Transfer application
You can apply to Xamk through transfer application if you want to transfer to Xamk from another higher education institution in Finland
Transfer application
Attachments to application
Application form
Tuition fees
Admission results
Student selection
Internal transfer within Xamk
Request for adjustment
Transfer application, Autumn 2024
Eligibility and admission criteria
- You can apply through transfer application if you want to transfer to Xamk from another higher education institution in Finland the completed studies are suitable for the new degree.
- You can see the contents of Xamk’s degree programmes in the study guide.
- You have a valid study right at another higher education institution in Finland and you have been registered as an attending student for at least one semester
- there are at least 25 completed credits (does not concern master’s degrees) on your study record. Only credits registered by the end of the application period are considered.
- you have succeeded in your previous studies target-oriented and have enough study time left for completing the new degree and
- the programme you apply to have enough study places and other resources for admitting a transfer student.
When applying to master’s degrees, you must also have suitable higher education degree and a minimum of 2 years of work experience in the relevant field after the date of award of the higher education degree.
Attachments to application
The recommended time for the transfer application is the end of the first study year.
- an up-to-date transcript of records (official, confirmed by the current higher education institution)
- a certificate of study that confirms the semesters used for attendance and non-attendance (official, confirmed by the current higher education institution)
- a possible document exempting from the tuition fee
- a portfolio when applying to degree programs of the field of culture
- a motivation video when applying to the Information Technology degree programme (why you apply for the transfer to this degree programme).
For the master’s degrees also:
- a copy of original, final qualification certificate and transcript of records or marks sheet for the degree that gives you eligibility to apply for the master’s degree and
- work certificates copies (minimum 2 years / 24 months) from the field after completing the higher education degree
Application form
Application form is submitted at Studyinfo service during the application period. The application form closes on the last application day at 3 pm Finnish time.
Order of preference
You can apply for 1-2 degree programmes in Xamk’s transfer application. Choose degree programmes in the order of preference on the application form, i.e. the degree programme you want to be selected for first. If you are selected for the first application option, your second application option will be cancelled.
Upload the attachments by 15 December 2024, 3 pm (Finnish time UTC +3) to your application form on Studyinfo.fi. The admission is conditional until Xamk has checked the certificates used for applying (studies completed at another UAS than Xamk and the educational and work certificates related to master’s degree programmes). The study place can be withdrawn if you have given false information.
Two application periods a year 1-15 May/1-15 November
Your application is processed approximately within one month from the time the application closes. Admission results are published by 15 December/ 20 June.
Joint Application is also an option
Remember that you can also apply for degree studies through Joint Application. Timetables can be found on our Applying website.
If you are selected for the degree studies through Joint Application or through the Application from open path to degree studies, you will continue your studies according to your personal study plan. All credits completed through Open path studies are transferred to the degree studies.
Tuition fees 2024-2025
- Bachelor’s degrees 10 700 euros / academic year
- Master’s degrees 13 500 euros / academic year
Early Bird
The Early Bird scholarship is a 10% discount on the tuition fee of the first study year at Xamk.
You can get the scholarship if you:
- accept the offer of admission from Xamk within 7 days from the admission notice, and
- pay the tuition fee within 21 days from the admission notice.
Please note that the Early Bird scholarship may not be available in all separate applications. The availability of the Early Bird scholarship and the exact deadlines are informed in the offer of admission.
Admission results
October admission round the admission results are published by 15 December.
Confirm the offered admission, pay tuition fee (if required) and enrol as student according to instructions given in the admission letter. Notices of admission are sent by email.
If you are admitted as a degree student:
You must accept the study place and enrol as a student by a given deadline through Studyinfo service. October admission round the deadline for accepting the offered study place is 31 December 2024, by 3 pm Finnish time UTC +3.
Enrol as an attending or non-attending student when accepting the study place offer. If your admission is conditional, you can enrol only when the condition has been met.
Enrolment for non-attendance for the first year in degree studies is possible only on certain grounds.
If you are liable to pay tuition fees for the studies, you are automatically registered as an attending student after paying the tuition fee (and meeting the possible conditions). Please note that the Early Bird scholarship does not concern the November application period.
If you apply for the study right both through Joint Application and the transfer application, you can accept the offer of admission only from one of the applications. See further information on Studyinfo.
The admission is conditional until Xamk has checked the certificates used for applying and that the required credit amount has been completed by the given deadline. The study place can be withdrawn if you have given false information.
The right to study as a degree student starts from the beginning of the next academic semester (1 August or 1 January).
After the transfer application
If you are admitted as a transfer student and you accept the study place at Xamk, you give up automatically your earlier study place. It is recommended to enrol as an attending student to Xamk for the year/semester following the transfer.
