TAMK, Tampere University of Applied Sciences

Final
Selection
SELECTION GROUP A
In each degree programme (see exception below), 50% of
students will be admitted from group A: applicants who have
completed Finnish upper secondary education or the Finnish
Matriculation examination, International Baccalaureate
or Reifeprüfung examination in Finland or have completed
European Baccalaureate examination. Applicants completing
their Matriculation or International Baccalaureate or
Reifeprüfung examinations in Finland in the spring of the year
of their application will also be admitted with this group.
Applicants who are applying on the basis of their upper
secondary school leaving certificate and the Finnish matriculation
examination certificate are awarded points for three
grades on their matriculation examination certificate:
mother tongue, English, and the best of either general studies
or mathematics. When applying to a study programme
in the field of technology applicants are awarded points for
three grades on their matriculation examination certificate:
mother tongue, English and the best of mathematics, general
studies chemistry or general studies physics.
Candidates for the matriculation examination apply with
their latest upper secondary school certificate. The UAS
will receive results of the matriculation examination directly
from the Finnish Matriculation Examination Board.
Total admission points (max. 100 points) are based on the
result of the entrance exam (max. 70 points) and points
awarded for educational certificates (max. 30 points).
Read more about the points at www.tamk.fi/en
› How to apply › Admission Criteria
SELECTION GROUP B
In each degree programme (see exception below), 50% of
the students will be admitted from group B: applicants with
Finnish vocational degrees, or whose eligibility to apply is
a foreign degree or qualification, and are not mentioned
in selection group A, apply to UAS studies solely on the
basis of points awarded for the entrance examination. The
admission of those completing a European Baccalaureate
examination in the spring of their year of application is also
based only on this method.
The maximum entrance examination points total is 100.
EXCEPTIONS IN FINAL SELECTION
TAMK International Business selects all its students from
one queue in order of highest scores in selection groups
A and B.
SELECTION BETWEEN APPLICANTS WITH
EQUAL ADMISSION POINTS
In cases of a tie in admission points, applicants are ranked
on the following basis:
1. order of preference of the options
2. result of the entrance exam
3. grade point average in all subjects
4. points awarded for school performance
If these bases cannot solve the order of applicants with
the equal points, the register will draw lots automatically.
24 A pplicant ’s guide 2011