Eligible applicants for the right to complete individual courses or study modules include the following:
No rights to complete non-degree studies will be granted to university students pursuing a degree. Students of Finnish higher education institutions can apply for a right to study under the flexible study right scheme JOO or separate student exchange agreements concluded by degree programmes and their home university. Students who are pursuing a university degree abroad can apply for such a right through exchange agreements and systems.
No rights to complete non-degree studies are granted for courses offered by the Open University. Open University instruction complies with Faculty degree requirements and corresponds to the teaching offered by the Faculty.
Applications for non-degree studies can be submitted twice a year using an electronic form.
2024 application periods are 2. - 16.4.2024 at 15:00 (for courses in autumn) and 1. - 15.10.2024 at 15:00 (for courses in spring 2025)
The dean decides on the granting of rights to study based on statement from the educational programme or the teacher responsible for the study period or module. The right to complete non-degree studies will be granted depending on the teaching resources and the amount and grades of the applicant’s previous studies, together with other documentation mentioned above. As a rule, the right to complete advanced studies cannot be granted to applicants who have not completed basic and intermediate studies in the discipline in question.
The decisions are notified to applicants by e-mail in June (spring term) and November (autumn term). If the applicant is granted the right to study, it usually becomes valid at the beginning of the next term. As a rule, the right to study of those accepted in the spring application process becomes valid on 1 August, and of those accepted in the autumn application process, on 1 January. Applicants can request on their applications for their right to study to become valid before the beginning of the following term, outlining the reasons for their request.
The duration of the right to complete non-degree studies is two academic years. If a student fails to complete the studies within this time, but wishes to continue to study, they must apply again during the application period for the right to complete non-degree studies, and they will also be charged another fee for non-degree studies.
Non-degree studies are subject to a fee. The course fee is €15 per credit (cr) for studies up to 35 cr and €10 per cr for studies between 36-60 credits. The payment details will be sent to students with their letter of acceptance.
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