The study right has begun on the day you have accepted the study place at the previous programme. The study time used previously is deducted from the time for the new degree. If you are selected as a transfer student, you must make sure all grades and credits you have completed are recorded in your previous higher education institution prior to your resignation.
You do not need to submit a notice of resignation to your previous higher education institution, because the higher education institutions exchange information on transferring students and your study right in the previous degree programme will therefore end by the end of the semester (31.12.2024). The study right at Xamk will begin on 1 January 2025.
How students are selected
Admission criteria for the transfer application for degree programmes conducted in English at Xamk is as follows:
- An applicant is currently studying in a business or hospitality management degree programme. The suitability of the studies for the target degree is checked in the application process.
- Sufficient oral and written English language skills are required.
- Students are selected on the basis of study progress (amount of credits and grades received for completed studies) and a possible interview.
- An applicant is currently studying in a degree programme leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree. The suitability of the studies for the target degree is checked in the application process.
- Sufficient oral and written English language skills are required.
- Students are selected on the basis of study progress (amount of credits and grades received for completed studies) and a possible interview.
- An applicant is currently studying in a similar degree programme in the field of culture.
- Sufficient oral and written English language skills are required.
- Students are selected on the basis of study progress (amount of credits and grades received for completed studies) and a portfolio.
- An applicant is currently studying in a degree programme leading to a Bachelor’s degree in the ICT field. The suitability of the studies for the target degree is checked in the application process.
- Sufficient oral and written English language skills are required.
- Students are selected on the basis of study progress (amount of credits and grades received for completed studies) and a motivation video.
- An applicant is currently studying in a nursing, public health nursing or paramedic degree programme. The suitability of the studies for the target degree is checked in the application process.
- Sufficient oral and written English language skills are required.
- Students are selected on the basis of study progress (amount of credits and grades received for completed studies) and a possible interview.
- The completed studies in the current degree programme must be suitable for the degree programme you apply to.
- In addition, you must meet the general eligibility requirement for the degree programme (suitable higher education degree and a minimum of 2 years of work experience in the relevant field after the date of award of the higher education degree).
- Sufficient oral and written English language skills are required.
- Students are selected on the basis of study progress (amount of credits and grades received for completed studies) and a possible interview.
Chance of degree or campus within Xamk
Chance of degree or campus within Xamk
If you want to transfer to another degree programme or campus at Xamk, please see the instructions and application form on the Lux intranet.
Request for adjustment
According to the legislation in Finland, an applicant has a right to request for adjustment to the decision concerning student selection within 14 days of publishing the results of student admission.
If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection and the admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you must first contact admission services at the university of applied sciences where the student admission decision has been made. If the decision was made at Xamk, contact: admissions@xamk.fi.
If this does not clarify the matter, you can make a written request for adjustment to the decision regarding student admission.
A request for adjustment must specify the name and contact information of the person making the request, the decision that the request for adjustment concerns, the points of the decision that adjustment is sought for and the grounds for the request for adjustment. If necessary, supporting documents can be attached to the request.
The request for adjustment concerning student selection at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences is addressed to the Examination committee and delivered to:
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Examination committee
Paraatikenttä 7, 45100 Kouvola
or by email to tutkintolautakunta@xamk.fi, topic of the message stating “Request for rectification for the Examination committee”.
Request for adjustment
According to the legislation in Finland, an applicant has a right to request for adjustment to the decision concerning student selection within 14 days of publishing the results of student admission.
If you believe that there has been a mistake in the student selection and the admission criteria have not been applied correctly, you must first contact admission services at the university of applied sciences where the student admission decision has been made. If the decision was made at Xamk, contact: admissions@xamk.fi.
If this does not clarify the matter, you can make a written request for adjustment to the decision regarding student admission.
A request for adjustment must specify the name and contact information of the person making the request, the decision that the request for adjustment concerns, the points of the decision that adjustment is sought for and the grounds for the request for adjustment. If necessary, supporting documents can be attached to the request.
The request for adjustment concerning student selection at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences is addressed to the Examination committee and delivered to:
South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Examination committee
Paraatikenttä 7, 45100 Kouvola
or
by email to tutkintolautakunta@xamk.fi, topic of the message stating “Request for rectification for the Examination committee”.
Contact Admission Services
Xamk’s Admissions Services primarily assists with matters related to applying for degree studies. You can contact us by phone or through our online form.
Phone service in July:
- Mon-Fri 10.00-13.00
Degree education in Finnish:
- 044 702 8891
- 040 585 6610
Degree education in English:
- 040 585 6610
Contact request via online form: