Separate application based on open UAS studies

After completing path studies at open university of applied sciences, you can apply to LAB's degree programmes via separate application. The path studies must be completed at an open university of applied sciences in Finland.

You can apply in the separate application based on open studies twice a year, in spring and autumn. Separate application is submitted via the Studyinfo portal.

The Spring 2025 application period is 29 April - 13 May 2025 at 3 p.m. If accepted in the Spring 2025 application, your study right will begin in August 2025.

The Autumn 2025 application period is 28 October - 11 November 2025 at 3 p.m. If accepted in the Autumn 2025 application, your study right will begin in January 2026.

Eligibility to Bachelor's degree programmes

You are eligible to apply if

you have completed 55 ECTS credits worth of path studies at an open university of applied sciences
the path studies correspond to the first year curriculum of the LAB degree programme in question

you have completed a minimum of 30 ECTS credits worth of MOTARI studies and a vocational degree in one of our partner schools (Koulutuskeskus Salpaus, Saimaan ammattiopisto Sampo, Suomen Urheiluopisto, Suomen Diakoniaopisto).

The credits (and in the latter case the vocational degree) must be completed and registered by 31 July in the spring application and by 31 December in the autumn application.

Note!

When applying to the Paramedic Degree Programme, the path studies must include the following courses successfully completed: Basics of Anatomy and Physiology, Pharmacotherapy and Clinical Nursing Interventions.

When applying to a Bachelor of Culture and Arts programme, you must present a portfolio of your previous work. The portfolio will be assessed on a pass/fail scale and you must pass in order to be accepted as a degree student.

Eligibility to Master's degree programmes

You are eligible to apply if

you have completed 15/10 ECTS credits worth of open path studies at an open university of applied sciences with an average grade of at least 3.
the path studies are eligible for the 90/60 ECTS degree programme in question
you meet the required educational background criteria
you have at least two years (24 months) of subsequent work experience in a relevant field.

The credits and the required work experience must be completed and registered by 31 July in the spring application and by 31 December in the autumn application.

How to apply

The application is submitted via Studyinfo portal. Upload all the necessary attachments to your application. If the required attachments are not provided within the application period, the application will be discarded. The application can only be submitted during the application period.

Required attachments

Transcript of records of your path studies. If the path studies are incomplete during the application period, also write a plan for completing the missing studies in the designated text field on the application.
Document proving that the applicant is exempted from paying tuition fees, if applicable.
Bachelor of Culture and Arts programmes: a portfolio of your previous work. The portfolio will be assessed on a pass/fail scale and you must pass to be accepted as a degree student. Read the portfolio guidelines.
Master's programmes: copy of your Bachelor's degree certificate and copies of work certificates indicating 24 months of work experience gained after graduating with a Bachelor's degree

If you are a path student at LAB University of Applied Sciences, you can upload your transcript of records via Atomi service.

For instructions on how to use Atomi, please visit Peppi Instructions – Atomi.

The student selection

All applicants who are open UAS path students at LAB University of Applied Sciences and fulfill the requirements mentioned above will be accepted under the following conditions:

To be accepted to study, the applicant must apply to the programme in which they have completed or will complete the open UAS studies. The studies must have been completed within the four preceding semesters.

In addition to these applicants, other applicants can also be accepted to study if there are places left in the degree programme in question. If there are more applicants than there are places, students will be chosen based on academic success, completed studies, and the studies’ relevance to the degree programme.

The admission decision is conditional if the required amount of open path credits has not been completed when the admission period ends. The credits must be completed and registered by 31 July in the spring application and by 31 December in the autumn application.

If this requirement is not met, the place in the programme will be canceled.

Students with an active study right at any higher education institution cannot be accepted via separate application

Applicants from non-EU/EEA countries

If you are admitted as a degree student after completing path studies, the tuition fee for students from the non-EU/EEA countries per academic year is 8000 € for Bachelor’s Degree Programmes and 9000 € for Master’s Degree Programmes. Because of your path studies you are entitled to have 20% discount of your first year tuition fee.

For your first year as a degree student no scholarships are available.

A student must complete 60 credits (in bachelor's degree) or 20 credits (in master's degree) per academic year to be eligible for the 50% scholarship for your second year as a degree student. This policy will be applied until the end of the study time after the first year as a degree student. The credits completed during your path studies will not be considered.

Please note! You cannot be granted a residence permit for studies, if your studies mainly consist of distance learning online and do not require you to stay in Finland.

More information about tuition fee here.

Schedule

Schedule for the separate application Spring 2025

Applicants with the required credits on register by middle of June

results will be published on 18 June 2025 at the latest
If offered a place, the place must be accepted and the enrollment for autumn 2025 semester must be done by 10 July 2025.

Applicants whose required credits are not on the register by middle of June

credits will be checked at the beginning of August
results will be published on 8 August 2025 at the latest
If offered a place, the place must be accepted and the enrollment for autumn 2025 semester must be done by 15 August 2025.

Contact us

For more information concerning the open UAS application, please contact LAB at admissionslab [dot] fi (avoinamk[at]lab[dot]fi).