Separate Applications

Separate Application to Bachelor Degree Programmes in International Business and Information Technology with Entrance Exam Course

Application period: 1.3.2024 at 8am – 8.3.2024 at 3pm at Studyinfo.fi

  • Intake for International Business, autumn 2024: 15
  • Intake for Information Technology, autumn 2024: 15

Eligibility: General eligibility to higher education

Completed entrance exam course at Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (VAMK) with minimum course grade 4.00 (on a scale of 1-5). In addition to completed course and sufficient course grade, a valid English language proficiency test is required from applicants and general eligibility to higher education.

In case there are more applicants that the official intake, applicants who achieve the same score will be chosen through a random lottery selection process in Studyinfo system.

  • Language certificates will be verified from the test organizer
  • Grade of the course will be verified from VAMK Peppi / Moodle platform

Accepted language certificates:

  • IELTS Academic: a minimum total score of 6.0 (Test sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking)
  • TOEFL Academic (iBT): a minimum total score of 60 (Test sections: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing)
  • PTE Academic: a minimum total score of 55 (Test sections: Speaking and Writing, Reading, and Listening)
  • Cambridge C1 Advanced: a minimum total score of 169 (Test sections: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking)
  • Cambridge C2 Proficiency: a minimum total score of 169 (Test sections: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking)
  • IELTS Online and PTE Academic Online are also accepted
  1. National Certificate of Language Proficiency (YKI) English: Grade 4 or higher on all the subtests (speaking, listening comprehension, writing, and reading comprehension)
  2. Higher education degree completed in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States
  3. Upper secondary degree completed in English in an EU/EEA country, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom, or the United States
  4. One of the following grades in the Finnish Matriculation Examination, European Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate or Reifeprüfung/DIA:
  • Finnish Matriculation Examination: English advanced syllabus with a minimum grade M
  • International Baccalaureate completed in English
  • International Baccalaureate diploma: grade 4 in higher level English
  • European Baccalaureate: at least grade 6.00 in L2-level English
  • Reifeprüfung/DIA completed diploma: at least grade 7 in advanced English