Bachelor's application
Are you applying to an English-taught bachelor's degree programme at Arcada? On these pages you will find all the information you need.
Next application
Autumn joint application 31 August–10 September 2026
For applicants who have a nursing degree from outside the EU/EEA
- Nursing TopUp
The other separate and spring joint applications 2026 for studies starting in autumn 2026 are closed. Please revisit these pages later for updated information about application 2027.
There are several different application periods open for those applying to an English-taught bachelor's degree programme at Arcada: through a separate application and through a joint application.
Separate application 13 November 2025–21 May 2026
For applicants who wish to apply to
- Information Technology
- International Business
- Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering
through
- an SAT test or
- an OMPT test or
- a certificate/diploma of completed upper secondary education from one of the following countries: Estonia, India, Latvia, Morocco, Türkiye or Vietnam.
Spring joint application 7–21 January 2026
For applicants who wish to apply to
- Nursing TopUp
- Information Technology
- International Business
- Mechanical and Sustainable Engineering.
Nursing TopUp is for applicants holding a
- nursing degree from outside the EU/EEA.
The business and engineering programmes are for applicants holding one of the following:
- Finnish 12-year education
- International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma education
- European Baccalaureate (EB) education
- Reifeprufung/Deutsches Internationales Abitur completed in Finland
For more information on each application, please visit our Separate application and Joint application pages. Click on the subpage links below to learn more about applying to Arcada's bachelor's programmes.