A previous Bachelor's degree corresponding to at least 3 year's of full time academic studies from an institution for higher education is required from all Master's degree applicants. The degree should entitle the applicant to apply to Master's studies in the country where the degree has been awarded and it should be from the same or similar field of study as the studies the applicant is applying to.
Some programmes accept a temporary degree certificate if it was awarded no more than five years earlier. The five-year validity period begins from the date on which the degree was conferred and must not expire prior to the application deadline. In other words, a temporary degree certificate is not accepted if it was awarded more than five years ago. In such cases, the applicant must present his or her final degree certificate.
It is possible to apply to some programmes even if you have not yet graduated. This depends on the programme so always check the website and the admission requirements of each programme. If you have not graduated by the time the application period for the programme begins, you are required to submit an officially certified copy of your latest transcript of records (please also note Country-specific requirements). If you receive the degree certificate and the final transcript of records during the application period, it is recommended that you submit them as well.
In most cases, a conditional acceptance is possible if the applicant finishes the Bachelor's degree and submits the officially certified copy of the Bachelor's or Master's degree certificate (in original language and as translations, if applicable) by July 29, 2016.
Language tests
It is up to the applicants to take the language test in time. It should be noted that it may take several weeks before the test results are available.
All language test results must arrive at University Admissions Finland by the application deadline.
Most of the programmes require that the applicants have passing scores in an internationally recognised language proficiency test. In the University of Eastern Finland minimum requirements are (please check the admission requirements of the programme):
-IELTS (Academic), overall score of 6.0 - 7 (minimum 5.5-6.5 in writing)
-TOEFL iBT (Internet-based test) score 90-100 (min. 22-24 in writing)
-TOEFL pBT (paper-based test) score of 580-600 (min. 4.0-5.0 in writing)
-PTE 59, 68
TOEFL, IELTS and PTE certificates are valid for two years from the day they are issued and they have to be valid throughout the entire application period. Please note that language requirements may change from year to year, so please check the specific language requirements of each of the Master's Degree Programmes.
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