• You may apply to become a degree student as soon as you have completed 30 credits at Savonia Open UAS. 
• You do not have to submit any attachments, we can check your completed studies directly from the student management system. 
• If you apply to become a degree student immediately you have completed required studies, you will be granted the study right. 
• If you apply to become a degree student later, your eligibility to apply will be assessed and your completed studies will be compared to the valid curriculum. 
• If you are applying for degree student status based on studies completed through Savonia Open UAS that are not pathway studies, the studies must follow a Personal Study Plan (PSP) approved by a student counsellor and must include at least 30 ECTS credits completed. Elective studies may account for no more than the number of credits specified in the degree programme curriculum. The number of available study places varies by degree programme and student group.

• You may apply to become a degree student as soon as you have completed 10/30 credits at Savonia Open UAS. 
• You must submit copies of those certificates which prove your eligibility to apply to master’s degree in question: suitable bachelor’s / master’s degree and at least 2 years of work experience from the field of the master’s degree in question. Please check the requirements from Savonia UAS website 
• Your studies and eligibility to apply is assessed when you apply. Requirements for background education and work experience, as well as curricula may change. 
• Please note, that this criteria does not apply to  Master’s degree programme in Digital Health.

• If you have completed all studies (unfinished degree and open UAS studies) at Savonia UAS, you do not have to submit any attachments. If you have completed your studies at some other Finnish UAS, please submit copies of transcripts.  
• If you are applying to master’s degree, please submit copies of those certificates which prove your eligibility to apply to master’s degree in question: suitable bachelor’s / master’s degree and at least 2 years of work experience from the field of the master’s degree in question. Please check the requirements from Savonia UAS website 
• Your studies will be assessed together with the student counsellor of the study field in question. 

• You must have at least 60 credits of such studies which  can be included to the degree programme you are applying to. Please compare your studies to the curriculum in question and make a preliminary study plan. Attach course-specific links to the course descriptions in the study plan. If descriptions are not available electronically, attach copies of the course descriptions to the application. The study plan must include the studies that you use as the basis for your application.
• • You will find the curricula from Savonia UAS website, at first please choose the campus and then choose the newest curriculum in question.
  • Save the study plan form to your computer, fill it in and attach to y our application

• In general, study right can only be granted once based on the same studies. 

• Studies must be such as they can be included to the degree programme you are applying to. Please compare your studies to the curriculum in question and make a preliminary study plan. Attach course-specific links to the course descriptions in the study plan. If descriptions are not available electronically, attach copies of the course descriptions to the application. The study plan must include the studies that you use as the basis for your application. The study plan must state that the completed studies are master level studies. Bachelor level studies cannot be accepted when applying to master’s degree.
• • You will find the curricula from Savonia UAS website, please choose the newest curriculum in question.
  • Save the study plan form to your computer, fill it in and attach to your application.

• You must submit copies of those certificates which prove your eligibility to apply to master’s degree in question: suitable bachelor’s / master’s degree and at least 2 years of work experience from the field of the master’s degree in question. Please check the requirements from Savonia UAS website 
• In general, study right can only be granted once based on the same studies. 

This separate application is included in the one study place per term provision. If you are eligible to apply in this application and if you will be granted the study place, you cannot accept another study place leading to a higher education degree in Finland during the same academic term.

Please read more about the one study place per term provision.

The one study right rule refers to the legislative amendments that entered into force on 1 August 2026. Under these amendments, a student’s study rights at the same or lower level will be terminated if they accept a new study right leading to a degree.

The one-study-right rule applies to application rounds that begin after 1 August 2026 and in which students are admitted to programmes starting on or after 1 January 2027.

The provisions are not retroactive: if a student has multiple study rights when the law enters into force, they do not need to give them up. The new provisions do not automatically terminate a student’s existing study rights. A student’s previous study rights will only be terminated when they accept a new study place after the legislation has entered into force. This also applies to study rights that were granted before the legislation entered into force.

The rule applies only to study rights at Finnish higher education institutions.

The aim of the legislative changes is to provide the opportunity to complete a higher education degree to as many people as possible who do not yet have a degree or a previous study right.

You can read more about the one study right rule on Studyinfo. 

Legislation relating to aptitude in the field of health care and social services

Legislation applies to education leading to a degree in applied sciences in the field of health care and social services, the humanities, physical exercise and maritime navigation. These fields have requirements concerning the safety of minors, patient and customer safety or traffic safety which restrict student admission.

In the field of health care and social services the studies include working with customer groups requiring special protection, in which case ethical requirements and requirements for patient or customer safety are crucial. The health and functional capacity of students shall be such that they are capable of performing assignments and practical training related to their studies.

Those applying to the field should bear in mind that:

• studying and working in a profession of this field requires sufficient physical, mental and social capacity
• the field of health care and social services is not suitable for individuals convicted of one of the following: offences against children, sexual offences, violent offences, crimes against freedom, or drug offences
• the field is not suitable for those who have been drug or alcohol abusers during the last two years
• conditions such as musculoskeletal diseases, chronic skin diseases, allergies and mental health disorders may lead to health issues during studies or later on in working life
• blood-borne illnesses may restrict practical training and, after graduation, the students’ placement in work assignments
• many health care and social services operating units care for patients/clients susceptible to infections, and in order to work at these units, students and staff must have up-to-date vaccination cover (e.g. measles, chicken pox, whooping cough). In addition, annual influenza vaccination is required. The required vaccinations are free of charge for students in the field of health care and social services.

Applicants are required to provide information concerning their health status and functional capacity as required to assess admission at the request of the university of applied sciences concerned, as well as information on any possible prior decision on cancellation of their study entitlement.

Students are required to produce an extract from criminal records at the request of the university of applied sciences if working with minors forms an essential part of the tasks assigned to them during their studies or work placement periods that are part of their studies.

Universities of applied sciences are entitled to require a student to produce a certificate of a drugs test if there is any reason to suspect that the student is under the influence of drugs during practical assignments or during a work placement that is part of their studies, or that the student is addicted to drugs.

Savonia UAS collects tuition fees from non EU/EEA students. The tuition fee is 9700 euros per academic year.

If you are obligated to pay the tuition fee, please note that the study right can only be granted from the beginning of the next academic semester, because it is not possible to split the tuition fee for less than one semester.

In the Separate application, the tuition fee for the 1st academic year is the same as Early Bird tuition fee in the Joint application, 7760 euros.

If your study right starts from the beginning of the spring semester, you will be charged half of the Early Bird tuition fee, 3880 euros.

The tuition fee for the 1^st academic year / semester must be paid within 14 days of being admitted to Savonia UAS.

If you are obligated to pay the tuition fee, you will receive instructions on how to pay the tuition fee.

More information about the tuition fees:

Tuition fee for Bachelor students

Tuition fee for Master students

Degree students in Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences are entitled to get health care services from the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS / YTHS). FSHS’s services are available for all degree students on Savonia’s campuses including Iisalmi and Varkaus.

All present degree students (Bachelor, Master) must pay the FSHS healthcare fee to Kela. Please note! You will not be sent an invoice to pay the FSHS fee, but you have to make the payment on your own initiative.

You will find the payment instructions on Kela website.