Student selection
Students are selected to degree studies mainly based on entrance examination results, international admission test scores or in certificate-based student selection.
The student selection methods are confirmed for each programme and application round separately, they may vary depending on the admission year.
Programme specific information, August 2025 intake
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): SAT test, Certificate-based selection for non-Finnish qualifications
- Joint application (30%): International UAS Exam, Certificate-based selection for Finnish qualifications
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): SAT test, Certificate-based selection for non-Finnish qualifications
- Joint application (30%): International UAS Exam, Certificate-based selection for Finnish qualifications
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): SAT test, Certificate-based selection for non-Finnish qualifications
- Joint application (30%): International UAS Exam, Certificate-based selection for Finnish qualifications
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Joint application (100%): programme-specific entrance examination
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is not required. Language skills are evaluated in the entrance examiantion. - Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Joint application (100%): programme-specific entrance examination
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is not required. Language skills are evaluated in the entrance examiantion. - Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): SAT test, Certificate-based selection for non-Finnish qualifications
- Joint application (30%): International UAS Exam, Certificate-based selection for Finnish qualifications
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): SAT test, Certificate-based selection for non-Finnish qualifications
- Joint application (30%): International UAS Exam, Certificate-based selection for Finnish qualifications
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): SAT test, Certificate-based selection for non-Finnish qualifications
- Joint application (30%): International UAS Exam
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): SAT test, Certificate-based selection for non-Finnish qualifications
- Joint application (30%): International UAS Exam
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Cooperation in entry exam: yes
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): pre-task
- Joint application (30%): pre-task
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is required from all applicants.- Language requirements in Rolling admission
- Language requirements in Joint application (published in November 2024)
- Admission criteria for Rolling admission
- Admission criteria for Joint application
- Student selection methods (% of study places):
- Rolling admission (70%): pre-task and interview
- Joint application (30%): entrance examination
- Language requirements:
Proof of English language skills is not required when applying. Language skills are evaluated as a part of the student selection process.
Programme specific information, January 2025 intake
- Admission criteria for Direct application, autumn 2024
Admission criteria for Joint application, autumn 2024 - Student selection methods (% of study places):
SAT test (70%), Direct application
Certificate-based selection (20%), Joint application
Programme’s own entrance exam (10%), Joint application - Language requirements:
A language certificate is not required. English language skills are confirmed based on SAT test result or prior qualification certificate, or assessed in the entrance exam. - Cooperation in entry exam: no
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria on Studyinfo
- Student selection method: programme’s own online entrance examination (100% of study places).
- Online entrance examination consists of two parts.
- Upload your tasks to your application form (section South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences – Xamk) by Wednesday 18 September 2024, 3 pm Finnish time (UTC +3). Late submissions are not considered.
- 63 applicants with the best points from Part 1, will be invited to Part 2, an online entrance exam arranged on Monday 4 November 2024. Invitations to Part 2 are sent by email at the latest on 28 October 2024.
- The minimum score for a passed examination: 50/100 points. Every given task must be completed successfully.
- The entrance examination of Game Design consists of game design tasks that involve presenting one’s ideas in written and visually. The evaluation criteria vary from task to task but involve mostly some of the following: idealization skills, creativity and imagination, logical thinking, presentation skills (ability to communicate and illustrate one’s ideas both in written and visually), storytelling skills, drawing skills and quality of work.
- Language requirements: A language certificate is not required. English language skills are assessed in the entrance exam.
- Cooperation in entry exams: no
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Direct Application, autumn 2024
Admission criteria for Joint Application, autumn 2024 - Student selection methods (% of study places):
SAT test (70%), Direct application
Certificate-based selection (30%), Joint application - Language requirements:
A language certificate is not required. English language skills are confirmed based on SAT test result or prior qualification certificate. - Cooperation in entry exam: no
- Previous exams available for applicants: no
- Admission criteria for Direct Application, autumn 2024
Admission criteria for Joint Application, autumn 2024 - Student selection methods (% of study places):
GMAT/GRE test (30%), Direct application
Certificate-based selection for master’s programmes (70%), Joint application - Language requirements:
A language certificate is not required. English language skills are confirmed based on GMAT/GRE test result or prior qualification certificate.
Admission results
Higher education institutions publish admission results gradually according to their own schedules. Applicants will receive a notice of result by email when all results have been published. You can see your admission results through My Studyinfo -service if you have access to it (Finnish personal ID number and online banking credentials, mobile certificate or an electronic ID-card needed).
- Joint Application, autumn 2024: by 21 November 2024
- Joint Application, spring 2025: by 28 May 2025
- Students in the Rolling admission process are admitted in the order of submitted, complete applications, and admission results are published continuously.
Equal admission scores
In cases of equal admission scores at Xamk, the applicants are ranked on the grounds of student selection points and the applicant’s first-choice programme on the application form. The order of priority of the study programmes on the application form does not concern the Joint Application, spring. If these criteria fail to produce a difference between tied applicants, the applicants are automatically selected by lots drawn by a computer system.
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.
Mon-Fri 09.00-15.00
Degree education in Finnish:
- +358 44 702 8891
- +358 40 585 6610
Degree education in English:
- +358 40 585 6610
Contact request via online form: