Haaga Helia

Spring 2015
Bachelors degree programmes conducted in English (full-time studies)
Applying for a bachelors degree programmes conducted in English (full-time) takes place at www.studyinfo.fi .
The application period is from 7 January to 27 January 2015 at 15.00 pm Finnish time to the following programmes:

DP for Multilingual Management Assistants, Pasila campus application instructions

DP in International Business, Pasila campus application instructions

DP in Business Information Technology, Pasila campus application instructions

DP in Hospitality, Tourism and Experience Management, Haaga campus application instructions

DP in Tourism, Porvoo campus application instructions

DP in Sports and Leisure Management, Vierumki campus application instructions

Instructions will be published by 31 October 2014!

Bachelors degree programmes as part-time studies

Applying for a bachelors degree programmes conducted in English (part-time) takes place at www.studyinfo.fi .
The application period is from 7 January to 27 January 2015 at 15.00 pm Finnish time to the following programme:

DP in International Business (part-time studies), Pasila campus application instructions (instructions will be
published by 31 October 2014)

1.1 Eligibility to apply to universities of applied sciences

According to the Act amending the Polytechnics Act (483/2013, section 20), a person may be admitted as a
student to a Bachelors degree programme at a university of applied sciences (UAS), when he or she has
completed:

1. the general upper secondary school syllabus or an examination referred to in the Act on the Organisation
of the Matriculation Examination (672/2005)

Section 17 of the Act on the Organisation of the Matriculation Examination states that the International
Baccalaureate, German Reifeprfung or European Baccalaureate Diplomas provide the same rights as
completion of the examination referred to in the Act.

2. an upper secondary vocational qualification with a minimum scope of three years or equivalent previous
studies (curriculum-based qualifications)

HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences considers vocational qualifications of less than three years,
completed under legislation in force prior to the current legislation governing vocational education and
training (Act 630/1998) and vocational adult education (Act 631/1998) to confer general eligibility for higher
education at HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences as from the autumn of 2014. NB. If you also
apply to other universities with a vocational qualifications of less than three years, please check your
eligibility from their admissions offices.

3. an upper secondary vocational qualification, a further vocational qualification or a specialist vocational

qualification referred to in the Vocational Adult Education Act (631/1998) or an equivalent previous
qualification (competence-based qualifications)

4. foreign education that provides eligibility to apply for higher education in the country in question.

The completion of the degree

The educational qualification used for applying must in the autumn application be completed so that the
degree certificate arrives at the university of applied sciences by 19th December 2014 at 3 p.m. Finnish time.
This also applies to educational qualifications of EU/EEA-citizens and international matriculation
examinations (IB, EB, RP). The copy of final certificate must be submitted only if you get accepted.

However, applicants applying with a foreign qualification who are not EU/EEA-citizens and applicants
applying with a further vocational qualification or a specialist vocational qualification must have completed
their qualification by the end of the application period. Please see more from the Section 1.7.