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Joint application spring 2021, application period: 7.1.2021 at 08:00 – 20.1.2021 at 15:00

Bachelor’s level studies in universities of applied sciences (UAS): In most cases you are eligible to apply for Bachelor level studies in Finland if you are eligible to apply for higher education in your home country.

Eligibility

For more information regarding eligibility please go to Studyinfo (who can apply)

Health Requirements

To succeed in the studies, students have to possess sufficient mental and physical health and functional capacity. Students have to be able to function in various social situations and multicultural groups and to participate in multiday expeditions including several activities, such as hiking, swimming, kayaking, climbing, biking, and winter travel. Students have to act in a responsible way and promote safety.

Health requirements concern those applying to study Humanities and Education; Social Services, Health and Sport; and Maritime Studies (Sea Captain). The studies in these fields of education include requirements that concern the safety of minors, patients, clients and traffic. As the students have to possess a certain level of functional capacity to complete practical assignments and work placements during the studies, a sufficiently good medical status is required.

For more information, please see Studyinfo (Application process/Health requirements)

The English Language Proficiency

The teaching language of the degree programme is English, enabling students to work in an international environment. To succeed in studies in the degree programme, the student must have an excellent command of the English language. The applicant’s language proficiency is assessed in the entrance examination. The applicants need not submit documents on their language proficiency.

For non-native Finnish speaking students Finnish language will be taught as part of the curriculum. Students will be encouraged to continue their Finnish studies all through the programme in order to equip them with language skills to meet the demands of the Finnish labour market.

Application

Application period: 7.1.2021 at 08:00 – 20.1.2021 at 15:00

Applications should be sent through Studyinfo:
Bachelor of Humanities, Community Educator/Adventure and Outdoor Education

Student selection 

Student selection is based on either
OPTION 1: the online entrance exam (including interview) or
OPTION 2: the SAT test and an aptitude interview.

Applicants choose between the options 1 and 2. The options are described in detail below.

OPTION 1: Online entrance examination

Applicants should participate in an online entrance examination arranged by Humak. Invitations to the examination are sent by email to all applicants on 26 January 2021. Admitted students’ eligibility for application will be verified.

In the exam, applicants academic skills (e.g. sufficient writing skills, logical and analytical thinking, readiness to study in the higher level education), motivation, and realistic conceptions of the professional field (Community Educator, Adventure and Outdoor Education) will be assessed.

The online entrance examination consists of a) written section(s) and b) an interview in English. Applicants must pass all the parts of the exam in order to be selected for admission. In the entrance examination, the applicant’s language proficiency is assessed.

Place: Online examination

Date: Written examination 2-3 February 2021, Aptitude interview 16-18 February 2021.

More information about the date, exam and practical arrangements will be provided in the invitation letter. The written examination will take place either on February 2nd or February 3rd. The exact date and time of the (entrance) exam will be confirmed in the invitation letter. The invitation to the aptitude interview, including the individual date and time for the interview, will be announced to the eligible applicants who have passed the written examination. The invitations will be sent by email on 12 February 2021.

The maximum score in the written examination is 40 and the minimum score in order to be considered for admission is 20. The maximum score in the interview is 60 and the minimum score in order to be considered for admission is 30. Admission is based on the total points of the written examination (40 %) and the interview (60 %). In order to be considered for admission, applicants must pass both parts (written exam (minimum 20 points) and interview (mimimum 30 points)) of the examination.

Please note that Humak UAS is not co-operating with other UASs, and therefore the result of the entrance exam is accepted only at Humak.

OPTION 2: The SAT and aptitude interview

This option consists of both a) the SAT and b) an aptitude interview (online).

a) The SAT

Applicants must complete a standardized aptitude test, the SAT. For more information on the test, please see https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat (in Finnish https://samsuomi.fi/sat-ja-sat-subject/). Only a new format SAT test (completed after March 2016) will be accepted.

The SAT must include the following components: 1) Evidence-based Reading and Writing, and 2) Maths. Humak UAS requires a minimum score of 350 from Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and 250 from Mathematics.

Upcoming SAT test dates:

  • 7 November 2020 (registration dl. 7 October 2020)
  • 5 December 2020 (registration dl. 5 November 2020)

Please register on time, the tests might be fully booked!

For more information on the dates and the test centers, see e.g. the following websites:

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/dates-deadlines
https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register/find-test-centers

An official SAT score report must be ordered straight from the test organiser. The applicants must separately request that the test organiser submit the results to Humak University of Applied Sciences. Thus, the applicant should fill in the school code 7189 in the SAT application form. Those who have already completed an SAT test, including the components Evidence-based Reading and Writing and Math Test, must request a test result from the test organiser to be delivered to Humak University of Applied Sciences.

The SAT test results must be submitted by 5 February 2021. Reports printed or submitted by the applicants themselves cannot be accepted.

All applicants, who have passed the SAT test with the minimum score requirements listed above, will be invited to an interview in English. Admitted students’ eligibility for application will be verified.

Admission is based on the total points of the SAT test (40 %) and the interview (60 %). In order to be considered for admission, applicants must pass both parts (SAT test and interview) of the examination.

Missed the SAT-test registration deadline?

  • You can also apply via our online entrance examination. See option 1.

b) Aptitude interview

In the interview, the applicant’s motivation and aptitude for the studies and for the field of Community Education and Adventure and Outdoor Education are assessed. The maximum score for the interview is 60 and the minimum score in order to be considered for admission is 30.

Date: 16-18 February 2021.

Time: The invitation, including the individual date and time for the interview, will be announced to the eligible applicants who have passed the SAT (with the minimum score requirements). The invitations will be sent by email on 12 February 2021. All times and dates are in Finnish time.

Place: The interviews are conducted online (more information will be provided within the invitation). Applicants do not have to travel to Finland to attend the interview. For the interview, the applicant needs a computer with internet connection, a headset with a microphone, and a web cam.

Admission is based on the total points of the SAT test (40 %) and the interview (60 %). In order to be considered for admission, applicants must pass both parts (SAT test (minimum 20 points) and interview (mimimum 30 points)) of the examination.

Please note that Humak UAS is not co-operating with other UASs, and therefore the result of the entrance exam is accepted only at Humak.

Individual arrangements on entrance examination

If you need individual arrangements for the entrance examination (e.g. additional time, technical disability aids or other special arrangements) due to disability, illness, dyslexia or other special reasons, you must fill in a written application for special arrangements. Please attach a medical certificate or other equivalent statement on the nature of your disability or illness or, for instance, your dyslexia. The situation of each applicant shall be considered individually.

Should the applicant have any requirements for individual arrangements, such as using a sign language interpreter, please fill the application for individual arrangements on entrance examination https://elomake.humak.fi/lomakkeet/281/lomake.html?rinnakkaislomake=eng by 27 January at the latest.

Required attachments

Please see detailed description on Stydyinfo ⇒ Application process ⇒ required attachements

Can you postpone the beginning of the studies?

You can register as non-attending for the academic year only for the following reasons:

  • If you are unable to begin your studies due to illness or disability, and will be non-attending for one semester or the whole academic year
  • Maternity leave, paternity leave or parental leave
  • Completion of military service, civilian service or voluntary military service for women in Finland

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