Degree Programmes in Swedish

The Joint Application System

The joint application system to polytechnics is a national procedure that all Finnish Polytechnics use when selecting new students to degree programmes in Swedish or Finnish). A student can apply for admission to four different schools / degree programmes by filling out only one application form.

Students can apply for admission to polytechnics twice a year by the joint application system (application period in spring and autumn). However, Arcada partakes only in the joint application in the spring as new classes begin in August/September each year.

The One-Place-Per-Student Provision

A person admitted to a university or a polytechnic may accept only one study place in a Degree Programme during any one academic term. This means that when you have been admitted to a Degree Programme you must confirm in writing by a given date that you will accept the opening. The confirmation is binding.

Enrolment

Students at Arcada are obliged to enroll as present/absent each academic year. A student who has not by the given date enrolled as absent or present, forfeits his/her right to study. A student can enroll as absent for two (2) years at the most; however, a student must enroll each academic year. The period of enrolment as absent is not included in the duration of study.

Selection criteria

 Points are awarded for grades in the matriculation examination, upper secondary school leaving certificate and a vocational qualification of a minimum of three years or a corresponding international or foreign qualification, for work experience and for the entrance examination. The application results will be given in the middle of July.

Bachelor's Degree Programmes in Swedish
Master's Degree Programmes in Swedish