The language of instruction in International Business and Business Information Technology 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 or IELTS Online | Minimum score 6.0 (writing band score 5.5) |
PTE Academic or PTE Academic Online | Minimum score 54 |
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 160 |
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 higher education degree in English at a higher education institution located and are administrated by 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
Group I
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 |
3 points | Grade B |
2 points | Grade C |
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 54 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 II
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 III
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 | 480 |
Scoring the SAT Math result
10 points | Score 800 |
9 points | Score of 760 or higher |
8 points | Score of 720 or higher |
6 points | Score of 680 or higher |
5 points | Score of 640 or higher |
4 points | Score of 600 or higher |
3 points | Score of 560 or higher |
2 points | Score of 520 or higher |
1 point | Score 480 or higher |
Deadline for the test result
The deadline for taking the SAT Test is 31 July 2023. 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 1 August 2023 at 15:00 (UTC +3) 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 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 30 November 2023.
- Email scans of the original Degree Certificate and Transcript of Records (in addition to the official translations, when required) to LAB Admission Services at admissions
lab [dot] fi by 6 December 2023 at 15:00 (UTC+2).
Applicants who fail to graduate and submit the required documents as requested forfeit their right to study.

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
Spring 2024 intake
17 July 2023 | The online application system opens |
31 July 2023 | The deadline to take the SAT test |
1 August 2023 at 3 PM (UTC +3) | The SAT results must be sent to LAB |
4 August 2023 at 3 PM (UTC +3) | The online application system closes |
1 September 2023 | Student selection results will be published at the latest |
6 December 2023 at 3 PM (UTC +2) | Emailing the original degree certificates to LAB |
January 2024 | Studies begin |
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