Entrance examination
Information on individual entrance exams and special arrangements in bachelor’s degree programmes
International UAS exam is not in use in autumn 2024 application periods at Xamk.
Direct application and Joint application, autumn 2024
Bachelor’s degree programmes
Individual arrangements
Bachelor’s degree programmes
- Admission criteria on Studyinfo
- Student selection method: programme’s own online entrance examination (100% of study places).
- Online entrance examination consists of two parts.
- 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 (20%), Joint Application
Programme’s own entrance exam (10%), Joint Application - Entrance examination is organised on 7 November 2024 on Xamk Kouvola Campus. The examination includes a written part and an interview. The exam cannot be taken at some other time or location, or online.
- 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
Individual arrangements
You may request individual arrangements for entrance examinations on particular grounds. Individual arrangements can be granted for the International UAS Exam in January application and in autumn 2024 applications for the entrance examination for Digital International Business but not for other entrance exams at Xamk.
Requests concerning the International UAS Exam must be submitted to the university of applied sciences/study programme using the International UAS Exam that is first on your application form. Please check details regarding the International UAS Exam on UASinfo website.
The request for individual arrangements must be submitted by
- 18 September 2024, 3 pm Finnish time (UTC +3) Digital Internatiol Business
- 24 January 2024, 3 pm Finnish time (UTC +2) International UAS exam
You are notified of the granted arrangements by email. The announcement on individual arrangements for the entrance exam is exam-specific and valid only in that particular entrance exam.
Requests for individual arrangements sent after the deadline are processed only in acute, exceptional cases. Individual arrangements cannot be granted if the request is submitted too late, with regard to the timetable of the entrance examination, or individual arrangements are otherwise deemed impossible to arrange.
After you have got the final admission results in joint application, you can request adjustment to the decision on individual arrangement as a part of student selection appeal procedure.
Attachments to the request for individual arrangements
Attach to the request a medical or expert opinion, which will tell why and what kind of individual arrangements you need. An official translation of the document into English, Finnish or Swedish is additionally required, if the document is not originally written in one of the mentioned languages.
The issuer must have sufficient professional qualifications to assess your operational limitations and the needs of individual arrangements. For example, due to an injury or illness, a person requesting individual arrangements should attach a medical certificate to the request.
The expert opinion must
- Contain the reason why you need individual arrangements (possible diagnoses and other justifications for requesting support measures)
- Specify what kind of individual arrangements are recommended for you,
- Include your personal data
- Include the name and position of the issuer (profession/expert role), and
- Include a date of issue.
The term of validity of the statements is considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the persistence of injury, illness or learning difficulty. For dyslexia, statements acquired at or after the age of 16 are considered.
Be prepared to present original certificates at the start of the studies if you are admitted. Information on the health of the applicant is confidential (Article 24 of Act on the Openness of Government Activities).
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: