You must upload all required attachments before you can submit your application. Before you start filling in the application form, make sure you have the following documents ready: 

• Copies of the final degree certificate ja transcript, which gives  eligibility to apply to Higher Education studies in the awarding country 

• Official translations of your certificate and transcript if they are not in English, Swedish or Finnish. 

• A copy of the grading scale (if it’s not included in the certificate) 

• A proof of English language proficiency 

• A copy of an official ID / passport 

If you graduate after the application period ends, upload a copy of your transcript of records or another official document confirming that you will complete your qualification by 31 July 2027. 

Scan all pages of each required document or take clear, high-quality photos. Make sure all texts are clearly legible. Combine all pages of the same document into one file. For example, if your educational certificate has several pages, combine them into a single file. Make sure all pages are upright and oriented in the same direction. 

Recommended file formats are PDF, JPG, PNG and DOCX. 

Name your attachment file(s) in the following way: Lastname_First name_description/name of document. For example, Smith_Mary_highschooldiploma. 

You may be asked to upload the same document in more than one section of the application form. If so, upload the same attachment to each section where it is requested.

In the Direct Application, selection method: certificate grades, you can apply to one degree programme only with one application. If you submit more than one application, only the first application will remain valid. 

Applicants from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland are required to pay an application fee in order to apply to higher education studies. Please, read more information about the application fee on Studyinfo website.

Click here to access the application form

When you fill in the application form, read all instructions and questions carefully. 

The application form cannot be saved as a draft. You must complete the form, upload all required attachments, and submit your application in one session. 

You can check whether any information is missing by clicking “Check x answers” at the top of the page. Once you have added any missing information, click “Preview” to review your application. 

Check all the information carefully, especially your email address, before submitting your application. 

When everything is correct, click “Submit application” to submit your application. 

Students are selected on the basis of certificate grades. Applicant must have an upper secondary / higher secondary / high school / vocational degree. The studies of the degree must have been assessed using a numerical grading scale.  

Bachelor’s and master’s degrees are not considered in the certificate-based selection.  

Applicants’ overall GPA must be at least 60% or higher. If the GPA is not clearly stated on the certificate or transcript, it will be counted based on the grades on the certificate.

A copy of the grading scale must be submitted on the application form if it’s not included in the certificate.   

In addition to the required certificate, all applicants, including native speakers of English, must demonstrate their English language proficiency. 

English language proficiency can be demonstrated by the following:   

1. English language test result: 

• IELTS Academic / IELTS Academic UKVI / IELTS Online: a minimum total score of 6.0 (Test sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking) 

• TOEFL Academic iBT / TOEFL iBT Home Edition: a minimum total score of 60 for tests taken before 21 January 2026, or a minimum total score of 3.5 for tests taken on or after 21 January 2026 (Test sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing) 

• PTE Academic / PTE Academic Online / PTE Academic UKVI: a minimum total score of 55 (Test sections: Speaking and Writing, Reading, and Listening) 

• Cambridge English Scale Score: a minimum total score of 169 (B2 First, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency. No other Cambridge language tests are accepted.) (Test sections: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking) 

• TELC (The European Language Certificate) English B2-C1 university qualification, completed on or after 1 October 2021: minimum of B2 level (Test sections: Listening/Reading/Language Elements, Writing and Speaking) 

• Oxford ELLT Global / Oxford ELLT Digital: (English Language Level Test), completed on or after 1 July 2023: a minimum total score of 6.0 (Test sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking)  

2. National Certificate of Language Proficiency (YKI) English: Grade 4 or higher on all the subtests (speaking, listening comprehension, writing, and reading comprehension) 

3. Higher education degree completed in English in one of the listed countries: EU/EEA countries or Switzerland, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Zambia, Zimbabwe. 

4. A doctoral thesis completed in English in any country 

5. Upper secondary degree completed in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States 

6. Required grades in the Finnish Matriculation Examination, European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, or Reifeprüfung/DIA 

• Finnish Matriculation Examination: English advanced syllabus with a minimum grade C 

• The whole International Baccalaureate diploma or International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IBCP) completed in English 

• DP Course Results or IB certificate or IB Final Report completed in English 

• International Baccalaureate final examination: English A HL/SL or English B HL/SL with a minimum grade 4 

• European Baccalaureate: at least grade 6.00 in L2-level English 

• Reifeprüfung/DIA diploma (completed in Finland): at least grade 7 in advanced English 

Additional information regarding points 1, 3 and 5 above 

1. Only the tests listed will be accepted. No exceptions will be made. There are no expiration dates, but the language test results must be verifiable from the online verification service of the organiser until the application period ends, 31 July 2027. The TOEFL test cannot be verified after two years. The IELTS test cannot be verified after three years. If the test scores can no longer be verified, the test is not valid.

3. and 5. The degree must be taught and assessed entirely in English, and the language of instruction must be clearly indicated on the educational documents. You can also document this by submitting a certificate/letter from your university/educational institution in addition to your official study documentation.

Degrees from international schools or institutions located outside the listed countries, where the degree is completed locally but awarded by an institution from another country, do not qualify. If your degree includes courses or diploma-level qualifications that have been completed outside of the specified countries/area, or courses conducted in a language other than English, the degree might not meet the requirement. 

The applications will be processed in order of arrival. Each applicant is evaluated individually on the basis of documents she/he has submitted on the application form.   

You can be admitted to Savonia UAS if: 

• You are eligible to apply for higher education; 

• Overall GPA is at least 60% or higher 

• You have a sufficient proof of your English language skills 

• There is a study place available in the degree programme. 

The admission process is based on rolling admission, and the number of study places to each degree programme is limited. Once all available study places have been filled, no further applicants can be admitted. 

Student selection results are published on a continuous basis. If you are admitted, you will receive an offer of admission by email. 

Once you have received an offer of admission, you must accept the study place within 7 days. 

If you are not required to pay tuition fees, you will receive a confirmation letter for your study place once you have accepted the offer. 

If you are required to pay tuition fees, you will receive instructions on how to make the tuition fee payment. The tuition fee must be paid in full within 14 days of receiving the offer of admission. You will receive a confirmation letter for your study place once Savonia UAS has received your tuition fee payment. For more information about tuition fees, please visit Savonia’s website.

If you need a residence permit, we recommend that you start the residence permit application process as soon as you have accepted the study place and paid the tuition fee. For more information on applying the residence permit, please visit Savonia’s website.

Students must register as present or absent for the academic year by 31 August 2027 either in person on campus or by authenticating online through Candour service. Those who have confirmed their study places will receive registration instructions by email by the end of July 2027. 

Studies will begin in the end of August 2027.

Please see information for new students and Life in Finland.