Bachelor-level path studies
Path studies are in principle available for all, regardless of educational background.
Master-level path studies
You can enrol in a master-level path study programme if you have a suitable undergraduate degree.
Path studies
The path studies concept is used to refer to a set of open studies completed at a Finnish open UAS in a goal-oriented manner. The path studies include first-year studies of a degree programme. We recommend path studies for motivated people whose aim is to apply for a LAB degree programme in the future.
After completing the path studies, you can apply for a LAB degree programme by separate application. If you are admitted as a degree student, the open studies which you have completed will be credited, subject to approval, towards your degree at LAB University of Applied Sciences. You can also apply via joint application. In that case, the same principles of accreditation apply.
The next round of path studies will start in August 2025. Registration for path studies starts on 30 July at 8.00 and ends on 3 August 2025 at 23.59.
Applicants from non-EU/EEA countries: Please note, that as a path student you are not a degree student and it is therefore not possible to get a long-term student residence permit to Finland on the basis of studying Open UAS path studies. If you're interested in our degree programmes, please check our Application page.