Transfer student application to Novia UAS

A transfer student is a degree student who’s right to study is transferred either

• from a university/UAS in Finland to another (change degree programme to the same or similar field) or,
• within the university of applied sciences so that the qualification title to be gained from the studies changes.

Note! It is not possible to transfer from a university outside Finland to Novia UAS.

General admission criteria

• the applicant must have a valid right to study at a univesity/an UAS in Finland
• the applicant has been registered as attending for at least one academic year (two terms) at the sending university/degree programme/specialisation
• has enough study time left to complete a degree during the remaining study time
• that the completed studies are suitable for the degree programme/specialisation the applicant is applying to
• the applicant must have advanced purposefully in their previous studies

The receiving institution assesses whether there are vacant places of study and/or sufficient access to internships.

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacant study places, the applicants are ranked based on:

1. Unweighted average of the grades on the Transcript of Records
2. The number of credits completed

When accepting a study place through a transfer student application, the previous study place is automatically cancelled. The duration of study for the new degree will not be extended, and the time used for the previous studies will be subtracted from the new duration of study.

The duration of the right to study at Novia UAS is determined based on the standard duration of the degree programme to which the student has applied. The semesters that the applicant has already used at the original UAS/university are deducted from the standard duration of the degree programme. When assessing the eligibility for a transfer, credits that will be accredited are taken into account. It must be possible to complete the remaining studies within the right to study that is left after the already used semesters have been deducted. This means that the remaining studies must be:

·         less than 90 ECTS if the remaining right to study is one (1) year
·         < 120 ECTS it the remaining right to study is 1,5 years.
·         < 150 ECTS if the remaining right to study is 2 years.
.         < 180 ECTS if the remaining right to study is 2,5 years.
·         < 210 ECTS if the remaining right to study is 3 years and
·         < 240 ECTS if the remaining right to study is 3,5 years.

In addition to the requirements above, the transfer application follows the admission criteria used in the joint application 1 and 2, spring 2024. Separate aptitude tests are only organized for degree programmes that have such a requirement in the joint application.

Application deadline

Transfer students must submit an electronic application through www.studyinfo.fi during the following application period:

1-15 May, 3 pm Finnish time (for studies beginning in the autumn).

As attachments to the application, please send

• a study certificate from which it appears when the studies have begun and any periods of absence,
• a Transcript of Records from which the number of credits completed emerges,
• a list of any achievements that were not entered in the study register at the time of application and ongoing courses,

Upload your application attachments in Studyinfo no later than 15 May at 3 pm.

After the application

Admission: The results will be published/sent to all applicants no later than 30 June (for studies beginning in the autumn) .

Accept your study place in My Studyinfo at latest 31 July at 3 pm (for studies beginning in the autumn) .

When a transfer student confirms his/her acceptance of the new study place, he/she loses the right to study at the sending institution. The new right to study begins 1 August.

If the offered study place is not accepted, within the given time, it will be cancelled automatically.

Please note that non-EU/EEA students are liable to pay tuition fees. The tuition fees and scholarships of transfer applicants and students who have changed degree programmes are determined based on the start date of their original right to study. Read more about the tuition fee on our website Tuition Fees .