Opinto-opas
2001
Study guide
2001
Opinto-opas · Laurea – opinto-opas 2001–2002
3.6 Admission Requirements for Full Degree Programmes
Study guide · Laurea – Study Guide 2001–2002
3.6 Admission Requirements for Full Degree Programmes
Laurea – Study Guide 2001–2002
3.6 Admission Requirements for Full Degree Programmes
People who have the following qualifications are eligible for admission to the polytechnics in Finland:
1. The upper secondary school syllabus or a matriculation examination;
2. An International Baccalaureate Degree or a Reifeprufung Degree or a European Baccalaureate Degree;
3. A vocational qualification or equivalent;
4. A post-secondary or higher vocational diploma;
5. A vocational qualification, a further vocational qualification or equivalent.
6. A basic diploma from a 3-year vocational training;
7. Equivalent foreign qualifications.
Anyone intending to work in Social Services or Health Care must be passed as medically fit before they can be employed.
In polytechnics it is possible to apply the so-called special selection procedure. However, each polytechnic is entitled to decide for itself how to use the special selection procedure and what the criteria are. Laurea Polytechnic uses the special selection criteria that is generally accepted and has been agreed by all polytechnics. Special selection is based on a free-form application presented directly to an institute. Copies of school diplomas and references as well as a Joint Application Form must be enclosed. Applicants should send an original Joint Application Form to the Joint Application Office of the Provincial Administrative Board of their region.
Selection criteria are set out in the Laurea Polytechnic Application Guide that can be ordered at laurea.info@laurea.fi or by phone on +358 20 5787 000 or in the Polytechnics Application Guide (Ammattikorkeakoulujen hakuopas) that will be published in January 2002.
Joint Application
Joint applications will be accepted between 11 March and 5 April, 2002. Joint Application Forms will be available at Laurea Student Information Offices, employment offices, libraries and the Joint Application Offices of the County Administration Board. Entrance exams for the Degree Programmes that recruit through the Joint Application procedure will be held in week 23 in June 2002. Additional information about the Joint Application procedure is available in the publication ‘Ammattikorkeakoulut - Yrkeshögskolorna 2001 (2002)’ , the Polytechnic Institutes, employment offices and the Joint Application Offices of the County Administration Board.
Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by mid July 2002. Students must let the Institute know whether or not they accept their places by a certain date.
Intake for the English Language Degree Programmes
There will be a separate intake period for Laurea’s English language Degree Programmes in Nursing, in Physiotherapy and in Social Services in March - early April, 2002. Application Forms will be available at the Student Information Offices of Espoo Institute at the Espoo Centre. You can also download the form from lehtimaki.info@laurea.fi or order your copy by phone by calling +358 20 5787 500.
A separate intake period for Laurea’s English Language Degree Programme in Business Management will take place in March – early April 2002. The degree programme is taught at the Espoo and Hyvinkää Institutes. Application Forms will be available from the Student Information Offices of the Espoo(Leppävaara) and Hyvinkää Institutes. You can also download the form from leppavaara.info@Laurea.fi or hyvinkaa.info@Laurea.fi, or order your copy by phone by calling +358 20 5787 400 or +358 20 5787 700.
1. The upper secondary school syllabus or a matriculation examination;
2. An International Baccalaureate Degree or a Reifeprufung Degree or a European Baccalaureate Degree;
3. A vocational qualification or equivalent;
4. A post-secondary or higher vocational diploma;
5. A vocational qualification, a further vocational qualification or equivalent.
6. A basic diploma from a 3-year vocational training;
7. Equivalent foreign qualifications.
Anyone intending to work in Social Services or Health Care must be passed as medically fit before they can be employed.
In polytechnics it is possible to apply the so-called special selection procedure. However, each polytechnic is entitled to decide for itself how to use the special selection procedure and what the criteria are. Laurea Polytechnic uses the special selection criteria that is generally accepted and has been agreed by all polytechnics. Special selection is based on a free-form application presented directly to an institute. Copies of school diplomas and references as well as a Joint Application Form must be enclosed. Applicants should send an original Joint Application Form to the Joint Application Office of the Provincial Administrative Board of their region.
Selection criteria are set out in the Laurea Polytechnic Application Guide that can be ordered at laurea.info@laurea.fi or by phone on +358 20 5787 000 or in the Polytechnics Application Guide (Ammattikorkeakoulujen hakuopas) that will be published in January 2002.
Joint Application
Joint applications will be accepted between 11 March and 5 April, 2002. Joint Application Forms will be available at Laurea Student Information Offices, employment offices, libraries and the Joint Application Offices of the County Administration Board. Entrance exams for the Degree Programmes that recruit through the Joint Application procedure will be held in week 23 in June 2002. Additional information about the Joint Application procedure is available in the publication ‘Ammattikorkeakoulut - Yrkeshögskolorna 2001 (2002)’ , the Polytechnic Institutes, employment offices and the Joint Application Offices of the County Administration Board.
Applicants will be notified of the results of the selection process by mid July 2002. Students must let the Institute know whether or not they accept their places by a certain date.
Intake for the English Language Degree Programmes
There will be a separate intake period for Laurea’s English language Degree Programmes in Nursing, in Physiotherapy and in Social Services in March - early April, 2002. Application Forms will be available at the Student Information Offices of Espoo Institute at the Espoo Centre. You can also download the form from lehtimaki.info@laurea.fi or order your copy by phone by calling +358 20 5787 500.
A separate intake period for Laurea’s English Language Degree Programme in Business Management will take place in March – early April 2002. The degree programme is taught at the Espoo and Hyvinkää Institutes. Application Forms will be available from the Student Information Offices of the Espoo(Leppävaara) and Hyvinkää Institutes. You can also download the form from leppavaara.info@Laurea.fi or hyvinkaa.info@Laurea.fi, or order your copy by phone by calling +358 20 5787 400 or +358 20 5787 700.