Information on how the applications are processed
The information given below is meant for clarifying the process of handling of the applications, so that applicants will know which kind of information in their application has been examined, and in what order. All applications are processed according to the same order, principles and admission criteria.
Handling of applications
Has the application been submitted by the given deadline?
In order to be considered as an application, at least the signed application form must arrive at the address given in the application instructions by the deadline. Applications where the signed application form has not arrived by deadline are not considered as applications (even if other application documents have arrived).
Is the application complete?
In order to be examined, the application must be complete, i.e. include all required documents, of which certain documents must be submitted in a certain form/way (degree certificates and transcripts study of records as officially certified copies, and the language proficiency test score reports according to the requirements of the specific Degree Programme). If the application does not include all required enclosures, and/or the enclosures are not submitted in the requested form/way, the application is rejected for this reason, without further examination.
Does the application meet the admission criteria?
- Does the application meet the requirements concerning the language proficiency?
- Does the application meet the requirements concerning the level of the previous academic degree?
If the application does not meet the language requirements, it is not examined further. This means that if the language proficiency has not been documented as requested, the level of applicant's academic background (previous degree) is generally not examined at all. If the applicant does not meet the requirements concerning the level of the previous degree, the application is not examined further.
Is the academic background (previous degree) in line with the sought Degree Programme?
If the applicant meets the admission requirements, and is therefore formally eligible to the programme, his/her application is examined in detail. This means that the degree certificates and transcripts of records are assessed individually by the academics in order to determine whether the profile of the previous studies match the academic requirements of the programme, in other words, if the contents of the previous studies give the applicant the necessary basic knowledge to study at Master's level in the specific programme/track/specialisation field.
Does the
applicant's success in the previous studies place the applicant among the top candidates?
If the candidate's previous studies match the academic requirements of the programme, his/her success (the grades obtained) in the previous university studies are examined. There are yearly admission quotas for the programmes, which means that even if a candidate is formally eligible and his/her academic background is suitable for a certain programme, he/she might not be admitted due to the large number of other eligible and more qualified applicants.
Verification of the authenticity of the application documents
During the processing of the applications, great attention is drawn also to the authenticity of the application documents. The authenticity of all educational credentials and language results are verified. If there are doubts concerning their authenticity, or facts that prove that they are falsifications, the application is rejected on this basis, from the very beginning or during the processing of the applications.
Students admitted on the basis of falsified documents lose their study place and are expelled immediately. Also the Finnish Immigration Service is informed about the cancellation of the study right.
Notification of the admission results
All applicants receive a notification about the outcome of their application by letter through regular air mail. In addition, in the case of the Faculty's Master's Degree Prorgammes, the names of the accepted students are published on the Programme's web site (concerns only those applicants who have given their consent to the publication of their names), as soon as the admission decisions have been made.
The application documents are not returned to the applicants.
Non-admitted applicants, who think that some mistake has been made during the handling of their application, have the right to apply for rectification.
Information about the next application round will be available at the end of the year.